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breaking news is in southern california where yet another wildfire has just started this time. >> your calabassas about 30 miles from downtown los angeles. this is now the 6th fire burning in and around la. so far, this fire has burned about 50 acres. >> and you can see. >> it is close to homes. this is real. view courtesy of our sister station ktla. you have mandatory evacuations that are now in place. a lot of smoke in. you have flames that have been creeping up right next to mansions in that area. frightening situation. appreciate you being with us for kron. 4 news at 4 o'clock. i'm grant lotus. >> and i'm vicki liviakis. of course, this fire breaking out as resources are already stretched south. and in los angeles county as they battle 5 other fires. let's go to a map there. showing where those other fires are burning in total, nearly 30,000 acres
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have burned and firefighters. they're struggling to get the upper hand more than 4,000 buildings have been damaged or totally destroyed and at least 5 people have been killed. and this afternoon we are starting to get a closer look at all the damage caused by these fires. take a look. this is what's left in pacific palisades. you can see entire neighborhoods just reduced to rubble. complete devastation today as we're getting a clearer look at that destruction left behind gayle ong is here with us to bring us up to date on those conditions. gayle? >> yeah, has we have been reporting on the 2 major fires of the of the 5, the palisades fire at last check has burned more than 17,000 acres. 0 containment. the eden fire is at least 13,690 acres. we just got an update from las angeles
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county officials, some four-thousand to 5,000 structures have either been damaged or destroyed by the e and fire alone. the los angeles sheriff has set a curfew up for tonight because of looting. and here's video from above. as we just saw video from the ground. you can just see devastation from this view. dozens of blocks flat and to smoldering rubble in the pacific palisades community. firefighters were able to make water drops this morning and create perimeter lines around the fire's to try to stop them from spreading to homes and buildings. and today we're hearing from people surveying the damage from their homes for the first time. here is one woman who lost her home and the palisades fire. >> why did you decide to walk up here i wanted to document the damage and contact my insurance company. this i and begin the process a very because, you know, i know i have a dirt lot next to me.
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>> woman we just heard from walked from santa monica to the pacific palisades community. and we expect to hear more of these stories as thousands of homes were either damaged or destroyed. there are images of businesses and restaurants reduced to rubble. we just learned in the last hour there will be recovery operations going house to house looking for victims who may have lost their lives in these fires red flag warnings are in effect in the los angeles area and told tomorrow evening. so we're expecting another round of critical fire weather with the gusty offshore santa ana winds expected to continue across the southland later tonight and even through the middle of next week. keeping those conditions very dry and that could impact the firefight out in southern california will have more coming up at 5, 6, back to you, vicki and grant. all right, gail, yeah, we are hearing stories of survival coming out of the darkness in
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southern california. >> residents are still missing. fires continue to rage. still 0 containment on the biggest fires. the palisades fire and eaton fires for theresa talked to people as they're trying to survive this calamity. >> i heard a commotion and i walk outside. my neighbors are looking in the distance. >> and literally a mile from here on the hill. are just shy in flames. just been increasingly facing fear up close with this fire is like less than a mile away from you. so you have like all this, you know, concern coming your way. but you also like >> oakland, native and now southern california resident shane reagan talked with kron 4 news thursday about watching the sun set fire in the hollywood hills ignite. >> the power of the power went out across the street. little lose connectivity might lose light. so i need to pack a bag immediately. he said that it was all so surreal. reagan have been keeping a close eye on the neighboring palisades and eaton fires affecting
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friends. this. >> horrible succession of seeing people. you know, you're like in syria like what's going on over here. they're struggling. they have to evacuate some people's houses are being burned down. and then on the other side of town, it's happening and then, you know, it starts to happen to you. so i can do is really just stay attentive in. try to adapt quickly consider, you know, evacuating yourself in a glimmer of hope. firefighters successfully stop the spread in the hills. >> pointing to the santa ana winds winding down a bit, even when you're inside it like. >> he gets through the vents almost it feels like so. and i have like pulled on and he's actually sitting with me right here, george. in they have those flat are really just want to be careful. want him to have the breathing issues as well. >> and while reagan stays with family for a while, others share how they feel compelled to help in this crisis. so i
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think jimmy carter said it best. maybe we can help everybody, but all of can help someone and someone was in her house today. >> so i think that that's the most important part, right? like besides the politics besides the distinctions, a religion decides all the nonsense and the noise that's going on nationally. what matters today is that people are losing their livelihoods, losing homes. people are dying on top of that hill. >> thanks time. something's happening. >> and maybe i'm not as strong as it used to be. maybe i'm not as fast as i was. and when i was an my 20's, but i still grab a shovel and do what i need to to recess stasio kron. 4 news. >> today president biden spoke to the nation about these horrific fire. our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the federal response. >> are with you. >> we're not going anywhere. president joe biden said the government will spare no expense to respond to the southern california wildfires. today. i'm announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost for 180 the
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president says that will pay for things like debris removal, temporary shelter and first responder pay. the federal government is also sending firefighters and aircraft to put out the flames help you get through this and eventually recover and rebuild. while president biden pledges federal support lawmakers in congress are debating why these fires are so severe. 100,000 people are fleeing a climate change driven fire. democrats like massachusetts congressman jim mcgovern and new york senator chuck schumer point to climate change. the fact that the worst wildfire in los angeles history >> should happen in the dead of winter is another warning of the dangers of climate change. but california republicans like kevin kiley blame years of what he says is forest mismanagement. our political leaders. in california. >> have allowed millions of acres to become overgrown. congressman doug lamalfa called out governor gavin newsom. governor newsom in a get out it or get out of the
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way. his criticism echoes president elect donald trump who posted on truth social about newsom. quote, this is all his fault. really off base and a little inappropriate at this moment. democratic congressman scott peters says the finger pointing is unproductive in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. back here in the west coast. this is a live look above the newest fire to break out the one. >> and then around calabassas, which is at least 50 acres and crews are fighting from the air frantically trying to save homes. all right. cuyler. we have been hearing that winds are dying >> area. >> yeah. and the thing is they could they they were died down a bit this this morning and then they pick back up a little bit this afternoon, going to show you winds in just a second here. but here's the red flag warning. it's now been extended through friday at 06:00pm. obviously, these fires are still incredibly active. they have a very little containment on most of these 0 containment on a lot of them. and of course, we have that one that just broke out really just kind of back behind here. the calabassas
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fire back behind where the palisades fire is. so that's closer to the one on one. here's where the wind is right now. so we've had pick up a little bit in the afternoon. this will be the evening and things will get a little bit better. but the problem is that it doesn't really hold right. so as we see as we get into tomorrow morning, i like this. these numbers are fantastic. that's your friday. but saturday, there's a chance of more of this wind starting to roll across and that is where a little more danger lies. you know, can tell you, i have friends who are there right now that just got evacuated. they are asking me where to go, right? that is the problem where to go. where do i go? that i don't have this chance of a fire breaking out. it's a very, very tough question to answer right now that i think a lot of friends and family are dealing with. these are current temperatures right now. they've obviously been above average there, too. and what's happening right now is between high and low pressure. it is squeezing together, causing that gradient of wind. when i come back, we'll talk a little bit more about our local forecast. back to all right. cuyler the american red cross there in
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los angeles right now helping survivors and those who have lost their homes. >> kron 4 spoke with a c o for the american red cross who's in los angeles right now. he says people they're still waiting to see and hear how things are with their own homes and they want to make sure the victims know that they're not alone. >> so we're making sure that the basic needs are being met with feeding and mental health and all that. right now. we are encouraging folks. if you want to help, they can make a financial donation to the red cross also looking for more volunteers for us to go to redcross org to become a red cross volunteer. we want honor a donor's intent. so we have the designation of buyers 2025 open. so you can put that and then a line of a check and we do need online that drop down shoulducome come up as well. >> and if you would like to make a donation for the wildfire victims in southern california, you can scan the qr code on your screen. it'll take you to the verified donation page for the american red cross. >> still ahead on the news at 4, we're continuing to monitor the devastating fires and we'll keep you updated on the latest news out of southern
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california. >> and we honor the life and legacy of president jimmy carter. look inside his carter. look inside his funeral today. (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table!
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>> today's a national day of mourning to honor former president jimmy carter. washington correspondent basil john reports now on the services in the nation's capital. >> and carter's home state of georgia that marked the final day of carter's state funeral. basil. >> well, grant vicki, the nation mourned and honored president jimmy carter during his funeral today in washington. and the event also celebrated his humility and
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service. >> for the last time president jimmy carter left washington, d.c., after his funeral service at the washington national cathedral. >> throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be practitioner of good work. >> president joe biden delivered the eulogy. all living presidents were in attendance, seated together through it all. he showed us how character and >> start with ourselves. and then flows to others. >> garth brooks and trisha yearwood, one of several musicians to see >> stephen, >> for president gerald ford's son shared a message written by his father, jimmy carter's legacy of peace. compassion.
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remain unique as it is timeless and carter's family looked back at his legacy. >> my grandfather spent the entire kind of known and helping those in need. >> a motorcade drove carter's casket from the u.s. capitol. we're lead-in state for the public to pay their respects. >> now, carter will be buried alongside his late wife, rosalynn carter. in the same town, they were bored, lived most of their life. and i reporting live in sashington. i'm basil, john. basil, you what kind of message does this all stand? you know, having all the living presidents. >> present there at the funeral service. well, it the guy just showcases that president carter's legacy transcends beyond party lines that beach despite being democrat or republican. many of these other past presidents resonated with what he did deliver to the country. all
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right, basil, john, live for us in washington. appreciate that. thank you, basil. president carter and his wife are longtime volunteers for habitat for humanity. >> famously and today, the non-profit honor, the late president in oakland and san jose. our kron four's philippe djegal all shares how he is being remembered in the south bay. >> habitat for humanity east bay silicon valley says the late president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn helped open doors for thousands of the nonprofits, homeowners by volunteering for builds across the world for 4 decades. and on thursday, the organization set up a memorial doors and the former president's ponder outside city halls in oakland and san jose recognizing the tiny last spent in both cities for projects back in 2013, he was absolute down to earth. it's hard to express how how incredible disconnect between what the power about 2 events, this milby when he here in person, habitat for humanity. project manager ben grove worked with the carters on 3 separate occasions, including their south bay trip.
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>> rogue, one of the many people who stopped by the memorial to inscribe the message honoring carter, we like to say is the most famous volunteer obvious as the case. he was so much more than that if excelled and autumn do conduct. that's why the carters helped build to rupa lejos family's home in san jose is very nice >> it helped a lot of countless more people have been galvanized by the example of the service to get involved with us. so we're so grateful for that. >> that legacy that he's left us with in san jose. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> see the blue skies there and south bay not too different here in san francisco as we take a live look over. >> the embarcadero. yeah, i'm simply stunning day. what can you say? cuyler? >> in your hearts go out to our friends, neighbors, family members in southern california, but it is a beautiful day here in the bay area. lots of sunshine out there. lots of reasons to be thankful and reasons to be smiling right today. to that. we have this today. wind is
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obviously calm here. we're doing, alright, things are fine. temperatures are soaring, which is part of what's happening with the offshore wind and also the high pressure that's in control. you can see it's 76 degrees in santa rosa where it's 78 a couple of minutes ago. 66 in san francisco. we've got some low 70's inland here, san jose about 71. so obviously well, above average for an example of santa rosa should be 57 degrees this time of year. so way, way above average. as we zoom out here, high pressure. that's what's keeping us warm and sunny. unfortunately, its proximity to low-pressure is what is causing this wind gradient that is fueling some of those santa ana winds that are causing so many problems. >> we don't really have that problem. but i want to show you that we get to saturday. we're aoing to see another push of offshore wind. so here we are thursday to take you into friday morning. >> these numbers are not a problem. this is friday night. you start to see things shanging here overnight friday into saturday. we start to see this when shape up in here come some offshore wind rolling through the bay area as we get into your saturday. so just be prepared for this
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right now. there are no wind advisories or anything that's put up for this. you can see some of these gusts, though, upwards of 2025 miles per hour. so just be aware outside of that. as i put this in motion and show you the next week, you can see that the high pressure protects us and we really don't have any weather coming our way. we're going to stay dry for the next 7 days. and right now, no rain in the forecast, right? so just a quick look at your 7 day forecast here to show you that lots of sunshine, another warm day on tap tomorrow. some wind on our saturday and then we kind of pull it back a little bit with temperatures. but oh, my goodness, you guys it's a tough day is a tough, tough say i've got friends who are texting and asking me where to go. they're getting evacuated, which direction? and it's a hard question to answer. really tough. i love that city. yeah. we do friends out to dinner. house is gone. you know, poured all over money into getting it like you have to do in the state to get home and. >> and now what? so it's just it's so hard for so many
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people that is hit just one of those moments to be really thankful. and i am aware of that today. all right. thanks. kylen them. 2 people have been arrested after police say they stole from a mail truck in south city. >> officers say the truck was delivering mail on alta mesa drive last week when the suspects went in and stole from it. police say that they used a license plate reader to track down the car used in the burglary and arrested. 32 year-old ceci recibido and 35 year-old salvatore alvarado a day later. police say that they recovered boxes of stolen mail and drugs in south city in other bay area cities as well. >> the sentencing date, the date to determine when he'll be sentenced. talking about nima, mo, many, the man who was found guilty of stabbing and killing cash founder bob lee has now been pushed back. it will be next month. now the previous state to determine a sentencing date was scheduled for tomorrow. now have to wait
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until february 7th for many was at the center of the murder trial that captivated the bay area last month. his guilty verdict comes with a possible sentencing of 16 years to life. >> president elect trump is on track to be sentenced in his hush money case tomorrow. new york's highest court declined today to stop that hearing. trump's lawyers had argued the constitution requires an automatic pause during an appeal of the verdict. the president-elect was convicted of falsifying business records. he insists he didn't do anything wrong. the judge in the case has indicated he won't impose jail time, fines or probation. trump has asked the u.s. supreme court to call off the sentencing in an emergency motion. >> the future of tiktok arrives at the supreme court tomorrow. that's when justices will hear arguments about a new federal law that would shut down the social media site unless it's sold that law
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would and tiktok in the u.s. in 10 days. tik toks currently owned by a chinese company bytedance the federal government argues the chinese government could force the company to hand over american users data. but tiktok argues the law violates the first amendment last month. appellate court unanimously rejected those free speech claims and upheld the law. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 4 lawmakers are in the process of lighting new legislation to assist wildfire victims and impacted homeowners. >> what san francisco's new mayor announced on his first mayor announced on his first day in office ry excited about saving big
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>> on his first day in office, an francisco mayor daniel lurie has announced an immediate citywide hiring freeze. this is an effort to get the city's budget deficit under control by what his office says is his commitment to curbing spending and improving efficiency. the mayor also directed departments to realign programming and spending with the cities, priorities with a focus on evidence and proven results. this includes pausing new contracts or programs that have not yet been signed or implemented. >> 12 walgreens locations around san francisco are set to close after what the company says our increased costs associated with rent, staffing and supply needs. here's a list of the locations that will be shutting down next month. one of them on market street is where michael brown an unarmed 24 year-old black transgender. person was shot to death by a security guard in a shoplifting incident in 2023. walgreens
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announced nationwide mass closures last year in a statement to kron 4, the company says when closures are necessary like those here in san francisco, we will work in partnership with the community stakeholders to minimize customer disruptions. >> trying fest is taking a break for 2025. today the organizers made the announcement saying we've realized the challenge relocating and starting from scratch with a new venue. is it something we can take on at this time? they said the organizers say that they're grateful the shoppers and attendees no word yet on if they will try and bring it back for 2026. >> still ahead, vice president kamala harris address the growing crisis of homeowners in california, losing their insurance as you have all those fires in southern california burning it only imagine what that to to the insurance industry. plus, california attorney general rob bonta. what he is warning
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people about light of what's going on down there. if you have san jose, what their plan is to deal with all those rv
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>> now at 4.30, we continue to follow all that breaking news out of southern california. another wildfire brush fire really has started at his forcing mandatory evacuations. this fire is burning near calabassas about 30 miles from downtown l a and they have really gotten a handle on this thing. in the past half hour, it was burning right up to homes. you can see there are still flames, but they have been attacking this
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ferociously from the ground. this is the 6th fire, though, that firefighters are dealing with. and fortunately, the winds have died down a bit today allowing them to fly the choppers in the plains. and as we widen out here, you can see a lot of black areas that that have burned and then you still do have some flames not far from homes, but again, it was much worse about 30 minutes so not out of the woods, but certainly much better. again, we have mandatory evacuations, obviously when you have fire that close to homes and we'll keep you posted on that situation in and around calabassas. yeah, of course. is this fire breaking out just as resources are already stretched thin in los angeles county is they're battling 5 other fires. >> in total, nearly 30,000 acres have burned and firefighters are struggling to get the upper hand more than 5,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed and at least 5 people have been killed this afternoon. we are
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starting to get a closer look at all the damages caused by these fires. take a look. this is what's left in pacific palisades. you can see entire neighborhoods just reduced to rubble. some people returning home to see what's left of their neighborhoods. >> it's hard to put it into words. i mean, it's just absolutely devastating. and our community such tight, wonderful community. and it's just very sad. >> and these fires are burning at a time when people here in california are losing their home owners insurance. in fact, just over the last few years, several major insurance carriers, they've stopped providing insurance for homeowners altogether because of the increased wildfire risks. among other things. earlier today, vice president kamala harris address the situation. >> and what we know is that this is a matter of current version say, but this is also something that is going to have an impact for months and years to come. and on that
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point, i will also make note of the fact that sadly many insurance companies have canceled insurance. for a lot of the families who have been affected and will be affected, which is only going to delay workplace an added burden on their ability to recover. and i think that is an important point. that must be raised. and hopefully there can be some way to address that issue because these families, so many of them otherwise will not have the resources to recover in any meaningful way. and many of them lost everything. >> that they did as you can see in this video, thousands of homes of just, you know, been wiped out. the palisades fire burning some of the most expensive real estate in the country where the median home value is over 2 billion dollars. >> today, democratic assembly speaker robert grievous announce new legislation he says will help fire victims
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and it comes on the same day republicans called on their democratic colleagues in the state to end. governor newsom special session intended to fight policies that are endorsed by president elect trump. >> gop lawmakers instead want a new special session on fire assistance and prevention capitol correspondent eytan wallace has reaction from both sides of the aisle. >> thank you for your service and thank you for protecting our communities. >> the state senate beginning the day with a standing ovation for first responders on the front lines of the fires in southern california. i think the residents. >> la county need to hear the state senate loud and clear. we have your back. and in the state assembly, its leader, speaker robert remus, sharing this. the most important question for us right now. and for me. >> is how can we help? that's why reeva says lawmakers in his chamber are in the process of authoring new legislation, ll assist fire
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victims, including one bill to expedite insurance claims for impacted homeowners. it comes amid california's home insurance crisis. >> in the last year and a half 7 of the 12 major home insurance companies in california, including allstate, state farm and farmers insurance have either limited their business within the state or in some cases stop selling new policies altogether for homeowners living in some of california's most fire prone areas. that resulted in some californians struggling to find any insurance coverage at all. a key requirement to carry a mortgage for a home. for their part. insurance companies have said they have no other choice but to pause or stop selling policies out of concerns. they could face huge losses. should a major disaster like a wildfire destroyed homes and at-risk communities. this has been an ongoing crisis for the california exacerbated now, you know, we working with staff and many of my colleagues to sure. >> we don't have a collapse of the show's market cap but just minutes before it was held, this press conference, his
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democratic colleagues in the assembly moved forward with governor gavin newsom. special session aimed at allocating 25 million dollars in state funding to help california attorney general rob bonta fund future lawsuits against the trump administration. >> when asked whether the special session should be put on hold while the fires rage in southern california. reeva's did not directly answer, but he did say this at this moment. my colleagues and i we are acting with great urgency, great urgency to sure that we're providing much-needed relief. >> to angelenos republicans responding calling on democrats to drop their current special session and instead start a new one, specifically umpire relief and prevention. to me, this is a no-brainer. this special session that we currently opened needs to be shut down immediately. >> and we need to really focus completely on wildfire. probably the impending insurance crisis that has to come as a result of this. we have so much bigger issues right now that we really need to tackle. we need to focus on
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then pain government lawyers to sue donald trump. meantime, the governor special legislative session will continue tuesday for its first budget committee. hearing reporting at the state capitol. a ton wallace kron. 4 news. >> well, as hundreds of thousands under evacuation orders. some of those evacuating are reporting signs of looters. unfortunately, rummaging through homes in the affected area. at a press conference this morning, la county police sheriff robert luna confirmed the arrest of some looters continue to conduct roving patrols. >> manning hard road closures, providing security in evacuation areas to prevent anyone who may be tempted tempted. to engage in criminal behavior or behavior like looting. and i'm going to make this crystal clear to everybody out there. last night. and this morning we are up to 20 20 individuals who
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chose to go into our areas and deprive these poor people who have been through so much of their property. as you know, when we have an evacuation order by law, if you remain in that area, you are guilty of a misdemeanor. if you commit certain crimes that could jump up to a felony. i'm going to be asking our employees to start enforcing that. that is very different than a curfew. why? because it's 24 7. if you are in one of these areas and you do not belong there, you are going to be subject to arrest. >> california attorney general rob bonta is warning folks about scammers during all this. he says the scammer see an opportunity to take advantage of people harting who are vulnerable. they can use links sent to cellphones or offer services. that's rule of thumb. they say is if you don't recognize the charity reaching out, don't give them any of your info. certainly not your money. fatah says
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price gouging can also happen after something like this. >> we often see price gouging during these difficult times. and there are anti price gouging laws in california. penal code 3.96, which prevents increasing the price of certain goods and services over 10% from the price they were before the declaration of emergency. you see any of those prices increased over 10% from before the declaration of emergency in ventura county or in la county. please let us know. >> but as promised to take action against looters. >> firefighters from the bay area are down in southern california right now to help battle these historic wildfires. kron four's joey horta shares a look at the toll that this can take on those firefighters. >> these men and women are working around the clock. they don't know how long they'll be there and the work they're doing takes a toll on that both mentally and physically as well. just over 30 firefighters from the san
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francisco area made their way to los angeles last night. >> and dress it up before they deployed this morning and they are among the other bay area. fire departments involved. they're working. 24 hour shifts the obstacles they face fuel, dry grass weather, powerful hurricane force winds and the terrain, rugged hills. and we just spoke with lieutenant mario. elie is from the san francisco fire department. he has experience fighting wildfires, including the deadly paradise fire of 2018 which claimed more than 80 lives and the death and destruction. these firefighters encounter takes a toll. >> you know, after seeing so much after a period time being there, it does affect us a little bit. but hey, we are all human. we do feel for the community, the people, you know, who are without homes now and have been evacuated. we just want to help, you know, in our hearts, you know, we feel for these people. >> he also tells us what they're encountering in la right now. they haven't seen
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this bad before because of the powerful wind and the terrain. they describe it as the perfect storm. now san francisco firefighters are planning to stay in l a for days now because the when they say could be a problem once again next week in san francisco, joey horta kron. 4 news. >> all right. back down in southern california. they are still dealing with fires. one that just popped up about an hour and a half ago near calabassas. you can see a cal fire. airtanker. they're making drops. they've been dropping fire retardant as well as water. fortunately, the winds have died down enough that they can fly. but you can see all that smoke dangerous flying conditions. no doubt, but they are doing great work to try to keep this one in calabassas off the homes. and so far they've been successful that they are. they're calling this one textbook perfect of firefight. lawrence, the thing is, you know, the winds have been the big problem playing get up.
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>> yeah, what's happening with these winds? yeah, really. that's the big problem. 2 firefighters are fantastic. but the when the winds get too strong, a lot of times they're just stepping aside trying to save people. there's nothing they can really do. >> to stop the advance of that fire. you start to get 40 plus mile an hour winds. that's where gets to be a major problem or you're really just trying to get people out of the way. and of course, they've winds nearly 100 miles per hour with those strong santa ana right now, the winds have backed off a bit, but we've got a long night ahead. these next 24 hours going to be very difficult in southern california. we've got another round of some strong, gusty santa ana winds likely to kick in overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning. so all those areas that have already experienced the fire's already in some places that haven't very dangerous fire conditions expected to continue tonight. here's a look at the latest conditions there. you can see that offshore wind is blowing. you start to get a little sense of an onshore breeze right along the coastline near long beach and los angeles. but overall, the pattern going to be offshore overnight
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tonight. so a red flag warnings up across the greater los angeles basin, glendale, pasadena pomona, santa clarita, and you name even further south in the humidity, of course, extremely low to go along with that down to 14% spots even lower than that. so they have that very little in the way of rain at all this season. of course, they had a lot of rain winter and that gave to some rise to a lot of plant growth. and and then we dry it out for that long, hot summer. and here's where we sit right now. very dry conditions. fire conditions just right in southern california for at least another night and maybe more gusty winds. the common long-range forecast. we'll talk more about that coming up and a few minutes. all right, lawrence. still ahead on kron for news at 4 officials cracked down on rv's. >> parked along city streets. we're going to hear from san jose's mayor mahan about his plan to remove the encampment. plus, the house passes an immigration measure named after laken riley. a student was attacked and killed on a university campus. we are
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learning new details now of a homicide case in the north bay santa rosa. police say that they found 4 people dead inside a home yesterday evening. >> officers making that grim discovery during a welfare check at a house on monarch court just west of downtown santa rosa. the victims are from the same family. and according to police, it is a shooting related incident. police say this time incident is very unusual for this quiet neighborhood. >> this neighborhood is a 55 and over mobile home
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community. it's very quiet, very peaceful. and this is highly unusual for santa rosa will help. sarah's is a very safe community. and in 2024, we only had 2 homicides. >> officers haven't revealed the cause of death yet. they say an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >> in the south bay, san jose's stepping up efforts to try to remove rv encampments along city streets, ground force charles clifford reports. >> by law, vehicles that are parked along city streets here in san jose need to be registered operational and they can't stay in one spot longer than 72 hours. but in some places like behind me here, there are a visa been parked on the same location for a very long time. and starting today, the city is stepping up efforts to move the the city of san jose estimates that there are about 2000 oversized rv type vehicles parked on city streets. not all of those are occupied, but in some places like here, a long tunnel with avenue, a group of rv's that are being used as housing have
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been parked here for weeks or even months after receiving numerous complaints from neighbors. the city is stepping up efforts to move these vehicles will be establishing tow away zones. and jose mayor matt mahan says they will start by asking nicely, give them ample time to find another place to be. >> and and then we will after 2 weeks be clearing the sites, hoping to avoid creating an endless game of whack a mole. the mayor says the city is working on finding permanent housing for the people who live here and possibly creating a place where these rv's can park long term. he admits that the city will never be able to get rid of all large rv's parked along city streets. but he says the current arrangement is unsustainable. if you own an rv and want to live in it permanently will work with you. but you need to find a sustainable, permanent place to live in your rv. the city currently has a dozen locations across san jose where it plans to step up parking enforcement and more than a dozen other spots that they are currently considering taking additional action in san jose. charles clifford
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kron, 4 news. >> our beautiful day in the south bay here in san francisco. makes it feel a little guilty almost given with southern california dealing with. but we have had rain. and we have a lot of sunshine and warmth. this really beautiful out there, you know, and that's what we have to be thankful for. that that we got last month, we going to get some more. yeah, we had we had got that rain, right? we could dealing with some fire conditions here as well. but >> right now we're looking for rain. unfortunately, there doesn't look to be anything inside right now. and that's the part the pattern. now we've got a blocking ridge of high pressure set up unusually onesies. get set up. it takes a couple of sometimes 3 weeks from the breakdown and move on. so here we sit right now. beautiful weather all the way. the coastline, some 70's popping up around the bay area. clear skies all the way the beaches of those offshore winds. of course, our winds not as strong as in southern california, but look at the temperatures in the 76 degrees right now in santa rosa. 71 in concord. 71 in san jose, 68
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degrees in oakland and 66 degrees. beautiful in downtown san francisco for a winter's day. here's that blocking ridge up above and the jet stream. well, it's taken all that rain all the way up into canada. we are staying high and dry along the west coast and then you can see low pressure the south and that jet stream kind of following around. and that's where we get those strong offshore winds developing. that's what we've had here over the past couple of days and probably not done with it just yet. we've got more on the winds, not all that bad in the bay area. just more of a gentle offshore breeze here locally. that's been fortunate for us. southern california. yeah, they're going to see those strong offshore winds picking up again overnight tonight. h% here's one of our computer models and you start to see colors in the orange and the red. and very strong. offshore winds, 40, 50 mile an hour gusts, maybe even a high of 60 70 again over some of the mountain peaks overnight tonight. so dangerous fire conditions and to go along with that. of course, you've got numerous fires burning there and that smoke and issue offshore winds going to continue tonight tomorrow, there's a sense that we might see a little bit sea breeze. and that is great news for
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firefighters in southern california. they may get a little relief and not only from that smoke and the fire conditions gusting winds going to see higher humidity begin to make its way into southern california, too. in the meantime, though, yeah, we'd love to get some rain in here. you got his chance of showers far northern california and that's about it by friday. but yeah than that, we clear out your skies. i think we see a return of some of those offshore winds. again, as we get in toward the weekend. so that's going to keep playing out. we're going to see this or repeat itself may be some very strong offshore winds. developing again as we get in toward next week as well. so sunny is can be temperatures again, maybe up in the low 70's by tomorrow afternoon and dry as well around the bay area. so we're very fortunate. we've got the rain. but boy, it just really hit you hard to see all the devastation southern california realize that could actually happen here, too. and so we've got to be prepared for that dry is dirty word. terrible. middle of winter, specially right january. thanks, the very first bill. this new congress is tackling focuses on illegal immigration. >> it's called the laken riley
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act and already passed through the house with bipartisan support. kron four's washington correspondent hannah brandt explains what happened when senators took it up today. >> tomorrow would have been laken riley's 23rd birthday. but last year the georgia nursing student was killed by jose ibarra an undocumented migrant. we're going to make sure that no family has to experience the heartbreak. that likens family is enduring. now. senator katie britt is one of the republicans leading the fight to pass the laken riley act. a bill that would give immigration officials the power to detain illegal migrants were charged with theft related crimes which would have included a the house already passed the bill. now senator chuck grassley is urging his colleagues to do the same primary role. the federal government is to protect its citizens. >> we all want to laken riley today. the senate voted to move the bill forward and start debate on it. >> democrats want to have a robust debate where we can offer amendments and improve the bill. the republican
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majority unanimously supports the legislation, but it needs 60 votes to become law. so at least 7 senate democrats would have to vote to pass it to every single member of congress should be able to get behind. this purely common sense. bill that will make our country and communities safer. some democrats say they have concerns with the current bill like senator ron wyden. there are provisions in today's legislation that i would never vote for the final package, but other democrats have committed to voting for it. and senator john fetterman says he thinks it will be enough to pass if we as a party as democrats. we can't come up with 7 rebotes them. i would describe that as one of the reasons why we lost the final vote in the senate could happen as soon as next week in washington. i'm hannah brandt. still ahead on the news at 4
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>> okay. take a look at this deal is part of sonoma county sheriff's office says k 9 unit me. >> sniffed out a suspected drug dealer stash on wednesday morning. investigators say they carried out a search warrant to the man's home in santa rosa for allegedly dealing large amounts of meth in the area. according to police, do alerted to the presence of drugs in the kitchen, revealing around 4 pounds of suspected methamphetamine. police say that without do, detectives would most likely not have found those drugs. oh, boy, duke. >> fans over to see lionel messi in action should be prepared to pay top dollar tickets for the quakes match against inter. miami went on sale today. if you can put up
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with waiting in the queue tickets, start start at $476. a pop go all the way up to 7,000. she's by contrast tickets for the quakes regular season outing against the colorado rapids. 4 days prior to the miami game. well, get them for 23 bucks. now you're talking, of course, shelling out that kind of do to see the goat offers. no guarantee you actually get to see the argentine's action last season. messi missed 15 games due to injury and international duty with argentina. >> all right. coming up on kron, 4 news at 5. we have continuing coverage of those wildfires are wreaking havoc. >> in la county, we're monitoring a new brush fire that started just a couple hours ago. it's been threatening homes in the calabassas area has grown to 700 acres. now. a total of 6 fires are burning in that area around southern california. we
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>> that >> breaking news we're following is in southern california where firefighters are now racing to contain another fire that has started near homes in calabassas. you're looking at live aerials here. it was reported around 2.30, helicopters

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