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 evening

everyone, i'm mike mibach. it has been another frantic day of firefighting in los angeles. and tonight, as the battle continues on the ground as well as in the air, we are getting a better idea of the enormity of the destruction in the los angeles area at this hour. the official death toll just went up. fire officials say it now stands at seven after two bodies were found in the palisades. fire officials also now know more than 10,000 structures have burned in all the fires. there have also been, unfortunately, at least 20 people arrested for looting. and the national guard has also been called in and is on scene to help enforce a possible curfew that could go into effect later tonight. for more on the ongoing firefight and the situation on the ground, let's bring in our greg lee. greg. yeah. mike. >> the kenneth, fire that new fire you spoke about burning in the west hills calabasas area, drawing a lot of attention from crews at this hour. the damage from these fires is simply hard to fathom. entire blocks of homes have been wiped out. firefighters had hoped to make

some progress today with a short break in the winds, 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 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 la 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 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. >> these fires also prompting the closure of schools across l.a. county. there are gas and power outages, as well as concerns for the smoky air and polluted water in the area, the l.a. sheriff said. those looting, arrests that we talked about, that is what prompted the help of the national guard, as well as that impending curfew. the cause of all these fires still remains under investigation. >> and to go back to the kenneth fire that you mentioned at the top of your report, that is

probably the number one concern tonight. >> yeah, they moved resources very quickly because they're waiting for those winds to come back. that started at 50 acres. as we look at this live picture, you can see that fire on the hill. you can see how many engines have arrived very quickly. it is now at about 800 acres. the good news is they are starting to make some progress. they were really worried about the rapid rate of speed because of all the dry conditions there, but also a lot of the homes. for anyone that knows the calabasas, west hills area, this is a very tight, condensed neighborhoods, a lot of homes that with one amount of fire could certainly spread very, very quickly. but again, they're making some progress. >> and to think, just 48 hours ago, i mean, even the air attack was grounded because of the winds. and i know winds are still a concern as as the sun is now set and can pick up some speed tonight. and speaking of the air attack, something happened today with the drone. yeah. >> the faa releasing a statement tonight saying that one of the airplanes, firefighting airplanes that was over the palisades fire was struck by a drone, which inhibited its efforts to fight. that plane actually had to land. they were able to land safely. but obviously, the message not only from crews today has been about

being ready to evacuate like we saw in the west hills calabasas area. but don't fly your drones don't come looky loo at these fires. obviously, these crews are risking their lives to let them do their job. let them do their job. >> let them do their job. all right, greg, thank you for that. the l.a. county office of emergency management says it made a mistake today when it sent out an alert to cell phones telling people to evacuate. that alert was intended for only the evacuation zone of that kenneth fire we just showed you, but instead went out to the entire l.a. county area. >> the office of emergency management and the county's emergency operations center took immediate action to issue a cancellation and then also issue a second wireless emergency alert to correct the misinformation from the malfunction in l.a. county. >> supervisor says the mistake was a result of a technical error. all right, let's bring in our meteorologist, roberto gonzalez, right now. winds dying down earlier. but now, maybe possibly picking up here. where we headed? roberta? >> oh, yeah. they will be

fluctuating, mike, for the next several days. and right now i want to go ahead and talk about what greg alluded to. and that is the kenneth fire that is now up to 960 acres. that's a lot, because this just started at 334 this afternoon. the wind gusts are up to 19mph. now let's go back to the east portion of the los angeles basin, where the air temperature right now is 63 degrees. at the eaton fire, the winds are relatively on the flat side, but the humidity is into the teens. then we head due west. now this is the palisades fire where the winds are flat at this time, but they will be fluctuating. now. what is new is we do have a high wind warning that went into effect at 6:00 straight up. and then meanwhile we do have a wind advisory still in effect. in addition to that red flag warning, you can see the plume of smoke from the palisades fire and also the eaton fire that continues to blow out towards the open waters. however, we still have poor air quality and that will

be a factor all the way through the weekend. next time around, we'll talk more about the fires and the record high temperatures we experienced here today. >> all right, roberta, we'll see you soon. thank you for that. president biden, along with senior white house officials, were briefed on the federal response to the fires. the president says the federal government will pay for 100% of the firefighting needs and debris removal for the next 180 days, also pledging 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. >> the president was just in california yesterday where he issued a major disaster declaration. this authorizes the release of federal money to help

state, county and city governments cover emergency response costs. it also includes individual assistance programs for affected residents and businesses. the devastation from the l.a. county wildfires, raising new questions tonight for all californians about the challenge of getting affordable fire insurance coverage in the future. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now from the newsroom with more on what she's learned. janna. >> well, mike, this has been a very difficult situation. insurance companies such as state farm, allstate and farmers have canceled more than 72,000 policies over the past few years in high risk areas. you know, earthquake and flood insurance are usually separate, but fire is usually part of those homeowner policies. new rules, though, take effect this year that aim to help insurers return to california. i spoke with the california department of insurance, who says these 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 million 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. >> right now, the department of insurance says more than 8.4 million homes have insurance right now. the average premium in california is about $1,400, just $8 under the national average, the state says. with these new tools, california insurers will 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, you know, mike, one tip, rosenfield says, is take a video of your home inside and outside. that can be very valuable evidence. if you do have a disaster. >> the video documentation very key these days. all right, jenna, thank you for that. coming up here at six, a bold move on his first full day on the job. what the new mayor of san francisco did, hoping to put a dent into the city's budget deficit. >> plus, i miss him. but i take solace in knowing that his beloved rosalind- [music] are reunited again, remembering the man and the president. >> more from the emotional funeral service for jimmy carter that brought ll

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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 he and 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 parked 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. >> and it's not just the people of georgia and political leaders remembering president carter. there are families all over the country, including right here in the bay area, whose lives were affected by the carters during their long lives of service. ktvu jesse gary live tonight in san jose, where a memorial to the 39th president was open to the public today. jesse. good evening. >> mike, good evening to you. and you would think being president would be the culmination of a career. but for jimmy carter, his activities after he left the white house

probably shine brightest. he used the tools of a builder to help millions of people around the globe finally have a place that 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 blue blob that you and rosalyn have a great dance tonight. >> and if you did not get a chance to come and write a message to president carter. officials with habitat for humanity say you can come by one of their two restored sites in the bay area. there's one here in san jose, and there's one up in oakland from tomorrow through january 17th, we'll put the information as far as the exact address, addresses and times on our website, ktvu.com. we're live outside san jose city hall tonight. michael, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back up to you in oakland. >> yes. his service to so many will never be forgotten. indeed. jesse, we appreciate it. thank you. >> stunning day across the bay area with temperatures well above normal. did you see just how clear the sky was and just how blue it is? the visibility.

unbelievable. 75 today the record high in redwood city. and keep in mind, the average high is 58 degrees. sfo clocked in at 71. and oakland brand new record of 70, shattering the old record of 67 degrees set just a few years ago in 2015. ten years ago. other notable numbers? yes, and it wasn't even a record 78 in santa rosa with 73 degrees apiece in concord. also fairfield and antioch. everybody just much bathing in 70. 68 in san francisco, when the average high is right around 60 degrees. okay. live weather camera again, visibility is unlimited at this hour. temperatures have tumbled into the 50s to 60. in fairfield through rio vista, it is now 62 degrees. in san bruno. the winds are slight. these winds will remain under ten miles per hour throughout the evening hours. and then we begin to get a little bit on the breezy side tomorrow. area of low pressure tracks to the to the north of us. and that's going to cool us

down just gradually tomorrow. but tonight, 30s and 40s across the board will pinpoint what high temperature you should expect in your neighborhood. and mike, that's still coming up. >> all right. we'll see you soon roberta. thank you. tonight, new information about a tragic discovery in sonoma county coming up here at six. why the investigation into four bodies found inside a house in santa rosa led police to san jose. and on this, the first full day on the job, already a big move from san francisco mayor daniel lurie. what he's

a deadly discovery in santa rosa. police say four shooting victims found inside a home on monarch court are believed to be family members. two of the victims are women ages 33 and 67 and two men, ages 28 and 67. officers say they found the four bodies in different areas of the home yesterday afternoon. police also located a semiautomatic handgun near one of the bodies. detectives searched a home in san jose they say is linked to one of the victims. but the motive for the shooting is still under investigation. the victims names and exact relationships have not been released. the city of san jose began enforcing new parking restrictions on rvs today. chenoweth avenue is the first of 30 different sites where the city rolled out the oversize, lived in vehicle enforcement pilot program known as olive city. teams will notify

rv owners that they have two weeks to move. people will be given information about available services and safe parking sites, and after two weeks, tow trucks will then be called in to remove any remaining vehicles. >> we'll spend a week posting signs, distributing fliers and talking with vehicle owners at each site before any action is taken. residents who are living in their vehicles will be given time to move their vehicles, and will be offered information about existing resources, including any available housing resources, if available. >> next month, the city plans to open a new safe parking site on berryessa road with room for 85 rvs. well, this is daniel lowery's first full day in office as the mayor of san francisco, and he's already making some big announcements at his first department head meeting. today, he did announce an immediate citywide hiring freeze. he says this is part of an effort to tackle the city's budget deficit, which is

currently the largest in the city's history. mayor lowery also telling department heads to pause new contracts and programs that have not been signed or implemented, and to instead prioritize initiatives that have already proven they work. in a statement, mayor lowery saying 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. coming up on ktvu news at 630, we're going to get you an update on where things stand in the firefight down south in los angeles, including the moves being made right now to stop looters. also, if you are trying to send help to the fire victims, how to make sure your donations are actually gett g to the places and

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of looking for possible remains. now, officials say the death toll of seven is expected to rise. a sheriff's department team, including a coroner's truck, was sent at a site in pacific palisades this afternoo, and we are starting to hear some stories of those who died. one woman said that her brother perished after staying behind to fight the fire with a garden hose, and another woman said her father, an amputee, did not make it out. at least 180,000 people are under evacuation orders. still tonight, the city of santa monica has already declared an overnight curfew due to incidents of looting. at least 20 arrests have been made of people breaking into vacant homes. and starting later tonight, this curfew is expected to expand to an area around the two major fires in pacific palisades and altadena. the l.a. county sheriff said that national guard troops will also be stationed to enforce a curfew. you're watching ktvu, fox two news here at 630. tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees still have no idea if

their homes are still standing. and tonight, many are still staying with friends or possibly in hotels, or even those temporary shelters that have been set up waiting word to find out if their house is standing. ktvu mark sayer has the story of one fire victim and the platform that is working to help get money to all those affected. >> 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 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. and we have a link to that dedicated la wildfire relief page on our website at ktvu.com reporting in san jose, i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> tonight, the nfl has decided to move the upcoming l.a. rams playoff game from los angeles to arizona. the rams were scheduled to host the minnesota vikings on monday night, but because of the horrific wildfires in the l.a. area, the nfl is moving the playoff game to the cardinals stadium in glendale, arizona. it will still be played on monday night. the fire is also changing things around for the nba. tonight's game between the los angeles lakers and the charlotte

hornets in los angeles has been postponed until further notice. multiple media outlets also reporting that lakers head coach jj redick lost his home in the palisades fire. if you want to help, you can join fox's support of families affected by the california fires in california. your donation enables the red cross to respond to and then help people recover from the disaster. you can just scan the qr code that's right there on your screen to donate, or you can visit. go dot fox slash red cross to support the effort. a severe winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of the southern part of the nation today, and in the state of texas, the state issued warnings to residents as work crews prepared for icy roads and dangerous conditions. fox's olivia gomez has more on the cold snap to get groceries. >> got to stock up. >> and she's not alone, folks from the midwest to the deep south are still shivering as the polar vortex sends temperatures plunging yet again. and it's

about to get even worse. the new winter storm system settled over texas is expected to drop plenty of snow and ice over a large area of the south through friday night, leaving people scrambling to stock up on essentials to ride out the storm. i just got like, some comfort food. >> some like things that i can cook in a crock pot that are like, warm and, you know, homey. >> road crews are already hard at work pre-treating the highways with salt and brine to stay ahead of the ice, but it won't be easy. most of these areas aren't used to dealing with subzero temperatures and icy roads, and officials are urging folks to stay at home if they can, and use extreme caution if they have to drive. >> we're not used to driving in conditions like this. be careful. be cautious. make sure that you're protecting your own life. if you do get out on the road, drive safely. >> this is a different system from the one that dumped snow throughout the eastern u.s. last week. it forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and now airports throughout the south are trying to avoid a repeat and

keep things moving smoothly. >> we have been working around the clock. we have crews coming in, staying overnight, actually in anticipation of what mother nature sends her away. >> parts of northern texas have already reported up to three inches of snow, and forecasters say it could get up to seven inches by sunday. in arlington, texas, olivia cummings, fox news. >> coming up, we're going live to southern california. ktvu tom vacar standing by to give us an update on the ituation as another t

fire has turned deadly. search teams recovering at least two bodies from the rubble after flames tore through malibu and pacific palisades. that's where we find ktvu tom vacar tonight. who's been on scene there now for a good 24 hours, tom? >> well, my guess is that they're probably going to find some more bodies in a number of these fires simply because they're so overwhelmed by the

fire itself that they really haven't had time to thoroughly search for things now. most of the people will be accounted for because they will have either called friends, and then they won't have people asking for welfare checks and all of that kind of stuff. but my guess is that they're going to find more, because this is such a large fire, and there's so many homes that were taken down as much as we saw in coffey park, and certainly as we saw in paradise. now behind me, i want to show you something. this is a very large building, a condo, an apartment house, something like that, just off of sunset boulevard in in palisades here. and you see up to the upper left hand corner of that, you see a kind of an orange glow. might you might think that would be like some sort of embers or something burning. it's not. it's actually a very tall fire department hose ladder that is standing over that. and occasionally when flames pop up on this building, they put them down because they don't want

this thing to flare up, because there's obviously a lot to burn there. and they don't want to get this thing going. now, right now there's no wind. so this is not a problem. but if the winds pick up the santa ana's, which they do expect, they don't want to have this as being one thing. i also want to show you something. you see some cars down here lower this one just past. and this is a service vehicle from a fire department. what's interesting is because it is so dark here, we have noticed a huge presence of police, of fire, of private security and a lot of other people that are going through here. we've also noticed some people that don't look like they should be here. now, that doesn't mean they're here with ill intent, but what it does mean is that people are finding a way to get into this neighborhood, even though if you try to do it by a street, you're going to have plenty of police to stop you. but the reality of the situation is, is that some people probably live in here and they just want to check their property or know what's going on. and the other is this crazy phenomenon that i've seen year after year after year, and i

call it disaster tourism. people just want to come and take a look, and they don't really care that they're not supposed to be in here. they come in and take a look. they have no ill will, no ill intent, but they get in the way of things. and when you get in the way of things here, especially at night, that can be a very dangerous thing for all parties concerned. so another problem that they have that they have to spend enormous resources on, are having enough police to just drive around to see if anybody is trying to pull any shenanigans, and if they do, then they're going to arrest them right away. they're now talking also about imposing, maybe as early as tomorrow, a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m, because those are the dark hours and they just simply do not want people who are either within the zone or without the zone. a lot of people, you know, end up staying in their homes or just ignore the evacuation orders. they don't want to have anybody moving around, and then they'll have a much greater beat on that. now, some civil liberties folks don't think that's a good idea, but in a situation like this, this almost seems to be necessary. back to you and tom. >> when i talked to you last,

the 10:00 news last night, you were down on the pacific coast highway in malibu, and you were showing us all the destruction down there. you know, when the sun came up today and you were driving around. i'm just curious, what struck you the most about what you were seeing today? >> well, having worked down here for a few years and having been a visitor here many, many times, you know, when you drive up the pacific coast highway through, you know, through malibu, especially in santa monica, but malibu and then on beyond that, it's just this beautiful thing where these gorgeous, gorgeous houses up on the hills. and then you have all of these beach homes there and state beaches and all of that stuff. the problem is the part of that that we most know, which is malibu, the sea front is almost basically gone. there are very few structures left there, and i don't think there's one undamaged structure. there are a few places that are going to be relatively easy to fix up, but the way we saw this is very much

like, as i mentioned yesterday, lahaina, this is a complete rebuild project, and when they rebuild it, they've got to figure out a way that if we're going to have stronger santa ana winds, that what they have got to do, they just have to build it with materials that will not catch fire from embers that come over from the santa ana wind fires. once again, you can see here's fire trucks. they're looking for hotspots and they are very serious. and this guy is looking up to seeing if anything's going on with the utilities. but there are plenty of police officers and other people going through here doing the very same thing. because part of this is to show a presence that if you show up here and we see you, you're in trouble. you bet. >> all right, back to you, tom vaca with the very

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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 geary 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 i mean, this building is a whole block long. what are they going to do with this building? it's empty, except for domino's. 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. anyways, 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. >> we have heard that walgreens has committed that staff at the

impacted stores will be placed elsewhere, but at this time, no word on which locations will be taking on new customers and filling those customers prescriptions. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> 17 degrees, 17 degrees above average today in redwood city. that was a brand new record for this january 9th. hi, everybody. it was 75, in redwood city, breaking the old record set back in 1962. sfo tied their record and oakland brand new record for this date at 70 degrees. other notable numbers. look at this. just about everybody soaked up the sunshine into the 70s today. hayward at 69, same and napa. and it was 62 degrees in pacifica. 67 degrees in milpitas and in fremont. currently, we've cooled down mighty fast now that the sun did set. we're in the 50s, except it's still in the high 60s in santa rosa. okay, high pressure here. low pressure there. that's going to nick that

northwestern quadrant of the state of california. and then it will bring down some cooler air mass for your friday. so not as warm as today. meanwhile, we have been graced with plentiful rain for our area. santa rosa checking in at 195% of normal. but look at los angeles. they are certainly in a drought, and while they need the rain, the last time we have seen it was last friday, so we don't have any rain in the horizon. i was thinking january 21st and now the long range computer models are pushing that out. what we're looking at now is southern california wind advisory and high wind warning, in effect now through friday night. some gusts up to 70mph in the higher elevations there tonight, overnight with flat winds, we will have mostly clear skies. temperatures into the 40s and 50s, except right there. santa rosa, 39 livermore, pleasanton. also doubling into san ramon at 38 degrees. your daytime highs tomorrow. anywhere from the 60s

to the mid and high 60s counting on 70 degrees in san jose, sunnyvale, cupertino and in campbell. let's check out your extended forecast. we're going with cooler but still mild for your friday. waking up in the fog on saturday and breezy conditions, but plenty of sunshine and then gusty winds for a couple of days. but still no rain in the forecast. stay with we'll

two weeks and leading up to the inauguration, congressional republicans have been discussing how to implement his agenda. fox's aishah hosni has the story. >> reporter tonight, president elect trump is back in mar-a-lago, where he's hosting a dinner for republican governors, including former rival florida governor ron desantis, as he rallies the troops ahead of his inauguration. and now, fox has learned trump is also courting a democrat. pennsylvania senator john fetterman says trump extended an invitation to mar-a-lago, and he accepted. >> i am not the senator for just democrats in pennsylvania. i'm everyone's senator in pennsylvania. and so it's just

having a conversation with, with with the with the president. >> it's pretty reasonable. >> it comes after a triumphant return to washington. feels great, where a source tells fox trump convinced senate republicans to pursue his agenda. immigration tax cuts and the debt ceiling in one big bill, with the possibility of splitting it into two if things get bogged down. >> we're looking at the one bill versus two bills, and whatever it is doesn't matter. we're going to get the results. >> fox has told several senate republicans made the case for two bills, so they're not forced to vote on the debt ceiling. the president elect listened, but did not appear to budge. let's be ambitious. >> let's go big. >> house gop leaders optimistic they can find cuts to appease the most fiscally conservative factions. >> i think that it's very, very doable for us to be able to cut 1 trillion to 1.5 trillion votes they can't afford to lose. >> if we do not reduce spending, then we are. then we are simply

shifting the tax to future generations. >> and the majority for senate republicans becomes even slimmer now as vice president elect jd vance steps down as senator, leaving the decision for his replacement up to ohio governor mike dewine. on capitol hill, i'm aishah hasnie, fox news. >> and that's it for us here at 6:00. more coverage of the fires down south. coming up next, right here on west coast rap with alex savage. and don't forget, you can always stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime. just download the fox local app to your tv. i'll see you back here at t

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