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ktvu fox two. tonight, people in southern california gathering to honor the more than two dozen people killed in the deadly wildfires. this comes as the wildfire threat remains high across the region, working extremely hard to bring some sense of peace to our communities. >> the best thing that we can do is to come together in community and to come together as a community in crisis. >> good evening, i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. tonight, the strong winds in los angeles county still an enormous concern for firefighters and residents down south. the death toll in all of the fires has now increased to 25. the palisades fire, it's 18% contained and has burned more than 23,000 acres. in altadena, the eaton fire is now 35% contained and is at more than 14,000 acres.

>> and we begin our coverage tonight with chief meteorologist bill martin. and, bill, another night of strong, dangerous winds in the forecast. certainly not a lot of people sleeping tonight worried? >> yeah, especially in that that fire zone. this is the second night in a row. last night was windy. tomorrow night or tonight into tomorrow morning is going to be windier. there is a rare warning for the southland. it's called a pds. and the pds is particularly dangerous situation. this essentially is a level up. this is the area in purple. this is a level up from a red flag warning. so it's like taking your taking it all the way up and beyond. so we saw one of these yesterday as well. we haven't really had one of these in northern california yet. but when you see pds you know you've got some serious business going on up there. the winds right now are not that out of control. 15 to 20 miles an hour in the hills. i did pick up some winds out of oxnard at about 40 miles an hour. out by just north of malibu. those winds will pick up later on tonight into tomorrow morning. this is the palisades.

wind 15 mile an hour. wind gusts. still not a lot. but as we get into the midnight hours, you'll see here and into the overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, the winds really pick up. note the colors. this is tomorrow morning at 6 a.m, the colors representing where the wind fields are. and then watch it peaks. the winds peak at around lunchtime tomorrow. that is significant. that's malibu north into oxnard and a little bit into ventura as well with other winds in the area also. but the story will be that and that as the afternoon wears on tomorrow, the winds die down. finally, after day after day after day of extreme winds. but got to get through tonight and tomorrow around 1 or 2:00. and then the winds die down to pds. particularly dangerous situation issued again tonight. >> all right. thank you bill. well, firefighters are on high alert as those strong winds move into the los angeles area. ktvu is greg lee has more now on the firefight. >> one week after the deadly palisades fire began. all that

remains in some neighborhoods are chimneys and charred rubble. the blaze in pacific palisades and malibu set off a historic firestorm that left a path of destruction across los angeles county. now, weary residents who've lost everything and exhausted first responders brace for more extreme conditions. >> life threatening and destructive and widespread winds are already here for this significant wind event. we are taking an aggressive, lean forward posture. >> we plan to keep the fire small, but we prepare for any other event that happens. we're also staying vigilant and having resources available and identified to respond to any kind of new starts in the in the area. >> a fresh round of santa ana winds, prompting the national weather service to issue a rare, particularly dangerous situation. fire warning for areas in la and ventura counties. gusty winds paired with low humidity and dry fuel threaten to fan new flames or undue progress made on the palisades and the eaton fire in altadena. >> we are giving this fire everything we've got. this is a

particularly dangerous situation from now through tomorrow. >> engines are staging in high risk areas. power has been preemptively shut off to more than 58,000 edison customers, and officials are urging people to be ready to go at a moment's notice. 88,000 people remain under evacuation orders. another 84,000 under warnings. >> actually, we recommend you go. don't wait till the order is given. we don't want you to impact your own life or the life of your loved ones. >> law enforcement and members of the national guard continue to watch over abandoned neighborhoods. new arrests have been made for looting and other offenses. they're also tasked with the grim work of looking into 37 missing persons reports across both fires. >> we also have been working with teams that are coming in to work on the palisades to begin searching for remains as well, so this operation continues. it's active, not easy work. >> while the firefight continues, l.a. mayor karen bass

joined the governor in cutting red tape to expedite debris removal and the rebuilding process for victims. this is fema remains on the ground processing tens of thousands of disaster applications. greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> tonight, a candlelight vigil was held in south los angeles to honor the victims of the wildfires. community members coming together to pay their respects to the lives lost, as well as to show their appreciation for all the first responders. multiple community groups helped organize the vigil, calling it a gesture of solidarity. >> it's important that we all come together, and what tonight is about here in south los angeles is that there are no borders. we are here in solidarity for our communities across this city. >> the victims now bracing for a long, challenging road to recovery. a new analysis from accuweather estimates the fires

combined may cost between 250 and $275 billion, nearly twice its initial estimate. president biden says the federal government will cover the majority of the recovery costs for 180 days. but he adds, congress needs to, quote, step up and fund assistance beyond the first six months. california's recovery could face political challenges on capitol hill, as many republicans, including house speaker mike johnson, are suggesting any federal aid should come with conditions. democrats say that proposal is outrageous. >> we should not be leveraging the pain and suffering of our fellow americans to try to force through policy changes. no one wants to leave any american who is in need hanging, so to speak, right? but at the same time, we recognize we have a $36 trillion federal debt, and we have to balance these needs. >> republicans say they want financial conditions related to fire management and prevention. congress did approve $100 billion in emergency aid last month for wildfires and other

disasters. >> well, restaurants across the bay area are stepping up to help victims of the devastating wildfires in southern california. ktvu betty yu joins us live from the city tonight, where a number of places are doing their part to support relief efforts. betty. >> that's right. claudine. el dorado wine bar behind me is one of several establishments across san francisco that is helping organizations doing relief work on the ground in la. the owner tonight tells me they were busier than usual for a tuesday night, and people were very eager to contribute. as the wildfires exploded in southern california, octavia restaurant, located at octavia and bush streets in san francisco, quickly recognized the urgent need for action. >> personally, i'm from southern california and a lot of us have like friends and family from southern california. so as it started to unfold, it became apparent that, like we needed to do something. >> the team, which had put its monthly saturday bake sales on

hold, is bringing it back this weekend in a big way. the event, which is called saturday bake, will feature pastries, breads, pasta and sandwiches. all proceeds will go toward world central kitchens relief team, which is feeding thousands of evacuees and first responders on the ground. >> i think i just feel so good seeing how, like the community of san francisco comes together and not just san francisco, but everywhere. and i think in restaurants, like what we do is hospitality. and i think that doesn't just stop at serving people dinner. like taking care of people is what we do. >> the flour and water hospitality group, which includes flour and water in the mission, is also giving back. it's donating a portion from every tasting menu, house wine or margarita pizza to world central kitchen in downtown san francisco. holbrook house is donating $3 to the american red cross for every los angeles gin martini ordered through the end of the month. >> it's nice to be able to provide people with, you know, warm meals and what they need.

and so like, this is what we can do. we're far away. but this is kind of like what we can do. and it feels good. >> a portion of the sales earned at el dorado wine bar tuesday night will go directly to restaurants that are feeding fire victims in los angeles. this trio of friends came out for the cause. >> i like can't stop, you know, reading the news, looking at all the photos, hearing from friends that live down there. it's just really emotional. so anything we can do to give back. >> and the owner of el dorado said she used to live in la for a short time and met many wonderful people in the hospitality industry during her time there, and that's why this cause is especially personal for her. >> claudine and betty, i know we were talking earlier. we were saying the outpouring of support. people want to help, but when there's a call out to say, hey, we're all doing this, it seems like they have no problem with having other people join in or other restaurants or

other businesses. >> yeah, it's really incredible just how fast this community mobilized. there are several other bake sales also happening this weekend, and i was speaking to one of the organizers and she said in a matter of days, more than 40 bakeries or patisseries right here in the bay area signed up to pitch in. >> claudine, that's good to hear. all right. thank you. betty. well, a reminder that if you do want to help, you can join fox's support of families impacted by the california wildfires. visit ktvu.com/wildfire help to support these efforts, or scan the qr code there on your screen. your donation enables the red cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster. >> new at ten the suspects in a 2023 shooting on 880 in fremont that killed a five year old girl, are expected to be in the courtroom for a hearing tomorrow. this will be one of the first high profile cases the alameda county district attorney's office has handled since the recall of former district attorney pamela price

ktvu tori gaines in studio tonight. after speaking with the victim's mother about the charges the suspects are facing. tori. >> good evening. mike. this is the type of tragedy that is too heartbreaking to bear. a young child shot and killed while riding in the car with her family. that child's mother tells me she hopes these suspects will face special circumstances charges, along with the murder charges already filed against them. she aims to ensure that the suspects will never be able to take another child from another family. it's been nearly two years since five year old eliana crisostomo was shot and killed in a vehicle with her family on interstate 880, in fremont. but for eliana's mother, sophia, the horrific day she lost her daughter feels like yesterday. >> we will never recover. that's something that you can never know. will never go away. the pain will never go away. we just learned to live with it. >> three men were charged with murder with gang and gun enhancements in her daughter's death. but crisostomo says that's not enough. >> there are some crimes that

you can rehabilitate the criminals, but there's no coming back from killing a child at all. >> when former alameda county district attorney pamela price announced charges in this case last year, she stuck with her policy of not including special circumstances charges. however, a legal expert tells ktvu that without the special circumstances charge, the suspects in eliana's killing could be eligible for parole someday if convicted. the three men have been detained in alameda county since they were arrested in april of 2023. they will be in a dublin courtroom on wednesday, where a judge will begin hearing evidence to determine if the case will move forward to trial. >> i hope they get life without the possibility of parole. that's what's deserved. why gamble with the future of other children's lives? >> the recall of former da price has made crisostomo's fight for justice more complicated, and she's unsure what to expect from the new team handling the case.

interim district attorney for alameda county rachel roberts has not made it clear whether he will follow in his footsteps in limiting special circumstances enhancements. >> i realize that the voters have spoken, and i think that it's important that we do listen to the voices of those that have spoken. >> crisostomo says her family will never be the same after the tragic loss of her daughter, but she still finds ways to keep eliana close. >> my daughter's favorite was minnie mouse. >> i love that you keep her close to you. >> oh, always. she's right here. >> now, that hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in dublin, we have reached out to the alameda county da's office, but we have not yet heard back. >> mike tory gains live tonight in studio. tory. thank you for that. authorities in butte county say the gun used in a shooting at a religious school last month was a ghost gun. 56 year old glen linton opened fire at the feather river adventist school, wounding two kindergartners before he shot and killed himself. the sheriff's office says linton

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transgender athletes from women's sports at some schools. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has more about the bill, as well as proposed legislation right here in california. lamonica. >> mike. just last week, a federal judge made a ruling against protections that could help the transgender community under title nine. biden made those changes last year, and now the house is a step closer to rolling back those changes. >> it was created to protect women, and so we need to make sure we stay on that track. >> changes to landmark law title nine could soon be on the way. on tuesday, the house passed the protection of women and girls act with a vote of 218 to 206. title nine is a federal law that

prohibits sex discrimination in education programs. sofia laurie is outreach director for california family council, a christian based family values advocacy group. >> we do need the federal government to also put in these bills and put in legislation that protects girls sports, because it's an uphill battle in california. >> last year, controversy erupted over a transgender woman being allowed to play on the san jose state women's volleyball team. her teammate also joined a class action lawsuit that would prohibit transgender women from playing women's sports. >> for some reason, you know, people think that trans women and intersex people have an advantage in sport when in actual fact there is no evidence for that. >> still, a new california bill introduced by assembly member kate sanchez, aims to keep transgender girls from playing high school sports. gabrielle antonovich is board president of

san jose's billy defrank lgbtq plus center. >> i am hoping that our governor and other legislators have the ability to block that, and whether it's local elected officials that could block it in their own city or county. that is a very important part of the movement. you know, we can't fight this fight alone. >> assembly member sanchez says that with her new bill proposal, she wants to restore integrity to girls sports in california. now, the protection of women and girls act still needs to pass the senate before it becomes law. >> mike lamonica peters live tonight in the south bay. lamonica. thank you. san francisco mayor daniel lurie has introduced an ordinance to the board of supervisors to take on the city's fentanyl crisis. mayor lurie today outlining the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance. this ordinance would

expedite funding, staffing and resources to allow for expanded treatment and shelter capacity, mental health initiatives, as well as the hiring of additional public safety and health staff. mayor lurie says this will allow the city to bypass bureaucratic obstacles that previously slowed its progress. >> president biden is set to deliver his farewell address to the nation tomorrow. biden's speech from the oval office is scheduled for 5:00 in the evening. biden will fly out of washington, dc, at noon on monday, marking the end of his more than 50 year career as a public servant. okay, check in on the weather around here. >> we've got temperatures tonight that will be chilly yet again. no frost advisory, though, as we had last night in a dry pattern that continues for a while. we're not going to see any rain, so here's the plan. we've been dry for a while now. the ridge of high pressure has set us up with a number of dry days in january. last time of rain was january 3rd. next time it rains is going to be somewhere around the 26th of

january, towards the end of the month, and southern california won't probably see much of anything. this is the computer model showing some clouds ever going right through time saturday. now we're into sunday. you see the rain staying away from california. a few a few clouds do trickle in and that's it. so we're dry and with the dry conditions, we're going to find temperatures that will be pretty mild. well above the average for this time of year. here are some of the numbers from today. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow will be about the same. it cools off on friday and saturday a little bit when the fog returns to the coast. but in terms of rain or snow, not happening for us, southern california either. so when i come back, we'll go push the long range model out there. we'll look at the five day forecast and what you can expect for the next couple, couple of weeks. >> all right. we'll see you soon, bill. thank you. a budget victory in the east bay. >> coming up, the new resources coming to a fire station after 20 years of planning. >> also an update tonight on a man accused of firebombing the oakland federal building and a police

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guilty to a series of fire bombings in oakland and berkeley. casey robert qanon of oakland admitted to committing the fire bombings back in june. he was accused of bringing molotov cocktails to the oakland federal building when protective officers disrupted his plan. police say he placed the molotov cocktails in a planter near th building and then set them on fire. goonan also admitted to lighting molotov cocktails under a campus patrol car at uc berkeley, causing it to catch fire and to setting three more fires on campus throughouthe month of june. goonan is facing up to 20 years in prison. >> his sentencing is set for april 8th, at a time when many cities are facing budget cuts to their fire departments. at least one bay area city did add a new truck company, ktvu jana katsuyama explains how they were able to add equipment and personnel. >> it was a celebration of a budget battle victory.

>> it is my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters. [applause] >> fremont fire chief zoraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck cost about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company. nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures,

whether it's having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be bipartisan. this could affect any area in the country. republican district. democratic district. >> fremont itself is already doing what many cities are considering. the city has a hillside initiative banning development in wildfire prone areas. >> fremont. we're trying to reduce urban sprawl. we're trying to limit it to our key corridors. it's away from the hills, away from the brush fire. it's much safer experience, and we can get more density as well in these places. so all future growth in city of fremont will be near these transit oriented areas. >> fire officials say the new personnel will be working off of this temporary truck until the new vehicle is ready. it needs to go through a number of different tests, and it should be delivered sometime in april or may. reporting from fremont jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come, a crucial move

that could have very big implications on the city of oakland. coming up, today's decision regarding the sale of the coliseum. [music] plus first lady jill biden in san francisco. the investments into women's health. she's touting from the federal government. >> and coming up later in sports. mark your calendars. the nba all-star weekend at chase center is right around the corner, and tickets are already on sale. also, a group of high school athletes banding together to help wildfire victims in southern california. the relie dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years.

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coliseum. today, the oakland alameda county board of supervisors, in a closed session, approved the terms of the agreement for their share of control of the coliseum site. so

how big of a deal is today's vote? stakeholders say it is a very big deal because this vote signals the final step of what has been a very long process. and that's because there were five things that each had to happen or this deal wasn't going to go through. first, the city of oakland had to agree to sell its half of the coliseum. last year, the city agreed to that $125 million deal, which did have some stops and starts and amendments. the second step the a's had to agree to sell their half. the team agreed to do that for $125 million last august. then they had to work with the coliseum authority to settle the outstanding bonds for the coliseum and the arena. and then they had to get litigation on the coliseum that was pending against the county. dismissed. and only once all of that was done, then they could negotiate with the county on a deal to transfer control, because while

the a's had bought half of the coliseum, the county still controlled it, and step five was working out a deal to take over control. and that is what happened tonight. while this deal still needs to be written up and inked tonight, the board of supervisors agreed to the terms and so that agreement can be drawn up and signed, which would then open the door for this entire transaction to be finalized by the end of may. supervisor nikki fortunato bass told me tonight she knows people are ready for this deal to be done. >> this is, as i understand it, the first public piece of legislation that the county board of supervisors has approved to say, we want this deal to happen and we want the assignment assigning the county's portion of the sale to the entity that has proposed this transformative development out in east oakland. we want that to happen within 30 days. so this is a huge step forward.

>> and so what happens next? there are still a few steps after that deal is done. the bonds need to be paid. all agreements need to be inked. the deal on the table, though, is that oakland would get $95 million by may 30th. ray bobbitt of the african american sports and entertainment group says he knows there's a lot on the line for the city and that this money can't come soon enough. >> obviously, we're all local and we want to see things better, you know? and so if we can, we're going to try to get this. we're going to move as quickly as we possibly can. so but it is a very complex, large transaction. and there's just i mean, it's really hard to describe the level of paperwork and, you know, the documentation and just the things you have to go through and due diligence. it's pretty massive. >> but once the transaction is complete and the money is paid, then the site planning will also start. so we can really see what the next chapter for the coliseum will be. >> right now, first lady jill

biden is in the bay area for two different health care conferences underway this week in san francisco. as ktvu christian captain reports tonight, the first lady spoke about the importance of investing into the research of women's health. >> it's great to be with all of you. >> first lady jill biden spoke at the fierce health care conference that coincides with the j.p. morgan healthcare conference in san francisco. the first lady advocated for research into women's health issues, saying the topic has been neglected by researchers for decades. >> globally, women live longer than men, yet we spend 25% more of our lives in poor health. and that's because women's health is understudied and research is underfunded. >> the first lady pointed to recent federal investments of about $1 billion into researching women's health issues. she said more research is needed in many areas, from how heart disease impacts women differently to gaining a deeper understanding of menopause. the

first lady said now is the time for private investors to take a cue from the government's work and fund private research that could improve women's health and prove lucrative as well. >> there's such a great market for all of this because women want answers, and as soon as we can get those answers and those treatments that will create this whole stream of revenue. >> women attending the fierce health care conference agreed. it's important for more research to be conducted into women's health issues, and said the area has been neglected and underfunded for too long. >> well, i think it's very important that we focus on women's health because women are the backbone of our community with raising children, building families. so it's important that there are initiatives to help women take care of their health care and produce positive health outcomes. >> the first lady said while she has less than a week left as first lady, she plans to continue her push for more research into women's health and using her platform even after she leaves the white house. in

san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox two news. >> well, coming up at 11, ufc fighter chuck liddell honors some of the firefighters helping battle the flames in southern california will tell you about one firefighter who was set to get a special promotion before having to take off to los angeles. [music] >> and we are looking at temperatures that are going to be above the average the next few days, and we're still waiting on the rain for the bay area. what does it look like in the five day forecast coming up? >> but first, a fiery first day of questions for one of president elect donald trump's most controversial cabinet nominees. the latest on the senate c fi atioion - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california.

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>> one of president elect donald trump's most controversial cabinet nominees endured both friendly and hostile questioning as his confirmation process got underway today. >> as fox's jennifer griffin reports, prospective pentagon chief pete hegseth defended both his personal and professional resumes. >> usa. the support of dozens of veterans soon turned into fiery questions regarding serious allegations of sexual assault. >> senator, i was falsely accused in october of 2017. it was fully investigated and i was completely cleared. >> you entered into an nda and paid a person who accused you of raping her. >> republican senator joni ernst, herself a sexual assault survivor and who many believe is a key vote to higgs's confirmation, followed up. >> will you appoint a senior level official dedicated to sexual assault prevention and response? >> yes i will. then there were also allegations of past alcohol

abuse. >> your own writings and alleged conduct would disqualify any service member from holding any leadership position in the military, much less being confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> a small handful of anonymous sources were allowed to drive a smear campaign. because i'm a change agent and a threat to them. >> republicans were quick to come to his defense. >> how many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night? have any of you guys asked him to step down? >> pete hegseth spent nearly 20 years as a national guardsman and oversaw two veterans nonprofit organizations. >> an independent forensic accountant discovered evidence of gross financial mismanagement, a problem given the pentagon's nearly $850 billion budget. >> yes or no? did you need an audit? yes or no? completely mischaracterized. you've never let an audit. >> we used our donor money very intentionally and focused to create policy that bettered the lives of veterans.

>> some of the most heated questioning surrounded hegseth past statements that women should not serve in combat. hegseth said today, women can still serve in combat, but standards cannot be lowered. >> our standards will be high and they will be equal, not equitable. >> commanders do not have to have a quota for women in the infantry that does not exist. you cannot denigrate women in general, and your statements do that. >> hegseth can afford to lose only three republican senators. a vote is expected early next week. in washington, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> a story of two brothers risking all to try to save their neighbor's home. >> there's no fire department. there's no other people. it's just us attacking and saving this neighborhood. >> still to come, two men describe taking matters into their own hands. as the palisades fire blew right through their neighborhood. >> and we are monitoring the dangerous wind event in southern

california tonight. chief me orologist bill martin

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the palisades fire. the brothers were staying with their father in the santa monica canyon when the fire started just a week ago. first responders urged the family to pack up and leave, but their father's home originally belonged to their grandmother, and they made the decision to stay. for nearly 30 hours, armed with hoses and handheld radios, tim hain, along with his brother and a handful of others who stayed sprayed water on every house and lawn on their block when the worst of it ended. hain says they were able to save nine houses on their street. >> it wasn't for the few of us that stayed and kept everything wet and attacked the small spot fires as they arose. we would have lost this entire neighborhood the same way that palisades did. you know, people are telling us like, you guys are heroes. you're saving the neighborhood, and it's like, we're just we're just, you know, doing what we think is right. >> and with more strong winds expected here over the next 24 hours, the two plan to stick it out while also juggling a new

problem looters. hain says they've already booted a number of looters and will continue to protect their home their grandparents built, and make sure their neighbors also have a house to come back to. >> some high school student athletes in napa are putting together a collection drive to help fire victims in southern california. members of the girls soccer team at justin-siena high school came up with the idea, and they are putting together drawstring bags full of supplies. they will include water, energy bars and blankets. the teens are also writing personal notes for the recipients. >> i know that would be like a really great thing. like just like hi. like i know like how you're feeling. like just things that like, would make them feel better because right now they're going through a really hard time. >> people who want to contribute can drop off donations at the front office at justin-siena high school. the students will get together next monday on mlk day to assemble those packages. >> okay, checking in on southern california again, a particularly

bad situation down there in terms of the strong winds and the red flag warnings. a rare pds alert is, in effect, a particularly dangerous situation for the areas in purple. the winds right now are somewhere around 15 to 25 miles an hour, but they are anticipated to get upwards of 40, 50, 60 miles an hour later tonight through about lunchtime tomorrow. could gusts higher than that? so the next eight 12 hours or so really important in southern california because after that the winds die down. these are the highs for us today. temperatures above the average. that has a lot to do with the dry, high pressure that's been owning our region and bringing us above average temperatures, even some wind. we had a wind advisory a couple of days in a row back a few days ago. the winds are died down. the temperatures are getting cool overnight, but no frost advisory tonight. temperatures are still going to get down into the mid 30s. upper 30s in the inland bay valleys, maybe freezing up around guerneville. in those spots. temperatures are

about where they were last night at this time. and then the model does this. there's some fog trying to form at the coast tomorrow afternoon. see the fog? that's all we got. and then the fog kind of kisses to the coast thursday afternoon. and then by friday morning, the fog really pushes in. so friday, thursday afternoon into friday, a cooler weather pattern, a milder weather pattern with fog back at the coast. so that's that's our big change really just cooler and milder instead of in the low 60s mid 60s. we're in the mid 50s upper 50s for daytime highs. there's the big high. that's what's doing it all. and that's the problem for southern california. last night we had temperatures this cold very cool 31 degrees in lafayette 28 in morgan hill. frost advisory. not tonight. the temperatures tonight are going to be a little bit warmer. so frost still probably a real possibility for many but no frost advisory. and then the forecast highs tomorrow look just like today. so we are waiting on the rain. that's all

it is to it. and we are waiting on it. southern california is waiting on two. and the long range models don't bring any rain our way until the 26th, the 27th of january. at least it's a ways off. things could change, but right now we're running dry and we're going to stay dry, at least according to the models. we'll see how that pans out any day. those models could shift a little bit and bring us some rain. but in the meantime, there you go. dry, dry, dry, dry and more dry. >> there you go. all right, bill, thank you. the san francisco giants promotional and special events schedule has been released for the upcoming season. some highlights do include pride day on june 7th, which will be accompanied by a pride day bucket hat. the team's first barry bonds bobblehead in four seasons that will take place on july 12th, and stephen curry's superhero night on july 26th, complete with a bobblehead of the golden state warriors star. the full list of promotions and special event games can be found on the giants website. >> tonight, the search is on for a mystery photographer who took thousands of photos in the 1960s and 70s, documenting a time of

protests and rallies tied to civil rights here in the bay area. the people in possession of that film have been posting these photos to social media and online, trying to find the photographer. they are snapshots of history, capturing powerful moments of free speech and civil rights. thousands of images from 1966 to 1970. each one with a story to tell. >> they capture just about every major event in the san francisco area, the bay area in general, really. we have oakland, berkeley, san francisco. it captures the 60s. it captures from 1966 to 1970, everything from the civil rights movement to the summer of love. black panthers movement, united farm workers movement. it just is. that photographer was everywhere. >> there's only one problem. the identity of that photographer remains a mystery. the photos come from a bag of film that was found in the 1980s. it was

bought at a public auction and sold to a collector. then two historians got involved, and commercial photographer bill dalzell was asked to consult on the project. >> i think what captured my attention first was the sense of loss, this idea that someone devoted five years of their life capturing over 8000 photographs and then to have lost it. >> and so began the search to find the person behind the lens. 2 million people have now viewed these photos, and while they can't see the photographer, some have seen themselves. one woman in this picture spotted herself as a six year old child. that's her holding her sister's stroller. she says they were walking across dolores street for a united farm workers protest when that picture was taken. and then there's this one with stanley mouse. he's circled in red. >> stanley mouse is the legendary poster artist who did the skull. and let's see, it's the skull and roses poster. and he was in the picture himself,

and he spotted himself somewhere in the 60s, walking towards a grateful dead concert. >> michael zagaris, a well-known photojournalist, is seen in this photo with muhammad ali on the steps of san francisco city hall. >> halfway through the speech, ali turned to him and asked, do you have your draft card? ali promptly grabbed it, lit it on fire, and held it up to the to the crowd. michael still has what's left of it. it's a great story, and we're hoping that we're going to find a photographer that either was shooting in the direction of our unknown photographer and help us to identify them. >> but as of now, the best clue we have of who this photographer might be is this reflection caught there in the center of this plate glass window, you can make out a silhouette and the silhouette looks looks feminine to me. >> it looks like a person with fine features. there are some bracelets. it looks like a loose fitting garment. but that's all we have. >> it's a journey that has taken years. but in order for all of

these to be shown in a collection to the public, ownership needs to be established. and so the identity and the story of this photographer can no longer stay in the shadows. >> my goal is really to try and keep it out of the basement of an institutional collector and share it with the world. >> delzell wants to create access for the public and for schools across the nation, but he needs help. a kickstarter would pay to have the 75 remaining rolls of color film processed at a special lab in canada, and contributors would get a tool kit so they could also help scour these images for clues. they posted this video to kickstarter saying while they may not have a name, lessons can be learned about this photographer through these images caught by their camera. >> this photographer was courageous. they were up close at some very violent protests, some dangerous events, and they were not only brave, but they they were up close. it really

does represent that, that that era in a way that i've never seen before. so we get to see it all through the lens of one photographer, which makes it sort of unique. >> if they were 20 when these pictures were taken, the photographer could today be approaching 80. delzell says he'd like to thank them for truly incredible work. he just needs to find them first. >> that photographer is courageous and quite the eye. i mean, those images are amazing. >> they're powerful. and certainly there's a story to tell not only in the pictures, but behind the lens. >> and so. and who knows what's on those other roles as well. that's that's the question. all right, claudine, thank you. coming up next in sports, the red wings one of the hottest teams in hockey. but tonight, the sharks were looking to skate out of detroit with a big win. >> then on the 11:00 news, a new crisis response team being launched in the east bay. how it aims to nnect people

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for the nba all-star weekend, the big event returning to the bay area for the first time in 25 years. all-star weekend kicks off one month from today at san franciscos chase center, and the all-star selection process is well underway. the 2025 nba all-stars will be voted on by fans, current players, as well as a media panel. tickets are now on sale if you want to catch the action. and here is just a few of the many events happening throughout the weekend. friday is the celebrity all star game. saturday, you can catch the all-stars on the court at an open practice, and then on sunday it will be the 74th annual nba all star game. now to a historic high school tradition in san francisco, saint ignatius and sacred heart and the battle for the bruce mahoney trophy. it is the best out of five sports. see winning football and girls

volleyball in the fall. tonight, the wildcats and the irish playing some basketball at the chase center. san francisco mayor daniel lurie spending some time there with the players as they would need to win both games to stay in the mix for the bruce mahoney trophy and the girls game tipped off. first freshman lulu giacometti had a game she would hit six threes on the night as the sea girls win the big one 5848. and then on the boys side, sacred heart with a buzzer beater at half. but they were down 11 points on the sea side. it was another freshman on varsity making some highlights at six nine alex moore hitting the three from the corner. sea goes on to win 7842 and retains the bruce mahoney trophy for another year. >> all right. now to some hockey and the san jose sharks in detroit. all part of a five game road trip. and they came out skating with some energy against a red hot red wings team. first period the sharks getting shorthanded when nico sturm gets the puck, makes a move. and that's a goal his fifth of the season. sharks lead two to

nothing and they'll add four more in the third period. six three is the final as the sharks end the red wings seven game win streak in. bay fc will join forces with san francisco's new mayor, daniel lurie, to unveil a mini soccer pitch at a city playground donated by the team. city leaders will join players at crocker-amazon playground for the first kick tomorrow afternoon. team members will also take part in a soccer clinic for community members. that wraps us up for sports. the 11:00 news with mike starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> all right. good evening once again everyone. i'm mike mibach right to some of our top stories at 11. the countdown is on to a possible nationwide ban on the social media app tiktok right now. tiktok users have been scrambling to protect their content and find some workarounds, as the u.s. supreme court is likely to uphold a federal law that would effectively shut down the app in the u.s. by the end of this coming weekend, social media

experts say the app won't disappear from your phone immediately, but you won't be able to update it, meaning it will likely experience more performance issues over time. the long delayed sale of the oakland coliseum becomes closer to being finalized. it's been a long process here, but the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's interest in the coliseum complex. we'll have more on the next steps of the sale coming up in just a bit here. and today marks one week since the deadly fires started in los angeles county. the palisades fire tonight is 18% contained. it's burned nearly 24,000 acres. firefighters have also made progress on the eaton fire near altadena and pasadena that is now 35% contained. 14,000 acres have burned in that one. and tonight, the death toll from all the fires is at 25. firefighters say the next 24 hours will be crucial when it comes to protecting their progress in building containment lines, as a new round of santa ana winds prompts a potentially dangerousit