delivering mail when the suspects went in and stole from it. police used a license plate reader to track down the suspects. car and arrested 2 people a day later. police say that they recovered boxes of stolen mail from multiple bay area cities. >> the sentencing date for them killed cash founder bob lee has been pushed back. name many was scheduled to appear in court tomorrow to learn his sentencing date. but that will know now happened february 7th. that is when they'll set a date for his sentencing. mo, many was found guilty of stabbing lead to death last month. he faces 16 years to life in prison. >> still ahead, new legislation to help out fire victims. why one lawmaker says yeah, they'd rather see the special session on fire assistance.

>> we continue to follow that breaking news in southern california where darkness has fallen, but the flames are lighting up the terrain. another fire has started this afternoon. this is near homes in calabassas. it was first reported around 2.30, aerial footage has been showing helicopters dropping water planes dropping flame retardant, trying to keep this thing from destroying homes. officials say it is at least 800 acres. again, this only started a few hours ago. homes are certainly right near the fire line as they work to protect property. yeah. more than 180,000 people. they're out of their homes tonight under evacuation orders. >> the eaton and palisades fire are by far the biggest fires burning right now and at least 7 people have been

killed from those 2 fires. officials say that the city's water system has been stretched and was even further hampered by power outages. as of this afternoon, hundreds of thousands of angelenos are in the dark. they remain without their power. and one of those people affected believit or not, as warriors coach steve kerr we learned today is childhood home burned in the fires. >> it's tough made families find my mom is in good hands and about better house is gone. and you know, so i've been on the phone with my siblings quite a you family calls just with my mom and she's but she's got time. lot of support and friends. so she's safe and sound. but yeah, that's my hometown. all my friends who are from there pretty much they've all lost,

lost their homes or their family homes. child homes are all high schools gone. town looks like it. just been completely wiped out surreal and devastating. >> yeah, tough for also. hearing stories of survival coming out of the darkness there. are still missing. and as we saw on that video short time ago, the fires are still raging kron terisa stasio talk with residences are 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 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 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. >> and officials in la county or issue a warning tonight. they say looters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. the sheriff

said around 20 people been arrested so far for looting and burglary. he says that number is expected to increase as this emergency drags on. district attorney nathan hochman deliver this message to people looking to take advantage of the situation. >> if you want to go ahead in loot, if you want to commit burglary, if you want engage in grand theft, if you want to engage in these internet scams, we're going to take advantage of people who are going to be seeking insurance in government benefits. you will be arrested. you will be prosecuted and you will be punished to the full extent of the law. >> specifics about those 20 arrests that have been made. but today, democratic assembly speaker robert grievous announced new legislation that he says we'll be helping fire victims an hour capitol correspondent eytan wallace has that story. >> 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, he says will assist fire 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 from 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 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 reverse 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 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. these fires are burning at a time when people here in california are losing their homeowners insurance. >> over the last few years, several major insurance carriers, they they stop providing insurance for homeowners because of increased wildfire risks has that story indicated vice

president kamala harris addressed the situation today. >> 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 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 for placing added 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. >> president biden also addressed the nation today.

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 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 were going to 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 get out of the 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. >> all we're going back outside southern california. live picture right now of the fire burning in the calabassas area. are trying to keep this thing from, you burning the homes nearby. so far they've been fairly successful. i still haven't hemp that fire down. question is what is going to happen with the winds

and they're trying to get enough resources there to control that thing as there's no containment still on the >> fire and pacific palisades and altadena and pasadena chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with a look ahead. a look at what they're facing tonight and tomorrow. yeah, the good news is the winds not going to be as strong as the last couple of days and bad news is they're going to ramp up again tonight. >> and we're still talking about the possibility, some 50 mile an hour gust specially over some of the mountain peaks. in fact, begin to see those winds starting to pick up in parts of the southland right now. some of those winds blowing to 17 20 miles an hour stronger than that over the mountain tops. now overnight. tonight, we're going to see more of that on the way as those winds going to kind of ramp up outside humidity. yeah, it's very dry out there. here's a look at some of the humidity in southern california can see down below 20%, some cases down to less than 10%. so extremely dry conditions there. make it right for a place that has not seen much in the way of rain at all this season. so now we're looking at the possibility of some of those winds are wrapping up

overnight. you see it right here through early tomorrow morning. strong, gusty winds, offshore winds and then all of a sudden as we head toward the middle the day tomorrow, it switches. you see that onshore breeze kick in. and that is going to bring the humidity back up. so that would be some really good news for firefighters there. in the meantime, as you can imagine, all that smoke just kind of settling in the greater los angeles basin. they just got some terrible conditions for air. quality is concerned. you can see the center. is there an orange, even one red downtown los angeles as a poor air quality continues in that location. and really until we get this major pattern shift right now, we've got high pressure overhead building well to the north, you see that area of low pressure that jet stream digging wealth of the south that is going to lead to more wind events were likely going to see one again possibly this weekend and maybe one next week, although they don't look strong as the current one that we just experienced, still any fires down, they're going you get more wins in those areas could make a dangerous once again, guys, back to you or or and still ahead, officials cracked down on rv's parked along city

streets. >> we're going hear from san jose mayor mahan about his pla

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>> the city of san jose is stepping up efforts to try to remove these rv's these encampments really along city streets from first charles clifford has details. >> by law vehicles that are parked along city streets here in san jose need to be registered operational in the 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 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 established. 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 rv. >> the city currently has a

dozen locations across san jose where 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 kron, 4 news. >> alright, weather time here as we get a live look over san francisco where it has been dry and warm, in fact that we're breaking records. it's that warm we have to remind ourselves, it is january. >> lauren? yeah, hard to believe, right? we had some record breaking heat around the bay area today. temperatures just really warm. >> outside around the bay area looks like that is going to be the case, although we may begin to cool things down, least in some spots. i think as we head in toward tomorrow, of course, it looks like those things are going to change just a bit. but the air quality southern california, it's been an issue down south. of course, they've had the fires burning there. and that has been a major problem in southern california as we continue to see some of the fire action down there. they'll continue to have some of the problems with that air quality as well. so unfortunately, they're gonna have to deal with that. we're

going deal with the sunshine and really nice pattern almost makes you feel badly that outside right now you've got clear skies and it's been beautiful all the way to the coastline. just those offshore winds and those temperatures. yeah, the records of just been something. how about 75 degrees? that was a record that beat the one set back in 1962. sfo. 71 that tied a record set back. also in 1962, and a record of the oakland museum at 70 degrees. but all around and these temperatures have been something else. so out the door right now, you're still looking at 74 in santa rosa. 57 degrees in nevada currently 58 degrees in sausalito. 64 in san francisco around the state dry as can be can't find a rain drop. just a pattern. the way to set itself a pipe pressure really over the western half of united states. and that's why the other part of the country seeing some bitter cold. but we are on the dry side of things. we've got the ridge of high pressure. they have the trough. and of with that dry weather comes a dangerous fire conditions in southern california out the door right now. our winds not bad at all. we do have a little bit of offshore breeze that will ramp

up little bit overnight tonight. but all of a sudden here you can see in the forecast pattern, you see the winds and that offshore wind pattern really making its way through southern california as we head into tomorrow, you got an approaching frontal system that one drops by all of a sudden you get more of a seabreeze. but as it drops by all of a sudden high pressure builds in behind. and guess what? we get back to more of those offshore winds developing again, maybe not as strong but still danger, especially when you have an active fire situation already. and we just can't buy any rain. you can see as we get into next week, things stay dry all the way into next week and beyond. i am not seeing anything, at least maybe through the 25th. now of the month. we'll have to wait and temperatures tomorrow. 60's couple, low 70's outside right now. so yeah, enjoy this. nice sunny weather. looks like it's sticking around for a while here tomorrow. again, a couple places probably sneaking up in the low 70's saturday. yeah, a little breezy in spots with some of those offshore winds, then maybe by about next tuesday. again, we start talking about some stronger, offshore winds, again, possibly in southern california, not strong as this last event, but it doesn't matter. you've got some active fires down there and anytime

you have that happen, if they can't get a handle on that, you get more winds, more problems. yeah, this is a really great for us know. in the end you started in the everything can change, right? i mean, all of a sudden we can see that rain come back. but when you have this long of a dry period in the middle of the wettest time of the year, you start to look at the end of the year and you start to think, well, maybe we're just not going to make it to where we want to get to be as far as rainfall totals. let us hope. all right. to turn it thanks. >> he's known as the goat. many think so. at least messy is coming to san jose. but how much it'll cost you to see him play against the quakes.

>> fans hoping to see that guy, lionel, messi and action should be prepared to pony up tickets for the san jose earthquakes match against inter milan or into my head should say went on sale today. if you can put up with the waiting in the queue to get tickets, they start at a cool 476 books, cheapest ones. they go all the way up to around $7,000. by contrast, tickets for the quakes regular season outing against the colorado rapids. 4 days earlier. you get them for $23. big difference. difference like that. all right. that's all the time we have for kron. 4 news at 5. >> the news at 6 is ne

>> news at 6 begins breaking news. >> breaking news out of southern california tonight where a fire has erupted in calabassas. this fire now burning nearly 800 acres growing from just 50 acres couple hours ago. evacuation orders are in effect for that area. >> officials have told people to get out now. good evening, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis. thanks for joining us. i'm grant lotus. the fire now burning in calabassas is one of several fires that have been burning in and around los angeles county. the 2 biggest the crews are fighting by far the fi