and now it's gone. now we can't get presents here anymore. >> unimaginable loss for thousands of people in southern california had. the federal government is responding to one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history. plus, there is some good news when it comes to getting a handle on those wildfires. crews have been able to make some progress, and the biggest challenges that lie ahead. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia

mikaelian firefighters hoping a change in the weather will help them gain ground on some southern california wildfires. the largest is burning right now. the palisades fire has burned 20,000 acres, has just 8% containment at this hour. the eaton fire, burning in altadena, has charred 14,000 acres. 3% containment there. and a new fire sparked yesterday. the kenneth fire burning in ventura is up to 1000 acres. it's at 35% containment. firefighters are gaining ground on the hurst fire. that fire has burned 800 acres, 37% containment there. officials across los angeles county say at least ten people have died due to these wildfires, and they are bracing for what the next few days could bring. ktvu fox's connor hanson live now with the latest in los angeles county. connor. >> garcia, you ran through the numbers. still, so much work to be done on several major wildfires. we're standing in pacific palisades, near one of

the largest of all of those fires, the palisades fire. 3000 firefighters are working to put it out right now. but take a look at some of the aftermath. we're standing in what was a mobile home community right along the pacific ocean and these homes. and, i mean, all of these homes have been reduced to rubble and ash. we're going to zoom over just a little bit. you can see a car that was completely burned down to the engine block there. and when we zoom out to this entire community, you can see how vast the destruction is. not one home left standing in this community. and unfortunately, tragically, there are several other neighborhoods just like this around pacific palisades, blocks upon blocks of houses that have been destroyed, along with schools and people's businesses. people across los angeles returning to find their homes reduced to rubble. flames leveling entire neighborhoods,

leaving many wondering what's next. >> the whole thing, like everything, my whole neighborhood, everything that i grew up to love and know is burnt up. >> crews are taking advantage of calm winds to make progress on the palisades and eaton fires, as well as the kenneth fire that sparked on thursday. a red flag warning expires tonight, but strong gusts return to the forecast next week, and officials say they are bracing for flare ups. >> the last figure i heard was over 260 days without rain down here, so it's very, very dry. fuel bed is very receptive as the fight continues. >> a nightly curfew is now in place in parts of l.a. county as police crack down on looting. >> this area is closed. >> around 20 people have been arrested so far. hundreds of national guard members have also been sent to support local law enforcement. >> we will be arrested if we catch you doing that. there are a lot of eyes and ears out there, and that's the last thing we want to be dealing with.

>> and now that people have been told to leave these areas and evacuate, officials are now telling people outside the evacuation zone, even that they should stay inside and keep their windows closed, because the air quality has gotten so bad from all the smoke coming from these fires. >> gasia connor. when the fire started back on tuesday of this week, wind gusts were clocked around 100 miles an hour. clearly, winds are a major concern. how has it been? what are you feeling now in the time that you've been in l.a? >> well, thankfully we've seen those winds get lighter and lighter since we've been here. nothing like the hurricane force winds you mentioned from those santa ana's. unfortunately, there is the possibility of the winds to pick back up in the coming days here. so firefighters are really trying to take advantage of this quieter weather, not just on the ground, but from above, with

planes and helicopters dumping water and fire retardant on these fires. and we're going to hope it stays that way. but unfortunately, again, we could get more red flag warnings and more high winds in the coming days while there's still tens of thousands of acres of land burning. >> hunter hanson live in los angeles. thank you. new at noon. president biden has been briefed on the los angeles wildfires. the president and vice president met virtually today from the oval office with governor gavin newsom, l.a. mayor karen bass and fema director deanne criswell. yesterday, the president announced that for the next six months, the federal government will pay 100% of the cost for the disaster response. he said there's still a long way to go and that california will have all the resources needed to fight the fire and help survivors scope the scale and the erratic movements of these fires is truly unprecedented. >> i mean, it's truly unprecedented. and but day after day, these firefighters have been pulling 24 hour shifts,

rushing the flames with hurricane force winds as well, to rescue people, to evacuate neighborhoods, to put these fires out. now, i speak for the american people when i say, we owe you, we're with you, and we're going to make sure you get every resource you need. >> 440 california national guard members have been deployed to southern california. they are helping with traffic control and securing the fire zones. this comes after 20 people were arrested for looting. the l.a. county sheriff's department is now enforcing a mandatory curfew in the fire areas from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. >> across the area this afternoon. garcia, the winds will be dying down. still, we do expect the wind gusts to be anywhere from 30 to 40mph. the wind advisories will expire at 2:00. the red flag warning at 6:00 this evening for southern california. but as we've been talking about, this is a brief reprieve as more wind is expected in the coming days. right now, let's deal with the largest fire out there.

palisades reporting relative humidity 22%. still very dry, with gusts to about ten miles per hour. as we move over towards the eden fire, we do have again dry conditions continuing here with relative humidity 16% in the wind. gusts to eight miles per hour at about 60 degrees. the newest fire in the calabasas area, the kenneth fire. relative humidity is 12% expected to remain dry over the course of the weekend. but again, the winds are dying down when it comes to the smoke. do expect it to be pushed a little bit farther towards the southern california and perhaps san diego. but because of the flow, as we've been talking about most of it going out towards the pacific ocean, i'll have a better look at what we expect in the days ahead for los angeles, as well as for us here at home, as we have our own wind advisory coming as we head towards the weekend. garcia. >> thank you. rosemary. the largest fire burning in southern california started four days ago. the number of people who've lost everything keeps rising. ctv's susan hirasuna talked with one family in altadena, whose

young children are learning what it's like to cope with the loss of their home. >> we're here on fair oaks in altadena, and this is a friend of mine and her family. she, daisy, is coming here for the first time. her kids were not really grasping the concept of losing their house and they insisted. your older son insisted that he wanted to see all of this. >> he wanted to see his home. he wanted to come back and check his home. he was, you know, we were watching the fire from our window. so he wanted to also see his school and make sure that, you know, everything was there. but he's just he doesn't understand that we lost our home. he was upset. he was crying. but now it's like i forgot my home. >> and now now what do you think is as you watch them go get it? look at this devastation. >> i mean, it gives me comfort to see their innocence and how they just like, you know, don't understand the concept of pain, of losing things. like, i

thought they were going to take this a little bit harder and difficult, but they, you know, to me, it's just it's sad to see everything that we work for, everything that we built here to just be gone and ours, you know, we didn't realize that our house was going to burn like this. >> and a lot of stuff that we left in our house and it's burned. and we had a 3d printer and it was so special to me. and it's going to make me a little sad, but i don't know why. but this is what happened to our house, and a lot of stuff that i love is gone. my dad, my dad's, my dad's bicycle right there. and my mom's. my mom's bicycle is here somewhere, and it's. and. and now it's. and everything is broken and it's all lost color and stuff. and these are the only things i hav.

this. oh, no. >> and this. >> yeah. that was our chimney. where santa comes and now it's gone. now we can't get presents here anymore. we have to replace this house and have a different house. >> you know, we already prepped them to understand that they're going to go to florida, that we don't have a home. so maybe that's why they're taking things so, so calm. but to me, it's just not i don't have any comfort not, you know, knowing that everything that we built and everything that we had is just gone. we grabbed nothing. i just grabbed one luggage for all of us, you know, for us, for. so i thought we were just going to be able to come back. you just think that it was just going to burn and like, you know, where there's nothing. yeah. >> is this your first time seeing it or did you come? no. >> i came up yesterday, so i did i got the major impact yesterday, but it's just devastating everything we work for. >> how long have you guys lived here? >> that's what, three and a half years, i think. almost four

years now. and. >> but, you know, in that time period, i know in order to make a home, a house, that you just move into a home. what kinds of things did you do? >> well, we've been doing a lot. when we bought the house, it was kind of a fixer upper. we've done a lot of electrical work. we've done plumbing work, we've replaced sewer lines. we've done a lot just to make it more comfortable. >> we just did the window we replaced replaced all the windows about a month ago. and we oh, the ac system too. that was quite of an expense to do all the ac, do all the, you know, fireproof windows. you know that obviously there's nothing fireproof. >> this is part of your car. >> that's that's my license plate. what's left of it. yeah. >> so thank you both for talking with me and letting us see president elect trump's hush money case comes to an end.

>> why? he won't face any real consequences for his felony conviction. then, as the supreme court considers the future of tiktok, we'll examine what it would take to keep that social media app going in the u.s. past

(husband) we just want to have enough money for retirement. (wife) and travel to visit our grandchildren. (fisher investments) i understand. that's why at fisher investments we start by getting to know each other. so i can learn about your family, lifestyle, goals and needs, allowing us to tailor your portfolio. (wife) what about commission- based products? (fisher investments) we don't sell those. we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in your best interest. (husband) so how do your management fees work? (fisher investments) we have a transparent fee, structured so we do better when you do better. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. an outcome that finalizes his conviction last year. the judge in manhattan declined to impose

any punishment. this means the president elect can return to the white house in ten days without any threat of a jail term, or even a fine. last year, a jury convicted mr. trump of 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. the charges are directly tied to the reimbursement of money paid to cover up a sex scandal. during the 2016 presidential election. new at noon san francisco's new mayor has named a new fire chief in just the past hour. here, mayor daniel lowery named battalion chief dean christman to head the san francisco fire department. the mayor said crispin brings 34 years of experience to the role. he is a native san franciscan who served as captain of the chinatown, north beach and south of market stations. now there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake early this morning right off the coast near the zoo. crispin said that's a reminder of the importance of the job. >> citizens of this city, our department stands ready to protect you and your loved ones should disaster strike. we vigilantly train daily and have

a comprehensive plan in place. >> assistant deputy chief sandy tong has been serving as interim chief. she took over for chief janine nicholson, who recently retired duehealth reasons. now, the announcement came just after mayor lori announced an immediate citywide hiring freeze, said it's part of an effort to tackle the city's budget deficit, which is currently the largest in san francisco history. mayor lori told department heads to hold off on new contracts and programs that have not been signed or implemented. he says he wants to prioritize initiatives that are proven to work. san francisco's bay ferry says it's expanding its snack bar and drink menu to include alcoholic beverages at all hours. the new concessionaire allows passengers to purchase premium coffee, juice, baked goods and cocktails on every trip, including the morning commute. the new menu is replacing the ferry's free coffee program. one commuter told us she'd probably still get her morning coffee on board, even if she had to pay for it. >> i don't want to pay, but if i

have to, i guess i will. if i really need to, just to save some money. i'd imagine it's probably cheaper than starbucks. >> hopefully, the bay ferry says it offered free coffee in an effort to boost ridership, and because the previous concessionaire couldn't provide staffing at all times, the new concession operator is returning bar service to its pre-pandemic norms. the supreme court heard oral arguments today over a potential tiktok ban in the united states. the government has ordered the app to shut down in nine days over concerns that it poses a risk to national security. tiktok's parent company, china based bytedance, has been told to sell the app to a us based company or it will be blocked. bytedance says the ban is a violation of free speech and opens the door to dangerous censorship. tech journalist shibani joshi says about 2.5 hours of arguments means the supreme court appears likely to uphold the ban. >> the justices seemed skeptical of the argument that tiktok had violated the first amendment right. one of the justices saying congress is fine with

expression, but not fine with the foreign adversary. gathering information on 170 million people. so you're seeing some inkling that the supreme court is really taking to heart, or leaning in the way of the interests of congress and national security. >> it usually takes the supreme court months to make a ruling. but with the january 19th deadline for tiktok, justices could have a decision in about a week. back now to our weather. and this time we'll focus on what's happening here at home. a beautiful picture of the oakland, alameda estuary, san francisco in the distance. interesting, rosemary. we see just a little bit of haze in the sky. but boy, heavy winds earlier this week meant we had spectacular clarity. >> you're right. and those winds are coming back. gasia. just like for southern california, we do expect even a wind advisory to pop up here as we get into the weekend. here's a look over the bay where we've got, again, the blue sky out there as we look towards the mount diablo. air quality does remain good to moderate for today, and here's a

view from up above, where just a few clouds expected to spill into the bay area. as we get into the second part of your friday. systems continue to move through the pacific northwest and drop on the backside of california. that is what is helping to create that wind that we have seen in recent days. meanwhile, outside our doors at this hour, the winds are still generally light, even napa reporting an onshore breeze at about eight miles per hour. we have calm conditions reported in oakland, and as we shift over towards the peninsula and south bay, more of the same going on here, anywhere from calm conditions to about five miles per hour from half moon bay, over towards san jose and into livermore. at this time, meanwhile, our temperatures are running a little bit cooler today. we are still well above average though. next, wind advisory begins at midnight. it will go until sunday morning and it is right now for our hills, our north bay hills, our east bay hills, santa clara hills, as well as the mountain, i should say santa cruz mountains. going until about 10 a.m. on sunday.

wind gusts expected to reach 50mph at times. notice the shade of green here? we're also going to be dealing with some coastal flooding. this will be for tomorrow morning and will last until noon. so if you do have a hike in mind, or if you like being in and around those low lying areas adjacent to the bay, this is your plan for tomorrow morning. do be prepared for a little bit of a coastal flooding going on there. coming back to the current and what is going on with our temperatures at this time? we're down by 12 degrees in santa rosa compared to yesterday. we're down by nine in palo alto as well as livermore. widespread 60s out there 61 in livermore, 64. novato, 64 in san francisco. so not quite as warm as yesterday when we actually broke records, but again, still feels very much like spring. even heard the birds chirping this morning. they are thinking it's spring as well. 64 degrees, the afternoon high expected for san francisco. upper 60s over san jose and 66 expected over santa rosa. as we get into the weekend here, notice our

temperatures are very mild into saturday. do begin to cool off a bit more sunday monday into tuesday, but perhaps the bigger headline. of course, garcia is going to be that wind that returns to the bay area as well as southern california. more on that coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you rosemary. coming up, an early morning earthquake rocks parts of the bay area. then within just the past hour or so, a follow up from mother nature. what those who felt the jolt say a ut the reminder that

(vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day. but it's equally important for you to be thinking about your future... building credit— (daughter) dad... fargo, what's my fico® score? (dad) wow... it's a work of art. (vo) do you fargo? (daughter) that was corny, but i'll take it. (vo) you can. visit wellsfargo.com/getfargo.

before the hour here, and it hit off the san francisco coast. the second quake to hit that area today. usgs reported a magnitude 3.7 earthquake around 7:00 this morning. both of those quakes hitting about three miles northwest of the san francisco zoo. as you would expect with something this size, there are no reports of any major damage or injuries. but we did talk with people who felt the shaking. >> i was in bed at home and i felt like two seconds of shaking, and it felt like the whole place was shaking. >> i was also already awake and like christina said, i actually messaged her and a couple other friends. we had all felt it. as someone who just moved here, it was. it was my first earthquake, so it was definitely a little bit like, i don't know, scary. >> we've seen reports of shaking come from as far away as contra costa and sonoma counties. now

to northern santa rosa, where a school built for children on the autism spectrum has now opened. the 2017 tubbs fire destroyed half a dozen schools and 2800 homes. many students had to use temporary portable classrooms. the anova center of education welcomed 140 students yesterday. many were excited to have access to a school library again. the center also features rooms for occupational therapy, sensory elements and in classroom therapists to help children with autism. the west contra costa school district announced it's found enough money to fully rebuild one of its deteriorating schools. for years, west contra costa unified has been trying to allocate money for a redesign at stege elementary in richmond. now, the school board has unanimously approved increasing the budget for that redesign to $61 million. the district is using money left over from other construction projects to increase the budget. at stege. that school is set to be open by fall of 2027. to the south bay, now as the city of san jose, is 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 people living in rvs that they have two weeks to move. they'll be given information about available services and safe parking sites. after those two weeks, tow trucks will 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. >> this comes as the city plans to open a new safe parking site next month on berryessa road, with room for 85 rvs. oakland firefighters among those from the bay area who are now in los angeles, hear from the chief on what they're navigating in unknown terrain. >> plus, president elect donald trump officially sentenced in his new york business fraud

case. i'm rebecca castro in washington with the d ails on

firestorm in southern california. crews are still fighting a number of large fires. the two biggest ones are the eaton and palisades fires. los angeles authorities said

today there was some slight progress made overnight in containing those fires. ktvu allie rasmus reports on their focus today and the week ahead. >> firefighters say there was some progress containing the most destructive southern california fires overnight. the palisades fire, the largest of the 4 to 5 fires still burning in the los angeles area. now at 8% containment, up from 6% last night. the eaton fire near pasadena burned more than 14,000 acres and is now 3% contained. a slight improvement from 0% combined. the los angeles fires have killed at least ten people and consumed more than 35,000 acres. historic mount wilson observatory is still standing and not damaged. the nasa jet propulsion laboratory, also under a high priority fire protection. one firefighter was hurt after falling but is expected to be okay. thousands of other firefighters remain on the front lines from the bay area, the western u.s. and now canada. >> thanks to the increased number of resources assigned. the region is in a much better

posture than we were earlier this week. >> 153,000 residents are under evacuation orders in los angeles county. another 166,000 are under evacuation warnings. residents are urged not to drink tap water because of the ash and debris, and dozens of school districts canceled classes yet again. a 6 p.m. curfew order has been established tonight for the fire zones. >> i've given direction that if somebody is caught doing this, they are not going to get cited and released. they're going to get booked. we are not screwing around with this. you cannot be in these affected areas. if you are, you are subject to arrest. >> with more than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, this is likely the most expensive wildfire disaster in california history. >> i am using my moratorium power to stop all non renewals and cancellations. >> california's insurance commissioner, ricardo lara, declared a moratorium on all cancellations of home insurance policies for properties near the fire zone for the next year, but

for now, emergency responders are bracing for the immediate future. >> our priority is also going to be to prepare for the next red flag event that is predicted to begin on monday. >> the firefight far from over, with another round of strong santa ana winds expected next week. ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news. >> let's stay on the firefighting. really focus here on the weather. we see a helicopter up above. a lot of thick smoke rising throughout los angeles county. rosemary. interesting. a minute ago, we saw one of those big tankers drop fire retardant as firefighters try to sort of create a line between what's burning and where they'd like to see it. stop. >> yes, garcia, as you know, they are fighting against time, right? because it's just a matter of time before the winds are coming back. the winds have let up considerably. there is still a red flag warning. and of course, the winds will continue until about 6:00 this evening. and then it will go away, at least for now. but between now and then, very dry conditions and the winds are expected still

to range anywhere from 40 to 50mph, maybe even peaking in some isolated areas at about 60. here is a view of some of the current conditions out there, starting with the pacific palisades fire. we've got the northeast wind gusting to about seven miles per hour, relative humidity 22%. it's a dry one out there. and then as we head over towards altadena, where we have the other bigger fire eating fire, relative humidity 16%, and the winds are gusting at this point to about ten miles per hour. have to keep in mind with all the hills in the mountains, we could have stronger winds within those canyons that were just not able to pick up a reading on. and then the newest fire here, the kenneth fire. relative humidity 11%. northeast winds to about 11. as we move into the next 48 hours or so. notice by midnight we do have dry air. i would say drier conditions. we do have dry conditions, but the winds are going to let up. and then as we roll through the weekend, they do pick up at times. but it looks like monday is going to be when they really start to pick

up. you can see that wider shade of purple, indicating that the winds will go anywhere from 40 to 50mph. so this is what the firefighters, as well as the national weather service, is alluding to. in addition to that, very dry out there. i don't know if you have seen this comparison here, but from areas over the central northern part of the state, anywhere from 1 to 200% of average for this time of year, but you get over towards point conception and farther into the southern part of the state and incredibly dry. so no rain in the forecast, at least for the next seven days over southern california, which means the winds are going to be returning before the wet weather. i'll have a better look at what we can expect here at home, including that wind advisory for our bay area hills coming up in just a bit. garcia. >> rosemary. thank you. about 150 firefighters from the bay area are now on the fire lines in los angeles, battling the worst firestorm the region has ever seen. strike teams from several local agencies have been heading south all this week, including crews from san mateo, san francisco, alameda and marin

counties. oakland has sent a team of city firefighters as well. earlier on mornings on two, i spoke with oakland's fire chief, damon covington, about their mission so far. >> we sent 12 people down type three apparatus, which is our wildland mobile operation rigs. we've also sent a water tender down that had two additional people on it. so 14 total. they've got put right to work. you know, we went right to the fire line. they've moved around. it's part of a strike team, which means it's collaborated with different other fire departments in our region. >> chief covington said most of the firefighters volunteered to go. he says there are still plenty of resources and firefighters on duty here to handle any local emergencies. medical experts say the devastating wildfires in los angeles have created a dangerous air pollution problem. air purifiers are selling out. many people now taking steps to protect themselves from that dangerous smoke. >> i've woken up with burning eyes and the sore throat, coughing. i've had friends talk about getting nosebleeds. it's

just awful. i'm sleeping in a mask. >> doctors say the infernos that have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses are generating a tremendous amount of smoke that can contain dangerous toxins. the toxins are largely coming from the countless number of cars, appliances and pieces of furniture that have gone up in flames. >> inhaling these very small particles can cause significant irritation to the lungs. they certainly can enter the bloodstream, wherein we sometimes see non respiratory effects like cardiovascular effects of smoke exposure. >> doctors say this wildfire smoke is hazardous for everyone, but especially dangerous for children and the elderly, along with those who have respiratory and heart conditions. the devastation from the los angeles county wildfires raises new questions for all californians about the challenges of getting affordable fire insurance in the future. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the california department of insurance about new changes this year meant 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. >> insurers will have a far better opportunity than they have had in california, probably for 30 plus years, to receive adequate rates, timely rate decisions and to use rating

methodologies which, by the way, are used in every other state but haven't been available here. that will allow insurance companies to right even catastrophic exposures that we have seen, you know, since 2017 with wildfire. >> steve young is with the independent insurance agents and brokers in california. he says if losses from the la fires are too big for insurers and the state's fair insurance of last resort to cover, that could slow company's return to the market despite the new rules. >> so depending on the magnitude of those assessments, that that could definitely be a factor that that makes insurers look twice about coming back to california. >> jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> president elect trump is now the first president to be criminally sentenced in the history of the country. a new york judge delivered his fate for his business fraud conviction this morning. he will not serve jail time. but as

fox's rebecca castro reports, mr. trump will still likely appeal the verdict after the u.s. supreme court rejected donald trump's request to delay his sentencing, prosecutors in new york got their long awaited wish. >> judge juan merchan sentenced the president elect to an unconditional discharge friday for falsifying business records. that means trump will not serve jail time, pay a fine or be on probation. but it does officially make him a convicted felon, which means by law, he can't possess even a 22 rifle, a pistol, a bullet. >> but yet he can be the commander in chief of the world's most powerful military. >> trump was not in new york for today's hearing. instead, he appeared virtually from mar a lago during his time to address the court. he doubled down on his position that the entire case is lawfare. >> it's been a political witch hunt. it was done to damage my reputation so that i would lose the election. and obviously that didn't work. >> this sentencing follows trump's conviction last may on 34 counts of filing false

business records, prosecutors say, ahead of the 2016 presidential election, he paid off adult film star stormy daniels to stop her from talking about an alleged affair, which he denies. >> i think the judgment will be far harsher for the new york court system than it will be on president elect trump. i think there's a very good chance that this could be reversed. >> trump's legal team is appealing his conviction following this summer's supreme court ruling on presidential immunity, but prosecutors say that doesn't apply here because trump was a private citizen when he broke the law. in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> the investigation into four deaths in the north bay this week continues what we're learning about the victims. as police narrow in on a

(wife) saving for retirement was tough enough. (husband) and navigating markets can be challenging at times.

(fisher investments) i understand. that's why at fisher investments, we keep a disciplined approach with your portfolio, helping you through the market's ups and downs. (husband) what about communication? (fisher investments) we check in regularly to keep you informed. (wife) which means you'll help us stay on track? (fisher investments) yes. as a fiduciary, we always put your interests first. because we do better when you do better. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but... it's also an eco-friendly artist retreat. (banker 3) so, you're expanding your business... (woman) ...and our family! can you help me plan for that? (banker 1) yeah! let's get started. (vo) ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

body cam video of the moment, the man accused of running over and killing several people on bourbon street fired at officers. now, before we show it to you will warn that the images may be disturbing to some. that having been said, here is what happened in the early morning hours of new year's day. video shows the moment police approached the white pickup truck used by what investigators say was a lone attacker. they say he shot at officers before police returned fire, killing him. police were responding after the man rammed the truck through a crowd on bourbon

street, killing 14 people and injuring 35 others. here at home, people in west oakland say they are frustrated over garbage, fires and other small fires that keep sparking in their neighborhood. they call it a threat to public safety. as amber lee reports, they've asked the city for help and say they have yet to see the results. >> reporter a pile of garbage on wood street set on fire under interstate 880, in west oakland. the nearby business owner who shot this video tells me the fire started monday, shortly before 5 p.m. >> the fire was right here. as you can see. people dump trash, people dump, dump tires and debris. >> alan lucchese owns sound wave studios, located just steps from what he describes as a common dumping site. he tells me people said garbage on fire here several times a month. >> we have a problem down here with with trash building up in the streets and then getting lit on fire, and that's been causing mayhem and destruction. >> that destruction may include

a fire last month where a person was found dead near, or possibly in, a vehicle that was caught on fire in this area. and last june, pacific supply, a business in the same area, was severely damaged by fire. neighbors tell me that it started with someone setting a pile of garbage outside on fire, and it spread to the building. oakland fire says the number of homeless encampment fires citywide has dropped. last year, there were 1100. that's down from the 1700 in 2023. >> still far too many. still incredibly dangerous. still very hazardous to both firefighters and residents. neighbors. vehicle traffic. >> michael hunt, spokesperson with oakland fire, says the dismantling of the large homeless encampment on wood street that started in 2022 helped lower the number of encampment fires. >> we always encourage residents to report either through 311 and for the event of a fire, always call 911 and we'll have a crew out there as fast as possible.

okay. >> come here. >> tifa silva and her dog peso live in a tiny home nearby. she says the frequent fires are a safety concern. >> it worries me. you know, i get worried about my dogs, you know, because sometimes they get loose. >> businesses and residents say they want the city to pay more attention to west oakland trash removal and managing the encampments in a way that businesses can survive. while we were there on this night, we saw two small fires. the business owner tells me he's called 311 many times to report illegal dumping, but that the city is slow to respond and sometimes not at all. in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> now to new details about a gruesome discovery in santa rosa. police say four people found dead inside a home on monarch court where family members. the victims are two women, ages 33 and 67, and two men, ages 28 and 67. officers say they found the bodies in different areas of the home

wednesday afternoon. police also found a semiautomatic handgun near one of the bodies. detectives searched a home in the south bay they say is linked to one of the victims. that home was on buena crest court in san jose. the motive for the shootings is still under investigation. the victims names have not been released. a father of four in san jose is trying to figure out how he'll provide for his family. after thieves made off with the trailer he relies on to sell nachos around the bay area and beyond. as ktvu crime reporter henry lee explains, the victim now has to start all over again. >> how do you just steal somebody's livelihood like that? >> anthony bajada of san jose is distressed and saddened after thieves stole his truck and trailer, which he uses for his pop up nachos business. >> you could tell somebody runs a business out of it. you look in it. i have an ice chest. i have a cooler, have some grills. >> it happened sometime the night of new year's day. bajada had parked his gmc suburban near a friend's house at wainwright avenue and scott street, near san jose. but when he woke up the next day, both the truck and

trailer were gone with all of his gear and supplies, all of which he needs to have replaced. >> i had a lot of my cooking equipment. i had a bunch of product. i had some precious metals and some personal belongings. >> the father of four relied on the trailer to make a living across the state, cooking up all sorts of nacho plates. >> we pop up, pop up all over the bay area, san francisco, oakland, san jose, gilroy. we've done events in los angeles. we go all over the place. >> bajada called 911, and santa clara county sheriff's deputies responded to the scene. san jose police later found vallarta's truck, which apparently had been hot wired. both license plates were missing. >> they messed up the engine. they trashed the interior. they broke the dashboard. >> but the ten foot wells cargo trailer is still missing. bajada says his loss is about $25,000. anyone who sees this trailer should contact the santa clara county sheriff's office or your local law enforcement agency. in san jose, henry lee ktvu, fox

two news. >> straight back to the weather here as the bay area is watching the conditions here. a gorgeous look at the golden gate. bright blue sky. just a little bit of clouds. not a drop of rain in sight and rosemary. at this point, some of us are getting a little bit nervous about that. >> you're right, garcia. we do not see any rain in our future for the next several days. some putting us all the way towards the end of the month. here is a view as the golden gate bridge mixed in there with some high clouds and high clouds. about all we are likely to see sneak across the bay area for today. notice the flag there barely blowing. the winds are gentle in most areas. we will begin to see an increase tonight with a wind advisory for our hills. storm tracker two here and you can see those clouds are coming in from the north of us. and as we push back just a little bit more, a lot of activity going on over areas of washington, oregon and idaho, but not for us. we are going to remain dry, not only for the bay area, but for southern california. and unfortunately, again, we are

looking at another wind event coming our way in the days ahead. for us, it's just going to be a little bit cooler out there today as a result of this system that's bringing in a cooler air mass. a little bit of cloud cover, and that's really about it. temperatures will still be above average for most of us today after breaking records yesterday. here's a view of the futurecast model. there's a look at that system there. it will begin to drop in once again on the backside of california into the rocky mountains and continue that north northeast flow for us. we have a little bit of a westerly flow going on this afternoon due to the system, but take a look by the monday morning time frame, that pressure gradient setting up once again. and the tighter you can see on the upper level winds there, again indicating the stronger winds that will be coming our way once again. that does include southern california right now. we do have a breeze out. mount saint helena reporting at 25mph. 10 to 15 for most. and closer to the surface, we are calm in areas like

fairfield, oakland, a light breeze in novato, concord, livermore, calm. mountain view reporting seven miles per hour. as we get into the evening hours, you're going to notice those oranges and reds beginning to pop up primarily over our hills. and that is where we have the advisory that will go until sunday morning for winds gusting to 50mph. meanwhile, our temperatures are coming down this afternoon down by 12 degrees. santa rosa, where you're 62 right now, 65 in san francisco. afternoon highs for today. widespread low to mid to upper 60s. one of the warmer spots 68 expected over san jose. and your extended forecast here. if you are just joining us, we do have a coastal flood advisory for low lying areas adjacent to the bay that will be with us for tomorrow morning, lasting until noontime. and then as we get into the numbers here, notice, temperatures will begin to drop off into sunday. and then we do remain seasonably mild into the business week. but dry conditions, as you mentioned, garcia. and really the wind is

going to be a factor for us, but more so in southern california once again, certainly. >> all right. we'll keep watching it. rosemary. thank you. president-elect trump is preparing for his presidency as he outlines his foreign policy vision. america's adversaries and allies are watching. fox's alex hogan has more from london. >> president elect trump hasn't taken office yet, but he's already making waves around the world with his statements on foreign policy, including his repeated suggestions that canada should become the 51st state, prompting sharp criticism from canadian officials. >> let me just state it again. that's never going to happen. or canadian because we're not american and that is not going to change. >> and south of the border, mexican president claudia sheinbaum used humor to deflect trump's demand that the gulf of mexico be renamed the gulf of america, instead suggesting relabeling north america as mexican america. >> esperar también aqui. >> we must wait for him to take office. and anyway, there is international law. >> trump also causing concern in

europe over his suggested u.s. takeover of greenland, a danish territory. the e.u. says it will respond to any attack, while the kremlin claims trump is threatening the stability of the arctic region. but the president elect is getting some cover from allies like italian prime minister giorgia meloni, who views his comments as a warning to china and russia rather than threats of military force. >> when he does something, he does it for a reason. so let's ask ourselves why he is using a forceful way of saying that the united states will not stand idly by. >> but with trump scheduling a face to face meeting with vladimir putin, there are concerns that he will stop supporting ukraine, essentially enabling a russian victory. >> no responsible leader would let putin have his way. >> trump says he's also floating the idea of acquiring the panama canal, either through diplomacy or force. in london, alex hogan, ktvu, fox two news. >> the last unemployment numbers of president biden's term are in

how they compare to expectations as the country prepares

in december. the labor department reports 256,000 new jobs were created last month, far surpassing estimates. health care was the biggest sector for hiring. the unemployment rate in december ticked down to 4.1%. president biden took some credit for the solid numbers, saying his administration has made progress for working families. credit card defaults are on the rise to their highest level since 2010. u.s. defaults jumped to $46 billion from january through september of last year. that's up 50% from 2023, according to bank data. a borrower goes into default when they fail to make a payment for 180 days. analysts say that high levels of debt and inflation have many borrowers unable to cover their payments. two of the

largest energy generators in the country are merging. constellation energy announced it's buying calpine for one for $16 billion. calpine runs 37 different power projects across california, including the geysers outside of calistoga. it's one of the largest natural gas generation companies in the country. the deal comes amid huge demand for power in california and nationwide, driven in large part by ai and data center industry demands. take a look at what's happening on wall street. a difficult day for the dow. it's down more than one and one half percentage points, losing almost 700 points right now. that percentage loss is similar to what we're seeing on the s&p and nasdaq. a new trend is taking hold this month called no spend january. many people are putting a pause on their spending after going all out for holiday gifts and parties. the goal is to focus on buying only the necessities. participants say they're skipping things like eating out, including takeout orders and staying away from bars, as well as online shopping and only watching movies on streaming services instead of going to the theater. >> i would rather see people be

a little bit more realistic, set these goals that are attainable, that then you can feel good about, and then that can transition further into the year, you know, into the first quarter, then into the summer and beyond. >> financial advisors say even small changes like making coffee at home instead of going to a cafe every day, can add up. they urge people to track their spending so they can know exactly where their money is going. thank you so much for joining us this noontime. a quick reminder you can stream all of our newscasts live on the fox local app. this is through your phone, your tablets, and your television. scan the qr code on the right hand side of your screen once you're at fox local. choose ktvu. if you would, e'll have you cover yeah. hey, what's going on, everyone? i'm alex savage. welcome in to like it or not, you know how the show works here. we put out the topics to our panel and they will let us know if they like it or not. we have a fantastic show ready for you today. let's check out our panel here. see lee, socialme