ktvu is jesse gary has the very latest out of southern california. >> friday. firefighters, aided by favorable winds, poured everything into efforts to increase containment of flames, burning several areas of the southland. >> due to the favorable overnight weather conditions. and the diligent. and i'll focus on the diligent work and effort and commitment of our first responders, we can report that the palisades fire is now 8% contained. >> forward progress has been stopped on the kenneth fire and other pockets of flames, and officials say smaller fires were doused before they could grow into the next major problem. >> lafd also responded to and extinguished fires in pacoima, hollywood, studio city and more. >> the bay area continues, sending first responders south to help in the firefight. oakland's fire chief says his teams are working seamlessly with the lafd. >> it is a very coordinated attack, so they're asked to do a specific task as a group. they move together, they do what needs to be done, and then they'll give additional orders and they'll move as a g

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports. they made no hesitation when answering the call for help. >> in san jose and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system. our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure protection, life safety and structure protection. >> this group comprises five engines, one from mountain view, san jose and sunnyvale and two from the county. the 22 firefighters have special wildland fire training and tools to lend a hand for up to tw

ktvu jesse gary has the story. >> in one of the country's most expensive apartment markets, an islandhope sits ready for occupancy for some transition age foster youths in danger of being forced out of group homes. >> before coming here, i was on the verge of being homeless, like trying to find a place for him. >> thursday in the lobby of the new roosevelt apartments, dignitaries basking in the glow of this success. >> together, we're not just providing housing, we're building a future where every young person has a chance to thrive. >> the first home for youth program serves as a bridge for those who are too old to remain in group homes but face obstacles, finding a place to live on their own. >> it's all about how do we set them up like we would do our own children? how do we make sure that they're given a comfortable, safe place to live? how are we giving them the kind of support that helps them go after and find a job, get a better job, and then ultimately find a career? >> program ceo thomas lee says the public private nonprofit partnership spends approximately $4,000 a month hel

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news, cal fire is expected to release new statistics on the wildfire disasterl.a. county later this morning. >> l.a. county coroner says at least 27 people have died since those wildfires started last week, but firefighters continue to make progress in their battle against one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history. cal fire says containment on the palisades fire, now up to 39%. the eaton fire sits at 65% containment, and fire victims are slowly being allowed back into their homes. and cal fire is warning people about fake social media accounts requesting donations for fire relief. the department says cal fire does not solicit donations from the public in person or online agencies. real social media accounts are verified with blue or gray check marks like you see on your screen here. the accounts are also categorized as government organizations. you can check social media handles, make sure they match what is listed on the official cal fire website. >> certainly an important warning, as you don't want people to be scammed as they are just trying to help

ktvu is jesse gary live for us in san jose with that part of our coverage? jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. a small wave of first responders left the south bay last night. they're now on the front lines, not far from where tom vacar was reporting strike team zsc 20 301-a, comprised of five engines. earlier today, the next strike team hit the highway 101 south for los angeles in san jose and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team. 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system, our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure pr

jesse gary, ktvu fox two news. christina, back up to you in oakland. >> jesse, thank you for that report. a preliminary hearing began today for the three men suspected in a freeway shooting two years ago that killed a five year old girl. eliana. crisostomo was shot and killed while riding in the back seat of her family's car on 880, in fremont. prosecutors charged humberto anaya and cristo valderrama, as well as emanuel serrano, with her murder. however, former da pamela price did not add special circumstances, meaning the accusedillers will be eligible for life with the possibility of parole. eliana's mother says she hopes the next da will change that. >> there are some crimes that you can rehabilitate the criminals, but there's no coming back from killing a child. my daughter deserves justice and i won't stop until she receives it. that's my job as a mother. >> a judge is now weighing the evidence to determine if the case will move forward to trial, attorneys tell ktvu these proceedings could take several days. to

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jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. mike, back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that. and right now we are learning by the way of a new fire that the la fire department is now responding to near t keep an eye on that one as well. a number of bayrea firefighters headed down t southern california continues to grow. the croett martinez fire department sending a task force do to lp with the eaton fi. th is one north of pasadena and the marin county fire department also sending mutual aid down to l.a. county. >> county has sent reinforcements down to help our brothers and sisters in the los angeles area, with over 40 firefighters responding in two strike teams in various overhead positions to provide that reinforcement that is needed down there. as the winds have not subsided yet and these emergencies continue to unfold. >> the strike team is comprised of novato fires, central, marin, southern, marin, san rafael, tiburon and skywalker ranch, the marin county division chief reiterating despite the numbe

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. frank, back up to you in oakland. >> and i will take it. e, thank you for that. the humane society of the silicon valley is marking a milestone with its pet pantry program in just a decade. it has now delivered its one millionth meal for pets. pet pantry provides free pet food and supplies to hundreds of low or no income, and homebound pet owners at dozens of locations. well, today, the pet pantry made a delivery to an elderly residents at the paths villas affordable housing community. that's in san jose. besides pet food, the program also provides other important services for vulnerable pets. >> it started at one facility where they were bringing food for the for the for the pets. but today, a few years later, they're in dozens of sites. not only do they provide food, they provide medical care, vaccinations, all kinds of things that are prohibitive. when you've been living on the streets. >> the pet pantry says it provides up to 30,000 meals a month to pets in need. up next, the world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course. what a good

michael, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back up to you in oakland. >> yes. his service to so many will never be forgotten. indeed. jesse, we appreciate it. thank you. >> stunning day across the bay area with temperatures well above normal. did you see just how clear the sky was and just how blue it is? the visibility. unbelievable. 75 today the record high in redwood city. and keep in mind, the average high is 58 degrees. sfo clocked in at 71. and oakland brand new record of 70, shattering the old record of 67 degrees set just a few years ago in 2015. ten years ago. other notable numbers? yes, and it wasn't even a record 78 in santa rosa with 73 degrees apiece in concord. also fairfield and antioch. everybody just much bathing in 70. 68 in san francisco, when the average high is right around 60 degrees. okay. live weather camera again, visibility is unlimited at this hour. temperatures have tumbled into the 50s to 60. in fairfield through rio vista, it is now 62 degrees. in san bruno. the winds are slight. these winds will remain under ten miles per hour thro

jesse. gary. live tonight here in studio. jesse. with that, we bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin. red flag warning in effect now. but the extreme fire danger bill that's coming up. what? early tomorrow morning. >> yeah. the next couple of days. mike, that red flag warning stays in effect through wednesday. and again, we have record dry in southern california. we've got we had a week from a week ago. we had record winds. now the winds aren't going to be at that same level but the dry will be. so it's going to be breezy, windy not as but as dry. and those conditions of course, are ripe for any kind of fire. start also on these fires the containment values are low, meaning that the perimeters of these fires are not completely squashed out of warmth, flame, potential fire starts. and that's the big concern, because if you remember, the oakland hills fire started after an evening burn, no firestorm. at that point. they put the fire out. the winds came up overnight in the oakland hills, up around near berkeley, and it just rei

ktvu jesse gary live for us in sunnyvale tonight with more. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. sunnyvale police say they have not yet received a copy of the lawsuit, and as such, they don't have much to say. but the attorney representing the victim's family says the actions of one officer speaks volumes. >> senseless and avoidable killings such as this must be vindicated in a court of law, and an officer needs to be held accountable. >> oakland based attorney adante pointer wednesday filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against sunnyvale police and officer kevin lemos in the shooting death of emmanuel perez becerra. the 19 year old had struggled with mental health issues since the covid pandemic. >> dropped the knife. >> in march of 2024. lemos was one of several officers responding to a 911 call that perez becerra had made himself for help. he was naked from the waist down and did not obey multiple commands to drop the knife he was holding as he slowly walked towards lemos, the third year officer fired two shots, killing perez becerra.

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. >> ktvu is jesse gary has been following all the latest updates on the firefight. he joins us now live from our newsroom. and, jesse, there really are some serious concerns about these winds as they pick up once again. alex. >> greg, that is exactly right. as a matter of fact, within the past hour, officials held a briefing on the palisades fire. now, crews are working to identify heat sources around the edges of the fire so they can try and stem the spread, get greater containment. but the biggest concern they have right now is a red flag warning that went into effect, actually a little bit earlier than is anticipated. it was supposed to go around 4:00. it went just a little bit earlier than four, maybe 345 here in the pacific time zone. so that red flag warning is in effect now. firefighters are using this favorable weather that they had earlier in the day, early monday, to try to attack the infernos. they were using air drops to put large amounts of water on these areas in the southland. there have been advances that have been made from fighting the fires, both i

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. gentlemen, back up the road just a little bit to you in oakland. >> all righty, jesse, lots of questions. we appreciate the report. >> all right. we turn now to the wildfires in southern california. and the state is going after people trying to profit from those fires. state attorney general rob bonta says his office will look into all of the reports of price gouging, from hotels to rental properties and other businesses, reportedly inflating their rates for goods and services. officials say the price of a rental listing for a four bedroom home in topanga jumped by 24% in the past week. a three bedroom home with a view of the hollywood sign was up by 45%. >> we want the message to be clear these are victims. these are people who are reeling and in pain. these are our fellow californians. they deserve us, deserve that. we lift them up, not take advantage of them. do not price gouge. just because you can doesn't mean that you should and it is illegal. you will be held accountable and you

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. chael, back up the freeway to oakland and to you. >> great program to see. all right, jesse, thank you for that. santa cruz county is launching a first of its kind initiative in the state to help improve interactions with people in crisis. the care alert program is a collaboration among law enforcement agencies in the county now a county, officials said the initial idea here was proposed by the mother of a son who wound up in jail during a mental health crisis. starting today, people can voluntarily register their loved ones online, providing information for dispatchers on triggers that might affect their interactions with law enforcement. >> and that dispatcher will alert the deputy or officer that there's a care alert entry for this individual or address, and they can refer to their computer dispatch for more information. >> we spoke with the santa cruz county sheriff live tonight on the four, who told us the program should help them handle calls more safely and efficiently. >> websi

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. christina, back up the road to you in oakland. >> jesse, thank you for that report. moving now to this. seven candidates moving forward in the search for alameda county's next to district attorney. today, the board of supervisors held a special meeting to talk about the 15 candidates that applied for this job to replace recall da pamela price. the board was expected to choose five candidates, but instead chose seven. they are prosecutors annie esposito, elgin low, and jimmy wilson, as well as superior court judge ursula jones, dickinson dixon and venus johnson. deputy chief deputy to attorney general rob bonta. they also chose alameda city attorney yibin shen and latricia lewis, a deputy counsel in alameda county. all seven candidates are expected to be interviewed by the board of supervisors next tuesday. oakland police are investigating another homicide that happened on international boulevard shortly after 11:00 last night. police say that th have one person in custody in connection

hello, jesse. gary, ktvu, fox two news. a, back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that report. some homeless advocates say they are concerned with santa clara county's plan to change its methodology for the official point in time count, volunteers will now go to places where homeless people tend to gather instead of searching for them on every street. volunteers will also interview homeless people at the same time as the count, instead of in the following days. advocates say this change could lead to less time to count every person. the change also means this year's data cannot be compared to previous years, so that trends cannot be studied. next, at 530, police in the south bay are investigating after a suspect fired on a plainclothes officer. what officials say happened right before shots rang out, plus, a conversation with the candidates for alameda county's next district attorney, who is fighting to win the board of supervisors favor and a new partnership to combat human trafficking. ahead of some

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. frank, back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, keep that mask on. better to be safe. thank you for that report. >> well, just weeks after being charged with two cold case home invasions, the man behind a notorious vallejo kidnaping pleaded guilty to those new crimes earlier today. ktvu henry lee was there for matthew mueller's court appearance today. and henry joins us now live from the hall of justice in san jose. henry. >> well, matthew mueller is now facing life in prison after pleading guilty without any deal to two home invasions here in the south bay. these crimes happened six years before denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo, in what police there had said at first was a hoax. >> today, matthew mueller pled guilty to all charges he's facing in santa clara county against his attorney's advice. >> matthew mueller, seen here in an earlier court appearance, pleaded guilty to home invasions in mountain view and palo alto a month apart in 2009. in each case, prosecutors say h

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that report. >> coming up this afternoon. san francisco has a new mayor. up next, the inauguration of daniel lowry. and what he says his priori es are lori was sworn in as the city's mayor at noon today, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, upon which i am about to enter. a large crowd watched the 46th mayor take the oath, including a who's who of city leaders and celebrities, including warriors head coach steve kerr. lori unseated incumbent mayor london breed in november. the mayor elect expressed optimism for the city despite challenges including a large budget shortfall, homelessness and public safety concerns. >> i'm asking all of you, every single one of you, to join me in reclaiming our place as the greatest city in the world with a new era of accountability, service and change. it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. san francisco. >> before the swear

and as ktvu is, jesse gary tells us, one local food bank needs your help to meet its giving goals so those in need won't face food insecurity. >> there's a scramble of activity inside this concord warehouse new year's eve not for the coming celebration, but for the winding down of a more important clock. >> we're feeling hopeful. we're feeling nervous but hopeful. >> food bank president and ceo kaitlin sly says this nonprofit serves the needs of tens of thousands of families in contra costa and solano counties. the current holiday challenge of raising enough funds for 3 million meals ends at the stroke of midnight on december 31st, but will pay dividends well into 2025. >> throughout the holiday season, we raise about half of the money that sustains us throughout the whole year. >> an army of volunteers working two hour shifts to sort dry and canned goods and produce that will make its way to multiple pickup sites in the two counties. charlene clark routinely volunteers 20 hours a month. >> i'm paying it forward. yeah, at some point i may need it. somebody i know may need it. it's so

ktvu jesse gary has been following that part of the story and joins us live in studio with more. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. and within the past hour, officials held a briefing about the eaton fire. officials don't believe that fire will spread beyond its current footprint. they say that the they are attacking hotspots. this, as claudine mentioned, a red flag warning now in effect until monday. wednesday evening. >> the potential for any of those hotspots that flare up spotting is very minimal. just because there are so many crews out there dealing with it. >> firefighters using favorable weather early monday to attack the inferno, still destroying large sections of the southland. advances that had been made fighting both the eaton and palisades fires could be undone by another severe wind event. the national weather service is classifying this as a pds, a particularly dangerous situation. >> from today through wednesday, we're expecting moderate to locally strong santa ana winds across the fire, and with that, it's going to bring a continued critical fire weather con

at san jose city hall i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. back now to our weather. the forecasted wind has started to pick up in the bay area. meteorologist roberto gonzalez shot this video in livermore earlier today. you can see those palm trees swaying back and forth in that wind. roberto says it also left a trail of debris on the roadways, that same pattern spurring powerful winds in southern california. and those winds are fueling the palisades fire burning there. want to show you this live shot, if we can, of this fire. you can see that hillside up in flames as we expect those winds to grow. that fire now at nearly 1300 acres as of this afternoon. let's go to meteorologist mark tamayo. and mark, we knew the winds were going to be an issue in southern california, and they're going to continue to get stronger the later we go into the night. >> yeah, that's the big headline in the short term, greg. those winds expected to accelerate overnight tonight into your wednesday morning. and you know we've been talking so much about the palisades fire. but unfortunately we

and as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary shows us, this site also has the added benefit of protecting central waterway from pollution. >> one. two. three. >> san jose officials hailing this groundbreaking photo op tuesday as the next step on the path toward ending homelessness. >> it's time for the city to actually step up and do something about it. it's unacceptable to have people unhoused in our city. >> this two acre parcel of land owned by valley water will, if the construction schedule holds, become home to a $100 million, 136 bed interim housing site. >> by helping out get people out of the crease, get them into homes where they belong and sheltering. and it helps the neighborhoods. >> it's wonderful that they're putting tiny homes here because there's people here and down there and further down, and it's going to fill up. >> residents of the erickson neighborhood say the problems with unhoused people living along the southern end of the guadalupe river have grown exponentially over the past ten years. >> a lot of trash. just lots and lots of trash. a lot of noise generators, a

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ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live at city hall, with more on the program and the possible pushbackfaces. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. the mayor tried something similar to this about a year ago around schools. it was very successful. now it's being broadened to 30 sites around the city. mayor mehan says he's not under any delusion that this is a fix. however, he believes this is a step on the path to a fix for a problem that has become way too pervasive. a drive down the 100 block of kenilworth avenue in san jose's eatonville neighborhood sees a cavalcade of rvs, over two dozen motorhomes parked end to end, which neighbors say creates a major problem. >> methamphetamines, prostitution, pimping and pandering. i did bail bonds for ten years, i see it, i live on the corner. i see it on my window every day. >> we just can't have people permanently encamped in unsanctioned, unmanaged and often very unsafe conditions on city streets. >> mayor matt mehan says chenoweth will be the first of 30 sites to test the new oversize, lived in vehicle enforcement pilot program, also known

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news.na, back up to you. >> the best that i can do is just focus on the future. but i'm not really sure what the future holds. we can't go home. i don't know where we're going to go. >> continuing coverage of the fires that have burned thousands upon thousands of homes in southern california. next at five, the work being done to help those victims and prevent scammers from taking advantage of the crisis. also ahead, los angeles mayor karen bass, under heavy scrutiny over budget cuts made to the l.a. fire (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! merlin! as several fast moving wildfires fueled by strong winds continue to burn across los angeles county and neighboring counties. this is video taken by a woman who

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as ktvu jesse gary reports tonight, federal agents conducted a search of san leandro councilman brian azevedo a day after fbi agents raided his home. >> san leandro district two. councilman brian azevedo wasn't home but was on the phone with his wife. >> the news people are here now. they want to ask you anything. you just tell them that you have no comment. >> the search of acevedo's home came after he and others, including recalled oakland mayor xiang tao, visited vietnam in 2023. federal agents raided tao's home last summer while she was still in office in connection to corruption and influence peddling by david duong. >> it is going to be politically damaging. the biggest problem is the perception that the public will develop that because there was an fbi raid and long before there would even be potential charges, they may come to believe that he's somehow involved in something that's nefarious. >> azevedo has previously said he's done nothing wrong, and friends familiar with the situation say this could be a case of an act of kindness being misconstrued. san leandro mayor says it

ktvu jesse gary has the story. >> in one of the country's most expensive apartment markets, an island sits ready for occupancy for some transition age foster youths in danger of being forced out of group homes. >> before coming here, i was on the verge of being homeless, like trying to find a place for him. >> thursday, in the lobby of the new roosevelt apartments, dignitaries basking in the glow of this success. >> together, we're not just providing housing, we're building a future where every young person has a chance to thrive. >> the first home for youth program serves as a bridge for those who are too old to remain in group homes but face obstacles, finding a place to live on their own. >> it's all about how do we set them up like we would do our own children? how do we make sure that they're given a comfortable, safe place to live? how are we giving them the kind of support that helps them go after and find a job, get a better job, and then ultimately find a career? >> program ceo thomas lee says the public private nonprofit partnership spends approximately $4,000 a month helpin

jesse gary ktvu fox two news. >> an iconic, award winning bay area chef, has unexpectedly died.ight, tributes pouring in for charles fan. >> with a big smile on his face, the kindness of his heart, the generosity of others. >> tonight, how the culinary world is honoring the life and legacy of the chef and the mark he made on the vietnamese community. >> plus, more trouble for san francisco's center mall as bloomingdale's is now leaving. despite having another two decades on its lease. and coming up later in sports, a bay area native is headed to cooperstown. the moment cc sabathia learned he'll soon b if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody else includes breakfast items all day. just this guy. at jack, every bite's a big deal! welcome to jack in the box! there are no bad decisions when it comes to my new chicken fajita and caesar jack wraps. two new flavors for $3.29 each. unless you don't get one. that would be a bad decision. get my jack wraps or try my tasty munchies under $4.

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> spring training starts next month.'re wondering now that football season for your niner fans are over just the niner fans. all right, roberta is with us. let's talk about the win, because something's happening. what? in ten minutes from now, in just a matter of minutes from now at 7:00, straight up, we do have a wind advisory that goes into effect for the bay area. >> if you have any of those, you know, inflatable christmas displays out on your lawn, put them away. yeah. if you haven't already this weekend. right. we do have those strong winds that will be blowing our way with a wind advisory and all those highlighted areas just about everywhere across the bay area. some of the wind gusts, especially in the higher elevations, up to 45mph. meanwhile, today we had a difficult time scrubbing out the low clouds areas of fog. it really hampered temperatures across the coast and around the central bay. otherwise, 64 degrees. our outside number in san jose, morgan hill and in gilroy, while the north bay stayed settled into th

ktvu jesse gary stopped by the niners facility.has more now straight from the players. >> excited? definitely excited. >> monday sees a type of boxing day for the niners at levi's stadium. the interviews and exits an end of season ritual. no one wanted to perform so early in the new year. >> it feels different. you know, i don't i don't want to get used to this feeling. you know, i ain't never felt this before. >> kind of hurts more than even last year, you know, because we didn't reach our full potential. >> last year saw the red and gold green with envy as kansas city hoisted the lombardi trophy. this was to be the bounce back year, but problems right out of the gate. draftee ricky pearsall shot in a botched robbery attempt. contract holdouts and injuries, defensive lapses and offensive woes, all of it coalescing into a frustrating campaign. >> but that's the reality that we're in and our names are stamped on that. and so i think as an organization, we'll do everything that we can to right the ship and get more wins next year. >>

ktvu is jesse gary has more now from hollister high school, where the victims were students. >> his fatherays brandon alarcon celebrated his 18th birthday just weeks before christmas, and was looking forward to getting his own car sometime in the new year. tragically, brandon is one of three hollister area teens whose lives came to an end on this two lane road in unincorporated san benito county tuesday evening. >> i was honestly shocked. i was when i heard about it. i didn't know who it was, but this morning i had seen who they were and i was. it was really a surreal moment because i've seen those people around school had classes with them. and just to know that they're not here anymore, it's very a sad story. >> officials with the san benito high school district confirm the three young men that were killed were all students here. a fourth victim is a former member of the 3400 student body. >> a lot of families have been born and raised here over generations. so you'll see great grandparents, you know, grandparents. you'll see siblings, cousins, etc. and so even though we're a little bit

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ktvu is jesse gary stopped by the niners facilities today and has more from the players. >> the jets definitely excited. >> monday sees a type of boxing day for the niners at levi's stadium. the interviews and exits an end of season ritual. no one wanted to perform so early in the new year. >> it feels different. you know, i don't i don't want to get used to this feeling. you know, i ain't never felt this before. >> kind of hurts more than, you know. last year, you know, because we didn't reach our full potential. >> last year saw the red and gold green with envy as kansas city hoisted the lombardi trophy. this was to be the bounce back year, but problems right out of the gate. draftee ricky pearsall shot in a botched robbery attempt. contract holdouts and injuries, defensive lapses and offensive woes, all of it coalescing into a frustrating campaign. >> but that's the reality that we're in and our names are stamped on that. and so i think as an organization, we'll do everything that we can to right the ship and get more wins next year. >> players say next season begins after this se

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news still to come, second chances in the power of basketball. >> the golden state warriors in the nba celebrating the team's impact off the court ahead of all star weekend. >> and barry. whether a bit of a cooldown today, right now, more low clouds and fog pushing back into the bay. we will have your updated weekend outlook coming up. >> and time is running out for tiktok. the impact of a supreme court decision. as the social media app moves toward before you go to extremes to fix sagging and wrinkles with expensive injections. try this. olay regenerist. olay boosts skin cell regeneration to firm, lift, and reshape volume without painful prices. for me, it's only olay. when you really need to sleep. you reach for thee witreally good stuff.s. zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. its non-habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. in san francisco will be the first city to host, or san francisco will be the first city to host. tip off in less than 30 days. prep for the warriors and the city is already underway. but tonig

our coverage continues now with ktvu jesse gary joining us live here in the studio with the latest on what we know jesse. >> alex and frank. officials say calmer winds over this weekend. but they warn the next round of santa ana winds could start blowing sunday night. and that raises the specter of renewed firefights and renewed fire storms. so an army of firefighters are doing whatever is possible right now to get as much containment on the burn areas. friday, firefighters, aided by favorable winds, poured everything into efforts to increase containment of flames, burning several areas of the southland. >> due to the favorable overnight weather conditions. and the diligent. and i'll focus on the diligent work and effort and commitment of our first responders, we can report that the palisades fire is now 8% contained. >> forward progress has been stopped on the kenneth fire and other pockets of flames, and officials say smaller fires were doused before they could grow into the next major problem. >> lafd also responded to and extinguished fires in pacoima, hollywood, studio city and m

reporter jesse gary is following the story. he'll have more information for us today at five. >> new at noon san francisco mayor daniel lowery has introduced an ordinance to the board of supervisors to take on the city's fentanyl crisis. this morning, lowery and other city officials announced a stepped up effort to get fentanyl off the city's streets. his proposal would expedite funding for additional hiring of public safety and health staff. the plan would also add shelters, expand treatment and implement new mental health initiatives. lowery says this will allow the city to bypass bureaucratic obstacles that have prevented progress in ending the fentanyl crisis. >> we can no longer treat this fentanyl crisis like a 9 to 5 issue. this is a crisis that happens 24 hours a day. the department heads and the law enforcement officials behind me understand that, and we are working on that. >> lowery says he hopes the board of supervisors approve his fentanyl state of emergency ordinances quickly over the coming week. >> an alameda co

but as ktvu is, jesse gary shows us, not everyone believes a rule would benefit communities. >> we needlds, but not at the expense of our health, not at the expense of our children's health. >> outside the santa clara county government building friday, people and groups opposed to plastic athletic fields are raising the temperature on a simmering debate of how to increase areas for play and protect the community's health. >> the future is not plastic and should not be plastic. >> that's right. thank you. >> county. district three supervisor otto lee plans on tuesday to submit an ordinance banning the use of athletic or synthetic turf at all new athletic fields in santa clara county. it would also be a second ordinance that would allow exceptions, such as compliance with preexisting leases, or if the use is for animals and is not greater than 2000ft!s. proponents charge the small rubber pellets within the plastic turf pose health risks such as cancer, and playing on turf can cause greater bodily harm compared to playing on grass. >> studies show that athletes are more likely to suffer fr

jesse, will you be at the inauguration? i sure will be. see if you can find me. you might even find me in the crowd during the swearing in. gary from long island. trump should ask hulk hogan if he wants to drive the garbage truck at the inaugural parade. i don't think he should be driving anything or operating any heavy machinery, if you know what i mean. lee from holt, michigan. be careful flexing in your suit. you might rip the stitching. i know one of the buttons almost hit a killer in the eye. evie from steedman, missouri. somebody needs to tell sonny it's all stolen land, including where she lives. dave from sugar grove, illinois. geez, how big was juan's joint? it's like one of those cheech and chong joints, right? for a blowtorch? one, really? bill from aubrey, texas. gavin newsom doesn't have enough hands to get into all the details. have you ever seen anybody gesticulate more than gavin newsom? i mean, he's even got a shoulder dip going. he's not even italian. we think kathy from new braunfels, texas, gavin newsom better be careful. he's getting dangerously close to doing the trump dance. >> oh, gosh. >> well, they're

gary grumbach, thank you for your ongoing reporting. let's go to some breaking news now. police investigating that shooting at a high school in tennessee where two students were shot. nbc's jesse kirsch is following it for us since we first reported on this in our last hour, i understand we've heard from a parent at the school. what more can you tell us? >> yeah, chris. and we also have a sad update from vanderbilt university's. >> hospital system. >> moments ago. confirming to. >> nbc news. >> that one person. >> is now dead. we are told. that the other two people. who have gunshot wounds are in stable condition. we do not have any information at this point about. >> the ages of those individuals. >> what role they played in all of this and what we have previously known from our sources. a senior law enforcement official briefed on the incident telling our colleague tom winter that a single shooter fired in the school shot two students at antioch high school in nashville, tennessee. at the time, when we learned that the condition of the students was still being assessed. so again, we know that one person is dead. we don't know which person involved is dead, but we are told by