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hall and four people discovered in a home in santa rosa. the homicide investigation underway tonight. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm cristina rendon. we begin with police investigating the discovery of four bodies at a home in santa rosa. this is happening on monarch court near west third street in the west part of the city. police say this is a homicide investigation, and all of the victims are adults. they have not yet revealed a cause of death for the victims. but officials say no suspects are being sought and there is no threat to public safety. now, it's unclear what the relationship is between the victims. we do not know that yet. but we do know santa rosa. police say they were called out by someone out of state requesting a welfare check. >> anytime 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. >> neighbors told us they were not familiar with the people who live there. turning now to southern california, an emergency there that has bay area firefighters responding for a second straight night. destructive wildfires are burning across la county. as we give you this live look of the response that is of this fire burning in the hills, it's unclear which fire this is, but we do know a new fire just popped up a couple of hours ago in the hollywood hills, where the runyon canyon park area is located. at least five people have died since these wildfires that were fueled by strong winds started yesterday. more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. millions don't have power tonight. ktvu zac sos shows us some of the damage from the eaton fire in the altadena pasadena area. >> yeah. here in altadena, the eaton fire continuing to burn out of control. it has reached some 10,600 acres with 0%

containment. to give you a sense of just how tricky this fire is, we have a number of buildings that are completely gone right now consumed by this fire, but they are fighting this fire on other fronts right now. what you're looking at is a bank of america completely consumed standing nearby. i was just talking with a few folks who have important documents in there. they have birth certificates. one woman saying her adoption papers are there. so this is an incredibly difficult thing to watch. and then if i swing around over here, just another challenge that they're facing. this appears to be a home or some sort of residential structure also consumed by this fire. at times, this fire seemed to be under control. firefighters headed there. they were able to douse it with some water. the fire going down and then erupting once again. so this is the challenge. they are facing the wind, much lighter than it

was yesterday. but when it picks back up again, the fire then can erupt. and again, those flying embers, real challenges right now for them to manage this fir. every time one of these fires go up, those embers are sent flying as far as a mile, so that can then set up a new fire for them to face this fire. also, being now considered a deadly fire, five people have now lost their lives in this fire in altadena, congresswoman nancy pelosi released a statement today calling the scenes out of southern california heartbreaking. >> it reads in part, as i always say, our firefighters are our nobility. we must give them the respect and assistance they need and deserve. in the days and weeks ahead, i will work with my colleagues in congress to support all federal response and recovery efforts for impacted california communities. tonight, thousands of firefighters are battling these fires, and that includes dozens of firefighters

from right here in the bay area. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports. they made no hesitation when answering the call for help. >> 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. >> santa clara county fire officials say they still have plenty of firefighters on duty here in the south bay to handle anything that may happen in san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> a southwest airlines flight going from oakland airport to burbank had to be diverted back to oakland due to those high winds and the growing palisades fire. >> 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. >> some passengers also saw smoke and fire and helicopters flying around the fire before

the plane turned around. the flight had about 2025 people on board. southwest says everyone on board would fly out this morning, depending on winds. well, after last night's warriors game, head coach steve kerr spoke about those fires down in southern california and 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. >> everett dayton, part of the warriors player development department, grew up in pacific palisades and says his childhood home has burned down. stay with ktvu for up to date information on the southern california wildfires. you can use our fox local app to watch live coverage from our sister station in los angeles, as well as breaking news as it happens.

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i am about to. >> enter. >> there is new leadership in san francisco. daniel lowery was sworn in as the city's mayor at noon today, and a large crowd was there to watch the 46th mayor take the oath, including a who's who of city leaders and celebrities, including warriors coach steve kerr. lowery unseated incumbent mayor london breed back in november. the mayor elect expressed optimism for the city despite challenges including a large budget shortfall, homelessness and public safety concerns. >> i'm asking all of you, every single one of you, to join me in reclaiming our place as the greatest city in the world with a new era of accountability, service and change. it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. san francisco. >> before the swearing in, lowery and his family served meals at saint anthony's. he said he'll reduce bureaucratic hurdles to address the fentanyl crisis and mental illness on city streets. and he pledged

there will be no cuts to police, fire and other first responders. well, it is official. former congresswoman barbara lee has announced her run for oakland mayor. launching her campaign today and tossing her name to join the special election set to happen in april. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee minutes after she signed the paperwork at oakland city hall, as well as one of her main challengers, 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. >> back now to our weather. strong wind gusts overnight, knocked down trees, took out power lines and temporarily shut down part of the freeway in the

east bay. crews were removing what was left of a 40 foot tree that came down in front of homes in alameda. no one was hurt, but the homeowners say that both of his vehicles were damaged. the wind also caused some widespread power outages in alameda. also, a pine tree came down onto the street near a home and parked cars. >> 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. >> overnight in oakland, the wind caused problems on highway 13 just before 3:00. trees came down, blocking the southbound lanes of the highway at redwood road. by 4:00 this morning, the freeway was cleared. all right, let's bring in ktvu

meteorologist roberta gonzalez. now, roberta. strong winds here. but you said our saving grace has been rain. >> absolutely. we've had the abundance of rain. we're well above normal for this time of the year, where southern california hasn't seen any rain in about 243 days. i'm talking back on may 5th. measurable precipitation 16/100 of an inch. so that's 4% of normal. and that's a big problem. you couple that up with the winds. it's a recipe for disaster. and that's what's happening right now. catastrophic conditions in southern california. these aren't our strongest winds, but these are some of the reporting stations nearly 70 mile per hour winds atop mount saint helena this morning. other notable numbers. how about grizzly peak, 60 mile per hour winds in pleasanton, the sonoma ridge clocked a 54 mile per hour wind. there you have fairfield, sfo and livermore with 22 mile per hour winds. meanwhile, the winds ushered in some warmer conditions. today, it's indicative of an offshore push. we did have 74 degrees in redwood city, 70 in santa rosa.

live weather camera not a cloud in the sky right now, but we will notice the formation of some fog over here and over there into the overnight hours as well as the delta. winds are calm right now. will be breezy tomorrow afternoon with that offshore. push northeasterly up to 20mph area of low pressure through some clouds into seattle today. but that high there, that low there. that's what's causing the strong santa ana conditions. and the setup for our local winds. you get the friction. you have the winds in a counterclockwise fashion around the center of the area of low pressure. then you have the winds and a clockwise position around the high together. again friction occurs. therefore you get those strong winds and tomorrow afternoon the winds begin to pick up again in southern california. high wind warning has now allowed to expire. would not be surprised if it does become a high wind advisory tomorrow afternoon. red flag warning in effect, it's been extended now until friday

because the winds will pick up and the dry air mass down to 8% relative humidity overnight tonight. fog does form. temperatures in the 30s and 40s cooler than last night. temperatures tomorrow pretty similar to today. above average. and there's the extended forecast. not a raindrop in sight. in fact, christina, not until about january 21st. oh my goodness. >> wow. okay, roberta. thank you. coming up, a change could come to the way oakland handles police pursuits, and it all starts with public input. also ahead, the niners have some decisions to make in the off season. we're going to hear from head coach kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch a

an ironman athlete officer arlene swanson is with the east

bay regional park police. off duty, she has completed several triathlons, which means it's not a good idea to try to run away from her. gustavo castillo rosales found out that found that out the hard way on monday, when he took off from police and went the wrong way on hegenberger road in east oakland. when his car stalled, he took off running. body camera footage shows swanson getting out of her truck, ready to give chase. wearing 30 pounds of gear, she caught up to him in no time. the oakland police commission is set to discuss the department's pursuit policy at its meeting on friday. this comes as governor newsom is urging the city to expand the circumstances under which officers are allowed to chase suspects to include property crimes. currently, police are only allowed to pursue if there's only a reasonable suspicion that a person has committed a violent crime or possesses a gun. the police commission is also holding a public forum a week from today at the east bay church of religious science. the panel could recommend changes this fall.

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brock purdy to stay. they say he's their guy and they will ensure that he is kept with the niners price tag. of course, likely will go up, but by how much remains to be seen. on the flip side, the niners have fired both their defensive and special teams coordinators. the locker room was plagued with a number of injuries this season and some off field tragedies, including rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall getting shot during an attempted robbery in union square. two players also lost their children. >> i will say that this season i've never had anything like it in terms of the amount, the severity, the unique circumstances, and i was proud of the way our team stuck together, had each other's backs. >> in late october, now free agent quarterback charvarius ward announced the death of his one year old daughter, imani, and all-pro left tackle trent williams and his wife. sandra's son was stillborn in late november. and that was after the twin died earlier in the pregnancy. finally, tonight, the only miniature donkey in the bay

area with an imdb page has died. perry, the donkey who inspired the animated donkey character in the movie shrek, was euthanized last week. this was after the animal battled a painful hoof disease. perry was 30 years old and spent most of his life at a park in palo alto. the barren park donkey project shared the news on their website, and we do know that a memorial service for perry the donkey will be planned soon. that does it for us. thank you so much for watching the 7.30 right here on ktvu, and we'll see you back again tomorrow at 730. be sure to download our fox local app to your smart tv or cell phone. there you can stream all of our newscasts. find exclusive stories and content right on your smart tv or cell. all you got to do is go to your app store and download fox local, click on san francisco and then search for ktvu. thanks so much for joini

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