erupts in southern california. wind whipped flames igniting in pacific palisades in altadena. the strongest winds still to come, pushing fire crews to the limit. >> it's difficult to pre-stage a fire engine at every single home. it's a guessing game for us. >> thousands forced to evacuate, some abandoning their cars amid traffic gridlock as the fast moving fire overtook communities and destroyed homes. >> they were telling us to leave. we had an evacuation order, but there was, there was. it was not safe to leave. >> governor newsom on the ground, pleading with people to be ready to go as the fire fight continues into the night. >> and how important it is you listen to these evacuation orders.

>> a state of emergency declared in southern california. good evening, i'm claudine wong. >> i'm greg lee. tonight, tens of thousands of residents forced from their homes as a wildfire tears through the pacific palisades neighborhood. and late this evening, another wildfire popped up near pasadena. the eaton fire broke out just after 8:00 tonight in the altadena pasadena area. right now, it has burned about 400 acres with mandatory evacuation orders in place. it is 0% contained and no word yet on any damage. a crew from our sister station captured this striking video of flames surrounding a street in altadena tonight. their owners of these horses trying to evacuate after letting others free in hopes of escaping the inferno. >> no, we booked out of there to get these out. i got, i got let's see. >> we loaded. for two. >> three. what is that? nine. and how are these horses doing? >> 11. 12. >> there's 12. yeah. no, they're pretty wired up there.

>> yeah, they're getting used to. >> they're getting used to it now. but when the wind is blowing and the embers are, they don't really know what to do. >> the eaton fire is located about 40 miles east of the palisades fire. that fire first broke out about 1030 this morning and has now burned nearly 3000 acres. an estimated 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, with impacted communities stretching from malibu to santa monica. structures have already burned and tens of thousands are under threat. firefighters are not planning to hold another press conference until 8:00 tomorrow morning and take a look at this video. emergency crews bulldozing more than two dozen abandoned cars on palisades drive, clearing the road so resources and crews could get through all of the vehicles left behind. as people fled that area trying to escape the palisades fire. and we begin our coverage tonight with ktvu reporter betty yu, who's live for us in menlo

park and betty bay area crews are deploying to los angeles county, are preparing to receive the call to be deployed. >> that's right. claudine. the menlo park fire protection district is among several across the bay area that is ready to mobilize at a moment's notice. crews here can be ready to roll in less than an hour should they get the call. >> these rigs are going to be on your residential streets trying to one. make sure that life safety is preserved and then doing structure protection as the rapidly spreading pacific palisades fire rages out of control. >> fire crews in the bay area are standing by, ready to assist should the state's office of emergency services make the call for backup. >> we have specific engines that are prepared with wildland equipment, etc. >> fire marshal john johnston explained that a typical strike team consists of five engines similar to this, one staffed by 20 firefighters. around 30,000

residents scrambled to evacuate, creating gridlocked traffic that complicated evacuation efforts and forced many to abandon their cars and flee on foot. >> the majority of the head of the body of the fire has burned in various directions. we have zero containment on this fire, and so we have open front all around this fire, all the communities that surround this fire are in in a threat. and so because of that threat, it's difficult to pre-stage a fire engine at every single home. so it's a guessing game for us. >> cal fire's scu and ccu teams, which serves several bay area counties, shared photos on social media showing their firefighters supporting agencies like the los angeles county fire department. >> up here in northern california, we have the diablo winds, which are very similar. it comes at different times of the year, but in southern california, they do have the east winds or the santa ana's as they are known. they are seasonal. however, we are seeing that they are lasting longer

into the year, which is not typical. >> governor gavin newsom visited the fire lines, sharing video of a briefing and having just quite literally an hour or so ago gone up the canyon and saw firsthand the impact of these swirling winds and the embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed. >> and the fact that people were still not evacuated, still did not heed the warning. we're just coming down the canyon is a reminder of how serious this moment is. >> and firefighters are expecting those winds to grow even stronger in the overnight hours, which of course, could send those embers flying in unpredictable directions. greg. >> yeah. betty. certainly the question tonight, especially for our crews here in the bay area, do fire crews in l.a. have enough resources at this point?

>> well, lafd did say that as of tonight, they do have adequate resources, but of course, they are limited on their ability to fly because of those winds. but if a second, third or fourth fire erupts in that immediate area, then of course they will be stretched and they may not have enough resources. greg. >> all right. our betty yu in menlo park with the crew that's ready to go. betty. thank you. with that in mind, the los angeles fire department is asking all off duty crews who were able to report back to work. the department posting this on social media as winds again are expected to pick up overnight, only worsening the situation while escaping the flames was terrifying for some evacuees. >> tonight i spoke with one woman who fled with her husband and son. here's how tricia cosentino describes her family's escape to safety. >> we started walking up the hill and as we got closer to the top, we saw smoke and they were telling us to leave. we had an evacuation order, but there was, there was. it was not safe to leave. we waited another hour

and we heard that the police were doing escorts. so we got back in line and they were taking a dozen car cars down. and by that point they had moved all the debris because there were abandoned cars like dozens of abandoned cars. so we ended up going through the smoke and the flames and getting down to the bottom, which i thought would be good, but it was just the beginning of a nightmare that had been going on while we were up there. so right to the water, we just a half a mile to the water and everything was on fire. i didn't take anything out of it. i have, i we just left everything and a long night ahead for that area. >> let's bring in meteorologist mark tamayo. now, mark, you are tracking those powerful winds that continue tonight in southern california. >> yeah, that's right. claudine, this could be the strongest wind event since 2011. and the winds will continue to increase. they

have been picking up over the past few hours. and that trend unfortunately expected to increase for tonight into early tomorrow morning. so this was the scene looking out toward the palisades fire earlier this afternoon. and this was the satellite showing you that big smoke plume moving out to sea, moving out into the pacific. so a dramatic scene with that fire growing rapidly, as you would expect with a wind pattern like this. and keep in mind, we're talking about fire coverage. had to remind myself it is january 7th and we're talking about extreme fire behavior. take a look at the wind speeds, the top gusts over the past day or so, and you'll notice a lot of these numbers actually reporting throughout the evening hours. so it continues to be a big factor. burbank malibu hills, over 80 miles an hour. just extreme wind there. montecito closer to santa barbara, 69 miles an hour. even closer to the coast. huntington beach at 51 miles an hour. so you can see the location of these two fires first will come in closer to show you the current conditions around the palisades fire. right now, you can see winds out of the north and northeast, 27 miles an hour,

gusting to 39. the relative humidity. it's coming down to around 24%. also checking out the eaton fire as we move closer to pasadena and altadena. and right now temperatures in the lower 60s. look at that wind gust of over 60 miles an hour at a site closer to that fire zone. so as a result, we are seeing extreme fire behavior that on top of this seasonal rainfall for lax only 0.03 going back to october 1st, that is only 0.7% of average. so extremely dry, extremely windy. the red flag warning is in place today, tomorrow and into thursday. and unfortunately we're seeing those strong damaging winds and very dry air mass setting up around 8 to 15%. so very strong winds for tonight into early tomorrow morning. but then we should see an overall decrease somewhat. that should begin to help the fire crews. that will be for tomorrow afternoon. but a big fire fight in the short term for tonight as we do move into your wednesday morning. >> all right mark, we'll see you

soon. thank you. new at ten. san francisco will get a new mayor tomorrow. daniel lurie will be inaugurated in a ceremony in front of city hall starting at 1130 tomorrow morning. ktvu is amber lee is live in san francisco to give us a preview. good evening. amber. >> good evening greg. earlier tonight there was a lot of preparation work here at civic center plaza and in chinatown. you're looking at the back of the stage that's set up for the inauguration ceremony. we're going to give you a behind the scenes look at tomorrow's festivities. >> hi. >> my name is charlotte lee, and i'm a fifth grader at frank mccoppin elementary. >> the stage is set for mayor elect daniel lurie's inauguration ceremony, to be held at civic center plaza wednesday morning. school children rehearsing. they will be introducing guest speakers. how are you feeling? >> a little bit nervous and excited. >> crews place protective covers on the 2000 seats set up for ticketed guests. the new mayor says he will talk about public safety as a priority during his

speech. >> i think public safety does need to be the priority and, you know, it cascades from there. cleanliness. >> dress rehearsal. on this night, 70 high school students will perform a lion dance in front of far east restaurant on grant avenue to greet the mayor as he arrives to attend the banquet inside. >> i'm really excited to see how like he's going to affect us. and you see everyone here. they're looking at how many people we have. we're all excited. >> there is a sense of pride that lurie will be the city's first mayor to celebrate on inauguration night in chinatown. >> it would be a great royal welcome to welcome into the community because he's willing to have it in our community. so we're going to use red and paint the town red and use all red lines to- [applause] 100,000. >> firecrackers will be lit as a symbol of good luck before the mayor enters the restaurant. >> this is an invitation which was mailed to me, filipino

community leader lorenzo pestana shows me his invitation to the inauguration ceremony. >> he tells me this celebration is about unity among all communities. >> it's a community. it's like so important for us to unite, to have one voice. >> banners which read chinatown celebrates mayor daniel lurie, went up tuesday afternoon. along grant avenue. dozens of union workers set up a stage for the live performances that will be part of the chinatown night market. >> to us, it means a great start for a new administration in san francisco and new beginnings and a really auspicious moment for san francisco. >> crews in chinatown plan to continue setting up tomorrow morning. the night market starts at 530, and everyone is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony here at civic center plaza. it's standing room only if you don't have a ticket.

>> greg, a lot of planning and preparation for tomorrow. amberleigh live in the city for us. amber. thank you. a reminder we'll have live coverage on air and online of the inauguration ceremony. make sure to download the fox local app as well to stay on top of tomorrow's festivities. >> well, the casket of former president jimmy carter arrived in washington, d.c. today. a solemn procession from the u.s. navy memorial through the streets of the nation's capital as onlookers lined the streets to pay their respects. the final farewell, meant to mirror carter's 1977 inaugural parade. and let's give you a live look now at the capitol rotunda, where it is 1:00 in the morning. but as you can see, service members continue to surround carter's flag draped casket to pay their respects. he will lie in state through thursday, so members of the public can pay their respects. ahead of his funeral service, which will be held thursday at the washington national cathedral. president joe biden will deliver the eulogy. and this afternoon, a ceremony with members of

congress and vice president kamala harris. >> james earl carter jr. loved our country. he lived his faith. he served the people and he left the world better than he found it. >> mr. carter's four children, as well as several grandchildren and other family members, stood in the rotunda for the solemn ceremony. lawmakers eulogized carter during the ceremony, emphasizing his values in leadership and his continued service after leaving the white house. >> president carter's life, his selfless service, his fight against cancer, and his lasting contributions to his fellow man are all truly remarkable. >> today's ceremony begins three days of honoring the former president after thursday's funeral in washington, president carter will return to his hometown of plains, georgia, for a private service before he's buried next to his wife of 77

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officials are taking steps in phases to make adjustments to thousands of streets to comply with the new state law that is designed to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters is live for us in san jose tonight, with more on how the city is planning to implement and enforce this new day lighting law lamonica. >> claudine. city officials say they know it won't be simple to implement and enforce this new law, but they're hoping that it helps them meet their goal, their vion zero goal where no one dies while walking actually makes sense. >> it's nice to be able to see around the corners, because before some of the cars were parking right at the corner. >> san jose resident alex abadia says he supports the goals of assembly bill 413 or the day lighting bill. the new law will require vehicles to park at least 20ft away from the approaching side of all

crosswalks, or 15ft away from crosswalks with a curb extension. >> the area right in front of our store is mostly like loading zone into our parking, and i think it's quite a distance away from the crosswalk already, so i don't really see it impacting our store too much at all. >> to enforce the law, some corner parking spaces will be eliminated on each street, which should make it easier for drivers to see people walking across the road. in 2022, 32 pedestrians were hit and killed in san jose, the highest number of pedestrian fatalities in city history, san jose transportation officials say. with thousands of streets to adjust, they're working in phases to implement the law. >> we had areas in downtown and beyond where we had parking meters that actually fell within that 20 foot limit, so we've removed those parking meters. >> haney says san jose has already painted some curbs red and will remove some blue accessibility spaces. because the law is new, the city of san

jose has not implemented a fine yet and wants to educate people first. >> the hope is that this law will be similar to the restriction on parking within 15ft of a fire hydrant. the idea is that if you're a driver and you've been trained and you've taken the driver's test, you know that law. so we don't need to paint red in front of every single fire hydrant. >> now, the city of santa clara says it will also use this month as an educational period. but in sunnyvale, they say they plan to issue $53 tickets for breaking the law starting this week. >> claudine lamonica. i imagine that can be confusing for folks. i would imagine people should just assume they could get a ticket and just not even try to take advantage of any kind of grace, period. >> yeah, i think it's best if you can to just start doing it, whether or not you can get a ticket, because they will start enforcing it at some point. so you may as well get in that habit, create new habits.

>> all right. thank you lamonica. well, san jose says it's ready to start rolling out a new pilot program with a goal of reducing the number of lived in rvs on the streets. so starting on thursday, people who live in an rv encampment on chenowith avenue will be the first of 30 sites to receive notices that they have two weeks to move. city teams will give people in those rvs information about transitional housing, as well as safe, sanctioned parking sites. and after the two weeks heads up, tow trucks will then come to remove any remaining rvs. opponents of the program say it will vulnerable people at risk. but mayor matt mehan says this program is about safety for everyone. >> prioritize the sites that have the largest negative impact on the community, particularly those near schools, parks, residential neighborhoods. >> the pilot program is set to run through the end of this year, and has a $1.5 million budget. >> the justice department is suing six large landlords for

using an algorithm to help set rents and keep them high. ten states, including california, have joined the suit. prosecutors say the companies also share information on rental prices and occupancy to boost profits. the landlords were added to an existing suit against the property management software company realpage. the company says it is being scapegoated for high housing costs caused by a shortage of homes. >> well, the bay area saw some gusty winds today, as you can see from this video taken earlier this evening at merritt college in oakland. there's the flag that is blowing. the trees were also going back and forth. so let's check back in now with our meteorologist, mark tamayo. the winds we're seeing here. certainly nothing like what they're seeing down south, but still a windy day. >> yeah. in fact, strong enough. we do have wind advisories in place right now for a good portion of the bay area. so the real extreme winds focus down to our south down towards southern california. but take a look at

some of these winds over the past day or so, over the past 12 hours or so, basically mount saint helena, that's over 4000ft, but over 80 miles an hour. diablo black hawk, 63 miles an hour. mount almanor in the santa cruz mountains, 60 miles an hour and still some breezy to windy conditions closer to the surface as well. santa rosa reporting a wind gust of up to 44 miles an hour. the wind advisory is in place right now until 10:00 wednesday. winds, as we have been showing you could be over 40 approaching 50 miles an hour. so here is the satellite. also the upper level wind pattern of the big ridge out here in the pacific. and then a big trough down in southern california. and the thinking is tonight for southern california, some of this upper level wind will actually mix down closer to the surface. that that that tends to happen sometimes at night. and that could lead to some more, more of a stronger wind event down in southern california, unfortunately. so the pattern we do not need take a look right now as we show you the current winds here in the bay area. fairfield 28 miles an hour. that's a wind gust napa gusting

to 37 miles an hour in san jose. winds at about 12 miles an hour. but look at livermore. still over 40 miles an hour outside. right now we are in the clear, at least partly cloudy skies over san francisco. and with this pattern setting up, it's actually fairly mild temperatures right now in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so here's the forecast model. at midnight, you can see the clock tick away into the morning hours. still breezy to windy at 6:00. and then we will gradually scale back on the wind speeds. remember that advisory expires at 10:00 tomorrow morning. we could still have a bit of a breeze in our five day forecast. we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, mark, thank you. more than 2000 customers were in the dark in san bruno this evening. some businesses had to close due to the outage that started at about 530. traffic signals, as you see, were flashing red. pg and e says multiple crews are working to get the power back on. about 1500 customers have had their power restored. this cause for this is still under investigation. >> well, stopping at a bart station sends one person to the

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a dui. new year's day crash that killed a pregnant woman in gilroy has been charged with murder. jesus. carlos torres is facing two counts of murder, along with dui charges. the crash happened near the intersection of leavesley road and new avenue at about 6:30 p.m. on new year's day. rachel marie gonzalez gallegos was in the car with her husband and young son when investigators say torres veered into oncoming traffic, hitting them head on and killing gallegos. >> police are investigating a stabbing at a hayward bart station that halted operations this morning. it happened shortly after 10:00 near the turnstile at that station.

witnesses initially said. a rider who didn't pay was confronted by a rider who did pay, and that resulted in a fight where one person was stabbed. that person was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. two people were initially detained, but bart now says those two were not involved and have been released. >> 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. >> service resumed at about 1:00 this afternoon. police are still investigating what happened, and they are asking anyone with information to contact them. >> two online tobacco retailers will pay a settlement for violating a san francisco ban on flavored tobacco products. the city sued millennial one and kishiro technology, accusing them of selling the products in violation of city law. the companies must pay $68,000 in penalties and fees. city attorney david chu said, quote, we take protecting our community's health seriously and selling these products will not be tolerated in san francisco.

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the wildfire emergency in los angeles county. tonight, the palisades fire burning nearly

3000 acres in the pacific palisades neighborhood just northwest of santa monica. this evening, an estimated 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. now east of downtown l.a. in the city of altadena, near pasadena is the eaton fire, and this is video of a senior center being evacuated tonight with dozens of residents behind hauled out of the facility. that fire broke out at about 8:00 tonight and is at 400 acres, but both fires have 0% containment. we're going to have much more on this coming up tonight at 11. >> the victims in a notorious vallejo kidnaping case nearly a decade ago, speaking out today after the man convicted is now charged with new crimes in another bay area city. >> our crime reporter, henry lee has closely 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. >> after more than six years, state oversight of the san francisco police department is ending with a report finding that it has implemented the majority of required reforms. 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 of that force is used against black individuals has significantly declined. chief bill scott says it shows that reform can go hand in hand with reducing crime. >> i hope that people who are

watching this see that these two things don't have to be mutually exclusive, and one doesn't detract from the other. you can have reform and improve your police department and your practices and protocols, and still address the issues that need to be addressed. >> the state took over the reform effort in 2018 at the request of the city and the department. sfpd will be responsible for managing the remainder of the reforms. >> outgoing san francisco mayor london breed is touting a drop in crime as she serves her last day in office. take a look at these numbers. city leaders say it is a 20 year low for the city's crime rates. the police department says property crime is down 31% and violent crime is down 14% from 2023. police say homicides reached a 60 year low, with 2024 seeing a 35% drop from 2023, and car break ins were down 54% from last year. ktvu christien kafton reports from the city.

>> the latest data on crime in san francisco shows it is on the decline. san francisco's mayor and chief of police say property crime is down 31% compared to 2023. violent crime down 14% on her final full day in office, mayor london breed said it's the result of hard work on several fronts. the mayor said a strong district attorney, new state and local laws and the adoption of new technology have all contributed to the lowest crime rate since 2001. >> we have what we need to be a successful city, and i feel very strongly and proud that i've laid the groundwork for what has been extraordinary in terms of what happened in 2024, and it's only going to get better. >> the electronic frontier foundation, a privacy watchdog in the digital and technological space, warned that, quote, there is no magic tipping point the sfpd can hit, which more and more surveillance will suddenly be the primary reason for safer streets. the opposite is true. the more surveillance there is, the more vulnerable communities will feel. the negative impacts

of heavy handed policing. san francisco's police chief, bill scott, said. a focused approach to catch and convict repeat offenders and adopting new technology played roles in reducing the crime rate. >> once we got that equipment in our arsenal of tools, drones and helicopters, they became even more effective. so we're seeing more arrests. we're seeing more arrests on people that are prolific. >> the latest data comes as the city prepares for a new mayor to lead the city. daniel lurie met with officers in chinatown listening to their concerns. he acknowledged the decrease in crime but said there's still work to be done. >> it's incredibly hopeful. we have to continue to do our work. i've commended them on those crime stats going down. i want to continue to see improvements there. >> specifically, the mayor elect said he wants to see increased focus on the fentanyl epidemic and to maintain the focus on public safety. he said we'll get more details on his plans on wednesday in san francisco,

christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up at 11, we are continuing to follow the two fast-moving wildfires tearing through southern california tonight, the latest on the firefight as thousands flee from their homes. [music] >> anna merryweather. we are in the clear right now and still some breezy to windy conditions out there. coming up, we'll talk more about a wind advisory and our dry weather stretch. >> it's going to stick around, but first, it's been two years since the deadly beating of tyree nichols by former officers in the memphis police department. tonight's vigil in

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a night to commemorate nicole's life. two years ago today, nicole's was beaten by five memphis police officers in

tennessee during a traffic stop. he died from his injuries three days later. tonight's vigil was held in sacramento, where nichols grew up at the skate park he used to skate at, which has since been named after him. the event began with the lighting of candles, along with remarks from the community and a moment of silence to remember nichols and all victims of police violence. nichols family and friends say they are still fighting for justice. >> this year is going to be a big year for us. it's going to be the year we actually get justice for him. we're about halfway there right now. this is the last year. so this is just to remember him. >> the officers involved have been found guilty of federal obstruction of justice. all five of them are still facing state charges of second degree murder and kidnaping. >> the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions by president joe biden today, as he prepares to wrap up his time in office. the president's executive actions consisted of banning drilling and mining on more than 800,000 acres of federal land. a new rule that bans medical debt

from appearing on credit reports, as well as the transfer of 11 guantanamo bay detainees to oman. the administration says the final two weeks of biden's presidency will be, quote, jam packed. it is a move president elect donald trump is pushing back on. >> typically, anything done through executive action can be undone through executive action. is it going to take some time? absolutely. >> the biden administration is also reportedly negotiating with the taliban to exchange americans detained in afghanistan for a high profile guantanamo bay prisoner. >> in a news conference in florida today, president elect trump said the u.s. needs to control greenland and the panama canal. mr. trump refused to say whether or not he would use military force in that effort. but donald trump jr and several trump representatives landed in greenland today for what is being called a personal visit. as washington, d.c, began to pay its respects to the late president jimmy carter, the president elect blasted carter

for returning the panama canal to panama. >> it might be that you'll have to do something. look, the panama canal is vital to our country. he thought giving away the panama canal was a good thing. i think it cost him the election. >> the president elect is set to arrive in washington tomorrow. trump will meet with senate republicans to discuss the best way to move his agenda quickly through congress. >> well, coming up, federal regulators launching a probe into more than 2 million tesla vehicles. >> plus some big changes at meta. why the company is ending its fact checking program and what users can expect moving forward. >> and strong winds today across the bay area. but will that continue into the week? meteorologist

are investigating tesla over technology that allows drivers to summon their vehicles remotely. investigators are looking into 12 total incidents reported by users of the summons technology. the cars failed to recognize objects, including parked cars. the national highway traffic safety administration says tesla did not provide information on any of the crashes. the probe covers 2.6 million teslas. we have reached out to tesla for comment. >> meta announced today it will be ending its fact checking program. the system had been established to curb misinformation on their social media platforms like facebook

and instagram. but now the company says users are allowed to police each other as ktvu is an rubin reports the decision has sparked some back and forth already. >> 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 in menlo park. anne rubin, ktvu, fox two news. >> business and tech journalist ian sher says that meta had come under criticism for perceived political bias in its fact checking by effectively giving that control over now to the people and letting essentially everyone vote on what the truth is. >> it allows facebook to kind of sidestep the issue. of course, it raises this whole new problem of that what people vote to be true is not always what the actual facts are. >> sher says there are places online where the community has been able to police itself. he points to wikipedia as an

example, where people have come together to ensure that information is largely accurate. >> on wall street, stocks slumped on new concerns about inflation. a stronger than expected jobs report is leading to speculation that the federal reserve will pause cutting interest rates. the dow was down 178 points. the nasdaq sank 375 points and the s&p 500 was off 66 points. shares of santa clara chipmaker nvidia fell over 6%. amazon, tesla, apple and microsoft were also lower. the new jobs numbers showed job creation in november hit the highest level since may. data from the bureau of labor statistics found that more than 8 million open positions exist, and the number of people quitting declined to 3.1 million. openings increased in professional and business services, finance, insurance, and private educational services. >> well, it's january 7th and we are just talking about a dry weather stretch. and of course, this wind, which is producing

extreme fire danger down in southern california. take a look at the maps. and you notice up in northern california, it has been a nice start with with the rainfall calendar, crescent city, santa rosa, redding all well up above 100%. compare that to southern california. lax only 0.03. only 0.7% of average. so they are running way behind in terms of rainfall. and as a result, their fire season continues. red flag warning continues right on into wednesday and thursday. some of the wind gusts. right now the malibu hills just amazing with these numbers and just incredibly dangerous with with that wind setting up malibu hills. a wind gust right now of 83 miles an hour. burbank. 59 miles an hour. newhall pass 55 miles an hour or so. that wind forecast so far. verifying for tonight into tomorrow. and it's that dry pattern as well. relative humidity could be coming down into the single digits. so unfortunately that they have the extreme fire danger in southern california tonight, wednesday and into

thursday. here is the satellite. and you'll notice a lot happening here in the pacific a lot of high clouds moving into northern california. but a big ridge out here. and then we have a big circulation, a big area of low pressure down closer to southern california. that pressure difference is setting up that wind in the upper levels, and it's also coming down to the surface as well. so that's why we're seeing those winds pick up for tonight in southern california. our winds have been picking up as well. you can see santa rosa gusting to 20 miles an hour, fairfield gusting at 28 miles an hour. oakland winds at about 20 miles an hour. and some more reports for you. hayward at 31. livermore right now. augusta, 43. and even out toward the coast. look at half moon bay, 39 miles an hour with this pattern setting up. this is amazing. it is a mild evening out there right now. we have some 60s to report in santa rosa and napa. san jose, 62 and hayward in the mid 60s. so here's our live camera tonight looking above san francisco. we had some high clouds move in this afternoon, but right now we have clear to

partly cloudy skies overnight temperatures. once those winds back off, we should cool off a bit. so most areas starting out the day in the 40s and still a bit of a breeze out there. remember the wind advisory is in place until 10:00 tomorrow morning. so here's the forecast model for tonight. still breezy to windy tomorrow morning and then into the afternoon hours. we will scale back on those wind speeds. and this is 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. so the strongest winds tomorrow will be for the morning hours. here's that set up. that area of high pressure out here, this area of low pressure here. and that the pressure difference is setting up that wind event for today. and of course, the strongest winds have been focused, as you know, in southern california, sunny and mild for tomorrow. lots of 60s out there. i have not talked about rain at all. and you'll notice still we are dry in this five day forecast. a little bit of a cool down into friday. winds could pick up again as we do move into friday and saturday, but we're not expecting extremely strong winds. maybe some stronger gusts for the higher elevations, but it is a dry and a mild weather pattern that will continue into

the weekend. >> all right mark looks good. thank you. coming up in sports the warriors at home tonight taking on the miami heat who are down jimmy butler highlights after the break. >> then on the 11:00 news major tech conferences kicking off today in las vegas. and it c e with an

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including shoulder inflammation and neck pains. verlander was kept off of the astros postseason roster when the team was knocked out by detroit in the wild card series, and became a free agent in the fall. >> all right, now to some basketball. the warriors home tonight at the chase center, hosting the miami heat to the first quarter. we go. the heat's up three. duncan robinson there he goes. gets that three right at the buzzer. that goes in. the heat up six. third quarter warriors down nine steph curry takes his own three and hits that three pointer. warriors down six in the fourth quarter. there he goes. curry spinning that defense and then getting that layup. and he would finish with 31 points. warriors down two. but the heat go on to win it 114 to 98. >> to the ice. the san jose sharks trying to make it three wins in a row but faced a tall task in the vegas golden knights. to the tank we go. we'll take you to the first period. action! no score here. marc stone gets it at the blue line and scores here for the vegas breakaway. knights lead

one. nothing. 89 seconds later, same score. zach whitecloud receives the puck. scores from the right circle through the five hole. knights lead two. nothing. they will skate away with it. vegas wins 4 to 2. sharks are back at it this friday in utah. >> well, the 2025 roster for the u.s. women's national team was announced today, and one bay fc player made the cut. defender alyssa melanson has been selected to participate in this month's training camp, which begins on january 14th in los angeles. bay fc, sharing this on social media today. melanson is one of 26 players called up. this marks her third invite to play with the national team. she is set to return to bay fc this upcoming season after helping the club reach the playoffs in its inaugural season. the four year pro signed a three year contract extension with bay fc in august, keeping her with the club through 2027. and that wraps us up for sports. the 11:00 news with greg starts now.

>> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> hello again i'm greg lee. let's get right to our top story. tonight a wildfire emergency in los angeles county this evening. several wildfires are burning, forcing thousands out of their homes. one fire burning in the city of altadena, north of pasadena. another in the pacific palisades neighborhood just north of santa monica. and the la fire department confirmed another fire has broken out in sylmar in the san fernando valley in just the last hour. the palisades fire first broke out about 1030 this morning and has now burned nearly 3000 acres. an estimated 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, with impacted communities stretching from malibu to santa monica. structures have already burned and tens of thousands are under threat. firefighters are not planning to hold another press conference until 8:00 tomorrow morning. around 40 miles east of there is the eaton fire,