those horrific fires in the los angeles area and the level of destruction is just gr what we're learning about the winds still to come and the investigation that just started. the news at 4 starts now. good afternoon. thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis this afternoon. firefighters.

>> they're hoping for a break from those fierce winds fueling massive wildfires. >> in the la area and just moments ago, we have learned an 11th person has died as a result. this is a live look right now from the sky. these flames, as we said, killed at least 11 people charging entire neighborhoods, setting the nation's second largest city on edge tonight. and right now we are tracking 6 active fires. the archer fire popped up this morning, scorching 19 acres and prompting evacuation orders that havd been downgraded because crews did get those flames out of control. the palisades fire near the coast. that is now more than 21,000 acres with containment at just 8%. the eaton fire north of pasadena. that is 3% contained. it has burned more than 13,000 acres. the kenneth fire that's in the san fernando valley is 35% contained with 1000 acres

burned and the hurst fire just south of santa clarita. that is 70% contained after incinerating more than 770 acres. the lydia fire. that is 75% contained after scorching nearly 400 acres since tuesday. in new fires popped up every day in the fight to control them. >> is remarkably challenging as the threat of more ferocious winds is looming arc on first base stasio has an update now on this developing situation with 3% containment, some progress. the current red flag event that we are under right now. >> will expire at 06:00pm this evening. las angeles county officials providing details about helping residents navigate the chaos created by the massive wildfires. >> that have wreaked havoc in southern california. one of the most common questions i'm hearing from the residents impacted especially by the eaton fire is. >> what do i do now? and when can i go home? our neighbors

want to know where to go for immediate help. >> with damage totals continuing to climb, officials say that they're working to provide as many answers as possible. the major hearing that people i know yesterday we announced that fema has set up a website and i'm seeing that people are filling out the form and being denied. i'm following up on that to find out what is going on because it is completely. mind boggling to me that people who lost everything are filling up form has told and then are getting an immediate denial. so if you have done that, please, please, please. i'm gonna try to get nance within 24 hours. find out what's going on. the winds have died down compared to the hurricane like strength force on monday where the winds were approaching 100 miles an hour. but there is fear those santa ana winds will return on sunday. fire officials say that the fire level of destruction is jarring and bleak for the thousands impacted dozens of blocks are wiped out. new flare ups

continue to pop up. >> we do anticipate another red flag event beginning on monday. and i can assure everybody there are several meetings that are going to be taking place for residents and for anyone who wants to die. allen will have that information on kron 4 dot com. >> again, this is a massive in grim situation with as many as 10,000 structures impacted. and that includes businesses, homes, vehicles, the cost to recover, stretching into the billions. the last count about 100 and 50 billion dollars in the newsroom. theresa kron, 4 news. thank you. theresa bay area firefighters. they are down in los angeles, including santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal. >> he and a large group of firefighters are on the ground there providing aid to the la cruz. he says extremely dry conditions in southern california are incredibly challenging. plus, the area is pretty vast. he also mentions

that many firefighters who lost their homes in blazes here in northern california, fighting these fires is personal. >> there's obviously a lot of firefighters is as events like this continue to happen become a personally affected by these incidents. it's not unfortunately a common out to hear stories about firefighters that had their own homes damaged or destroyed. but at the same you know, it makes it a little bit more personal for a lot of us. >> fire marshal lowenthal himself lost his home during the wine country. fires and he is just one of many from the bay area who are now in the pasadena area, lending a helping hand. >> we've been tracking the winds as we take a live look over los angeles. still dealing with some winds. you can see they're they're dying down. a red flag warning set to expire. but obviously there's still a problem and

the fires again, a new one pops up every day. yeah, kiley, you get the sense that they just kind of come and go. >> well, i mean that weather pattern, right, that have for now right now, at least los angeles is under fire weather watch that goes through the weekend. notice to the south of them. they are still under that red flag warning till 6 o'clock. but >> what's happening here is that we're getting a tiny pullback, but then there is a push of additional when possible as we get into the end of the weekend and beginning of next week. so it is still a very volatile situation. no doubt about it. so here are the wind gusts right now. and again, you can see that they're not bad right now as we head through the weekend. you'll notice as we get into saturday and then into sunday. you start to see a little bit more of a push of wind coming through so that sunday in the overnight hours and that would be sunday kind of leno leading into the end of the weekend. so what's going on is you've got high pressure and low pressure. low pressure has scooted away a little bit. now that is starting to release some of that wind gradient. but notice we've got that rain that's up in the pacific northwest. that's another low pressure system. they'll ultimately

start to dive to the south and take the place of the one that's been causing the wind gradient. now, the other thing is air quality. we are under an air quality alert for a good portion of southern california. and you can see right now the air quality here is bin holding at orange for the last few are started off and read this morning. so that's actually an improvement and so far, so good here in the bay area. i'll be back in a bit with our local forecast. >> sounds good. thank you. kyla governor newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the los angeles department of water and power. this comes amid reports of loss of water pressure to fire hydrants, creating profound problems in fire zones. of course, the governor's office says it's ordered la county officials to swiftly prepare a comprehensive review of water systems and the document. all issues with water supplies. officials confirmed a firefighting aircraft collided with an illegal drone. >> well, it was out flying over the palisades fire yesterday. the la county fire chief says the super scooper was damaged, sustaining a hole in its win. the fixed wing

tanker is now grounded. super scoopers, of course, can hold up to 1600 gallons of water there really valuable as a resource on the front lines of this fire. the faa takes these incidents very seriously. it is a federal crime to interfere with firefighting efforts punishable by up to a year in prison. the fbi is now planning to come to that area with what the fire chief calls ariel armor to make sure no other drones are going to interfere with firefighting operations. >> california insurance commissioner ricardo lara, has issued a mandatory one-year moratorium prohibiting insurance companies from not renewing or canceling coverage for homeowners within the palace aides and eaten fire burn areas. eaton is the altadena pasadena area. in a statement. lara made clear this rule applies to all homeowners in those areas. regardless of whether they suffered a loss. it also applies to homeowners in adjoining zip codes near the

fire zones. the rule will expire january 7th of next year. well, insurers were bailing on california homeowners before the giant la fires. it was a system. >> that was stressed to the max or so says a climate and energy expert. >> you cannot ensure your way out of this state cannot ensure its way out of crisis. we're also going to have to do things to try to reduce the likelihood that anything like pacific palisades ever happens again. and we should want to do that anyway. >> stanford professor michael wara telling me that city and county and state infrastructure has to be updated to take into account things like climate change. also, he says homeowners need to go the extra mile to make sure their homes are fire resistant, even if it means cutting back landscaping and using fireproof building materials. at least 20 people have now been arrested for looting in fire zones. and the national guard is now assisting in patrolling the

streets to >> try to help protect property in evacuation zones. state attorney general rob bonta has put out a consumer alert warning against looting as well as scammers and price gougers. it's against california law to increase prices of goods by more than 30% within 30 days. the governor declaring an emergency. >> president biden and vice president harris hosted a briefing today on how federal resources are helping the los angeles area fight and recover from those massive fires as president-elect trump criticizes the federal and state response force. washington correspondent basil john reports says this devastation sadly turns political. >> we'll grant vicki wildfires are playing los angeles and back here at the nation's capital, the president is offering as much help as possible. >> fires raging throughout los angeles have destroyed thousands of buildings, displaced thousands of people

and killed at least 10 scope. >> the scale and the erratic movements of these fires truly interest. president joe biden says firefighters have made progress combating the fires in the last 24 hours by police to go along coal dust from the santa ana winds power, the flames and 8 of the spread. >> president biden says his administration initiated every federal agency to help with this. we're going to make sure california has every possible resource fight these fires and help survive. >> california governor gavin newsom welcomes the anxiety out there around getting immediate assistance. the reality of this starting to come. there is criticism from president-elect donald trump around fire hydrants running dry because of water distribution in the state. the hydrants were empty. they didn't have any water. can you break? >> but president biden pushed back on that narrative as state and local officials say it's because of the sudden high demand for water to fight the flames. this is complicated stuff.

>> now when asked about coordinating with president elect trump, president biden said they've kept the future administration updated and hope, but they'll continue to keep up with us reporting live in washington. i'm basil. thank you. basil. still ahead on kron for news at 4. >> a 3.7 earthquake strikes near san francisco. we're going to have reaction from some nervous residents and information from the usgs. plus tik toks future. the u.s. is in the hands of the supreme court. what's at stake there? and francisco will have a new fire chief are going to hear from

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>> now it for the san francisco department of public health announcing that the presumptive case of bird flu has been detected in a child in the city. health officials say that the child did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered. they add that the risk to the general public remains low and that there's no evidence of person-to-person transmission not known yet how the child may have contracted the disease, but the department of public health is encouraging people to avoid contact or direct contact with the sick or dead birds in san francisco. fire department will soon have a new chief. >> mayor daniel lurie made the big announcement today. kron 4 charles clifford was there graduate. >> friday morning, san francisco mayor daniel lurie announce the battalion chief christman, a veteran of the fire department, would become these new chief lurie says he believes christman, a san francisco native has the necessary skills. battalion chief chris been brings. 34

years of distinguished service, unwavering commitment as a first responder and advocate. >> for underserved populations. my goal for this department is to ensure it remains in touch with the community. it serves. department members must concern themselves, not just with the beauty of the fire engine or ambulance, but the beauty and health of the neighborhood. i will ask our members to engage with the public to form bonds that will move our city forward. his appointment comes as the city grapples with an expected budget deficit of 876 million dollars over the next 2 years. >> i'm acutely where the potential budget shortfalls we face. work collaboratively with other departments in the mayor's office to tackle these issues head-on. kristen will spend the next few weeks transitioning into his new role before officially taking over as chief. >> on january, 21st in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> fell 3.6 magnitude earthquake that hit this morning near the san francisco zoo followed by some smaller

quakes from chris gayle ong joins us now live in the studio with details on this. hi, dale hollow. and originally it was a 3.7. now a 3.6, according to the usgs, there were a total of 3 earthquakes that struck this morning. the first of 07:00am. >> followed by a similar quake around the same area here just at 09:39am. and then the 3rd just before 11:00am a magnitude. 3 quake hit all considered small quakes. but >> people we spoke with felt the shake. >> just took me right up. i was feeding my son and all of a sudden just felt this huge jolt. people at ocean beach describing that jolt friday morning. the epicenter of multiple earthquakes struck offshore just 3 miles west-northwest of the san francisco zoo and about 6 miles south west of the center of the golden gate bridge. it felt kind like someone hit the brakes in a car and >> spriited into the doorway, expecting more and then nothing robert de groot with the usgs earthquake science center describes that shaking as a level 3 intensity. well,

a lot of people felt even at the zoo. >> in other parts of the of of the peninsula is something equivalent to heavy truck were to pass by your house. this are rumbling any kind of wonder what that is. the usgs says the quakes had more than 5 miles and death. >> the location is eerily close to the epicenter of the big 19. 0, 6, quake that struck san francisco. it looks as if it's in that same general location of the 19, 0, 6, earthquake, which everybody knows about is heard about. and we always talking about the future of big earthquakes in california. >> just occurred right off the peninsula right off the golden gate in 19. 0, 6, and so that particular region we know is is active. and here in the bay area spoke that. >> a quick jolt them like quick i went back to >> we are no stranger to earthquakes. this is just a reminder that we live in earthquake country and and california has on the order of 15 per square today. we just

want people to be safe. and that's really the important thing is know what to do. drop cover and hold on. if you feel shaking or if you get that alert on your phone. >> and that usgs seismologist says these not prompt an alert to founds because they are too small. an estimated magnitude 4.5 or larger would generate an alert and asked for which fall this took place on. well, the usgs is still looking into that. as you can see, it seems to be very close to the san andreas fault. meantime, there are no reported injuries or damage in connection to these earthquakes. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> gayle, thank you. as we turn our attention to the forecast staring down the weekend, a live look here at sfo. yeah. kyla grogan here too. >> let us know with we can deal with. yes, been a bit of a week. great. so we're going to head into the weekend with some blue skies and some warm temperatures out there. want to take a minute to talk about the warm temperatures. yesterday we hit 78 in santa rosa. i think it was this broadcast right here. we're talking about this yesterday. that was not a record, but it was a record of redwood city, a daily record. at least it's

75 degrees. concord, san jose at 73 sfo tied a record at 71. >> oakland beat a daily record at 70. you get the idea was warm out there. 70 livermore too. we are warm again today. not that warm, right? so no 78 degrees up in santa rosa right now. they're at 62 very different story. 59 san francisco were pulling back right now. 67 in san jose henry speight concord about 65. so we did it. a few 70's there in the south bay. and we do have that sunshine that is out there. no doubt about it. as we zoom out, though, want to show you this big picture because i mentioned that we've had this when grade-a between high and low pressure all week. now we're going to see that one start to move away. but there's another one set to take its place. and right now our wind is nice and calm. but as we see that setup happen and you'll see this as we kind of put this into motion here, futurecast, there goes that low drops right in it inside slider, setting up that northerly wind once again for us. and also unfortunately for our friends in southern california, that does present

a problem, right? because we are going to see some wind here. we are in the wind advisory starting at midnight tonight. it goes through 10:00am on sunday, 20 to 30 mile per hour winds, interior portions of the north bay east bay, south bay. also in the santa cruz mountains. so just be prepared for that. also want to mention that we do also have a coastal flood advisory going into effect tomorrow. high tide tomorrow is about 08:34am. that just means that some of those low lying areas, you know, sometimes you'll see parking lots. they get a little bit water. the rules in right or some of that in market there over active market or walkways along maybe the coastline. so that's tomorrow. it shouldn't be major. but 08:34am is that high tide. so that would be when to look out for it. all thanks, kyle. thanks for the heads up. >> all right. talking about a last-ditch effort really now to save tiktok from. >> that looming ban we've been discussing the band set to go into effect january 19th. >> well, the company took its legal fight to the supreme court and its lawyers are urging the justices to intervene. our dc's raquel martin has the story now from

washington. >> we're talking about a social media platform that is regularly used by 170 million americans. >> good dog and its creators hope the supreme court will say the app from a fast approaching federal ban. that is half the country friday. tiktok lawyers argued leaders in washington unfairly singled out tiktok data collection practices and in turn violated users first amendment rights, whether it's the bbc or npr. >> people can choose to express themselves on whatever platform. >> they wish the justices did not appear sympathetic to tiktok freedom of speech argument. at one point justice alito asked why tiktok users couldn't simply move on to a different platform. just wondering whether this is like. >> some of these attachment to and old article of clothing. really love this old shirt, but i could go out and buy. something exactly like that. the justices repeatedly pointed to the federal law in

question. >> it states tiktok chinese parent company bytedance poses a national security threat. we supposed to ignore the fact that the ultimate parent is in fact, subject. >> to doing intelligence work for the chinese government to talk, asked the court to delay the ban until president elect donald trump takes office on january. 20th trump campaign to save the app. the biden administration urged the justices to uphold the law forcing tiktok to sell to an american company or go dark january 19th in washington, raquel martin. >> still ahead on the news at 4 macy's and kohl's stores. well, those closures are set to affect some areas of the bay. >> residents will have to say 5 plus. >> how the latest technology can help in a natural disaster

>> major retailers, macy's and kohl's are shutting down stores at several bay area locations they say are underperforming. macy's is closing down 60 stores nationwide. kohl's, 30 stores across the country. kohl's is closing 5 bay area spots including fremont mountain view and sandra fell. they'll be close by april. macy's is shutting down 2 locations in the bay freemont and in court midair. the company says the closures will happen sometime over a three-year period with macy's. >> the oakland police commission is seeking public input on proposed changes to the city's vehicle pursuit policy. following criticism from governor newsom, a

special meetings going to be held at today at city hall at 5.30, and a town hall will take place next wednesday at east bay church of religious science. the changes could affect high speed chases which have led to accidents and fatalities. oakland's current policy restricts pursuits to violent crimes. but it has resulted in higher than average collisions compared to state data. newsom continues to ask for support for the city contingent on policy revisions. >> still ahead, how it has made here in the bay is helping people down in southern california state wildfire aware. plus, should you consider hiring a private fire prevention company? and what we learned is presid

>> this afternoon, firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds fueling massive wildfires in the los angeles area. this is a look at that palisades fire. and as you can see, huge plumes of smoke are still wafting above. you have a lot of flames, too. this fire has killed when you combine it with the fire, the other fire they've been dealing with 11 people now total. that's the altadena fire in the palisades fire. whole neighborhoods just gone. it's surreal. it's a the nation's second largest city in los angeles. and everybody there is just on edge. it feels like a new fire pops up every day. this week, 6 active fires that we're tracking right now. the archer fire just started this morning for 19 acres prompted evacuation

orders that have been downgraded because crews got the flames under control quickly. the palisades fire that's near the coast. that's the one we're looking at more than 21,000 acres have burned there. containment is up to 8%. that eaton fire talking about the altadena pasadena area. they have 3% containment on that. it has burned more than 13,000 acres. and then there's the kenneth fire in the san fernando valley. 35% contained 1000 acres burned there. the hurst fire just south of santa clarita, 70% contained after burning more than 770 acres. and then there's the lydia fire, which is 75% contained. it has burned nearly 400 acres. >> well, here in the bay area, lot of people want to help a san francisco business owner. he's offering some free close to victims with local ties who've lost everything in the eaton fire kron four's philippe djegal reports the

owners helping out while still recovering from a recent burglary. >> aaron, the bags are you guys for michelle slater drives down to southern california to reconnect with her older sister. jean are ross is says that. friday she stops by kristin klein surplus storage container on treasure island. we're just going through the container trying to find anything that might fit anything that you might be excited or feel good line owns the vintage clothing store vacation sf in the city's north beach neighborhood and is offering free clothes to eaton fire victims like ross whose house in altadena burned to the ground on tuesday. this picture shows her facing the devastation that it would be cool to offer to friends of friends and people that follow the store, someone to be able to come in and pick up things that they would actually normally wear. slater's says her sister operated her business out of her home and we'll have to start that over to slater's colleagues at the solano county public defender's office covering her

case is well, she tends to her family. everything's on all stuff. obviously. >> and her partner who passed away a few years ago has belongs his last along kings were in there. >> it's just all christian klein is responding to inquiries made through social media. she says she cannot help everyone and her selection of vintage clothing may not fit everyone's taste, but having managed through her own house fire in the past and pushing through 5 burglaries at her store in 6 years, the most recent last month, klein says it is important to help others in need. there's gofundme is in their support for people that. >> all of that helps you rebuild. but there is a very heavy weight of realizing that everything that you on and all of your memories and everything is calm and anything that resembles what you used to have. >> can help an emotionally broken person. feel whole on treasure island. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news.

>> our parent company nexstar has partnered with the american red cross to launch a donation page for wildfire victims in southern california. you can scan the qr code on your screen to make a donation. >> a bay area based app is helping people in la stay safe from those wildfires is called watch duty and its focus is to get information out in real time. the nonprofit says firefighters, dispatchers and first responders are monitoring radio scanners and providing updates. >> so our team is operating behind the scenes and like we've organized ourselves regionally and the incident channels. and so we have a plan signals, a potential wildfire starts coming into there. and then the first thing that they do is start validating those thing. those through radio traffic and what we're waiting for us, firefighters to come on scene and tell us the fires 5 acres with rapid rate of spread structures were immediately threatened. evacuations are tpbeing requested and then we start conveying that through the watch gt out as soon as the first fire started, we

enacted our rapid response plan which starts 24, 7 coverage in 12 hour shifts. and so we were able to cover this and and was 0 downtime. >> a lot of people say they're really relying on this watch. judy says it's going to be expanding its services to cover things like floods and other disasters. the app is free to download >> another thing people can do to protect themselves isn't cheap, but it can definitely help save your house privatized fire protection. yeah. hire people. joe torres is a firefighter on the central coast and he started this company. it's called all risk shield and he had fire defense experts in pacific palisades ahead of the fire. but with extreme winds like that, the neighborhood, it was just a lost cause. however, torrez says in many california wildfires, he saved homes in places where others have. burt, his company offers people varying levels of services. it almost always starts by walking the property and identifying ways to create better defensible space. and

then they apply long-term fire retardant and among other services. you can facilitate pool pumps to help firefighters use that water and have fire experts from the company monitoring your home during red flag warnings supplying at times even more fire retardant. >> if you haven't any including that, you may need, you know, some sort of assessment or, you know, to get eyes on your property, get it done, you know, get it done and see what can be done. don't do anything that's unnecessary or, you know, kind of extravagant. there's so many different professionals folks out there that to offer in services lines what we can fire safe councils are really good. start. you know, get these assessments done and get that information that you need, get it in hand and then get to work. >> tour says he has clients in all different parts of the bay area. but mostly in wine country. the cost per year for

the most popular bundle of services ranges from about $4500 to $12,000 in 10 firefighters from san francisco. they're out there on the front lines in los angeles county. >> the san francisco fire department sharing this video of its crews working right alongside southern california. firefighters. nearly 2 dozen firefighters from san francisco were sent down to la earlier this week. in addition to crews from alameda and santa clara counties, a cruise from san mateo county. they arrived last night. officials say barry firefighters could remain in the area for several weeks. the concern over dry hydrants says raise questions about how bay area officials can prevent that happening. >> here, retired fire chief from menlo park says it's not unusual to deal with water supply issues during a wildfire. however, he says departments to have good - working relationships with water suppliers so they can be ready when disaster strikes.

>> i don't know of the reasons of why they had the problems that they've had, but it would seem to me with with the forecasting for the severity of the winds. the potential for fire that they would have leaned in. to make sure that things were going to work. well, if they were worried about that, then you know, that bringing water tenders to make sure that you have a backup, they're doing that now. i know we have a water tanker that we've never sent out of the area and they're looking at some of that down in southern california right now. >> dire times, the former chief says there shoulo be an evaluation of the water supply localities around here wants the disaster response in southern california has finished. he says hopefully more backup plans are developed. >> the family of the uc berkeley football player. also among those who have now lost their homes in los angeles due to those devastating fires cal football says that the family of freshman player camden jones lost their home and all

their belongings in the eaton fire all were able to evacuate safely. but there is a gofundme for the family. it's posted on cal football's social media. >> is day 4 of the cs conference in las vegas and today's rich on tech. rich demuro shows how some creators are preparing you for natural disasters. like what we're seeing in la. >> rich demuro hair richaun tack in las vegas at cs 2025. or the wildfires have impacted show as well and unique way. many attendees from los angeles either didn't come in all or they had to go home early to check on the situation back at home. and everyone at the show. so many attendees came up to me to express their best wishes for everyone in los angeles impacted. now with that in mind, we decided to scour the show floor for any technology that might help in an emergency situation.

>> at cs 2025, in las vegas. in addition to the gadgets and ai another key topic, the devastating wildfires in los angeles. i'm also one of the people who live in california was also very concerned about wildfires. disaster tech has always been on display. now it's being noticed. we're always looking out be more proactive in detecting threats and also environmental first one of the most recognizable safety brands out there that used to be about 20 years ago that he had 17 minutes to escape a house fire that time has now been reduced to minutes or less. and that is if you have a working smoke alarm open floorplans synthetic materials and lithium ion batteries make today's homes burn faster and hotter the living room from lithium-ion battery fire can go up in 45 seconds >> and cloud makes an ai-powered video camera when it sees fire or smoke. it sounds an alarm to activate

water suppression systems. >> while inova nano jack clean smoke particles and more from the air without filters or chemicals able to do is to spray into the air. trillions of nano size, water droplets. >> and what those dew is a go and and goals. all the particulates matter in the atmosphere drop it down to the ground and in state they're donating systems in the la area. >> their booth did seem to have cleaner, fresher air. then the vicinity. drones used to get a bad name, but they're increasingly helpful in disaster planning and relief. >> you have planes and helicopters are a little bit higher when you have a drone, you're getting centimeter level data you can understand individual trees into plant. individual structures and they're also now, the idea is to have them help fight fires using very, very large almost

the size small planes flying in formation that, you know, put out fires. so not just those at the recovery, but also helping to prevent the worst disaster can do, especially when it comes to fires. >> i think what's most interesting to me throughout all of this is that when disaster strikes, you got all the technology in the world, it may or may not help, but it's really the human cycle. back to basics. and they just want to help each other in any way that they can more information on any of the solutions i showed you go to my website, rich on tech dot tv in las vegas. i'm rich demuro. that's richaun tack. >> still ahead on kron for news at 4 president elect trump. >> is sentenced in the new york money case. we're gonna have latest coming up. have latest coming up. >> plus, details about th excited about saving big

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♪♪ so you can rise from pain. icy hot. >> and stay in sacramento. the newsom administration unveiled the governor's proposed budget for the next fiscal year, but not in attendance. the governor himself, he remains in southern california, of course, due to the wildfires. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. >> well, here it is. all 140 pages of the governor's preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. it's a proposed budget allocating billions of dollars to address key issues facing the state, including homelessness and education. but right now the big focus. >> it's on the as governor gavin newsom remains in the fire zone in southern california. and here in northern california at the state capitol on this deadline day to present the governor's proposed preliminary state

budget for the next fiscal year as a result of the fires. unlike most years, it was not the governor who presented the state's proposed spending plan. instead, california department of finance director joe stephen shop filled in the budget is balanced in total. this is a proposed 322.3 billion dollar budget among its spending priorities, fire resources. stephen shot saying the state has allocated 2.5 billion dollars in ongoing spending for fire prevention fuel reduction and forest health. another 1.5 billion is going toward climate protection programs, including those addressing extreme heat and dry conditions. the budget also proposes 60 new helicopters and 7 new c-one 30 aircraft. as for other resources, the state has hired 2,400 new cal fire firefighter since 2018 and the governor's proposed budget calls for funding to hire an additional 700 in the coming year. and as for the fire victims themselves, the governor's

team saying any money victims received from a settlement over wildfires would be tax exempt. what is the message? you hope this budget sense? the wildfire victims were. >> not only thinking of them, doing everything that we can help them as they navigate through responding >> to this incident, stephen shots as a commitment from the biden administration to cover 100% of the cost of the fires for the next 180 days will help. but governor newsom and his team have long acknowledged they feel an easy about remarks. president elect donald trump has made threatening to withhold certain wildfire disaster relief funding. if newsom does not approve certain trump backed policies trump says will result in more water for california. newsom disputes that walking into headwinds. lnd as a consequence, we need. >> to be prepared. we hope we continue to the support that

we've always had from the federal government has for other spending priorities. the budget allocates more than 118 billion dollars for public schools and 100 million dollars for local governments to address encampments. while the newsom administration says the budget comes with a 363 million dollars surplus, the non-partisan legislative analyst's office recently released this report showing the state faces 20 to 30 billion dollar projected deficits in future years. >> 2, 2029 republicans accuse newsom of presenting a budget that spends too much and focuses on results. 2 little we need to look at outcomes. what's good is spending if you don't know what you're going to accomplish? >> so next for newsom in the coming months, he'll negotiate his spending priorities with the legislature. then in may, he'll provide his updated proposed budget for the next fiscal year reporting at the state tom wallace kron 4 news. >> i whether time here is we get a live look over. >> the san francisco bay in the city, some low clouds there. the view from mount tam

little bit of haze, though, out there lawrence is here, though, to bring us up to speed on what's going on down south. yeah, you can see things have changed locally here, too, in southern california as well. we're getting a little bit of a seabreeze here. >> they've even had a little bit of a seabreeze in southern california. that is great news for them. in fact, the winds have backed off quite a bit. still see some gusty winds tore the malibu area. but southern california and get more of an onshore flow into downtown los angeles, 78 miles per hour. but malibu conceal see some of those gusts still running pretty strong. >> highs 25 miles an hour, but we're not done with the winds by any means. we've got more winds in the forecast. another round, some offshore winds tomorrow, though they don't look a strong but that being said, when you have active fires doesn't take much to get the fires, starting to get some of those embrrs being cast by some of those gusty winds and that caused more problems. humidity has come up a bit long. the coastline into just a bit of sea breeze, but still very dry. 13% near pasadena. you're looking at 12% upland, 8% in ontario. so

still extremely dry conditions out there right now. we've got the advisories for wind again and we've got a fire weather watch has been posted across that area. so we're watching that very closely as those offshore winds going to be an issue as we head in toward tomorrow, red flag warnings continuing a little bit further south, but expecting some of these winds to kick up again as we head in toward tomorrow. and that's the major concern. you've got fires out there active right now. now we're going to see another round of some wind. so a fire weather watch issued until sunday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon toward the san diego area. we've got red flag warnings continuing in place. there. and that will likely continue until 6 o'clock this evening. and then we're going to begin to see some changes, at least for tomorrow. but, boy, it's been just a rough go in southern california. fire weather warnings continuing. they're been dropped, actually. but now you're watching on forecast and you can see the future winds as we head through time here. not so bad throughout the night tonight. that's great news for firefighters. but as we get toward tomorrow, there you go.

you start to see that northerly wind kicking in. you start to see some pockets. some gusty winds, especially over the mountain tops. that's what we're concerned about. so we've got some active fires there now. and those winds are going to ramp up again, not strong as before, but they don't have to thing. just carry some of those embers from the current fires and they can spark other fires in other spots. so dangerous conditions continuing in southern california. okay. thank you, lawrence. president elect donald trump won't be facing any. time in prison. a judge sentenced him today in the new york hush money case force washington correspondent vinay simlot explains why the judge did not give him any time. >> president elect donald trump won't face prison time probation or a fine, but he will take office as the first u.s. president with a felony conviction after his unconditional discharge sentence. in layman's terms, no strings attached. a jury found trump guilty of illegally covering up $130,000 payment to. actress stormy daniels. trump appeared at the hearing virtually it was 10 to

damage my reputation so that i'd lose the election. republican speaker of the house mike johnson called the case politically motivated. oklahoma republican senator markwayne mullin tweeted it's a baseless nyc. liberal activists sharad. this was your ordinary citizen. >> i find it very, very hard pressed to believe that they would just received unconditional discharge. judge or sean said this sentence was the only reasonable outcome is office of the president at those those far-reaching protections aging not reduce the series serious. this was a crime. trump is also trying to stop the release of special counsel jack smith's report. smith charged him with trying to overturn the 2020 election and illegally keeping classified documents at his mar-a-lago home. he is a disgrace. we want all of those cases after the election, the special counsel dropped those charges because the justice department doesn't prosecute sitting prpsidents. >> but the department of justice says it still wants to release its report in washington. i'm today some

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clara dates are set for june. 20th and june 22nd. that's where they're going to perform tickets go on sale, january 17th at 10:00am. >> businesses from around the bay are trying to do whatever they can to help people affected by those fires in southern california. and in this case here for anyone. have been displaced. and if you're ending up in the bay area, may be staying with people and you need a place for your pet may be where you're staying. you can have your dog will grateful. dog daycare is saying we'll take care of your pet for free. they'll take as many as they can fit and they won't charge anyone who's been displaced by the fires. so that is great. yeah. well, take a look at this. >> the mill, your furry friends, san francisco fire department search and rescue dog guy basco. he's running to be america's favorite pet. we love basco currently in first place, but they're only 6 days left until the voting ends. so

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we're once again on wildfire watch in la county. after 4 days of relentless fires. >> firefighters are making some progress on the palisades and eaton fires. but the danger is certainly far from over. thank you for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5, i'm grant