with is this ring. i'm serious. it's like she got a husband. seacrest. this is an outrage. i got big issues with him. oh my gosh. therefore, we have the absolute best, most experienced teams leading our efforts and even with the most challenging circumstances and terrain they have been able to deliver. >> now, at four firefighters racing to gain control of massive wildfires tearing across los angeles county. hundreds of thousands of people remain evacuated this afternoon, and others are now returning to find nothing left, just destroyed. >> it's a disaster. it's armageddon. >> some 160,000 people remain under evacuation orders tonight. on this friday. welcome to the four. i'm frank mallicoat, and i'm alex savage. >> we do begin with the latest on the firefight still going on in southern california. just

within the past hour, we have learned the death toll from these fires has now risen to 11. th l.a. county coroner's office says s people have been killed by t eon fire burning near pasadena and altadena. that fire is now 3% contained. meantime, five bodies have been recovered from the aftermath of the palisades fire in pacific palisades. containment on that fire has now risen to 8%. >> and those two wildfires alone have burned a combined 35,000 acres, destroying over 10,000 homes, businesses and other structures. again, 166,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. and although the winds are expected to die down tonight, authorities are bracing for a second wind event in just a couple of days. >> all right. our coverage continues now with ktvu jesse gary joining us live here in the studio with the latest on what we know jesse. >> alex and frank. officials say calmer winds over this weekend. but they warn the next round of santa ana winds could start blowing sunday night. and that raises the specter of renewed

firefights and renewed fire storms. so an army of firefighters are doing whatever is possible right now to get as much containment on the burn areas. friday, firefighters, aided by favorable winds, poured everything into efforts to increase containment of flames, burning several areas of the southland. >> due to the favorable overnight weather conditions. and the diligent. and i'll focus on the diligent work and effort and commitment of our first responders, we can report that the palisades fire is now 8% contained. >> forward progress has been stopped on the kenneth fire and other pockets of flames, and officials say smaller fires were doused before they could grow into the next major problem. >> lafd also responded to and extinguished fires in pacoima, hollywood, studio city and more. >> the bay area continues, sending first responders south to help in the firefight. oakland's fire chief says his teams are working seamlessly with the lafd. >> it is a very coordinated attack, so they're asked to do a

specific task as a group. they move together, they do what needs to be done, and then they'll give additional orders and they'll move as a group to the to wherever else they'll need it. >> marin county, also supplementing its presence on the front lines. grant groneman took an aerial tour friday morning to better assess obstacles. >> the challenges are definitely greater when it comes to an incident outside of our primary area, but we're well accustomed to it. we're very used to working with these partners around the state and trying to achieve the mission that that we've set out to do. >> as crews push to contain the flames, a political fire is raging around l.a. mayor karen bass. critics point to fire budget reductions, which were soon after restored as a contributing factor for the infernos. they say the administration should shoulder the blame. >> obviously, any budget cut is going to impact our ability to provide service. that's that's at this point, that is a ground truth. >> national guard units are now

assisting local police patrols in cities such as pasadena, azusa, santa monica, arcadia and los angeles to keep evacuated areas safe. >> we're not doing this to inconvenience anybody. we're doing it to protect the structures, the houses that people have left. 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. >> eventually we will get to the causes of those fires. and that part. the da's office will be working with law enforcement to go after anyone who's guilty of the crime of arson. >> one person has been detained so far and could be charged with arson. lastly, you heard a lot about fire hydrants not having enough water, partly because the santa ynez reservoir was drained to facilitate repairs. governor newsom says he's ordering an investigation into that. >> guys. yeah, a lot of questions that people want answers to there. jesse, thank you for that. >> meanwhile, president biden is continuing to pledge the federal

government full support in that fire fight. at a briefing this morning, he announced fema turned on its criticaleeds assistance program, meaning those affected can obtain a one time payment of $750 to pay for things like water, formula, gasoline and prescription drugs. biden has also approved newsom's request for a major disaster declaration, which will completely pay for things like debris removal, temporary lodging and first responders, and overtime pay for 180 days. >> today, governor newsom sent a letter to president elect trump inviting him to come to california to meet with the victims of this week's fires and see the devastation firsthand. this invitation follows a series of social media posts by trump blaming newsom for the fires. in his letter, newsom suggests that he wants to shift the tone, writing quote, in the spirit of this great country, we must not politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the

sidelines. on social media this week, trump falsely claimed california's fish conservation efforts are to blame for some fire hydrants running dry during the early hours of the fires. today, newsom did call for an investigation into those water supply issues. trump previously did travel to california as president to survey the damage from the camp fire in 2018, and made a visit here following a series of wildfires that broke out in 2020. california's insurance commissioner, ricardo lara, has issued a moratorium preventing insurance companies from canceling homeowner's insurance in areas affected by the palisades and eaton fires. >> this covers you even if your home wasn't destroyed or damaged in the wildfire. i'm also calling on insurance companies to suspend any pending non-renewals and cancellations that homeowners received before these fires started. >> and lara went on to say

losing insurance should be the last thing on a person's mind after surviving a devastating fire. experts say californians have been losing coverage as the industry tries to adjust to year after year of catastrophic wildfires and devastating loss. >> this afternoon, we are seeing some new video that appears to be showing the beginning of the palisades fire. >> not something we want to see here in southern california. a fire has now broke out that is looking like encino. >> oh, that's a youtube channel that's called airline videos live. it was broadcasting live from the airport on tuesday when the channel's host noticed smoke in the distance. lax, by the way, says it's continuing to operate normally, but travelers are advised to continue checking with their airlines. >> all right, let's talk about the weather conditions in southern california in terms of the winds here. what are they seeing? what are the fire crews seeing in terms of those wind gusts right now? rosemary. >> improving conditions thankfully. in fact, the red flag warning expected to expire

in a couple of hours. however, as we've been discussing, it is going to be temporary with more wind in the forecast coming our way. let's check in on the current conditions out there, starting with the largest, the pacific palisades, where it is still really dry out there, but to the northeast winds to about seven miles per hour. keeping in mind this is just one reading, we could have winds a little breezier still in some of those canyons there, moving over towards the altadena area where the fire here continues and the relative humidity is still bone dry at about 16%. and the wind gusts there also reported below ten miles per hour. one more stop as we go to the newest fire here. this one now a thousand acres. the kenneth fire. relative humidity 14% and the winds still gusting to about 16mph. the red flag warning expiring at 6:00 this evening, as the winds have died down considerably from even earlier this morning. but already a fire weather watch now planned for tomorrow afternoon and will go

until sunday afternoon for the riverside as well as the san gabriel area. here's a look at the forecast there. you can see as we go into saturday afternoon, those winds are already beginning to pick up once again and again. this is expected to go until sunday and i wish i had better news, but it looks like it is going to deteriorate even worse as we get into monday, with another red flag warning a possibility there. we also have a wind advisory coming our way. it begins at midnight for our bay area hills, north bay, east bay and down through the santa cruz mountains. this will go until sunday 10 a.m. a better look at what we can expect here at home for the weekend and the extended forecast coming up. >> we will see you in a bit. thank you rosemary, and if you'd like to help, you can join fox's support of families that have been impacted by the california wildfires. your donation enables the red cross to respond quickly and help people recover from the disaster. visit go dot fox slash red cross to support the efforts, or simply scan the qr

code on your screen with your phone. >> we are getting more details this afternoon about governor newsom's proposed $322 billion balanced budget. the state director of finance says california has reversed a projected $2 billion deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, with a modest surplus of $363 billion. the budget plan includes money for universal pre-kindergarten, a voter approved climate bond, and it also maintains $100 million to clear homeless encampments across the state. governor newsom is also proposing to pull $7 billion from the state's rainy day fund to pay for potential litigation against the incoming trump administration, as the governor has mentioned. >> also, the uncertainty around federal policy, tariffs and immigration policy obviously could have some impacts in california in particularly on on tariffs. the ports of oakland,

long beach, la, the logistics industry and the inland empire all could be impacted. >> we had the budget plan was presented to the state legislature today, as is required by law, and lawmakers now have until june 15th to pass the budget in the moment. up next here on the four this afternoon, a rocky start to the day for some here in the bay area after a 3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes. >> also ahead, san francisco has a brand new fire chief as that city reevaluates its ability to respond to natural disasters. >> also ahead this afternoon, president elect trump, facing no real punishment for his hush money conviction in new york, but his criminal record will follow him to the white house. we'll have the details on his se encing

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>> that devastating wildfire destroying some 4000 structures there. ktvu zac sos talked with one of those families, which is now facing its own set of rather unique challenges. >> you have to actually see it to process it. >> georgia kousoulou offered a brief window to do just that. >> we were hoping that the house would still be there the next day, but it wasn't. >> a reminder of the once tranquil respite the family created atop an overlook in altadena, quickly interrupted by the ongoing efforts to knock out hotspots across their community. a community now left virtually unrecognizable in the wake of the eaton fire. >> it's shocking. it's shocking. >> georgia finding little left to salvage on thursday, hoping to return today. she, along with her son and daughter, unable to get back in. access restricted by the national guard. >> we don't have time yet to really think about the next steps. >> still wearing the clothes

they left in the family, haunted by the memories of their evacuation. >> our electricity went out at 630 in the evening, so we had no light. we had only candles. and the wind was crazy. crazy. it was the most wicked wind we've ever had. >> that's when they noticed the mountains on the horizon. >> fire was coming closer and closer and closer. so we realized that, you know, we need we need to get out. we need to get mom out. >> but that is no easy task. >> we left at 3 a.m. with whatever we could fit in the car. and my mother and her. her hospital bed. >> georgia's 92 year old mother had to be carried from the home with the help of her children, amid harrowing conditions. >> the winds were ferocious. if you could open your eyes from all the dust flying around, you would see the mountains on fire. and the fire was climbing up the mountain and also going down the mountain. >> today this family left with nothing. >> seeing a place where you have a lot of memories tied and a lot of family and a lot of loving

experiences, it's going to be hard to see. >> like so many in the community struggling but already with their eyes on rebuilding, i know the community is here. >> they're still they're still here. we're still here, and we're just searching for, i mean, we're searching for each other to pull, to pull us through. >> and that was ktvu zac sos reporting from southern california. back here in the bay area, a pair of earthquakes rattled the bay area. earlier today, the usgs reported a magnitude 3.7 earthquake that hit at about 7:00 this morning. that was followed by a 3.0 quake just before 11 in the morning. both of those quakes hit three miles northwest of the san francisco zoo. no damage or injuries have been reported, but certainly a lot of people 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. >> reports of shaking came from as far away as contra costa and sonoma counties. >> well, he's been in office now barely two days, and san francisco's mayor, daniel lurie, has named his new fire chief. that is battalion chief dean crispin. ktvu. christien kafton joins us live in the city with more on a man that knows the city very well. christian. >> yeah, absolutely. you said it, frank. dean crispin has been with the department for more than 30 years. he's a native san franciscan, and he'll be taking over san francisco's fire department. as the city and state grapple with those massive fires in southern california. just two days after his own inauguration, san francisco mayor daniel lurie announced his pick to lead the san francisco fire department today.

>> i am honored and privileged to announce that i am appointing battalion chief dean crispin as fire chief of the san francisco fire department. [applause] >> battalion chief dean crispin is a veteran firefighter, a native san franciscan surrounded by his family and colleagues, he reflected on the challenging times in which he's accepting the position. >> it is with a heavy heart that we gather here today in light of the tragic events unfolding in los angeles. our thoughts and prayers are with the citizens who are experiencing such incredible devastation. we also pray for our first responders who have committed to bringing safety and stability to the affected communities. it is the honor of my life to receive this appointment. >> the announcement comes as san francisco and other bay area fire departments are sending crews to help address the devastating fires in southern california. san francisco has already sent eight vehicles and 31 firefighters to lend a hand. on top of that, crews were on

alert friday morning after an earthquake off the san francisco coastline. >> i received a stark reminder of the seriousness of this position this morning at 702 hours, we were struck by a 3.7 earthquake. citizens of this city, our department stands ready to protect you and your loved ones. >> the fire department said those crews in southern california are working on overtime paid out of a state mutual aid agreement, and won't impact san francisco's readiness for an emergency closer to home, the new mayor said he was in communication with the head of emergency management within two minutes of the earthquake off the city's coastline. >> we are well resourced that we are committed to public safety here in san francisco first and foremost, and any additional resources we can provide down south, we will. >> city leadership said san francisco stands ready to send more resources to the southland, but is waiting for word from emergency management in southern california to call for help when needed. >> the worst thing is to arrive

uninvited before they're ready, so that is in process, and i fully expect that we will get those mutual aid requests within the coming days. i don't know if i got you in it. >> no, no, i don't need san francisco's next fire chief greeted rank and file officers there to watch today's announcement. battalion chief crispin will be sworn in later this month. until that time, interim chief sandy tong will continue to lead san francisco's fire department. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you kristen. still ahead tonight here on the four. keeping those healthy habits strong in the new year. right after the break, we'll be joined live by a local doctor to tal about the ps you

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to better shape and being healthy. and one key is improving your cardiovascular health by exercising, eating healthy, and getting plenty of sleep. it is also important to limit stress, which can negatively affect your heart health. joining us here in the studio to talk about all of these issues is doctor jamal rana, a cardiologist with kaiser east bay. pleasure to have you here, doctor. thanks for having me. yeah. good to see you. and happy new year. >> happy new year to you, too. >> you know, let's let's start with this issue of trying to manage stress and how that relates to cardiovascular health here. what are some of the most effective ways that people can can make their lives less stressful? >> yes. so i think first of all, i think we should just recognize the fact that, you know, in

society, the challenges are stacked up against us. our sedentary lifestyle, mental stress, abundance of processed foods. so it's much easier said than done. and most of us struggle with these things. and i'll admit it, myself included. so i think we just have to take things in small bites like small steps. it is also known as atomic habits or 1% rule. so for mental stress, i think the first thing is in fact exercise and sleep. all these things factor into it. but if you want to exercise, make it fun. you know, try to buddy up with somebody and walk or hike and do like that. my patients who are very, very consistent in exercising are those who walk their dog. so it's a fun thing for them. so then they could they could walk their dog. they're out in the nature. there's a dopamine release and they feel a bit more calmer. yeah. >> and you want to make sure it doesn't feel like a chore because. because i think a lot of people, you know, when they

hear, oh, boy, you know, you should exercise more, maybe you should try to meditate. those things feel like it's going to take a lot of time and our lives are busy. what do you say to people who say, look, i don't know how i'm going to i don't know how i'm going to find time to relax. >> that's a very good question. i think one of the other tactics to use is that identify with good habits. so for instance, don't say that, oh, i have to swim or i have to run, say i'm a swimmer or i'm a runner, or don't say i cannot smoke or i cannot eat sugar. say i don't smoke or i don't eat sugar. so that's how things become habits. and you can be consistent with this long term. >> yeah, that makes sense. you sort of speak it into into existence. yes, absolutely. let's talk about the importance of diet, because obviously that's another important component here of heart health. you recommend something called the dash diet dietary approaches to stop hypertension. what exactly does the dash diet include? >> yeah, i mean it's just a fun acronym, but it's actually something which is very easy to remember that you want to be

more plant heavy, more vegetables, more fruits. you know, chicken, fish, legumes and then less processed food, less processed, you know, less frozen food, for instance. so those are the things that you can use. there's also mediterranean diet, which again has sort of similar sort of things. but again the part of it is this that you can't do it all together. you can start slow and then then you try to be consistent with that. yeah. >> i think that's really important with this whole conversation is that it's not about, you know, exercising necessarily seven days a week or meditating seven days a week, or cutting out all processed food, but trying just to cut back a little bit. right? yeah. what? on the on the subject of ultra processed foods, we've been hearing a lot a lot of the warnings about them. what what is the risk with those? is it that they tend to include a lot more sodium in terms of heart health? >> absolutely. so all the you know, the statistics show that two thirds of us is obese now. and what has changed in the last

4 or 5 decades is the processed foods. so all these things, when you have more sodium and more processed, like there's so much chemicals, it can cause inflammation. the inflammation can cause metabolic disease such as diabetes. and that in turn can cause more heart disease. >> all right, we're almost out of time, doctor. but i know another important thing is to get enough sleep. sleep? why is that so important? and how much is enough rest? >> that's right. so the studies show that between 7 to 8 hours is the ideal thing. so i mean, those times when people say, oh, i'm so proud, i only sleep five hours, those days are gone. you should really aim for sleep to rejuvenate your brain and your mind and your body. >> yeah, i really feel a whole lot different after after a good night's sleep. no doubt about it. doctor. jamal rana, kaiser, east bay cardiologist. great to have you in. thank you for the time. thanks for having me. >> all right. take care, frank. >> we'll send it over to you. >> all right. thanks, alex. thanks, doctor. i was taking notes. i'll be back here at 545 tomorrow morning. sleep is not overrated. well, donald trump will enter the white house as a

convicted felon. a new york judge officially sentenced the president elect this morning for his business fraud conviction. the only criminal case against trump to reach a verdict after a two month trial last spring. judge juan merchan sentenced trump to an unconditional discharge today, meaning no jail time, no fine and no probation. president elect and his attorney appeared in court virtually from mar-a-lago. >> this has been a weaponization of government. they call it lawfare. never happened to any extent like this, but never happened in our country before. and i'd just like to explain that i was treated very, very unfairly. >> mr. trump insists he did nothing wrong. but a new york jury found him guilty on 34 counts of filing false business records related to payments made to an adult film star, stormy daniels, to cover an alleged affair. trump said he plans to appeal the sentence and the conviction. coming up next here on the four, a highly anticipated meeting on the city of oakland's controversial

policy on police chases. governor gavin newsom forced the police commissioner's hand, and with the new year here, it might be time to add a furry companion to your household. it is forever home family friday, and you're about to meet a lovable pup that's packed with personality. it's all about cheesecake. that dog righ th

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restrictive, while others are urging the city not to make any changes. our crime reporter henry lee, joining us live now from oakland with more on what we're hearing from both sides in this debate. henry. >> that's right. well, as it stands now, oakland police tell me they can't chase auto burglars, car thieves or reckless drivers. and some say it's time for the city to update its decade old policy to allow pursuits in more circumstances, to chase or not to chase in oakland. the oakland police commission is considering whether to loosen the city's police pursuit policy. as it stands now, city officers cannot chase suspects for things like sideshows, reckless driving and burglaries and other property crimes. >> they go in and bust into your building, bust into your business, run into your house and know they can run and not get pursued. >> newly elected oakland city council member ken houston says the city needs to combat an image of lawlessness by allowing officers to catch criminals who flee. >> but if they have the option and we have police officers that are trained, highly trained

people make mistakes, but they are highly trained, right? they'll make a sound judgment. >> governor gavin newsom has asked oakland to adopt less stringent pursuit policies, saying chp officers have seen firsthand how suspects aware of oakland pd's policies have committed less serious crimes right in front of a police officer, and the pursuit policy in oakland says, we can't we cannot pursue that suspect. >> why oakland is being singled out is unknown to me. >> kathy leonard is former president of the coalition for police accountability in oakland. >> chasing someone because of a vehicle stop just seems completely unreasonable to me. when you consider the risk that may occur to either the officer or innocent victims. >> jeffrey alpert, a university of south carolina criminologist, has done extensive research on police chases. >> and the more you chase, the more you're putting lives at risk. and i don't want my family or your family put at risk for chasing someone for a minor

offense. >> in 2022, an innocent bystander was killed in what his family says was an unauthorized oakland police pursuit. the chp has less restrictive chase policies, even on oakland city streets. on new year's eve, i went on a ride along with two officers from chp. oakland. three days later, the same officers chased a man driving a stolen u-haul box truck as he sped through ten red lights. 11 stop signs drove the wrong way, and in bus only lanes in east oakland. now that suspect is still in custody a week after the chase. now i'm told, and i've learned, that oakland police actually offered to help the chp in that pursuit, but were denied by a supervisor, according to police policy. although the helicopter oakland police helicopter argus did monitor the situation overhead. the police commission meets at 530 tonight to talk about the issue, and there will be a town hall on police pursuits this wednesday. live in oakland henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. all right. >> we will continue following this debate in oakland. henry.

thank you for that. former east bay congresswoman barbara lee made it clear today that she is running for oakland mayor to bring a sense of unity. lee spoke with ktvu political reporter greg lee today for her first sit down interview since filing paperwork to run for the office. she acknowledged the city has challenges, but she said that oaklanders have always come together to face them. when asked about the city's budget deficit, she said she would look for ways to cut waste. >> you have to look at all of the issues around public safety because public safety, yes, is a top priority. we have to look at efficiencies within the budget, and we have to make sure that people feel good about their jobs and make sure that they know that they have a mayor that's going to fight for them to make sure that their jobs are secure, but also make sure that we have a budget that is going to reflect a budget that is based on values, but also based on fiscal responsibility. >> we asked lee about the fire stations that were closed temporarily in oakland, and she

said she wants to see them reopened. more of the congresswoman's former congresswoman's interview coming up tonight on the news at 5:00. >> all right, alex, and attention, all you dog lovers out there. have we got a pooch for you? [music] okay, say hello to one sweet terrier mix affectionately called cheesecake. she is a belly rubber lover. life of the party and a really, really smart and is available on this forever home family friday. joining us now is martha klein with the oakland animal services and this beautiful dog. say hi to cheesecake. hey, bud. how are you? tell us about him. >> come here. mama, so everyone can see you. yes, she's a girl. she's about five years old. and she was found as a stray in a park in oakland and came into the shelter. and she was not adopted. and we were very full,

so i offered to foster her. >> so she's been at your house for over a year? >> for over a year. and, you know, i think she's a really sweet dog. she she is really easy. i leave her home alone, you know, for five hours, eight hours, ten hours. i know that sounds bad, but she does really well, right, mommy? >> and she's potty trained. >> she's potty trained. >> she does. she sits, she she she runs. she's quick to write. she. >> well, she is for her size. >> she can move. >> she can move when she needs to, when she needs to. but she's also one that likes to chill, talk about and sunbathe. >> sunbathe. all right, a little spf 50 for a little cheesecake. here. tell us about the breed. sometimes pit bulls get kind of a bad rap, but it's not so much the dog. i guess more the owner, right? >> no, i, i totally agree. they they're misunderstood. people think that they're going to be aggressive and they're not. she was just tapping me because she

wanted another treat. okay. you know growing up i had what we had what was we called it a louisiana swamp hound. but it had a lot of pitbull in it. it was the best dog because they're so tolerant. they love people and they are totally trainable. people say they can be a little stubborn, but but really, really smart. >> they can be really smart. yeah, yeah, well, this guy is or gal, i guess i should say, has met everyone in the newsroom practically. >> yes. >> she has a personality. >> she has a fan club here that she does. >> and i got to tell you, if you go to your website, you have kind of a social media page for each dog, right? >> yes, we do. and a lot of them have instagram pages as well. you know, they get promoted, they come to adoption hours to meet potential candidates for their adoption. >> why do you think it's taken so long for cheesecake to find a loving home? >> you know, i i've given up trying to understand why it takes a long time. you know,

some of it could be the breed. some of it could be her age. she's five years old. she's not a puppy. which i think is an advantage. actually, it's a lot easier. >> oh, yeah. you know, have you ever had a puppy? >> oh my god, yes i have. it's like a newborn. yeah, exactly. because they are. >> that's right. >> so i don't know. she has a lot of competition. you know, she but she's courtesy. posted on california pitbull rescue. you know she's we've done a lot and i'm hoping that this gets her her forever home. >> yeah. well, take us through the adoption. what if someone sees this beautiful dog cheesecake and says i'm bringing her home? what do they have to do? >> so what they do is they go onto our website. come here. here's some treats for, you know, and they would fill out an online application because she is in a foster home. and then, you know, they would that would get to me. and i would talk with the person about cheesecake and set up a time for them to meet her. >> you know what i love about her? it's like a horse. she'll

just eat right out of your hand. some dogs will know. sister's got a couple of colleagues. you throw anything out, you're going to lose a finger. >> your finger? yeah. no, she's really good. she's really good at takin treats. >> are you crowded right now, too? >> we are very crowded. we're constantly over capacity, what we call over capacity. so we're always scrambling to try to find homes and rescue for our animals and foster homes. yeah, that that's sort of, you know, what are the benefits of being a foster parent? >> i mean, how many dogs have you fostered over the years? >> oh, i, i lost count a long timego. i fostered dogs and cats. i have two cats at home right now that i'm fostering. so the benefits are is that you one like get to know the dog reay well so that you can really help place her. you could market her and you get her out of the shelter, which creates space for another animal because we don't want to euthanize, right. we want to give options. well, it would be a shame because and so yeah, you're saving a life and

she gives me so much, you know, is it hard to part with them afterwards? yeah, i bet it is. but there's always another one waiting to come into my home, so. >> well, martha, we want to get in touch. how do we adopt? real quick we go. >> it's oakland animal services. org. >> okay, well, we wish you nothing but the best. and certainly for cheesecake here too. yeah. she is. >> and just one last thing is if she's not the right match for you, we have a lot of other dogs, all sizes and cats in the works. >> everything all right? >> everything. thank you so much. thank you so much. all right. >> cheesecake. all the best. alex will send it over to you. >> all right, i appreciate it. thank you. coming up here on the four this afternoon, the devastation in southern california is just hard to comprehend. thousands of homes, businesses and other structures burned to the ground as the palisades fire continues to burn this afternoon. we are now hearing from some of those evacuees who lost everything. coming up after the break. ktvu tom vacar will be joining us live from pacific palisades with one of the stories over the bay

area this afternoon. >> a partly cloudy, cooler day with the offshore winds expected to kick up, and another wind advisory for the bay area as well. i'll have a look at what we can expect for the

an enjoyable day over the bay area with temperatures coming down from yesterday. we didn't

see any records this afternoon, but still felt very spring like. even birds singing out there this afternoon. here's a look at storm tracker two. just a few high clouds passing over the bay. we do have a system moving through the pacific northwest, and that is bringing in some of that cooler air, even a little bit of an onshore breeze out there for some this afternoon. this is going to sink into the rockies once again. and that will set up the offshore flow that will bring the dry winds back to the bay area. and a wind advisory that begins at midnight. right now, the winds are still generally light. again, seeing a little bit of an onshore breeze coming in from the south. napa at seven miles per hour. a northwest wind in oakland. as we head over towards the peninsula, we have sfo reporting a southwesterly breeze at ten and san jose northwest at nine. shifting once again as we get into the weekend, temperatures coming down by almost 15 degrees this afternoon. 14 in santa rosa, down by six at sfo, down by six in concord and san jose down by four. still managing to come in

a little bit above average, 56 degrees right now in san francisco, 65 in walnut creek, 64 in novato. as temperatures are already beginning to cool off once again, and we do expect a bit of a chilly start for tomorrow morning as we move forward. giving you a view here of the storm we pointed out just a moment ago on the pacifica satellite view and radar. notice how it does begin to sink into the great basin, and as we roll into saturday, sunday winds are picking up a little bit. we again a wind advisory here. by tomorrow afternoon, another fire weather watch expected for southern california at least parts of. and it looks to increase and worsen as we get into monday as the pressure gradient begins to tighten for us here at home. here's a look at what we're seeing out there. winds are generally light across the bay area, but tonight into tomorrow morning they start to pick up. and here's the time stamp of noontime tomorrow afternoon, where you do notice the brighter shades of oranges and reds, primarily over our

hills. and that is where we have the advisory. north bay hills, east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. it will go until sunday, 10 a.m. for wind gusts expected to reach to about 50mph at times. we also have an advisory for the possibility of some low lying coastal flooding. this begins tomorrow morning and will go until noontime for all of our communities adjacent to the bay. if you have early morning plans and they do continue, expect to be out there, maybe hiking or walking trails. be aware high tide comes in right around 834 tomorrow morning, and tomorrow morning will be a bit of a chilly start. 39 in the north bay of santa rosa, 46 in san francisco. our afternoon highs on the mild side, relatively speaking, we are in january, after all, low to mid to upper 60s expected and then into the extended forecast. dry conditions temperatures won't change a whole lot, but with that offshore flow we do expect in the coming days we will see breezy to windy conditions during parts. back to you. >> thank you. rosemary. staff

from san francisco's spca are heading down to southern california next week to relieve overcrowded animal shelters in los angeles. shelter officials say they've been bringing back animals here to the bay area in order to make room for those animals displaced by all the wildfires. however, the san francisco spca says its shelter is also overflowing currently with more than 50 puppies right now. and to help make room for the new animals from southern california, sf spca is offering free puppy adoptions. >> all right. up next here on the four this afternoon, much more news and our coverage continues on the southern california wildfires. but first, we want to check on the roads around the bay area. and to do that we head here to the east shore freeway coming through berkeley. and you can see here it's really slowing down as you head toward university avenue in that eastbound direction. we'll

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in southern california, including the palisades fire in los angeles, which has now burned over 19,000 acres, and as of right now, it's destroyed more structures than authorities can count. >> ktvu tom vacar has been reporting on all the devastation this week, and reports on one family's very personal story. >> that's great. grandma. that's my grandma. >> this photo album is essentially the sole remnant that an elderly couple was able to grab from their home. as the

firestorm was about to incinerate it and everything within. the shocked and saddened owners mike and dolly perdomo's, asked their daughter to speak with us about the family's loss and her parents. >> my father is an immigrant who came here with $1 in his pocket and mom, she's very sad. my mom was a stay at home mom for years. >> the loss. >> this is my childhood home that i was born in and lived in until i started college. and then in college, i moved in with my grandmother and lived in that house for quite a few years. it's like watching your childhood burn down a decade ago. >> her parents house was burned down from illegal fireworks, but the family rebuilt. >> so this was their new rebuilt dream house. and my mom had bought all this lovely furnitur. and that's all gone. >> also lost her grandparents nearby home. >> both houses are burned. everything is burned. they got out only with their cats and photo albums. >> also lost the town she grew up in. it was idyllic. >> it was so safe. my parents

never locked their doors. we would skateboard barefoot and we could walk down to the beach. i spent years walking up to that little town and the community theater, and i had friends that performed there, and i, i got i studied at that starbucks there for years, and it was a wonderful childhood. >> the biggest worry going forward, the deep regret her mom and dad have for the loss of the long saved personal mementos, baby pictures and furniture. in reality, the truly important things that can never, ever be recovered. >> i think that's that's the saddest thing, because that's irreplaceable. >> and that was ktvu tom vacar. reporting from southern california. two department store chains have announced plans to close dozens of stores across the country, including some bay area locations. macy's says it will be closing more than 60 stores by the end of next year,

as part of an overall strategy to revive its struggling business. the closures include the macy's at the village shopping center in corte madera, the new park mall in newark, and the macy's furniture gallery at the hillsdale shopping center in san mateo. no exact date has been given for those closures, and kohl's says it plans to close 27 underperforming stores across the u.s. by april. and that includes locations in fremont, mountain view, napa, pleasanton and san rafael. kohl's says its employees have been offered severance packages, or the option of applying to other open roles within the company. >> us economy added more jobs than expected last month. the labor department says 256,000 new jobs were created in the month of december, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. health care was the biggest sector for hiring, followed by retail. the strong jobs report has investors speculating that the fed will be less aggressive in cutting

interest rates in the months to come. >> today's report tells us that the fed is wrong. the labor market was not was not slowing the way that jay powell told us it was in september when he had to make that very bold 50 basis point rate cut. >> the higher than expected jobs report proved to be bad news for wall street, too. today, all the major indexes tumbled down. the nasdaq slipped 317 points, s&p sank 91

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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 single trip, including the morning commute. okay. yeah. there you go. the new menu is replacing the ferries free coffee program. the bay ferry says it offered free coffee in an effort to boost ridership. and because the previous concessionaire just couldn't provide staffing at all times, the new concession operator is now returning bar service to its pre-pandemic norms. bloody mary before i got there, first thing in the morning. >> there we go. that's a wrap here on the four. coming up next here on ktvu, a big ten matchup if you like college hoops. it's a good one ucla and the indiana hoosiers. >> and you can find more local news. you can watch the 5:00

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