firefighters say is key about their attack. then yet another fire started late last night in the hollywood hills. why? this one was different than the other fires that have exploded in size. also, dozens of bay area fire crews heading to southern california. we're talking live with the north bay fire chief about why this mutual aid program is critical for the state of california. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> and while much of california is focused on the southern california fire fight, this is a national day of mourning. the state funeral for former president jimmy carter is just about to get underway. we see here live in this picture former president bill clinton and former first lady and secretary of state hillary clinton right next to him. then, of course, vice president kamala harris and her husband, doug. there are a few events, dave, that can bring all living former presidents together, and this is one of them coming together to say goodbye and thank you to a former u.s. president. here we

see president biden and his wife, first lady doctor jill biden, walking in. all there to remember and honor former president jimmy carter, who died at the age of 100. he was the oldest living former president this country has seen. he is being remembered today as much for his time in the white house as after it. he, of course, championed speaking up and acting on those who could not speak and act for themselves. habitat for humanity. so much humanitarian work making sure elections around the world were free and fair. i'm sure these and many other themes will come up today, as we hear from a long list of speakers, of course, president biden among them. >> and it was very interesting just before you came in, we were noticing barack obama sitting next to donald trump, and they were talking for a long time. not sure about what, but just interesting visuals at this very special event honoring jimmy carter, right. >> certainly a day to put politics aside, a day of mourning, if even just for a few hours here. we, of course, are going to bring it to you live

throughout mornings on two. if you'd like to watch it live in its entirety, we have that for you as well over@ktvu.com. meanwhile, here in california, it's a busy one. we're glad you're here. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. thursday morning, january 9th. let's go right to steve paulson. he has a lot to tell you about our weather. >> well it's colder for many you guys. there's still a pretty good breeze up in the hills, especially lake county. east bay hills, 30 to 50. i mean, half moon bay is 55, yet santa rosa is 35. menlo park is 37, sfo 53. so there are some big spreads. oakland 55, berkeley 46. so i mean, it's palpable, if you will, if you're out and about. but high pressure says, you know what? i'll give you a sunny day. you won't have to wait long for it because it's on its way and temperatures will be above average, with still a pretty good little offshore breeze in the higher elevations, not so much at the surface 60s to near 70 degrees. all right. my good friend sal castaneda is here to tell you and me the traffic is. >> yeah, some commutes are tougher than the rest, steve. that's for sure. westbound 92 is one of them, and the bay bridge

is not. so let's go to westbound 92 first. that traffic is backed up from just before the high rise all the way over to 101 because of a crash. they're still clearing right at 101. so if you're driving on the san mateo bridge, you're going to have slow traffic all the way out to the point where 101 and 280 meet. so they're making progress, but it's been there for a while. this is an injury crash. also, we talked about the bay bridge backed up to the maze. i want to mention that the south bay commute is okay and so is the east bay commute. we'll dive into those in just a bit. 702. let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal will focus on the two largest wildfires burning now in los angeles county as they continue to challenge firefighters and residents. >> we're talking about the palisades fire and the eaton fires. ktvu ali rasmus in the studio with us now with the latest on these fires and also the challenges that are facing the firefighters. ali. >> well, the biggest challenge, david garcia, is the weather, the extreme conditions, making this a bitter fight for the nearly 2000 firefighters battling this complex of 4 to 5

fires, all of them in sprawling los angeles county. and the intense firefight continued overnight. so this is nowhere near wrapping up just yet. unfortunately, the palisades fire started on tuesday and since then has exploded in size. it continued to burn overnight, spanning pacific palisades, malibu and communities northwest of santa monica. since it began, this fire has grown to more than 17,000 acres. that's more than five times the size it was at this time yesterday. there is zero containment of the palisades fire. then on tuesday evening, a few hours after the palisades fire broke out, the eaton fire started in eaton canyon, north of pasadena. >> it is surreal. it is without words that i can even explain to you what is taking place, especially in my district in altadena, but also in the bordering area of pasadena. my heart is heavy now. >> in the past 36 hours, the eaton's fire has also grown to 10,000 acres burned. there is no

containment of that fire right now. pasadena's mayor says five people died. tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders. and some of the people directly affected by this disaster recounted the erratic nature that we see when there are big fires like this, like this man whose home is in the community of altadena, the entire neighborhood is burned down. >> but somehow my house does not even have a scratch. there's no fire damage. i went in, but the house next to mine is still on fire, so i'm going around begging anybody to come put out that fire to protect my home. >> because there's no water. >> there's no water pressure. i tried to turn on the water myself. i would have tried to put it out, but i have no water pressure, so i have no way of putting it out. >> the pollution from the eaton fire, apparently, is so bad that officials are now warning people not to drink the water because it might be contaminated from all the ash and fire debris. and as you just heard, there have been problems with water pressure because there is just so much need for water to douse the fire across these massive

wildfires across l.a. county, all la unified school and district offices are closed today. the district says it will decide later today whether those schools will switch to remote learning starting tomorrow. there are about eight other school districts in the region, from pasadena to glendale and santa monica, that are also closed today. now, the fires also cut off power to more than 180,000 people, mostly in los angeles county, southern california. edison cut service because of the high winds and fire danger, and the causes of all of these fires is still unknown. it's under investigation, but we do know what is making the fires so challenging to fight. and that's the weather conditions. there were wind gusts of up to 80mph in southern california yesterday, and windy conditions are expected to continue today, with gusts of up to 60mph. pair that with the extremely dry conditions. we've had a decent amount of rain here in northern california, but in southern california they've had virtually nothing. l.a. county has only had a 10th of an inch of rain since may. the national weather service says the red flag warning there is expected to

continue until 6:00 tomorrow evening. back to you, dave. all right, ali. >> thank you. time is 706. other smaller fires erupted across hilly areas of l.a. as well. in the hollywood hills, firefighters put out an overnight fire that erupted and burned 60 acres near thousands of homes. mandatory evacuation orders were in place for a while, but most of those orders in that area have been lifted. now, the rest of the evacuation orders will be lifted at 730. firefighters are going to stay out there this morning just to keep an eye out for flare ups. and in studio city, a fire erupted along laurel canyon and mulholland drive. the flames engulfed a four story home, then the home collapsed on the hillside. the fire then spread to nearby brush, brush and buildings. thankfully, firefighters were able to get this fire under control. >> now, fire agencies from across the bay area and beyond have been heading to southern california to provide assistance

to crews battling those fires. this includes strike teams from sonoma county. let's welcome santa rosa division chief fire marshal paul lowenthal to mornings on two. to learn more about what's happening. thank you for being with us. thank you. first of all, how many firefighters from the north bay are either in or heading down to southern california from just santa rosa and across sonoma county alone, we've got over 65 firefighters. >> that includes two strike teams, each with five engines apiece. a task force with five engines, as well as numerous overhead, including strike team leaders and other chief officers that are assigned to incident management teams. >> can you tell me how it works to southern california? say we need help. then you decide how much or, you know, because we don't want to leave our region bare. >> right. and that's one of the benefits we had here in northern california with the amount of rain that we've had locally and across the region, it allows us to coordinate those efforts. there's different regions that communicate with one another at a state level, at a region level, and basically balance the

needs around the state and help to provide those resources to southern california. we here in sonoma county have a number of chief officers that serve as those area coordinators for us that help put together the strike teams that work with the agencies across the county to make sure that when there is a critical need that's urgent, like what we saw over the last couple of days, that we're able to provide those resources quickly and efficiently. and that's exactly what we saw here, not only in 2017 during our fire storms, but again in in 19 and again in 20, where we relied heavily on the mutual aid strike teams from not only across northern california but across southern california as well. >> so these teams coming from other regions or other states, clearly they're not as familiar with the terrain, the neighborhoods, as those who live and work there. what do these outside firefighters do when they travel? >> yeah. so it's no different than the beauty of when we watched all the southern california strike teams pour into our fairgrounds. here in sonoma county, we have common terminology. we use the same incident command system, and it allows us to plug those resources into the needs quickly

and efficiently. and everybody works on the same game plan together. it's the same reason that we saw an image yesterday of one of our santa rosa fire engines working in palisades with an la city ladder truck and a hermosa beach fire engine. it just shows that how those departments can quickly come together, work with one another, with the common goal of providing life safety measures to those communities and ultimately helping to wrap those fires up as quickly as possible. >> other than, of course, the weather, what's the biggest challenge in a scenario like this for them? >> they're seeing what we saw, especially in 2017 with the winds. when you have that number of large scale wildfires like we saw here in northern california, and they saw in southern california, the benefit they had was a lot of those pre-positioned resources. that's something that's definitely changed significantly since the firestorms 7 or 8 years ago. it allows those strike teams to be pumped into those critical needs quickly and efficiently, and allows then the next wave of fire engines to come in and be

balanced throughout the needs based on what's occurring in southern california with the volume of fires. fortunately, the state is very good at providing aid to one another, balancing again the resources to those critical needs, and helping provide the amount of resources that are that are essential to the operations. >> we do have experience in this. all right. we'll have to leave it here. paul lowenthal of santa rosa fire, thank you, as always, for your time and expertise. >> all right. thank you. time now, 710. well, and that was developed right here in the bay area is seeing a big jump in popularity because of those wildfires in southern california. it's called watch duty. it was first inspired by fires in the north bay back in 2020. the goal is to make evacuation warnings and other information about fires more accessible to people who live in areas near the disaster. this morning, watch duty was the top free app in the apple app store, and in just the last day or two,

the app has seen 750,000 new users, a big jump from the 3 million active users it had before. users can subscribe to emergency alerts for their neighborhood and their county. >> we already maintain collaborative relationships with many agencies in our 22 states and coverage area because really what we want to do is get their information out. we really serve that initial attack period where there is limited information coming from the fire ground, because everybody's focused on suppression. >> now, watch duty uses active and retired firefighters, first responders and dispatchers to monitor radio scanners and other sources of information. the app is run by a nonprofit and says it does not have ads or sell personal information. its leaders say they hope to expand beyond fires and include alerts about floods and other disasters as well. >> 712. happening now the state funeral for former president

jimmy carter is getting underway. a live look inside the national cathedral in washington, dc. here we have president biden and all former living presidents gathered along with others to say goodbye and thank you to a former president who went from being a peanut farmer to the leader of the free world, and then a humanitarian for his many, many years after leaving the oval office. we will, of course, stay on top of what's happening here in washington, dc during what is a national day of mourning. the memorial is being streamed for you live@ktvu.com as well. >> our time is now 712. well, last night it was a party in san francisco's chinatown, a celebration for the city's newest mayor. and we'll tell you why business owners feel the event was so important. >> after a car accident. [music] beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign, your claim is over, no matter

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what's happening in washington, d.c. this morning. it is a somber scene as people gathered together to pay their final respects to former president jimmy carter, the country's 39th president, who died at the age of 100 just days ago. here we see live pictures inside the national cathedral. mr. carter, a deeply religious man, said in his hometown of plains, georgia. he was either addressed as mr. president or brother jimmy by those who knew him from his many, many long years inside his church. mr. carter leaves behind four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. a long life lived productively. he is remembered as much for his time outside the white house as those four years he spent in it. we will, of course, stay on top of what's happening here in washington and bring you live pictures throughout mornings on two. if you'd like to see the entire funeral, we have that for you on ktvu.com. now to our other big story today. and that is the firefight in southern california. more than 130,000 people are under evacuations due to a historic firestorm. live

pictures here of what is happening in los angeles. neighborhoods are on fire. and for those who aren't burning, they're noticing a lot of thick black smoke in the air. two fires causing the most danger here. one burning in pacific palisades on the water. another burning in pasadena and altadena. these fires are driven by strong winds. thousands of homes have burned since these fires started just two days ago. >> our time is now 717. san francisco's new mayor, daniel laurie, was sworn in as the city's 46th mayor, and his first day on the job was filled with celebrations. [music] and. now mayor laurie held his inauguration at a night banquet in chinatown at the historic far east restaurant. and when he arrived, these performers from lion dance me greeted the mayor inside the restaurant. it was filled to capacity with people eager to see the changes the mayor will bring to san

francisco. >> it is a historic moment where we are able to bring the many diverse asian american communities together, including the korean american community. >> we have high hopes. he's promised the asian american community with a lot of appointments. >> now. the inauguration celebration included a chinatown night market. grand avenue was filled with people excited to see what he does as mayor. >> newly retired east bay congresswoman barbara lee is running for mayor of oakland. supporters greeted her as she entered the city clerk's office to sign the paperwork to officially launch her campaign. lee served for more than two decades as a congresswoman for oakland. she was also a state legislator and staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> 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.

>> 16 candidates have joined the oakland mayor's race. the election is set for april 15th, gasia time 715. >> sal has some good news. traffic is finally getting better on the san mateo bridge, right? >> yeah, that's because they cleared a crash. dave and gasia on 92 westbound at 101 on the peninsula. it was there for a long time, though. but now that the crash is gone, we're seeing some improvement. unfortunately, the backup got pretty long. it is now backed up pretty much sporadically across the bridge, but that should improve as you get there. if you can wait, that might be better, but if you have to go now, at least you know the lanes are open. westbound 92 at 101, there's a stalled truck with a trailer on westbound 92. i think the trailer came off the pickup truck and there's some slow traffic there. also, at the bay bridge, it's backed up to the maze. metering lights are on. there's not a lot going on right now in the east bay and way of crashes or stalled vehicles right now. and if you're driving in san jose, 85,

101 and 87 are getting slower. 720 let's talk about today's weather. here's steve south. >> thank you sir. well, we will start with san francisco climate data because there's something very interesting in there. well, if you're a weather geek like me, but 6648 is my forecast. high and low? the average is 5746. so a little above. they're both obviously record. 73 on the high side 1962 and 32 cold degrees on this date in san francisco in 1937. so what's the interesting climate data, the rainfall on this date in 1862, 3.5in of rain fell, if you don't know. 1861 62. 1862 the great flood of california, sacramento was under water. san francisco on the 10th, by the way, had 2.5in of rain, so they had five inches of rain in two days. we had 18/100 in san francisco on the third. so that puts us now at the third driest six days without any rain. is there any rain showing up? forecast model of the euro ecm. wf is what we call a global model. does have a really deep cold system on us on

the 22nd. unfortunately it's out there on its own, but i think something is brewing for around the 22nd or 23rd. have we ever had a january without any rain? yes, 2015 was the second driest. january 2014. so back to back january's then when we had no rain to hardly any rain at all so far this is our third driest. i think we'll get something towards the end of the month though. until then though, boy, it's an offshore breeze. still northeast 31 up in the oakland hills. that's right above the claremont. there's decent breeze in some of the higher elevations, and also mountain middle peak there by mount tam 30. so at the surface, if you get any kind of breeze, it's in the 50s, 50s. if you don't, it's in the 30s. there's a lot up here. petaluma 36. although near the petaluma airport i saw 32, san jose one observation 39 yet livermore 53. so you can see there's some big spreads here. pillar points 58 atherton, menlo park, palo alto are all 38. foster city has dipped to 39 cold degrees. and look at boulder creek, felton, scotts valley, santa cruz, morgan hill, san martin, gilroy, hollister,

east san jose, santa clara and campbell, all in the 30s. 14 in truckee, 28 south lake tahoe and 18 up in reno. nothing happening for us except a series of these systems will continue to move into nevada, and some of these retrograde back towards southern california. i don't think they're off shore. events are done yet. in fact, i think there's another one on tap for early next week. waiting on a sunny day. you won't have to wait too long. it will be sunny for all today. 60s to near 70 degrees again. >> steve. thank you. many students from the bay area who live in southern california are feeling the impact of those wildfires. the changes ucla is making due to a fire in the hills above campus. >> and as we look at the memorial to president jimmy carter getting underway in washington, d.c, a family from san jose is saying their own thank you to the former president. we'll tell you how carter's connection to habitat for humanity brought him to san .

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washington, d.c. former president jimmy carter's remains have been brought to the front of the church by military pallbearers. the former president survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. one of his sons, joshua carter. we see now three grandsons, joshua carter speaking now about his grandfather and the importance of faith throughout his life

before, during and certainly after his time in the white house. after this, we expect mr. carter's grandson to read a passage of scripture. there is a long list of speakers, but certainly it is those who knew him best, loved him longest, and essentially grew up. can you imagine having a former u.s. president as a grandfather? absolutely. it's one of the stories joshua carter is going to tell. we'll stay on top of what's happening here. again, if you'd like to watch the funeral for former president jimmy carter in its entirety, we've made that possible@ktvu.com. today, habitat for humanity hosting two memorials to honor former president carter and his wife and their 30 years of work within that organization. we talked with one family in san jose who bought a home through habitat for humanity back in 2013. true, leo says. that same year, the former president and his wife, rosalyn, built their front door. >> american president. and then he just do this. that's his memory. always i say this jimmy carter door. >> did you ever in your life think that you would have an american president, a former

american president, fixing your front door? no. >> it's impossible. it's impossible. we just got a gift, i don't know. >> luo is originally from ethiopia. ethiopia? now, she said because she and her husband were able to buy an affordable home, they could save money for their two sons to go to college. the carter work project helped more than 4000 families. leo encourages others to apply for help from habitat for humanity. >> all right. our time is 727, one of the world's biggest companies, based right here in the bay area, could face a new challenge. why? a move by president biden in the final days of his presidency could have a big impact on nvidia. >> and back to those southern california wildfires. volunteers from the bay area and across the country are heading out to help in los angeles right now. what the red cross is doing for people who are wai ng to learn if

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merl! you can barely see five feet in front of you. it's. it's like armageddon. >> horrifying scenes across southern california as those fires keep burning. so far, at least five people are dead. we'll tell you why the impact of

these fires is expected to last for years, and bay area firefighters headed down south to help slow the spread of the fires. the relief from around the country coming to help those firefighters in southern california. [music] >> from ktvu. [music] fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it's thursday, january 9th. of course the big story still the southern california wildfires. weather wise. and i hate to break it down in such simple terms, but are we doing a little bit better than we were yesterday? yes. okay. >> it's not as strong by malibu and also palisades, but they're still gusts 5565, in the san gabriel mountains. it's turning more easterly, though. i think they get another one probably on friday. a little one and then maybe a bigger one on monday night. tuesday. that's the problem here. we're stuck in a bad pattern here. 30s, 40s, 50s on the temps. we you know, again if you get if there's no breeze, you're in the 30s. if you get a

breeze, you're probably in the 50s to maybe even upper 50s. but it's much colder here for many. but this is just a really tough ridge of high pressure. and it's going to give us with a pretty good breeze in the hills. not at the surface. won't have waiting on a sunny day. won't take too long because it will be after a clear morning. we will have sunshine today and temperatures will be above average again with that easterly breeze 60s to near 70 degrees again. santa rosa. all right. sal is here. 732 and we begin where we're beginning on the peninsula, steve. >> and westbound 92, we have improvement. that commute for the whole morning has been tougher than the rest, but now it is going to be a little better. but there's now been replacement of that crash southbound 101 right at woodside road. there's a crash there and traffic is backing up out of san carlos bay bridge backed up all the way out to the maze. 733 let's go back to the desk. >> justices of the supreme court, distinguished guest to what's happening here in the

national cathedral in washington, d.c. >> a number of dignitaries, former presidents and more. speaking about the legacy of former president jimmy carter, he died at the age of 100. right now we see steve ford, son of the former president gerald ford, reading a tribute that had been written by his father, mr. carter, the longest living former u.s. president, a one term president who left a lasting impact on washington. he and his wife, rosalynn, were the first to get out of their vehicle and walk during their inauguration day as they were heading to the white house. of course, a tradition now that we've seen, of course, for the past, you know, 40 ish years. a lot being said about his time in the white house and even more if that's possible in his many, many years after he lived out the rest of his life in an unassuming ranch house that he had built with his wife back in 1961, spent a lot of time and effort building homes with habitat for humanity, making some forays back into foreign policy when he saw that was needed. here we have all the former living u.s. presidents gathered to say goodbye to

former president jimmy carter. as this memorial service unfolds, we'll have it live for you on mornings on two and in its entirety on ktvu.com. >> our time now 734 well, thousands of people still under evacuation orders in southern california as those huge wildfires are still burning. the fires have burned 42mi!s so far, almost the size of san francisco. at least five people are dead in the area of altadena, and hundreds of homes in altadena and pacific palisades have been destroyed. everything. the only thing left behind is rubble. as reporter gigi garcia reports from pacific palisades, it's clear even after this fire is under control, a lot of work has to be done. >> you are looking live at what is left of ralphs, and it is basically nothing. some of the walls are still standing, but you can see it just mangled metal and burnt out grocery store inside. when you look it

up on google maps, it tells you ralphs is temporarily closed and most likely will be closed for a significant amount of time. now, i believe, and we have a video of gelson's supermarket. we were also asked to check out gelson's yesterday and it too looks just like ralphs. it is a burnt out shell of what it once was, one of the local and very popular supermarkets here in the palisades community. a total loss. >> and not just businesses, but there are so many stories of people losing their homes as well as making narrow escapes. one couple, whose home burned down says fast moving flames took them by surprise. >> i noticed that our neighbors king palm lit up like a roman candle, and that was at five in the morning. >> you didn't really think to knock on the door because we were just trying to get out. we just thought everybody was maybe going to wait until somebody said, you got to go. now i feel

like we were all waiting for somebody to say, you got to go now. >> their loved ones started a gofundme account to help them rebuild one of many for fire survivors. we have information on that@ktvu.com. >> our time now 736. there is help from the bay area in los angeles to help fight those fires. ktvu is james torres is in san francisco to tell us about the bay area strike teams down in southern california. good morning james. >> dave, good morning to you. more than 7500 firefighters are down in southern california right now, trying to get a handle on the threat of those massive wildfires that have spun out of control at this point. and we know a lot of them are coming from all over the country, all over the region, including right here in the bay area. in fact, san francisco is one of the latest agencies to send even more reinforcements down to la in the form of nine more firefighters and three more fire engines. they'll join the massive mutual aid group already tackling the different areas threatened by those fires.

personnel already in place from mountain view, san jose, sunnyvale to oakland, hayward, fremont as well as santa rosa. you can also count in santa clara, contra costa and san mateo counties. we did get an update from crews from the north bay, about 65 santa rosa and sonoma firefighters are down in la already working in conjunction with other crews. >> we have common terminology. we use the same incident command system, and it allows us to plug those resources into the needs quickly and efficiently, and everybody works on the same game plan together. it's the same reason that we saw an image yesterday of one of our santa rosa fire engines working in palisades with an la city ladder truck and a hermosa beach fire engine. >> these strike teams will fill in a number of different roles. some will offer support for the local agencies, others will be right there on the front lines, trying to eliminate the threat of these fires. now many of these crews deploy. they left the area on wednesday. some of

them left even really late last night. typically when they go out on these missions, they don't know how long they'll be away from home. we're live this morning in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. the american red cross sending volunteers from across the country to los angeles county as part of the agency's work, the red cross has opened shelters for fire survivors across l.a. county. more than 2000 structures have burned at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. the northern california regional ceo for the red cross says it's doing all it can to help people cope with a devastating situation. >> we've got volunteers at the emergency operations center here in la to see what the needs are, and we're moving as quickly as we can, working around the clock to make sure we're helping people during their darkest moments. >> the red cross says the best way to help here is to donate money online. there are also some in-person volunteer opportunities, but relief agencies say that fire survivors don't need blankets, clothing

and food. those supply drives that we've seen in years past. for more information on how you can be of the best help, head to ketv.com. click the link for this report. los angeles unified school district announced all schools and offices in that district are closed today due to the raging wildfires. the district says there is a possibility it could have online learning for tomorrow. will will announce that decision for tomorrow's classes by 4:00 this afternoon. l.a. unified is still providing meals at certain sites, as well as mental health support services. now to the university level. ucla won't be holding in-person classes at all this week. instead, it's canceling undergraduate classes and moving its graduate level classes online. a decision on what is happening next week is soon to come. the university says there is no immediate fire danger to the campus. still, air quality in the area is terrible and expected to only worsen. >> our time now. 740 the growing wildfires in southern california now delaying hollywood's oscar nominations. the academy was originally planning to announce

the nominees january 17th. now it's been moved to the 19th. several events that come before the oscars were also postponed or canceled. the oscars are still scheduled to take place on march 2nd. >> let's get out the door here. 740. it's a busy one in the traffic center, isn't it? >> well, it is, and we've had some slow traffic on the peninsula. we have a couple of issues there. we had an earlier crash in san mateo on westbound 92. that's cleared. the san mateo bridge is improving. southbound 101 near woodside road. they're clearing a crash. it's backing up into belmont. so if you're driving to san jose, maybe 280 is your best bet. dumbarton bridge had an earlier stalled vehicle that caused a bunch of slow traffic there, so it's unusually slow there. bay bridge backed up to the maze. metering lights around contra costa county has not been unusual, but there's been slowdowns almost everywhere. when we come back in a bit, we're going to check check in on that silicon valley commute. 741 let's go back to the desk. okay, sal. >> well, fighting wildfires is

top of mind at the ces conference in las vegas. we'll tell you about the new technology that could make a difference in the future

44 back to washington as we see a son of former president gerald

ford speaking on the legacy. former president jimmy carter leaves behind after his death at the age of 100. today is a national day of mourning, people coming together to remember the former president. mr. carter brought a broad concept of universal human rights, including economic and social rights, to the very forefront of u.s. foreign policy. he also championed human rights as a national priority during and after his four years in the white house. we expect to hear from president biden in the coming minutes as well. we'll of course, bring these images and this address to you live throughout mornings on two. if you'd like to see the service for mr. carter in its entirety, we've made that possible for you live@ktvu.com. now to that firefight in southern california. it continues as more than 130,000 people are under evacuations because of a historic firestorm. two fires here causing the most danger. one burning in pacific palisades, the other burning in pasadena and altadena. the fires are driven by strong winds. they've burned thousands of homes since they started on

tuesday. here at home and in san francisco, mayor daniel lurie is in his first day in the mayor's office. during his inauguration yesterday, mayor lurie gave a speech laying out his hopes for the city's future. he also acknowledged serious issues facing the city, including an unprecedented budget deficit of $875 million. we'll move now to dollars and cents as we're hearing about new technology that could help fight wildland fires. pam cook, back in studio with details. >> pam, good morning again. no opening bell today or trading. the markets are closed today for that national day of mourning to honor the late president jimmy carter. as wildfires race through southern california, new technology on display at ces in las vegas could help firefighters in the future. one tech company is using artificial intelligence, chemical sensors and infrared cameras to identify fires as soon as they start. another company is showing its latest app, designed to send out timely alerts to people who may be at risk of a wildfire.

>> when it comes to wildfire detection, we not only are able to plot the location of the fires on the map, but using satellite imagery are also able to show our users where potential hotspots are burning. to give our users more of a effectively a picture. to be able to see the direction in which the fire is moving. >> and of course, the sooner you can detect the fire, the more quickly you can get resources to try to contain and suppress the fire. president biden could place new limits on chip manufacturers like nvidia in a final move before leaving office. bloomberg reports the biden administration will limit chip exports, which would impact nvidia and its rival amd, also based in the bay area. the goal is to reportedly keep developing ai technology and ai powered chips away from countries like china and russia. in a statement, nvidia opposed the proposal, saying it would limit american economic growth. a strike has been avoided at ports

on the east and gulf coast. the u.s. maritime alliance reached a tentative agreement with the international longshoremen's union, one week before a possible strike could have been called. the discussion centered mostly around the use of automation at the ports. the agreement reportedly means jobs will not be eliminated whenever any automated systems are added to a port. workers do still have to vote on that deal. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. thank you. >> pam. the san francisco 49ers are looking to reset after finishing the season with a six and 11 record. the team started the offseason by making some coaching staff changes, letting go of defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. pass game specialist clay kubiak will be promoted to offensive coordinator at an end of season press conference. the head coach, kyle shanahan, and gm john lynch, reflected on injuries and a disappointing season following last year's super bowl run. >> it's unique. but when you go through it, i think it does make people a little bit closer and a

little bit stronger for going through some of those moments. >> 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 back on the field. >> quarterback brock purdy is looking to sign a big contract. one of the many conversations the 40 niners will have. all right, let's get out the door. what are you watching? sal in the traffic center. >> gasia. let's start in the south bay. this time i would like to touch on 101, two, 80, 85. all those silicon valley freeways that are slow. 280 is pretty slow from the 101 interchange a little before that, all the way up to cupertino, 85 is slow as well. we haven't had a lot of crashes. that's good. it's just kind of the routine slowing that we normally have. interstate 880 is also slowing down a little bit near the coliseum, getting up to downtown and at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do have some slow traffic from the maze. i also want to mention that we've been looking at contra costa county. westbound highway four is slow coming out of pittsburgh into

concord. 749 let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> thank you kindly, sir. we'll get to the national map, which is cold, cold, cold here. plenty of 20s 30s even 56 down in miami. that's cold. that's sweater weather here. oklahoma city there. 29. the nati, cincinnati ten and detroit 14. what do they all have in common? i used to live in all of those. i was born in oklahoma city, lived in cincinnati and detroit, then moved out here in 1974. well, i didn't my dad said, you're going. and that was the end of that story. petaluma, san martin, gilroy and lima, 32, this morning. speaking of cold saratoga 36, menlo park, 38, danville, 38, and sonoma, also at 38. there are many that are in that range as well. san francisco. look at the record low 32 1937 man, that's cold 73. the record high 1962 going 6648. the low was 48 this morning. rainfall. we can't find much. we had some in san francisco on the third 18/100. any rain coming up one forecast model. the euro just drops an incredibly deep

and cold system on us the 22nd. so far it seems to be out on its own, although i do think something is brewing for around the third week of january. it just seems like something's happening. san francisco, driest january ever was 2015 when not a drop fell in january. so we've had a january with no rain going back to 1849 1850 on san francisco climate data. the second driest was the year before 2014 .06. so this is the third driest so far with 18/100. it's all about offshore breeze. not as windy as it was, but they're still pretty good gusts up in the hills, so we'll keep that going. and that's also going to give some above average temps here. 30s 40s 50s on the temps. santa rosa down to 35. the napa airport is 24 degrees colder, if you will, than 24 hours ago. concord -14, san jose -12. everyone's running cooler. oakland -940. in arcata 43. monterey 48, los angeles 48. san diego 37. santa barbara. the wind speeds have come down. there's still some pretty good gusts in the hills, but they

have come down a little bit in southern california. there's nothing brewing for us here, so enjoy the sunshine. eventually it will break, but until the next 7 to 10 days, i think we're stuck in this pattern, you guys. dave. >> all right, steve. thank you. time now. 751 shining a light on essential workers often forgotten during natural disasters. new at 8:00, the help heading to los angeles from san jose to help farm workers. and president biden may launch some new sanctions on russia just days before he leaves office. what he's reportedly thinking about before the trump administration takes over.

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on 207 54 as those southern california wildfires keep burning. many evacuees are heartbroken as they wait to find out if their homes have been destroyed. many evacuated at the very last minute after doing everything they could to protect their homes. >> once we saw the front neighbor's house catch on fire, that's when we decided to leave, and putting water on the house actually worked because only the garage burned down. >> my heart just breaks for all my neighbors who have lost their homes, and i hope their insurance companies pull through and they can move forward and rebuild. brett kavanaugh. thank you. >> president biden, alongside

governor gavin newsom, visited a fire station in santa monica. the president met with firefighters and officials and vowed continued support for california. >> prepared for 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. >> 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. >> now, president biden canceled a trip to italy. it would have been his last international trip of his presidency. because of the fires in southern california. time is now 756. authorities in santa rosa have launched a homicide investigation after four bodies were found in a home. police in santa rosa say they were called to a home on monarch court yesterday afternoon. the home is inside of a senior citizen community called valley vista.

we heard from neighbors who say this is normally a very quiet and safe community. >> i've never seen them. i've noticed the police have been out here a couple of times in the last few months to that resident talking to them for whatever disturbance, maybe. but i've never seen anybody come in or out. >> did you notice anything unusual at the home other than that? >> no. it's just always quiet. it seems empty, you know, like nobody lives there now. >> someone who knows the family said they hadn't heard from anyone in the home for days. so they called the police to conduct a welfare check. the police at this point have not released their names or shared how the four people are connected. time is 757. reuters now reporting that president biden will unveil new russia sanctions before donald trump takes office. u.s. officials say it's to help ukraine in its continuing war with russia. the biden administration plans to give $500 million in military

aid to ukraine. it's not clear exactly what kind of sanctions would be placed on russia, but reuters reports aides to president biden are debriefing trump aides on the sanctions. well, more names are being added to the list of candidates for san jose's district three special election. 13 people are now they have now filed nomination papers. the seat is empty after councilman omar torres resigned after he was arrested on sexual assault charges. the special election will fill the seat. on to that election will be held on april 8th. the council will also appoint an interim member at the end of january, who would serve until the election is held. five people have applied for that job. the application process will end tomorrow. meantime, in san francisco, sheriff paul miyamoto was sworn into office for another term. the sheriff is a fourth generation san

franciscan. former mayor willie brown atere miyamoto's oath of office at the ceremony. miyamoto expressed gratitude to being able 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. >> now, as sheriff, miyamoto will continue to oversee san francisco's jails and security for key buildings, including the city's courts, hospitals and city hall. the san francisco's new board of supervisors held its first meeting of the year. the group of 11 was sworn in. that includes five new supervisors who took the oath of office yesterday. the board also elected its first president. supervisor rafael mandelman was unanimously selected to serve a

two year term. >> wildfires are raging in southern california. more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. millions are on edge in los angeles county. at least five people have died. we expect a briefing here in the coming minutes from southern california. we will have it for you. live. plus. >> there's no water pressure. i tried to turn on the water myself. i would have tried to put it out, but i have no water. >> more than a thousand homes have burned and block after block homes reduced to rubble. we'll bring you a scope of the destruction as bay area crews continue to arrive to help. [music] then former president jimmy carter being honored today in a national day of mourning. how people from all walks of life are remembering his dedication to others. the state funeral in washington is underway and we will take you there. >> live from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, welcome to mornings on two at 8:00. as we take this live look at pacific palisades in los angeles county. you can

see heavy smoke still covers the area. the fires, major fires still burning out of control. and it's a huge problem. a devastating situation not only to the people and the property, but the whole area down there. we'll bring you live reports on the very latest on those wildfires still burning out of control in various parts of southern california. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. it's thursday, january 9th. we see sunshine behind us here. we're so concerned about those fires in southern california. it's not just the flames. air quality as well is a major concern. >> not only air quality. that is correct, but i think there's a series of these systems coming in that's going to keep the beat going, unfortunately down there. i'm just looking at projections for next tuesday. it looks like a strong offshore event to me unless something changes. so even if the winds calm down, they're not going to be able to get these contained. so therein lies the problem. it's going to be an ugly pattern for about a

week to ten days. 30s, 40s, 50s for our temps here. everything's going up and over. this is a strong ridge of high pressure and it says, you shall not pass. so you're not getting anything. already sunny there, it's going to be sunny day and above average on the temps. cold lows a lot of 30s. still a pretty good breeze up in the hills, but not at the surface. well above average on the temps 60s to near 70. all right. sal is here. 801 good. bad. indifferent. how are we looking out there? >> it's getting better, steve. we do have some slowing in the contra costa county on highway four and 680, which is not unusual. i think that that's okay. if you go to the bay bridge, the backup is getting a little better. it should be better in just a few moments. i think that in the next half hour, we're going to see a significant improvement. and also this morning on interstate 880, that traffic is doing well. passing the coliseum, it slows down a little bit near high street. 802. let's get back to the headlines. >> the two largest fires burning in los angeles county continue to challenge firefighters and

residents. >> we're talking about the palisades fire and the eaton fire. ktvu alison ali rasmus joining us live with the latest on the fires and the many problems facing firefighters. good morning ali. >> yeah, the extreme weather conditions are making this a bitter fight for the nearly 2000 firefighters battling this complex o 4 to 5 fires in los angeles county. there's zero containment of the two largest fires, palisades and eaton fires. and right now, we're waiting for another update from l.a. county officials and emergency responders who at 8:00, they said they were going to start speaking and monitoring what's going on there remotely. and it looks like everyone is gathering in the room. looks like the l.a. city council or the county supervisors board room where they're going to be meeting there. you see it. they're getting ready to start speaking and give another update on the status of these two fires, and we'll bring that to you once it begins. but in the meantime, the intense fight against these two fires, the two largest of this complex of fires, continues. the palisades fire started tuesday and since

then has just exploded in size. it continued to burn overnight, spanning pacific palisades, malibu and communities northwest of santa monica. now, since it began, the palisades fire has grown to more than 17,000 acres burned. that's more than five times the size it was at this time yesterday. there's zero containment of this fire. also, tuesday evening, a few hours after the palisades fire broke out, the eaton fire began in eaton canyon, which is north of pasadena. >> it is surreal. it is without words that i can even explain to you what is taking place, especially in my district in altadena, but also in the bordering area of pasadena. my heart is heavy. >> in the past 36 hours, the eaton fires has also destroyed more than 10,000 acres of land. there is no containment right now. pasadena's mayor says five people have died in that fire. tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders. and at

last, check from cal fire. the incident page says there's about 1000 buildings and structures destroyed in that eaton fire. now, some of the people directly affected by this disaster recounted the erratic nature of a fire like this. we heard from a man whose home is in altadena. >> the entire neighborhood is burned down, but somehow my house does not even have a scratch. there's no fire damage. i went in, but the house next to mine is still on fire, so i'm going around begging anybody to come put out that fire to protect my home. >> because there's no water. >> there's no water pressure. i tried to turn on the water myself. i would have tried to put it out, but i have no water pressure, so i have no way of putting it out. >> now, that update we told you about just a few seconds ago that we were waiting to start, it has begun. it is in los angeles. let's go to that now and listen in. >> first and foremost, i want to assure our residents in los angeles county that the city of la and the county are working hard and working hand in hand to bring every resource available to the table. last night, the

county opened the pomona fairplex plex as an additional shelter for those evacuating and those who have suffered losses. the fairplex will also continue to take in large animals that are in need of a home. the county is working to harness and utilize the incredible outpouring of generosity from individuals, nonprofits and companies that want to help. we have heard that many companies like airbnb, uber, and lyft are offering free or subsidized services for those impacted by the fires in los angeles county. the county will be sharing all of these resources through our recovery. dot la county.gov website. in addition, the state has activated cal fire management team three and assigned them to the eaton canyon incident. they will be joining federal management team five in their ongoing efforts. we hope as early as tomorrow,

cal fire team three will be tasked with overseeing victim search operations and damage inspections to facilitate debris removal operations and setting up disaster recovery assistance centers. this will allow federal management team five to focus on firefighting operations and the active front. as supervisor horvath mentioned yesterday, wildfires do not care about jurisdictional boundaries between the city and the county. we are managing the various resources that are coming onlin. with the increasing demands on our first responders. i saw this firsthand driving through the streets of altadena yesterday, driving up lake avenue. the devastation could not be missed. the number of homes, businesses and buildings that were on the fire dwarfed in any sense of available resources. altadena is a very unique and special part

of the fifth district. it is a community that embodies the spirit of a big small town, a community full of rich culture, history, and one that passionately supports the small businesses that drive its economy in the community. it is also one of the only communities in los angeles county that manages the urban wildland interface. altadena is a resilient community. they have seen some significant battles before, but the scale of the impact today is larger than anything that i have seen in my career. the loss of historic resources at eaton canyon nature center, farnsworth park and the altadena golf course cannot be measured. i saw fire engines and companies from el dorado county and other parts of california joining los angeles county fire in an effort to protect life and

property in the midst of the emergency. we've all seen individuals who are targeting vulnerable communities by burglarizing and looting homes. this is simply unacceptable. you will be hearing from our da hochman shortly regarding his efforts to hold these individuals accountable. and i promise you, you will be held accountable. shame on those who are preying on our residents during this time of crisis. the emergency order will be strictly enforced by the sheriff's department, who are proactively patrolling to protect these communities from looting and any criminal activity. they have made 20 arrests of individuals who will be held accountable for the actions that they've taken. i want to thank president joe biden and governor gavin newsom for pledging to bring federal and state resources to help los

angeles county in our moment of need. president biden's disaster declaration includes the promise of public assistance and individual assistance. we will begin the process of rebuilding. we will have critical resources available to ensure the residents of our communities are not fighting these battles alone. i intend to bring in a motion which supervisor horvath, as my co chair or coauthor, to ratify the county's emergency proclamation at the next board of supervisors meeting. make no mistake, this board and this county will continue to do everything in our power to ensure the safety of our residents as we look forward to the path of recovery. with that, i would like to introduce supervisor lindsey horvath. the mayor. >> but let's announce the elected official. >> okay, so who are we going to? mayor bass, i'd like to

introduce la city mayor bass. >> thank you. supervisor one voice that is the way we speak and that is the way we stand here. united los angeles will stand united and stand strong. so first of all, my thoughts are with the thousands of angelenos who are impacted by this emergency. as more angelenos, we're forced to make the terrifying decision to evacuate. our priorities, of course, are to keep angelenos safe and to protect homes. the winds continue to be of a historic nature, and a key factor of this firestorm. for much of tuesday, the unprecedented winds prevented air operations to continue. however, as of yesterday, the winds have allowed for air operations, and that has enabled significant progress against the fires in hollywood and studio city last

night. and as of 730 this morning, evacuation orders in hollywood have been lifted. angelenos cooperated, the community stood together, they evacuated, and angelenos should continue to proceed with caution. air operations are continuing rapidly in the palisades, in sylmar and across our region. we continue to see our heroes from our la firefighters and from personnel families, neighbors from across the county and the state. we thank you. however, we continue to confront a big one level firestorm, historic winds and extensive drought have created a perfect storm that has driven people from their homes and have taken people's homes, and that has taken people's lives. i've been in the fire zones, and you can see how fast and devastating these wind driven fires are. i know people from all over the

nation are asking how they can help. so here are two essential ways. first of all, support the california community foundation wildlife recovery fund at. cal. fund.org and support the los angeles fire department foundation and support lafd.org. and in addition to shelters, airbnb is offering free temporary housing. go to 211 la org for more information. this, as we know, is a regional crisis, so working together is the only way we will get through this. that's why i've been in constant contact with my colleagues at the county, state and federal level. president biden, governor newsom have assured us a full state and federal support. and, of course, county chair barger and i are fully coordinated, as i am with all of the local elected

officials and our fire departments, police departments, utilities and other critical agencies are coordinated as well. we have pre-deployed. we are executing a strategy and we are adapting to conditions on the ground in real time. this is absolutely an unprecedented historic firestorm, but we are all hands on deck. we need to continue to cooperate. we need to evacuate. when asked to do so. we need to help others, help our neighbors. and first and foremost, we need to stay united. we need to stay strong. a united la is the way we will recover is the way we rebuild our communities. and with that, i believe i am introducing supervisor lindsey horvath. yes, yes. >> yes. >> good morning. the strength

and resilience of los angeles county is more than anything we are seeing on the ground. i know this because of the relentless fight that our first responders, our firefighters, our law enforcement officials are putting forward, giving it everything they've got to take on each of these fires throughout the region. that being said, this is testing even the strongest among us. last night, i personally received an alert from nixle that i too was under evacuation warning and i was put in the shoes of tens of thousands of angelenos who have been facing this from the moment the fires broke out. no one should have to choose which priceless memento they're going to take with them or leave behind in order to stay safe for

their families, to stay safe, for their communities to be safe. i've heard from so many community members about the pricelessness of the community centers, the faith centers. i know that in the palisades alone, there are more than 20,000 jewish community members, and i was contacted by the jewish federation and the work that they are doing throughout the region to support the jewish community. we've heard with the eaton fire the loss of so many faith centers throughout the palisades fire and so much more. these are not just structures. these are places where people have made lasting memories, memories they will hold on to. but as they look at their community now, their hearts break and we are in mourning with them. this is a time of grief and that is why it is

tremendous that our governor and our president and all of the leaders behind me and all of the leaders out throughout los angeles, are standing strong for all of our angelenos who are suffering great heartache. the pacific palisades has suffered immense loss, and my heart goes out to all of the residents who are continuing to try to understand what is left of their homes in the topanga canyon. i've been speaking with residents throughout the night, and i know that one. topanga and tsep have been in constant communication with those on the ground, and we are in communication with them to ensure that we are supporting topanga on the ground. i know there's a this morning, a fire active behind the lumber yard, and the chief has personally deployed resources to ensure that we are actively fighting the fires in topanga. topanga canyon is a treasure, and we are

fighting to protect it. sunset mesa, when you look at what is left, is heartbreaking. the community members of malibu and santa monica, which last night declared a curfew because of the tragedy that they're experiencing on top of the fire, people trying to take advantage of this crisis, it's absolutely unacceptable. and we will all stand together to keep each and every neighborhood safe. the hollywood hills. my heart broke with you last night. i am grateful for the swift work and the aerial assault that took place in order to protect our hollywood hills quickly. when you saw a home go up in flames in studio city, you wondered if that was going to be the next outburst. the residents of studio city, we stand with you, and in sylmar we have at least achieved some containment of the fire. but we have a long way to

go and we are watching and standing with you. this is a moment where we will share detailed updates, but we will not forget that behind each of these updates is a person who deserves our support. with that, gas shutoffs continue to affect more than 15,000 people in malibu. from brentwood country club to pepperdine. a boil water advisory remains in effect for the sunset mesa community. from topanga beach and coastline drive to the south, on shore heights drive on the north and topanga canyon to carbon canyon road in malibu, including communities of big rock and carbon mesa metro fares remain suspended today thanks to the leadership of metro board chair hahn and our ceo, stephanie wiggins. if you have essential travel today, please do so safely away from the areas of the evacuation orders. if you do not have essential travel, please remain indoors for the

latest updates and service impacts. you can go to alerts dot metro dot net. l.a. county assessor jeffrey prang has shared property tax installment deferral applications, misfortune, calamity damage reassessment applications and disaster relief faq for property owners affected by the fires at assessor's la county.gov. all lausd schools and santa monica-malibu unified school district schools in the third district are closed. with that, mental health supports are available through the county's department of mental health. you can call (800) 854-7771. please use this resource. we know you are experiencing traumatic pain, and we want to do our best to help start healing. thank you for the outpouring of support from across the county and across the country. emergency network la is coordinating

volunteers and support through in la org. our county is doing everything possible to respond to these fires until they are contained. and as chair barger referenced, today is a day of mourning. and in the words of former president carter, our faith calls us to do all that we can, wherever we can, with all we can. and in this spirit, indeed, in this moment, this moment calls us to do the same. thank you. next, i'd like to welcome la county fire chief anthony moroney. >> so good morning. thank you. supervisor horvath. i will be providing an eton fire update in addition to a region one update. the eton fire remains estimated to be 10,600 acres, and growth has been significantly stopped and we have 0% containment. we

have over 879 firefighting personnel assigned and mutual aid resources continue to arrive to assist with this firefight. from this point forward. incident fatality information and reporting will be the responsibility of the los angeles county sheriff's department. we have several reported injuries and over 1000 structures damaged and destroyed. the cause of the fire remains unknown and it continues to be under active investigation. as i stated yesterday, as soon as a cause is determined, we will advise the media. the lydia fire that started yesterday in acton has been 40% contained and forward progress has been stopped. it is limited to 348 acres. the number of resources assigned to this

fire siege event has increased significantly, and we have a much better posture than we did on tuesday and wednesday. out of state resources continue to arrive in los angeles county and city, and we are appreciative to our fire partners from throughout the western united states for providing assistance to los angeles county in our time of need. regarding the current red flag warning, the national weather service predicts the warning will remain in effect for los angeles county and the majority of ventura county through friday. i would like to also acknowledge the presence of doctor lori moore merrell from the us fire administration, who flew out with her team from washington, dc last night to be with fire chief crowley and i so they

could witness firsthand the challenges and the devastation that have resulted. lastly, i want to acknowledge the tireless efforts of my la county fire department personnel, both on the front lines and those behind the scenes, who continuously place themselves in harm's way to protect residents and property in our great county of los angeles. thank you for always being there and continue to be safe as they take care of themselves and those around them and the people we serve and protect. thank you. and i'd now like to invite up fire chief kristin crowley of the los angeles fire department. >> thank you, chief moroney. so good morning. we continue to battle multiple major brush fires in the city of los angeles and across the los angeles

region. today, we expect winds to subside somewhat, which will allow fire crews to increase containment lines. however, i want to be very clear here as well. we are still under red flag warning with. >> i think we may be having a problem with the audio, but we just have to sort of, you know, reiterate that line i actually underlined in my notes here. we expect winds to subside somewhat. it is just a little bit of a better picture down in southern california than it was at this time yesterday. still, as we can see from these pictures, fires raging, a lot of thick black smoke being sent up above los angeles county. more than 1000 structures burned, several injuries. we just heard the fire chief say, and a lot of active orange flames. the one big question that is yet to be answered how did these fires start? >> they still have not confirmed that. they did say they've made some progress, right? they've made some progress, which was

encouraging to hear, but a lot more needs to be done. and there's so much to deal with. look at those pictures. >> i think at this point we'll stay on top of what's happening here. of course, as we sort of look in the southern california region, we're very conscious of the fact that we here in the bay area are dry. we had some higher winds earlier, but thank goodness our situation is nowhere near as dire as what they're seeing southern california. we'll

are destroyed. there are five deaths attributed to one of the most destructive fire storms in l.a. county. crews are extremely busy, still at 0% containment. damage estimates are now over the 50 billion mark. >> we ended up going through the smoke and the flames, but it was just the beginning of a nightmare. >> we'll examine what california crews are facing this morning, and how los angeles leaders are responding to a growing and changing set of needs. then dozens of bay area firefighters now in southern california in this firefight. how they're helping to bolster crews who've been on the ground for days. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning i'm dave clark. thursday morning, january 9th. as we look at the weather behind us now. steve paulson is here. he has your forecast. >> well, we had a lot of 30s

this morning when wind tailed off 30s, 40s and 50s. there are still some pretty good gusts up in the hills. so i mean, we're not done yet, but, you know, there's no advisories or anything, but we'll rebound. it's an offshore breeze, no doubt about it. and high pressure just hanging around. i think there will be some changes coming in around the 21st 22nd forecast models. i think we're going to turn much colder. but until then it's a dry pattern waiting on the on a sunny day. and it's already here because there's not a cloud in the sky. so sunny for all. windy up in the east bay hills, up in some of the higher elevations of lake county, but otherwise 60s 70s on the temp. all right, sal's here almost 830. and he tells me. and you at home what? >> things have improved quite a bit. i like it, you know, the whole week it's been like this at the bay bridge, where after eight, 15 or so it improves. and i'm not sure. perhaps some people are away. you know that some of the tech people are away at the big convention in las vegas, so that could be part of it. but you'll see, and this

traffic probably won't stay this way much longer. i'm talking about much longer this month. this is a look at northbound 880 as you drive. it's a little bit slow passing the coliseum. it's 830. let's get back to the headlines, sal. >> thank you. will the firefight in southern california continues as more than 130,000 people are under evacuation orders because of this historic firestorm. these are live pictures from the chopper showing you how smoky it is down in los angeles. now we're going to focus on two of the fires causing the most danger. one in pacific palisades. the other is in pasadena and altadena. these fires are driven by powerful winds. they have burned thousands of homes since they broke out on tuesday. well, national chains and small businesses, it really didn't matter. they've been affected, right? >> we don't even know at this point exactly how many businesses have burned in l.a. county and pacific palisades alone. fox reporter gigi garcia shows us what's happened on

sunset boulevard. >> there is so much loss. melvin and jenn here. big businesses, small businesses. let's start with this casa nostra trattoria. we're on the 15,300 block of sunset boulevard here. this is such a popular italian restaurant. if you live in the palisades, even if you don't and you like italian food, you have probably eaten here at one time or another. they have a beautiful or had a beautiful patio. it is all gone. you can actually see it. i'm sorry. photographer tony buttitta. if you pan to the left and you can sort of see all the way there, that's actually starbucks or that was starbucks that's on the corner there. starbucks is gone. a lady just actually walked up for us. she's not a local. she was looking for the starbucks, hoping it was open. she didn't even know where it was. she couldn't see it because it has been destroyed. let's walk up the street. we don't know if this is part of the restaurant. i honestly, i've been here. i've eaten here, i don't remember, but this is destroyed. i want to show you what once was bank of

america. this is just all mangled metal. now, there may have been another business here. unclear. no signs. everything has just been destroyed. take a look at the bank of america atms. they have basically just melted when we assume with all the money inside. but they're gone. and then we walk towards the main branch doors here again on the 15,300 block of sunset boulevard. and look inside. everything is gone. and one of the questions i had for my photographer asked him if he knew what happens to the safe. i mean, we're always told to put our valuables, our treasures in the safe. what happens when a bank burns to the ground? does the safe remain standing? or is the heat simply too intense and everything inside is destroyed? melvin, you mentioned very important mom and pop businesses. take a look. we're going to cross the street in our next live shot. but all of those businesses that you see

destroyed, those are small shops, family owned. we're talking about a hair salon, a nail salon, a gymnastics studio, palisades flowers, they are all gone. those are all small businesses. how they will survive this? well, that remains to be seen. >> meanwhile, strong winds are impacting farm workers as well in southern california. we have video here posted to instagram. you can see high winds carrying debris in the air. awfully smoky skies. earlier this year, a study found that farm workers and others who have to do their work outside pay a heavy price when wildfires break out, as they're exposed to high levels of pollution. we should note that a new bill just took effect here in california. it allows agricultural workers to use paid sick leave so they can avoid smoke, heat or flooding created by an emergency. l.a. county and city leaders are providing updates on the wildfires burning in southern california. had that for you live just minutes ago. they say the crews were able to make some serious gains overnight as strong winds died

down just a bit. we heard from the los angeles mayor, karen bass. she said that fire officials are continuing their efforts this morning. >> we have pre-deployed. we are executing a strategy and we are adapting to conditions on the ground in real time. this is absolutely an unprecedented historic firestorm, but we are all hands on deck. >> the national weather service says the red flag warning is expected to continue at least through tomorrow. this means another day of extremely difficult conditions. a bit of good news here. some crews from the bay area are either headed to or already in los angeles, helping to fight the fires and ktvu james torres is in san francisco to tell us more about how the bay area strike teams are helping down in southern california. >> good morning james. >> good morning to you, david garcia. well, we're now learning that some of the folks that have made their way down to la to help with some of these wildfires that have gone out of control, are finally getting their days started. we know more

than 7500 firefighters from all over the country, all over the region, including from here in the bay area, are down in southern california trying to do their part. that includes san francisco, who sent not excuse me, nine more firefighters in the form of three more engines late last night. they'll be joining the massive mutual aid group already tackling the different areas threatened by the wildfires. personnel also there from mountain view, san jose, sunnyvale to from oakland, hayward, fremont as well as santa rosa, you can also count in santa clara, contra costa and san mateo counties on that list. i spoke to san francisco fire earlier this morning. they talked to me about the challenges of doing the job in an area you don't know very well. >> although most of us have been to southern california, we don't know exactly where they're going to assign our crews. so basically we have to get an idea of what it looks like, the territory and where the assignment is. >> san francisco sent a total of 31 firefighters down to la. they're preparing to relieve

those that have been on the front lines for nearly two days. that will be their job. this morning, we also got an update from crews from the north bay, about 65 santa rosa and sonoma firefighters, also down in southern california, already working in conjunction with other crews. there is no word exactly how long these firefighters will be away from home, but the mutual aid agreement typically asks that they commit for up to two weeks if necessary. we're live this morning in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you james. even some of us here in the bay area are having an immediate response to the fires in southern california. images of destruction so familiar to what we've seen here at home, and the full toll of homes and businesses lost, as well as injuries and deaths from the fire, is yet unknown. mental health experts are warning about what could come long after the flames are out. we welcome to mornings on two, assistant professor ian stanley at the university of colorado's school of medicine. to go a little bit deeper into this, thanks for being with us.

>> thanks for having me and shining the spotlight on this. >> of course, you know, mental health was not in the conversation ten plus years ago when we talked about wildfires. it is now. what is it? why is it so important for us to keep that in mind? >> it's a great question. so the good news is that most people in these tragic situations are resilient, especially in the long term. but in this acute phase, when people are dealing with immense loss of property and life and just the world as they knew it, sadness, anxiety, irritability, sleep problems, you name it can all creep up. and we really want to be vigilant now to prevent those, those symptoms and those distressing feelings from persisting in the future. >> and let's talk about those who are immediately in the fire zone. i remember several years ago i spoke with people who had lost their homes the day before in santa rosa's coffey park, and they were full of adrenaline. we're going to rebuild. we'll come back better. it's only possessions. at least we're okay. when you talk to those same people. a couple of weeks later, their mood had completely changed. can you tell me about

how it's not always a straight line when it comes to recovering from something like this? >> absolutely. both. the experience of dealing with trauma is quite varied amongst people and also the way people cope. there's no one size fits all solution to coping with tragedies like this, and people have non-linear paths, meaning they might feel good one day and then not so good the next day or one hour not so great the next hour a little bit better. and so i think what you're getting at really speaks to the importance of continuous monitoring of our loved ones and being with them during these tragedies. >> so let's think about a little a little bit about what's happening here in the bay area. i'm sure i'm not alone in saying we spent a good deal of time last night at the dinner table, talking with our children about what's happening in southern california, drawing comparisons here to the bay area. even though technically we're safe, it still can be upsetting. >> absolutely. and especially, you know, you mentioned kids with kids during these types of tragedies, those who live or are

from the areas affected. but also viewing this on tv, it's important to know or important to let them know and remind them that it's not their fault that they're safe, and reminding them and saying that again and again that they're safe developmentally. kids have a little bit of a different need than adults in this sense. >> can can i ask you, are there enough mental health experts and providers out there to handle the need that is expected from a major event like this affecting so many people, you know, nationally in the united states, there's a shortage of mental health providers, and that's during times of, you know, not natural disasters like this. >> and, you know, the good news is not everyone needs a mental health professional. a lot of people can engage in self-management strategies or engage with different mobile health applications, or lean on a neighbor, a friend, a loved one, you name it. but one of the big challenges in these types of situations is mobilizing professionals like clinical

psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, you name it. >> hopefully even just talking about it and acknowledging it here during the morning newscast helps people feel it's okay. you're not the only one who feels this way. we could talk for an hour about this or more. we have to leave it here. assistant professor ian stanley from the university of colorado school of medicine. i appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> our time is now 840. well, california's electricity rates and costs, they are far from becoming less expensive. still ahead, we have details of the push to show why california customers are paying so much. >> after a car accident. [music] beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign, your claim is over. no matter how serious your injuries are or how many bills come in later. choose jacoby and myers. for over 50 years, we've turned low insurance offers into big

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welcome back to mornings on two. we are taking you live to washington, d.c. as the state funeral for the late president

jimmy carter continues this morning. we have heard from a number of people who either grew up with the former president. you know, his grandson spoke earlier this morning. we just saw president biden give his remarks. there are a few events that can bring all living u.s. presidents together, and this is one of them. people who were at some point political adversaries are now sitting shoulder to shoulder, joining together in honoring a man who gave four years of his life to this country in the white house and then decades after, as a humanitarian, a champion of human rights. here we see president biden sitting next to the first lady. we will, of course, stay on top of what's happening here in washington. it is a national day of mourning. if you'd like to watch the service in its entirety, we have that for you@ktvu.com. >> all right. our time is 845 gasia. the firefight goes on in southern california as more than 130,000 people are under evacuation orders because of this historic firestorm, the two fires causing the most damage

are one in pacific palisades, another in pasadena and altadena. the fires are driven by strong winds. they have burned thousands of homes since tuesday. >> the american red cross is sending volunteers from across the country to los angeles. as part of the agency's work, the red cross has opened shelters for fire survivors across l.a. county. more than two structures 2000 structures have burned. at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. the northern california regional ceo for the red cross says the agency is doing all it can to help people cope with a devastating situation. >> we've got volunteers at the emergency operations center here in la to see what the needs are, and we're moving as quickly as we can, working around the clock to make sure we're helping people during their darkest moments. >> the red cross says the best way to help here is to donate money online. there are also some in-person volunteer opportunities, but relief agencies say that fire survivors don't need blankets, clothing, food, that sort of thing. we used to bundle up and send down

south. for more information on how you can be of the best help, please go to ktvu.com and click the link for this report. let's talk about the impact here on children. the l.a. unified school district says that all schools and offices across the district are closed today due to the wildfires. the district says there is a possibility it may shift to online learning tomorrow. it will announce its decision for tomorrow by 4:00 this afternoon. we'll have that for you in our afternoon. in our afternoon newscast. l.a. unified is still doing the critical work of providing meals at certain sites, as well as mental health support services. ucla will not be holding any in-person classes this week. instead, the university is canceling undergraduate classes and moving its graduate level classes online. a decision about what's happening next week is soon to come. the university says there is no immediate fire danger to the campus, but still, air quality in the area is terrible and expected to only worsen now. our fire risk here in northern california was helped dramatically by recent weather. the last couple of months have

brought more rain than usual, while southern california had an unusually dry end to the year. that, combined with strong santa ana winds, led to a perfect condition for wildfire weather. and that is in fact what happened. though we don't know how the wildfire started, scientists also say that higher temperatures from climate change have made many trees and bushes drier than normal, which means they could catch fire much more easily. at this point, there is no rain in the southern california forecast. >> time is now 847 as the wildfires keep burning in southern california. new technology on display at the ces convention in las vegas could help firefighters in the future. one tech company is using artificial intelligence, chemical sensors and infrared cameras to identify fires. another company is showing its latest app, designed to send out timely alerts for people who may be facing a wildfire. >> it comes to wildfire detection. we not only are able to plot the location of the

fires on the map, but using satellite imagery are also able to show our users where potential hotspots are burning to give our users more of a effectively a picture. to be able to see the direction in which the fire is moving. >> now, tech experts say the sooner you detect the fire, the faster you can get resources aimed at containing and suppressing the flames. well, california's insurance market facing a huge challenge as the deadly wildfires are burning in los angeles, southern california businesses and homeowners are bracing for huge losses. damages from the wildfires, now estimated to be almost $60 billion. more than 100,000 people lost coverage between 2019 and 2024, with one of the state's biggest insurance companies. state farm dropped 70% of its customers in santa monica last summer. >> california's electricity rates are expected to keep

rising. a new report points to california's ambitious environmental policies, wildfire costs and the increased demand for electricity as the state moves away from oil and gas. over the past four years, pg and e customers have seen their electricity bills increase faster than the national average, going from 48% to 67%. >> on the climate side, i think there's a really important aspect there where if electricity rates are high, it's harder to make the case to californians to electrify, and we need folks to electrify if we're going to meet our climate goals. >> not only are californians frustrated by the cost of utility prices, but also my constituents are constantly blaming the utilities. and i think, look, the utilities play a role in that. but at the end of the day, californians ought to know that the majority of their bill is because of decisions made in this building. >> state lawmakers are proposing new laws that would require regulators to get more public input when they consider raising rates, and require the utilities

to show how much you're paying exactly, based on lawmakers decisions. >> it's 850, and we've seen improvement this whole week when it comes to the traffic in the 8:00 hour. someone pointed out some of the tech people may be at ces in las vegas, and that could be the reason. maybe there's another reason we don't know about. but certainly when you look at this, you probably don't care. it's like, it's nice. that's cool. all right, we'll take it. this is a look at interstate 80 passing the coliseum. and if you're driving in the south bay, you know, presumably where all the tech campuses are, there's still a lot of slow traffic there. so we don't know why some commutes are better than others. there is a crash on northbound 101 at 237, and it has traffic backed up into sunnyvale. it's 851. let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> you're a tech guy, sal. you should be there. that would be fun. >> you know what? i have my duties here to be with you. well, that is true. b the fog brothers or today, the wind brothers. >> thank you, sir, i appreciate that. all right. we're the coal

brothers this morning. that's so cold. petaluma, san marin, gilroy and lima all dropped to 32 this morning. saratoga was 36, menlo park 38, danville 38, sonoma 38. there were many that were around 38, 39, including foster city and even santa cruz dropping to 39 degrees. it's all about sunshine and a little bit of an offshore breeze. not strong, but still about ten. i've seen some gusts about 25 to 30 in the higher elevations, but wind speeds are coming down 30s, 40s and 50s. at one time, pillar point was 60 at, atherton was 37. so i mean, there were some big spreads on the temps about 7:00 this morning and we are running noticeably cooler except livermore and palo alto for a few than we were 24 hours ago. concord leading the way, the front runner there at -11 compared to yesterday at this time, 1926. well, 19 in truckee, 26 south lake tahoe. speaking of rs vegas, las vegas, 50 degrees, 50 in los angeles, 40. in santa barbara, wind speeds have come

down. for the most part. they're not all the way down. there's still some strong gusts up in the higher peaks, san gabriel mountains. but i think another round maybe of an offshore is going to develop later today, tonight into friday, and maybe another one next week before things finally maybe turn. there's just a series of these systems going into nevada or utah. then they backtrack into southern california and that when your patterns tend to repeat themselves. and once you're in this kind of a pattern, this is a blocking pattern. it can last about three weeks. so i don't think much is changing for us or them until about the 20th 21st. unless something really develops fast. waiting on a sunny day. you didn't have to wait long. it's already there. 60s on the temps or 70s temperatures will be above average and except for the night and morning cold lows, there's really not much to go. maybe another round of wind early next week. >> all right steve, thank you. times. 853 as wildfires keep burning in southern california, the home insurance crisis is coming to a head. when you join us on the nine, we'll talk with the former fema coordinator about what's next for people who might not have home-

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into office for another term. the sheriff is a fourth generation san franciscan. he was sworn in by former mayor willie brown. sheriff miyamoto said he's happy to serve another term for the city and county. >> 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.

>> now, as sheriff, miyamoto will continue to oversee san francisco's jails and provide security for key buildings, including the courts, the hospitals and city hall in san francisco's new board of supervisors held its first meeting of the year. a group of 11 was sworn in, including five new supervisors who took the oath. the board also elected its next president. supervisor rafael mandelman was unanimously elected to serve a two year term. well, more names are being added to the list of candidates for san jose's district three special election. 13 people have now filed nomination papers. the seat is empty after councilman omar torres resigned after he was arrested on sexual assault charges. the special election to fill the seat will be held april 8th. city council will also appoint an interim member at the end of january, who will serve until the election is held. five people have applied for that job already. the application process

ends tomorrow. >> reuters is reporting that president biden will unveil new russia sanctions before president elect trump enters office. u.s. officials say the measures are meant to help ukraine in its ongoing war with russia. the biden administration also plans to give $500 million in military aid to ukraine. it's unclear what kind of sanctions might be enacted. reuters reports president biden's aides are debriefing members of president elect trump's team on the sanctions. >> well, a long time but highly disputed tradition is ending at point reyes national seashore. operators of six dairy and six beef ranches are accepting payments to cease their operations within 15 months, the chronicle reports. the buyouts amount to $30 million. environmental groups had sued the park service, accusing the ranches of causing agricultural pollution and disrupting local wildlife like elk. the people working on the ranches will get severance packages and also help with housing. >> the largest teachers union in

the state says a lack of school funding is adding to the teacher shortage in california. california teachers association says crowded classrooms, staff shortages and low pay are combining to create a deteriorating situation in public education. teachers are increasingly saying they can't afford their health insurance premiums. 91% of those surveyed say they can't afford to buy a home. 31% say they are living paycheck to paycheck. there will be some changes in san francisco muni routes next month. starting february 1st, muni will reduce service, citing the transit agency's ongoing financial troubles. the 715 and 745 trips on the one california express are being upped. 24 divisadero, 38 geary and 43 masonic will be reducing their frequency. midday. >> several wildfires continue to rage across southern california. >> five, six, eight, ten houses on our neighborhood just gone like that. >> the destruction left behind as tens of thousands of people remain under