right now. frankly, we don't know yet. some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them, where we will be able to bring in canines and other things to help us. [music] hopefully not discover too many fatalities. that's our prayer. >> officials say they don't have a handle on the number of people who have died in the los angeles wildfires, as flames tear through an area comparable to the city of san francisco, some 180,000 people are under evacuation orders.

[music] >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. we'll start with the latest on those wildfires in southern california. evacuations remain in place as several large wildfires are burning. the palisades fire burning in malibu is the largest. it's burned more than 17,000 acres with 0% containment. the eaton fire has burned more than 10,000 acres over the past few days. again, 0% containment there. containment for the hurst fire burning in the san fernando valley is up to 10% today. 855 acres there have burned. we'll turn to ktvu. greg lee, live in the newsroom here with the latest update on the damage and that fire fight. >> greg garcia, the damage from these fires is simply hard to fathom. entire blocks of homes have been wiped out. firefighters are hoping to make progress today with a short break in the wind, but conditions remain dangerous and officials are urging people to remain vigilant as the loss begins to set in. >> i would venture to say probably 500, maybe more homes

out there. >> the view from above shows the scope of the devastation from just one of the fires burning in los angeles county. entire neighborhoods in the pacific palisades reduced to ash and rubble. >> i've lived here almost over 60 years, and the entire time i've been here, it looked apocalyptic. >> the relentless and deadly firestorm continues to ravage los angeles county, destroying or damaging thousands of structures and forcing more than 130,000 people to evacuate the two largest, the eaton fire in pasadena and altadena, and the palisades fire, which continues to scorch areas between santa monica and malibu. >> it is safe to say that the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles. >> firefighters have been able to stop significant growth of the eaton fire near pasadena. the l.a. county sheriff said they're not certain of how many people have died. they initially said five lives were lost. the sheriff expects that number to rise. >> at one point, we'll be able

to do a more thorough search of these impacted areas. some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them, where we will be able to bring in canines and other things to help us. >> the aerial attack resuming, dropping much needed water on the flames. fire crews from around the country getting a break from the extreme winds of the last few days, but gusts are expected to strengthen again. >> i want to be very clear here as well. we are still under red flag warning. >> crews are battling other blazes, including the hurst fire in sylmar and the sunset fire, which broke out wednesday night in the hollywood hills, triggering immediate evacuation orders that have since been lifted. >> 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 fire is also prompting the closure of schools across l.a. county. there are gas and power outages, as well as concern for the smoky air and

polluted water in the area. this afternoon, president biden will meet with senior officials in washington to discuss the federal response to these fires. in the newsroom, greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. garcia. greg. >> thank you. let's get straight to our ktvu meteorologist, mark tamayo. things are a little different than they were this time yesterday. >> yeah, that's right. garcia. now, the real extreme winds that were linked up with these fire starts have backed off. but we still have some gusty winds. we still have wind advisories in place. we still have this a red flag fire warning until 6 p.m. on friday. so basically, as you can see from los angeles down toward san diego, you see this expiration time 6 p.m. friday. it could be a little bit misleading because we will have, unfortunately, some more offshore wind events into the weekend and into next week. and i think we will have multiple red flag warnings after this point into the weekend, or at least possibly into next week. so this this wind event is not going to go away completely. strong winds gusty around 40 to 65 miles an hour. and this is a very dry weather pattern. or possibly the relative humidity has been down into the single

digits right now. as we take a look at some sites down in southern california showing you the current wind reports in ontario, that's been the constant, at least with strong winds gusting to 45 miles an hour. here is the forecast model. as you can see here. as we do put it into motion. you'll notice those winds do pick up. so these brighter colors do link up to some stronger wind speeds. this is 7:00 tonight and then into tomorrow morning. those winds gusting to 33 miles an hour in the malibu hills. so definitely an uptick in those wind speeds later on tonight into tomorrow morning and then backing off somewhat later in the day on friday. and as we do take this into saturday, as we check out some of the current conditions around the palisades fire right now, and we are showing you this current temperatures 69 degrees, winds, thankfully not extremely strong. the one side is showing winds gusting right around ten miles per hour. and then as you can see out toward the altadena area, this being the eaton fire. and this is actually been expanding or growing into some of the hillsides here. and some

of the hillside weather stations showing you wind gusts of up to 26 miles an hour. so the headline the winds do pick up later on tonight into friday morning, and elevated fire danger remains in place through the weekend and into next week. >> gasia mark. thank you. help from across the west coast is arriving in southern california. agencies from the bay area are among those sending hundreds of firefighters. ktvu james torres reports from san francisco. >> strike teams from the north, east, south and peninsula of the bay area are now starting their first days on the job in southern california. >> they arrived late last night and after talking to the strike team leader, they were told to bed down for the evening because today they're going to be relieving. crews have been on the line for quite a bit of time. >> san francisco sent a total of 31 fire personnel to respond to the palisades and eaton fires. that's as much as it can send without compromising the safety of the city. >> the problem becomes, do we don't have enough fire engines

to send without protecting the people here in town? >> from san francisco to oakland and parts of the east bay to san jose and parts of the south bay, to santa rosa and parts of the north bay. 65 firefighters are in l.a. from santa rosa and sonoma. >> 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. >> crews in the south are equipped well with aerial equipment like helicopters and planes. but what the bay area crews offer are type three engines, four wheel vehicles with unique capabilities. >> those are able to go off road. they're able to pump water and move at the same time where your type one fire engines, which are more of the standard residential fire engines you see

out there in your neighborhoods, aren't able to move and pump water at the same time or have the four wheel drive capabilities. >> more than 7500 firefighters are working together to eliminate the threat. there's no word on how long these strike teams will be away from home, but the mutual aid agreement asks they commit for up to two weeks if necessary. reporting in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> and if you're able to help fire survivors, we'd like to point you toward the red cross and invite you to join our support of families impacted. donations will help the red cross respond to people recovering from this disaster. you can visit, go dot, fox, slash red cross, or scan the qr code on your screen. now to a national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter. his remains are on their way to georgia. now a live look at lawson army field at fort moore in columbus, georgia. once the plane lands, his motorcade will make its way to maranatha baptist church, where mr.

carter's family and friends will take part in a private ceremony. the former president being remembered for his time outside the white house, as well as his four years in office locally. habitat for humanity in oakland and san jose held a tribute to former president carter, for he and his wife's 30 years of work in the organization. we talked with the family in san jose that purchased a home through habitat for humanity back in 2013. that year, former president carter and his wife, rosalynn, 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. you just got a gift, i don't know. >> liu is originally from ethiopia. she said the opportunity to buy an affordable home meant that she and her husband could save for their son's college education. the carter work project helped more than 4000 families find homes in

los angeles. mayor karen bass being questioned about actions she took regarding the fire department well before the current fire crisis broke out. what she says about cuts and whether they put the city in a vulnerable place. >> plus, life and legacy of former president jimmy carter, remembered at his official state funeral. i'm rebecca cas o at wa (vo) with wells fargo premier, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

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on those major wildfires burning across the region. the palisades fire in pacific palisades has burned 17,000 acres with no containment. eaton fire in altadena is also uncontained. more than 10,000 acres there burned at least 1000 homes, and other structures have been destroyed or damaged by flames. at this point, the official death toll stands at five, but the los angeles county sheriff says the total number won't be known until search crews can go into the destroyed areas. at least 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. we'll hang on to this live picture just for one more second, because we have to mention the terrible air quality in and around los angeles county. an awful lot of thick smoke rising up into the air. thankfully, the winds have died down a little bit from where they were this time yesterday. but still, winds are a concern, as is the air quality. los angeles congressman george whiteside spoke with our sister station in los angeles earlier today, said he visited an evacuation center this

morning and talked with people there about their losses. >> my heart breaks. my heart breaks. my wife grew up in santa rosa, and they had the tubbs fire, where their loss where they lost 5000 homes in just a couple of hours. and we're going through our own version of that last night and today. and it is just. there was a story that the that the fire chief told of telling one of his best friends that his home had burned to the ground with just the chimney remaining, and it just breaks your heart. and we just have to work as hard as we can to help these folks get back on their feet for the long recovery ahead. >> economic losses from the fires now close to $50 billion. los angeles mayor karen bass is being questioned for her handling of the city's fire department. well before the wildfires broke out. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor, have you nothing to say today? have you absolutely

nothing to say to the citizens today? >> that's a reporter asking questions of mayor bass at lax. yesterday, on her way home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she left on saturday when the u.s. weather service began issuing warnings about windstorms that fueled the deadly wildfires. today, mayor bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut to the los angeles fire department. >> there were no deductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> bass said she is frustrated that many fire hydrants have run dry because the palisades water storage tanks couldn't be filled fast enough during the firefight yesterday. she said the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had been grounded due to winds. today, crews at our sister station in la confirmed police have located what appeared to be human remains inside a home in malibu that burned in the palisades fire. police were doing a welfare check on a person who was reported missing when they made the discovery. reporter gigi graciette picks things up from there in malibu.

>> and this is not the only location that homicide detectives are responding to. they are also responding to two other homes that were severely damaged or lost in the eaton fire. in one home, firefighters going through the rubble found what they believe are also human remains. and at another home, deputies driving by were flagged down by someone who said they had found human remains in the front yard of a home, also in the rubble. now, let me tell you, this is not uncommon. after a fire. after fires of this magnitude, a lot of folks unaccounted for. police will receive a call from a friend or a family member. often those friends or family members are out of state or out of the area. they have not heard from their loved one. they don't know if they're in an evacuation center, if they've been injured or hurt, and they ask deputies or police officers to please do welfare checks. and sadly, we have been

at many, many fires where human remains would be later found from people who either chose not to evacuate or possibly for whatever reason, were unable to get out in time. >> that's reporter gigi garcia there, reporting from pacific palisades. we're concerned about the weather in southern california, keeping half an eye on what's happening here at home. a live look here at the oakland estuary. a little bit of haze in the air. we've had spectacular clarity over the past couple of days. mark tamayo because of the winds. but they're not really apparent right now, are they? >> yeah. most of the bay area right now, at least right around the bay itself. the winds are not too bad, but some spots inland out toward livermore and also out towards solano county. the winds have been picking up somewhat. we do not have any wind advisories for us here in the bay area. as we take a look at the forecast for southern california, this is one particular forecast model. this just lumps everything together. the relative humidity, the temperature and the winds. and where you see some coverage here, that's where you have a fire danger. you can see the

scale here from moderate to high. so this is the case right now in southern california as we head into the afternoon hours, we still have those gusty offshore winds increasing and then into tomorrow morning throughout the still breezy to windy tomorrow morning. but then we should have those winds back off tomorrow afternoon into friday. but unfortunately those offshore winds are not going to completely go away. maybe a bit of a wind switch here into saturday and then into saturday. we could see once again elevated fire danger into next week. we are seeing signs that we could see those winds actually increase quite a bit down in southern california. so the with the red flag fire warning is in place until 6:00 tomorrow afternoon. but i suspect we're going to have more red flag warnings down in southern california. here's a look at just the contrast. here. you can see crescent city over 32in of rainfall, 134% of average with rainfall, and then santa rosa, 195% of average. compare that to lax, only 0.03. less than 1% of

average. so they have the extremely dry conditions down in southern california. our dry weather stretches started here in the bay area. last rainfall was friday, january 3rd, so our dry stretch has now including today up to six days. and we'll add a few more days, at least in terms of our with with our dry weather stretch. of course, watching the weather closely, the palisades fire right now. winds gusting around the area around ten to maybe 15 miles an hour. and as you can see, the eaton fire, it is very dry, relative humidity and there's still a bit of a breeze. and unfortunately the winds will be picking up later on today. here is the forecast model down in southern california where you can see those winds increasing later on tonight. and this is into friday morning and then into this is friday 6 a.m. and then those winds could back off a bit. in fact there's that wind switch later later in the day tomorrow. these are the highs from yesterday. of course we're locked in this dry weather pattern. temperatures in the 60s and the 70s and the satellite showing you this. lots of clear skies over the bay area as we check out the wind reports.

right now you can see fairfield, a northerly breeze at about 17 miles an hour. livermore winds at least the airport at seven miles an hour and half moon bay, showing you a northerly breeze at about 15. it is a mild afternoon, 60s and some 70 up in the north bay for santa rosa, 74 degrees. look at the visibility looking out across san francisco, looking out toward the coastline here and mostly clear conditions out there. it is a dry weather pattern. we still have a bit of a breeze out there, and a mild weather pattern is going to stick around. we are dry into the weekend and into next week, and we actually have to bump up these numbers some more. low 70s this afternoon. so 60s and some 70s. it's breezy out there with winds around 15 to 25 miles an hour. the look ahead your five day and you'll notice this. more sunshine today. it's a quiet weather pattern. we could have a round of some winds picking up here in the bay area sunday and into monday of next week, and possibly some wind advisories for us. >> thank you mark. happening now. security screeners at sfo holding a protest will bring in a live look now to what's

happening at the airport, if we can a quiet scene from here. but there's a little bit of action. if you're driving to sfo today, do be prepared to see security screeners picketing at terminal one. the departures gate screeners say they're waiting for millions of dollars in back pay from the department of homeland security. coming up, investigators looking into what happened before four people were found dead inside a home in the north bay. what neighbors in that usually quiet area say about the home where

be charged. last september, 50 year old scott decker was shot and killed after a road rage dispute. it was apparently upset when the person drove around him. investigators say the other driver had a concealed carry permit and acted in self-defense after decker blocked him with his suv and repeatedly punched him. a fugitive barber from mountain view has now been linked to more than 20 new sexual assault cases. franklin saracino skipped bail and is now on the run from law enforcement, say authorities, after being charged with drugging, kidnaping and sexually assaulting unconscious men. law enforcement officials in santa clara county say the assaults happened between 2018 and last year. he's 34 years old, could face multiple lifetime prison terms, convicted on all charges. to the north bay now where police in santa rosa arrested a carjacking suspect they say fired a gun at them during a pursuit. police shared this photo on their social media accounts. they say the man, 32 year old emilio

torres, driver tuesday night in the south park neighborhood ofanta rosa. police respond and found the van about ten minutes later. they say torres left the van, took off running, and police say he fired a gun toward officers. they eventually ught up with him and arrested him andound him carrying this pocket knife and the ghost gun we see on the screen. he was arrested on multiple felony charges. staying in santa rosa here, a homicide investigation continues into senior citizen community after four bodies were found inside a home. ktvu betty yu has more from neighbors who say they're shocked about what happened. >> santa rosa police said they were called to a home on monarch court wednesday afternoon when they made the deadly discovery. it's located in a senior citizen community called valley vista. >> an associate of the family living out of state had not heard from anyone in the home for multiple days and requested to check the welfare. >> inside, they found four bodies. police have not released their identities or shared their relationship to each other.

authorities said there was no threat to public safety and there are no outstanding suspects. it's unclear how the victims died. >> i did not hear gunshots. a neighbor had said that it was reported they had heard gunshots earlier. >> jerry tapiro lives nearby. >> 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. >> i walk by it all the time. but i've never seen anybody in the yard. >> it's just horrific. i just can't even believe it. because for one thing, it's all old people here. >> the donati's were home when police arrived wednesday. >> i saw a police officer carrying a white a white dog and put it in a car. but animal

control came back with two trucks and i guess they took a cats and dogs. >> in 2020 for santa rosa only experienced two homicides all year. this is a very safe community, so having a call like this is quite unusual in santa rosa. >> betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> mental health experts say the devastation in los angeles will not only take a mental toll on those directly impacted by the wildfires, but first responders, family members and people. even just watching the devastation as well. why? they say it is so important to explore those feelings now, instead of avoiding them. >> multiple wildfires are still causing devastation in communities like this one all across the l.a. area. i'm connor hanson in pacific

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county. thousands of acres continue to burn. there is some better news though, when it comes to the eaton fire burning in altadena. a live look here. you'll have to forgive the camera movement, but the story of that terrible air quality persists. there is a little bit of progress, though, being made on the fire lines. l.a. county's fire chief says the growth on that fire. the eaton fire has slowed significantly. we've learned thousands of homes and other buildings have been destroyed in this fire and the palisades fire. another major

fire burning in pacific palisades. stronger winds could make conditions worse in the coming days. fox's connor hanson reports from pacific palisades. >> with the sun now up in california, you can start to see the extent of the destruction from some of these wildfires here in the pacific palisades area. the largest of the wildfires passed through here. we're taking a look at the tahitian terrace neighborhood, once filled with homes and vegetation now completely destroyed. this is one area where firefighters had trouble getting enough water. they actually had thousands of gallons stored there, but they ran out. they're now bringing in huge tankers filled with water so they can refill. they're hoping that, along with slower wind speeds, can give them the momentum they need to finally start containing these wildfires. >> more than 30,000 acres burned across los angeles and no end in

sight. >> block after block, piles of ash now sit where homes and businesses once stood. >> while we are still facing significant threats, i am hopeful that the tide is turning west of downtown los angeles. >> the palisades fire is now the most destructive in l.a. history. it's destroyed more than 1000 structures and left displaced people scrambling to find shelter. >> when we walked down to the corner, i actually started tearing up. it's really scary. >> after being grounded due to high winds, firefighting aircraft returned to the sky on wednesday. overnight, the calmer weather helped crews make progress on the sunset fire that broke out in the hollywood hills, but critical fire conditions are in the forecast through the end of the week, threatening to spark more flames. one estimate puts the costs from these fires at more than $52 billion. >> this is going to take decades to rebuild, not weeks, not

years, decades. and there are going to be people who have lost everything and will never be able to return. >> more than 130,000 people have been put under evacuation orders. and now we're seeing some people attempt to come back and see what's left of their homes in pacific palisades. connor hansen, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, things aren't quite as dire as they were this time yesterday. when it comes to fire conditions, crews still have very little control on what's happening on the ground. welcome back. former fema coordinator mark nouveau to our new newscast as we look ahead a little bit, but take a very small victory. some evacuation orders lifted. winds quieting down just a little bit. we're in a different place. >> absolutely. and we saw what they were very effective with the hollywood fire. they jumped on that which could have been disastrous, especially with the resources so taxed. so that's good news there. absolutely. >> so how are these agencies prioritizing? we've heard from firefighters who say, look, if i see a home that's a total loss i can't try. they essentially have to move on. >> they do. they're triaging and

they're taking a look at a number of different things. you know, how close is vegetation to the home? are the vents open? is it a wood roof. is it a tile roof. all of those are discussions that they're having. but they have to make those choices very quickly, knowing that it's not just a house, it's somebody's home. very difficult to do. >> a lot of those things are not in our control, but some factors are. we heard from a man who said, you know, i put water on my house with a garden hose, and guess what? it survived. tell me about what we can do. hopefully not in a moment of crisis that might improve our odds. >> well, without going through it bit by piece, you can take a look on cal fire's website and they show you how to quote, harden your house. very simple fixes that you can do to. and the important part about that is twofold is insurance wise, we know that cancellation of homeowner's insurance is pretty widespread in california. they're taking a look by aerial your home to make a determined determination whether they want to insure it or not. so if you take steps to harden, that likelihood is you will get reinsured. now, the other part

of that is you want to protect your house from wildfire. and so if the firefighters see that you've taken an effort and they can salvage or save that home, that may be one that they're going to make a decision, save or move on. >> so things like defensible space, this this other defensible space, what type of brush plants and trees and shrubs that you have next door to your house, water sprinkler clearance to homes, a number of different things. >> yeah. >> let's focus on what's happening back in los angeles now. what are crews able to do today that they weren't yesterday in the middle of chaos? yeah. >> you know, one of the good things they're doing is they're getting resources in from other parts of the state and other states. so it's allowing firefighters to rest a little bit better decisions, less injuries. so that's important. they're also have tremendous amount of air operations. you're seeing the planes going in dip in the pacific ocean come up and be able to fight the fires, create a containment line. those are all important aspects to fighting the fire. they also, and this is probably one of the most key parts, is they can now

go back and actually do what's known as overhaul. so each one of those homes or businesses that are still smoldering, they want to try and tamp down those little fires so that as the winds start to come up over the next few days, we don't have another large wildfire urban interface fire because of brands coming from those simmering, smoldering fires. >> it's a multi-layered response. >> yeah. all right, mark nouveau. >> we'll have to leave it here. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> you mentioned going back and making sure that homes that have burned don't reignite. ktvu. zac sos did a good job of sharing some of that scenario. you were in the eaton fire area earlier this morning, and here you are again with, you know, burned wreckage behind you. >> yeah. and what's difficult now is that some people are finally being allowed back to their homes, or in some cases, back to what's left of their home. this home, as you can see, completely gone. i spoke with the homeowner just a short while ago, and it it's difficult

because, you know, they're they're coming here and they've lost everything. the only thing that this woman i spoke to could find was, you know, a few kind of knickknacks, a few small antiques that she has that she had saved. she found them in the rubble. but this home, beyond the fact that she's lived here 20 years, is incredibly meaningful to her. this is a 100 year old home. you can see some of the delicate tile work here. this type of home, it's insured, but completely irreplaceable to them. now they're trying to figure out where they go next. and if you go down this block, you see that scenario played out over and over and over again. what's weird, too, is and i think we've discussed this, we discussed this over the last day or so. it's quite random where the fire has chosen to hit just next door, the home over there,

completely intact. in many cases, it really comes down to where these embers landed. and with these firefighters so stretched thin in many, many cases, they really just they couldn't get to these homes quick enough. as you can see over there, the ots they had to leave within a matter of minutes. so this truck, their truck completely gone. they're luckily now staying with a family member. others are staying in hotels. some people are choosing to stay in airbnbs, their evacuation shelters. but again, this family just trying to pick up the pieces. take a listen to what they had to say just a short while ago. >> just kind of minute by minute, you know, at this point i, i don't even know what to tell you. we're just still doesn't even feel real yet. and

we're just trying to get through this. i haven't started, you know, really figuring out what what i'm going to do at this point. so right now, we're just this is my daughter and we're just kind of going through and seeing what little things we can find just to, you know, for the memories of the house. >> yeah. just really hard to hear and really hard to see. when you come back here and you see people returning to their homes, it really puts into perspective the loss. easy to not easy. but it's one thing to see a home completely gone. it's another to see people return and try to pick up the pieces. making matters worse, this community has lost a number of their businesses. they lost a bank yesterday. several of their schools are badly damaged, if not completely gone. and the water system in this area, it's not the water is not drinkable right now. so this is going to

be a major, major cleanup process. >> gasia i mean, you know, officials are saying it's not just going to take weeks and months. this is going to be a years long process. i have to ask you real quick, zach, when we saw you during the nine this morning, you weren't wearing a face mask. you said air quality was sort of okay. that's changed. it appears. >> you know, it kind of depends on where you are. we'veve gotten a little bit closer to some more smoldering fires and, and to some extent it also depends on what's going on with the remnants of some of these fires. this home in particular, one of the one of the more hazardous things you have to deal with is some of these homes. this home in particular are 100 years old. so you never know what's floating in the air, perhaps asbestos or other chemicals. so better safe than sorry for sure. >> absolutely. no. you know, we know that that that smell just gets in, in your in your hair and your fingernails. it's with you for days. all right. zac sos

will break you loose here to do some more of your reporting. we appreciate your joining us here at the noon hour. we'll swing now to our tom vacar, who is also in southern california. tom is busy tracking the effect of the palisades fire in malibu, much closer to the water there. what's the situation where you are, tom? >> this is the grim part of all of this. i want to show you something. after the fire was over in this part of malibu, a loved one called in asking for a welfare check on one of her loved ones. the sheriff's department deputies came out and they saw what they thought could be human remains. now, the jurisdiction of this is under the homicide. it doesn't mean it's necessarily a crime, but it is their jurisdiction. so they called the scene in to investigate. and this pickup truck, low lying pickup truck that you see here is actually a coroner's wagon here in los angeles county. they called them in, and now they are working behind covers over there on what

are very likely to be remains, whether or not they are human, it's very likely that they are simply because they're taking such care and such concern about all of this. now, while this is going on, there are actually two other of these sites up in the altadena area above pasadena, where coroner's crews are doing the very same thing. but looking at this in perspective, and that's another emergency warning coming through that you're hearing, because these come through here on a regular basis, saying that the winds have shifted or something like that. but that's exactly what we're hearing. and so as a result, getting back to this story, what happens is that because of la having such a good preparation situation and because the fact that people actually pay attention to what's going on and the response was so good. so far, only five people are believed to be dead. now compare

that to paradise with 85 dead. the fact is, the current situation in los angeles is not even in the top 20 most deadly fires in the state of california. that would require one more person to be tied for last place, which would be a terrible thing to be tied for any place there. but that is the actual situation here. so the coroner is here. they are removing whatever they are seeing there. clearly there are remains. their crime lab people are there. and the homicide detective who is here may talk to us afterwards, but only after the coroner has left the scene. that is the situation here in malibu and again over in altadena, where the coroners are now going around trying to recover the bodies or the remains of the people who have died in this fire. but again, with only five, that is truly a remarkable result. >> take a step back from from that scene where you are right now. you've been in los angeles county for about a day. you know, we heard the alarms going off. the air quality is terrible. roads are blocked. i

mean, i imagine it's a fraught existence, even for people whose homes haven't burned. >> oh, this is going to be terrible. we came across from the valley over to over the mulholland area, down into malibu area. and i can tell you something. we came down a road that was so fraught with dangers, it was hard to believe we were lucky to be able to get through. and the reason for that is that there are downed poles, there are downed trees, there are rockslides everywhere. you can take a look. there is no power up there. most of the utilities and things like that are either destroyed or not functioning. and so as a result, what we have is just mass damage. now there are homes that survived up there, beautiful homes that survived. but it's going to just be a very, very difficult time for these folks to be able to do anything until all of this is cleaned up and the size of the cleanup compared

to what paradise was, which was a fairly compact area, this is pretty much spread across much of the la basin, so the infrastructure damage alone has to be in the billions of dollars. the loss of the properties that are so very valuable compared to what was up in paradise. but the reward here is that only five people have been killed because this fire was at least as bad as the paradise fire and took out many, many homes. and i think the estimate of 1100 homes is frankly very, very small. i think it's going to be over 1100 structures. i think it's going to be substantially greater than that, as they now really get a chance going from neighborhood to neighborhood to make their counts and to find out really what happened. that is the situation. and it is going to be many years, many years before this place is back to normal. and if you've ever driven down pacific coast highway, the pch is what they call it down here. what you will not believe is just how much destruction took place. almost every beach home

and every beach business, almost every one of them, for a very, very long distance are gone. the other side, up against the cliffs, fared a little bit better. but as you can see from this situation, it fared not well at all. but that's just part of a tiny part of the damage that we're seeing all throughout the pacific palisades area, which is a very large area, let alone the altadena area and all of the other stuff. it very grim, to say the least. >> it really is. you know, you're talking about a part of the california coastline that, you know, is a jewel in our state. it's known around the country, you know, as, as one of the most beautiful parts of california. and to see it in ruins, you know, to see homes and businesses burn, no matter if it's a, you know, two $200,000 home or a $10 million palace, it's just that someone's house and it hurts all the same. all right, we'll we'll have to break you loose here. tom vacar. you go ahead and add. okay. >> oh, i was just going to say that not to make light of this, but actually two places survived absolutely astonished me. one is called gladstone's for fish, which is right at the foot of sunset and pch. this is a big,

very popular restaurant down here. it survived and then up the road in malibu dukes, which is a very famous bar and grill, also survived. so there are some survivors, but the basics of it here is pretty much a wipeout. >> yeah, it really is. all right, tom vacar, we appreciate your very personal telling of those stories down there in southern california. i'm sure we'll see more of you in our later newscasts. thank you again. our tom vacar tom touched on this a minute ago here, but mental health experts say the impact from the injuries and deaths from these wildfires, as well as just images of the destruction, will likely have long lasting effects. psychologists are warning about the emotional toll of such disasters earlier on mornings on two. assistant professor ian stanley, from the university of colorado, said mental health experts are bracing to help people as they work to deal with feelings of fear and despair. >> 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. >> he went on to say that the way people cope with trauma and tragedy does depend on the person. there is no one solution that will work for everyone, but just talking about the issue will help others know they're not alone. >> here's a live look from the chopper in southern california, showing you all that smoke and some haze. we'll update the conditions down there and we'll also update the bay area forecast. lots s shine r

had lost an army field at fort moore in columbus, georgia. here, as former president jimmy carter's motorcade is now getting ready to make its way to maranatha baptist church. this is where the former president's family and friends will take part in a private ceremony. earlier today, washington luminaries gathered at the national cathedral paid their final tributes to the former president as part of a national day of mourning for the country's longest living former president. fox correspondent rebecca castro has more now from washington. >> where a mixture of celebration and solemnity as family, friends, lawmakers and every living former president gathered at washington national cathedral to pay their final respects to jimmy carter. he died at the age of 100 after

going from his family's peanut farm to the governor's mansion to the white house. president biden, delivering the eulogy for his longtime friend, remembering him as a man of conscience and faith in this life. >> any walk of faith can be difficult. it can be lonely. but it requires action to be the doers of the world. [music] >> we also heard two posthumous eulogies by carter's late vp, walter mondale, and his republican opponent, gerald ford. both wrote their speeches before they died, and they were read by their sons. a fitting bipartisan tribute to a president who was known for reaching across the aisle. >> jimmy carter's legacy of peace and compassion will remain unique as it is timeless. >> but much of carter's legacy was cemented after he left the white house. and mourners say he will be remembered as a politician who put civility, kindness and public service

ahead of his own ambitions. >> he really embodies a lot of values that i'd like to see come back to this country. >> after one final journey back to plains, georgia, carter will be buried at his longtime home next to his wife, rosalynn. from washington's national cathedral rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> back now to our weather and the southern california firefight. thick smoke in the skies above los angeles county. mark tamayo. it might just be fair to say that about everyone in the county is affected in one way or another by these fires. >> absolutely. gasia just have to remind myself, this is january, and we're talking about these extreme fires burning in southern california. and i wish i could say there would be a pattern change that could really help out the fire crews. there will be some changes, but in terms of fire danger completely going away, that will not be the case. the red flag fire warning is in place until 6 p.m. friday, but i suspect into the weekend, or at least into next week, we will have more warnings because we're going to have those gusty offshore winds stick around into

next week. right now, though, at least the forecast, you can see winds gusting around 50 to 65 miles an hour. when these fires started, we had winds gusting to 80 to 100 miles an hour. so the winds have backed off. but still we have strong winds and it's a dry weather pattern as well. here's a satellite showing you the fires, the smoke plumes coming from those fires as you as you can see the eaton fire. and then here out toward the palisades fire as well. air quality. you think every sensor will be showing red here we have a couple sensors showing red here indicating unhealthy air, but things change around quite a bit. a change in the wind direction. so probably hour by hour these sensors could be reporting a different a different condition out there, but still unhealthy air as you would expect in southern california. here's the long range forecast we are showing you. crescent city down towards santa barbara and los angeles. as we do put it into motion. we are dry into the weekend and into next week. maybe a little bit of some rainfall up along the north coast of california. but this is through january 16th, and we have a bunch of

zeros here in the bay area and a bunch of zeros down in southern california. so no clouds to speak of for us. we still have a bit of a breeze kicking up out there as we show you. fairfield winds out of the north at about 17 miles an hour, so today we could have winds around 10 to 20 miles an hour increasing out of the north. and it's a mild afternoon, 60s and some 70s for this 12:00 hour. here is our live camera looking out toward the above san francisco, looking out toward the ocean here and still lots of clear skies. so it's a dry weather pattern is here to stay. we have a bit of a breeze out there and a mild weather pattern as well. lots of 60s and the warmest locations will be approaching the lower to mid 70s. look at this. santa rosa mid 70s san jose 74 degrees. so a cool start this morning, but temperatures recovering quite a bit this afternoon. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. more sunshine into your friday. a little bit of a drop off in those numbers. maybe a few clouds into the weekend and some gusty winds for us, possibly sunday and into monday. so you know we take a look at the

conditions down to our south. we could focus on the short term. we could focus on the long term. short term it looks, you know, a little a little bit better as we head into your friday. but long term those winds will stick around and no rain and no rain. >> mark tamayo thank you. line dancers greeted san francisco's new mayor, daniel lurie. a look back at the night market in chinatown that was part of his inaugural celeb on.

sworn in as the city's 46th mayor. his first day on the job was filled with celebration. [music] mayor lowry held his inauguration at a night banquet in chinatown at the historic far east restaurant. when he arrived, performers from lion dance greeted the mayor. inside, the restaurant was at capacity. people eager to see the changes he will bring to the city. >> 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. >> grand avenue, filled with people who are excited to see what lowry does as mayor. we appreciate your joining us this noontime. a quick reminder, we are staying on top of the raging wildfires in los angeles county. you can turn to the fox local app for new information and updates 24 over seven. scan the qr code on your screen when you hit fox local, choose ktvu. we'll see you back here for our yeah welcome to like it or not, it is a show where we are delighted to bring in a panel from our community here in oakland to weigh in on some daily experiences and annoyances. we'll tackle a topic, and each person will let us know whether