palisades neighborhood at this hour. tonight, the fire threat is considered extreme in los angeles county, and it's far from over. >> we are not out of danger. the national weather service has predicted that the winds are going to pick up and get worse. >> authorities say the fierce windstorm is threatening more than 13,000 structures tonight. and from the pictures we're seeing, some of those buildings are already lost. good evening, i'm claudine wong. this fire started just before noon. it has exploded to over 1300 acres. you're taking a live look at the scene right now. as you can see, those flames going. the sky is orange and firefighters are on scene. but this fire just keeps moving. and as you can see from the wind and some of those trees, it is blowing now. cal fire says there are mandatory 5 p.m. the tomorrow afternoon, evacuations underway with, 5 p.m. the still elevated fire danger. so once again, extreme quote, immediate threat to life. fire danger for tonight and into your wednesday and the winds sections of the pacific coast impacting the bay area as well. highway and i-10 are closed to

we'll have more on that coming aid in those evacuation efforts, up in a few minutes. >> yeah, certainly something we and some evacuating residents are watching very closely. thank even abandoned their vehicles you. mark and fire crews from and wanted to be picked up. now, the bay area are in southern we want to give you a look at california right now. they were sent there in anticipation of where this fire is located. this high fire danger. and we want to is a map from cal fire, and it learn more about their efforts. shows this is malibu right here. so we have jonathan cox, a and this is santa monica right deputy chief with cal fire's san here. and so this is where the mateo division, joining us on fire zone is right in between. the phone right now. can you hear us? now these colors are the >> i can thanks, claudine. >> thank you so much for joining evacuation zones. so yellow us. i know it's been a very busy means that these folks need to be ready to flee at a moment's time. i mean, this is something that was anticipated. i mean, notice. and red that means the governor was talking about preparations that had been made mandatory evacuations. so those underway. certainly, i would are underway right now with no imagine that the bay area fire crews were ready to say, hey, if immediate threat to life. the you need us, we'll be there. fire zone here is outlined in >> yeah. that's right. it's really a tale of two winters this red area. it is now at right now for us at cal fire, about 1300 acres. let's show you northern california. we've seen, some time lapse, really, of how you know, significant rainfall this all went down. this is while in southern california. video of the massive plume of it's still dry in anticipation smoke. it could be seen from of that. and the wind that was miles away, rising over the forecasted for this week, we santa monica mountains. moved resources from northern firefighters have been california down to southern scrambling to corral this fast california yesterday to moving flames and this fast pre-position those resources moving fire in the hillside. they just held a press from the bay area, including san conference within the last hour,

and the l.a. fire chief talked mateo, santa cruz and santa clara, were able to respond about their response efforts and directly to the palisades fire what is making this fire so today, shortly after it broke difficult to contain. out, and additional cal fire >> the fire is being fueled by a resources are in route as well. >> yeah, in terms of numbers, combination of strong winds and can you tell us how many people surrounding topography, which is are down there aiding in these efforts? making it extremely challenging >> yeah, i know from that strike team alone, it's 25 people were for our personnel that are one of several from northern assigned to this incident. we california. we have also currently have over 250 lafd activated a cal fire incident management team to support the firefighters on scene, including la county and la city fire 46 engines, three trucks, five departments in their firefight. and what that is, is 66 specialized members from helicopters, four brush patrols, throughout the state of two water tenders, six paramedic california who will go and assist those local government agencies and setting up the ambulances, one fast response logistics plans and all the vehicle, one advanced nurse necessary infrastructure to fight this fire. practitioner unit, two >> you talk about it being two bulldozers, ten chief officers, different winners. we had a lot of rain up here in northern fire investigators and safety california, so we are in fairly officers. good shape considering the >> the national weather service difference down in southern calling this a life threatening, california, where things are dry and humidity is low, and then destructive wind storm with they have these high winds. but gusts of up to 100mph expected. we certainly know in northern california, unfortunately, how governor gavin newsom also on these wind driven fires can work the front lines of the fire, and and how fast and how devastating says he witnessed some of the and deadly they can be. is that

damage firsthand. >> a number of structures that experience helping those fire are destroyed, not a few. many crews and the strike teams that go down to say, yes, we have structures already destroyed. and the fact that people were done this before? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, if still not evacuated still did you look at one of the biggest common denominators in large and not heed the warning. we're just damaging fires, especially what we experienced in 2017 and 2018, coming down the canyon is a wind is the major factor that reminder of how serious this always concerns us. that's why moment is and how important it we take these red flag warnings is. you listen to these so seriously, especially under conditions that are so dry. so evacuation orders now. these crews that are down there and the ones that are responding >> newsom echoed the concerns of now, they're very aware of the firefighters. as we look ahead to tonight, where the winds are conditions and what happens with high wind fires. and that also expected to grow even stronger. plays into the aircraft and when so let's talk about what's ahead with meteorologist mark tamayo. and how effective they can be and yes, everyone anticipating used in these high wind events. this. we knew this windstorm was >> yeah, it's hard because you coming, and now we know it's going to get worse before it know we know it was coming. you gets better. can stage crews down there but >> we are in the middle of it. you don't know really kind of claudine. and as you mentioned, where it's going to hit or how the winds will pulse up it's going to really spread. and overnight tonight. this is the pattern we do not want to see l so you see the devastation of these homes. but you heard the a x only 0.03in of rainfall fire chief at a press conference since october. and this being just a couple hours ago talking the strongest wind event potentially since 2011. so as a about how it started in the result, their fire season morning. they immediately put everything on it. but sometimes continues. and this is an extreme fire danger event. so that wind is just too much to take, it seems, in order to, you

red flag warnings are posted for all these areas in parts of know, keep these fires from southern california into going. >> yeah. that's right. you know, thursday. and even after thursday, they will still have wind is part of the weather is elevated fire danger. so winds really one of our biggest potentially for the highest challenges and fires. we can't peaks could be approaching 100 control the topography. we can't miles an hour and the dry air really control the fuels and we moves in relative humidity can't control the weather. and around 8 to 15%. as we take a so when these winds kick off, it look at some of the wind speeds really becomes critical, throughout the day today, you especially under conditions that can see the one one site in the haven't seen much rainfall. so the firefighters are going to be san gabriel mountains showing you 86 miles an hour. malibu out there. we'll get as many hills, 63 miles an hour lax, 46 firefighters throughout the cal fire system in place that get miles an hour, and long beach at 31 miles an hour. here's a look ordered to respond. there's also at the satellite over the past few hours from this afternoon, the california oes mutual aid system that's employed right you can see that smoke plume now, where fire resources from being generated right about throughout the state, from local here. and that's that offshore agencies will be responding as wind. so it's moving from land well. so the process that we go to sea. that is the dry wind event that we typically through to fight these fires in correlate to a high fire danger. california, kind of fortunately and unfortunately, is something and unfortunately that's what we that's well tested. so although have right now showing you the current conditions around the fire zone 67 degrees. excuse me. it's burning quickly right now, there are additional resources throughout the state to respond current wind gust of 31 miles an there. >> yes. and i don't think people hour. and what's interesting realize the amazing amount of with this pattern, we've seen coordination that goes into

this fire grow rapidly, but getting all of these agencies to we've actually seen some much work together and how effective stronger winds elsewhere in that really is and how much that southern california. now, this particular forecast model kind changes, really hour to hour. of lumps everything together. all right. deputy chief jonathan the wind, the wind direction, cox with cal fire, san mateo the relative humidity. and it division, we appreciate your puts a scale here. so as you can time and certainly our thoughts see, the focus is down in with all the firefighters on the southern california once again. line doing some great work to so this is tomorrow morning 8 try to stop this fire. thanks, a.m. this is tomorrow afternoon, claudine. thank you. all right. we'll continue to follow the breaking news, of course, for you in southern california throughout this evening, right here on ktvu news, as well as online and on our fox local app. you can download that app to get the latest updates for free on your phone or your smart tv. all right, let's turn now to some other news service was stopped at the hayward bart station today, and that was after a stabbing this morning that sent one person to the hospital. ktvu tom vacar joins us now from the scene with more on what happened and a larger look at the crime numbers on that transit system. tom. >> well, you know, for those who think that violent crime is somehow out of control on bart. rest assured, knowing this, that

the fact is, any riders chance of being involved is a victim of a violent crime, are very, very slim, and they're getting even slimmer. shortly after 10 a.m. on tuesday, a person was stabbed at the hayward bart station. apparently, some sort of altercation occurred at the entrance turnstile, where one person who did not pay was confronted by another person who had paid. that resulted in one person being stabbed, requiring hospitalization. bart police and hayward police responded, though bart officials would not do an interview. they confirmed that two people had been detained at the station. riders were directed to a bus bridge to close by. stations. the station reopened early afternoon. >> there's a lot of things crazy everywhere, but you know. but i just feel it need to be security everywhere more often. >> definitely keep my head on a swivel. i try not to be on my phone. i don't listen to my music. >> putting it into perspective.

the latest numbers from the bart police department show through the end of august. overall, crime in the system was down 15% compared with the same period in 2023. the trend includes a 10% drop in violent crime, which amount to 236 actual violent crimes. that means that for every 5500 riders, one person was a victim of crime. >> i wouldn't have known if he didn't tell me that. >> the decline in crime rate comes as bart has been experiencing an increase in ridership. >> i feel like a lot of people take bart. they kind of see it as a normal thing now, so they tend to kind of just brush it off and don't report it. so i feel like it's a lot that's not reported during the day is not so bad, especially during commuting hours. >> there's a lot of people. so, you know, you're kind of safer. but it's strange that this happened, you know, during the day. >> overall, from what i've seen the few times i have rode it, it seems safe. but i know there's still incidents like this occurring. >> now. again, putting this

incident and all of this in perspective. bart says that in 2024, about 18 to 20% of riders reported seeing visible increases in safety. in bart, that's up from 10% a year prior. small gain, but a gain nonetheless. reporting live. tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> and certainly a move in the right direction. all right. thank you tom. well, new at 530, a final report on reforms at the san francisco police department. what the doj is saying about the progress that's been made and a policy to check facts on facebook is now ending. why? meta executives say it is all in the name of free speech. and the latest on the fast moving, wind fueled fire in southern california. we continue to follow those developments in the palisades fire, where 30,000 people have been evacuated. firefighters and public officials warning residents it may get worseefore

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funeral of former president jimmy carter. his casket was flown from georgia to washington, d.c. today and is now lying in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda. you are taking a live look at pictures of the capitol, where visitors are paying their respects to the former president and former president. carter's family attended the ceremony, along with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. fox's rebecca castor is at the nation's capitol, with the moving tributes for carter's decades of service. >> four decades after leaving office, former president jimmy carter received a hero's welcome back to the nation's capital. [music]

former president jimmy carter returning to washington one last time, draped in the american flag, his casket traveled from joint base andrews to the u.s. navy memorial and then the capitol building, where he will now lie in state. >> it's the great american story. how a man or woman can rise from humble origins to the highest levels of government or business or academia. and it was jimmy carter's story in a solemn ceremony. >> vice president kamala harris, the supreme court and members of congress, remembered the former commander in chief as a washington outsider who cemented his legacy with decades of humanitarian work. >> he never stopped serving others until his final day. america was lucky to have him as a citizen, as a president, and as a moral compass of our time. >> the capitol rotunda is open to the public viewing after the service, giving folks one last chance to pay tribute. >> it just sucks the wind out of you to see that 100 years is finally done, and he probably

still felt like he had so much left to do. >> earlier tuesday, carter's casket left the carter center in atlanta. he will be brought back to georgia after a funeral at the washington national cathedral on thursday, where president biden is expected to deliver a eulogy. carter will return to his hometown of plains, georgia, for a private service before he's buried next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> new at five the department of justice has issued its final report in its oversight of the san francisco police department, finding that it has implemented the majority of reforms required 263 out of the 272 recommended changes have been completed, and the nine remaining reforms are in progress. the report finds that police shootings are down nearly 50% since 2018, and while the use of force data continues to show racial disparities, the rate that force is used against black individuals has significantly declined. chief

bill scott said he is proud of the department. >> it took a while because, you know, when you take on this type of initiative, you don't always have that total initial buy in initially. but over time, we were able to get the critical mass of our membership, both sworn and professional staff, to buy in and get the work done. and that's really, really important. and i'm so happy and proud of our people. >> the state took over the reform effort in 2018 at the request of the city and the department. the doj now ends its oversight. sfpd will be responsible for managing the remainder of the reforms, and the victims in the notorious vallejo kidnaping case nearly a decade ago, spoke out today after the man convicted is now charged with new crimes. our crime reporter, henry lee, has covered this case from the beginning and has this report from seaside in monterey county. >> it's something that he's crafted and perfected over a long period of time. he had all the markers of a serial predator. >> in 2015, denise huskins was

kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew mueller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, mueller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made

admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening and working with victims and survivors following evidence. this is not to make anyone look bad. this is a positive day for everyone. >> el dorado county da vern pierson, who along with the fbi also worked the new cases, said evidence shows mueller has been invading homes since he was 16 and exceptionally practiced in the art of sneaking into people's houses and terrorizing them. alameda county sheriff's lieutenant misty caruso helped crack a dublin home invasion committed by mueller. >> i implore everybody to be kinder, to make sure that the information that we are putting out there is correct, that

mistakes don't get made again. like this. >> mueller is serving 40 years in a federal prison in arizona. that's where the feds interviewed him in person. but for now, he's being held at santa clara county jail, and he'll appear in the contra costa county case at a later date in seaside. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> and we are continuing to monitor this rapidly burning palisades fire in los angeles county. we want to show you this video. you can see from that flag there how hard that wind is blowing. and this is in the intersection of the pacific coast highway and sunset just north of will rogers state beach. if you're familiar with that area and you can see that visibility is very low as cars make their way through that intersection. flames fueled by a historic windstorm have forced thousands of people living in pacific palisades to flee their homes. at last check, that fire has burned about 1300 acres and there is no containment. and as you can see, the air quality, the wind, all of it continues at

this hour. all right, let's bring it back to the bay area now because a much different scene here. we have some wind, but as the sun sets over the san francisco skyline, things have been calm and actually pretty nice outside for us. meteorologist mark tamayo joins us with a look at the forecast. and mark, you talked about how different it was going to be in southern california versus here. and wow huge difference. >> yeah, we have some wind. but the area of low pressure is focused down in southern california. and as a result they have the extreme winds. we had some some gusty conditions. we continue to have some gusty conditions out there as well. take a look at lax rainfall since october 1st, they've only picked up 0.03in of rainfall. that is only 0.7% of average, so way below average. obviously with with those numbers that are alarming. so their their rainfall season has yet to start and they're still dealing with fire season. unfortunately, this could be the strongest wind event since 2011. now back here in the bay area the winds definitely picking up. we'll continue to have some winds for tonight into tomorrow. mount saint helena 76 miles an hour.

sonoma ridge trail over 50 miles an hour. bunch of winds around 34 to 36 miles an hour for santa rosa, scotts valley and in the oakland hills. the wind advisory, basically for a good portion of the bay area, continues until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the one exception, at least according to this map in parts of the south bay, but we could still have some gusts approaching 35 to over 40 miles an hour. here's the satellite. we've also put in the upper level wind pattern. you can see what's happening. a sharp ridge over northern california. and then there's that area of low pressure down in southern california. that's where we have the most intense winds developing down to our south. but we still have some breezy to windy conditions out there. and you saw the nice camera showing you some high clouds out there. high clouds have been increasing over the past few hours as far as the current wind reports right now. novato gusting to 24 miles an hour. these numbers are not too bad, but they could pick up overnight tonight. sfo 20 miles an hour and livermore gusting to 29 miles an hour. a

bit of a warm up today. these winds wiped out that fog from yesterday. and as a result, temperatures right now still in the upper 50s to the 60s. our camera is dark, but we still have some high clouds drifting in right now. and as far as the overnight temperatures, we do have the wind advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. lots of areas in the 40s to around 41 to 45 degrees in san jose, 46 in antioch. what about the forecast as we head toward the weekend? we'll have more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. mark. well, the effort to clear rv encampments from the city of san jose may have a new strategy. details on the pilot program (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale!

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implementing a pilot program geared to get rvs off city streets. many residents complain the sight, smells and unwanted activities associated with the mobile homes impacts their quality of life, but advocates say these are the city's most vulnerable residents and they have no place else to go. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live at city hall, with more on the program and the possible pushback it faces. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. the mayor tried something similar to this about a year ago around schools. it was very successful. now it's being broadened to 30 sites around the city. mayor mehan says he's not under any delusion that this is a fix. however, he believes this

is a step on the path to a fix for a problem that has become way too pervasive. a drive down the 100 block of kenilworth avenue in san jose's eatonville neighborhood sees a cavalcade of rvs, over two dozen motorhomes parked end to end, which neighbors say creates a major problem. >> methamphetamines, prostitution, pimping and pandering. i did bail bonds for ten years, i see it, i live on the corner. i see it on my window every day. >> we just can't have people permanently encamped in unsanctioned, unmanaged and often very unsafe conditions on city streets. >> mayor matt mehan says chenoweth will be the first of 30 sites to test the new oversize, lived in vehicle enforcement pilot program, also known as olive. starting thursday, city teams will tell rv residents they have two weeks to move. they'll be given information about services such as transitional housing 1000 units online this year with

security and supportive services and safe parking sites, one in south san jose and a second opening soon near the berryessa bart station. after the two weeks are up, tow trucks will come january 23rd to remove any vehicles that remain. >> we prioritize the sites that have the largest negative impact on the community, particularly those near schools, parks, residential neighborhoods. >> some eatonville residents say they now walk on the opposite side of the street to avoid the string of rvs. >> for all of us that kind of live along here, they're their pets and their waste, and the traffic is just concerning. like, i don't let my son just walk along the sidewalk. >> advocates are outraged at the implementation of the year long, $1.5 million olive program. they point to santa clara county's nine unhoused deaths in the first seven days of the new year, as a sign the most vulnerable should not have their only tangible property towed. >> it's only going to cause

people to lose their rvs, end up on the streets, and increase the death rate. >> i am under no illusion that at the end of this year, when the pilot is over, there will be no more rvs in the city of san jose. this is an iterative process. we're learning as we go. >> we spoke to a couple of rv residents who say one woman told us that she and her boyfriend just moving into permanent housing, so they're going to be leaving anyway. and then two men told me that they believe because they have their proper registration and insurance. they don't believe that the city will actually tow them. so there is outreach needed by the city. we're going to put all 30 sites on our website, ktvu.com, and you can see the dates that each site is scheduled for, the clearing and the towing. we're live outside san jose city hall this evening. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> we'll say goodbye to professional fact checkers on facebook. why? meta executives say they are making that move, and why critics say the social media giant is prioritizing

profits over the best interests of society. and with the recall of former alameda county da pamela price, there is a growing list of people who want that job. what we know about the candidates, and we continue to follow the growing palisades fire in southern california. the winds are not slowing down any time soon. 30,000 people have already been evacuated, and authorities say many

control the palisades fire churning along the hillsides in los angeles. this is a live look at this hour of that fire, and you can see a huge fire line out there. if you take a look at those trees, that gives you an indication as well, about the wind that continues to blow. again, we're hearing about a lot of gusts up to 100mph, and that the wind is only going to get stronger or sustained overnight and into the morning. now, this is all fueled by a historic windstorm that is again only expected to grow stronger. and that fire has swiftly consumed part of the pacific palisades neighborhood. residents were sent fleeing down the clogged pacific coast highway. the fire chief of the l.a. fire department says about 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders. more than 13,000 structures are threatened, and we have seen structures already burning, many of them. we're also now hearing from some of

those evacuees. >> this is crazy. yeah, teen sty

burning, many of them. we're also now hearing from some of those evacuees. >> this is crazy. yeah, this is crazy. i thought it was going to stay up there in that neighborhood, but then all of a

sudden the whole palisades is covered and there is definitely a bunch of houses that i saw burning that i rode around and saw. and out on the bluffs, way out on the bluffs, there's two houses fully engulfed in flames and nobody fighting fire out there. >> that's a story we'll continue to follow. all right. we want to turn now to president biden, who had to cancel a trip to announce the creation of two national monuments due to those dangerous santa ana winds. he arrived in southern california last night, and he was supposed to travel to the coachella valley today for the announcement to protect public lands south of the joshua tree national park, as well as the tribal site near the oregon border. the white house says that event is going to be rescheduled for next week in washington. meta announced today that it's ending its fact checking program. that system had been established to curb misinformation on their social media platforms like facebook and instagram. meta plans to let users police each other. ktvu is

an. rubin explains. she's live outside meta headquarters in menlo park. and some people saying this is going to promote freedom of speech. others worry it's going to be a free for all online. >> yeah, that is the fear. but ceo mark zuckerberg says the alternative is worse to much censorship. say goodbye to professional fact checkers at facebook and instagram. parent company meta calls them a hindrance to free speech. >> we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. >> they'll move to a community notes model, much like the x platform, where posters police each other. they'll also relax their content filters, focusing on illegal or severe infractions. >> the reality is that this is a trade off. it means we're going to catch less bad stuff, but we'll also reduce the number of innocent people's posts and accounts that we accidentally take down. >> why now? ceo mark zuckerberg says the recent election felt like a cultural tipping point, and that is a big concern at san

francisco based common sense media. they believe this is all about currying favor with donald trump. >> this is a naked political decision where people are prioritizing profit over the best interests of society and over the best interests of kids and families, period. >> their fear that misinformation or hate speech might go unchecked, or that the burden of protecting families will shift back to the families themselves. but experts like larry magid with connect safely say that's really not new. >> the burden is going to be on the user, and i think that's the way it used to be. it's the way it's kind of already always been, even with the fact checkers. and i think at the end of the day, this isn't going to make a huge difference. >> meta's new global policy chief spoke to fox about the change, calling it a return to their roots. >> this is an opportunity for us to get back to the values that mark founded the company on. >> but the jury is still out on what this change will mean for users. >> i don't think it's too good because there's so much that's out there. >> i just feel like it's

dangerous to hear about things just going out of spiral. >> but while some have concerns about the demise of fact checkers, others say it's about time. >> i'm glad they're finally doing it. i just think it was too filtered. so it's nice that they've taken the constraints off. >> meta also plans to bring back more political discourse, and to move their content review teams to texas. the changes will be phased in over the next couple of months. claudine. >> all right. we'll have to watch those changes. all right. thank you, anne, for that report. well, a federal judge is temporarily blocking the release of special counsel jack smith's report on investigations into president elect donald trump. judge aileen cannon, who oversaw the classified documents case in florida, granted a request by trump's legal team to block the report, sending the matter to an appeals court. the justice department had planned to make that final report public as early as friday. it has details on the two doj investigations

into trump's role in mishandling classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and the president elect was denied again in his attempts to delay this week's sentencing in his hush money case today, a new york appeals court judge rejected trump's request for an immediate order that would spare him from being sentenced. this after an emergency hearing where mr. trump's lawyer argued trump can't be sentenced as president elect because he gets the same immunity from criminal proceedings as the president. an appeals judge rejected that idea last week. [music] still ahead tonight, protecting americans from being crippled by their medical debt. what you need to know about the new rules from the biden administration. plus, the bird flu officially turns deadly for humans in the u.s. what experts say about

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high altitude region of western china and areas of nepal. more than 1000 homes were damaged, cars crushed by debris, and at least 126 people were killed. many others were trapped as crews looked for any survivors. people in northeastern nepal strongly felt that earthquake, but there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, and the first bird flu death in the u.s. has been confirmed, but health officials say they're still not worried about the risk

to the general public. now, the victim was a louisiana man over the age of 65 who reportedly had underlying health conditions and was exposed to both backyard chickens and wild birds. the main carriers of the disease. farm workers in close contact with poultry and cattle are the group at the most risk. experts say the mortality rate for the virus remains very low, and the most susceptible patients are those with vulnerable immune systems. experts are also warning the risk the bird flu poses to cats. according to the usda, nationwide, there were nine positive cases involving cats across the u.s. last month. some veterinarians say they do not believe this is a widespread problem, and they are urging cat owners to remain calm but be vigilant and to take their cats to the vet if they start acting seriously ill. >> line is, if you have a pet, a cat or dog, any type of pet that's not acting right is not feeling well. lethargic, especially showing neurological

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cuts to basic programs like free school lunches or summer school curriculums. the budget would also allow the state to fully implement universal transitional kindergarten, meaning school would be free for about 400,004 year olds throughout california. >> child care is very, very expensive. we know that. and tk offers a way to, you know, to get four year olds into the classroom to start getting them ready with some basic academic skills and prepared for kindergarten. >> a big variable will be possible cuts in federal funding under the incoming trump administration. california currently receives about $2,700 per student in federal money. and in a major change that could affect millions of americans credit scores, the outgoing biden administration is banning medical debt from credit reports. that new rule would erase an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from credit reports. white house officials say the ban is being adopted, despite pushback from the banking and consumer data

industries. federal lawmakers argue medical debt is not a good indicator of whether or not someone is able to repay a loan. earlier on the four, we spoke with a financial expert who says the rule could help consumers who are struggling with debt. >> it affects around 15 million americans on average. it should increase their credit score about 20 points. also, they would expect around 22,000 new mortgage applications to be approved each year. because of this elimination of the medical debt on your credit report. so right there alone, a lot of more people into homes, but outside of just mortgages, we're talking car loans, other loans that you may need to survive. >> now the rule is set to take effect in march, but it could be delayed by potential legal challenges. >> well, barry, weather the fog from yesterday cleared on out and as a result, you probably notice the sunshine and the warmer temperatures. this is all

linked up with that offshore wind that has been increasing or accelerating over the past few hours. but the strongest winds, unfortunately, have been down in southern california. and they are talking about extreme fire danger in january. take a look. the red flag warning continues right on into wednesday and thursday. damaging winds over 60 miles an hour and some isolated peaks could be approaching 100 miles an hour. it's also very dry, with the relative humidity around 8 to 15% for here in the bay area. we do have those offshore winds as well, just not nearly as strong. a wind advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning for all these areas. looks like the santa clara valley not covered here, but we could have gusts up above 40, maybe up, maybe closer to 50 miles an hour for the higher elevations. here's the satellite, where you can pick out the clouds streaming into northern california. but the jet stream is key here. and there's that area of low pressure which has settled closer to southern california. they have the strongest winds. we have breezy to windy conditions out there. we also have some high clouds drifting in from the north, so it's not completely clear. we

have partly cloudy skies for tonight. we'll check out some of the current wind reports. and as you can see, these winds are actually not too bad. even out toward oakland winds a calm fairfield at about 14 miles an hour. some more reports for you. livermore gusting there to nearly 30 miles an hour. and mountain view winds out of the north at about 18mph. current numbers. you can see half moon bay in the upper 50s. san francisco 65. so yesterday we had that chill in the air. today we cleared that to fog out. and as a result, you probably notice that warm up in these temperatures kind of stick around into the weekend. and maybe a few spots could be approaching 70 degrees. here's our live camera looking above san francisco, where we do have just a few high clouds drifting overhead. fair skies tomorrow morning and still breezy to windy for some of the bay area hills. so we'll start off with temperatures most areas in the 40s. and here is the forecast models you can see still showing you that offshore wind. this is a 7:00 tomorrow morning. we'll scale back on the wind. and that trend will continue into the afternoon hours. so that wind

advisory allowed to expire. we could still have a bit of a breeze out there. you can see fairfield gusting to 30, 25 miles an hour. that could be on thursday. so here's a setup. an area of high pressure out here, an area of low pressure which is settling into arizona and southern california. that pressure difference sets up that wind pattern we have right now. but it also keeps us dry. so our dry weather stretch will continue into the weekend. highs for tomorrow after that cool start will be in the 60s, the warmest locations around 65 to 67 degrees. and here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. it is still dry on thursday. maybe a touch cooler into your friday. we're watching some, maybe some stronger winds into the weekend. probably not as strong as the winds that we're noticing today, but still more sunshine on your weekend forecast. the dry weather stretch will continue, in fact will be relatively mild, but lots of 60s and a few neighborhoods flirting with 70 degrees. >> all right. thank you mark. well, next at five, oakland's former baseball team has a new place to call home. >> i'm not expecting, like, no

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change of the off season, and it likely won't be the last. multiple outlets reporting that the team is firing. special teams coordinator brian schneider. the niners special teams has statistically been one of the worst in the league, plagued by plagued by missed field goals, penalties, turnovers and other errors. some insiders predicting more changes could come on defense and the medical training staff. well, a's fans were sorry, but like it or not, the team is going to be playing in west sacramento this season. and with opening day just 12 weeks away. we're getting a new look at the a's new home for the next three years, if not longer. reporter cecil hannibal shows us how the a's players and coaches are feeling about the move. >> lawrence butler home run after a season of highs. >> now the two two with the runner going and lows. >> they've gone through a lot of failure. they tasted success last year in july and august.

their confidence has grown. >> the a's have landed in the capital city in a different city with the same mission. >> i'm hoping that we accomplish our ultimate goal, which is to win a world series. >> after a season plagued with injuries, poor performance and a record well below 500, the a's are hoping to make waves right here in west sacramento. a new city, a new ballpark. right now, the a's have 12 weeks until opening day, and crews are working to get sutter health park up to major league standards. >> walking into sutter health today. the ballpark itself exceeded expectations. >> after touring sutter health park today, the team was impressed. but there's still more to do from adding light posts, more led lighting and even widening the batter's eye. but so far, the team feels optimistic. >> the ballpark seemed great. you know, i think the facilities now that they're renovating are going to be way better from where it was. this is triple-a. >> feels like i'm not expecting like no big league field or anything like that, but like for a minor league field facility that is really good. >> impressed by their new

ballpark, but also the warm welcome from the city. >> we can tell people are excited and really looking forward to having us here. and that makes that transition even easier and makes us excited to get out there and play. >> just been very excited for us to be here. i think they're proud that, you know, the a's are here in town, and i think it's a good city and we're going to have a lot of fans come out to the games, and it's going to be a fun atmosphere and a fun place to play. >> but now the work begins. the a's finished fourth in the al west last season. a young team that's added vets in the off season, hoping to give fans from oakland to sacramento a reason to pack out sutter health park. right now, the team is getting settled learning a new city. from here, they'll head to mesa, arizona, for spring training on february 12th in west sacramento. cecil. hannibal. >> next at 6:00, we're hearing from the victims of a notorious kidnaping case in vallejo as the man convicted faces new charges in the bay area. in san francisco, leaders tout a major drop in crime. what they say is leading to a historic decline and a destructive wildfire,

destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate in southern california. powerful winds and dry brush, creating dangerous conditions for firefighters. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> we are not out of danger. the national weather service has predicted that the winds are going to pick up and get worse, and there is definitely a bunch of houses that i saw burning that i rode around and saw. >> and out on the bluffs, way out on the bluffs, there's two houses fully engulfed in flames. >> good evening, i'm greg lee. we're following breaking news out of southern california, where the so-called palisades fire has exploded to nearly 1300 acres. the flames being pushed by powerful winds. the governor has now declared a state of emergency. ktvu claudine wong is here with the latest on the firefight. claudine. >> yeah, greg, we've been following this for you all day and into this evening. and right now, thousands of structures are under threat. you're taking a