found dead right inside a home. we're going to have the very latest in a live report from the scene coming up. also devastation in los angeles. five people dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after a massive firestorm blows through cities, leveling entire neighborhoods. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> having this type of, you know, gale force winds pushing the fire makes it almost impossible for us to defend a home. so the main priority right now for us is actually rescuing and protecting lives. >> firefighters saving lives in southern california. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. we begin with the breaking news out of los angeles county firefighters down south, giving us an update here in the last couple of hours as we give you a live picture down at one of the fires right now, you can see the ladder truck up, putting water on what is a b of a branch. officials giving that update again just a couple hours ago, saying five people have

died in these fires. at least a thousand homes have been destroyed or damaged, and thousands of acres have burned in multiple cities. these fires have been declared a national disaster, meaning federal assistance is available. all right. let's ge you a look at where tse fes are burning. across l.a. county, firefighters say there are four of them. the largest, the palisades fire on the west side of la, north of santa monica. the e fire burning north of pasadena. and then there's the hurst fire north of san fernando, and then the woodley fir which started early this morning. now, combined, they have burned more than 25,000 acres. write to greg lee. we go with more on the devastation. greg. >> yeah, mike. three of these fires are burning out of control right now. some progress though. in the last hour. l.a. mayor karen bass saying the woodley fire is now under control in preparation for the santa ana winds this week, crews were pre-positioned in danger areas, but it was still not enough to contend with four major blazes popping up. and now, as you said, the death toll is rising. the l.a. sheriff confirming at least five people have died at the eaton fire in pasadena. the

light of day revealing a path of ongoing devastation. cars burned out, entire neighborhoods leveled, flames ripping through other homes along pacific coast highway. the los angeles county firestorm showing no signs of letting up as crews scramble to respond to four deadly wind whipped fires. >> we're prepared to do anything and everything as long as it takes to contain these fires and help reconstruct and make sure that we get back to normal. >> it's going to be a #### of a long way. president biden and governor newsom received a briefing at a santa monica fire station as the fires exploded in size. the president promising federal resources, including firefighting aircraft. >> we got a be prepared to evacuate at 8:00, and about five minutes later it was, get the #### out! do not wait. do not pass go. do not collect $200. so we just got every animal we could in the car and left. >> combined, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and thousands of structures remain threatened. >> last night was one of the

most devastating and terrifying nights that we've seen in any part of our city, at any part of our history. >> it began with the palisades fire burning down pacific coast highway, ripping through beachside homes, now the most destructive in los angeles history. evacuations caused traffic gridlock, prompting some people to leave their cars, which then had to be bulldozed out of the way. >> 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, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forest, quickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, 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. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning in the sepulveda basin. >> together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> 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. >> some good news in this firefight today, after being grounded due to the extreme winds, la fire announced air operations have resumed, which means much needed water and retardant drops. mike. >> all right, so sad to hear about the lives lost down there. but as firefighters have said, they're also saving lives over

the last 24 hours when it comes to injuries. greg, what else can you tell us about those who have been injured? >> yeah, mike, we're talking about hundreds of injuries, firefighters stressing that many of those injuries came from people who did not heed that warning to evacuate immediately, which led them to have to be rescued, which also led to some first responder injuries. they again are urging people that if that call comes to go, that you go immediately. all right. >> greg lee, live tonight here in studio. greg, thank you for that. we just spoke with ktvu tom vacar within the past hour, who arrived in los angeles county late this afternoon. and here's what he told us about the conditions he's currently seeing. >> i'm at the foot of sunset boulevard at the pacific coast highway, at a very famous eatery called gladstone's for fish, a very popular place, and it has survived. now, i want you to just take a look very quickly here, and i want you to see that you can see that some of the buildings are still standing. and yet if you go off to the left, you will see that many have been destroyed. we drove down sunset boulevard from the 405 freeway, and what we found

was massive destruction on sunset boulevard. now, when you think about i think they were talking about 1000 structures destroyed, some of these structures that we're talking about are multi, multi million dollar homes. the bill for this is going to be remarkably high, very likely to be as high or higher than the paradise fire where the homes were certainly much less expensive. the good news is there seems to be very few things in the way of really major injuries. now you're looking at smoke rising out of what is a part of los angeles. you can even see a house burning up on the hill there. these winds are very, very strong. and these winds are so strong, in fact, that it's blowing material into my eyes. when you drive down sunset boulevard and you see where tractors had to push cars out of the way, and you see homes that were standing next to homes that are still around, and yet you see home after home that is burned. it is just major,

major damage. that is the situation now. we're going to be looking for other stuff to show you. but in this situation right now basically is that we've just gotten here, we've seen what we've seen. and i can tell you that this is about as massive as damage gets, but it's not the complete wipeout. it's just something where the buildings are either very badly damaged or completely gone, or they just got lucky. but with these winds and those embers, this thing is hardly over. back to you now. >> some fire hydrants actually ran dry under the heavy demand for water as firefighters were battling the fire in pacific palisades, water officials say they were pumping more water into the system, but there just was not enough to fill the 1 million gallon tanks used for the hydrants in the neighborhood at the time. the air attack was grounded due to the 70 80 mile per hour winds. officials said that the lack of water was not to blame for the fire's devastation. former battalion

chief with the fremont fire department and former fema coordinator mark neveau telling us earlier on. the four power outages also contributed to the problem. >> like a reservoir that you have in your neighborhood, million gallon tank full of water and those feed to houses as well as the fire hydrants. what's happened is there's such a draw on the water system that it's really depleted those tanks, and they can't get them refilled quick enough to be able to help them with the fire fight. add to that there, you know, they've got electricity problems because all the poles are down. >> tonight. la water officials are urging residents to conserve water and not to try to fight the flames with those garden hoses. this has been a wind driven firestorm from the moment it started late yesterday morning. meteorologist roberto gonzalez joins us now. we were talking about it monday night and sure enough, it happened tuesday morning. >> actually, mike, you and i were here on sunday and sunday night and we started to talk about it. we had that much warning about it. but what do you do when you're forecasting 100 mile per hour wind gusts?

and that certainly was realized. in fact, let's take you back to early this morning when we saw 83 mile per hour winds. that was pretty much in the palisades area, 100 mile per hour winds were seen and experienced over near the eaton fire in pasadena and altadena. meanwhile, 60 mile per hour winds were noted at high noon and 50 mile per hour winds at 3 p.m. that gives you a good indication the winds are beginning to subside. at this hour. we're seeing the calming of the winds, and even though we're allowing that high wind warning to expire as of 6:00, that will probably become a high wind advisory by this time tomorrow night, as those winds do pick up again. meanwhile, the red flag warning has now been extended into friday at 6 p.m. red flag warning it's strong winds 30 to 50 mile per hour with very dry relative humidity into the single digits and into the teens. that's desert dry in

an urban area. so at this particular time when you see these little red dots, these are new fires that have been noted and are picked up from that blaze that continues to burn out of control in altadena. we're also focusing in on the palisades fire. and again, look at the red dots. these are from embers that continue to fly in the wind and get caught up underneath the eaves of homes and in buildings. and mike, coming up next time around we'll talk about the current wind conditions there. and also we had a windy night last night. we'll talk about our local forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> all right roberta, we'll see you soon. thank you for that. right now thousands of firefighters are battling those fires. and that includes dozens from right here in the bay area. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live tonight with more on the mutual aid. jesse, no hesitation here. they get the call and they're on the move. >> mike, good evening to you. and that's right. they actually got the move late last night. a small wave of first responders left for the southland last night. today the second wave hit

the road. they should arrive sometime tonight in san jose. and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system. our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure protection, life safety and structure protection. >> this group comprises five engines, one from mountain view, san jose and sunnyvale and two from the county. the 22

firefighters have special wildland fire training and tools to lend a hand for up to two weeks. alameda county also adding a fire strike team to the fray. engine companies from oakland, hayward and fremont, and two from the county are now in southern california as well. >> i think they're preparing to get right into the heat of it. no pun intended. i'm sorry, but as soon as they get down there, because there's a lot of fire activity going down and spreading fast, it's moving fast and there's really no time to rest. >> santa rosa sent a third strike team wednesday after sending two teams tuesday night. those firefighters will work battling flames in the palisades fire. san francisco sent five engines wednesday morning as part of its contribution to mutual aid, and san mateo county has deployed its task force 2278 to the front lines for some of the firefighters from the south bay. the race down highway 101 to pasadena to save lives and property is personal. >> a lot of our personnel have family down there in different areas, and since there are

several active incidents, it's a good chance that someone, somebody's family, immediate family has been evacuated. >> and for those of you worried about so many firefighters from here going down there. santa clara county fire officials say they have plenty of firefighters still on duty to handle anything that may crop up here in the south bay. we're live in san jose this evening. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. mike, back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that. and right now we are learning by the way of a new fire that the la fire department is now responding to near t keep an eye on that one as well. a number of bayrea firefighters headed down t southern california continues to grow. the croett martinez fire department sending a task force do to lp with the eaton fi. th is one north of pasadena and the marin county fire department also sending mutual aid down to l.a. county. >> county has sent reinforcements down to help our brothers and sisters in the los

angeles area, with over 40 firefighters responding in two strike teams in various overhead positions to provide that reinforcement that is needed down there. as the winds have not subsided yet and these emergencies continue to unfold. >> the strike team is comprised of novato fires, central, marin, southern, marin, san rafael, tiburon and skywalker ranch, the marin county division chief reiterating despite the number of resources headed to southern california, marin county fire stations are staffed and ready for any emergencies in the bay area as well. it is all hands on deck in this firefight in los angeles, as firefighters become overwhelmed with the severely fast pace of the fire gaining more speed with more wind gusts in the forecast, firefighters from all over the west are being sent, including crews from arizona, nevada, oregon as well as washington state. ktvu zac sos has just arrived down there in southern california. let's get a live picture from zach. you're in altadena. zach is what i'm being told here. >> yeah, correct. we are at the

eaton fire in altadena, some 10,600 acres now burned. 0% containment they have around, i'm told 700 more than 700 firefighters working on this. and they are certainly facing their challenges right now. everywhere you look, really another fire popping up. these are the type of spot fires they really can't do anything about. these fires get put out. they come back up with the wind just a few minutes ago down there. you can probably make it out just in the distance. that is a bank of america. it was fully engulfed with flames, probably just about 15, 20 minutes ago. the firefighters arriving trying to do their best, but the roof still fully engulfed. right now. people watching nearby, people who relied on this bank, some of the community still here, one woman i spoke to telling me she has oliver important papers there, her adoption papers, her

passports. she has savings in a lockbox, wondering if they'll still be there after this fire. and then i'm going to swing around, just to give you a sense of some of the just how close some of these challenges are just down there, what appears to be some sort of a residential building, possibly a multi-unit apartment complex. when we arrived that building, it was fully engulfed. they put some water on it, were able to get it under control. the winds picked up again. and this is what you're seeing. it's back and roaring again. and this is the challenge they really continue to face here. obviously the winds are not what they saw last night, but they they are still gusty enough that when they pick up those embers they really can fly and, you know, travel a mile or so, light something else on fire. so they have a long road ahead of them here. and unfortunately we're told in this fire, five people have died so

far. >> mike and zach, as the firefight as you've been showing us continues tonight. you know, when you were driving into town, can you describe obviously, the sun is down now, but when you were driving into town before the sun set, tell us what you saw through the neighborhoods. >> well, you know, first of all, and you may have heard some other reporters describe this very eerie. it felt like sunset had just arrived all of a sudden. so we drive in, the smoke kind of starts to envelop you. areas of the city. this in this area, particularly parts of it, are real ghost town right now. and then you see these plumes of smoke, heavier dark areas of smoke where it's a sign the only it's the only way you really know that there is a real active firefight going on. but all around you, this whole area just completely engulfed in smoke and block by block, you

can occasionally see one home or one building after another completely wiped out. i'm talking maybe just a door or a chimney left and then another block. it's as if the fire completely skipped altogether. >> so do you get a sense that at one point, or maybe even right now, since you're there, that for these firefighters, it's not about necessarily saving property anymore. this is about saving lives. the people who live in that town and saving their own lives as well. >> i mean, i think it's about both. i think they are doing their best to save property where they can. and for instance, i know for a fact they, you know, if they feel like one home that's fully engulfed is near a whole other community, that that becomes a priority, stopping that fire from spreading to that heavily, that heavily populated area. but there are some other properties where it's just i mean, this is

obviously not a priority. and there are other homes that are fully engulfed and, you know, they just have to pick and choose what to work on right now. and certainly making sure that people get out okay is their utmost priority. >> it is a devastating and deadly fire. the eaton fire north of pasadena, zac sos we appreciate the live report tonight. be safe. and we are monitoring the devastating wildfires all across los angeles county. we do have more coverage of the windy conditions across the state over on the fox local app. there you can find our live coverage as well as coverage from our los angeles sister station. it's free to download to your hone and s

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this is happening on monarch court, right near west third street in the west part of the city of santa rosa. ktvu betty yu is live for us tonight on scene. and what are you seeing right now at this hour? betty? >> well, right now there is still police activity here on scene. mike, this is being investigated as a homicide case. and santa rosa police have confirmed that the discovery of four bodies, all adults, inside a home located behind me, just past the police crime scene tape. and that police cruiser there this afternoon. we are on monarch court now. at this time, police have not confirmed the cause of their deaths, but they said that there is no ongoing

threat to public safety and there are no suspects that are being sought. the identities of these victims and their relationship to each other have not been released at this time. police say that this all started around 3 p.m, when they received a call from someone out of state requesting a welfare check. now, monarch court appears to be a pretty quiet residential street. neighbors tell us that this area is part of a senior citizen community called valley vista, and homicides like this are highly unusual for this neighborhood. >> any time we have deaths of this magnitude, it is highly unusual in 2020, for santa rosa only experienced two homicides all year. this is a very safe community, so having a call like this is quite unusual. >> and the santa rosa police sergeant there also said that she would have to look into whether there were any other

calls for service at this residence. but i just spoke to a neighbor who said that she did observe on a number of occasions in the last three months or so, officers outside that residence. >> mike and betty, in your conversation with those neighbors, did they mention whether or not they actually knew the individuals who lived at that property? >> you know, neighbors, first of all, have been really shocked by this crime, but they said that they had never seen anyone coming or going from that residence. so they don't know who those people were at this time. mike. >> betty yu live tonight with the very latest out of santa rosa. betty. thank you for that. back now to our weather here in the bay area. strong gusty winds overnight. knocking down trees, taking down power lines and temporarily shutting down part of a freeway early this morning in the east bay. crews were removing what was left of a 40 foot tree that came down onto a driveway of a home in alameda. this was about 140 this morning. no one was hurt, but the homeowner says both of his vehicles were damaged. the wind

also caused some widespread power outages across the city of alameda. also, a pine tree came down onto a street near a home and some parked vehicles. >> it was pretty wild, like things were moving around in the backyard, like just patio furniture sliding around, and you could just really hear it whipping around, you know? and we just kind of hunkered down and hoped for the best and really didn't, didn't notice anything. when we went to bed and woke up to this, the wind was really, really tremendously strong. >> i don't think we've been here for 27 years, and i don't think i've ever heard it that strong. >> and overnight in oakland, the wind did cause problems on highway 13 just before 3:00 this morning. trees came down, blocking the southbound lanes of the highway right there at redwood road. there was a similar problem on the southbound broadway terrace exit right off 13, around the same very time. by 4:00 this morning, though, the freeway was cleared. with that, we bring in our meteorologist, roberto gonzalez, with a closer look at the current conditions. roberto.

>> and i had friends texting me saying, what's going on? they lived off edwards, you know, in the oakland area. yeah. and i'm going to report to you some of the wind speeds across the bay area in the past 24 hours. in fact, this morning alone. and these are not even the strongest, but mount saint helena to the north, 68 mile per hour winds in throughout the oakland hills, 60 mile per hour winds. and keep in mind, we have a lot of saturated soil from the abundance of rain here which we have been blessed with. and so a lot of trees are going down along the sonoma ridge in the pleasanton area. 54 mile per hour winds. there you have fairfield and sfo, and livermore clocked a 22 mile per hour wind gusts. current wind speeds are under ten miles per hour throughout most of our reporting station. now in throughout sfo, we do have a ten mile per hour wind at that san bruno gap, and these winds will be increasing for your thursday. let's take a look by sunup tomorrow morning, 725 along the coastline, 50 mile

per hour wind speeds ten at buchanan field in concord. and then it appears along the coast and across the golden gate bridge into the northern portion of our bay area. that's where we will see the strongest winds tomorrow. so not windy, but it will be on the breezy side with the abundance of sunshine replacing your temperatures. looking something like this into the 60s, and at least one more day of 70 degree readings. hey mike, next time around i'm going to talk about 74 degrees and which neighborhood did top off at that today? >> 70s in january. all right. we'll see you soon, roberta. thank you. new at six. a burglary suspect got more than he bargained for the other day when he decided to run from police in oakland. but it wasn't just any officer. ktvu crime reporter henry lee live tonight in oakland with more on the story. henry. >> well, this was a foot chase involving a wanted suspect and an east bay regional park police officer who also happens to be an experienced distance runner. >> i'm a former triathlete, and

i. yeah, i love running. >> officer eileen swanson is with the east bay regional park district police. off duty. she's completed many triathlons, including the grueling ironman race, meaning she swims, she bikes, and she does plenty of running. >> my coworkers and my partners know that i like to run, that i'm a runner. >> and so trying to run from her when she's on duty isn't such a great idea. a suspect found that out the hard way on monday morning, when he took off from park police in this dodge nitro and went the wrong way on hegenberger road in east oakland. the suv stalled and he ran off. you can see swanson in this image from police body camera video. getting out of her truck and giving chase. no time to stretch. >> in this case, i felt ready to go while wearing 30 pounds of gear and tactical boots. >> swanson and other officers caught him after a foot pursuit. >> he was huffing and puffing. >> how about you? >> so i was i did a lot of adrenaline, so i was it was it was good. i was excited that we caught him. >> police found his handgun on the driver's seat of the suv.

i've learned the suspect, 38 year old gustavo castillo rosales, has been charged by the da with being a felon with a gun and evading arrest. he has priors for evading and carrying a concealed weapon in a car, and was also wanted on outstanding warrants. it's all in a day's work for swanson, who joined the park police several years ago after transferring from the contra costa county sheriff's office. if she's not riding a police horse or finding lost dogs, she's busy meeting the public and making sure criminals are running scared. >> i want to stop bad guys. i want to get these people off the streets, out of our parks. >> now that suspect she helped arrest was first spotted at the martin luther king regional shoreline in oakland, which is a hotbed for burglars. now, speaking of burglars, that officer first got into law enforcement because her own home had been broken into years ago. >> mike glad she was able to find a team right there. nice work, officer swanson. henry lee live tonight in oakland with the story. henry. thank you. coming up on ktvu news at 630, daniel lurie sworn in as the 46th mayor of san francisco. the top

priorities in his first days in office. >> plus, between the fire in the valley and the fire here, we don't have any place to go. all our friends are being evacuated. >> tonight, we're hearing from some of the people in los angeles forced to drop everything and run from their homes, from those devastating res, their stories of

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monitor breaking news out of southern california, where thousands have been forced to flee as three massive wildfires continue to burn in los angeles county. this is a live picture of sky fox down there doing what they do. they've been working nonstop for the last 24 hours. you can see active flames, at least on that canyon road called runyon canyon road. very busy for all the news crews down there and of course, firefighters. at one point, the winds were clocked at more than 100 miles an hour. yesterday. firefighters in southern california are calling in support from the federal government. president biden, governor newsom were in southern california today receiving updates on the firestorms. >> we're prepared to do anything and everything as long as it takes to contain these fires and help reconstruct them and make sure they get back to normal. >> it's going to be a #### of a long way. the it's going to take time, but we're in it. >> federal government is here to stay as long as you need us and everything you need. >> and tonight we're hearing from more residents who have fled their fire, fled their homes from the fires. one woman

from altadena saying it was like a scene out of armageddon. she says she was able to get out with her mother and several of her pets, but her husband stayed back to protect the house. >> you know, it's really scary when you can see the flames coming up over the houses two blocks away and you're just getting out of the driveway and the smoke and the ash is so thick you can't even see. you can barely see five feet in front of you. it's like armageddon. it looked like pandemonium and trying to get down lake street. there was a four mile backup. i'm surprised all of us got out of there to tell the truth, without burning up ourselves. >> neighborhoods in altadena have been blanketed with smoke and ash from the fire. tonight, the fires in the los angeles area still burning out of control. a southwest flight from oakland to burbank had to return to oakland because of the strong, gusty winds down south.

>> 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. and then they told us we had to go back to oakland. >> about 25 people were on board that flight, and some of the passengers said they saw the smoke and the fire and helicopters flying around the fire before the plane eventually turned around and went back to oakland, as she said, southwest says all those individuals were able to fly to burbank this morning and stay with us as we continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires quickly growing out of control. still, tonight, we have more coverage of the windy conditions across the state. over on the fox local app. you can use it to watch our live coverage, as well as coverage from our sister station in los angeles. it's free to download to your phone and smart tv. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office,

daniel lurie is now san francisco's the change in leadership there in san francisco, as daniel lurie is sworn in as the city's next mayor. >> a very large crowd watched as the 46th mayor of san francisco took the oath, with a mix of city leaders in attendance. even golden state warriors head coach steve kerr. ktvu christian captain gives us a closer look at the event that took place this morning, and mayor lurie's top priorities here in his first days in office. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office, daniel lurie is now san francisco's 46th mayor. the new mayor shared his hopes for the future of the city. >> together, together, we can all get better, do better, and return san francisco to its rightful place as the greatest city in the world. >> but mayor lurie also acknowledged the serious issues the city is facing, first discussing the fentanyl crisis

on the streets. the mayor saying he's declaring a state of emergency so he can take swift action and bypass red tape, including creating new options for police to help those struggling with addiction. >> i'm excited to announce that this spring, we will open the city's first 24 over seven police friendly drop off center. this will create better pathways to treatment and give police the authority to hold those who refuse help accountable. >> the city's chief of police said he was encouraged to hear a pledge to not reduce the number of officers for san francisco. and he said the mayor's plan for drop off centers will help get his officers back on patrol where they belong. >> having drop off centers that are expedient, that are quick, but people still get the help they need and they're not on the streets. that's that's a huge thing. >> the new mayor also recognized the financial realities the city is facing, with a projected $875 million budget shortfall.

>> now, with the largest budget deficit in the history of our city, we can no longer hide from our fiscal reality. a problem of this magnitude requires us to make some painful decisions and rethink the way that we operate. >> newly sworn in supervisor danny sartor, who represents north beach, chinatown and fisherman's wharf, said the new board knows that it will have to work collaboratively with the new mayor. >> i think this is a moment of change. it's a moment of unity. i'm ready for it. i know that this board is ready to work collaboratively with the mayor. our challenges are too great to let those politics get in the way. >> frank jordan, who was mayor of san francisco in the 1990s, said despite any obstacles ahead, today is a day for hope. >> and i have great faith and confidence in daniel lurie. i've seen his passion. i've seen his determination. i've seen his ability to be able to talk to people, to be a great listener. i expect great things. >> one of the concepts that came up repeatedly during the course of the inauguration was accountability. mayor lurie

saying he wants to bring that spirit of accountability to his office and to city hall in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> also today in san francisco, sheriff paul miyamoto was sworn into office for another term. the sheriff is a fourth generation san franciscan. four years ago, he became san francisco's first asian american sheriff. former mayor willie brown administered miyamoto's oath at today's ceremony, miyamoto expressing his gratitude to serve the city and county with another term. >> what we're trying to send the message about is we're all in this together. not that it's any one person's job. not that it's the government's job. not that it's any elected official's job alone, but it's something that we all do together. and i appreciate the opportunity to continue to be a part of that. >> as sheriff, miyamoto will continue to oversee san francisco's jails and security for key buildings, including city courts, hospitals and city hall. coming up here at 630, former congresswoman barbara lee

makes it official and has entered the very crowded race to become the next mayor

her campaign today, tossing her name into join the special election that is scheduled to happen in april. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee just minutes after she signed the paperwork at city hall. >> retired congresswoman barbara lee walked into oakland city hall wednesday afternoon as mayoral candidate barbara lee. supporters who have been urging her to enter the race for mayor, greeted her as she made her way to the city clerk's office to sign the official paperwork needed to launch her campaign. lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. [music] now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her

decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaigns, and i'm going to fight hard in this campaign because i want to win. >> lee was greeted wednesday by interim mayor kevin jenkins, who was appointed by the city council on monday to serve through the special election on april 15th. lee's name recognition and long political career gives her a big edge in the race. >> i'm hoping that she'll be able to tap into resources in the county, state and especially the federal. it may not be easy, but i know that she will be the best candidate. >> i am still committed to running this race for oakland. >> former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the mayoral race to shengtao, says he's staying in the race.

he was talking with constituents and says that he got phone calls wednesday urging him not to drop out. >> having someone like barbara lee in the race, it definitely brings more attention. she brings name recognition, but at the end of the day, we've got to solve oakland's problems. for oaklanders, it's not about, say, what may have happened in the halls of congress in d.c, where you're going back and forth on national and global issues. democrats versus republicans. >> and i think what's important for people to know is that i run campaigns based on the issues. no personal attacks. i don't run based on any kind of negativity. >> the oakland city clerk says so far, there are 16 candidates who have now filed paperwork for the april 15th special election reporting from oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> right. police. so we've been concentrating on the weather conditions in southern california. but how about your

own neighborhood forecast? the bay area outlook is coming up. >> all right. now to alex savidge and a look at some of the stories we're working on coming up for west coast rap alex. >> mike. thank you. coming up tonight at seven, we continue to monitor the devastating wildfires burning across southern california tonight. coming up on west coast rap, we'll talk live with cal fire to get the very latest on the conditions crews are facing and how a renewed air attack today may be helping to slow down the flames just a bit. plus, with firefighters stretched thin trying to control those wildfires, there is more help on the way. we'll break down all the teams from across the west heading down to southern california. those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu, fox two news at 730 with cristina rendon. >> all right, alex, we will see you at the top of the hour. but first here after the break. swans in sacramento found dead at a park after reportedly contracting the bird lu. the latest on what we're

tonight. this is a live look down in southern california. multiple wildfires are burning in los angeles county. flames reducing stores and banks to

rubble. also leveling entire blocks of homes and certain neighborhoods. chopper. they're panning in, zooming in on many at least one neighborhood there in southern california. we did learn from officials today that at least five people have died in these fires. more than 25,000 acres have burned, and at least a thousand homes have been destroyed or damaged. active firefighting going on tonight in southern california. with that, let's bring in our meteorologist, roberto gonzalez. and even a new fire in the hollywood hills. roberta. >> yeah, that sunset fire. we're going to give you a complete look at that coming up at 7:00 tonight, because it has doubled in size in just the last 30 minutes. good evening everybody. how about our own local forecast? because of those diablo winds we're experiencing here. they call them santa ana winds. in southern california, we have seen temperatures well above average. in fact, when you see that 70 degree reading in redwood city, we had one reporting station say as much as 74 near redwood shores. it was also 70 in santa rosa, 65

degrees in fremont, union city and all the way through milpitas. how about flirting with 70 degrees and throughout the rose garden district of san jose? now, currently this is our live weather camera. not a cloud in the sky, but we will see some areas of dense fog developing in the overnight hours. pretty much in the north bay, swinging around towards the delta and into the fairfield area. it will be patchy, but it will be dense current air temperatures standing at 56 degrees in hayward and in oakland. alameda backing all the way into castro valley. it is now 58 degrees, and throughout sunnyvale and cupertino the winds, thank goodness, are under ten miles per hour at most reporting stations. and throughout that san bruno gap, up to ten mile per hour winds at sfo. also a bit of a wind, but now dying down along the seashore in half moon bay. wind speeds tomorrow morning. by the time sun up at 725 16 mile per hour wind gusts and the half moon bay area, and

we will experience a breezy afternoon scouring out the fog tomorrow. it won't be windy, but we will have a breeze to deal with. in fact, the winds won't settle down until about 6:00 tomorrow night. so here we go. we have a brand new area of low pressure. this is textbook perfect. it looks like a giant comma out over the open waters. here's the core and here's the frontal boundary. but a vigorous jet stream is going to plow it right into the pacific northwest, leaving us dry. i don't see any chances of precipitation in our forecast until about january 21st. speaking of rain, they have been void of it in southern california since last may, when they saw 16/100 of an inch of rain, which is 4% of normal for this time of the year. so the high wind warning has allowed to expire this evening. but thursday afternoon hours we will see the wind speeds begin to increase. i would not be surprised to see a high wind advisory go into place, coupled

up with that red flag warning that has now been extended through friday across los angeles. one thing on my radar is also san diego. extremely dry. looking at the julian area or escondido area, or the urban areas like rancho santa fe or also the poway area. okay, 42 degrees overnight tonight, redwood city, it will be colder than last night. temperatures very similar to today. that's what we'll have on tap for your thursday. then we begin to gradually cool down. and again, not a raindrop in sight until potentially january 21st. >> mike a little bit of way to go. all right, roberta, thank you. an outbreak of bird flu at a lake near sacramento has been confirmed. mather lake and mather regional park has been closed to the public since november, after dozens of mute swans were found dead in the area. now, wildlife officials tested two of the 30 birds which came back positive for bird flu. the concern now is that the bird flu will spread to native wildlife in the area. >> swans are a non-native bird.

they don't migrate and they tend to be resident. and so they will concentrate in these, you know, park ponds. >> wildlife officials say if you see a dead bird in the water to report it, not to touch it. they also say avoid

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are paying their respects to former president jimmy carter. fox's rebecca castor has the story. >> former president jimmy carter lies in state for a final day ahead of his funeral service tomorrow at the national cathedral. all day, the capitol rotunda has been open for the public to pay respects to former president jimmy carter. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor was among those paying tribute, along with the secretary of the navy and members of that branch who served with carter. they joined thousands of other mourners, some coming from across the country, to say goodbye to the 39th president. >> it was an amazing man who did amazing things. >> the rotunda will remain open to the public until thursday morning, when carter's casket is brought to the national cathedral for a state funeral. >> we're very honored that the administration and all of the

security and patrols and federal agencies have come together to make sure he gets his final send off. >> all five living presidents are expected to attend the service, coming together for the first time since george h.w. bush's death in 2018. the service will feature eulogies from president biden, as well as posthumous ones from carter's predecessor, president gerald ford, and carter's vice president, walter mondale. they will be read by their sons. >> so many people have come up to us and expressed this idea that democrat or republican or wherever they're from, they have respect for the human being that my

[music] my heart just breaks for all my neighbors who have lost their homes. >> breaking news tonight. heartbreak across southern

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