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.

>> there was cars piled on top of each other. there was boulders and debris that fell off of the of the canyon that was on fire. >> tens of thousands of people evacuated. thousands of acres scorched and homes completely destroyed. we'll take a look at the major fires burning throughout los angeles county. as weather conditions aren't lighting up. then downed trees and a temporary freeway shutdown. [music] winds across the bay area caused damage overnight. we're live in the east bay this morning with a first look at damage left behind. plus, san francisco's new mayor takes office today. how? he's kicking things off this morning ahead of his inauguration in just a couple of hours. >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> good morning. and we'll start in southern california. more live pictures here showing just

some of the devastation in and around los angeles. we see here homes burning, trees being fanned by intense winds. a number of crews out and about here. three major fires have been burning for the past 24 hours. and as we speak, more fires are popping up. thousands have been evacuated from homes. something like 1100 schools have been closed in l.a. county. it is a dire situation there, and we're staying on top of it. >> several wildfires broke out yesterday. they exploded in size during the night. the fires are burning dangerously close to several neighborhoods in la. >> fox's jeff paul is in southern california, where fire crews are battling both the fires and strong winds. >> the canyon is literally on fire on both sides. >> there are now multiple major wildfires essentially surrounding the los angeles area. they're all fast moving and uncontained. the palisades fire is burning through coastal communities further north. the hearst fire is spreading rapidly in the sylmar area and in the

east. crews are trying to get a handle on the eaton fire. thousands are now under mandatory evacuation orders. some say they barely had time to escape before the flames reached their homes. >> as soon as i opened my door, it was like, right there, it hit me. it blew me back. >> i was getting more and more frantic, as you know, the lights were getting darker and the sun was. the sky was getting more red. it was scary. >> california governor gavin newsom says some 1400 firefighters are now on scene. fire officials are calling the situation unprecedented. and they say containing the wildfires won't be easy. >> it really look like an apocalypse. you couldn't see there was spot fires everywhere. definitely the worst brush fire and worst incident that pasadena has seen in its history. >> the national weather service is forecasting the santa ana winds could have gusts up to 100mph today, meaning the fires are likely to spread. and with hundreds of structures burned so far, anxious residents are now

watching and waiting to see if fire crews can save their homes. >> we're not there and i have no way of knowing. i don't even know what's happened to our neighborhood. >> more than 200,000 residents woke up in the dark on wednesday. crews are now working to restore their power in los angeles. jeff paul ktvu, fox two news. >> let's get some more insight on what's happening in southern california by turning, as we often do in these times, to former fema coordinator mark nouveau. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. gasia. >> we'll start with resources here. we heard the l.a. county fire chief say in the past hour there are no apparatus or personnel to spare. does the state have what it needs to handle the situation in southern california? >> yeah. good question. keep in mind that prior to this fire breaking out, they sent an extra 65 engines, eight water tenders, eight helicopters because of the red flag. and so they were concerned already. so they've tapped those resources plus mutual aid resource. now keep in mind there are hundreds of

firefighters in route from the northern part of the state to get down there. but it's going to take some some travel time. >> now we have firefighters coming from as far away as washington state, nevada and oregon, as you mentioned. clearly, this really is just in its beginning stages. we heard 0% containment over and over again in that briefing in the 8:00 hour. if you could look out, how long do you expect this most intense part of the firefight to last? >> well, that's a good question. again, because we have 3 or 4 fires burning. you know, they could be apart by 35 miles, one in altadena near pasadena, then, of course, pacific palisades. and the challenge becomes, is they're concerned about the fire burning into brentwood. it's continuing to go into high populated areas. you add to it. and we heard earlier that pacific palisades literally is out of water. they have three large tanks, a million gallons of peace, and they've run out of water in those areas. so not only are they challenged with winds egress, getting people out of that area, but also being

able to fight the fire because of lack of water. >> so what do they do if they run out of water? that's something we don't often hear. >> no we don't. what they do have the ability to do, and this is where we keep our fingers crossed. here, is we're hoping that you can get helicopters up so they can start, you know, doing bucket drops and things of that nature, which will be helpful. certainly fixed wing. if they can get those up, that will be helpful. they also have large diameter hose, five inch hose that they can lay from other parts. but keep in mind all of that is precarious and takes time. so we're going to this. by no means is this incident coming to a conclusion anytime soon. >> the l.a. city fire chief said that all aircraft were grounded last night due to dangerous conditions. how important is that air attack? >> it's huge. absolutely, as we just heard. and it's even more important because of the lack of water. but what we're also lacking right now is intelligence. the planes are probably up as we speak, but prior to this, they couldn't get the intelligence planes, which

are those planes that fly above the fire and can give us, you know, a heat footprint on where the fire is, what's burning, how many homes are damaged that wasn't available due to the high winds and the smoke? hopefully that's up in the air and that will be helpful as well. >> we've heard a couple of the chiefs say that there were people being rescued from homes that were about to be burned. words like miraculous, heroic actions of firefighters. what do you think when you hear that not everyone is heeding the evacuation orders and warnings? >> yeah, that presents a challenge. we've heard this time and time again, if you stay, what happens is the resources have to be taken from the firefight to try and rescue you. not to mention putting yourself in the firefighters in in in danger. so those people who are still in an area, i would advise them to get out because even if you choose to leave later, you may not be able to because of blocked roads. we saw that this morning where they were using a bulldozer to actually move cars off the road where people had abandoned the cars, so the roads

aren't exactly passable. you got to get out now if you can. >> and as we look at these pictures from los angeles, i can't help but think back to the oakland hills fire. you know, narrow roads, very difficult passageways, devastation here at home. what do you want people in the bay area to take away from what we're watching in southern california? >> keep an eye on it, because certainly it doesn't mean it's just in southern california, we face fires in northern california without question. so this is an example of when people ask you to leave. leave. the other part of that is have a go bag ready. it doesn't have to be a lot. you can go on a fema website. it'll tell you what to keep. small little go bag ready to go by the door in case you need to. >> all right. we've got ours in the coat closet. mark nouveau. it's good to connect. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. gasia. have a good day. >> of course. thank you. as we continue our coverage of the devastating situation unfolding in southern california, we'll also point you toward the fox local app. it's a great tool. you can watch live coverage around the clock from our sister station in los angeles. of course, you'll also get breaking news as it happens. fox local

app is a quick free download for your phone and smart tv. >> all right, our time is 908. let's get over to steve paulson. he's here with the latest on your weather, steve. >> well, we've been talking about how dry it's been in southern california. now it's official, at least san diego. and i'm sure l.a. is going to come out and say the exact same thing. so you you make this even worse when you have wind 80 to 100mph. we've had rain here, although for the next couple of weeks i don't think we're getting a drop. so these numbers are going to drop pretty big time here. but the dividing line and now it's official san diego with only 15/100. this is the driest ever for not only the rain year which starts july 1st, but also the water year, which starts october 1st since records began in 1850. and i'm sure l.a. is in there. santa rosa, redding, crescent city. yeah. doing well, although these numbers are going to decline before we get any more rain again. la if you took the water year, which is october 1st, not even 1%. so that's how dry it is. there's just nothing there except a lot of high clouds coming in. but it's that offshore wind. the problem is

here is a lot of these sites are no longer reporting. either they've lost power or they've been burned up by a fire or both. so i mean, there's still gusts. i'm seeing 64 to about 80 in between malibu and topanga canyon. so they're not even close to being done yet. and even along pch and the beaches, i'm seeing about 30 to 40 mile per hour gusts and humidity levels are about 9% or 8%. we get some higher clouds. our offshore wind is still in place, but it has come way down. but overnight there were some roaring gusts in the oakland hills right above the claremont 54 las trampas near lime ridge and boundary oaks golf course, 47mph. travis had 40. also los vaqueros reservoir near there about 40, lake chabot 38, and calaveras, 35. but at last check, these wind speeds are coming down because of that offshore breeze. yesterday we were darn warm. santa rosa in town 72. that was a record high in kentfield 69 was also a record high. santa rosa airport,

hayward, boyes hot springs, san jose, oakland and redwood city, all between 68 and 71 degrees. you can see we're still i mean, it was 54 at oakland north. now it's 14. so at least our wind speeds are coming down, but it's still offshore. so we're seeing temperatures anywhere from the 40s. although let me tell you, we are going to drop big time on these lows. we're already running cooler than yesterday by 2 to 14 degrees tonight though, and wind speeds really die off. we will drop big time and see a lot of 30s tomorrow. we had some this morning, but it's all about southern california. unfortunately. it looks to me and maybe others who see the same thing i do. there could be another wind event early next week, next tuesday or wednesday. and so these kind of patterns, when they're stuck, sometimes you wish they weren't stuck, but it's just a dry pattern for us. and it could be a windy pattern again, not only today but maybe into early next week. for southern california. there is nothing showing up all the way out to the 23rd of january, which is just ugly. but that's what are you going to do a breezy wednesday, mostly sunny, a few high clouds, temperatures 60. they're all above average. i

would now focus, at least locally. here for us will be the cold lows going forward. but again, if you're looking for rain, keep looking because i can't find any. >> all right steve thank you. strong wind gusts overnight here in the bay area. knocked down trees and temporarily shut down a part of a freeway. ktvu sally rasmus joins us live from alameda this morning to show us some of the problems. sally. >> well, if you drive around alameda now that the sun is up, you'll see a lot of scenes just like this. trees down in the middle of the street, branches strewn all over the place. there was some pretty strong wind gusts that came through here overnight, and it caused some problems, like what you're seeing here. this is on pacific near walnut street, and we talked to the lady who lives in the home right next to where this tree is. she says she went to sleep hearing the wind howling. didn't think much of it, but then woke up this morning to a text from a neighbor telling her that the tree in her front yard, this pine tree right here, had crashed into the street. luckily no one was hurt and there was no

damage to any of the homes. the tree conveniently sort of fell into the street, away from the house, away from the garage, and there were no cars parked underneath it. but it was a different situation. just a few blocks away from here on union street. union near central. that's where strong wind gusts brought down another tree. that one's about 40ft tall. let's show you the video from that. luckily, no one was hurt in that incident, but the person who lives there says both of the vehicles that he parked at his home were damaged when that tree crashed on top of them. wind gusts also caused more widespread power outages in alameda, an entire block near buena vista and clement street was in the dark for much of the overnight hours. it was located near this power pole that you see knocked loose by the wind. it was sort of leaning precariously over the street. police had to temporarily close down the street to have alameda energy crews stabilize the pole. people we spoke to this morning say that the strong winds last night, around one in the morning, in some cases, 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 there 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 at the southbound broadway terrace exit off of highway 13 just around the same time. but now you can come back out here, live here in alameda. the trees are down, and there's a mess that's being cleaned up in several spots throughout the city. but there's no wind. as you can see, it's perfectly still and calm. there was a wind advisory in effect for the bay area. it's technically in effect until 10:00 this morning, but you can see much of those strong gusts have now cleared through. and this the wind has definitely died down. so just in time for crews to start cleaning things up. live in alameda ali rasmus,

ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, ali. thank you. time now, 914. well, his sentencing is now just days away, but president elect donald trump is fighting back. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. how trump is turning to the supreme court as he's expected to be sentenced on dozens of counts in his hush money case. then san francisco is welcoming a brand new mayor. we'll look at this morning's activits for the (vo) with wells fargo premier, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

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like donald trump is now turning to the supreme court to block his friday sentencing in new york. the request comes after new york courts denied his efforts to postpone the sentencing. trump was convicted last may on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money case. joining us now for more insight is ashley bergquist, an attorney with tully and weiss. ashley, welcome. what are the legal issues the president elect's attorneys are arguing to the supreme court. >> thank you so much for having me this morning. so the team has only just filed, as in yesterday, january 7th, a request to the supreme court that has three legal issues. and the legal issues is whether or not he's entitled to an automatic stay of criminal proceedings while he has his interlocutory appeal filed. his

appeal itself deals with issues of presidential immunity and the potential of having had improper evidence used in his trial that should have been excluded based on presidential immunity. so it's really the three questions, but currently it's the stay that he is asking to be enforced, meaning that he wants the state case to be paused and for nothing to move forward. despite the sentencing scheduled for friday. >> so this is a state case, as you mentioned, but the federal government or the federal courts don't have much to say unless it's this appeal issue. correct? >> yes. so because it's a state issue, it is generally done through the state courts. but there are always certain issues that can be appealed because in addition to state issues, everybody is protected by the federal constitution. so you can challenge on on both different levels. and so he is saying that

this needs to be stayed. and that is a federal constitutional issue, because mostly because of the presidential immunity arguments brought up, actually as a matter of law. >> what do you think the supreme court justices will will do, knowing how they've ruled in the past? they haven't ruled on this specific issue, but they've had, you know, you've had time to know what these justices are like. what do you think they're going to do? >> you know, it's always difficult whenever anyone wants a ruling, i always say my crystal ball is in the shop. but it is an interesting issue about whether or not a stay is necessary here. there is a right to challenge, as is cited in several of the moving papers. challenge under a presidential immunity argument. pretrial. but we're no longer pretrial. we are post-trial pre-sentencing and the court. the state court has given a very clear indication that they have no intention of

imposing anything that would interfere with presidential duties, that there wouldn't be any jail time, that this would be a kind of sentence that is just an entry of conviction rather than, you know, imposing any limitations. so the question then becomes whether or not the supreme court sees a harm that could occur if this stay is not granted, because most appeals require that the case be completed, that trial, if trial has already occurred, that then sentencing is done and the final order final convictions are entered. so because a stay is based upon preventing harm, preventing harm that only the stay can prevent, the question will be whether or not the supreme court sees that. >> and whether or not this oh i apologize. no, no, i was going to jump in because we're coming to the end of the interview. but

i want to ask you one more thing. other than the embarrassment, i guess, of president elect trump having this conviction on his record, you already said he's not going to serve jail time. nothing really is going to happen, is it? is he going to have any penalty at all? >> i don't believe so. i believe the court's been very clear that they just want to get these convictions entered, which will not remove his appellate rights at all. so i don't believe that there is a harm that this stay needs to prevent. >> ashley bergquist, an attorney with tully and weiss, thank you so much for your insight and thank you for joining us. thank you. all right. coming up on mornings on two. the nine remembering the life of former president jimmy carter. the special observance happening right now in washington to honor the life of

officially kicked off several events ahead of his inauguration, which happens at 1130 this morning. now, earlier this morning, lori and his family served warm meals to people at the saint anthony foundation. then lori walked through the tenderloin, joined by members of the san francisco police department, including police chief bill scott. he stopped to chat with members of the community, and even met with students who were getting ready to go to school. >> 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. >> all of this kicks off several events before his official inauguration this morning at 1130. mayor elect lori will be sworn in at civic center plaza. then lori will celebrate in chinatown, a night market in chinatown in honor of his inauguration, is taking place from 530 to 9 p.m. 70 high school students will perform a lion dance in front of the far east restaurant on grand avenue to greet the new mayor as he arrives to attend the banquet inside. >> across the bay. new this morning, longtime east bay representative barbara lee has formally announced she is running for mayor of oakland. she posted on x about an hour and a half ago that 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 and make it stronger and safer and improve opportunity for everyone. lee just finished more than two decades 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 shengtao was recalled by voters in november. a special election will be held april 15th. >> the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c, so the public can pay their respects. the funeral for president carter is scheduled tomorrow at washington's national cathedral. also tomorrow, there will be no regular mail delivery to observe the national day of mourning for former president carter. all post offices will also be closed tomorrow. all right. >> we'll get back to our big story here. that raging wildfire, really? multiple wildfires in los angeles county. we'll start with what's making these fire fights so difficult and dangerous. we'll also update the devastation that we started seeing as soon as the sun came up this morning. then, following what authorities call a terror attack in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day. we'll talk with the head of a foundation tha s working t (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo,

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california. >> just devastation. tens of thousands of people evacuated, wildfires are burning and new ones are starting around los angeles this morning. >> several wildfires have burned thousands of acres, and they're growing dangerously close to neighborhoods. >> and cal fire officials say the wildfires were fueled by the powerful winds, the dry conditions and low humidity. the biggest wildfire is the one that's burning through pacific palisades. that fire and the eaton fire in pasadena have both burned more than 2000 acres. fire officials also warning people don't take advantage of the situation. two looters were arrested earlier this morning. >> 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. >> now, our sister station's team on the ground down there say the wildfire has burned down homes, a school and libraries in

that area. the powerful winds will continue to challenge firefighters as they try to contain the situation. >> and as soon as the sun came up today, we started getting a better look at some of the damage. fox's gigi graciette 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. >> and wow, that was gigi garcia reporting from los angeles. we're also getting new video to show you a neighbor jumping into action trying to save a burning home in los angeles. look at this. the man runs up to that burning house, grabs a water hose, starts spraying the flames. this happened in the pacific palisades neighborhood. the flames quickly overwhelmed

the man. he says he thought the homeowner was still inside. thankfully, the homeowner was already out of there. 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 the evacuation orders continue to expand. in fact, about right about now, about 70,000 people are under orders to evacuate. the county is making several shelters available to help them. and as people were evacuating yesterday, one of our sister stations, our crews in la captured this stunning video. look at the flames surrounding a road. this is in altadena on new york drive, and people walking through the smoke say they went

back to rescue their horses. and they also set other horses free, hoping that they too would also escape the inferno. >> a couple we just let loose over there. we're trying 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. >> those powerful winds down there will continue today. it's going to hamper the fire fight. the national weather service says this may be the most destructive windstorm to hit los angeles since 2011. >> following last night's warriors game, the head coach, steve kerr, spoke about the fires in southern california, said his 90 year old mother had to evacuate her home because of the palisades fire. >> before i start, i want to send my thoughts and condolences to everybody in los angeles dealing with the fires. you know, my mom lives in pacific palisades. she had to evacuate. >> coach kerr says other staff

members have ties to the area as well. everett dayton, part of the warriors player development department, grew up in pacific palisades. his childhood home has burned. >> firefighting crews in the bay area have been deployed to help in southern california. early this morning, alameda county fire shared this video of fire crews leaving to join a cal oes strike team that includes oakland fire, hayward fire and fremont fire. cal fire, scu, and c ccu teams are normally based in the bay area and are already in southern california. they shared these photos on social media following the firefighters supporting agencies fighting those flames, and more teams are on standby. fire officials say crews across the state can be ready to hit the road in less than an hour to help if called upon. >> we have 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 continue to challenge containment efforts today. wind gusts up to 60mph are expected to last through tomorrow. we have more coverage of windy conditions across the state and the 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 free download for your phone or your smart television. >> all right. time 9.37 now to new orleans, where the city continues its journey of healing after last week's terror attack that claimed the lives of 14 people and left many others hurt. in response to this tragedy, fox is donating to loved one louisiana. it's a foundation founded by louisiana's first lady. it's a campaign to provide critical support for the victims and

their families, helping with funeral expenses, medical bills, ongoing care and other essential needs during this very challenging time. and joining us now is emmy adams, the director of communications and outreach for the office of the first lady of louisiana. emmy. good morning. >> good morning. dave. thank you for having me. >> this is a major undertaking. tell me how it's going and the reaction to it. >> look, in louisiana, one thing we know is resiliency. and first lady sharon landry is determined to provide for these communities. we knew that we needed to step up. we needed to step up to the plate and lend a helping hand to our neighbors. and so in that, we have been diligently and committed to caring for our neighbors. >> so what else do you need to happen? what's the major word you want to get to people around the country to follow your lead? >> yeah, we say get involved

now. donate now. now is the time to step up, and now is the time to donate to those who need it the most. and so we're asking people to donate to the love one louisiana foundation to help those that are in crisis. currently. like you mentioned earlier, the donations from this foundation will go to funeral expenses, hospital and medical bills, ongoing care and support for orphans and families that were affected, recovery and rehabilitation, cost counseling services and any other necessary expenses. >> now, emmy, we've seen the pictures of new orleans trying to bounce back, the musicians getting back out into the streets performing, and all of that. has new orleans recovered or can you still see the pain? >> i think the question isn't necessarily that has new orleans recovered, but is new orleans recovering? new orleans is a resilient city. new orleans has had a lot happen to them. and

one thing about new orleanians and one thing about louisianans, is that they're one of the strongest people groups we know. and so new orleans is suffering. new orleans is hurting, but new orleans will get back up again. and i know that they will become stronger than they ever have been. >> and tell me about the first lady of louisiana and her passion for this program, making this foundation happen. >> yeah, the first lady is super passionate and her faith is really what roots us in this idea of loving one's neighbor. it said in matthew that that's the greatest commandment is to love one another. and the first lady is determined to be that beacon of hope, that beacon of light in a state where there are so many needs. now we know that some needs are needed more, and that's why we jumped into action during such an intense and scary time. and that's why we are so compassionate about responding to the challenge at hand, no matter how sudden or severe. >> naomi, i'm so glad you're here. tell me the best way you

want people to donate. is it cash? is it something physical that you can look at? what is it? yes. >> so donations can be made two ways. they can be made on our website, which i'll gladly provide for you all and can be found on our facebook at love one louisiana foundation. or they can be mailed to the love one louisiana foundation in baton rouge. both will be available on our facebook, and both have live links that you can click on. >> that's beautiful to hear. amy adams i'm glad you're here, and thank you for the work you're doing and the foundation is doing to help new orleans really recover. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. well, if you want to donate to love one louisiana to support the victims and families affected by the new year's day terror attack in new orleans, just scan the qr code that's right there on your tv screen now. or you can go to. g. dot. fox slash nola. well,

coming up on mornings on two. the nine. the deadly explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. it sparked a federal investigation. but it's what tesla data may reveal that has privacy

nine, the federal government now rolling out new labels that are aimed at helping you pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to being hacked. under the voluntary program called the u.s. cyber trust mark initiative, manufacturers can add a label to their products if they reach federal cybersecurity standards. the label will include a qr code for more security information. amazon, best buy, google and lg electronics usa highlight industry partners already involved in the program. >> reaction continues to come in regarding mattis decision to end its fact checking program. 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. critics fear 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. >> investigators in las vegas are still working to determine a motive for an explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas on new year's day. federal agents are inspecting the charred wreckage of the truck in their search for answers. now, authorities say data from the exploded cybertruck are providing a big boost to the investigation. they say tesla could have tracking information on the driver's travels in the days before the explosion. privacy groups say this disclosure highlights their concerns, and say tesla and other car companies have the ability to spy on their owners and shouldn't be providing that information to law enforcement. let's get some more insight by turning to matthew guariglia, a senior policy analyst with the electronic frontier foundation.

thanks for being with us, matthew. >> thank you very much. >> so is it spying? if i bought the car and chose to drive it? >> well, it's spying depending on who they give that data to. when you buy that car, you are maybe trusting that company with your data. but when that company has a really friendly revolving door relationship of data sharing with law enforcement, what they are saying is that they value you, your the paying customer, your privacy less than maintaining a chummy relationship with law enforcement. >> and it's not just, you know where i was yesterday. cars are increasingly becoming computers on wheels, right? what should owners know about who has access to their driving history and habits, as well as our contacts, phone calls, and texts? if we sync our phones to the vehicle? >> absolutely. i mean, it's not just driving habits. whether you brake hard, where you go, if there's a gps coordinates, it's also what you've connected via your phone. and increasingly, as cars get very smart, they are covered in different types of

monitors and cameras. so you have to think about all of that footage that might be being collected all the time, who has access to it, how it's being stored and how secure it is. >> so how have these issues been resolved in the past? in the newsroom, we had a quick discussion, and a lot of us thought about how the department of justice wanted access to the san bernardino attackers cell phones, for example, back in 2016. what's what's happening on this front today with, you know, cybertrucks and more? >> well, what what really needs to happen with companies is, at the very minimum, they need to have a warrant requirement. if police want to get footage from these companies, they have to go to a judge, justify why that footage will help their investigation, and a judge needs to sign a warrant. they can't just come and informally request this data from companies and have it be turned over, because that is just, you know, like roughshod over your privacy and your rights. so i think a warrant requirement has to be the bare minimum. and unfortunately, it's not what we see with a lot of companies.

>> where do you see this issue going? >> that's a good question. i think what's eventually going to happen is because all of this information is so private and so sensitive, a lot of companies will hopefully turn to not collecting it at all, because we see with data breaches and hacking and also law enforcement knocking at the door all the time asking for more and more data. eventually what we hope will happen will follow what things like google has done when it comes to collecting geolocation and geofence warrants is just to collect as little data as possible in hopes that they will have an easier time securing the sensitive information they collect. >> but if they don't collect it, will we still be able to use it? >> that's a good question. i mean, there are ways that they could secure it. amazon ring, for instance, after much pressure, created encryption so that the only people who have access to your footage is you. and so there are ways of encrypting data so that only the user has access to it. not even

the company has access to it, which would keep some of the usability and the conveniences alive for a lot of these smart devices without having all that information sitting vulnerable on a server somewhere. >> and finally, in the seconds we have left, you know, this is your world. this is your thing. do you think the average, you know, tesla driver or smartphone user knows how much information we are willingly or unwillingly sharing? >> no, i think people would be pretty aghast if they learned how much data and how much footage is being collected from not just teslas, but smart devices in general all the time. and they'd be really scared to learn how insecure or how loosely companies are treating and giving out that data. >> okay. words of warning here. it's good we had this this quick talk. hopefully we can expand more. matthew guariglia from the electronic frontier foundation i'm glad we got ahold of you. thanks for your time today. >> thank you very much. >> of course. coming up here on the nine, a major milestone for a town in northern california devastated by a deadly wildfire back in 2018. how paradise is rising from the ashes. a

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as tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders and warnings as wildfires rage in los angeles county. another one just started this morning. three large fires are burning near pasadena, pacific palisades and sylmar. we have seen a number of homes damaged or destroyed by flames. thousands more are threatened. long lines of people evacuating their neighborhoods. clearly, strong winds are driving these fires, pushing embers a mile away or more from the original source. this has been a very, very difficult firefight and it is far from over. >> this morning, governor gavin newsom announced he had canceled a trip to washington, d.c. to focus on the fires. the federal government also announced it would be sending federal funds to the state to fight wildfires. >> many structures already destroyed, and the fact that people were still not evacuated still did not heed the warning. we're just coming down the

canyon is a reminder of how serious this moment is. >> the governor also thanked president biden for his leadership during this disaster. the white house says president biden is still in southern california, where he was set to announce two new national monuments. he's been briefed on the situation and directed his team to stay in contact with state and local officials. >> our time now. 955. a southwest airlines flight going from oakland airport to burbank was diverted back to oakland because of the high winds and the growing wildfire in palisades. >> 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. >> about 25 people were on board. some of the passengers

saw the smoke and the fire and helicopters flying around the fire before the plane turned around. southwest says all of those people will fly to burbank this morning, depending on the winds. >> now to far northern california, as paradise has hit a milestone in its plan to rebuild following that devastating fire 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 a product of leaders and residents of paradise, working hard to rebuild with fire safety in mind. we'll note that paradise was named the fastest growing town in california in 2024. >> the justice department is suing six large landlords for using an algorithm to help set rents and keep them high. ten states, including california, have joined the suit. prosecutors say the companies also share information on rental prices and occupancy to boost profits. the landlords were added to an existing suit against property management

software company realpage. the company says it is being scapegoated for high housing costs caused by a shortage of homes. >> time now 957 rain or shine mail carriers. they always make the rounds to deliver your mail. and one community in lafayette showed love for their mailman. he's jeff gostomski. he went on his regular route for the last time before he retires. he was met with a special surprise on his last day. signs of love on mailbox after mailbox lining every street. the neighbors who've known jeff for years and even most of their lives, put out signs showing their gratitude for his 47 years of service. >> even delivered me my college acceptance letters because back then they came in the mail. so he would hand it to me and say, looks like a great day today. >> he's always got a smile on his face, and we decided that we should put a smile on his face on his last day of work. >> jeff started as a mailman way

back in 1977 and says the job, like life, is what you make of it. jeff says he was almost, almost broke out in tears because he was touched by the volume of thank you letters from neighbors of all ages. that's so nice. >> yeah. all right. sports here. the 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. verlander is a three time cy young winner, 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. >> new this morning. nba all-star weekend tips off next month in the bay area. we now know which artists will be headlining the concert series from february 14th through the 16th at pier 48. music artist zedd will be kicking things off with a performance friday night, and a couple of days later, the chainsmokers will conclude the nba all star post-game concert on sunday. the saturday night concert headliner will be announced at a later date.

>> any guesses or hopes on your end? would you like to see? >> it'll be obviously something the nba has a younger demographic, so it'll be someone who is, you know, i don't know. kendrick lamar. >> i'm okay. >> i don't know, something like that. >> it's an idea. yeah. all right. >> it won't be like the eagles, right? >> no, it will not be not. it will not be. you make me laugh. thank you so much for being here this morning. >> a quick reminder, it's a busy, busy news day here in the bay area, certainly southern california. the fox local app really is key on days like this. it's a quick free download for your smart tv and your phone and tablet. scan the qr code on your screen. you'll get the fox local app when you're there. choose ktvu. you can also use it to watch what's happening down in los angeles county. live will, of course, he more news f >> three, two, one... it's showtime! >> ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy