powerful winds and dry conditions. we have the very latest on the thousands of people forced to evacuate and counting down to the final days of president biden's time in office. the last minute executive actions he's taking before donald trump takes over. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it is wednesday january 8th. supposed to be in the middle of winter. but boy we're talking about some rough fire conditions up and down the state. let's check in with steve paulson. the winds. >> we've had rain, thankfully. we have, but they haven't had any. yeah, i think it's the driest on record to start a rainy season down there. we'll get to southern california. whether we come up about ten minutes. we'll just do hours here locally here on the quick hit. these temperatures are correct. it is 41 in palo alto, yet it's 56 in san jose. no wind

versus an offshore breeze that will do it. and livermore has an east wind, which is why they're 50. travis 31 northeast to 31. yet other locations are less than 5 or 10mph. it just depends. it will not be as windy today. san jose though, there's that's why they're 56 right there. and sfo had an east wind all morning long. we still have a wind advisory until 10:00. but really i think the wind speeds will start to come down throughout the day. there's been some really strong gusts though in the oakland hills, high to the west, the low in southern california, arizona. and therein lies the issue. that is a tremendous pressure gradient. and it has been all about the wind and the fire in southern california for us. clear, breezy, windy, not as bad. sunny, mild to warm temperatures will be above average. we had 70 yesterday in santa rosa and also san jose went 68 today. all right sal here. it's 5:00 in the morning. we all right out there? >> yeah. we are doing okay so far steve good morning to you. good morning to you at home. let's go out and see what we have now. traffic is moving along okay. at the bay bridge

with no major issues. you can see that traffic is looking very good and it continues to do so as you drive into san francisco again. we also do have a good looking commute on the east bay freeways in general, with no major issues there. at 501. let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you sal. topping our news. it's a devastating scene around southern california as multiple wildfires are burning and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. the city of los angeles has declared a state of emergency. this is time lapse video of the eaton fire near pasadena. it started just after 8:00 last night, and overnight it grew to 1000 acres. right now, that fire is 0% contained. fire officials say strong winds are driving the fires, making them spread quickly. >> well, 40 miles east of that, emergency crews are still battling another wildfire. it's named the palisades fire. it started about 1030 yesterday morning. it's burned almost 3000

acres in an area near pacific palisades, just north of santa monica. an estimated 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. the flames are affecting communities in santa monica, malibu and into topanga canyon. that fire has destroyed several homes, and tens of thousands more are still in danger. >> we have some new video of emergency crews bulldozing dozens of abandoned cars on palisades drive. they're clearing the roads to make it easier for crews to get in and neighbors to get out. fire officials believe the cars were left behind as people fled the area trying to escape the fire. >> well, we're also learning more about some of the really terrifying moments people experience as they were evacuating at a senior living center in altadena. more than 90 people were evacuated last night as the flames burned in nearby pasadena. the embers could be seen burning right across the parking lot, while people in wheelchairs and gurneys were evacuated from that building.

the fire crews used emergency vehicles to quickly get those residents to safety. >> firefighting crews in the bay area have been deployed to help in southern california. cal fire's scu and ccu teams normally cover several bay area counties but were in southern california. they shared these photos on social media showing the firefighters supporting agencies in the los angeles county fire department, and more teams are on standby. fire officials say crews across the state can be ready to hit the road in less than an hour to help if called. >> 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 strong winds will continue to challenge the containment efforts today. wind gusts up to 60mph are expected

to last through tomorrow. here's a live look at the fire in southern california right now. you can see just the intensity of this. steve's been talking about how dry it is in southern california. they have not had any measurable rain in months and months. so again, we're keeping an eye on the multiple fires that are burning in southern california, in los angeles county and the evacuation orders in place. we'll continue to update that story. all right, pam. >> time is 504 here in the bay area. strong winds knocked down trees and temporarily blocked freeways. ktvu ali rasmus is in alameda. now to show us some of the problems that happened overnight. good morning ali. >> good morning dave. one of the problems right here behind us, we are on union street in alameda. that's near central avenue, and you can see winds overnight around 1:00 this morning. knocked down this 40 to 50 foot tree. and it came crashing down in the driveway of this home here. luckily, no one

was hurt. but the owner of this home says that a couple of the cars were damaged. if you take a live look right now, you can see alameda power crews are out here. they've been all up and down this street since the overnight hours. and in other parts of the city, they're working to reconnect. power to this home. luckily, we talked to one of the guys out here. working in this one house is the only one that had the power knocked out, because that tree brought down a cable. again, no one was hurt in the home, but wind gusts also caused other problems. in alameda. some power outages and some neighborhood streets. and then around 2:00 this morning, crews noticed this power pole at clement street and chestnut street leaning over, and officials there had to close the street temporarily until they started to work on getting that stabilized once again. we're going to be heading over there in a little while to check on their progress there. then also in the east bay in oakland, the wind caused problems on highway 13. trees came down, blocking the southbound lanes of the highway at redwood road. this happened just before 3:00.

and then there was a similar problem on the southbound broadway terrace exit, also on highway 13, right around the same time. but back out here live in alameda, it seems jarring because the air is completely still. right now. there is not even a slight breeze out here. most of the problems happened during the overnight hours between one and around 3:00 this morning, but now things have definitely calmed down. so alameda power crews say they're going to be going throughout the neighborhood and checking on some of the problems that happened overnight. live in alameda ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. ali thank you. time is 506. we now have reaction from the victims in the vallejo kidnaping case from almost ten years ago to the new cases against the convicted kidnaper matthew mueller. mueller was convicted of kidnaping denise huskins and sexually assaulting her at a cabin in tahoe back in 2015. at first, vallejo police didn't believe her and her now husband aaron quinn, claiming the details were just too far

fetched to believe. but this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon back in 2015. the fbi says evidence shows mueller has been breaking into homes since he was 16 years old. last week, the santa clara district attorney charged mueller with home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks. an ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit twice just before, and then after the new year, the cannabis dispensary on webster street was burglarized just before the new year, and in the marina village shopping center, 360 gourmet burritos was also hit. however, alameda reports overall burglary incidents went down by 40% last year. >> our time now 508. the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions

as president biden is wrapping up his time in office. that includes banning drilling and mining on more than 800,000 acres of federal land. another executive action is a new rule that bans medical debt from appearing on credit reports and the transfer of 11 guantanamo bay detainees to oman. however, it's likely incoming president donald trump will challenge some of these orders when he takes office. >> typically, anything done through executive action can be undone through executive action. is it going to take some time? absolutely. >> biden administration also reportedly is negotiating with the taliban to exchange americans detained in afghanistan for a high profile prisoner in guantanamo bay, thomas jefferson. >> all right. we will start in southern california here. and i need a 32nd lead because i'm trying to update a lot of graphics here. a lot of high clouds are spilling over us and

then diving into southern california. so they get cloud cover. unfortunately, they're still getting roaring wind. malibu hills, 65mph in malibu, 56 and on pch and on the beach 41mph. damaging wind. drier air moving in. relative humidity is just bone dry. the problem here is i've seen gusts. i mean, i was looking at fremont canyon, had 94mph. i mean, there's chino hills 62. i mean, it's just roaring for some down there. temperatures pretty warm and the humidity is really low. and that's the problem here. the rainfall, they haven't had any. they've had no rain at all. i think they've had since the rain year began, which is july 1st, 16/100 and only 4% of average. so i mean this is just bone dry. driest start ever i believe, to their rainy season. you can see the cloud cover spilling over, coming down from, you know, about 25,000ft. that's a lot of high clouds. we have some pretty good gusts here. oakland hills 54. that's right above the claremont. las trampas near lime

ridge. travis, lake chabot and calaveras road 35 to 54mph. although, as ali mentioned, it's calm and there are where she was and there are a few locations where it's like, what breeze? but travis still 31mph. so we have a wind advisory that takes us until 10:00 this morning. i think by later today, the wind speeds will start to really come down. 50s on a lot of the temps are 60s. napa airport is 62 degrees yet. mountain view is 4435, upper lake to 62 and point reyes. boy, you don't see that very often. winds are 63. in the mountains. it's cold. truckee 21 south, lake tahoe at 23. but with this high in place, it looks like a really dry pattern and maybe even another round of wind going into early next week. >> you guys all right. thank you steve. a new state law is designed to make streets safer for pedestrians. the local city that's still trying to figure out the best way to implement and enforce it. >> also, a powerful winter storm is affecting the other side of the country. the devastation it

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on two. here are some of the stories we're following for you this morning. several wildfires are burning right now in southern california. these are live picture shots. the city of los angeles declared a state of

emergency as tens of thousands of people evacuated. >> we now know a former acting police chief for antioch will be back on the job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief for the city of antioch, and he starts friday. the change of leadership comes as the antioch police department's interim police chief, brian addington, is retiring. the focus for the department is to get back to full staffing. >> and later today, san francisco's new mayor takes office. several events are scheduled, starting with mayor elect daniel lurie volunteering at saint anthony's this morning. he'll be sworn in at a ticketed event at civic center plaza the following the ceremony at 1130. mayor lurie will celebrate in chinatown. >> the casket of former president jimmy carter is now lying in state in the capitol rotunda in washington, d.c, for people to pay their final respects. president carter will lie in state through thursday ahead of his funeral service, which will be held at the washington national cathedral. lawmakers eulogize 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. >> after tomorrow's funeral in washington, his casket will travel back to plains, georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, rosalynn carter. tomorrow is a national day of mourning, and many buildings and services will be closed, including the stock exchange. >> our time now. 515. several cities in the south bay are changing parking laws to comply with the new state law. the day lighting bill requires vehicles to park at least 20ft away from the approaching side of all crosswalks. the city of san jose is now trying to eliminate corner parking spaces all over the city, to make it easier for drivers to see people walking

across the road. >> 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. >> 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 san jose is working in phases to put this law into effect, and they plan to issue warnings before they give tickets to drivers. the city of santa clara will also use this month as an educational period, but sunnyvale plans to issue $53 tickets for breaking the law beginning this week. >> starting tomorrow, san jose rolls out a new pilot program to reduce the number of rv's on the streets. people living in an rv encampment on chenoweth avenue will be the first of 30 sites to receive two week notice to move.

they will also receive information about transitional housing and sanctioned parking sites. once the two weeks are over, tow trucks will come in and remove the remaining rvs. opponents of the program say it puts the unhoused 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. >> this program runs through the end of the year with a $1.5 million budget. >> our time now 517. 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 in that lawsuit. prosecutors say the companies also share information on rental prices and occupancy in order to increase their profits. the landlords were added to an existing lawsuit

against the property management software company realpage. the company says it's being scapegoated for high housing costs that were caused by a shortage of homes. >> another winter storm is hitting the u.s, and ten inches of snow is expected from dallas to nashville. areas that do not usually see snow. several parts of the country are already dealing with a deadly storm that dumped near record levels of snow. about 31 million americans are still dealing with weather advisories from the midwest to the east coast, and hundreds of thousands of people have been without power. the weather caused issues for people on the road, as crews scrambled to clear the snow before it iced over. >> the ice and snow will not melt, and some of these areas are just not used to dealing with a lot of snow and ice, and that can cause problems. >> the new storm system is expected to bring freezing rain to the southern plains, so the weather may impact travel in that area. temperatures are expected to remain below freezing into the weekend in several states.

>> time now 519. will yosemite national park reports a significant amount of snow compared to this time last year? take a look. this photo posted on social media shows the meadows blanketed with snow. park officials say at the beginning of 2024, there were only three inches of snow. at the start of this year, there were 31in of snow. tuolumne meadows rangers say they're still hoping to get even more snow in the future. >> magical place year round. it's so pretty. >> in the distant future. >> in the distant future. >> okay, i mean, it looks dry for a bit, right? yes. although maybe out to the 23rd or 24th. you know, this, this kind of a pass blocking pattern where everything is kind of blocked in the atmosphere. and usually the last three weeks, usually they last three weeks. we'll go to southern california. the winds still cranked up down there on many, a lot of high clouds spilling in. but that's just because it's coming over that strong off shore direction that is, from the upper levels of the

atmosphere to the surface. malibu hills, 65mph in malibu 55. and on the beach pch and on the beach 40mph. so i mean, there have been gusts. fremont canyon had gusts to 94mph earlier, and the dry air has already arrived. so this is a really tough situation. and the problem is there may be another round of this coming in early next week, but it's just going to be a tough day. once we get to daylight here, then maybe we can get some drops going. but it's just too hard right now. they can't do it too. too much wind. you can't see. for us it will be a sunny day, although the higher clouds spilling down. but we have some decent gusts here. for some, not for all. mainly in the hills now. oakland hills above the claremont 54. that was about an hour ago. las trampas near lime ridge. most of these are east bay. travis, though at 40. lake chabot 38 and calaveras road at 35. los vaqueros reservoir is also in there as well. there it is, northeast 40, right above the. right above the caldecott. there. east wind in the city and

north wind. although not screaming here, but for some travis 31mph. then you can see it's breezy for some, but not bad for others. we do have a wind advisory until ten, i think later today that we'll see these wind speeds tail off pretty rapidly, 50 on a lot of the temps, even 60s, i mean anywhere from 40 to 60, depending on if you get the breeze or not. kensington is 49. alameda, though, is 60. walnut creek 49, lafayette 45. yet alamo 5357. castro valley 56. el sobrante at 54. so there's some warm temps here. mild, i should say 20s up in the mountains, including truckee, south lake tahoe. that high doesn't like the low, and it's trying to fill it with the wind. and it's once the low kicks east, then it will start to see a decrease in the wind speed. does look like though. if there's a silver lining, maybe some rain for arizona. they could use it as well. that low will help. breezy wednesday clear skies, breezy to windy. lots of sunshine, mild to warm. don't think it will be as warm as yesterday, but it will be close with 60s to a few upper

60s. >> all right steve, thank you. time is now 522. a new scam for you to be, to know about and to worry about. we'll tell you what to look out for as scammers are now using amber alerts and preventing consumers from being hacked. the new labels that are designed to help you.

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pretend to be with the amber alert system. the chp says these scammers are asking parents to enroll their children in an amber alert system so they can be notified if anything ever happens. then the scammers asked for confidential information and for a fee to pay for the program. >> no need to even entertain any of this information. do not give out any of your personal information. do not give any information of your child. do not give away your home address. don't give any information to these scammers. just hang up. >> now the chp is the only agency that's authorized to activate amber alerts here in california. the federal government rolling out some new labels there aimed at helping you pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to being hacked. now, under the voluntary program called the u.s. cyber trustmark initiative, manufacturers can add a label to their products if they reach federal cybersecurity

standards. the label will include a qr code for more security information. amazon, best buy, google and lg electronics usa highlight industry partners already involved in this program. time now 526. there have been 50 states in the u.s. for more than 60 years, but that may change under the incoming trump administration. the meeting happening today as president elect donald trump continues to nt

game for us. >> fire crews are scrambling as dangerous winds have caused multiple fires to spread quickly in southern california. what we are learning about that firefight and the conditions this morning. and san francisco is getting a new mayor today. we have a look at how the city is celebrating and preparing for a new leader from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning. welcome to mornings on two. thank you for joining us i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark wednesday morning january 8th steve paulson is here. >> and steve winds during the night were a problem here for some. >> for some. you said you didn't have much. i didn't have any. yeah we did. too bad we did. see, it just depends on your location i know. where's ali, where's ali? ali said there's no

wind here. ever. ever. ali is out there and other locations up in the oakland hills. it's been rocking and rolling. no doubt there are some significant differences. palo alto with no breeze is 41 yet. san jose airport is 56. so i mean, san francisco is 58. still pretty good little breeze. and it's no doubt for most offshore for most. i mean, travis been up to 35mph sfo, east wind, hayward. east wind livermore. east wind, san jose and sea. north to 23. that's holding their temp up for sure. wind advisory till ten, i think. after early afternoon we'll start to see wind speeds come down. some they already have, but it's all about southern california. my goodness. i mean it's just even on the beach 40mph in the hills. still 65 to 90 clear. breezy for us. not as bad as yesterday. it will be mild to warm. we get that east northeast breeze. so temperatures well above average here with 60s mid 60s to upper 60s. all right. sal is here. 531 we begin with we begin with oakland. >> we have a problem in oakland, steve. southbound 880 at high street. a truck has spilled

metal bars all over the lanes of interstate 880 heading south. and chp has temporarily stopped traffic. they're picking up the debris. the problem is, a lot of cars hit the debris. now they're disabled on the right hand side. so it's becoming somewhat of a scene there as these cars are disabled. otherwise, we have a decent commute to start off the morning. getting into the bay bridge. it looks pretty good. silicon valley commute. also off to a good start. 530. oh, by the way, one last thing. bart has significant delays on the san francisco airport line. if you take bart, you should. you should check with their website, its website, there to see what you have to do there. now, let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. it is 531. we continue to follow the latest on the wildfire emergencies in los angeles county. almost 3000 acres have now burned in the palisades fire. it started less than 24 hours ago in an area along the coast northwest of santa monica. about 30,000 people are under

mandatory evacuation orders. reporter gigi graciette from our sister station, fox 11, in la shows us how intense things are this morning in pacific palisades. >> reporter that's right. we're on sunset boulevard in the pacific palisades area. this is the corner of sunset and chautauqua. and in the distance there you can see multiple homes on fire. and this is not the only area of sunset boulevard where the houses are burning. there are at least eight, possibly up to a dozen houses on fire right now. and you might be able to hear the wind. the wind is a huge part of this fire. storm, the santa ana winds. a very rare occurrence here in the month of january. and the los angeles area. we usually see these in november and december. we actually saw them. we had multiple fires with a lot of loss, a lot of houses lost. and now the loss here in the pacific palisades neighborhood is going

to be very great. and we're not only talking about structures that are burning, we're talking about injured people. we have a 25 year old firefighter who suffered a very serious head injury. we have a man that was found stumbling on pacific coast highway with burns to the majority of his body. he is listed in extremely critical condition, and he is only one of multiple burn patients. so it's not only going to be about the dollar amount of houses lost, it's also going to be about the lives that are affected and the injuries in this fire. you may be able to make out the wind. it is fanning these flames that ember cast. firefighters will tell you that can be pushed anywhere from up to a mile to five miles away, causing more fires. and that has firefighters scrambling. we have firefighters here from throughout southern and northern california. more resources are being called into southern california because the

palisades fire is only one of three major fires that are burning right now. we have tens of thousands of people under mandatory evacuation orders here in palisades. 30,000 people were ordered out of their homes yesterday because of the danger this fire poses and continues to pose the number of the acreage burned right now close to 3000. but that number will go up later, and we expect to hear from fire officials later on. that is the latest. i'm gigi graciette with the fox 11 affiliate in los angeles covering the palisades fire. we'll send it back to you. >> all right, gigi. thank you. time now, 534. another wildfire started east of downtown los angeles in the city of altadena, near pasadena. it's the eaton fire. it started last night. it has exploded in size this morning to more than 2000 acres. you're looking at video of a senior center being evacuated,

with dozens of residents being moved out of that center. both fires are 0% contained, and as people were evacuating yesterday, one of our sister tv crews in l.a. captured stunning video of flames surrounding a road in altadena. people were seen walking through the smoke. they say they went back to rescue their horses. they said some other horses free, hoping they would also escape this inferno. >> you have a couple we just let loose over there. we're trying get as many as we can. out. >> yeah. are any homes out there on fire? >> ozzy, i did not pay attention. i just drove straight to the barn to get my horses out and get the rest of these guys out. we're not going to let them burn now. >> strong winds will continue there today. it's going to hamper the fire fight. the national weather service says this may be the most destructive windstorm to hit los angeles since 2011. and we want to show you a live picture of the fire

in southern california right now. again, this is live. you really don't have to say anything. you can see how dangerous, how treacherous the situation is right now as we're speaking. and there are many people, many homes and buildings affected by these flames still out of control. we'll continue to watch it and bring you updates throughout the morning on mornings on two. >> well, even before taking office, president elect trump is talking about massively expanding the united states. he's been talking about acquiring greenland, the panama canal and even canada. he says he's interested in greenland for its resource rich land. panama is key for the canal imports and exports and fees for using it. trump also spoke on why he thinks canada becoming a part of the u.s. would be beneficial to both countries, canada and the united states. >> that would really be something you get rid of that artificially drawn line, and you take a look at what that looks

like. and it would also be much better for national security. >> outgoing canadian prime minister justin trudeau wrote on twitter, quote, there isn't a snowball's chance in #### that canada would become part of the united states. there are a number of things that would need to happen for the u.s. to add more states or territories as well. >> our time is now. 537 san francisco's new mayor takes office today. several events are scheduled, starting with mayor elect daniel lurie volunteering this morning at saint anthony's. now he'll be sworn in at a ticketed event at civic center plaza. after that ceremony at 1130. lurie will celebrate in chinatown. 70 high school students will perform a lion dance in front of the far east restaurant on grand avenue to greet the new mayor as he arrives to attend the banquet inside. >> it would be a great royal welcome to welcome into the community because he's willing to have it in our community.

>> 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. >> now, along grant avenue, dozens of union workers have set up a stage for the live performances that will be held as part of the chinatown night market. >> outgoing san francisco mayor london breed announced a drop in crime on her last day in office. city leaders say the city's crime rates are at a 20 year low. the police department reports property crime is down 31% from 2023. violent crime is down 14%. homicides are at a 60 year low, and car break-ins were cut in half compared to last year. breed says the drop is due to a strong district attorney, new state and local laws and implementing new technology. >> 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. >> new mayor daniel lurie met with officers in chinatown to hear their concerns. he acknowledged the decrease in crime, but said there still is a lot of work to be done. >> well, thankfully we had some rain in november and december because january is looking really dry, but we are ahead. unfortunately it has been nothing. a nothing burger, if you will, for southern california. i think this is the driest start ever. i'm going back to the rain year, july 1st. i mean la and san diego. i mean, nothing, barely anything. and you go up towards crescent city, redding and santa rosa and it's been quite, quite good. unfortunately, it looks like for the next two, maybe two and a half weeks, we're not going to see any rain here. and they won't be seeing any down there. you can see the higher clouds spilling over the ridge and coming down from that north northeast direction. malibu

hills, 65mph in malibu 56 and pch. and on the beach 41mph. so this will continue. there have been gusts. fremont canyon near irvine lake had a gust of 94mph, and the humidity levels are about 9%. last i looked here i try to update. there's really not. the problem is there's no information now coming out of out of palisades. i think a lot of the weather stations were lost, but nearby 67 9%, relative humidity 9%. you can see the airflow over us brought in some higher clouds yesterday. they came down from the north northeast. that's kind of unusual, but that's usually an october pattern. but it happened in january. some of the stronger gusts have been in the east bay oakland hills, 54mph. las trampas near lime ridge by boundary oaks golf course. out that way. walnut creek, clayton, travis, lake chabot and calaveras road 35 to 54mph. seen wind speeds seem to be coming down a little bit. i mean, they're still pretty much rocking up in the oakland berkeley hills, but other than that, it seems to be decreasing.

yet it's still going to be offshore. travis still northeast 31. by the way. mather air force base is 37. travis is 56. i mean, that's there's some big differences on the temps. wind advisory until ten. although i think by by late morning, early afternoon we'll start to see these wind speeds come down. 50s for many or even 60 yet. menlo park 43, palo alto 41. if you have no breeze. i've seen anywhere from, you know, 41 to 60 on the temps here. half moon bay 57. yet their stanford campus at 41, los altos 42, and palo alto is at 40 yet. san mateo and belmont are 55. so if you have a thermometer in your car, you're like, you can watch it go up and down pretty fast. even on the peninsula. 47, las vegas to 63 in la and 41 up in arcata, 18 and 23. truckee, south lake tahoe. you can see the mountain of high pressure is deflecting everything with that low in southern california and arizona. the little bit of good news is they're going to get some rain, at least in arizona, and some high elevation snow. so at least there's some good news in which another area of arizona hasn't had anything. but they'll

get some today. breezy wednesday, although not as warm as yesterday. still pretty nice 60s to maybe a few. pushing upper 60s. >> all right. thank you steve. big changes at meta. we have more on why the company is ending its fact checking program and what u (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can pick up the tab, even when you forget your wallet. (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle. (kaz) smooth. (vo) learn more at wellsfargo.com/getfargo.

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on to. it's 545 right now. several wildfires are burning in southern california. you're looking at live pictures on your screen down in the los angeles area. the city of la declared a state of emergency as tens of thousands of people evacuated. >> another winter storm is hitting the u.s. and is expected to drop nearly ten inches of snow from dallas to nashville, areas that usually do not see any snow. several parts of the country are already dealing with a deadly storm that dumped near record levels of snow in some areas, about 31 million americans are still under weather advisories from the midwest to the east coast. >> the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda in washington, so that the public can pay their respects. the former president will lie in state through thursday ahead of his funeral, which will be held at the washington national cathedral. >> federal regulators are

investigating tesla over technology that allows drivers to summon their vehicles remotely. now, 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, but the investigation covers 2.6 million tesla vehicles. >> time now. 546 meta is ending its fact checking program. meta ceo mark zuckerberg says the program is a hindrance to free speech, and that it led to too much censorship. the company is also relaxing its content filters, focusing on illegal or severe infractions. instead. representatives of meta say the recent election felt like a cultural tipping point, and they want to go back to their roots. critics, though, fear, hate speech and misinformation may go unchecked, and people will struggle to know what is the

truth. >> it's 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 also plans to bring back more political discourse and plans to move their content review teams to texas. those changes will be phased in over the next few months. time now 547. a host from the tv show shark tank says he wants to buy tiktok. kevin o'leary says he's teaming up with billionaire and former la dodgers owner frank mccourt, trying to buy tiktok. o'leary says they'll need the help of president elect donald trump to make that deal happen. tiktok faces a ban on january 19th if it is not sold by its chinese based parent company, bytedance. >> the ceo of 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 chip maker unveiled a new desktop and laptop graphics processor units. huang said the new products, which uses its blackwell chip, will deliver breakthroughs in ai graphics as well. 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 attend the conference, which runs through friday, along with artificial intelligence. autonomous vehicle technology seems to be everywhere this year. >> all right. our time is 5.48. the bay area's most famous taco bell. looks like it's closed, at least for a few weeks. the pacifica taco bell, famous for being right on the beach, reportedly closed for a two week

long remodel. that's according to a social media post from the company that manages that franchise. we're trying to get more details about the changes and also getting an official date for reopening the cantina there. >> the cantina on the beach. all right. sal is covering traffic. where are you starting? >> pam, i'm glad you asked that. it is the bay bridge, because that's kind of the temperature taker of the entire commute. you will see that the bay bridge still looks very good with no major issues. bart has significant delays. i will say that there's a major delay on the sfo line in all directions due to an equipment problem on the track between sfo and san bruno. also, other delays to check with the website if you time the trains. this is a look at interstate 880. that earlier problem we had at high street has been cleared. 550. let's bring steve back with today's weather. >> all right. thank you sir. our wind speeds are coming down. it looks like a little bit, but

still rather strong up in some of the higher elevations, especially east bay hills. 40s, 50s and 60s. anywhere from 43 to 62 on the napa airport. 62. yet i've seen a lot of low 40s around palo alto, menlo park, mountain view, yet san jose's 56. so again, it just depends on if you get the wind or if you don't. 40s. low 40s mid 40s to. look at santa cruz 56. aptos. so 46. hollister 38. gilroy 37. yet 53 in santa clara. so again no breeze and it's cold. once this wind tails off, our lows are going to plunge, which should be later tonight. overnight into tomorrow. 41 arcata to 63 in los angeles. they are getting it. looks like some rain and snow in arizona. unfortunately it's all about the wind in southern california. there might be another minor event on friday and maybe a big event again early next week around tuesday. too soon to say, but some of the forecast models are showing another event in about six days. it's a it's a dry pattern for sure, but it can be breezy to

windy. and then all of a sudden it will be calm for a couple of days. but that's the way it's looking here over the next 6 to 7. a breezy wednesday, lots of sunshine, mild to warm. maybe not as warm as yesterday when santa rosa and san jose both hit 70 warm degrees. mid 60s. upper 60s. if you're asking, is there any rain? there's no rain in sight. some colder lows that will be on the way. but the days look dry. >> thank you steve. governor newsom calling the southern california wildfires unprecedented. the massive resources, including support from the bay area that's headed there now to help. >> also, one east bay community showing gratitude to a longtime mail carrier who they consider family. that neighborhood special tribute is a mailman prepares

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held a vigil to remember nichols life. two years ago, nichols was beaten and killed by five memphis, tennessee, police officers in tennessee during a traffic stop. the vigil last night was held in sacramento, where nichols grew up. the event started with the lighting of candles, along with remarks made by the community and a moment of silence to remember tyree nichols and all victims of police violence. the family of nichols and his 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. >> now. the police officers involved have been found guilty of federal obstruction of justice. all five are still facing state charges of second degree murder and kidnaping. >> a man involved in a suspected dui new year's day crash that killed a pregnant woman in gilroy has been charged with murder. jesus tamariz is facing two counts of murder along with dui. rachael marie gonzalez gallegos was in the car with her husband and young son. when investigators say tamariz veered into oncoming traffic and hit them head on, killing gallegos and her unborn child. >> our time is now. 555. while police are busy investigating a stabbing incident at the hayward bart station, it happened yesterday morning near the turnstile at that bart station. witnesses at first said a rider

who didn't pay was confronted by a rider who did pay. that led to a fight where one person was stabbed. that person was rushed to the hospital and is expected to be okay. two people were detained initially, but bart now says the two were not involved and they have since been released. >> the day is not so bad, especially during commuting hours. a lot of people, so, you know, you're kind of safer. but it's strange that this happened, you know, during the day. >> now the police are still investigating what happened out there. and they want anyone who has any information to contact them. >> the giants are adding a future hall of fame pitcher to the rotation. 41 year old justin verlander signed a one year deal worth $15 million. verlander is a three time cy young winner and a two time world series champion. verlander has 262 career victories, the most of any active pitcher, but he has been dealing with some health problems recently. shoulder and neck issues limited his number of starts last season.

>> all right. our time is 557. the golden state warriors will try to get back to winning when they play the detroit pistons tomorrow. last night the warriors lost to the miami heat 114 to 98. despite steph curry's 31 points. but there are some rumors the warriors will try to make a move before the trade deadline to get another big name player to help the team win another championship. steph curry recently said he's been frustrated by the team's performance so far this season. the warriors are in 11th place. >> rain or shine, mail carriers always make the rounds to deliver your mail. it is something one community in lafayette says never goes unnoticed. postman jeff gostomski went on his regular route for his last shift before retiring, but he was met with a special surprise on his last day on mailbox after mailbox lining the streets. look at this. neighbors who have known jeff for years, even a lifetime put

signs out showing their gratitude for his 47 years of service. >> 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. >> 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. >> jeff started as a postman back in 1977. he says the job, like life, is what you make of it. he says he was almost brought to tears because he was so touched. i am also brought to tears the number of volunteers thank you letters. the neighbors came out to thank him and cheer him on. how wonderful. we thank you as well, jeff. >> terrific. i mean, just driving in the car. if you don't see any trees around, the car shakes like it's an earthquake. >> wildfires just sweeping through some of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in the nation. we're going to check on the wind with flames burning parts of

pacific palisades and malibu in the bay area is also dealing with our own fierce winds in certain areas. we're going to get the latest check on some of the damage caused by the overnight winds and san francisco welcoming a new mayor. today, we're going to rundown this morning's activities for the inauguration of daniel lurie from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's wednesday january 8th. steve is covering a lot in terms of weather, starting here and watching southern california as well. >> keep it here for this hit. and then we'll talk more about southern california as we go about ten 15 minutes away. we have a huge difference in some of the temps here. palo alto is 40 degrees, yet the city is 58 and san jose is 56. there are some locations where it's calm and others where there's still a pretty good breeze, especially in the hills. we are seeing some pretty good gusts up in the

hills, higher elevations, and it's a no doubt about it. offshore breeze. but right above the caldecott at 54mph earlier, looks like wind speeds are tailing off a little bit. but strongest gusts have been in the east bay hills, so wind advisory goes until 10:00. i think we'll see a rapid decrease as we get towards late morning early afternoon, but really it's all about southern california. i mean, there's still gusts 60 90mph, some of the higher elevations. so it will be all about them today. and good reason. there's just a roaring offshore event down there for us. clear. sunny. nice. we'll get temperatures above average here 60s, mid 60s, maybe a few upper 60s to near 70. >> all right. and right now we do have traffic that is moving along pretty well. although it is getting a little bit more crowded at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a little more crowded. usually this crowd gets busier in the next 15 to 20 minutes. we'll see a change. we also do have a look at interstate 880. that traffic moves well. if you're driving through the coliseum area. no

major issues. there's a major delay on the sfo line in all directions on bart due to an equipment problem on the track between sfo and san bruno. 601 let's go back to the desk. >> all right. we are following the latest on the devastating wildfires in southern california. the city of los angeles declared a state of emergency. as cal fire reports, there are three big fires burning down there. about 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. the fires are threatening several neighborhoods in the area. we're expecting to get an update from cal fire very soon. on how much these fires grew during the night. fire officials say strong winds are driving the fires, making them very difficult, and they're spreading very fast. >> well, those fires are burning near pasadena, pacific palisades and sylmar in the northern parts of los angeles. keep in mind, these areas are heavily populated. dozens of schools are shut down as the fires rage burning down homes, perhaps

businesses knocking out power. taking a look at the map of the area. there you can see the number of fires and the area we've been talking about. we've also seen video of people being rushed out of neighborhoods, not knowing this morning if their home is still standing. fox's marianne rafferty is in los angeles with a look at the evacuations and the firefighting efforts. >> fire conditions in southern california intensifying overnight with several blazes turning the golden state an ominous shade of red. as crews were busy battling the palisades fire, which broke out tuesday west of downtown los angeles, a second blaze the eaton fire, sparked later in the evening slightly north in altadena. >> right now we're just focused on life and then saving property. >> both infernos are growing because of tinderbox conditions and ruthless santa ana winds. fire crews say the eaton fire

engulfed at least 400 acres in less than two hours, triggering mandatory evacuations. >> it's horrific. i mean, just driving in the car, if you don't see any trees around, the car shakes like it's an earthquake. >> the dramatic footage showing people desperately trying to save their horses, leading them through a street lined with lashing flames and swirling embers. do you have a couple we can let loose over there? >> you're trying to get out. >> a frantic scene also unfolded as teams rushed to evacuate a senior center from the encroaching eaton fire crews, even using a pasadena swat vehicle to transport people to safety. meanwhile, nerves are flaring as the tens of thousands who evacuated from the palisades fire wonder if they will have a home to return to. with more than 13,000 structures under threat as of tuesday night. california governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency. in a statement, president joe biden has offered any federal assistance needed in

los angeles. marianne rafferty, fox news. >> thank you. marianne. well, bay area emergency responders are heading to southern california to help a group of alameda county firefighters left overnight. they consist of crews from oakland, hayward and fremont and are part of a state emergency strike team. fire crews from other parts of the bay area, including menlo park, are also headed south or are currently on standby and prepared to mobilize. >> our time is 604. governor newsom says the state has received the federal funding that will give fire crews the needed resources to battle the wildfires. >> 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. >> the governor also thanked president biden for his leadership during this disaster. the white house says president biden is still in southern california. he's been briefed.

he directed his team to stay in contact with state and local officials. >> well, we're getting some new video and photos of these devastating wildfires. i want to show you some close up images. look at this. taken by some homeowners in pacific palisades. families saw the flames and smoke just outside their windows. we can hear their frantic conversation as they prepare to evacuate. hi. just be okay. >> you gonna be okay? all right. you're gonna be okay. yeah. don't worry about that. >> at last count, more than 30,000 people have been evacuated. several evacuation centers have been set up for people living in those fire zones. >> our time now, 606 here in the bay area. strong winds overnight knocked down trees and

temporarily shut down part of a freeway. ktvu is allie rasmus is in alameda to show us some of the problems during the night. good morning ali. >> good morning dave. well, one of the problems here on buena vista is that the power got knocked out here in alameda. and that's because of plenty of downed trees, big branches, some power poles came down. you can see it's completely dark in the street and in the middle. the only flashing light here is from alameda municipal energy. they've had their crews out here and throughout the city overnight, trying to clear away some of those downed trees, stabilize power poles. we want to show you some video right now. around 140 this morning at chestnut and clement streets in central alameda. police had to temporarily close part of the street while alameda power worked to secure this power pole that was leaning precariously over the street. there are again, power outages nearby, and this is also near buena vista, the street we just showed you. and then over on union street near central avenue in alameda. around 130 this morning, strong

winds brought down a 40 to 50 foot tall tree right in front of a house. luckily, no one was hurt, but the person who lives there says both of his vehicles were damaged when that tree came crashing down in those strong winds. also in the east bay in oakland. i want to show you video there of when causing problems on highway 13. trees came down blocking the southbound lanes of the highway at redwood road. this happened just before 3:00 this morning. and then there was a similar problem on the southbound broadway terrace exit of highway 13 just around the same time. and so caltrans was doing some of that work overnight. and the road the highway was temporarily closed, but it has since reopened. now back here in alameda, crews are still doing some work trying to reconnect the power here on buena vista and other parts of the city. we checked with pg and e this morning and in other parts of the east bay, not alameda. folks in alameda are lucky enough to have alameda power, but in other parts of the east bay hills where you have that strong wind gusts overnight, there's about

4800 customers who are without power this morning. but pg and e says they expect to get them back connected shortly here this morning. same is true here for alameda power and the city of alameda. and the streets here that also had the power knocked out because of those strong winds overnight. live in alameda ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news. >> all right ali, thank you for the update. san francisco's new mayor takes office today. a number of events are scheduled, starting with mayor elect daniel lurie volunteering at saint anthony's this morning. then he will be sworn in at a ticketed event at civic center plaza following the 1130 ceremony. lurie will celebrate in chinatown. 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, it will be a great royal welcome to welcome into the community because he's willing to have it in our community. >> 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 along grant avenue. >> a stage has been set up for the live performances that will be held as part of the chinatown night market. >> all right, pam. time is 609. right back to school, watching our commute. it's a busy morning for you already. >> it is busy. although we don't have the fog, we do have some windy conditions out there, as you heard ali say right now at the bay bridge, the backup is only to about the middle of the parking lot, so it's slow in coming sometimes. at this time, the backups already all the way out to 880, so we'll see what happens here. no major issues on the bridge itself. it could be a little windy though. as we look at interstate 880, that traffic looks okay. and if you're driving in the silicon valley commute, we're off to a very nice start here on 101, two, 80 and 85. 610 let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. sal. meta has announced some big changes, but not everyone is on

board with the elimination of the fact checkers and what that means going forward. >> and new developments in the vallejo kidnaping case. the one that fooled law enforcement. we'll let you hear from the victims after new criminal charges are filed against the

evacuation orders as wildfires are burning out of control in los angeles county. three large fires are burning close to multiple neighborhoods. you can see some of the devastation here. this is near pasadena. pacific palisades and sylmar. homes have been burned, destroyed. others are threatened. combined. the fires are burning more than 5000 acres. fire officials say strong winds are driving those fires, making them very difficult to contain. >> well, the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda in washington, d.c. these are live pictures of people gathering to pay their respects. the former president will lie in state until thursday ahead of his funeral. it will be held at the washington national cathedral. >> we now know the former acting police chief for antioch will be back on the job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief for the city of antioch, and he starts friday. the change of leadership comes

as the antioch police department's interim police chief, brian addington, is retiring. the focus for the department is to get back to full staffing. >> and we now have reaction from the victims in the vallejo kidnaping case from almost ten years ago to new cases being filed against the convicted kidnaper. matthew mueller was convicted of kidnaping denise huskins and sexually assaulting her at a cabin in tahoe back in 2015. now, at first, vallejo police didn't believe her and her now husband aaron quinn, claiming their details were just too far fetched to believe. >> 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. >> it's something that he's crafted and perfected over a long period of time. he had all the markers of a serial predator. >> now, this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon in 2015. the fbi says evidence shows mueller has been breaking into

homes since he was 16 years old. last week, the santa clara district attorney charged mueller with home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto that occurred in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks, and ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit just before new year. and then after the new year, a cannabis dispensary on webster street was also 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 dropped 40% last year. starting tomorrow, san jose rolls out a new pilot program to reduce the number of rvs on the streets. people living in an rv encampment on chenoweth avenue will be the first of 30 sites to receive a two week notice to move. these people will also receive information about transitional housing and sanctioned parking

sites. once the two weeks are over, tow trucks will come in and remove the remaining rvs. opponents of the program say it puts the unhoused 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. >> this program runs through the end of the year with a $1.5 million budget. another winter storm is hitting the u.s. and expected to drop nearly ten inches of snow from dallas to nashville, areas that usually don't see any snow. several parts of the country are already dealing with a deadly storm that dumped near record levels of snow in some areas. about 31 million americans are still under weather advisories from the midwest to the east coast, and hundreds of thousands of people are without power. the weather caused issues for travelers as crews scrambled to clear the snow before it iced

over. >> the ice and snow will not melt, and some of these areas are just not used to dealing with a lot of snow and ice, and that can cause problems. >> the new storm system is expected to bring freezing rain to the southern plains. authorities warn the weather may impact travel in that area, and temperatures are expected to remain below freezing into the weekend in several states. >> our time now is 617. silicon valley aviation companies hope to bring flying taxis to daily commuters. these taxis lift off the ground like a helicopter and then fly like a plane, with speeds up to 200 miles an hour, with a range of about 100 miles. the ceo of archer aviation in san jose says sky highways are the way of the future. >> there will be hundreds, thousands of these aircraft flying in individual cities and it will truly change the way our cities are even built. and so it's going to start small, but it's going to get really, really big and ultimately will change the way people travel. >> reporter now joby aviation in

san carlos has also been testing its planes in northern california, but there are still many regulatory hurdles to get over before air taxis can go mainstream. >> all right. back over to sal. checking in on the commute this morning. what are you keeping an eye on, sal? oh, can't hear you. checking the microphone. >> yeah. now, there you go. all right. >> it's beginning to heat up, so to speak. you can see the traffic is going to be a little bit slow here, but we're kind of slow in ramping up, which is good because it means you have a little more time to get out of the house. you can see the bay bridge backed up to about the end of the parking lot. those metering lights are on and no major issues here for driving on interstate 880. it looks good. and right now on northbound 101 in san jose, there was a crash reported near 13th. it's not

causing a big backup, so hopefully that san jose and silicon valley commute stays nice. at 619. a little windy out there. let's bring steve back in here. >> all right. sal thank you. we will take a look first though at rainfall. our wind speeds look like they're tailing off a little bit here. not yet in southern california. i mean, there is such a dividing line here. i mean, we, you know, some areas have done okay in northern california, others have done quite well. but southern california is just i believe this is the driest start to their rainy season. i believe i have to dig a little deeper, but since july 1st, i mean, there's been absolutely nothing. 15 116 one hundreds in san diego and la. and since october 1st, there's been even less than that. so i mean, it's just been remarkably wet to the north and just amazingly dry. it's terribly dry to the south. they get a lot of high clouds spilling over that's coming around the air flow coming in for 18,000ft, 20,000ft. but it's all about the wind. malibu hills, still 65mph. malibu 56,

right at pch and on the beach, 41mph. so there still gusts. i did see some around 70 to 80mph. and the humidity levels are just below 10%. now on some. the problem is, one of the issues here is i think a lot of the weather observations are gone and they think they've been lost. so i have to use areas kind of far away. but i do know it's north northeast 20. there have been gusts of 40, but the relative humidity at 9% just awful. you can see the higher clouds spilling over. we get the offshore breeze, but thankfully our hills are green so that negates any fire concerns. but the soils can dry out pretty fast when you get this kind of a pattern. oakland hills 54mph. that was this morning. las trampas near lime ridge and boundary oaks golf course, 47, travis 40, lake chabot, 38 and calaveras road 35. los vaqueros reservoir, near there had 40 as well. looks like conditions are coming down a little, but i mea, there's still an east or northeast breeze for many or a wind, although it's not as bad as it was. say, look at santa

rosa and petaluma, hardly anything. so some locations i know alameda. there's been some reports, hardly of anything at all as well. but the wind advisory will go until 10:00. i think we'll start to see a decrease pretty rapidly. 40s, 50s and 60s on the temps just depends on if you get the breeze or not. boulder creek is 39, gilroy is 35, hollister is 37. yet santa clara is 52 and santa cruz is 52. incredible differences on the temps here 19 2119 truckee 21. south lake tahoe 40. in arcata 62 la. some good news, at least for arizona. some good news. they are finally getting some rain there. unfortunately nothing for southern california except wind. there might be another offshore event friday. maybe not a strong one, but there is a possibility of an even bigger one. maybe early next week. too soon to say, but there are some hints on that. so this pattern is not going anywhere anytime soon. we'll see a decrease in the wind for a couple of days, and it may pick up again later. the way it kind of looks breezy. wednesday 60s. we had 70 degree highs

yesterday in san jose and also in santa rosa. i think they'll be close again today with calm pattern, dry pattern, but nothing in rain for a while here, pam okay thank you steve. >> as he wraps up his days in the white house, we hear from president biden about whether or not he should have stayed in the race. and it's a well known fancy taco bell reports are swirling around social media that the famous spot in pacifica is undergoing a f elift.

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to mornings on two at 625. reaction continues to come in regarding meta's decision to end its fact checking program. now, ceo mark zuckerberg claims the program is a hindrance to free speech and that it led to too much censorship. the company is also relaxing its content filters, focusing on illegal or severe infractions. instead, meta representatives say the recent election felt like a cultural tipping point, and they want to, quote, return to their roots. now, critics fear this will lead to more inaccurate information on facebook in particular, and hate speech that will go unchecked, which will lead to more people struggling to know what is the truth. >> it's 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 also plans to bring back more political discourse and plans to move the content review teams to texas. the bay area's most famous taco bell. looks like it's closed, at least for now. the pacifica taco bell is right on the beach, reportedly closed for a two week long remodel. that's according to a social media post from the company that manages the franchise. we are working to find out more details on the changes and getting an official reopening date. but for now, that taco bell cantina on the beach is closed. the southern california wildfires wiping out many homes. thousands are still threatened. several celebrities are now on social media to show the damages to their neighborhoods. [music]

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now. january. there's no fire season. it's fire year. it's year round. >> 30,000 residents in southern california running for their lives. we're tracking the latest on the out-of-control wildfires still burning in parts of southern california from ktvu. [music] >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> as we take you live to that opening bell that's ringing there on the new york stock exchange, the three major market indexes heading slightly lower this morning. economists have

voiced concerns about what they are calling sticky inflation. i think we've all experienced that. and this morning a report on private sector jobs came in a little lighter than expected. so again, the numbers headed slightly lower. no big swings. but it was a big tech sell off yesterday. so we're keeping an eye on that. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. welcome to wednesday january 8th. let's go right to steve paulson. you're talking about our weather today and what's to come behind it. >> well there's our wind speeds will tail off but they'll still be. probably not until tonight for southern california. we're still getting some okay gusts, but they've come down considerably. there's a huge spread on the temps here. palo alto is 40. the city is 58. santa rosa has dropped to 44. they have a calm wind that helps san jose, though, with a rather robust north northeast breeze is 56. there's still a decent breeze in place, but some locations are under ten miles per hour. oakland berkeley hills east bay hills have had the strongest gusts this morning.

half moon bay 15. sfo has been due east all morning long. we still have a wind advisory. another couple of hours here. about three and a half goes till 10:00, but i think the strongest gusts are on the wane here. but boy it's all about. there won't be any relief really in southern california until maybe tonight. tomorrow could be another offshore event friday and maybe another one early next week. so this pattern looks ugly. stuck, as i like to say here, once they're stuck, they're tough to break down. 60s well above average on the temps. all right. sal is here at 631. >> he begins with the bay bridge. steve. i always like to do well, not not always, but lots of times i like to go there because when i see what's happening there, i see what the rest of the commute will be like. it is backed up to the maze, of course, and we're back to normal. we've been looking at the east bay commute, both 880 and 580. look, okay. as you look at the south bay commute. that commute is just a little bit slow on northbound 101, and that's about all. and highway four is slow through bay point.

632. let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you sal. topping our news, bay area emergency responders are now in or heading to southern california to help fire crews battle multiple wildfires. a group of alameda county firefighters left overnight. they consist of crews from oakland, hayward and fremont and are part of a state emergency strike team. fire crews from other parts of the bay area, including menlo park, are also headed south or are currently on standby and prepared to mobilize. it's been a devastating scene around southern california as those wildfires destroy homes and burn thousands of acres. evacuation orders have been issued for many people in the area. the city of los angeles has declared a state of emergency. this is time lapse video of the eaton fire near pasadena that started just after 8:00 last night, and overnight it grew to more than 2000 acres. right now, that fire is 0% contained. fire officials say strong winds are driving the fires, making them very

difficult to fight and spread quickly. >> now, 40 miles west of that emergency, crews are battling another wildfire. it's named the palisades fire. that one started about 1030 yesterday morning. it's already burned almost 3000 acres in an area near pacific palisades, just north of santa monica. about 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. now, this fire is affecting communities in santa monica, in malibu and into topanga canyon. that fire has destroyed several homes, and tens of thousands more are still in danger. >> well, this was a big problem. and people evacuating. we have video now of emergency crews bulldozing dozens of abandoned cars on palisades drive. they're clearing the roads to make it easier for crews to get in and for neighbors to get out. fire officials believe the cars were left behind as people fled the area trying to escape the flames. fire burning in the l.a. area is the first fire that started last night in sylmar.

that's just north of los angeles that has burned about 500 acres. more than 1400 firefighters have been deployed to southern california, including some from here in the bay area. this is video of crews battling the flames from the fire in pasadena. you can see just the devastation as homes have burned. we are talking about those evacuation orders, and the conditions down there have been pretty tough for firefighters. >> we are in a real serious firefight and we are losing a lot of homes. the winds are just there. they're really not helping us at all. the winds are really bad and it's sending embers, and we're trying to keep ahead of the fire, and it's proven to be difficult. >> now we're also learning more about some of the really scary moments when people were evacuating at a senior living center in altadena. more than 90 people were evacuated last night as the flames burned in nearby pasadena. embers were seen

burning right across the parking lot, while people in wheelchairs and gurneys were evacuated from the building. the crews there used emergency vehicles to quickly get those residents to safety. >> joining us now to talk about these fires burning in southern california is david acuna, cal fire public information officer. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. boy, we all know this very well up here. so our hearts are going out to everybody down there. first tell us about the current conditions because that's where the winds the dry conditions. it's really been tough. >> that's correct. so southern california is experiencing a severe weather event with winds of 60 to 100mph consistently since yesterday morning, and the wind event is expected to go through at least thursday, hopefully finally dying off into friday. >> before we talk more about the evacuations and everything as we talk about this. our meteorologist, steve paulson here is seeing possibly another

wind event coming in monday night into tuesday. are you seeing any of that? any indications of that? >> you know, i haven't heard that from our national weather service partners. however, it's certainly possible, as you know, those weather products can show different things. so i will be looking forward to hearing from our our weather service partners. >> so, david, talk about the resources you have available to you and those that are heading to southern california. what's the latest on that? >> so because we had plenty of notice from our national weather service partners about this red flag warning, which was actually upgraded to a pds or a potentially dangerous situation, we actually moved a number of engines, crews and heavy equipment down to southern california from the north, where they've had sufficient rain and snow to mitigate that fire risk. however, now that there are active fires, we're moving even more equipment down in order to assist with the firefight.

>> i can imagine the resources will continue. i know we've talked about a number of bay area crews heading down there. give us an update on the evacuations. thousands of people have had to run from their homes, it looks like. are the people who are in imminent danger out of the areas, as far as you know, and are other which areas are maybe on standby to evacuate? >> so we have evacuations. excuse me? evacuation warnings and evacuation orders. both of those are available at our website. fire dot ca.gov. and when you see those, what it means is that evacuation warning means you should be prepared to leave. however, if someone lives in an area where very narrow roads, as we saw in the video a little bit earlier, or if it's where there may only be one road that leaves the area, they should leave as soon as the evacuation warning is stated. once the evacuation order comes out, it's a mandatory evacuation, and one of the

challenges we face is the fact that sometimes people do not heed that warning and they leave. what happens is then we have to divert crews from firefighting to rescue. because. because of course, life safety is our most important consideration. but when we have crews moving to a life safety mission, instead of putting the fire out, that only allows the fire to get bigger. >> that's a great, great advice, great warning, and a reminder for people to sign up for the nixle alerts, the warning system, putting your your zip code in there so you get those alerts right away. cal fire public information officer david acuna, thank you so much for that update. we'll continue to check in with all of you down there in southern california. and again, our thoughts are with you. we know this is a difficult situation. >> thank you so much. >> well, the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state now in the capitol rotunda in washington, d.c, for people to pay their respects. president carter will lie in

state through thursday. ahead of his funeral service. we're taking a live look. now. you can see a number of people there who have come to pay their final respects to just a former president who has just been cherished and honored and loved for his public service, and just a kind human being. his funeral will be held at washington national cathedral tomorrow. lawmakers have utilized eulogized the former president 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. >> after tamara's funeral in washington, his casket will travel back to plains, georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, rosalynn carter.

tomorrow is a national day of mourning. many federal offices building services will be closed, including the stock market. there will be no regular mail delivery tomorrow to observe the national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter. all post office locations will be closed. the postal service will still accept and process mail that is dropped off by commercial mailers at processing facilities, but other regular services will be suspended. and again, the stock markets will also be closed to honor the late president jimmy carter. >> our time now, 640 as joe biden's presidency is coming to an end. he talked about his biggest regrets and other insights as he looked back on his legacy. president biden told usa today he believes he could have won his reelection bid, but he wasn't sure he had enough energy to serve four more years as president. joe biden said he is still considering preemptive pardons for former republican congresswoman liz cheney and former senior health official

doctor anthony fauci. he also says his biggest regret is failing to effectively counter misinformation, including from president elect donald trump. well, racking up miles in the sky and then using them on the ground. details of a new partnership between uber and delta

california, where sadly, we are watching some live video of a home looking like being completely destroyed by the fire. we do know many homes have been destroyed. thousands more are still threatened as these fires are burning out of control. here's another live look into one of the canyons. i believe this is the pacific palisades area, which is just north of santa monica, between santa monica and malibu. we know that is a very dry area. they have not had any measurable rain in months and months. multiple

neighborhoods are threatened. near pasadena, pacific palisades, and sylmar. looking at southern california meteorologists looking at the wind conditions. but again, a live look as we are checking in on the conditions. strong winds are driving these fires, making them very difficult to contain. as you can see, celebrities have been posting information about the fires and talking about losing their homes in the palisades fire. take a look at the extent of the flames here. this is from reality television star spencer pratt sharing the video on snapchat. he narrated to his followers as the fire got closer and closer to his home, until the flames got so close they were told to evacuate. he then updated his followers on social media from his car, and said he was watching his home burn through surveillance cameras. just a devastating and sad scene down there. actor james wood also sharing his loss. online video shared on x, shows the flames visible from

his pool deck. there, he also shared video of his neighbor's home burning. he then updated his followers on x that his home had burned, and that he felt like it was losing a loved one. >> well, here in the bay area, the winds have been howling. people have been calling the ktvu newsroom telling us how bad things are at their homes. now, overnight, a big tree fell on highway 13. it took hours to get it off the road. traffic is once again flowing, but expect to see tree removal crews all across the bay area taking care of lots of problems. >> in other news this morning, it's a big day in san francisco. the new mayor takes office and several events are scheduled, starting with mayor elect daniel lurie volunteering this morning at saint anthony's. he'll be sworn in there at that ticketed event. they're getting ready at civic center plaza. and then following the 1130 ceremony. lurie will be celebrating and entertained in chinatown. a former acting police chief for

antioch is going back to the job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief for the city of antioch. the focus for the department is to get back to full staffing and to move past the racist text messaging scandal that captured the attention of the u.s. department of justice. a settlement was made last week, and the department's policies will be under the review of a third party. the new acting chief says while the department is going through improvements, there is still a lot of work to do. >> i want us to continue working with our mayor and city council on moving the agency and the needs of the city forward. our priorities will continue to be hiring, recruiting and public safety. >> the city manager is launching a nationwide search for the city's next permanent chief. acting chief vigil says he is already planning to apply for that job. >> well, state oversight of the san francisco police department is ending with a new report finding that most of the required reforms have been implemented. 263 of the 272

recommended changes have been completed. the nine remaining reforms are in progress, report finds a police shootings the number down almost 50% since 2018. and while the use of force data continues to show racial disparities, the police force that is the force used against black individuals has declined significantly. police chief bill scott said 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. >> now, the state took over the reform effort back in 2018 at the request of the city and the police department. san francisco police will also be responsible

for managing the rest of the reforms. >> in today's dollars and cents, delta airlines is making it easier for people to earn miles through its loyalty program. this spring, delta is partnering with uber customers who think their scheme, who link their skymiles to their uber accounts, will earn miles with delta for certain premium uber rides and uber eats deliveries. the airline is rolling out several other new customer features this year, including in-flight bluetooth connectivity and free access to youtube premium. we're getting a look at some of the new technology being unveiled this week at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. among some of the new tech being unveiled is honda motor's latest line of electric cars. honda announced its zero series models are set for production in 2026. the honda zero solano saloon and the honda zero suv. honda says the design is meant to feel thin, light and wise. no details yet on the expected pricing, the

range or the performance. >> all right, pam. time is 650. well, the san francisco giants are adding a future hall of fame pitcher to their rotation. that's 41 year old justin verlander. just signed a one year deal worth $15 million. the verlander is a three time cy young award winner, a two time world series champion. shoulder and neck problems limited his number of starts last season. well, the 49ers are already making coaching staff changes just a few days into their off season. the 49ers moving on away from defensive coordinator nick sorensen. the 49ers finished 29th in scoring defense under sorensen this season. they will be hiring their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons. >> all right back over to sal. 650 is the time as people head out the door. what do they need to know, sal? >> well, there are some slowdowns out there. pam and dave, good morning to you both. right now, westbound highway

four is slow and you'll see it here in my graphics. you can see it slowed through bay point almost all the way back to antioch. not quite, but almost. and you can see the live picture i'm going to put up here. we have that slow traffic there, which is back par for the course. the bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the maze metering lights are on and this morning's commute is going to be okay on interstate 880 and 580 as you drive through oakland. no major issues. i want to check in with that south bay commute. there is some slowing on northbound 101 now just north of the capital expressway. it slows all the way up to about the airport. 651 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> thank you kindly, sir. yes, sir. all right. temps are anywhere from 30 to almost 60. if you get the breeze. and it looks like some of the wind speeds are tailing off for us. so we're seeing 40s and 50s on the temps here. there are some 30s, especially towards the south bay, upper lake, though at 34, then napa. 5653 bolinas point 62. yet point reyes

station 38. how about that? don't see that all the time. bodega bay 46. and occidental says, hey, so are we. novato at 40. although novato hit 70 yesterday and santa rosa downtown hit 72 for a record high kentfield 69 for a record high 19 2119 truckee 21, south lake tahoe high pressure, large and in charge, as we say, and with the low down in the arizona southern california border, this is a dry pattern for sure. the wind speeds should start to tail off even in southern california late tonight. i would hope there might be another round friday, maybe early next week. again, this is a dry pattern for us. breezy wednesday. look for highs to be in the 60s, maybe a few upper 60s. dave. >> all right steve. thank you. well, a very special farewell for a beloved mail carrier. we'll show you how people honored a man who became a real part of their extended family. right now, let's check in with gasia mikaelian and see what's coming up in the 7:00 hour of mornings on two. good morning. gasia. >> good morning. we will, of course, continue our coverage of

those fires burning in southern california. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate ahead of danger. next, at seven, you'll hear why one woman says what she thought was a route to safety was the beginning of a nightmare. then strong winds across california, forcing some planes to take a detour. how some passengers ended up here in the bay area after their plane was not allowed to land in southern ca fornia. we'll be

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at 656, the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions as president biden wraps up his time in office. that includes a ban on drilling and mining on more than 800,000 acres of federal land. another action is a new rule that bans medical debt from appearing on credit reports, and also the transfer of 11 guantanamo bay detainees to oman. however, incoming president donald trump may change some of these orders when he takes office. >> typically, anything done through executive action can be undone through executive action. is it going to take some time? absolutely. >> now, the biden administration is also reportedly negotiating with the taliban to exchange americans detained in afghanistan for a high profile prisoner in guantanamo bay.

time's now. 657. online holiday spending hit record highs thanks to artificial intelligence. adobe analytics reports shoppers spent more than $240 billion online in november and in december, a 9% increase from the previous year. researchers say artificial intelligence powered chat bots were key in increasing traffic to e-commerce sites. adobe says shoppers clicking on retail links from chat bots rose 1,300% compared to last year. discounts on retail sites also drove up demand and sales. well, rain or shine. mail carriers, they always make the rounds delivering your mail. it's something a community in lafayette says never goes unnoticed to them. and we're talking about mailman jeff gostomski. he went on his regular route for his final shift before he retires, but he was met with a very special

surprise all around him on his last day on mailbox after mailbox lining every street, there were signs. neighbors who've known jeff for years, even all of their life. they put signs out showing their gratitude and love for his 47 years of service. >> 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. >> 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. >> now, jeff started as a mailman back in 1977. he says the job, like life, is what you make of it. and jeff says he was almost well, he almost started crying when he looked around. he was touched by the volume of thank you letters and this love and these waves from neighbors of all ages. >> there was cars piled on top of each other. there was boulders and debris that fell

off of the mouth of the canyon that was on fire. >> flames tearing through southern california. homes are burning. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. we'll focus on the three major fires in the los angeles county area, and the weather conditions that are fueling this disaster. here at home, strong winds have been causing damage in the overnight hours, where people are waking up to downed trees and other problems caused by the weather. plus, san francisco's new mayor will take office in just hours. what to expect for daniel lowery's inauguration and how what he's doing before and after the main event is meant to make a statement. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> it's a busy one, and we're glad you're here. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. wednesday morning, january 8th. you're ready for a busy day? >> absolutely. especially as we watch southern california. we're concerned about winds here at home. >> yeah. steve paulson has all the latest information. he's right here. >> i think our winds are startingil