>> 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, which is 400 acres with 0%

containment. a crew from our sister station captured this jarring video of flames surrounding a street in altadena tonight. these people trying to evacuate their horses after letting others free in hopes of escaping the inferno. >> 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. >> dozens of people were also evacuated, evacuated from a senior center tonight in altadena. a mandatory evacuation order covers the entire eastern half of that city. tonight, governor newsom has secured federal assistance for both wildfires. let's now bring in meteorologist mark tamayo. mark these powerful winds, creating a worst case scenario for fires.

yeah. >> that's right greg. so dry in southern california, the winds really picking up throughout the day today in fact really increasing this evening. in fact this was the scene earlier this afternoon looking out toward the palisades fire. here's the satellite showing you that smoke plume, a defined wind out of the north and northeast, pushing that smoke plume out into the pacific, and some of the winds gusting. typically, a windy day would be 30 to 40 to maybe 50 miles an hour. these numbers are really up there. burbank. over 80 miles an hour. same for the malibu hills, beverly hills one side and the hills there. actually 71 miles an hour even closer to the coastline. huntington beach, 51mph. right now. you can see some more wind reports for southern california. the red flag fire warning is in place for all these areas in red, into your wednesday and into your thursday. so unfortunately, this forecast is verifying with those winds picking up, possibly approaching 100 miles an hour for the highest peaks of southern california, and that dry air

continues to move in relative humidity right around 8 to 15%. so as we come in closer to a couple of the fire zones right now, we'll show you the current conditions out there and closer to the palisades fire. winds gusting to over 40 miles an hour. it is also very dry. the relative humidity down right around 16%. and of course, the fire that developed this evening out closer to the altadena area, the eaton fire, you can see winds gusting to 47 miles an hour. so the firefight that's happening tonight into tomorrow morning with those real strong winds will be battling those real strong winds. and then throughout the day tomorrow, there should be somewhat of an improvement later in the day. talking to the winds. not going to go go away. but the winds will back off somewhat into your wednesday afternoon. the winds also impacting the bay area as well. we'll have more on that with your full update in a few minutes. >> dangerous conditions there, mark. thank you. firefighters have challenging conditions facing them tonight as winds can pick up quickly. reporter. editor laskas from our sister station in la filed this report a short time ago.

>> this looks like a war zone here, mike. i'll give you a look. home after home. the ones right near the camera, they. we lost them a couple of hours ago. smoldering debris further down on radcliffe as it runs parallel to temescal canyon. that's a two story home. it is burning out of control on the east side of radcliffe. through those trees, you can see the flames licking up through some more homes over there. because initially, as this fire moved through, the winds were blowing from the west to the east, meaning they were blowing from the right side of your screen across to the left side, blowing all those embers in this direction. so the homes on this side hit first, started to burn embers across the street. that neighborhood, that part of the neighborhood here on radcliffe, burning, still burning is even as we speak. and down along there, past that area, as we look over toward that is where some fire trucks have now stationed on temescal. but look it up on the hill, the bluffs up there, a mansion fully engulfed, burning as some of the embers have hit that. so the entire area is sealed off, fire

engines moving in, firefighters moving in. but many of the hillsides here in the palisades, many of the homes, beautiful homes up on the bluff, burning, burning as we speak. no end in sight to this wild fire. back to you guys. >> bay area fire crews are deploying to los angeles county or preparing to receive the call to be deployed. ktvu is betty yu has more tonight on the statewide effort to contain the flames. >> these rigs are going to be on your residential streets 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. 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. >> we're not out of the woods by

any stretch of the imagination. you may feel at home that you're fine down in riverside county, san bernardino county, down in ventura county, other parts of the state. but there's a reason we pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on sunday in anticipation of this wind event. >> the winds are expected to grow even stronger overnight, which will send those embers flying in unpredictable directions. in menlo park, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news and to stay on top of southern california wildfires. >> download the fox local app. there you can find live around the clock coverage, as well as the latest updates from officials, including evacuation notices and current containment numbers. new at 11 a familiar face sworn in as san mateo county supervisor, former congresswoman jackie speier took the oath today administed by former congresswoman anna eshoo. speiererved on the board back in the 1980s. she said houng and affordable childcare are somef her top priorities.

supervisors selected david canepa to serve as president. san francisco's new mayor takes office tomorrow. daniel lowry will be inaugurated at a ceremony to be held at civic center plaza. ktvu is amber lee takes us behind the scenes for a sneak preview of tomorrow's festivities. >> my name is charlotte yee, and i'm a fifth grader at frank mccoppin elementary. >> the stage is set for mayor elect daniel lowrey's inauguration ceremony, to be held at civic center plaza wednesday morning. schoolchildren 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 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. >> all. there is a sense of pride that lowry 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. >> an invitation which was mailed to me, filipino community leader lorenzo lozano, 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 lowry, 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 will continue to set up wednesday morning. the night market starts at 530 and everyone is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony here at civic center plaza. if you don't have a ticket, it will be standing room in san francisco. amber lee ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come, a big announcement today from nvidia on a number of new products. also ahead, new details are emerging about the truck explosion outside of the trump hotel in las vegas. the technology officials say the suspect used to help plan the attack. also, tragedy in hawaii, the deadly fire that killed a young irefig

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mourning the death of one of its firefighters in the line of duty. this story begins tonight's west coast rap, hfd said 25 year old jeff fiala was killed, and four other firefighters and a civilian injured after responding to an apartment fire. the department says fiala lost his life when the two story building collapsed during the battle of the fire. >> we tragically, one of our firefighters got tragically killed. we have 3 or 4 other firefighters who are being held overnight at queens, and it's a very difficult time for us and we just ask for your prayers and

support during this difficult time. >> fiala had been with the department just for a year and a half in nevada. investigators say the soldier who blew up a tesla cybertruck outside the las vegas trump hotel used generative ai to help plan the attack on new year's day. investigators say matthew berger of colorado springs shot himself in the head shortly before explosives in the cybertruck detonated. an investigation of his search history prior to the attack shows berger used chatgpt to search for explosive targets and how fast certain ammunition travels. investigators say berger also believed he was being followed at the time of the attack. >> the suspect believed he was being followed all the way from colorado, and i want to make it clear that our suspect in this case has never had a criminal history, nor was he on the radar of the fbi or the lvmpd prior to this bombing. >> berger was an active duty

army green beret who deployed to afghanistan twice. investigators say he left notes in his cell phone, saying he needed to cleanse his mind of the brothers. i've lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives i took. a reminder you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. the casket of former president jimmy carter arrived in washington, d.c, today as the celebration of his life and legacy continued. a solemn procession from the u.s. navy memorial through the streets of the nation's capital. he is lying in state in the capitol rotunda for the public to pay their respects. lawmakers today eulogized carter during a ceremony emphasizing his values and leadership. >> 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. >> carter will lie in state through thursday. ahead of his funeral service, which will be held on thursday at the washington national cathedral. before we go to break a live look at the eaton fire burning in altadena tonight, a look at this from mount wilson. over the city just north of pasadena. you can see those flames and that large plume of smoke rising over the hillside there. an aggressive firefight underway across l.a. county as crews now battle three fires tonight. the eaton fire burning 400 acres. at last check w h 0%

at around 3:30 p.m. on thompson avenue near westwood westwood hills park. excuse me. when firefighters arrived, they found an outbuilding engulfed in flames. they were able to contain that fire. most of the building was burned, but no one was hurt. investigators are still looking into how that fire started. >> and of course, the breezy to windy pattern of extreme winds setting up across parts of the state. and of course, the focus is really in southern california. so that's the big key concern for tonight. here's a look at one of the current wind gusts right now 83 miles an hour in a site in malibu. not at the coast, but just a little bit on the hillside there, about 2300ft. a wind gust earlier of 98 miles an hour. right now reporting a wind gust of 74 miles an hour. so the real extreme winds. it almost seems like it's like, not even possible, but unfortunately, it's happening right now in southern california. the firefight continues for us here in the bay area. take a look at some of the winds across the

region. wind advisories in place right now until 10:00 tomorrow morning. typically, mount saint helena gets the strongest wind around here, and you can see that wind gust of over 80 miles an hour for us. and that wind advisory, basically for a good portion of the bay area, is in place overnight tonight into your wednesday morning. the exception, though, it's not in place for the santa clara valley. so here's a look at the wind forecast in southern california. in general. we are showing you those those brighter colors into early tomorrow morning. and then throughout the day on wednesday, we will scale back on some of those wind speeds throughout the day tomorrow. but it is still a breezy to windy day. but the real intense winds happening right now tonight into early tomorrow morning. here's the satellite, a big amplified pattern setting up a big area of high pressure offshore. an area of low pressure down in southern california. they're getting the extreme winds. we have some winds picking up as well. look at napa right now gusting to over 40 miles an hour out toward half moon bay. winds gusting to 28 miles an hour. and we'll show you the current numbers with this pattern. the wind flow. it's actually fairly mild

temperatures right now in the upper 50s to the 60s. here's our live camera right now looking above san francisco with mostly clear skies out there. we'll bring in a bit of a breeze once again tomorrow, especially for the hills, but it will still be breezy to windy tomorrow morning, but fair skies expected. our wind forecast model does scale back on the winds throughout the day tomorrow on your wednesday. so once again, that advisory is in place until 10:00 tomorrow morning. this is the pattern that has been setting up an area of high pressure offshore, an area of low pressure down to the south, down towards southern california. and notice it's a completely dry weather pattern and a mild one as well. temperatures for tomorrow will be in the 60s under mostly sunny skies. it is a dry, quiet weather pattern and a mild pattern as well. winds could pick up a little bit as we do start off the weekend. greg. >> mark. thank you. alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks. an ulta beauty store on the city's south shore center was hit not once, but twice, just before and after the new year. store on webster street was

burglarized just before the new year. and in the marina village shopping center, 360 gourmet burritos was also hit. the city says despite this, overall burglary incidents have gone down by 40% in the last year. san jose city officials are taking steps in phases to make adjustments to thousands of streets to comply with the new state law. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has the story. >> actually, it 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. >> a lot of our customers are people who live in the area as well, so it's a good amount of foot traffic and a mixture of people who find their own parking to be able to make their

way to our store. so i don't see it being a huge problem 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

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nvidia launched a suite of new products on the first day of ces in las vegas. jensen huang was the keynote speaker at the annual celebration of the latest in tech. the ai chipmaker unveiling new desktop and laptop

graphics processor units. huang said the new products, which uses its blackwell chip, will deliver breakthroughs in ai graphics. he also rolled out a $3,000 desktop supercomputer. >> this is nvidia's latest ai supercomputer. [applause] and it's fondly called project digits. this is an ai supercomputer. it runs the entire nvidia ai stack, tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the conference, which runs through friday, along with artificial intelligence. >> autonomous vehicle technology seems to be everywhere this year. rain or shine. mail carriers make the rounds to deliver your mail, but one postman in lafayette has been at it for more than four decades. today, neighbors showed their thanks to a man who they say is like family. as ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with them as they delivered their special surprise. >> postman jeff, out on his

route, rolled up to each house as he does every day, making sure the mail gets delivered. only this day is different. >> you know i'm not going to get any work done today. they'll probably end up firing me for that. >> no, not likely he'll be fired because after this shift, he'll be retired. and on his last day on mailbox after mailbox lining the streets. neighbors who've known jeff gostomski for years or even lifetimes put signs out showing their thanks for his 47 years of service. >> i started in 19th august of 1977. >> postman jeff says his career was almost by accident. a mention from his mother in law. >> i just had come out of the military and i was looking for a job and she said, hey, why don't you try the post office? so i went and i took the test. >> jeff passed the test, and the navy vietnam veteran started driving one of the red, white and blue mail trucks a little different back then.

>> the thing about him that was funny was we didn't have padding on the floorboard, and these things get very hot. and you could put your lunch on the on the floorboard and it would be heated by the time you took your lunch. >> neighbors know he'll be there, rain or shine. delivering more than mail. >> you know he stops. he. every time that i'm out there, he'll say hello. he can remember your name. >> he's always got a smile on his face. and we decided that we should put a smile on his face on his last day of work. >> his deliveries come with hope, humor and good news to families through the generations. >> he even delivered me my college acceptance letters. because back then they came in the mail. so he would hand it to me and say, looks like a great day today. >> and yes, he's even been chased by dogs on rare occasions. >> i always tell people out, here i go, these dogs, you know, they live better than i do. they're not going to waste, you know, their lifestyle on on a lousy mailman. so you know everything is good. >> midway through his shift, he

says he has to go to happy valley elementary school. asked him to stop in to see a kindergarten class. >> he comes and talks to our tk and kindergartners every year about the postal service, and they he's a local celebrity for us, and he goes above and beyond. >> but when he drove up, the whole school was waiting, waving flags. [applause] a chorus of kids chanting his name, and on the wall a sign full of love letters in the form of forever stamps. enough to almost bring this veteran postman to tears. >> i am, i'm really touched. i've been telling her that i'm trying not to cry at times. >> a postman who says the job like life is what you make of it. >> it can get boring at times, but you have to make it your own. you have to. you start to know people and you. you converse with them and stuff, and it makes the day a lot better and go a lot quicker. >> he's beyond a postman. he

really cares. and he's really connected and deep rooted in the community. so he'll be very dearly missed. >> in lafayette. jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> big news tonight for the san francisco giants. ap sources are reporting that the three time cy young winner, justin verlander, is heading to san francisco. the two time world series pitcher and the giants have reportedly agreed to a one year, $15 million contract pending a physical. this will be verlander's 20th season in the majors. thanks for watching the 11:00 news. our next newscast is at 4 a.m. we will continue to follow the several fires burning in southern california amid these dangerous winds. for around the clock coverage, you can download the fox local app to your tv or phone. good- [music] night everybody. yeah. >> hey, everyone. what's going on? >> welcome in here to like it or not, i