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 starting to tail off here a

little bit. thank goodness. but southern california it may take until tonight or tomorrow. higher clouds continue to kind of zip down from the north northeast. but a beautiful picture there. and temperatures there's 30 to almost 60 depending on if you get a breeze or not. that is correct. palo alto 40, san jose 56. the city has dipped to 55, but that's still nine degrees above average. wind advisory goes until ten, although it looks like a lot of the higher gusts are starting to tail off a little bit. still some in the east bay hills, and you can see those higher clouds coming down out of the north northeast. but it's all about southern california. unfortunately, still gusts 40 and 60 to 80mph in some of the higher elevations. highs will be above average again today. not as warm as yesterday, but still above average. all right, here's sal someplace other than the bay bridge this time. >> yes, as a matter of fact, we've been looking at some of these commutes, and i think i have. let me let me start with the bay bridge, because my maps are malfunctioning. let's go there first, and then i can go back to where i wanted to start with. so the bay bridge is backed up to the maze. that's about a 20 minute delay. that's not unusual. i want it to start

here at bay point. that slow traffic from loveridge all the way over to the willow pass road exit northbound, 242 at clayton. there's some debris that has caused people to get flat tires. that's northbound. that's not the southbound direction. and again, we go back to the toll plaza on the bridge itself. it's a little windy. 701 let's get back to the headlines. thank you sal. >> tens of thousands of people evacuated across southern california this morning as three wind driven wildfires have exploded in size. the eaton fire is forcing evacuations in pasadena. that's the easternmost part. the hurst fire is a bit to the north, burning near sylmar. the biggest fire, though, is the pacific palisades fire. it's just called the palisades fire. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated in that area. strong santa ana winds are fanning those flames. some firefighters say they've never seen anything like it. tankers and fire helicopters are grounded by strong winds. our sister stations, crews on the ground say in addition to homes, the public library and high school there in pacific

palisades are burning. the evacuation zone now stretches all the way to malibu and calabasas. the eaton fire has burned more than a thousand acres above pasadena. it exploded in size overnight, growing hundreds of acres in just hours. more than 52,000 people have been evacuated from the pasadena and altadena area in just the past hour or so. more new evacuations were launched in the la canada flintridge area. we've already seen homes burning there as well. another fire started overnight near sylmar. the hurst fire has burned 500 acres and is also forcing evacuations. it's created dangerous conditions for firefighters. there are evacuations in newhall, sylmar and other areas now. we do expect an update from los angeles county fire and los angeles city fire crews coming up in the next hour. of course, we'll have that new information as soon as we get it. >> all right, garcia, those flames have been racing through pacific palisades since yesterday afternoon, and firefighters are now having problems getting resources to some areas. reporter gigi garcia

tells us the flames are so strong in some areas firefighters are abandoning, trying to save homes that are already a total loss, and they're focusing on efforts to save houses that can still be saved. that home is going to be a total loss. >> firefighters here telling me they have no water. why? they don't know. they've heard that there may be broken mains. there may be broken pipes. they don't know. but what they've been doing to save the house next to it is actually putting pulling water from the swimming pool. there is a car in the driveway. firefighters telling me they're not concerned that car is going to blow up because it's not an electric vehicle. i did ask them about that. l.a. city firefighters state they actually have been here all night long. the firefighters we spoke to telling us they were on their day off when they called in, got called in for this major emergency. they don't even know. didn't even know what time it was. they've been here so long, they hate to see what they're

seeing right now, but they have no resources to put on this fire other than pool water, which they've been using to save the house next door. >> and that was reporter gigi garcia. as evacuations took place in pacific palisades, some people had to abandon their cars and run away. and as a result, cars were left to block palisades drive. fire crews had to use a bulldozer to come in to clear out those abandoned cars, making space on the roads to let firefighter crews get in there and other neighbors get out. the firefighters have started telling evacuees to leave their keys inside of their car to make sure the vehicles can be moved. >> while we're getting more videos and firsthand accounts of escaping the flames into our newsroom. ktvu spoke with one woman who lives in pacific palisades. she watched the fire burning just yards away from her neighborhood. >> we ended up going through the smoke and the flames and getting down to the bottom, which i thought would be good, but it was just the beginning of a

nightmare that had been going on while we were up there. it's a thousand times worse than anything anyone's seen. this has never happened. >> evacuation orders keep expanding and the county is making multiple shelters available. the strong winds will continue to challenge fire crews containment efforts through this day. >> well, a southwest airlines flight that was going from oakland airport to burbank was diverted back to oakland because of those powerful winds and the growing palisade's wildfire. >> it was kind of hard to hear the pilot through all of like the bouncing and stuff. but yeah, when they said, oh, we're going to try and land, but they couldn't land because of all the bumps it was. we had to go back up and circle a little bit, and then they. yeah. then they told us we had to go back to oakland. >> now some passengers also saw smoke and fire and helicopters flying around the fire before the plane turned around. the

flight had about 25 people on board. southwest says all of those people will be flying out to burbank this morning. it all depends on the winds. >> strong winds in the bay area brought down trees and temporarily blocked some freeways. ktvu sally rasmus live in alameda to show us some of the problems that popped up overnight. allie. >> well, one of the problems is right here behind us in alameda. we're on union street near central avenue. and what's behind us now is what is left. just a stump of what was a 40 to 50 foot tree that came crashing down in the middle of the night. we've seen these tree trimming crews out here for the last hour or so, chopping it up bit by bit. this happened around 140 this morning. luckily, no one was hurt. but the person who lives in this home says both of his vehicles were damaged when the tree came down. hopefully we can show you that video this morning. it brought down some cables when it fell. but alameda power was able to reconnect the home early this morning to power. so no other power problems on this particular

street. but wind gusts did cause more widespread power outages. elsewhere in alameda, an entire block near buena vista and clement street was in the dark overnight. it was near this power pole that was knocked loose by the wind overnight. around 140 this morning, police had to temporarily close down the street to stabilize the pole, and there is a wind advisory in the east bay still technically in effect until about 10:00 this morning. even though right now the winds are very calm. people here, though, in the city of alameda told us some of those overnight wind gusts woke them up. >> it was howling and the trees were hitting against the. but i think what i heard was stuff knocking over on my porch. that's what kind of startled me. >> now, over 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 this morning. and then there was a similar problem on the southbound terrace exit off of highway 13, just around

the same time. now, highway 13 reopened after. so caltrans did some of that overnight work to clean things up back here in alameda. the cleanup process still underway here, even though the winds have died down, it's perfectly calm. as you heard steve paulson mentioned a short time ago, our wind advisory. the wind event here seems to be pretty much wrapping up, but there is still a cleanup that's underway here in alameda. live in alameda. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. ali. >> thank you. i'll note that we have more coverage of windy conditions across the state and fires in southern california on the fox local app. you can use it to watch live coverage from our los angeles sister station, as well as breaking news as it happens, the fox local app is a quick free download for your phone and smart tv. >> all right. gasia time. 708. 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. he'll be sworn in at 1130 at a ticketed event at civic center

plaza. after that, lurie will continue celebrating in chinatown. 70 high school students will perform a lion dance in front of far east restaurant on grand avenue to greet the 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 grand 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. >> time now is almost 710. let's go right to the bay bridge. it is backed up this morning all the way out to the maze. these last few days the wind has been a factor. so if you're driving on bay area bridges, especially if you drive a high profile vehicle, you should be aware that it's going to be one of

those days. it's not as windy as it was yesterday, but steve will talk about that in a bit. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. that looks fine. the south bay commute is beginning to load up a little bit. 85 and 101 and 280 are moderately heavy. it's not the worst i've seen, but definitely beginning to see some signs of slowing. 710. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. well, bay area firefighters are headed right now to southern california to help fight those wildfires. the mutual aid effort converging on those flames down in los angeles county. >> then a new report says san francisco has some of the worst traffic in the country. why? speeds are so slow in the city, and the one city that ranked worst than san francisco on the list after a car accident. [music] >> beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign your claim is over. no matter how serious your injuries are or how many bills come in later. choose

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14, tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders and warnings as wildfires rage in

los angeles county. three large fires are burning near pasadena, pacific palisades and sylmar. many homes have been destroyed. thousands more are threatened. fire officials say strong winds are driving the fires, making them very difficult to contain. some bay area firefighters have been deployed to help southern california crews. firefighters from oakland, alameda county fire and bay area, cal fire units already heading south, and more teams are on standby. fire officials say the crews across the state can be ready to hit the road in under an hour if called to help. there is a steady stream of people passing by the casket of former president jimmy carter in the u.s. capitol rotunda in washington, d.c, paying their respects. a live look here, as families are among those waiting to say goodbye and thank you. the former president will lie in state through tomorrow ahead of his funeral. it's to be held at the washington national cathedral. >> our time is 715. state oversight of the san francisco police department is ending with a report that says most of the

required reforms have been made. 263 out of the 272 recommended changes have been completed, and the nine remaining reforms are in progress. that report says the number of police shootings are down by almost 50% since 2018. and while the use of force data continues to show racial disparities in the force used against black individuals, it has declined significantly. police chief bill scott says it shows that reform can go hand in hand with reducing crime. i hope that people who are watching this see that these two things don't have to be mutually exclusive, and one doesn't detract from the other. you can have reform and improve your police department and your practices and protocols, and still address the issues that need to be addressed. now, the state took over the reform effort in 2018 at the request of the city and the police department. san francisco police

will be responsible for managing the rest of the reforms. >> starting tomorrow, san jose rolls out a new pilot program meant to reduce the number of rvs being used as shelter on the streets. people at an rv encampment on chenowith avenue will be the first of those at 30 sites, to receive two week notices to move. they'll also receive information about transitional housing and sanctioned parking sites. once the two weeks is up, two tow trucks will be used to remove any remaining rvs. opponents of the program say it puts the unhoused at risk. mayor matt mehan says the program is about safety for everyone. >> prioritize the sites that have the largest negative impact on the community, particularly those near schools, parks, residential neighborhoods. >> the program runs through the end of the year with a $1.5 million budget. >> all right. there's a new study out. it says san francisco has some of the worst traffic in the country. the new study from tomtom says it takes almost 26 minutes to drive six miles.

that's something public transit advocates say is evident. san francisco needs more alternatives to cars. the city with the slowest drive time. new york city. number three is honolulu, where it takes about 20 minutes. >> south bay cities are charging are changing parking laws to comply with the new state law. a daylighting bill requires vehicles to park at least 20ft away from the approaching side of all crosswalks. the city of san jose is now working to eliminate corner parking spaces through the city, to make it easier for drivers to see people who are walking across the street. >> 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. >> san jose is working to implement the law in phases, and plans to issue warnings before ticketing drivers. the city of santa clara says it will use this month to educate drivers. sunnyvale plans to issue $53 tickets to those breaking the new law starting this week. >> all right. time is 718. starting right now, we're going to sal. i know traffic is busy. you've been busy all morning. >> yeah, it's busy. and the only good thing is the fog is not an issue because it's been so windy that the fog is not really been around. it's been blown away. so here we are starting off in the contra costa area. we do have some slowing this morning from loveridge all the way out to about the willow pass road area. and but 680 has been okay and so has highway 24. bay bridge is backed up to the maze again. these pictures are stunning because of the wind and it's kind of making everything go away. the skies are clear. this is a look at interstate 80 north and southbound in oakland. it looks fine. and that silicon

valley commute kind of loading up on the east end of the valley as you head west. 719 let's talk about today's weather. and here's steve. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. we'll take a look at what has, i believe, the driest start to a rainy season ever for southern california using the water year, which i'm not a fan of. no offense. if you're a water manager, i just prefer the rain year, which starts july 1st. the water year starts october 1st. how can you include september? but i digress. me and chris henry are in the same. how can you include anyway? 0.03 that's all they've had at lax. that is less than 1% of average. i mean, it is just bone dry there. so you know what? there's nothing showing up rain wise at least. anything significant, not even for us for a while. they get a lot of high clouds. so do we. they're coming around, you know, upper 18, 20,000ft. that's that north northeast wind. there will be some activity in arizona. they are. they need some rain. snow too. it looks like they'll get

some malibu hills 60mph, malibu 40 on pch and on the beach, 35 to 40, even on the beach. so damaging winds there. drier air moving in. humidity is just bone dry. last i saw i think it was 9%. the problem is a lot of the observations, weather observations. i think they're gone. so i had to really dig to get some info here. 67 9% relative humidity, but on the mesonet and on what's called weather underground, there's nothing reporting from pacific palisades. so my guess is all those observations are gone. you can see some of the higher clouds zipping over us, mostly sunny for us. i think there'll be more high clouds south than there will be north, but there's some out there. oakland hills, las trampas near lime ridge and boundary oaks golf course, travis, lake, chabot and calaveras between 35 and 54 just this morning. although wind speeds seem to be coming down out towards the altamont pass and livermore. it's a north wind or an east wind, so it is turning a little easterly for most, but wind speeds have started to really tail off for a majority 40s and 50s, although menlo park at 40. sfo is at 57,

so half moon bay, so there's about a 20 degree spread on some temps. look at woodside at 39 stanford campus 39 pillar point 57. incredible difference on a wind or no breeze at all. 1820 truckee, 18 south lake tahoe, 20 degrees winnemucca. also at 20, it's all about high pressure, large and in charge. now our wind speeds will come down, that's for sure. but maybe another round early next week. any way you look at it, it's a dry pattern. breezy wednesday, although i think you know, except for the higher clouds, the decrease in the breeze will help temperatures in the 60s. one key note though, we're already seeing a little bit of this. once the wind speeds tail off, those lows will tumble like they have a rock tied to them. so i think it could be pretty cold in the morning. next couple of days, steve. >> thank you. 722. we're still following three massive wildfires burning in southern california. how one man found out that a garden hose was no match for fast moving flames, and why he took matters into his own hands to begin with. >> and days before he leaves office, president biden

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would help people use less harmful products or quit the habit altogether. >> our time now. 725 the rate of commercial vacancy in silicon valley is climbing as remote work continues. one study says san jose has one of the lowest rates of people going back to the office, around 40%. a new report shows office vacancies in the silicon valley were up to almost 22% in the third quarter of last year. the demand for lab and industrial space that is still growing. >> the university of california says it saw record enrollment for the past year among state residents. undergraduate enrollment of californians rose 2% in the fall of 2024 over the previous year. that's more than 3900 more students, for a total of nearly 61,000 california undergraduates and transfers. the university says the growth reflects its dedication to expanding access to in-state students. overall, the fall student body was up nearly 300,000 across the ten campus uc system. >> well, new numbers from san

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tearing across los angeles county, destroying homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. we have the latest on the winds pushing through the los angeles mountains, fueling those flames. and in just a few hours from now, san francisco, soon to be mayor, will take time to volunteer before he's inaugurated this morning. what daniel is doing right now, hours before he takes office. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome back to mornings on two. >> i'm dave clark i'm gasia mikaelian. it's wednesday, january 8th. weather is a big story here in the bay area. but really down in southern california. wind is sort of the unifying theme of the day. >> well, i was just telling you what i use is called the mesonet

and other sites. there's no information now, right? i think they've all lost or gone around pacific palisades. other locations still showing anywhere from 40, 50, 65mph. we get a few high clouds. our wind speeds are coming down, so the wind advisory goes until 10:00. but some locations are already at calm or less than five miles per hour. there are a few high clouds zipping by. there's a lot more to the south, but palo alto actually, there's a lot of upper 30s on the peninsula. i mean, it's if you don't have any breeze, it's cold. there is a little puff of a breeze, though, for some, but nothing compared to what we had yesterday and overnight wind advisory until ten. then it should decrease pretty rapidly. and i would think in southern california by tonight. but that high and that low, they don't like each other. so it's filling it with wind. and a lot of those clouds are just zipping down from the north northeast, decreasing breeze, fair, mild to warm. maybe not as warm as yesterday. we had a lot of 70s yesterday. i think today still warm but mid 60s to upper 60s. all right. sal is here at 731. we are off to where the san jose area. >> steve we're going to see that

it's beginning to fill in. if you're driving, let's say from the east side of san jose, driving on northbound 280 or 80 5 or 101, we see some slow traffic. it's not as slow as it was yesterday, but it is slow. we can go back up to contra costa county, where some of these commutes are beginning to get a little better. 80 westbound is slow through richmond. there's a slowdown at the richmond bridge, and we do have a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza of about 15 to 20 minutes. 731 let's go back to the headlines. >> straight back to our big story here. three major wildfires tearing through los angeles county this morning, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. >> the palisades fire, burning through the community of pacific palisades. it's leaving behind some devastating scenes. now, this video is from last night. it's from our sister station in los angeles. their crews were driving through pacific palisades. the fire has burned thousands of acres already and forced more than 30,000 people out of their homes. the power is out for most of the neighborhood, and firefighters

are struggling to get water to some areas to fight those flames. and as you can see, it is just devastation. oh my god. >> oh. >> reporter chelsea edwards is there from our sister station in los angeles. she's seeing it firsthand as she drives through pacific palisades, and you can hear the disbelief in her voice. firefighters say the flames are so strong in some areas. the crews are just abandoning homes that are already a total loss. they're focusing their efforts on houses that can still be saved. now let's go live to the altadena area. this is near pasadena. we're going to try to bring you those pictures. that's

where the eaton fire just exploded in size during the night. more than 52,000 people have been evacuated from the pasadena, altadena and la canada flintridge area. >> governor newsom announced the state has secured federal funding meant to give crews what they need to fight these 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 the disaster. the white house says president biden is still in southern california, where he was set to announce two national monuments. he's been briefed on the situation directed his team to stay in contact with state and local officials. >> our time now. 733. we're also getting new video into the newsroom showing a neighbor jump into action trying to save a burning home in los angeles. just look at this for a second.

the man runs up to the house, grabs a water hose and starts spraying these flames. it all took place in the pacific palisades neighborhood. those flames quickly overwhelmed the man trying to help out. he says he thought the homeowner was still inside, but thankfully the homeowner was already out. other evacuees say they didn't realize how serious the situation was until it was almost too late. >> my sister called and she was like, are you okay? and at that moment, a helicopter flew over my house and just dropped water. and i was like, oh, it's raining. she's like, oh no, it's not raining. your neighborhood is on fire. you need to get out. and as soon as i opened my door, it was like, right there. >> unbelievable. evacuation orders continue to expand today. the county is making several shelters available to the people there. and as people were evacuating yesterday, some more stunning video of the flames surrounding a road. now, this

was in altadena. and these people walking through the smoke say they went back to rescue their horses. they also said some other horses free, hoping that they would also escape the inferno. >> we have a couple. we just let loose over there. we try to 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, the strong winds down there will continue today, and it's going to hamper the fire fight. the national weather service says this may be the most destructive windstorm to hit l.a. since 2011. >> the los angeles fire department is calling in all off duty firefighters. more than a thousand fire personnel are already battling the wildfires, but the department says it needs more. overnight, crews were forced to ground their aircraft due to powerful winds in the area. firefighting crews here in the bay area have been deployed to help those in southern california early this morning.

alameda county fire shared video of a fire crew leaving to join a cal oes strike team, which includes members of oakland, hayward and fremont fire departments. cal fire's scu and ccu teams that are normally based in the bay area are already in southern california. share these photos on social media showing firefighters joining agencies already on the front lines. more teams are on standby. fire officials say the crews across the state can be ready to hit the road in under an hour to help if called. >> specific engines that are prepared with wildland equipment, etc. 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. >> the strong winds will continue to challenge containment efforts today. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour are

expected to last through tomorrow. >> time now 737. the strong winds knocked down trees and temporarily blocked freeways in the east bay. take a look at this video. a big tree that was knocked down on union street in alameda. thankfully, no one was hurt. but the man who lives there says both of his vehicles were damaged by that fallen tree. power outages were also reported earlier this morning by this power pole that was knocked loose by the strong winds. the people are telling us some of those wind gusts woke them up in the middle of the night. >> it was howling and the trees were hitting against the. but i think what i heard was stuff knocking over on my porch. that's what kind of startled me. >> how those strong winds also knocked trees down earlier this morning in oakland. ktvu is ali rasmus will join us live with more on this story at the top of the hour, so make sure you stay here to see it and hear it. you can get a lot more information about the windy conditions

around the whole state and the fires in southern california with the fox local app. you can also see live coverage from our sister station in los angeles. they have wall to wall coverage, as you can imagine, of the fires, with several reporters on the scene. just download the fox local app for breaking news coverage around the clock. it's a free app for your phone and smart tv. >> happening now. mayor elect daniel lurie is getting ready to serve meals to members of the community. we'll bring in live pictures here of what's happening at the saint anthony's foundation dining room in san francisco. mayor elect lurie is there with his family as they get ready to serve breakfast. that should happen in just the coming minutes. the event kicks off a series of events ahead of his inauguration later today at civic center plaza. that moment happens at 1130 today. then mayor lurie will celebrate in chinatown, a night market in chinatown in honor of his inauguration, set to happen from 530 to 9:00 tonight. dozens of high school students will

perform a line dance in front of far east restaurant. they're on grand avenue to greet the newly minted mayor, if you will, as he arrives there to attend a banquet inside. of course, we'll have all that coverage for you. the inauguration is at 1130, so you can just bet that our new newscast will be chock full of what's happening in the city. it's a new era. many are saying it is. >> it is. as you can see, it's a very busy day. it's also a busy commute. sal castaneda busy watching what's happening. what's the latest now? >> all right. we still have some windy conditions. and we also do have clear conditions are going to start at the bridges. the bay bridge backed up to the maze. although we're beginning to see some improvement here. interstate 880 also looking okay. it's just a little better than it was yesterday, but that south bay is beginning to get very slow, especially on 85 from 101 to 17. 280 and 101 are slow, so that's beginning to get slower. peninsula has been nice and quiet as we haven't talked about it a lot. san mateo and dumbarton bridge are busy, but

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today, tens of thousands of people under evacuation orders and warnings in southern california. these are live pictures from pacific palisades, you see. one home has been engulfed by flames. this, unfortunately, is one of many homes that have burned in pacific palisades. also, homes in malibu are burning as well. wind gusts in the area right now anywhere between 60 and close to 80 miles an hour, according to our meteorologist steve paulson, who is monitoring a dire situation there. thousands more homes are threatened. fire officials say that strong winds are driving these fires, making them very difficult to contain. there are other large fires burning near pasadena, pacific palisades and sylmar. here at home, starting tomorrow, san jose will roll out a new pilot program meant to reduce the number of lived in rvs on the streets. people will receive information about transitional housing and sanctioned parking sites once the two weeks is up. tow trucks will come in to

remove any remaining rvs. opponents of the program say that it puts the unhoused at risk. mayor matt mehan says the program is about safety for everyone. the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state at the capitol rotunda in washington, d.c, as people pay their respects. his funeral service is set for tomorrow at washington's national cathedral. there will be no mail delivery tomorrow to observe a national day of mourning for former president carter. this morning, we're following two burglaries in oakland that happened just hours ago. one was at a chase bank on fruitvale avenue at about 4 a.m. we're about to see the damage left behind at the atm. a car drove into it and wrecked it, left a large hole and pulled part of the wall off the building. the other happened at a market at 14th avenue around 430 this morning. right now, it's unclear if police have anyone responsible in custody or exactly how much money was taken, or how much the damage totals are reaching. we have reached out to opd. we're waiting to hear back. across the bay, city leaders in san

francisco say the crime rate is at a 20 year low. the police department says property crime is down 31% from last year. violent crime down 14%, and homicides are at a 60 year low. car break-ins were cut in half compared to where they were last year. outgoing mayor london breed says the drop is due to a strong district attorney, new state and local laws and the implementation of 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. >> mayor elect daniel lurie met with officers in chinatown to hear their concerns. he acknowledged the decrease in crime and said there is still more work to be done. now it's an important step in rebuilding the town of paradise after that devastating fire in 2018. pam cook back in studio with that and a look at markets in today's

dollars and cents. >> yes, starting with the markets. all three major market indexes are all down this morning. economists have voiced concerns about what they call sticky inflation. also, as that opening bell rang this morning. a report on private sector jobs came in a little lighter than expected. and that helped take stocks down. this morning, as we take a live look at the big board and the new york stock exchange down across the board. as you can see, the dow jones down about a quarter of a percent. the s&p 500 down about the same percentage wise back below 6000. and the nasdaq slipping a little bit less than that. but a pretty big selloff in tech yesterday. paradise has hit a milestone in its plan to rebuild following that devastating fire that destroyed the town in 2018. mercury insurance will start offering coverage again to homeowners in the area. it's the first big insurance company to return to the town since the fire. mercury reports its decision to return is thanks to the leaders and locals of paradise, who have worked hard to rebuild the town

with fire safety in mind. paradise has been named the fastest growing town in california in 2024. reaction continues to come in regarding meta's decision to end its fact checking program. now, ceo mark zuckerberg says the change is meant to, quote, address political bias and curtail censorship. the company is also reducing the restrictions on the posts that users can share. now, critics fear that this will lead to more inaccurate information on facebook and hate speech that will go unchecked, which will lead to more people struggling to know what is the truth. >> this is a naked political decision where people are prioritizing profit over the best interests of society and over the best interests of kids and families. period. >> the changes will be phased in over the next couple of months. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. pam. >> thank you. 748 we'll swing back to the traffic center and see what sal castaneda has been

monitoring. >> all right. you know, right now we do see slow traffic in many spots, including the bay bridge, which i would like to start with a lot, just because that sets the tone. it is backed up for about a 20 minute delay. but also highway four is going to be slow. so looks like i want to go here. and it is only backed up to the macarthur maze. there have been no major issues on interstate 880 northbound or westbound, 580. there's been some slow traffic, but again, the slowdowns are pretty typical of what you might expect. northbound 101 traffic is slowing just north of highway 85, all the way up to about the airport. 748. let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> thank you. we'll start with our weather here. it looks like the wind speeds are coming down here. cannot say that's the case in southern california. not at all. there's still gusts around 80 90mph in some of the hills there. 40s, 50s, 30s, 40s and 50s on the temps. there's a lot of 30s in areas where the wind speeds have tailed off, such as boulder creek, felton, gilroy,

down to 33, hollister 37. yet other areas in the upper 40s to near 50. so there's a i think tonight we'll really take a tumble on these temps. 18 in truckee, 20 south lake tahoe, mammoth 19 it's all about that high and the low. and they don't like each other so it fills it with the wind. you can see the air circulation coming around around 18,000ft right there. and they're still roaring gusts down there. our wind speeds are coming down. but it looks like this is kind of a breezy pattern, no doubt about it. a dry pattern maybe for a while. unfortunately, the forecast models are not showing any rain for at least 10 to 14 days. it's a breezy wednesday, mostly sunny, a lot of high clouds spilling over that ridge. 60s on the temps. i think the key message for us going forward is that the lows are really going to take a tumble. we might see another round of wind picking up early next week. >> all right steve, thank you. time now 749. the search to find affordable apartments turns into a trap. new at 8:00. how scammers are tricking people who are desperate to find a place to

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welcome back to mornings on two. it's now 753. police in hayward are investigating a stabbing at a bart station. it happened yesterday morning near the turnstile at the bart station. at first, witnesses said a rider who did not pay the fare was confronted by a rider who did pay. that led to a fight where one person was stabbed. that person was treated at a hospital and is expected to be okay. two people at first were detained, but bart now says they were not involved and they have since been released. >> it is not so bad, especially during commuting hours. there's a lot of people, so, you know, you're kind of safer. but it's strange that this happened, you know, during the day. >> now the police are still investigating exactly what

happened. they want anyone who has information to contact them. a former acting police chief for antioch is going back to that job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief for the city of antioch. now, the focus for the department is to get back to full staffing and to move past the racist texting scandal that captured the attention of the department of justice. a settlement was made last week, and the police department's policies will be under the review of a third party. the new acting police chief says while the department is going through its 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 police chief. acting chief vigil says he's already planning to apply for that job. well, even before

taking office, president elect donald trump is talking about massively expanding the united states. he's been talking about acquiring greenland, the panama canal, even canada. he says he's interested in greenland because it has a lot of resources and land there. panama is key for the panama canal imports and exports and fees for using it. trump also talked about why he thinks canada becoming a part of the united states would be beneficial for 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. >> well, the outgoing 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. and there are several things that would have to happen before the

united states could add more states or more. territories. it is now 756. another winter storm really hitting the united states, and ten inches of snow is expected from dallas to nashville. areas that don't normally see snow. several parts of the country 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. hundreds of thousands of people have no power right now. the weather caused problems for people on the road, as those crews out there 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. >> now, the new storm system is expected to bring freezing rain to the southern plains, so the weather may affect travel in that area as well. temperatures are expected to stay below freezing into the weekend in

several states. well, yosemite national park reports a significant amount of snow compared to this time last year. this photo posted on social media shows the meadows covered with snow. park officials say at the beginning of 2024, there were only three inches of snow. now there's 31in of snow. the rangers at tuolumne meadows are still hoping more snow will come. well, rain or shine. mail carriers. they always make the rounds to deliver your mail. and it's something one community in lafayette says never goes unnoticed for them. mailman jeff kozlowski went on his regular route for his last shift before he retired, but he was met with a special surprise. lots of signs on his last day on mailbox after mailbox lining the streets. the neighbors who've known jeff for years, even their lifetime, put out signs showing their gratitude for his 47 years

of service. >> and 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 mailman back in 1977, and he says the job, just like life, is what you make of it. and jeff says he was almost well, he almost broke into tears because he was so touched by all of those people. and the volume of thank you letters from neighbors of all ages. well, the san francisco giants are adding a future hall of fame pitcher to their rotation. 41 year old justin verlander signed a one year deal worth $15 million with the giants. verlander is a three time cy young winner, a two time world series champ. verlander has 262 career victories, the most of any active pitcher. but he's been dealing with some health problems lately. problems

with his shoulder and neck limited the number of starts he had last season. raging wildfires tearing through neighborhoods in los angeles county. the latest on the firefight that's intensified and it really intensified during the night as evacuation orders expand for thousands of families. >> it is really scary. you got people out here, you wonder if the neighbors are out. we're just trying to get to someplace safe. >> the race against time to stop the three wildfires raging out of control as bay area agencies make their way to southern california to join and help out in the firefight. and closer to home, strong winds created a mess for commuters, temporarily blocking freeways. tracking these wind caused problems that have also left many people in the dark this morning. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two.

>> good morning and welcome back to mornings on two. we're giving you a live look at what's happening in pacific palisades. a raging fire there has destroyed homes and other buildings. some waterfront homes on the pacific coast highway has burned. winds have been a major factor in this. and the two other major fire fights now underway in the southern part of our state. meteorologist steve paulson said that winds that were close to 100 miles an hour have decreased, but still, it's a very dangerous situation. interesting to note here, of course, a number of reporters on the ground there in los angeles as it is daylight, we're getting a much better picture of all the damage that these flames have done. thank you so much for being here. good morning again. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. thank you for joining us. wednesday morning, january 8th. let's check in with steve paulson. get the latest on all of the weather information. >> between malibu and topanga canyon, they're still gusts 70 to 80 miles an hour. really? yes. still. so, you know, and a lot of the observations are not

reporting anymore, for obvious reasons. i think they spiked and then they're gone. highs yesterday for us. santa rosa in town 72. that was a record high. santa rosa airport was closed. hayward. boyes hot springs, sonoma, san jose 70 kentfield 69 was a record high. oakland and redwood city were warm as well at 68. we have a few high clouds zipping by, but look at santa rosa. they've plunged to 39 and other locations are in the 50s. it is tonight. tomorrow is going to be really cold because wind speeds are coming down for us. the wind advisory goes till ten, but unless you're up in the hills, i really don't think there's much left of it anymore. unless it's isolated. except for the higher clouds. it's all about southern california, where it's going to be a long, long day. decreasing breeze for us. fair and mild to warm. still a north northeast breeze. i don't want to say wind anymore, but temps while they're warm yesterday, they'll still be warm today with 60s to upper 60s. all right. south here. 801 we went south that last time. >> this time we're going to the east bay. steve, we have kind of a typical commute going right now when it comes to highway

four, interstate 680. we haven't talked a lot about 80. it's been slow as it normally is, marin. so a lot of these slowdowns are typical. we've seen some slowing on northbound 880 as well. so nothing out of the ordinary. 880 is slow, of course, from hayward to fremont. so not great. it's actually not too slow. i kind of surprised by that. and this is a look at the bay bridge. you can see the bay bridge. that traffic is lightened up considerably now at 802. let's get back to the headlines. >> tens of thousands of people have been evacuated across southern california this morning. three wind driven wildfires have exploded in size. the eaton fire is forcing evacuations in pasadena. the hurst fire burning near sylmar. the biggest fire, though, is the palisades fire. it's burning through pacific palisades. >> well, videos. well, l.a. county and city officials are talking as we speak right now. they are holding a news conference and we want to listen in on the updates. gasia about the wildfires there in southern

california. >> l.a. county is in unified command with both the angeles national forest and the pasadena fire department. we have over 2000 acres burning at this time, and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned, and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. unknown cause at this time. and we do have a number of significant injuries. we have over 100 structures destroyed. and the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. i will ask that l.a. city fire chief kristin croley update you on the hurst fire after i am finished with my remarks. the l.a. county fire department operational area consists of 29

separate fire departments in l.a. county, and all of those fire departments are at drawdown with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare. as the region one coordinator, i have requested mutual aid from the five counties of orange, los angeles, ventura, santa barbara, and san luis obispo counties. additionally, last night i contacted the state office of emergency services and requested 50 engine strike teams, 50 engine strike teams is composed of 250 fire engines and over 1000 personnel. we have also requested resources from out of state as well as northern california. thank you to the first responders from nevada,

oregon and washington state that are already on the road coming to l.a. county to assist. lastly, the national weather service has predicted a continued red flag weather event with strong winds and low humidities, placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. to all of our viewers, please prioritize your safety as well as the well-being of those around you as we come together to continue to get through this widespread disaster. los angeles county firefighters will remain on the front line until we reach full containment, and we ask that you keep all of los angeles county in your thoughts and prayers. i would now like to invite up los angeles city fire chief christine crowley to give her

briefing. thank you. thanks. >> good morning everyone. my name is christine crowley. los angeles city fire department fire chief, i'd like to start with just a moment, if we could, of gratitude, a moment of gratitude for our first responders, our boots on the ground that are battling this intense and multiple jurisdiction and number of fires. so gratitude to those who are doing the work since yesterday through the night. and like chief moroney said, we're going to continue to work hard to ensure that we save people, lives and property. with that, i'll be touching on a couple of major points with the pacific palisades fire. we know that it continues to demand a significant amount of resources and attention. a second major brush fire, now referred to as the hurst fire, has erupted in

the sylmar area of los angeles. now, together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the los angeles city fire department is battling these two major fires while also maintaining. i want to focus on this as well. 911 services for the city's approximate 4 million residents. now, despite the severity of the conditions, our department remains fully committed to safeguarding lives and property. next, i want to focus on what we've done over the last 24 hours. and with that, even within the city of los angeles, with these two major brush fires, our department has responded to 3624 911 calls for service. and to put that in perspective, our averages just under 1500 calls in a 24 hour period over the last 24 hours. we've also responded to an additional 32

structure fires within the city. we've treated and transported an extensive number of medical emergencies well, extending our normal 650 transports to the local hospitals. when it comes to the pacific palisades fire. as chief moroney had said, this is over 3000 acres at this point and continues to grow. we will confirm the exact acreage later, so we'll make sure that we also communicate that to the community and to the media. last night, as of 19 30 hours, all all aircrafts were grounded due to the high winds. aircrafts are continued to be able to resume their water drops and acreage mapping today when the weather allows us to do so. a total of 3398 civilians and 15,105 structures are in the evacuation zone. and again, the evacuation zones are the following. north

of pch, west of kenter avenue and san vicente boulevard, south of mulholland drive and east of topanga canyon boulevard. there are multiple evacuation centers which are supported by the american red cross. injuries. of course, there's a lot of interest in injuries. we have several firefighters and civilian injuries that have been reported, and all patients have been treated and transported to the local hospitals, damage assessments. chief moroney did speak about a specific number. we are still vetting that through on the city side. so more information to come and we will message that as soon as we can validate that. approximately 400 lafd firefighters have been deployed to the palisades fire. we have many hundreds of law enforcement officers, our partner agency responders and public works members engaged in supporting our overall operations. we are going to be transitioning to cal fire this morning to manage this incident

at zero 800 hours. next, i'd like to talk briefly about our first fire, which is located in sylmar. last night at approximately 10:10 p.m, the fire erupted in the sylmar area of los angeles, adjacent to los angeles national forest. the fire has rapidly expanded to over 500 acres, prompting the emergency evacuation of more than 3000 residents. this fire is burning within the footprint of the historic saddle ridge fire. now, despite the extreme winds and significant risks, and that's what we're going to be talking about from today and probably throughout the next few days. there's always that significant risk of life and property, and we'll continue to focus on saving lives and protecting property. the exact anchorage at this point will be confirmed later, and we'll make sure that we communicate that to you as well. lastly, we want to make sure that everybody understands we are absolutely not out of danger yet with the

strong winds that continue to push through the city and the county today, i will tell you, and we are all committed to our first responders. our firefighters will remain focused on protecting lives and property. the lafd is extremely proud to stand with all of the entities behind me. our top priority will continue to be life safety, ensuring that safe evacuation and the rescues of our residents that are in harm's way. it will continue to be our primary focus in this wind driven fire event as it continues. thank you for your cooperation, your support and your diligence. and today we will continue to stand with our partners to protect everyone. next up, i would like to introduce sheriff luna. thank you. oh, sorry. sorry. next up. oh, we moved it. okay. >> yes. we're just moving around. having la unified superintendent alberto carvalho,

please. >> thank you very much. good morning everyone. thank you. chair. barger county and city leadership. in addition to the leadership of our first responders and our great community for the very, very important work you continue to do to protect our community, protect the assets, and first and foremost, the health and well-being and lives of members of our community. los angeles unified is the second largest school district in the nation, representing the interests of 540,000 students and 75,000 committed employees. we make decisions regarding closure of schools in a very methodical and science driven manner. so after a great deal of consultation overnight with experts looking at the data and considering the fact that air quality conditions deteriorated significantly overnight, we have made the decision to shut down a number of schools, particularly in the eastern part of our school

system. i will define what those boundaries are school communities, beginning with leadership, workforce and families have been informed about these areas. and as of now, those schools within the boundaries of the area that i will define are closed. this accounts for about 10% of our total schools in our district. about 100 schools out of 1000 schools. the areas that i'm speaking about are schools located north of manchester boulevard, firestone boulevard, east of 10th avenue, west of i-710, and south of highway 134. any school within that area, and that accounts again for the eastern part of our district, where the air quality met or exceeded levels that are not appropriate for employees or students to be around are

effectively shut down. we will be making decisions about what will happen in those schools going into tomorrow. by 4 p.m. today, based on the evolution conditions. in fact, since we made the decision to shut down those schools, air quality conditions have improved significantly despite the fact that they worsened significantly overnight. i want to speak specifically about schools surrounding the palisades area. as of last night, we had to shut down five schools as a result of mandatory evacuation conditions. those were kenter canyon elementary school, a canyon elementary school, marquez elementary school, palisades charter elementary school, revere middle school, and topanga elementary school. in addition to palisades high charter high school, we have reports that palisades high

sustained significant damage as a result of the fire. we are working with state and federal entities to quickly access resources to address the issues facing this community. i want to very briefly address our workforce. we know today is not going to be a perfect day. a number of schools are shut down, however, localized conditions may make it difficult for our workforce or parents and students to access schools. air quality conditions may vary and in fact may not necessarily be appropriate beyond the area where we closed schools. please use your discretion. we will utilize grace and be flexible regarding attendance and for students and employees alike, specifically students. employees who face chronic respiratory conditions or other health issues. we will be flexible regarding these individuals. we will provide additional updates

later on today regarding conditions of schools going into tomorrow for the schools that are open, recognizing the workforce needs of the parents of our children. beyond the bell activities. care for children in those schools will continue to be provided today. today is not a typical day. we need flexibility, patience and grace and we shall extend that to our workforce and certainly our parents and students in our community. once again, our hearts go out to those who have been impacted and our eternal gratitude to the first responders of our community for the fantastic, difficult work they've done over the past 24 hours. thank you very much. thank you. >> morning. a lot of information to pass on, but please know this. this is a very difficult and challenging situation, but

we're surrounded here by people who really care. and we're going to get through this together. that means with all of you as partners in our community. our top priority continues to be the safety and well-being of our impacted residents, first responders, and all of the individuals involved. but understand that this is a very fluid situation, specifically in the altadena area, and a lot of our personnel are deputy personnel, are involved in life saving measures as we speak now. we are working very closely with local, state and federal agencies to provide necessary resources and support. we have been in constant communication with both our fire and law enforcement partners across l.a. county and beyond to ensure that all available resources that are needed are being deployed strategically and effectively. but we are prioritizing life over everything else. there are over several hundred sheriff department personnel working

around the clock to evacuate residents in danger, assist with road closures, and respond to multiple missions that are given to us. and they do change periodically depending on that life mission to ensure that everyone is going to be safe or safe as possible. additional personnel will likely be assigned to this fire as this continues to go. and you heard from our fire partners that there is no containment yet. i do want to split it up into two. i want to start talking about the eaton fire first. currently, there are evacuation orders in pasadena, altadena and sierra madre. evacuation orders? there are approximately 32,500 residents under evacuation orders, and approximately 13,186 structures that we deem at risk and that could grow. evacuation warnings approximately 38,600

residents are under evacuation warnings, and approximately 14,342 structures are at risk. at 4 a.m. this morning, the evacuation orders did expand to parts of the city of duarte, monrovia and la canada. and again, we continue to assess that. that's evolving, that's going to change. so i encourage you to consistently pay attention to all sources of information so you're ready to go when you are given that order. if that does come. as information is changing, even as i was driving up here, even as i'm walking up to this podium, i'm getting messages about several of our employees who are have lost their homes in the last several hours. i don't know how many because we are still gathering that information, but like all, we all live here in los angeles county. so we are

impacted. so we're going to make sure that within our department, we're wrapping our arms around our employees, just like we do with community members. again, as i was coming up here, i did find out that we did have two fatalities in this area. i don't have any specifics. there is a lot of damage out there. we're still in the process of doing these assessments, trying to still save lives. so this information is going to change. the altadena sheriff's station itself was evacuated and it was at least limited on fire. there was some fire at the altadena station, but we did have to clear out all of our employees out of there. i'm hearing some miraculous stories, and they're not they're just barely coming in. of our deputies who were trying to evacuate the altadena station, and then residents were running up from different locations around there, asking them for assistance in getting them out of their structures. and from what i understand, they

were barely able to get people out before these structures started burning. there's just heroic stories of what our deputies are doing out there from last night and this morning. i want to make sure people know that deputies are working to assist residents who are evacuating and continuing to make evacuation notices. as we're speaking, they are securing areas that are evacuated. and it's always sad when i have to say this, but part of our responsibility is to make sure that no one loots or steals from our residents, our community members who are already being impacted. and i'm sad to report, we made two arrests this morning for looting already. so if you are thinking about coming into any of these areas to steal from our residents, i'm going to tell you something. you're going to be caught, you're going to be arrested, and you're going to be prosecuted. don't do that. stay out of these areas. it's only for emergency workers and people who live there. we are at this

point unable to clearly determine the extent of damage at this point, because the conditions are rapidly evolving and the destruction needs to be assessed. as the daylight hours have come forward. i do know that i've lost at least one sheriff's black and white to a fire. thank god that the deputy is okay. but deputies continue to be on patrol throughout the road closure areas to ensure evacuation areas remain closed to the public. all schools in the pasadena unified school district are closed. there are. there is a road closure in altadena drive from allen to new york drive. for those in need of shelter, please head to the pasadena convention center, located at 300 east green street in the city of pasadena, and we're working with them in unified command and in partnership as well. for animals, there are established shelters at large animal shelter, rose bowl stadium at 1001 rose bowl drive in pasadena, small animal shelter,

pasadena humane society at 361 south raymond avenue in pasadena. i'm going to switch gears now to the palisades fire that we've been heavily involved in with our partners, again, with the lapd and la city fire and everyone else that's up there working. as of this morning, the fire was still burning in that area, and that's impacting our residents. evacuations are in effect continuously in effect for the city of calabasas, the city of malibu, los angeles city, pacific palisades and unincorporated area of los angeles county and topanga canyon. evacuation orders are approximately 37,000 residents under evacuation orders and approximately 15,000 structures at risk. again, that's specifically for the palisades fire evacuation warnings. approximately 20,000 residents are under evacuation warnings, and approximately 6500 structures are at risk. there

have been minor injuries, and our partners at the fire department have talked about those and several, unfortunately, structures that have been lost, and we're still assessing those. bear with me. i'm almost there. there's a lot of information, very important information. there are several road closures which can change rapidly. the ten freeway at lincoln boulevard, southbound, pch at las flores canyon, southbound pch at topanga canyon, coastline drive at southbound pch, westbound pch to entrada to eastbound, closed from pch and malibu canyon. we have established shelters up for that fire in the following locations. westwood recreation center, which is at 1350 south sepulveda boulevard in los angeles. pasadena convention center, which i already mentioned. we can go there, 300 east green street in the city of pasadena and el camino real charter high school, 5440 valley

circle boulevard in woodland hills. animal shelters, large animals. la equestrian center at 480 west riverside in burbank. large animal shelter. pierce college, 6201 winnetka avenue in woodland hills. large animal shelter. rose bowl stadium in pasadena, small animal shelter. agora animal center and small animal shelter pasadena humane society as well. we've got to take care of our pets. as i wrap up a reminder and you've heard it from several of us, you need to be prepared. if you are in a warning area, make sure you have your essentials, your important paperwork, your medications, things that you can take your phone charger to survive for at least a week. but if you are told to evacuate and given an order, there is nothing worth your life. please listen to the police and fire officials that are out there and be prepared to

evacuate. if you have more questions or there's about evacuations, evacuation centers or road closures, go to l.a. county. dot gov slash emergency or our sheriff's department social media. now it's my honor to introduce my partner of the chief of the los angeles police department, jim mcdonald. thank you. thank you very much. and as you look at the group assembled behind me this morning, each each of those and everybody we represent who's out in the field, all have families. >> all many are impacted directly by the fire, but they leave those families to come and try and be able to help everybody else who's out there. so i owe a debt of gratitude to everybody who is putting it all on the line for everyone else, this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we

come together, that we focus on saving lives and to be able to do the very best job we can. so when we look back on this, we know that we did what we could for others. i look at the people who are out there on the line. last night, the winds were like something that i have never seen before firefighters, police officers, deputies. they were out there sheltering in their vehicles, their trucks and their cars so that they don't end up getting burned from the fire that was being driven by 75 plus miles an hour winds. they were there, and until they could get out of the car and go back to doing their work. as you can imagine, a very difficult circumstance to deal with. these are, as i mentioned, unprecedented conditions, but also unpredictable as the fire continues to spread and pop up in different locations, none of us know where the next one is going to be. so i would ask you to be vigilant, to look at your neighborhood, to talk to your neighbors, to have everybody on board so that if they see some something start up, that we get

on it very quickly. we get fire resources out there as soon as we possibly can, because with these winds, once it starts small, it'll be very big very quickly. and so i would ask for everybody's help, cooperation and vigilance in that role, as you've heard before, about evacuation that makes the difference between living and not. and so i would ask you to take these these warnings, these orders to evacuate very seriously, as you've heard over and again, you know, be ready to go pack what you need up. but then please comply with these orders that we don't give them. put them out lightly. when we believe that you're in the path of the fire, we're going to order that evacuation. and we really, really need your compliance on that. because if we have to send people in to try and make rescues, those people are putting their lives on the line directly for something that could have been avoidable. sheriff luna mentioned looting. that's something that we also have to watch out for. that is incredible that we even have to talk about that during these tragic times. but we are going to take that also extremely

seriously, and we will follow up with that in the in the strongest way possible. as far as traffic goes, that's something that we're used to dealing with here. this will be an extra test of gridlock in many places due to people not having access to their normal routes. i would say that if you have an ability to be able to stay out of the west side today to, to commute or to work from home to as long as your employers are good with that, take advantage of that. the air is very tough today for particularly those who are challenged medically. if you can stay home and work from there, i would. i would recommend that we will continue to support our partners in the fire service and our other law enforcement partners. but to all in the public who are watching this, sincere thank you to all of you for your cooperation and your patience as we all get through this together. thank you. sir. >> now we're going to introduce my colleague, supervisor lindsey

horvath, who represents the palisades area. lindsey. >> thank you, madam chair. this morning we woke up to a dark cloud over all of los angeles. but it is darkest for those who are most intimately impacted by these fires. it has been an immensely painful 24 hours for communities. i represent the palisades, the hurst and woodley fires are all in the third district, but our strength is in our togetherness and that will determine how we make it through. we need your partnership in this time of crisis, it is difficult to process the immensity of the destruction and loss, and we extend our hearts and every resource we have to all of our impacted residents. we know when we talk about these structures,

they aren't just structures. they aren't even just houses. they're homes. this is our home. these are places where we built community, where we raise families, where we made memories that we will never forget. even if we can't go back to these structures. these are our home. >> losing home is. we've been listening live to a news conference from los angeles, the very latest on the out of control wildfires in l.a. county, the latest from county officials, from firefighters. we now know at least two people have been killed and a thousand buildings have been destroyed by these flames. and the conditions are still out of control. >> it's a dynamic situation. a lot is changing minute by minute. more live pictures here. a lot of thick black smoke over los angeles county. in all, there's a lot of devastation, destruction. homes are burning here along the pacific coast highway and other areas. we also heard from one law enforcement

official saying that two people have been arrested, suspected of looting areas that have burned. high winds are fanning the flames. we heard 0% containment over and over again. we also heard the fire chief say that there are some miraculous stories, heroic efforts by firefighters who have saved people from structures right before they burned it. i don't want to use the word dire again, but i have to, because that's the situation as crews are focusing on three major fires that have exploded in size, new fires are popping up sort of as we speak. you heard them call for more resources from the state, from other states as well. crews from nevada, oregon, washington state coming down. the office of emergency services is sending 1000 plus personnel. so it's a changing situation. 10% of all schools in los angeles county are closed due to either safety concerns for the students and staff, or just air concerns, which you can see in this picture. a lot of thick black smoke making it unhealthy to be outside. >> and this is heartbreaking for me. i know the area well. i have

a lot of friends who live and work in that particular area. it's tough to watch this. and meteorologist steve paulson says another system is heading for that area next week. so it's a heartbreak. >> we'll stay on top of what's happening in southern

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mayor of oakland, posted a message on x just minutes ago saying with the support of oakland firefighters, business and labor leaders, and the community, i've made the decision to run for mayor to unite our city, make it stronger and safer, and improve opportunity for everyone. barbara lee just ended more than two decades of public service as a member of the u.s. house of representatives. about a dozen people have filed paperwork to run for mayor of oakland. after former mayor sheng tao was ousted in a recall just this past november. there has to be a special election held on april 15th. welcome back to mornings on two. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. it's wednesday morning, january 8th. a very, very busy day. >> so let's get back to our big story today. and of course that is the devastation in southern california. tens of thousands of people are evacuated due to wildfires burning in and around los angeles. >> now, several wildfires have already burned thousands of acres in the area. they are getting dangerously close to several neighborhoods. fire officials say these wildfires were fueled by powerful winds

and low humidity. the biggest fire is the palisades fire. it's burning through the pacific palisades area. that fire and the eaton fire in pasadena have each burned more than 2000 acres. at a news conference earlier in this hour, fire officials said containment for all four of the fires remain at 0%. >> we have an estimated 1000 structures destroyed and also no reported fatalities and a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate. in addition to first responders who were on the fire line. >> i know the slack channel. oh, slack channel, the slack. >> now, we just heard the fire chief say that no one had died. but later in that news conference, officials said there were two deaths being investigated in the fire zone. at this point, those two deaths are not directly connected to the fire. the investigation is

in its earliest stages. the los angeles county sheriff says crews are still unsure what happened with those two people. now that the sun is up, we're getting our first look at the extent of the damage, fox reporter gigi garcia reports from one neighborhood in pacific palisades. >> as l.a. city fire put it, the damage done here is catastrophic. i'm on alma. real drive. let me step out of the shot now. in the distance. do you see those flames? that is the palisades branch of the public library. that is going to be a total loss. i'm going to ask photographer tony buttitta to pan off to the right. that thick black smoke is coming from corpus christi church and school. they have lost one building at least. it is hard to determine exactly which building is burning right now, but i can tell you the smoke is black. it's thick, which means it is burning something right now. and earlier we heard an explosion come from in between the school and the church. now you are

looking at alma real drive. this is right between. this is right next to palisades recreation center, a little park, and you can see the damage done. there is house after house after house on this block that continues to burn. this morning. we're going to just keep panning over to keep showing you this house is a total loss across the street. i can't show you right now, but that is a total loss. and look at the size of that tree that has come crashing down. just a moment ago. fire crews were trying to get through here. they could not. they had to back up and go the other way. and then you see in the distance there to the left, you see a house standing while houses on either side of it have burnt to the ground. and that shows that speaks to how erratic the wind is. we have seen this countless times at major fires, how fires tend to hopscotch, sometimes through blocks. they leave one

home standing and they burn everything else to the ground. and you see there that massive tree that has come collapsing down and all on this side of the block. all of these houses appear to have burned to the ground. and then you have that house just standing there. i'm going to bring photographer tony buttitta. bear with me these challenges of reporting live. i want to go back this way again. i want to go back to corpus christi. this the center of the community, the church, the library. this is really the heart of any community. and you can see that thick black smoke that is a building that is currently burning right now. >> again, that was reporter gigi garcia reporting from los angeles. and we're getting new video into our newsroom showing a neighbor down there jumping into action, trying to save a burning home in los angeles. look at this. the man runs up to the house, grabs a water hose and starts spraying those flames. it's all happened in the pacific palisades neighborhood.

the flames quickly just overwhelmed the man. he says he thought the homeowner was still inside the home, but luckily the homeowner had already got out. other evacuees say they didn't realize how serious everything was until it was almost too late. >> my sister called and she was like, are you okay? and at that moment, a helicopter flew over my house and just dropped water and i was like, oh, it's raining. she's like, oh no, it's not raining. your neighborhood is on fire. you need to get out. and as soon as i opened my door, it was like, right there. >> now, evacuation orders down there continue to expand. the county is also making several shelters available to people who need them. and as people were evacuating yesterday, one of our sister tv crews in la captured some stunning video look at the flames surrounding a road. now this was in altadena on new york drive. these people walking through the smoke say they went back to rescue their horses.

they also said other horses free, hoping that they too would also escape the inferno. >> while it is nothing like what we're seeing in southern california, strong winds overnight here in the bay area knocked down trees, temporarily shut down part of a freeway. >> even ktvu allie rasmus is in alameda now to show us more about some of the problems happening around the bay area. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, the problem is getting cleaned up here in alameda, but overnight there were wind gusts of up to 50 miles an hour throughout the east bay and the bay area during this wind advisory. now that the sun is up, you can see all the progress crews have made here. you see this tree trimming truck and just a pile of chopped up wood and a bunch of sawdust in this place where you see this sidewalk. there used to be a 40 to 50 foot tall tree that came crashing down here around 140 this morning. strong wind gusts here in alameda knocked the tree down into the driveway of a home. luckily, no one was hurt, but the person who lives here says two of his vehicles were

damaged when the tree fell. it brought down some cables also when it fell. but alameda power early this morning was able to reconnect the power to this home. wind gusts caused more widespread power outages in alameda, an entire block near buena vista and clement street was in the dark overnight near this power pole that was knocked loose by the wind that was at clement and chestnut street overnight. around 140 is when that pole started coming loose, and it was kind of leaning precariously over the street. police temporarily closed down the street while alameda energy worked to stabilize that pole. wind advisory in the east bay is technically in effect until about 10:00 this morning, but again, for much of the morning since 5:00 on, it's been pretty calm out here. even so, people here told us the strong winds overnight woke them up. >> it was howling and the trees were hitting against the. but i think what i heard was stuff knocking over on my porch. that's what kind of startled me.

>> now, over 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 this morning. and then there was a similar problem on the southbound broadway terrace exit off of highway 13. just around the same time, after caltrans crews cleaned all that up, that portion of the freeway was reopened and it is open now. but overnight in the east bay. pg and e told us that there were about 4800 customers that were without power, possibly because of the wind. here in alameda, most people here have alameda energy. in fact, everyone here has alameda power, so they're not affected by this pg and e numbers. but there were some power outages in the city of alameda as well, because of some of the trees that came down that you see being cleaned up as we speak, live in alameda. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> ali, thank you. we'll have more coverage of windy conditions here in the bay area and across the state, with a special focus on the fires in southern california on the fox local app. you can use it to

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california, as tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders and warnings as wildfires continue to rage in los angeles county. another, smaller fire broke out earlier this morning near the sepulveda basin. three other large fires burning near pasadena, pacific palisades and sylmar. here we see homes in flames and winds whipping those flames. a lot of thick black smoke in the area. many homes have been destroyed. thousands more are threatened. fire officials say that strong winds are driving the fires and pushing embers well over a mile away. at this point, there is no significant change in the weather expected in the coming days. starting tomorrow, san jose will roll out a new pilot program meant to reduce the number of rvs being used as shelter on the streets. people in them will also receive information about transitional housing and sanctioned parking sites. once the two weeks is up, tow trucks will come in and remove any remaining rvs. opponents of the program say it puts those who are unhoused at risk. the mayor says the program is about safety for everyone. >> our time now. 849. we're

looking live from washington, d.c, the casket of former president jimmy carter lying in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol in washington so the public can pay their respects. the funeral for president carter is now scheduled for tomorrow at washington's national cathedral. also tomorrow, there will be no regular mail delivery to observe a national day of mourning for former president carter. all post offices will be closed tomorrow. >> happening now in san francisco. mayor elect daniel lowery is walking through the tenderloin district after volunteering with his family, the saint anthony foundation. this kicks off a series of events meant to mark a new chapter for the city. here we see daniel lowery with his two children. about an hour ago, we saw them serving meals alongside his family members. he is now meeting with people in the tenderloin, walking alongside police chief bill scott. it might be a couple of steps ahead or behind. the mayor elect a moment ago, he did meet with students who live there in the tenderloin. >> we got a lot of kids waiting

to go to school. we just said hi to them. they deserve to be able to walk to school safely and securely every single day. >> this kicks off a series of events ahead of his official inauguration, which starts at 1130 this morning at civic center plaza. >> time now is 850, and we have a lot of improvement at the bay bridge. i'll show it to you now. this has been the trend this week. i think maybe this week some people are working from home, perhaps to ease back into 2025. interstate 880, though, is still slow. getting into oakland and the south bay commute is not light. i think that this commute gets going later. almost all those freeways are heading heading into the or heavy heading into the west valley. it's 850. let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> thank you sir. our wind advisory goes for about another hour and ten minutes. and then that's it. wind speeds are already coming down for us. a few high clouds zipping by, mainly towards the east and south. it's all caught up around the high, which is filling that

low down in southern california. but overnight gusts were pretty good, especially in some of the higher elevations. oakland berkeley hills 54mph. las trampas near lime ridge. boundary oaks golf course, not far from there, 47mph. travis air force base, 40. lake chabot at 38 and calaveras road 35. there were numerous that were up there. now they seem to be decreasing a little bit. santa rosa 39. i mean, there were 63, i think, at this time yesterday. so that's a decrease in the wind. and there are 40s, 50s to almost 60s on the temps. but santa rosa is running 18 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. you lose that wind petaluma 13. after that it's single digits. but tonight when the wind speeds really tail off and our temperatures are going to plunge tomorrow 19 in truckee, 21, south lake tahoe 23 in mammoth. but you can see it's large and in charge. that high. look at that cloud cover just spinning around that low which is in southern california. you can see it's actually now just south of phoenix and la. you can see it's in baja area. that is producing

some cloud cover. but that's the source of the wind there. hopefully it will start to kick out as we head towards the rest of the day, and some wind speeds will come down. i still see 64 at about 89, some of the higher peaks. the problem in southern california a lot of the sites have lost power or they've they're just gone. so there's data void areas now and rightfully so. i mean, we've seen this happen before. a breezy wednesday, but not as bad as yesterday. not as warm, but it will still be above average. we had a lot of 70s yesterday. i don't think we'll see that today because wind speeds are coming down. it's a really dry pattern. maybe another offshore event early next week. until then, the lows will be colder, but the days will be mostly sunny. >> thank you steve. those devastating wildfires tearing through southern california are our big story today. next on the nine, we'll talk live with a former fema coordinator about this developing and very challenging situation. as three wildfires are raging and more are popping up in los angeles county. [music]

56. a former acting police chief for antioch, is going back to that job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief of the city of antioch. the focus for the department now is to get back to full staffing and move past the racist texting scandal that captured the attention of the department of justice. a settlement was reached 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 its improvements, there's 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. >> and the city manager is launching a nationwide search for the next permanent police chief. acting chief vigil says he's already planning to apply for that job.

>> the justice department is suing six landlords for using an algorithm to help set rents and keep them high. ten states, including ours, have joined the suit. prosecutors say the companies also share information on rental prices and occupancy to boost profits. the landlords were added to an existing suit against the property management software company realpage. the company says it's being used as a scapegoat for high housing costs caused by a shortage of housing. commercial vacancy rates are climbing in silicon valley as remote work continues, one study found san jose has one of the lowest return to office rates, at about 40%. a new report shows office vacancies in the valley were up to nearly 22% in the third quarter of last year. demand for lab and industrial space is still growing. >> our time now 857. the university of california says there was record enrollment for the past year among state residents. resident undergrad enrollment went up 2% in the

fall of 2024 compared to the previous year. that's more than 3900 more students, for a total of almost 61,000 california undergrads and transfers. the university says the growth shows its dedication to expanding access to in-state students. >> the federal government is rolling out new labels meant to help people choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. 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. they'll include qr codes for more security information. amazon, best buy, google and lg highlight industry partners already involved in this program. now to sports. the san francisco giants are adding a future hall of fame pitcher to their rotation. 41 year old justin verlander signed a one year deal worth $15 million. he's a three time cy young winner, a two time world series champ. verlander has 262 career victories, the most of any active pitcher. but he's been dealing with health problems

recently. shoulder and neck issues limited his number of starts last season. the 49ers are already making more coaching staff changes just a few days into their off season. the team is moving on from defensive coordinator nick sorensen. reports say the niners plan to keep him on staff, but it's unclear what his role will be. the team finished 29th in scoring defensive. under sorensen this season, the niners will hire their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons after letting go of steve wilks following last season's super bowl run. the san jose sharks are planning a special event to welcome the newest wnba expansion team to the bay area. the team will hold a special theme night to celebrate the golden state valkyries during women's history month. the celebration is set for march 22nd when the sharks host the boston bruins at sap center. the valkyries head coach is expected to be at the game. fans will receive co-branded sharks, valkyries caps and flags. >> wildfires raging across southern california.