>> is at 6. now at 6 crews continue to gain ground on several wildfires now ripping through las angeles county. >> and destroying just about everything in their path. good evening, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. these wildfires have decimated

homes, businesses just about everything in their path. more than 37,000. >> are. >> have acres have burned and more than 12,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, at least 11 people have died in the fires. now, officials say this is the most destructive and the costly fire la has ever seen. here's a look at the 6 main fires that are burning all over. lee county containment has grown in almost all of them. the most recent fire started in granada hills. >> here's a closer look at what that looked like today. crews were able to stop forward progress pretty quickly. it started about 10, 30 this morning. >> burning about 19 acres, no containment, but again, they are not really fearing homes. evacuation orders in many areas around there have been lifted in crews are gaining containment now in a fire burning in calabassas that fire. >> is 35% contained and

burning more than 1000 acres. thankfully, no structures were destroyed there. a temporary evacuation orders are still in place. and we are learning that the man who was detained by citizens near the wildfire yesterday is not accused of starting the fire, not officially. police say after looking at more evidence, they determined that there wasn't enough probable cause to arrest the person for arson. meanwhile, crews continue to battle los angeles county's biggest fires. but again. >> fortunately, they're getting some kind of ground here, not the upper hand, but they're making progress. the fire in pacific palisades is now 8% contained after burning more than 20,000 acres. cal fire says 5 people have died in the eaton fire. more than 5300 structures, homes, cars, buildings have been destroyed. officials say it's the most destructive fire in the history of los angeles. the >> and the wildfire now burning in altadena near

pasadena. that's 3% contained burning more than 13,000 acres. at least 6 people have been killed more than 7,000 structures have been destroyed. and people who live in pacific palisades, they went back home for the first time since the deadly wildfire roared through homes that once stood now just a pile of debris and some people tried combing through the piles of rubble. the look for keepsakes personal belongings. well, others, yeah, there just wasn't anything left. >> just had christmas morning. great right over here. thank you for that chimney. and this is what's left. and, you know, it's it's. everybody. it's not some mean if you look around this, this whole neighborhood wiped off the map. >> officials say the damage is expected to take years fully recover from.

>> that is a living room, a room. that's the front entrance. not. they were bedroom. another bedroom. we mean bedroom in the past. and there's a shower. that thing is a shower. >> just to be clear, you have 5 people die in the palisades fire 6 and the fire now to dina and in out the dean of people here are returning to see where their homes once stood after neighborhood was just ravaged by fire. this family says they watched their house burn on live tv. they were able to recover a few items. and today president biden met with governor newsom and la mayor karen bass to talk about federal y of fire. help the president says for the next 6 months the government will cover all costs dealing with fires that have hit la. that includes debris removal, setting up shelters and providing federal firefighters too 8 in the battle. the president also

said he'll ask congress to approve emergency funding. >> also announced fema has turned on critical needs assistance program. this program gives one time $750. she invited us quickly purchased critic participated, not a mask that has been met. >> a major disaster declaration for president a game changer you're able to do that within 36 hours. i don't know the other president in american history for disaster. >> it is unclear what will happen when biden leaves office in fewer than 2 weeks. president elect trump has blamed california lawmakers including governor newsom for the fires. >> meantime, the governor has ordered an independent investigation into the la department of water and power. this comes amid reports of the loss of water pressure to fire hydrants and water resources in fire zones. the governor's office says that they have ordered la county officials to swiftly prepare a comprehensive review of water

systems and document all cases when water supply was not available. with that, we're going to send things over to chief meteorologist part protest. >> still dangerous weather southern california are going to see another round of some gusty winds likely to move in as early as tomorrow. maybe not as gusty as what they've just experience, but boy, things are active there right now and very, very dry. and it's not going to take much to get these fires going again right now. they catch a little bit of a break as those winds have backed off, even had a little bit of a seabreeze kick in today, especially in the afternoon. still some gust toward malibu of 20 miles per hour. so not done with the winds just yet. we're gonna likely watch that ramp up again as we head in toward tomorrow. right now, the humidity, though, has come away up in the santa monica. you're at 55%. seabed eyes, though, only 14%. and you get to many of the inland locations, you're still in the teens and that is concerning. things are very dry as you get away from the media water's edge. but things should begin improve a little bit overnight

tonight by tomorrow. again, though, the winds start to ramp up again. you see the temperatures in the 50's and the 60's that onshore wind continuing right now. but yeah, we've got some high wind expected to kick in again. so we've got fire weather watch has posted there. parts of the south, they run a red flag warning until 6 o'clock this evening. that is backed off. but still the threat of some more gusty winds to come. of course, we'll be tracking that all night long right here on kron. 4. say a mandatory one-year moratorium has been issued stopping insurance companies from not renewing or canceling coverage for homeowners. >> within the palace agent eaton fire burn areas. california's insurance commissioner says that the 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 on january 7th of next year. insurers were bailing on homeowners around the state before the giant la fires. it was a system stressed to the

max or so says 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 this if palisades ever happens again. and we should want to do that anyway. >> after from put professor michael wara says city infrastructure must be updated to take into account things like climate change. also, homeowners are going to need to go the extra mile to make sure there homes are fire safe, even if it means cutting back beloved, landscaping and and also using fireproof building materials. >> our parent company nexstar has partnered with the american red cross to launch a donation page for victims of the fires. you can scan the qr code on your screen. there to make a donation and we appreciate it. they due to we're staying on top of the fires. always for the latest info. you can always head to our website kron 4 dot com.

>> 2 fire stations. 25 28 have closed in the oakland hills. people. there have started a petition to get those stations reopened. kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> the trainer, the oakland hills is very similar to the area burning right now in southern california. the palisades fire sparked one day after station. 25 1 other station in oakland were closed buyers in la. and just a stark reminder. >> of what can happen year-round. our fire season has gotten longer and longer while firefighters battle flames in southern california, firefighters in oakland were busy consolidating stations station. 25 and station. 28 close monday moving firefighters and engines to other areas of the city. president of the oakland firefighters union older says the closures are difficult for firefighters already dealing with a heavy workload structure fires every day, a building, fire kitchen fires. multiple car fires, encampment fires every day. i mean that the workload here on membership is and residents

are also upset with the closures. elisa rodriguez and allen burton's live less than a mile from station. 25 concerned that their neighborhood will be dealing with a longer response time from firefighters disaster ever strikes. think getting through the city. >> for anyone, even a fire truck is going to take time. and this is obviously lengthening that time and the damage that will be done. the oakland fires in 1991, killed. 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes. the most recent blaze in october burned multiple homes and forced evacuations in oakland hills. 2 examples of why residents have started a petition to reopen station. 25 28 and engine 10 that closed 2 years ago. and the grand lake neighborhood, the change dot org petition is gaining traction as multiple fires in la have destroyed more than 12,000 homes, especially considering that the orientation of the oakland hills is exactly the same as some of those areas and >> los angeles, you know what, really tight line the streets with houses built and just into the hillsides, limited access flyers for the petition to reopen the oakland fire

stations have been posted around the city. they have a qr code that people can scan to sign that petition reporting in oakland, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. thanks, rob. still ahead, health officials say they have detected bird flu. >> in a kid who lives here in the bay, tell you where. >> plus in the wake of bridge tolls going up or going to hear from one lawmaker wants to know where the money is going. the newsom administration unveils the governor's proposed preliminary 322 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year. >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you how newsom team says this will assist southern california wildfire victims and i'll let you republicans respond.

>> all right, live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza and a bay area state legislator. he's not sure repeated bridge toll hikes are absolutely necessary to maintain the bay areas. 7 state owned bridges now is calling for an audit to make sure all the money gets collected. all that money that gets collected is going to where it should be going. kron four's. dan kerman has the story. with bridge tolls increasing again and 5 more $0.50 increases coming. >> to the 7 bay area state bridges over the next 5 years. questions are being raised. where is the money going? you k ow where the money i don't i have no idea. i would guess it goes to maintain the bridge, hopefully for the roads zooming goes back to. >> you may be infrastructure that would think it would be for. >> 18 and sand and

>> the workers. bay area state senator dave cortese says specifics to answer that question have been hard to come by. just been difficult to get to the bottom of. we're old buckets of money. are that this too goes. >> 2, you know, when that was, where does it go up? the tool the bay area toll authority says tolls go towards maintenance, repair and operations. plus, some toll money is spent to support and expand public transit and reduce traffic congestion. i think part of the issue what you do, the maintenance and there's a surplus of preschool money which are typically is or understanding. then what? where does that money go? and how's it? the port it utilize stores. it, you know, maybe there should be a philosophy that if there's a surplus if you do nets that you do total reduction. >> now, court as he plans to colin fellow legislators to order an audit of tolls collected at the 7 bay area.

state bridges. become clear that people for extra money. is not something to take lightly and something we want to make sure absolutely necessary for its part, the bay area toll authority says we believe it's vital that the public has confidence in how the bay area toll authority uses the bridge tolls. we administer we're committed to full transparency and look forward to working with our bay area legislators and the state and any study that may be requested. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> and san francisco health officials there say that they have found a presumptive case of bird flu in a child. they say they didn't need to be hospitalized and the has since fully recovered the child officials say thah the risk to the public still low and that there's no evidence of person-to-person transmission. not clear how the child may have contracted the disease. did you feel like a 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit this

morning near the san francisco zoo followed by some smaller quakes. not big by any stretch, but something kron four's. gayle ong joins us live in the studio with details. gayle, this woke some people up. >> it's sure dead. according to usgs, there were a total of 3 earthquakes. >> in the morning that 3.7. now 3.6 struck just after 07:00am followed by smaller earthquakes, you know, in the same area around 09:39am, in the morning and just before 11, am 3rd struck magnitude. 3 quake hit all considered small quakes. but people we spoke with felt the shake. >> just 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 sprinted 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 fubure 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 >> 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 fans because they are too small and estimated magnitude 4.5 or larger would generate an alert and ask for which fault line this took place. the usgs says they're still looking into it, but it seems to be very close to that san andreas fault. as you can see there. meantime, there were no reported injuries or damage in connection to these earthquakes in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 new. >> thank you, gayle. as we take a live look outside here at the golden gate bridge. >> yeah, lawrence is here lourdes. almost the weekend. yeah. how about that, guys? we're getting so close change in the weather pattern around the bay area today. of course, we've had day after day of sunshine with those offshore winds. well, things kind switching gears a little bit that sea breeze kicking back in the temperatures cooling down. and guess what? little

fog has made a return now bouncing up against the east bay hills as we speak. but we're gonna see more of that at least the next few hours. then its going to go away. something we're watching for this weekend, too. some flooding do not because of rain. we just haven't seen any raindrops, but we're going to see some astronomical high tides as we head toward tomorrow morning. nearly a 7 feet. so be careful parking anywhere around some of those locations around the bay area. with your car or you could see some inundation there inside the bay. meantime, though, we are also tracking some winds. the winds are going to get within again. some offshore winds going to be kicking up specially over the mountain tops above 1000 feet or so. some stronger gust of 40, maybe 50 miles per hour possible. not as windy down below but will be breezy at times around the entire bay area for tomorrow and probably start to back off as we head in towards sunday. again, high pressure sitting on the pacific ridge kind of flooding out. we've got this low pressure center that's kind of rolling over the top of it as it begins to drop to the south. all of a sudden, we're going to watch those offshore winds kicking up again.

unfortunately, southern california going to see another wind event. they're not a strong as it's been, but they'll get breezy again for us. we're going to watch those winds kind of kicking up as we head through the night tonight and tomorrow afternoon, those winds going to get a little bit gusty in 20, maybe some 30 mile an hour winds down below where the mountaintops a little bit more gusty. i think those winds calm down as we head in towards sunday. but i woke up to that earthquake early on this morning and i asked my daughter said, hey, did you feel that earthly? she goes, oh, that i thought you just fell out of i said thank you so much for that's really funny, right? i mean, it was it was just kind of a real job like, yeah, i thought you thought you know, a lot of people say it felt like a truck that was driving by. you fall on it yet, we have kids bus their parents do easiest way. >> thanks >> other news we are following tonight talking about president elect trump. he will not face any time in prison. a judge sentenced him today in that new york hush money case and kron four's washington correspondent a similar reports.

>> 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 done 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. if 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 is seriousness of the 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 presidents. >> but the department of justice says it still wants to release its report in washington. i'm today some lot. still ahead. tiktok had its first day at the supreme its first day at the supreme cour

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of right now, you're talking about 6 wildfires that have burned more than 37,000 acres. the biggest fires are in pacific palisades here and in altadena a combined 12 or i'm sorry, 11 people have been killed in those and just a horrific situation down in southern california and to lend a helping hand tonight. >> bay area firefighters, they are in la, including santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal. he and a big crew there on the ground providing aid to the la teams there. he says. >> extremely dry conditions there. incredibly challenging. plus, the area's vast. he also mentioned that for many firefighters who lost their homes and fires in northern california fighting these fires is even more 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