>> right now, the kron 4 morning news. firefighters continue to battle 3 major wildfires in la county is the death toll now climbs to 24. >> plus, a violent start to the new year in oakland, a triple shooting at a community center leaves 2 people dead. and san jose officials begin moving out rv dwellers today. we're live with the latest. it said. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a monday. i'm darya and james clear skies behind us here. but boy, is it windy outside? it is. and so john is watching that tracking it here in the bay area and southern california. the winds is the last thing we wanted to be talking about as we are still battling those fires down south 50 mile per hour gusts already in the bay area. gusts of wind in

southern california could exceed 70 to 80 miles per hour. so still some potentially rapid spread. >> ahead of us as part of those fires looking here locally walnut creek camera looking just fine. skies are clear, but you will feel the wind on your commute into work right now happen basing 34 mile per hour in fairfield 50 mile per hour gusts in the oakland hills right around the caldecott tunnel. so make sure to watch your travel if you are in a high profile vote vehicle, you're going to feel those gusts a little bit more high wind watches for the north bay mountains wouldn't be surprised to see those expanded for other parts of the bay area. they're in effect through tomorrow morning. we also have frost advisories inland because of these cold 30's you're seeing in spots like dublin down 39 degrees right now after a chilly start, we are going to stay windy but get a lot more mild in the afternoon. right back to the 60's right >> if you are you're out there traveling in those things,

just a little slower, 20 woman right on the bay bridge last hour. we did have a car fire. they are along 80. that's already cleared off the branch. so now it's when you got to contend with san mateo bridge about 16 while rich with summer feels at 15. >> and if you are going to be taking the golden gate bridge, you can see from that flag. gusty things. are there. high profile vehicles use less speed. a 23 minute back to you. thanks well, let's get back to southern california in the situation now. and la county crews are reporting some progress. we're taking a live look here from southern california. but there are still many fires burning in the death toll has risen now. and as john was just mentioning as windy here, and those santa winds could whip up and that would complicate efforts for them to fight the fires in southern california. yeah. so here's a look at where these fires are burning again. the map showing you the >> 3 largest fires palisades hearst and eaton fired just by looking at the graphic, you know, they're the palisades fire is the largest more than

23,000 acres burned so far. containment is growing, but still only at about 14 percent. firefighters are making some better progress on the eaton fire. >> that one is 33% contained. that's the middle of the screen there. you can see 14,000 acres have burned and taken with the many structures. thousands of structures have been burned so far that the hurst fire, which is the one on the right where there are 300 firefighters on the scene. that 89% contained this morning, stopping it at 800 acres so far the death toll overall from these fire stands at 24 this morning and they are expecting, unfortunately, that to rise as they will be able over time to get into these tens of thousands of burned out homes and other structures to see what is left. so fire crews from all over the country as we know are descending on southern california help with the firefighters. and that includes a good number of crews from right here in the bay. area's go to kron four's jack moment for that story.

>> of all the horrific scenes shown from the thousands of acres scorched and lives ruined by los angeles fires. photos show with the panic and terror cemented into history. photos also show the heroism of firefighters from all over the country to kind of get in job to kind of help. >> so when you kind of have incidents like this, of the magnitude, you always want to go. you always want to >> that includes crews from the bay area. >> a lot buddies back from back home are down here, but they're just keeping busy port carlos or to with cal fire czu. it's a song bird reunion seeing his bay area colleagues battling the worst set of fires. the state has seen. >> in a couple of years. and then this is what we call over. zoom or test shows us the staging area for cal fire trailers for interviews, press conferences and meetings. very much like a miniature city port is job is going to

grocery stores or wherever people congregate and give them vital information to keep themselves safe. >> and about the next face, now that the fires are just starting to get under control was a fire runs through. it's important for us to be able to give the right information for the people when they start to repopulate. so everything gets done right in orderly fashion. and that next phase includes coming home for thousands, knowing many of those won't have a home to return to it all. >> in spite the national guard and dozens of fire departments all helping the cause. the damage here will be felt for generations. the unknowns are up. >> pretty scary. crews are having a cautious mindset, though, knowing increasingly intense weather events are becoming the norm. they are changing. >> but we just got to be fluid and change with them and it will be fine. >> jacques moment kron, 4 news. >> well, for many people living in santa rosa's coffey park, the devastating fires southern california, bringing up a lot of memories of their

other triggered and feel about what happened in october of 2017 when the fire ripped through the north bay community, destroying homes and properties. kron four's will tran live for us up in santa rosa where a lot of folks there are, you know, reflecting back on that horrific experience. well. >> it is too close to home for them, james, because anybody in the bay area can possibly relate to the la victims, its people here in santa rosa, specifically copy park. so many people came to this coffee shop after the fire and they commiserated, they hugged. they were thankful for their lives. and unfortunately, there are those who could not join them because ultimately 22 people died from the fires in the tubs fires back in 2017. let's show you the video. raced through this community just like it did in los angeles. strong winds at that time and they had to evacuate in the overnight hours. and by the

time it was over the tubbs fire cost 1.2 billion dollars just for santa rosa. it cost 100 million dollars just to fight it, leaving behind a trail of tears, heartbreak in years and years of rebuilding. i got a chance to talk to somebody who lived in this neighborhood at that particular time. here's his reaction to seeing the images out of los angeles. to me is kind of different more of a visual person. so like if i'm actually there seeing affects me more. so it's more different than seeing >> and video and stuff like that. but yeah, i mean, it does bring back some memories. >> for them, it's very triggering. they remember getting a knock at the door and then thinking they could possibly return only to get a knock at the door again to tell them to once again leave. so it is very personal to

them. but i got words of wisdom from them. and i know las angeles. they have their own problems and probably not watching television this morning, but they're saying just keep your head up. do acts of goodwill go around? he did during that time just to pass out water and of course, count your blessings because ultimately he says your life matters more than your personal easier said than done. but he has a lot of reflection, 7 or 8 years after the tubbs fire. he's still here with a smile on his face. back to you. >> all right, thank you. well, time now 7 or 7. and today san jose has just started temporary banning rv's in designated areas across the city. they have yet kron four's. joey horta live for us in san jose at the first location that's being targeted. joey, good morning. >> good morning, guys. these are the first rv's. it could be towed away as soon as today. and some of these have been parked out here for quite some time. as you take a look

behind me here. there's about 20 of them where we're at on channel with avenue. we did see police out here earlier talking to one of the rv dwellers. but officers would not reveal why they were called out this morning. these are among the more than 2000 rv's that people are living in long-term here in san jose. according to the city back in november, city council set aside one and a half million dollars to remove them. >> if own an rv and want to live in it permanently will work with you. but you need to place to live in your rv. and i'm the person that doesn't want to deal with any cops dry. just want to sleep and wake up the next day. >> now, according to the city, the rv's bring noise, trash fires, and sometimes even crime. this section of 20 channel with avenue rather's the first of 30 locations where this ban will be enforced. cities targeting a new location every week. so next week, wharton avenue

would be the one where they begin to toe possibly those rv's were told by the city that once those rv's are removed, they'll come with street sweepers and clean up the area. we're now back to you. all right. thanks a lot. >> 709, is the time you want to take in a santa clara county, too, where they're looking for volunteers to help count the number of homeless people. they're doing a 2025 count to assess the situation. it's happening and through january. 26 12, 22nd and 23rd. the volunteers are going to go out and survey those experiencing homelessness. ask for demographic information and get more about their living situation. and this is in order to assess the problem in the county. and if you go to the county's website, if you'd like to volunteer, you can find out how right there. >> in the south bay, santa clara county jail has reached a 20 year high in terms of inmate deaths. they. recorded that in 2024. now, according to the california department of justice, 10 people died while in custody of the sheriff's office last year.

this is out of the elmwood correctional facility in milpitas along with county hospitals were deputies transported incarcerated people for medical care. the number of deaths in 2024 doubled from 5 recorded in 2023. meanwhile, crime is the lowest it's been in more than a decade in one west valley city cupertino recorded 741 criminal incidents in 2024, that's the lowest number they've seen in 12 years. the city's dashboard is showing the most common crime category was identity theft forgery and fraud. they had 169 instances of that and then it was followed by 111 grand thefts and 106 car burglaries. the other crimes included 150 commercial in-home robberies. 54 instances of vandalism and 29 stolen cars. among other things. >> happening today, santa rosa city school just got to hold the first of 5 town hall meetings that they're having to talk about possible school

closures. let's take a look at when these meetings are going to be happening. tonight's town hall is from 6 to 7.30, and montgomery high school. and then you can see the following dates and or is a city schools are facing a 20 million dollar budget deficit and they say it may be necessary to close or at least consolidate several schools. the district says that these town halls are way for students, teachers, parents to participate, learn about the problem and possible solutions for the district information is available in english and spanish at the town hall meetings, santa rosa city schools are the largest school district in sonoma county. >> we're going to take a break here at 7.11, but still ahead on the kron, morning news, san francisco recording a presumptive case of in a child's. we're gonna have more on that person's condition. and after the break, as the death toll continues to grow there in southern california from the wildfires, governor newsom is now responding to the insults president elect donald trump has made regarding. and new technology,

when it comes to firefighting efforts. pelham bay area company,

>> welcome back. it is 7.15, in really windy out there this morning. take a look at this view from the top of mount tam. the camera is really shaking. we've already had winds overnight in excess of 50 miles per hour. again, dry offshore winds right here. upping fire danger for southern california. more of just interruption to an otherwise beautiful day for us here at home. we are seeing winds regularly gusting into

the 30 to 40 mile per hour range. we do have high wind advisories for the northern part of the bay area in our upper elevations. wouldn't be surprised to see a few more advisories popping up. these are in effect from this morning all the way through tomorrow morning as that wind event will continue, especially overnight tonight as that low passes right past us. and with that southern california is actually expecting the strongest winds down south tonight into tomorrow morning. look at how much of the la metro area is lit up in yellow, orange and red. this is areas with extreme fire. danger pairing of those dry winds. all the dry grass and brush that we have down there as well as the very low humidity. so scary situation for la. absolutely. still offshore winds will carry smoke away from the coastline. so no major smoke impacts, especially not for us in the bay area. temperatures in the 60's for your daytime highs with year in the city, the coast or really anywhere else. san bruno at 61. we side

very comfortable weekend and that comfortable mild field does continue for another day. we're just adding a lot of winds into it. this forecast might keep you inside a little bit anyways. oakland at 63 for your high areas like sonoma and napa also reaching the low 60's today. let's look ahead tomorrow's temperatures as well as all the way through thursday, solidly in the 60's. we will see temps falling back into the 50's towards the weekend, which is closer to our seasonal averages, but remaining dry all the way through the forecast raid. >> windy conditions are slowing you down out there on your monday morning commute. you can see low 80 i for 6.80, things are starting to slow down even in the south bay along want to want travel to san jose. lot of people are taking their time this morning. 23 minute ride on the bay bridge. we had a few earlier issues and since cleared out. but you still have to contend with the

winds. 40 minutes along richmond, sandra fell. if you are going to be hitting that route along 80 crockett outdoors, the maze about 23 minutes. things start to build a soon as you hit richmond all the way into oakland and one-on-one settles a up to 85 around 41 minutes starting. james, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. rain to 7.17, is the time and a new year comes new taxes. we've got tax season approaching. the irs has announced the january 27th is the official start date of the 2025 tax season and they're expecting more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by that april 15th deadline. the irs says it is expanding its program that allows people to use or to file their taxes directly with the agency for freak, the direct file program will be available in 25 states starting january 27th. that's up from the 12 states that were part of last year's pilot program. it's 7.19, free money this morning. a lot of americans are experiencing tipping fatigue.

>> and diamond prices have plummeted since the pandemic. jane king is live new york stock exchange with those stories and more. hi, jane. >> darya good morning. so after a post-pandemic surge in 2021, 2022. >> natural diamond prices are down 8% and the lab created diamonds are down. 75%. this quarter diamond industry analysts. spoke to the wall street journal the time in prices are declining because the cost of making them keeps going down. and then there's weak demand for declining natural diamond prices. and that's leaving the diamond buyers to buy bigger stones. americans are tipping less than they have in years. wall street journal says frustration with rising menu prices to prom seemingly everywhere have led to a six-year low. the average tip is now 19.3% chick-fil-a choosing limon squeezing robots and they've cut 10,000 labor hours a day. the machines work at the warehouse is an ace in the lemon juice to the restaurants where the staff at sugar and water and makes their very popular

lemonade. the company's been increasing investment in technology and automation. and about 45% of 30 billion of sales are now digital. that's about twice what it was in 2019. well, he was surgeon general's recent warning about alcohol is linked to cancer comes as restaurant owners face rising costs and declining drink sales. the new york times is that alcohol sales of vinyl revenue source have been slipping, especially among younger consumers who are drinking less live from the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king. back to you. all right. thanks alleging. >> 7.19, is the time. the los angeles county medical examiner says 24 people have now died as a result of those wildfires burning in southern california, washington, d.c., politicians are arguing over who's to blame for the fires. our dc correspondent simlot has details. >> federal authorities are already on the ground in california helping with the fire and the response it's happening in one of the most densely populated parts of the country. governor gavin newsom says he's worried that the

incoming trump administration may withhold aid. >> from above the california air national guard help support firefighters on the ground. the la county medical examiner says 24 people have died. firefighters estimate the southern california wildfires destroyed more than 12,000 structures. we haven't seen that before. not not in southern california. not like this. california governor gavin newsom says it may be the worst disaster in u.s. history. i think it will be in terms of just the costs associated with it. while we at fema now are starting to help support this recovery piece last week, president joe biden moved quickly to declare a major federal disaster days before president elect donald trump is due to take office. trump wrote online california governor gavin newsom should resign. adding this is all his fault. there is a serious lack of competent governance in california. incoming vice president jd vance and republicans blamed california democrats for the destruction,

policies of the liberal administration out there, i believe have made these fires worse. i expected there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved. responded on nbc's meet the press responding to donald trump's insults. >> we would spend another month. i'm very familiar newsom says he's invited president elect trump to california to see the devastation for himself. >> he says so far the president elect has not agreed to a visit in washington. i'm today some lot back to you. >> 7.21 is the time and the governor, gavin newsom, by the way, has issued an executive order aimed at streamlining the process of rebuilding homes and businesses. in the wake of that fire, it means that a wide range of building permits and reviews that are needed for projects are going to be suspended. and that is hoping make it easier and faster for people to get the help they need the measure also extends laws against price gouging for building materials and construction

costs throughout the year. state agencies will also be empowered to find creative ways to streamline rebuilding and recovery efforts there in la county. meanwhile, california's national guard is sending more than 2600 service members to los angeles. they're helping, obviously in the firefighting effort, but they'll also help out by protecting property against looters. >> we're here assisting cal fire with the wildfires down here in southern california will be flying the ch. 47 chinook with a water bucket truck to the belly of it primarily will be doing pulling water out of reservoirs, dropping water on the fire were near the fire to slow down. really our intent is to buy calfire more time further down the road to make cuts. >> art is staging at an airport in ventura county and they'll be sending out members from there. >> also 23rand still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news as we take a look at devastating wildfires that have broken out in southern california. we're going to continue to look and

the cause is and why some believe that one of these fires may be tied to fireworks. santa clara valley transportation riders need to be ready for some new schedules and routes that are schedules and routes that are in the

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>> 7.25. and for your help, san francisco health officials have found a presumptive case of bird flu and a child. now go to the hospital and has t fully recovered the risk to the public, they say is still low and there is no evidence

of person-to-person transmission. it's unclear how the child may have contracted the disease. happening today. people are going to gather in san francisco to rally against the jp morgan healthcare investors conference with united healthcare. the ralliers are advocating for change in the healthcare industry. that rally starts at 4 this afternoon at the westin saint francis on geary and powell streets. >> 7.26 is the time bark is making several schedule changes now in connection with the launch of the construction to a moderate train control system. work begins tonight at 09:00pm between the coma and millbrae stations. changes will also seek bart's schedule with the region's other transit systems. in the south bay, santa clara valley transportation authority going to be making schedule and routing changes. the new stops will be added to existing routes. some tweaks will come to certain schedules. most of the schedules that were being adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, including

construction delays and passenger volume. some routes will be discontinued because of low ridership and lower budget levels. the next service change will happen in april. >> it's 7.27, and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news bay-area social media influences are hosting a donation drive to help the wildfire victims and southern california. we'll tell you how you can. "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money

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>> 7.30, right now and the wind is blowing this morning. it is. we've seen camera's shaking as we're taking live. looks around the bay. john's been tracking it all may, john. yes, it has been very

windy last night through this morning. super windy conditions overnight already seeing gusts of wind in excess of 50 miles per hour up in the east bay hills, for example. >> now down in san jose and lots of sunshine as we get the morning started. that is something we are going to see across the entire bay area because this is a dry, offshore wind pushing dry air from the interior out towards the coast, as you can see, 30, 40 mile per hour gusts regularly gusts in excess of 50 from time to time. now we do have high wind advisories for the north bay mountains. wouldn't be surprised to see a few more of them popping up. these remain in effect through tomorrow morning. so today, tonight into tomorrow, we remain very, very windy. we also have frost advisories and wind this morning. dublin, you're at 39 degrees. palo alto also at 39 right now. so chilly, start for a lot of us were going to be back to those mild temps this afternoon. but today we add in the wind which will be an inconvenience for sure, as you try to step out and enjoy the sun rated. all right, john, thank for that. i

know on my ride into the city this morning, things are very gusty. >> along the bay bridge and to hands on the steering wheel. so make sure you do the same. 22 minute right there. while you're san mateo bridge sits at about 16 richmond center. fell bridge is at 13 and the golden gate bridge. 37 of the tolls. 30 minutes started. james, back to you. thank you. reyna 7, 31 2 people are dead and another in the hospital after a triple shooting in oakland. so this happened at a busy community center. kron four's jack molmud explains what happened. >> residents here on telegraph avenue described a pretty gruesome scene here on friday evening just after 10:00pm where police say 2 people were killed and one was injured in a triple shooting. >> was it 8 still left after oakland's 4th and 5th homicides of 2025. left this block of telegraph avenue you people crying props. are that worker here?

>> so right here in the senate, which years ago when i this, that is not a single blade. and i police say they responded to shooting just after 10 in the evening, 2 were dead on the scene. the other person transported to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition. neighbors say police with their until 3 or 4 in the morning and the shooting originated at a community center located in this building where a party was hosted. we reached out to that community center and have yet to hear back. but when walking by the community center saturday, people inside the building told us no comment. but i came up from san jose last night i want something enough. we have the whole area cordoned off taped off. you know, i mean, it was a body. lynn, we tested. chandler says the most striking part was how young the victims court. he says this part of oakland is normally safe but says crime flows into this neighborhood from lake merritt. and it's starting to make him concern. >> it does quite often in the middle tonight walking the dogs. it also.nit's been pretty safe. i've been in the past year. but, you know,

things happen. you know, you just have to be cautious when you're outside at night time. that's all i can say to just a tragedy. you know, such a life cut down. other people say the crime has continuously ramped up here, but they do for a long time. what your kids, what else? she's sweeping new police cars. they see the >> a homeless guy didn't know half of >> the oakland police officers association told kron 4 in a statement there is a crime surge occurring in oakland as the city council has continued to cut police services, too many hard-working innocent residents and businesses are being victimized by criminals who see that police are short staffed. we reached out to oakland police for more information on a possible arrest and more details on the victims but have yet to hear back reporting in oakland jack moment. kron 4 news. 7. 33 34 nois the time in 2 days after that shooting, the jack. this told us about. >> 2 lwere shot on garfield avenue by the eastmont mall. officers found evidence of the shooting at the scene sunday morng. and then later found out that the victims took themselves to a

local hospital. those victims are listed in critical but stable condition this morning. police are still looking for the shooting suspects. meanwhile, sunnyvale police have arrested 2 men connected to a deadly shooting in sunnyvale near 7 will nearly 7 years now after it happened. vincent and a sandoval were charged with murder after being accused of a shooting that happened at the fair oaks strip mall back in 2017. one person was killed. another was injured. the investigation went cold until the tactics were able to identify the men last year. they were arrested last week. >> time now is 7.34. and we continue to look at what's going on in southern california with the wildfires as the deadly fires rage on the palisades fire. thousands of people are evacuated from that and thousands more prepared to leave at a moment's notice. the washington post reports the palisades fire likely came from a fire that broke out in the santa con of santa monica mountains on new year's eve.

and firefighters have been using helicopters to fight the fires. still, you can see the damage and the thousands of structures that have burned 6 days after this ignited with all of the winds that whipped up in la the las angeles fire department says that it's not their practice to monitor locations of past fires. investigators say it's going to be a long time before the final report on the fire's cause is released. but the winds, the bad news is they are expected to return. so firefighters are prepared for the worst in southern california as we speak. and in morgan hill, there's a startup that's lending a hand to battling the fires. they have a new kind of fire suppressant, komodo fire systems is shipping out there. suppressants spray. they make these products that use natural chemicals that are nontoxic. they say they're nontoxic, but they are chemicals. the product

extinguishes fire and also prevent fires from spreading. they're still working on getting this in the hands of statewide agencies like cal fire and local governments as well. they say that pg e is using it. >> they use it to protect their assets. whether it is a power station, whether it is a battery maybe a poll, a power pole. >> the fire they're still working on getting this fire retardant into airplanes as they can drop. did loads of return at one time on wildfires. once they're able to do that, they say that other agencies are going to be able to use them in a more massive scale. >> well, a lot of bay area residents of businesses have joined forces now in the east bay to try and help out those in southern california. they're sending donated goods to the people who have been wiped out by these fires. kron four's. lindsey ford has more. >> wildfire victims on their

path to recovery after flames tore through homes and businesses in los angeles county. like so many organizations stepping in to help 2 bay area, social media influencers. jesse kept rela and natalie marshall created clothing and toiletries donation site for those affected thinking like i will get some people to show up and >> we're at gridlock down to the highway. so the entire bay area has basically showed cars lined the streets to populate trader vic's in reveals parking lot. >> where the donations were dropped off at bring >> jackie is good for hearing how all the way la is inundated with donations. people are being so helpful. this 26 foot moving truck behind me will be delivering hundreds of items from baby clothes, toiletries bags and other goods to families that are affected by the la fires. coach manager. organizers estimate 65 southern california. families will be

helped kapur. ellen marshals say they worked with several volunteer groups who will organize the items and send them to relief centers in la to distribute to families. and they have lots of colleagues and friends who've had to evacuate. and many of my friends, schools and their children's schools have burned down. many of the people donating on sunday have family and friends who live in the los angeles area like megan maples who donated baby supplies like unused nursing covers and baby clothing. as a new mom, i can't imagine having everything that my family worked so hard for taking away. and so i i felt very just heartbroken that. >> so many families are just experiencing such heartache right now in virgina proper local business owner who collected and brought over hundreds of items within her to sprinter vans just like the fires, it spread just like that. that donations and that really makes my heart. i'm definitely adrenaline right

now. but my heart is just so open. the rest of the donations that did not make it on the 26 foot truck were sent to other local sites for people in parts go out course, in know that you're not alone. we're here and we're going to do whatever we can. you know, i said one bag at a time in emeryville, lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >> 7.39 on the clock. and as people fled the flames there in southern california, many pets were left behind the san francisco spca is among the organizations. now helping there in southern california, trying to create space for any rescue pets. and in that effort, the shelters now waiving adoption fees for the puppies and animals that are in their care at the moment. that includes dogs. that includes cats. they're all spayed, neutered microchipped. they've all been vaccinated as well. >> especially now we knew we wanted to make space so we can alleviate our shelter partners down south that are being devastated by the fires. and so waiving adoption fees is defeating that barrier.

getting those puppies home and making space for animals that are adoptable in shelters down south so they can make space for their fire victims and for owned pets that are to be reunited with their owners. hopefully soon. >> yeah. the san francisco spca plans to head to southern california today and also makes another trip the following week. if you are interested, there's more information on their website sf spca dot org. all right. we're going to take a break at 7.40. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the nfl playoffs getting underway and while the forty-niners season is over, niners linebacker, fred warner made sure to give a special shout out to his quarterback. aaron wilson will have that story. and after the break, the department of justice coming after landlords who use tax off where maximize rental prices. >> and today, a windy one for the bay, but also for southern california with red flag warnings and high wind warnings in effect for many of those areas that are very much

so under fire risk. still? well, your local forecast still to come and those windy conditions out there also slowing you down on your highways about 7.44. let's

get you look outside at this beautiful, clear start to the day. >> probably heard those winds last night, though. i know i did the east bay hills already seeing plus 50 mile per hour. plus guest. >> just from the evening last night and this is just the start of this offshore wind

that will continue all the way through tomorrow morning. winds are regularly gusting to 30 to 40 mile per hour range for us in the bay area. it's really just a nuisance to what is going to be a beautiful day with a few high wind watch is in effect for the north bay mountains. wouldn't be surprised to see a few more of those being issued, especially tonight into tomorrow morning. this cut off low right here, similar to what we saw last week dragging in this very dry offshore wind. and that's that fire danger continues to be critical in southern california. areas like pacific palisades altadena in these areas in yellow, orange and red indicating heightened fire danger. it's a pairing of the dry wind, the low humidity and just the warm, dry conditions that has been just completely unimpeded by any sort of winter rains in southern california. any sort of smoke being sent offshore. so there's at least one plus to this wind. it's keeping the smoke away from temperatures in the 60's pretty much across

the board. that includes san francisco, the coast, the bayshore and our inland areas. this weekend we had gorgeous feeling weather today will be a little bit cooler in a whole lot windier. so maybe not quite as picture perfect, but still a really nice day to be getting out there. low 60's in the inland east bay mid-sixties for much of the east bay shoreline. castro valley at 64. but should delay how you'll be at 63 nevado at 64 degrees today. a look ahead. temperatures remain steady through thursday today and tomorrow. our windiest ones, we will see a slight cool down this weekend. reyna. >> warning, if you will, on travel highway 4, can to conquer nearly over. at 64 minutes there you can see all the red building and it's been the same story along the bay bridge about 23 minutes for everybody making their way into the city. i know that was my route this morning. he's very gusty, very windy. also found 6.80, doubling down the freemen about 30 minutes. see 8.80. they're also seeing some

congestion there travel along. 24 still at the limit. looking great. 13 minutes. that's walnut creek down to 5.80, and checking on. 84, you crockett out towards the maze around 26 minutes started back to thanks a lot at 7.46. and works can resume tonight on the oakland airport. connector. they're doing some overnight trackway maintenance work to fix and inspect the traction. that means that the trains are going to be running every 18 minutes instead of the regular every 9 minutes. that work will last until january. 24th and caltrans is working on some climate adaptation, roadwork. this is on solano and sonoma county roads. so eastbound lanes highway 37 are going to be closed overnight, starting at 9 from the highway one. 21 junction near shares point 2 railroad avenue in vallejo. the crews are doing some drilling operations to work against the rising sea levels and compensate for

those. in the meantime, drivers can detour onto highway one. 21 to highway 12 nugget on highway 29. that work should be finished. they think by next month. >> 7.47 is the time in south san francisco. police are looking for the person who robbed a 50 year-old man. officers say it happened while t victim was walking on centennial way trail right near mission road last week. e ctim says that a man in his 40's approached him shortly bef080pm tuesday and demanded money. police say the victim was not only robbed but also physically assaulted and now has facial injuries. he's recovering from. landlords with ties to silicon valley have been targeted now by the u.s. department of justice. and it's growing effort to stop property owners from using tax software to influence rental prices. federal officials added the 6 corporate landlords to their existing lawsuit against real page. that's the company accused of providing property managers with the software that's used to maximizing at flint, inflate rental prices.

the doj claims that corporate landlords are illegally scheming with this software to crush the competition resulting in higher costs for tenants. >> it's 7.48 in the north bay, the sonoma county board of supervisors voted to protect the rights of undocumented immigrants in the county. the supervisors voted to limit the use of county money and resources to enforce federal immigration laws. data shows about 27,000 sonoma county. residents are on documented immigrants. that resolution directs county departments and employees to comply with state law which limits sharing information about an individual's immigration status with immigrations and customs enforcement except for those convicted of serious or violent felonies. the resolution says in part, quote, interacting with local government whether access benefits report a crime file, a legal document should not put any resident at risk

regardless of immigration status and quote. 7.49, let's talk football. the of the nfl playoffs underway, of course. and although the forty-niners art. >> taking part, the team's focus is now on moving forward and looking at next season concours aaron wilson has high life. >> we're on the off season has officially begun for the niners and all eyes on the front office to see how they'll handle course contracts and free agency. the biggest decision being can they get a deal done with brock purdy quickly and quietly? that's the one thing party is coming off of this stuff this season in the rating go. he at 65% completion rate 20 touchdown compared to last season. 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. but make no mistake about it. it was a rough year all around for the niners. however, when it comes to brock purdy, will his contract extension could make him the highest-paid quarterback on the market? and after talking about his quarterback nfl countdown

today, will linebacker fred warner, party, quite the endorsement. when asked if he feels the party, he's the guy for the job. >> first of all, let me just say brock purdy. i love you, thank you for being my quarterback. brock purdy last pick in the draft. nobody even knew who this kid was. is our scout team quarterback in 2022, when we the best defense in the league and he's in there and practice with the no look passes. dicen our defense every single week. we talk about a guy who has the it factor. purdy has had to factor all along and it was only a matter of time when he got his moment, you to cared coming in against miami in. 22. you know, haven't looked back since about very rich man, is there any doubt in your mind that he is the forty-niners franchise quarterback going forward? not at all. i mean, brock purdy's them and he will be the 4th quarter which this area. but sharon, bozak, plenty of super bowl rings on >> suspect he threw at the desk.

>> all right, erin, thank you. well, happening tonight, the wwe is making a stop in san jose today for their second episode of monday night. raw and in the ring will be bay area native bailey. she grew up in san jose and was a 2 sport athlete at independence. high school. she couldn't play basketball in college, but found her passion in wrestling. instead, today's events will be at the sep center starting at 04:30am tonight. will stream live on netflix. >> the gulls state warriors host a group of middle school girls for building. >> futures, this is hands on behind the scenes tour. they're going to get of the golden gate bridge. it will be led by a senior civil engineer named carolina out wall. and then that's part of the warriors and rakuten is the city calls campaign that's centered around the teams. bridge inspired city edition uniform. the event is at 2 o'clock afternoon. chouteau county continues to look for its next poet laureate the deadline to apply is extended. now it's january 22nd

candidates have to lived in the county for at least 3 years, engage in community service and they must of publish one or more collections of poetry. the poet laureate is a two-year position that includes a $5,000 a year stipend. the application is on the san mateo county website. >> all right. we're going take a break at 7.52. in the next hour. there are growing calls now for incarcerated firefighters to make more money has nearly 1000 are on the front lines right now in la county. battling those flames will have the full story.

>> 75 and ice castles a celebration of ice returns to new hampshire and several other states while that's massive. it's entertainment and art and tourism all combined into ice. they're our towers and tunnels in archways and caves made of ice. new hampshire's out al lunes. you could actually go snow tubing down there. they have an ice bar, too, for the grown-ups, the attraction is ended up opening earlier this year because of the cold temperatures that they've had. that is so cool that you don't have to go to like norway or finland or something. you can use ice castle. i just had like sand castle in my mind, something small that pieces like a life-size. you can walk into those. i had ice castles this old like movie from 40 years ago. my head. >> that was the name of that ice castle. the hours about gators are 6 is the time. hey, just want to let you know that there was a 6.9 magnitude

earthquake that struck japan earlier this morning. pretty far away, according to the national weather service, there is no tsunami warning expected for california or anywhere along the west coast. for that matter. sometimes we often see keep an eye out for that when they have large earthquakes over in japan. but again, the good news is no tsunami warning issued and wait to see what the update is in terms of any damage out there on the island of japan. are going take a break at 7.56. up next on the kron 4 morning news. firefighters continue to battle 3 major wildfires in l a. >> we'll have the latest on the rising death toll to plus fire crews from all over the country coming together to help out, including a number from here in the bay area. we'll take a look at what they're doing on the front lines. and san jose firefighters, san jose officials are beginning the process of moving out our rv dwellers. we'll have

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kron, 4 morning news. firefighters continue to battle 3 major wildfires in la county. the death toll now climbing to 24. plus a violent start to the new year in oakland, a triple shooting at a community center leaves 2 people dead. and san jose begins the process of moving out rv dwellers today. we're live with the latest. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a monday. i'm darya and james, it is a windy monday. those strongest of returned bright. as you can see over shoulder there,