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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 dangerous situation across much
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of southern california, water tenders and engines are staging in higher risk areas, and power has preemptively been shut off to more than 58,000 customers. authorities are urging people to be ready to go at a moment's notice. tonight, 88,000 people still remain under evacuation orders. another 84,000 are under evacuation warnings. >> 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. >> law enforcement in the california national guard continue to watch over evacuated neighborhoods. new arrests have been made for looting and other offenses. they're also tasked with the difficult work of looking into 37 missing person
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reports across both major fires. community members gathered for a candlelight vigil tonight to honor and pay their respects to the lives lost in the fires. tonight's vigil was also a way for the people to show their appreciation to the first responders out there on the front lines. multiple community groups helped organize the vigil, calling it a gesture of solidarity. victims are 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. more bay area businesses are stepping in to help those wildfire victims. several restaurants are supporting multiple relief efforts. ktvu is betty yu brings us a closer look at some of the events this evening, and many are eager to contribute. >> as the wildfires exploded in southern california, octavia restaurant, located at octavia and bush streets in san francisco, quickly recognized
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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 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
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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 the 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 lived in los angeles 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. in san francisco, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news and you can monitor the developments out of southern california by downloading the fox local app to
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your phone and smart tv. >> there you can find around the clock coverage, as well as coverage from our sister station in los angeles. it's free to download. tonight, new details about a major step in the long awaited coliseum deal. the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of a deal that would give control of their portion of the coliseum site to the african american sports and entertainment group. now, this process has taken years, but aa seg said five key things had to happen. the city and the a's, who shared ownership, both had to agree to sell. those deals were made for $125 million each. there were also bonds and a lawsuit that needed to be resolved. and the final step was the county. and while the county sold its portion of the coliseum, it still had control of the site. >> all of these pieces had to fall in place in order for us to close with the city, as well as the county. so these were very critical pieces. and, you know, it's hard to explain it, but i think when you look at it in its completion, you see how all the points of sequence had to work.
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>> tonight's approval should mean that within 30 days, a deal could be signed. supervisor nikki fortunato bass said the vote was unanimous resolution that the county board of supervisors unanimously approved today is a public signal and direction to county staff to move forward and make this assignment so that a single entity can control that coliseum site and then move forward with the development project that is envisioned, a transformative project for not only oakland, but for the region. and there are still some steps that need to be completed even after the county portion is done. but if all goes smoothly, this entire transaction could be completed by the end of may. that would mean a final payment of $95 million to the city of oakland, and redevelopment could then get underway there at the coliseum site. the suspects in a freeway shooting that left a five year old girl dead are scheduled to appear in court for a hearing tomorrow. that shooting happened
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on 880 in fremont back in 2023. the case will be one of the first high profile cases handled by the alameda county district attorney's office since the recall of former da pamela price. ktvu is tori gaines live tonight in studio. and, tori, you spoke with the victim's mother this evening. >> good evening. mike. yes. sophia crisostomo says her family has been forever changed by that freeway shooting in 2023. she hopes the alameda county district attorney's office will take steps to protect other families from the same fate. 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. it will never go away. the pain will never go away. we just learn 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.
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>> 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.
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interim district attorney for alameda county royal roberts has not made it clear whether he will follow in his footsteps in limiting special circumstances enhancements. >> i realized 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. >> tomorrow's hearing is just the start of another long journey towards justice for the crisostomo family. now, we 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. changes could be coming to federally funded schools after the house votes to ban transgender athletes from women's sports, and some california lawmakers now want to
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follow with a bill of their own. also, resources pouring in for the victims of the wildfires in southern california. in tonight's west coast rap, as thousands are forced out of their homes, the state superintendent of instruction is making sure teachers who lost everything have somewhere to stay. plus, months after the state of washington was hit with a bomb cyclone tonight, the state is still struggling to clean up the steps being taken, though to get federal aid.
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has to bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's sports at federally funded schools. ktvu lamonica peters brings us a closer look at the bill, as well as proposed legislation right here in california. >> women did great job getting title nine in place. and so we can have these fair and safe spots and spaces. >> 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
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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
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fight this fight alone. >> assembly member sanchez says 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. lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. >> the state of california says it has reached an agreement with airbnb to provide free emergency housing for teachers in pasadena. this story does begin tonight's west coast rap. more than 1300 staffers with the pasadena unified school district have been evacuated in the path of the eaton fire. the state superintendent, tony thurmond, says pasadena unified will work directly with airbnb to provide temporary housing, including for family members and pets. airbnb has already offered free emergency housing for thousands of people affected by the wildfires. well, today was supposed to mark a career milestone for modesto firefighter ryan fenton with his badge pinning ceremony celebrating his promotion to engineer. but it quickly tk to
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the back seat as fenton was deployed to altadena to help in the fire fight. now that ceremony ended up though still taking place, but in a little bit of a different form. when ufc legend chuck liddell visited fenton's base camp. he was there to share his appreciation for the firefighters working in the area. the ufc fighter personally signing the back of fenton's badge, getting promoted alone is a big deal, and then having someone like the iceman do it is unheard of. >> it's stressful on the guys and they're out doing 24 hour shifts. and it's pretty depressing. so that kind of thing, just something like that, just to lighten the mood a little bit. it was very nice to do that. so anything like that helps the guys, helps the morale out a lot. >> modesto fire says it still will be giving fenton a proper pinning ceremony when he returns home from the front lines. and in washington state, the governor has formally requested a federal major disaster declaration for counties hit by that powerful bomb cyclone late
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last year. the storms caused millions of dollars in damage in western washington. emergency management teams say in king county alone, there was more than $11 million in damage to public infrastructure. the final decision now rests on the white house. it remains to be seen if it will be approved by the biden administration in its final days, or if the request will get passed on to the incoming trump administration. you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast wrap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday. of course, you can always find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. next at 11, a new crisis response team launched in the east bay as part of a greater mission to create more resources for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. plus, more coverage tonight as people gather outside a san francisco safeway set to close in just a few weeks, what neighbors are demanding from city leaders. >> another chilly night out there tonight. we're still waiting on rain. when's that
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today. today that's like two less than. it's a ways to go. we haven't had rain in a number of days since january 3rd, and we are going to go dry for a while. and so that's the problem, not just for us, but for southern california, as you know. and the high temperatures have been well above the average for this time of year. that's just because high pressure keeping us dry. we. now, now here's the thing. north of the golden gate or north of the bay bridge in the in the west slope of the sierra nevada. all those areas, 100% of rainfall average more than 100% in many cases. you go south of
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san jose and the numbers completely change. so we're just it's real. it's a real definite fine line between the haves and the have nots with the rain. and in southern california, of course, they're the have nots. and that's what we're dealing with down there now. the winds are going to die down sometime tomorrow afternoon. but they got to get through tonight into tomorrow about two, 3:00 when the winds will be the strongest, probably mid-morning. and then they'll start to die down and then they'll have a chance to at least get ahead of this. because let's think about it. it's been windy down there the whole week. right. here we are. it's been a week ago that we had these fires erupt. this is the reason for the fires. this is the reason for the dry and this is the reason or this is why we're going to stay dry, because it's just going to continue to linger. last night the winds died down. temperatures got pretty cold. that's not how it goes tonight. temperatures tonight instead of freezing will be about mid 30s in santa rosa, 40 in san rafael you'll see frost. there is no frost advisory tonight, but you will see frost in some of those inland bay valleys. but a chilly
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night, but not as cold as last night. and we just steady as she goes. there's no big changes coming our way until we get to friday. and when we get to friday, we've got the potential for some clouds, some fog at the coast and just kind of a general, a minor disturbance that will cool us off significantly. and so you'll see that as we get into friday, saturday and sunday, temperatures drop back down into the upper 50s. for the most part, the five day forecast is one that is dry. and like i say, mike, 26th of january is really at least a few of the models are suggesting that's our next chance for rainfall. and even then it doesn't look like much, but hopefully that will open the door. >> hopefully it's more than a chance we need it. all right. thank you bill. new at 11, the city of san leandro is launching a new crisis response team. the city says the alternative response team will connect people experiencing a nonviolent mental health crisis to care, starting when someone calls 911. a new team is a in partnership between the alameda county fire department and cardinal health.
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the program will launch tomorrow. the city manager saying the crisis response unit, quote, reflects our commitment to compassionate and innovative approaches to public safety. people in san francisco's fillmore district are pressuring city leaders to take action ahead of the closure of the only full service grocery store in the neighborhood. advocates met outside the safeway in the fillmore before marching to city hall. safeway says it will close its store there on webster and geary by february 7th, after 40 years of operation. the chain said it made the decision due to ongoing theft and concerns about employee and customer safety. families say the closure will make things tough for people who simply need a convenient place to buy groceries. >> i have to, like, go to a further safeway and we wouldn't be able to walk there no more. >> the group called on the board of supervisors to address the closure with a special hearing. residents hope to see another grocery store replace that
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safeway. walgreens is closing two more of its oakland locations the store on east 18th street and the one right near 51st and telegraph are set to close by the end of next month. this is in addition to the walgreens on high street in east oakland, which is closing this month. walgreens says customers prescriptions will be automatically transferred to the nearest walgreens location. last month, walgreens announced plans to close 1200 stores nationwide over the next several years. the marin county board of supervisors making some history just today. [applause] brian colbert was sworn in as the first african american member of the board since it was founded. 173 years ago. his daughter was there as he took the oath. colbert is an attorney and former san anselmo town council member. he now represents district two in the county, which does include san anselmo, greenbrae and ross, among other marin communities. all right, here's a look at the stories trending tonight on ktvu. com one of our top
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stories. police in santa rosa are releasing the identities of the bodies of four family members found inside a house. an investigation is now underway to determine what led to their deaths. the santa clara county board of supervisors voted to end a contract with cal fire, putting fire services now in the southern part of the county under direct control of santa clara county. and it's officially the start of girl scout cookie season. cookies are available to buy online, but they will be a little bit more expensive this year. you can find out why it's all there for you right@ktvu.com. coming up at 11. hear san francisco meeting. the growing demands of electric vehicle chargers tonight. the grant issued for the city and how it will transform different neighborhoods. but first how about a quick look at that sunset from earlier this evening outside the oakland estuary? not a bad winter night across the bay area with the city by the bay there. in the distance, you're watching the 11:00 news on ktvu. we're back after the
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$15 million grant to help meet the growing demand for ev charging in the city. this funding was awarded by the u.s. department of transportation, and it will be used to install 270 level two chargers and 30 fast chargers in neighborhoods including civic center, chinatown, the mission, and others. the chargers will be built with future expansion in mind, helping inch the city closer to its goal of achieving 100% emission free transportation by 2040. a $20 million donation will help bay area students attend private schools. the basic fund provides scholarships for pre-k through eighth grade students based on need. they say the anonymous
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gift will allow them to support nearly 2000 additional students. the nonprofit organization currently provides scholarships to more than 3200 students. they say more than 98% of their low income scholars graduate from high school. longtime bay area resident and former oakland a's skipper tony la russa is launching a new nonprofit dedicated to companion animal welfare. the la russa family will be making a public introduction next week of la russa rescue champions. they say it will support animal rescue organizations by raising and distributing money to help them carry out their life saving work. the la russa family founded the rescue foundation known as arf, but served severed ties with the group in 2023. the launch benefit for their new nonprofit is scheduled for january 25th at the lesher center in walnut creek. some high school student athletes in napa are putting together a collection drive to help fire victims. members of the girls soccer team at justin-siena came up with the idea. they're
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putting together drawstring bags full of supplies. they will include water, energy bars and blankets, and the students are also writing personal notes for the recipients. >> i just want to say, to stay strong and to keep fighting and have hope and that we have a community here, and we're also going to be supporting you all through all throughout this journey, people who want to contribute can drop off donations at the front office of justin-siena high school. >> the students will get together monday to assemble those packages in the bay area. the east bay spca is offering free adoptions to find homes for animals rescued from the l.a. fires. volunteers drove to the l.a. county animal care center in lancaster over the weekend to help free up space there. they brought back ten dogs and are now trying to make room to take in even more animals. the free adoptions will last tomorrow through sunday. people who are interested in adopting can visit available animals between 11 in the morning and five in the
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evening. just a reminder if you want to help, you can join fox's support of families impacted by the california wildfires. just scan that qr code on your scree, or you can visit ktvu.com/wildfire help to make a financial donation. the money enables the red cross to respond to and to help people recover from this disaster. and that's it for us tonight at 11 mornings on two, coming up at 4 a.m. of course, you can always stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime. just download that fox local app for all of us here at ktvu. i'm mike mibach. thanks for watching and go night. . everyone what's going on? i'm alex savage. welcome to another edition of like it or not. this is the show where we bring in the panel from here at k t v. you and we have them weigh in on everything from major controversies to some of those little daily annoyances. we all
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