remain as wildfires fueled by high winds and record low humidity continue to burn out of control. >> i don't even know what to tell you. we're just still doesn't even feel real yet. >> tonight, firefighters battling to gain the upper hand as president biden promises the full support of the federal government. >> we are with you. >> we're not going anywhere. [music] >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> good evening. i'm cristina rendon. it is day three of the horrific wildfires in southern california communities from the pacific coast to pasadena have been reduced to rubble. and this fight is far from over. right now, we are following even more breaking news. another wildfire has broken out in the calabasas and hidden hills area. this is a live picture from our sister station in los angeles. cal fire is calling this new fire the kenneth fire. so far, it has burned 50 acres and is triggering several new

evacuation orders this hour. and this is just one of several buing this hour. of course,ly the palisades fire and the eaton fire have burned a combined 28,000 acres and counting.t least five aths have been confirmed in the eaton fire. while crews are actively searching for human remains in the rubble of the palisades fire, the los angeles county sheriff is requesting assistance from the california national guard and is also working on implementing a curfew in the fire zones. that curfew would be in place from 6 p.m. to six in the morning, and it could start as early as tonight. ktvu is greg lee has been following the developments in l.a. county and joins us in studio with the latest. greg. cristina. >> good evening. the damage from these fires is simply hard to fathom. entire blocks of homes have been wiped out. firefighters hoped to make some progress today with a short break in the winds. but conditions, as you saw with the kenneth fire, 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 to the east, some people returning home to see what's left after the eaton fire roared through altadena, carlos combing through the debris of his house, hoping to find a small piece of normalcy for his young daughter. >> my daughter had a little jewelry box that she got over christmas that she really loved and filled it with all her jewels, jewelry, and so i thought maybe i could find some of that because i know where it would be. it would be underneath this ash. >> our home is nothing there but but the chimney, you know, it's. and so many others, all our neighbors and everybody. >> the memories a relentless and deadly firestorm continues to ravage l.a. county, destroying or damaging thousands of structures. at least 180,000 people under evacuation orders.

the two largest blazes, 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. authorities are not certain of the death toll. they initially said five lives were lost. the l.a. sheriff expects that number to grow. >> 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 resumed, dropping much needed water and retardant 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 a 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 fires today 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, the l.a. sheriff said. 20 people have been arrested so far on suspicion of looting from some of those evacuated areas, prompting that impending curfew and requested support from the national guard. the cause of all of these fires all remain under investigation. >> okay, this is personal for you. you live and work in la. what is it like seeing the devastation? >> yeah, it's tough to see. right? i think it's tough for any human being to watch what's happening, to look at the damage and the palisades. that's a place that i spent a lot of time

in. i have a lot of friends in hollywood and calabasas tonight, right by where i went to college and where i worked, as you said. so obviously i have friends on the front lines fighting the fires and reporting, and you worry about their safety, but also friends who have certainly lost homes. and so it is difficult to see all at the same time to see this community dealing with this. and i am certain that after all this is over, they will rebuild. but certainly, as we well know out here, like places in in paradise, it is going to take a lot of time, but it just breaks your heart, especially in some of these places, because like you said, it's personal and i've been getting texts from people saying i'm okay, but we just don't know what's next. >> yeah, it is so devastating. greg lee, thank you for that report. president biden met with senior white house officials for a briefing on the federal response to the wildfires. he claimed the federal government would pay for 100% of the firefighting needs for the next 180 days, and pledged the full weight of the federal government to help contain the fires and continue the road to recovery. >> and we've secured additional firefighters and firefighting aircraft from our ally and

canada as well. i also want everyone in southern california to know we're going to keep at it. we're sticking with this. we expect there may be a temporary break in the winds, but in some areas, the winds are likely to continue well into next week. >> today's briefing comes a day after the president was in california and issued a major disaster declaration, which does open up available federal assistance funding to help both state and local governments cover emergency response costs. it also includes individual assistance programs for affected citizens and businesses. all right. tonight we want to give you a better look at the aftermath of these fires. satellite imagery has captured the widespread devastation. all right. take a look here. this is that famous stretch of the pacific coast highway in malibu. all of these million dollar homes along the beach before the fires. and if we take a look at what it looks like now, you can see all of the charred rubble and the remains left behind. palisades fire really touching every every home. maybe 1 or 2. only left standing. and then some 80 miles northwest. this is

a picture of altadena and what it looked like before the fires broke out. and now here is the devastation that's left behind. entire blocks decimated by flames, some of them still burning in the satellite images. and there's also another satellite image that appears to show nearly all of altadena here just on fire. and you can see just how entire neighborhoods have gone up in flames, covered in red. even before these fires can be contained, they're already raising concerns about the future of fire insurance here in california, after years of disasters like these have prompted insurance companies to pull out or hike rates in high risk areas. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the department of insurance and joins us from the newsroom. now with this part of our coverage, jenna. >> well, really, the devastation from the l.a. county wildfires is raising these new questions for all californians about the challenges of getting affordable fire insurance coverage in the future. we did talk with the department of insurance, and they said that they have seen

cancellations of policies more than 72,000, in the past years in those high risk areas. but new rules take effect this year that aim to help insurers return to california. and they say that the la fires are exactly why the state is making those changes to help consumers get coverage. so far, there is no official dollar amount for the la wildfire damages, but initial estimates by some experts put it at 20 to $50 billion for insurers. >> they've gotten billions of dollars in rate increases over the last two years. now they're going to have to pay those claims. >> harvey rosenfield is founder of consumer watch and author of the prop 103 law that requires insurance companies to justify any rate hikes. he says consumers have been losing coverage as the industry tries to adjust to year after year of catastrophic wildfires. >> a lot of people around the state have been unable to afford insurance. even the rich folks in pacific palisades here in la, some of them did not renew their

insurance coverage, which means they're not covered at all. >> trying to find ways to cover those costs and continue writing policies in these high risk areas is going to be a challenge. the la fires come just as some insurance companies, such as mercury, announced this week that they plan to return to issuing policies to areas in northern california, such as paradise that had been devastated by fires and abandoned by many insurers. the state had negotiated new rules with insurance companies. the department of insurance says the la fires will not impact those new rules, which allow insurance companies to use new tools to better assess fire risk as they set premium prices and coverage. >> california has been the only state requiring insurance companies to use backward looking historical data when they look at their future rates. and so that's the change. insurance companies are going to be able to use forward looking what we call catastrophe models. and those models have to use incorporate the billions that are being spent on wildfire

safety. so as we make ourselves safer, we're going to see that reflected in rates that didn't happen before. >> the department of insurance says more than 8.5 million homes have insurance right now in the state. the average premium is about $1,400, just $8 under the national average. and the state says with these new tools, california insurers should be able to better assess the risk for each home so people in low fire risk areas might actually see lower prices, while those in high risk areas likely will see higher rates that had previously been subsidized by other homeowners. and one tip, rosenfeld says, take a video of your home inside and out. that can be very valuable evidence. if you do have a disaster. >> we want to turn now to meteorologist mark tamayo. mark, you have been tracking the conditions down in southern california all week long. where do we stand now? >> well hi there christina. the winds actually backed off a bit today, but we are expecting the winds to pull up later on tonight into tomorrow morning. so we still have red flag

warnings. we still have high wind warnings and wind advisories as well. here's the satellite picking up on those big smoke plumes here. you can definitely see the fires here. this is the palisades fire. that smoke drifting out to sea. and then also this is the fire. and much bigger smoke plume once again drifting out to sea as well. of course, with all that, you have poor air quality in parts of southern california. so some of the headlines, the red flag fire warning remains in place for tonight until 6 p.m. friday. there's the chance we could have more red flag warnings down the road, because we still have elevated fire danger into the weekend and especially into next week. a high wind warning focused in the mountains that begins in about an hour until 2 p.m. on friday, and a wind advisory until 2 p.m. on friday. so you get the breakdown here. as far as the wind advisories and the warnings here, all the areas in red, we have a high wind warning. that means gusts could be over 50 miles an hour. and then that light to green or blue, we have winds approaching 40 to 50 miles an hour. this is in place for tonight into friday morning until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon.

current conditions around the palisades fire right now 62 degrees. thankfully, the winds, at least according to the nearby sites, have been backing off of this throughout the day today. but we're expecting those winds to pulse up later on tonight into tomorrow. out toward the eaton fire is the tough one because we have so much terrain here, so it just depends on what location you're at. you probably have a different weather report, but this one site showing you winds gusting right around seven miles per hour. here's a look at the forecast model. the brighter colors do indicate stronger wind speeds. and look what happens early tomorrow morning out toward the malibu hills, out toward oxnard. we could have winds right around 30 to 31 miles an hour. and then this is tomorrow morning, 7:00, and then into the afternoon hours. looks like we'll scale back on the winds. in fact, we'll see more of a wind flow from the pacific. that's a change in the wind direction. so we're not talking about those offshore winds for tomorrow afternoon, but eventually those offshore winds could return into the weekend. we'll talk more about that with your forecast update in just a few minutes. >> all right mark, thank you. if

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in santa rosa. police say the four shooting victims found dead inside of a home on monarch court are believed to be family members. the victims were a 33 year old woman, a 28 year old man, a 67 year old woman and a 67 year old man. officers found the four bodies in different areas of the home yesterday afternoon. police say they also found a semi-automatic handgun near one of the bodies. detectives searched a home in san jose that they say they believe may be linked to the victims, but the motive for the shooting is still under investigation. the victims names and exact relationships have not yet been released. new at five. it is daniel lowery's first full day in office as the mayor of san francisco, and he is already making some big announcements at his first department head meeting today, he said an immediate city wide hiring freeze will be in place. this is part of an effort to tackle the city's budget deficit, which is

currently the largest in the city's history. lowery also told the departments to pause new contracts and programs that have not been signed or implemented yet, to prioritize initiatives that have already proven they work. in a statement, lowery wrote san francisco is making a comeback, and i intend to put us in the best possible position to drive that growth. our city is facing a major budget deficit, and today the era of band aid solutions is over. we are committed to fiscal discipline, giving san franciscans the accountability they demand and focusing the government on doing the core things well. walgreens has announced it will be closing 12 locations in san francisco, and it all comes after the pharmacy giant announced last year that it plans to close hundreds of locations nationwide. ktvu christien kafton is at one of the affected stores on geary and boulevard, and christian customers are saying this is pretty devastating. >> yeah, this is one of the 12 san francisco walgreens that are set to shut their doors for good in february. and customers tell

me stores like this are neighborhood anchors. san franciscans throughout the city are learning their local walgreens is one of those closing its doors for good next month. >> there's a lot of people who use walgreens, you know, who go to walgreens not only for prescriptions, but for a lot of things. it's just a really a shame. >> walgreens announced it would be closing 12 stores in san francisco in the final week of february, with a statement reading in part, quote, increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures are weighing on our ability to cover the costs associated with rent, staffing and supply needs. it is never an easy decision to close a store. off camera workers say the pharmacy and retail chain is telling them the pharmacy side of the business is underperforming. customers also point to rampant theft at some locations. we captured this video of a man walking out of the walgreens with a suitcase full of beer and food, that workers inside were saying he hadn't paid for. customers say the blockbuster and ross that had been here at the geary mall are already long gone.

>> this is a huge. this building is a whole block long. what are they going to do with this building? it's empty except for dominoes. like, what are they going to do here? like, it's just going to be an eyesore. it's just going to attract more trash and more people and more. anyway, it's i was pretty bummed when i read the news this morning. >> supervisor shamann walton said two of the walgreens locations that are closing are in his community, and will deprive san franciscans of access to medications they need and retail options. >> we obviously have communities of color. we have seniors and folks with disabilities that rely on these pharmacies. not having these right in our community is going to have a devastating effect. >> supervisor walton said he has been in discussion with walgreens, and said the company has made it clear that these closures are coming and that there is no room for delays or negotiations. he said he's already reaching out to the new mayor and to businesses to try to get those locations filled as quickly as possible. >> so we're going to continue, of course, to reach out to pharmacy providers. we're going

to reach out to grocers and see who we can get to come in and of course, fulfill the goods and services needs gap that will exist if we don't act fast. >> now, we have heard that walgreens has committed to making sure that staff will be placed elsewhere. at this time, though, no word on which locations will be taking on new customers and filling those customers prescriptions. now, late this afternoon, we also got word from mayor lurie's office about the situation. they released a statement reading quote. yesterday, mayor lurie committed to san franciscans that the city is open for business and our team is now hard at work to deliver the safe and clean streets that will drive our comeback. our administration stands ready to partner with businesses that want to invest in the city, and to make sure our communities can live healthy lives. we will continue to monitor developments here, but at this point, it does appear again, according to supervisor shamann walton, who has been talking with walgreens, that these closures are in fact

coming. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> christian, thank you for that report. >> well, here in the bay area, a big uptick in temperatures for today. lots of 70s out there and a few records to report as well. so a dry or dry weather stretch will continue. and take a look at these numbers from this afternoon. oakland. that's a record. redwood city a record 75 degrees. and santa rosa up in up in sonoma county. the airport there flirting with 80 degrees. it's 78 this afternoon in san francisco. 68. so a warm thursday tomorrow should be a little bit cooler across the bay area. of course, we've been talking all about the major fires in southern california. this is a smoke forecast model. a change in the wind flow could bring a transport some of that smoke closer to the bay area. you'll notice the bulk of the smoke, at least with this forecast model is offshore and to the south. but something to be watching closely for tomorrow. but there's a chance if you do look to the south tomorrow, you could see some haze at least moving in from those fires. but in terms of the

satellite right now, we are showing you lots of clear skies over the bay area. the jet stream, the storm track is going way up and over northern california, so we have a dry weather stretch and current numbers right now. we'll show you the current wind speeds and a bit of an uptick in the wind out toward fairfield, gusting to 22 miles an hour. other areas we have winds in the single digits out toward sfo, winds at about seven, and san jose winds at three miles an hour. still a warm afternoon, 60s and 70s. right now it is 74, in santa rosa. hayward, 65, and livermore, currently checking in 63 degrees. here is our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge, with still mostly clear conditions. as we head into your thursday evening, we are expecting overnight temperatures to be in the 30s and the 40s, but mostly clear skies. a chilly start tomorrow morning and our dry weather stretch will continue. maybe a few high clouds drifting into the bay area throughout the afternoon hours on your friday. now into one part of your weekend, there's the chance we could be talking about some stronger winds as well for us. we'll have more on that with

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right now. officials. you can see la mayor karen bass holding a news conference where they have just confirmed at least two deaths from the palisades fire. this now brings the total death toll from the fires to at least seven. five deaths have been confirmed from the eaton fire that's burning near altadena, north of pasadena. again, this news conference happening live now and we are listening along. you can watch it live right now on ktvu. com. [music] turning now to our nation's capital. they came together for a final farewell to former president jimmy carter. today, he was honored with a state funeral with all five living presidents there to pay their respects. reporter caroline elliott has more from the service. >> former president jimmy carter was born here in plains, georgia, and spent almost his entire life here. and tonight, this is where he will be laid to rest. but before that, he was honored at the national cathedral. spectators lined up

early and braved the cold to say goodbye to america's 39th president. carter, a former naval officer, engineer and peanut farmer, died at the age of 100 after 22 months in hospice care. thursday, he was honored with a state funeral at the national cathedral, where family, friends and several high profile guests, including every living former president, came together to pay their respects. >> i miss him, but i take solace in knowing that his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. >> president joe biden delivered the eulogy and remembered him as a humble man of deep faith. colleagues and family also honored carter's legacy of selfless leadership and service. >> president carter put politics at the oval office door to do what he believed was the right thing. >> two posthumous eulogies were also delivered the sons of carter's late vice president,

walter mondale, and his white house predecessor, gerald ford, both reading speeches their fathers wrote before they died. >> jimmy carter and i were rivals, but for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded us. >> after the funeral, president carter was honored here at the baptist church where he taught sunday school. ever since leaving the white house in 1981. in plains, georgia, caroline elliott, fox news. >> president carter left his mark on the bay area as well, building and renovating homes in the east and south bays. ktvu jesse gary continues our coverage tonight from san jose, where one of two memorials was open to the public today. jesse. >> christina. good evening to you. and you would think being president would be a career highlight, but jimmy carter's most lasting impact may be once he left the oval office using the tools of a builder to help millions of people around the globe finally have a place they can call home. on a warm, windy

winter's day outside san jose city hall, an unusual canvas becomes part of the postscript to the life of president jimmy carter. >> jimmy carter is my president. i respect him and i emotion or how do we choose the things we love? but he stands for peace. he stands for diplomacy. and he stands for the american dream. >> one by one, people who knew carter either as commander in chief or as the chief architect of habitat for humanity, writing a goodbye on a door or frame destined to be part of a new home's construction. a similar scenario playing out at oakland's frank ogawa plaza. >> what is in my message on the wall is how jimmy carter, along with other great men, took their skills and used it for helping people and not so much for their own. how can i say personal or financial gain? >> after serving as the nation's 39th president, carter stepped off the world stage to do a world of good across the globe.

he came to the south bay in 2013 to work on homes. fellow habitat for humanity. workers say both the president and his wife, rosalyn, were meticulous at the craft of home construction and renovation. >> he and rosalyn showed up bright and early at 730 in the morning, ready to go, and they were there all day long, and they they actually installed a front door on one of the houses over here on jackson street in san jose, and he took his time with it. he was a good he's a good carpenter. >> one benefactor of carter's work tells fox two's tori gaines she and her family continue enjoying the space created by habitat. ten years after the fact, we have big community or family, everything. >> we celebrate a lot of stuff in the backyard. it was we were so happy. we have blessed because of jimmy carter. >> after a life of service to others, jimmy carter is mourned, remembered and now released from this world with praise from the masses. that is literally writing on the would be walls. >> we thank you for your service. i meant to put a world little blob that you and rosalyn

have a great dance tonight. >> and if you didn't get a chance to write a message today, officials with habitat for humanity say that you can come to one of their two restore sites, either in san jose or up in oakland from tomorrow until january 17th, and put pen to door or wall frame. we'll put the information about the exact location and the times on our website, ktvu.com. we're live outside san jose city hall this evening. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. christina, back up to you. >> the best that i can do is just focus on the future. but i'm not really sure what the future holds. we can't go home. i don't know where we're going to go. >> continuing coverage of the fires that have burned thousands upon thousands of homes in southern california. next at five, the work being done to help those victims and prevent scammers from taking advantage of the crisis. also ahead, los angeles mayor karen bass, under heavy scrutiny over budget cuts

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minutes ago that at least two people have been killed by the palisades fire, which has now burned more than 19,000 acres and destroyed over 5000 structures. thousands more of wildfire evacuees still have no idea if their homes are still standing. many of them are staying with friends tonight, or in hotels or temporary shelters until they know if they will ever be able to go back to the homes they knew. ktvu mark sayer is live in san jose tonight with one of those fire victims stories, as well as the work being done, mark, to help those who need it most. >> that's right. christina. of course, for those in the in the bay area who want to help, there are many legitimate organizations where you can donate to wildfire relief, but gofundme has actually set up a dedicated portal for the la wildfire victims. and their teams are actually vetting all of these requests to make sure any money that's donated actually goes to the people that need it the most. when melanie bynum was rushing home to evacuate her residence in the palisades fire, this is what she saw. plumes of smoke bearing

down with no idea what she would find or what she would do. >> but it's hard to watch the fire. and there's no fire trucks that were there at that time. yeah, you hear the sirens, but what what can you actually do? >> so bynum evacuated with her four year old son, atlas, saying the stress and the uncertainty of what would happen next was one of the biggest issues. >> i've made it seem like we're on vacation and that's the best that i can do, is just focus on the future. but i'm not really sure what the future holds. we can't go home. i don't know where we're going to go. >> so bynum turned to gofundme, asking total strangers to help her and atlas as they face the uncertainty as she says she has done for others on the same platform in the past. >> and i feel like it's coming full circle for me in this moment. to be able to have all of these strangers, you know, and friends and people that i work with donating to help my son and me. >> and so we have a trust and safety team that is continuing

to work directly with organizers. >> lee lehman is the communications director for gofundme, which has set up a dedicated page for la wildfire victims. lehman says the goal is to make donors fully confident that their money is going where it is supposed to go. >> the fundraiser must be clear who the organizer is, how the funds will be used, if they're organizing on behalf of someone else, will work with them to get people added as beneficiaries of the funds, so that the funds will go directly to those people that need help rather than the organizer. >> as for melanie and atlas, they are now staying at a hotel in palm springs while they figure out what to do next. one thing is for sure, she never thought she would be in this situation, so i'm super grateful for a platform like gofundme that it even exists to allow people to ask for help, because i think sometimes that's the hardest thing to do, is to even ask. now, as for melanie and

atlas, we just took a look at their gofundme page and more than 300 people have already made donations totaling $36,000. we have the link to this dedicated page from gofundme on our website right now@ktvu.com. reporting live from san jose, i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> so great to see so many people wanting to pitch in and help. mark, thank you for short term relief. planet fitness is offering free access to dozens of their gyms in los angeles county. the company said this is for anyone impacted by the fires, including first responders. this means that they can access wi fi charging stations, showers, locker rooms and any other gym resource without a membership. some of the la locations have been forced to close due to the fires, but a list of locations that are currently open is on the planet fitness website, also helping out uber and lyft. they're offering free rides to temporary shelters, and you can use the promo code wildfire 25 for uber and. ca doordash fire doordash life 25. one word for

lyft ca fire life 25. that uber code is good for rides up to $40, and lyft says you can get two rides up to $25 each until they reach 500 riders. tonight, los angeles mayor karen bass, facing criticism for the handling of the wildfires. >> 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? >> a reporter caught up with bass at lax yesterday, as she was on her way home from a diplomatic trip to ghana. she had left for ghana on saturday when the u.s. weather service began issuing warnings about windstorms that fueled those deadly wildfires. today, bass was asked about the impact of a $17 million budget cut that was made in july to the l.a. fire department. >> there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last

couple of days. >> bass said that she is frustrated that many fire hydrants ran dry because the palisades water storage tanks could not be filled fast enough during the fire fight. she had said that the demand was so great because air tankers and helicopters had been grounded. tonight, dozens of firefighters from the bay area are on the fire lines. in l.a. county, strike teams are coming from every corner of the bay area, san francisco alone. having this video on social media showing some of the 31 fire personnel that have been sent to the palisades and eaton fires. they say that as as much as it can send, they're promising to send as much as they can without compromising the safety of the city. many of the bay area crews are bringing along their type three engines. these four wheel drive vehicles have unique capabilities. okay. we want to go now to ktvu tom vacar, who is down in la. he's been tracking the devastation of the palisades fire, which is in pacific palisades and also malibu. tom, where are you specifically and

what are you seeing tonight? >> we're in pacific palisades and dark has fallen. and there's a very important point to make, and that is that there are many, many police officers going around here, sheriffs, all kinds of private security. because one of the things that always happens is the attempt. and they've already arrested something like 20 people trying to loot. now, many times people think that that's a house that remained intact. if i go in there, i can find coin collections, i can find jewelry, i can find stuff that i can take. and that's true. but the truth is, in these ashes are a lot of the very same things. and that's one of the things that they want to make sure that does not get done here, done here. on penalty of really serious jail time. but i want to show you some other treasure that's readily available. and another reason to keep people out. this is aluminum, melted aluminum. where do you suppose that came from? have a look. this is a car that had aluminum wheels. and when the aluminum got super heated, it melted. it's just

laying there on the ground. you can easily pry it up off the concrete, and you can take this to a scrap yard and sell it for a significant amount of money. and because of that, what they want to do is make sure that people understand that if you take any of this, you're committing a crime. and if you get caught committing that crime, that's the crime of looting. and it is illegal and it is jailable. and they have vowed to prosecute anybody who gets caught doing this. the point that i really wanted to make was that what we're looking at here is yet another problem. when you have a fire like this, and that is that people are not allowed back in because people simply cannot be trusted, not the people that live there, but they don't know how to sort them, and they don't have the time to sort them because they're trying to protect the property. and that is yet another problem. when you take a vast area like the palisades alone, let alone all the other fires, plus the new one that broke out in the west hills, this is a major problem, another of many that they have to deal with. back to you. >> tom, we know that at least 20

people have been arrested on suspicion of looting down where you are. can you talk about what it was like today just to see fire crews do their work? is it going in to try and assess whether or not they have any victims that can be found in the rubble, or is it more so simply on the fire fight? >> well, that depends on the group you're talking about. now, earlier today, we did show where a body was recovered along pacific coast highway. and apparently there's a second body that's now been discovered and possibly recovered in malibu alone. and apparently there are others, so that may bring the total to six. i'm not sure of that, because we haven't been looking at those numbers because we haven't had access to them. but the truth is, yes, there's this problem that you have to then start looking through these properties. but when you realize how many properties that we're talking about and it's just not a matter of finding a person, there's usually a foot. two, three feet of ashes there. so if you're looking for somebody, you've really got to go through that. and you don't know if they perished where they were in the house, what they were doing,

etc. so it took a long time just to find that one person in that one house where they knew there was likely to be a person. it took hours and hours, as it did up in altadena, above pasadena, to do the same thing. so yeah, it's that's one group and that will normally result in something else. we will probably very soon. if there are a lot of bodies like we did up in paradise, we're going to start seeing something much more interesting. and that is coroners offices, but not from this county, from all over the state of california doing the work. if there are that many bodies, it's not likely that that's the case. and that is a tribute to the fact that most people around here, when they were told to get out of here, they got out of here. so they weren't here for the worst of it. and that's why there are so few bodies. but it's kind of a tribute to say that if you only have 5 or 10 bodies, as opposed to the 85 that we saw up in paradise, you've really done something good that your warning system works, that people pay attention, and that your response in in the face of almost unbelievable odds,

actually did seem to work to at least save lives. not necessarily houses, not necessarily other things, but it certainly worked to save lives. and that's a very good thing. >> okay. and just to just to so you know, you are right. officials did confirm in the last half hour two deaths linked to the palisades fire. i believe that's in addition to the five up for the eaton fire, bringing the total to at least seven. tom, thank you so much for your reporting down there. stay safe and we'll check in with you later on tonight. >> go ahead. can i say one more thing? sure. the. with seven deaths. that makes this fire the 20th largest fire in the deadliest. largest fire in the history of the state of california. prior to that, it was six. but now it's seven. that gives this a not a proud name or anything like that. it's a very dubious thing. it's a very terrible thing. but this is now one of the 20th most deadly fires in california. >> now, thank you for that

clarification, tom. we always appreciate your stellar reporting. thank you. and to stay on top of the fires, just download our fox local app. there you can find around the clock coverage of both the southern california wildfires, including live updates from officials and residents. that's on fox. local f your cell phone and

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down in gilroy, 50 year old jesus carlos torres is now charged with dui and two counts of murder in an accident that killed 29 year old rachael marie gonzalez gallegos on new year's day. as well as the unborn child she was carrying. this happened near wellesley and new avenue, where authorities say torres was speeding and veered into oncoming traffic. a gofundme account to support her family has been set up. today, the city of san jose began enforcing new parking restrictions on rvs. chenowith avenue is the first of 30 sites for the oversize lived in vehicle enforcement pilot program, known as olive city. teams will notify rv residents that they have two weeks to move, though people will be given information about available services and safe parking sites. and then after those two weeks, trucks will be towed and they will have removing any remaining vehicles. >> spend a week posting signs, distributing fliers and talking with vehicle owners at each site

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and the charlotte hornets at crypto.com arena has been postponed until further notice. the league making that call today in light of the devastating wildfires that continue to burn out of control tonight. multiple outlets, including tmz and espn, also reporting that lakers head coach jj redick lost his home in the palisades fire. tonight, the nfl has decided to move the upcoming la rams playoff game to arizona. the rams were scheduled to host the minnesota vikings on monday night, but because of those wildfires burning in the l.a. area, the nfl is now moving the playoff game to the cardinals stadium in glendale. it will still be played on monday night. >> and red flag warnings continue in southern california.

the satellite was still picking up on those defined smoke plumes moving out into the pacific. take a look at the satellite where we do see the smoke drifting from those two fires here. this being the palisades fire, and then also this the eaton fire and a new fire to report during that during the 3:00 hour. in fact, at 330, we have the kenneth fire. this is right around calabasas. this is the close to the ventura basically going into ventura county. you can see it's up to 960 acres, and there is a bit of a breeze in the area. some gusts as high as 24 miles an hour. and unfortunately, the winds are expected to pick up later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. so showing you this high fire danger, red flag fire warnings in place until 6 p.m. friday. a high wind warning for the mountains until 2 p.m. friday, or a wind advisory until 2:00 friday as well. so unfortunately the winds, they backed off today, which is a good deal. but then they're going to pick up once again tonight into early tomorrow morning. not as strong as the real extreme winds we had earlier this week, but still going up there, possibly approaching 70 miles an hour for

the higher peaks here in the bay area. it was a warm day, record setting heat across the region with temperatures in the 70s. redwood city, sfo, oakland all on the show. new records for today. so it is a dry weather stretch as you can see here, and it will stick around into your friday and into the weekend. last rainfall was january 3rd, so we're up to six days. we're going to add quite a few more days to this panel over the next into the weekend and into next week. looking for rainfall? here is one of the forecast models. and as you can see here, maybe some rain way up to the north right around crescent city. but for us here in the bay area, a bunch of zeros and unfortunately a bunch of zeros showing up for southern california. here's the satellite. lots of clear skies over the region. here you can see the jet stream, the upper level wind pattern, the surface winds. we've had a bit of a breeze out there and a few isolated spots today. fairfield right now gusting to 22 miles an hour. compare that to just a three mile per hour wind in concord. and some more reports for you can see around calm

winds, or 3 to 5 to seven miles per hour. current numbers out there in the 60s and the 70s. santa rosa still 74 degrees. livermore 63 and hayward in the mid 60s. here's our live camera looking above san francisco, where we have mostly clear skies. we'll stick with mostly clear skies tomorrow morning, and a bit of a chill in the air. 30s and some 40s to start off your friday, but our dry weather stretch is here to stay. this little system moves into northern california for your friday and as a result, not as warm for your friday, but still lots of 60s out there for tomorrow. and then eventually we're watching out for a change, at least for tomorrow. that smoke plume from southern california could be approaching our coastline, but it looks like the bulk of it will be south of monterey bay. but you might see a bit of some haze in the sky. and to be honest, smoke forecasting is very challenging, but something we'll be watching closely as we do head into your friday. as far as temperatures for tomorrow, lots of 60s out there, mostly sunny and mild. and look ahead. your five day forecast. it remains dry. some patchy morning fog into saturday. we'll have to keep an

eye on some gusty winds here in the bay area by sunday and possibly into monday. we'll see if we have maybe some wind advisories for the bay area hills, but lots of sunshine and our dry weather stretch will continue into next week. christina. >> all right, mark, thank you. a quick look here of the kenneth fire burning in the calabasas area. cal fire reporting 791 acres have burned so far. and it is growing with no containment. both ventura county and l.a. county fire departments working. this will, of course, continue to follow it. our news at six with mike begins after the we are golden 1. california's trusted credit union. for nearly a century, we've taken every chance to empower our members, serve our communities, and build brighter futures. because we believe that every single one of us is on a journey. but it's when we come together, that we become the unstoppable that we become the unstoppable one. join us. golden 1 credit union. life is a journey best lived together.

at six tonight, a new fire in los angeles county, prompting more evacuations. this as we start to get a better picture of the catastrophic damage from all the wildfires. neighborhoods absolutely leveled. thousands of homes, businesses, even schools reduced to rubble. >> i don't even know what to tell you. we're just still doesn't even feel real yet. >> i've lived here almost over 60 years, and the entire time i've been here, it looked apocalyptic. >> tonight, some evacuees starting to return home, only to find nothing left. good in