the board 58 seconds into the game, his 12th of the season. under two minutes left. game tied at one. barrett hayton shoots at the top of the circle and he scores. utah hockey club wins 2 to 1. and that does it for sports tonight. our 11:00 news with greg is next. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> we were hoping it was going to be there. but like any any tragedy or thing that happens in life, you you have to actually see it to process it. >> some fire victims get a chance to see what's left of their homes for the first time. this comes as firefighters have a tough road ahead of them in getting the southern california wildfires under control. good evening, i'm greg lee. so far, authorities confirm at least 11 people have been killed in these fires. and more people have been forced out of their homes tonight. near the palisades fire, the latest numbers from cal fire show the palisades fire has burned more than 21,000 acres and is 8% contained. these are live pictures tonight from

above the palisades fire, where you can see these flare ups up the hill here. that fire is burning strong. the fire has killed at least two people and has destroyed more than 5000 structures. as you see, a live retardant drop from that helicopter tonight. again, as we said, the palisades palisades fire is flaring up. authorities have expanded evacuation orders to include neighborhoods west of the 405 freeway, including the getty center and the encino hills. firefighters say while winds have weakened, the dry humidity is making the firefight challenging. meanwhile, in altadena, the eaton fire remains challenging. that fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and is 3% contained. cal fire says while that fire is now the fire did not grow hills, substantially today. an overhead survey estimates more than 7000 structures have been destroyed. fire crews have made good progress on the kenneth fire that burned about 1000 acres near the la ventura county border. it broke out in the west

hills area thursday afternoon. the latest update shows the fire is 35% contained. all evacuations have been lifted. governor newsom got another firsthand look at the damage in the pacific palisades today. he invited president elect donald trump to join him in southern california. despite trump's ongoing criticism of newsom's leadership. >> i want him to visit and understand the magnitude of this scope. what happened to the american people that happened to reside here in california and to the governor, said that he has also asked for an investigation into why fire hydrants ran dry during the height of the fires. >> the governor called the loss of water pressure and reports that water from a local reservoir was unavailable, deeply troubling. >> these systems obviously are not designed for a catastrophic event of this scale and magnitude. so the question is they need to be designed in this new world reality where we're in the middle of january, it's 70 degrees out. you get, you know, hurricane force winds up to 100

miles an hour, extended over a period of time. that's reality. >> the governor said he also wants to streamline the process for people to get debris cleared from their lots, and to get permits and loans to allow them to rebuild their homes and businesses. that red flag warning has expired in la, but the winds still remain a concern with these fires. meteorologist mark tamayo is here. mark, we've been talking about the winds all week. >> yeah, it's interesting. with the red flag warning no longer in effect, there's still a lot of fire activity, right? we're seeing that tonight. but yeah, the winds have been behaving. you can see the red contours showing you the fire zones of the eaton fire and the palisades fire. as we take a look at the current wind reports around portions of southern california, look at this. you see a calm wind in most locations. lancaster winds at about 16 miles an hour. but a fire weather watch. this begins saturday evening through sunday afternoon, so the winds will be accelerating throughout the day on your saturday. for all these areas in red, we could have winds gusting over 40 miles an hour, and up in the mountains we

could have winds over 50, maybe approaching 70 miles an hour. so this is not a good setup, although we do get a break somewhat for tonight into tomorrow morning. here is one of the forecast models showing you the action, the projections for tomorrow morning. this is 8:00. and then into the afternoon hours. you can see still not too bad by 4:00 by 5:00. but then tomorrow night the winds do accelerate. this is midnight in fact, sunday. and winds could be gusting over 20 miles an hour. and they continue to pick up into early sunday morning. so this is not the combination we want to see. we have the gusty winds and also the dry conditions. and unfortunately possibly another stronger event. a wind event could be shaping up as we head into early next week as well. we'll have more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >> those dangerous conditions continue. mark. thank you. as the smoke begins to clear the eaton fire. hundreds upon hundreds of families are now discovering they have nothing left to go home to. the devastating wildfire destroying some 4000 structures. ktvu zac sos has been reporting on the eaton fire in altadena all week,

and has been speaking with families who have lost everything. >> 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 communit, 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 right now, the issue is staying with other family. they, of course, want to rebuild. but like so many other families here, facing an incredibly long and financially difficult road ahead. in altadena, zac sos, ktvu fox two news. >> the bay area continues to send first responders down south to help in the fight against these fires. they're traveling from all corners of the region, coming from san mateo, san francisco, san jose, santa rosa, sonoma, marin and more. some crews are there from oakland, and the fire chief says his teams are working seamlessly with the los angeles fire department. >> 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. >> the strike teams deployed to southern california could be there for up to two weeks. among the thousands of firefighters working to get a handle of fires are incarcerated. firefighters. ktvu tori gaines spoke to a formerly incarcerated man who served as a firefighter with cal fire while in prison. hi, tori. >> good evening greg. this is a wonderful story of rehabilitation, in particular for this family. now, as we speak, the california department of corrections and rehabilitation says there are 939 incarcerated firefighters in the field clearing brush to protect lives and property. edmund richardson served on those very same teams until he was released from prison in december. now that he's out, he's hoping to put those much needed firefighting skills to good use. you may have seen their story on tiktok. edmund and evelina richardson have been sharing their story via the app for two years, sharing their visits inside prison and even announcing their first child together. december brought a life changing update. richardson was released from prison after

14 years. >> i started out as a lifer, so i identified as a lifer for the last 13 plus years. then i mean through like the work that i did at san quentin. i was able to be resentenced. >> richardson's resentencing brought him new options in prison, including applying for conservation fire camp. he dove into his work with fire crew for, and it showed as he was moved up to first saw. >> first saw is pretty much the spear of the team, so we're leading the charge in taking down brush. >> the richardson's are keeping a close eye on the southern california fires, and the 939 incarcerated firefighters serving on the front lines. >> there's so many people on social media and so many news outlets talking about incarcerated firefighters, but we just like for three months ago, voted against treating them with any sort of dignity, but we're relying on them.

>> prop six was brought before california voters in november. they overwhelmingly voted to keep forced labor in california prisons. one expert we spoke to says confusing ballot language didn't help, and many people were just not aware of proposition six and what goes on with the incarcerated and their families, or let alone that the language of slavery still exists in the california constitution. now that richardson is out of prison, he faces a new set of challenges to put those firefighting skills to work. but he's hopeful he can land a wildland firefighter role with cal fire. >> a couple guys gave me a call before they left camp like, hey, we're heading down to prada. that's one of the los angeles fire camps that they're going to stage at. and like, i just wish them the best of luck. be safe. make sure you guys take care of each other. yeah, i wish i was with my team right now. >> now, we spoke with a bay area fire department who said it isn't blocking formerly incarcerated folks from serving as firefighters, but the emergency medical technician

certification required for all fire crews often disqualifies those who have served time in prison. now, if you want to learn more about how cal fire works with incarcerated individuals, please visit this story on our fox local app or on ktvu.com. >> rooting for edmond tonight tory gaines in studio. tory. thank you. thank you greg. [music] still to come, people in the bay area expressing their heartbreak for southern california. the growing list of fundraisers being put together for fire victims. before we go to the break, another live look at the firefight tonight. you can see the smoke coming from that hillside there with the flames and the units there in front. again, that fire is making a run up the pacific palisades. we'll have more coming up. you're watching the 11:00 news on ktvu channe

20 volunteers from the portland area who flew down to help red cross shelters. this story began tonight's west coast rap. the volunteers will be delivering food, water and clothes. the red cross volunteers who left today will be down in l.a. for two weeks working in shelters, but they could be asked to stay for longer. a reminder you can always hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or find

around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. many people from the bay area are starting to rally together. relief efforts. ktvu is amber lee has a look at just some of the many ways people are organizing help for fire victims. >> rose crowley wants to use her artistry to help uplift the southern california fire victims. the violinist plans to hold a concert fundraiser in her hayes valley neighborhood in san francisco. >> music is all about spreading joy. making the world a better place. [music] >> as a professional musician, rose has performed for the golden state warriors. [music] and for the san francisco- [music] giants. the chinese-american violinist says she's organized two previous fundraisers for the people of ukraine and earthquake victims in turkey. this time,

devastation has hit close to home. >> i know so many friends who have lost family homes, beloved pets and i see the urge in people to help. >> i hope to accomplish. us helping those in la get back on their feet. >> sarah wilson is co-founder of lulu's house, an oakland nonprofit that helps at risk youth and formerly incarcerated adults get on the right track. on saturday morning, the nonprofit will hold a fundraiser at its home boys car wash at 85th avenue and san leandro street in oakland. >> we're coming to give help and give hope. >> wilson says donations are tax deductible, and 80% will go to the red cross for the fire victims. help coming from both sides of the bay. [music] despite the loss and devastation left by the fires, rose says it is still a wonderful world in

which she and others can help those suffering heal through hope. >> i know that it's within my power to have even like a small, positive influence. i want to try and go ahead and do that. >> the concert fundraiser will be held this sunday at 1:00 at patricia's green park here in hayes valley. rose will have information set up for people to donate directly to the nonprofits she's designated in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> staff from the san francisco spca are heading down to southern california next week to relieve overcrowded animal shelters in los angeles. shelter officials say they'll be bringing back animals to the bay area in order to make room for those animals displaced by the wildfires. however, the san francisco spca says its shelter is also overflowing with more than 50 puppies right now. and to help make room for the new animals, the sf spca is offering free puppy adoptions. if you want to help, you can join fox's

support of families impacted by the california wildfires. your donation enables the red cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster. visit ktvu.com/wildfire help to support these efforts or just scan the qr code on your screen. reconnecting chinatown. the federal injection of cash coming for oakland to increase access and barry weathered has been a dry weather stretch. >> it will continue into the weekend. now we're talking about some stronger winds. as we start off your

officers cannot chase suspect suspects for things like sideshows, reckless driving and burglaries, and other property

crimes. newly elected oakland city council member ken houston says the city needs to better enable officials to catch criminals who run. >> 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. >> critics say the rules should stay in place, arguing the more you chase, the more you're putting lives at risk. residents will have the chance to weigh in wednesday during a town hall meeting. the san francisco zoo is still trying to obtain giant pandas from china, but now the sf zoological society says it's unsure if it will happen. the nonprofit that runs the zoo says the panda program is contingent on both the new mayor's backing and president elect trump's relationship with china. the chronicle also reports that a major donor will no longer contribute. still, zoo officials say they're hopeful that the project will benefit the city's economy and boost tourism. >> well, the weekend just about

here and no rain threat at all over the next few days. in fact, lots of sunshine. the biggest factor will be the wind picking up here in the bay area first thing tomorrow. breezy to windy out there. we do have a wind advisory to talk about and then still some gusty winds into your sunday, especially for the morning hours. temperatures will be most areas in the 60s for tomorrow and a little bit cooler as we do move into your sunday. a wind advisory in place for all these areas beginning at midnight until 10 a.m. sunday. so that's for the north bay hills out towards solano county, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. winds could be gusting between about 35 to 40 to 50 miles an hour. it's that wind out of the north that's also linked up with the with the increasing fire danger once again, unfortunately, in southern california, here is the satellite where we have lots of clear skies with the exception of some fog drifting back into the bay right now. so we could have some patchy fog first thing tomorrow morning. we'll check out the current wind reports out there. and actually, not too bad on these panels. around three to

around five miles per hour. and no big changes here out toward half moon bay or sfo. winds out of the west at about six miles per hour. it is a cool evening and it will be a cold saturday morning. current numbers. santa rosa is 42, oakland is 53 and livermore in the mid 40s. overnight temperatures will be in the 30s and the 40s. gusty winds, especially for the bay area hills, but also out toward parts of the north bay. here for sonoma county, napa, and also out towards solano county as well. so a bit of a chill in the air first thing tomorrow morning with that breeze in place as well. so the dry weather stretch is here to stay. this area of low pressure will set up that wind event for us tomorrow, eventually in southern california by tomorrow night, but gusty winds for your saturday. still breezy into your sunday. so wherever you see some color here, that's where we have the stronger winds. and look at fairfield. that could be a gust to 43 miles an hour. so still breezy to windy for your saturday and then even into saturday night throughout the day on sunday we will scale back on those wind speeds and then

possibly another wind event could be setting up into early next week. by monday and into tuesday. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s across the board here for your saturday afternoon, and it will be a touch cooler for your sunday. here's a look ahead with your five day forecast and no rain clouds to talk about here. just more sunshine and some breezy to windy conditions once again for tomorrow and then possibly into monday and tuesday of next week. so definitely have to keep an eye on those wind forecast here in the bay area, but especially down in southern california. >> yeah a lot to track. mark. thank you. oakland has been awarded $2 million in federal funding for a downtown improvement project. congresswoman lateefah simon says the money will be used to reconnect chinatown to the waterfront by expanding walkways and bike paths under interstate 880. simon says the freeway divides chinatown from the waterfront neighborhood and limits residents access to travel safely between destinations. no word yet on when the project is expected to start. still to come, a high

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coach and teacher in the east bay, is in the fight of his life as ktvu bailey o'carroll shows us after being diagnosed with class four terminal brain cancer. the coach is staying positive as the community rallies behind him. >> what do you do when you're diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given less than two years to live? sander verstappen's answer is remarkably simple. >> i'm going to just live each day, enjoy it, and do the best i can. >> verstappen's life changed forever on september 30th. >> it was devastating. i mean, it was. how do you wrap your head around a diagnosis like

that and. what's that going to mean? when the doctor came in and pretty much announced it very bluntly, that he had multiple brain tumors. >> he was diagnosed with class four glioblastoma and given between 4 and 14 months to live. it was his wife, jennifer, who noticed something was off. >> his football season was starting. normally he like. i don't see him. you know he is planning. he is prepping. he is putting together, you know, practice practices. and that weekend before the diagnosis should have been him doing all of those things. and he did nothing. like he sat there and did nothing. and i went, oh, there's something's wrong. >> i think we won the championship like three times. >> stepan, who grew up in the bay area and played football at james logan high school, went on to play at chabot college and then sonoma state before finding his real passion coaching.

>> for me, i hope that they know that i cared. >> yeah. do you think they did? >> i would say so, yeah. this team was really good to over the last 28 years, verstappen has coached and taught thousands of students and athletes. >> this football season was different. instead of drawing up plays and strategizing, coach v, as his teams call him, was being shuttled to different doctors, forced to step away from the field while undergoing chemo and radiation. but his outlook is shockingly positive. >> what am i going to do? i have no control over that. yeah, you know what i mean. i have no i have no control like i. there's no need for me to get sad. i've never been sad like that. like i've never i've always been very positive person, so i don't i'm not i'm not sad. i'm not. yeah. it's just not me. >> jennifer isn't sure if the placement of the tumors is

affecting his emotional response to the diagnosis, but it is putting things in perspective for both of them. it may be cliche, but verstappen is appreciating the little things like emails from past students. >> i just wanted to let you know you cheered me on when i felt down. i like you mr. verstrepen. if i think about you once in a while, you you bring a smile to my face. so yeah, yeah, it's pretty cool. >> yeah. on february 1st, coach v hopes to return to the sideline when a football camp will be held in his honor at his alma mater, because coaching is his passion. >> i would love to see kids come out for this camp for sure, because they know that's important to him. being out there and doing that is that's him. that's who he is. >> i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> certainly wishing coach the best. finally tonight, san francisco's bay ferry says it is expanding its snack bar and drink menu to include alcoholic

beverages at all hours. the new concessionaire will allow passengers to purchase premium coffee, juice, baked goods and cocktails on every trip, including the morning commute. the new menu is replacing the ferries free coffee program. now you can get that coffee with a little baileys if you so desire. there is no better public transportation than the ferry in my opinion. hot take. thanks for watching. the 11:00 news. our next newscast at 7 a.m. stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime. download the fox local app to your tv. good night everybody. going on everyone. i'm alex savage. welcome to this edition of like it or not. you know how this show goes. we put the topics out there for our panel. everything from major controversies to some of those little annoyances that c