other developing news this morning, senator josh becker is rallying silicon valley's tech leaders to raise funds for those victims of the devastating fires in southern california. those fires as we know, it already claimed the lives of 5 people. becker is calling on the region's entrepreneurs to contribute to the california community foundations. wildfire recovery fund helping provide immediate relief and long-term rebuilding efforts with more than 11,000 acres burned so far, senator backers emphasizing the need for both recovering and climate resilience in the face of increasing natural disasters throughout the state. >> because of the fires in southern california, president biden has canceled what was supposed to be his final overseas trip in his presidency. he was set to go to italy for 3 days meeting with the pope and italy's president and prime minister. but that has been canceled used in santa monica yesterday where he met with fire officials and with governor newsom, the president approved the governor's request for a major disaster declaration and pledged full federal support.

we'll be tracking that updating >> we'll have more things you know today, senator josh becker rally in silicon valley's tech leaders to raise funds for victims of the devastating fires in southern california and already claimed the lives of 5 people. backers calling on the region's entrepreneuers to contribute to the california community foundation. wildfire recovery fund helping provide immediate relief and long-term rebuilding efforts. a grim discovery in the north bay. 4 people found dead inside of a home in santa rosa. investigators are calling this a homicide case. we talked to neighbors as they try to figure out what happened in their typically quiet neighborhood. daniel lurie, officially, sarah says because a new mayor, hundreds of people packed the civic center plaza yesterday for his inauguration. he renewed his promise to move the city forward and address to grow in issues of homelessness and drug addiction. laurie also gives an inside of what to expect from his first 100 days in office. and former congresswoman barbara lee has announced her bid for mayor of oakland. comes ah

state senator josh becker announced the fundraiser just last week.ateo counties and joins us live now to discuss. good morning to you. good morning, stephanie. so first off, tell us a bit about what led to the development of this fundraiser and how much are you hoping to raise? >> yeah, well, first of all, it's just devastating what's happening in southern california. this is one of the worst, the natural disasters in california history. and i want to first thank all the while the firefighters, the first responders, volunteers who are on the ground in southern california committed to doing everything it needs to do to put out these fires with 9500 firefighting personnel on the ground. we have the largest civil aerial firefighting force in the world, which is on site, obviously right now working on these fires. what i'm doing is rallying people in the bay area where all california. so when strikes, we pull together. and so i started rallying individuals, companies, even sports teams. all 7 of our area sports teams are have stepped up and are helping a

senator josh becker recently held an event in san francisco to discuss the history of mass deportations and to highlight what's being done to protect the state from potential raids. as the son of immigrants, he believes there's no denying the vital role immigrants have had on california's economy. we built this country through immigration. so all of us, everybody. in this. country is immigrant. the only ones that are. not are. the american indian. yeah. recognizing the economic impact of immigrants, not just, of course, in the the work and the jobs and the labor that is done, but also in the taxes. estimates are that undocumented population contributes, $8.9 billion to the state of california. souza is hoping younger dreamers are able to carry out their aspirations in this country, just like she has. and this country can agree on a humane immigration reform. i lived most of my life here, so san francisco is my home, i belong to every aspect of this city that's so beloved and has so much to offer because of its, you know, diversity and cultural contributions, all from amazing immigrant c

among those speaking as senator josh becker to address what can and can't be done under current state law regards to protecting immigrant communities the last challenge. >> we have we should great attorney general and his team were allocated additional resources and the next week or 2 attorney general to make sure that we do have he has we source this has resources. >> on friday state attorney general rob bonta announced a new bulletin to law enforcement agencies reminding them that state law in most cases prevents them from assisting immigration enforcement in partnering with federal immigration authorities. a move welcomed by these leaders trying to well >> for checks check >> he had an attorney general. >> can't the panel also provide information and resources like these red cards on what residents should do if they find themselves in direct contact with ice agents question around what should be >> aware it like stand on that fact to know if someone you know it is not funded or how do you the room was filled with concern residents and there were many questions left unanswered by th

think that we have to be smart and creative in ways that we can protect our people here, senator josh becker said. >> the focus right now should not be on political accusations, certainly not appropriate at all. >> the focus of everyone should be on first containing these fires, putting out these fires, protecting civilians. >> wednesday, governor newsom praised president biden for granting federal help for the wildfire response. >> within 36 hours of this incident from the president was a game changer. >> president elect trump said he will work with the governor on rebuilding. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> it's just so overwhelming what's happening there, and we know that the fires are tough to watch. obviously, so many people here in the bay area understand the damage and destruction far too well. >> and certainly during these difficult times, we are always looking for ways to help. you can scan the qr code, it's on your screen there or visit redcross.org slash abc to donate to help the red cross respond and help people recover. >> our coverage of the los angeles firestorm continues,

think that we have to be smart and creative in ways that we can protect our people here, senator josh beckersaid. >> the focus right now should not be on political accusations, certainly not appropriate at all. >> the focus of everyone should be on first containing these fires, putting out these fires, protecting civilians. >> wednesday, governor newsom praised president biden for granting federal help for the wildfire response. >> within 36 hours of this incident from the president was a game changer. >> president elect trump said he will work with the governor on rebuilding. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> it's just so overwhelming what's happening there, and we know that the fires are tough to watch. obviously, so many people here in the bay area understand the damage and destruction far too well. >> and certainly during these difficult times, we are always looking for ways to help. you can scan the qr code, it's on your screen there or visit redcross.org slash abc to donate to help the red cross respond and help people recover. >> our coverage of the los angeles firestorm continues,

among those speaking as senator josh becker to address what can and can't be done under current state law regards to protecting immigrant communities last challenge. >> we have. >> we should great attorney general and his team were allocated additional resources and the next week or 2 attorney general to make sure that we do have he has we source this has resources. >> on friday state attorney general rob bonta announced a new bulletin to law enforcement agencies reminding them that state law in most cases prevents them from assisting immigration enforcement in partnering with federal immigration authorities. a move welcomed by these leaders try to well >> protect check out >> he had an attorney general. >> can't the panel also provide information and resources like these red cards on what residents should do if they find themselves in direct contact with ice agents question around what should be >> aware it like amendment and other aspects. you know, if someone you know, i senator or how do you the room was filled with concerned residents and there were many questions left unanswered

senator josh becker, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me. all right. >> we'll be ahh taking the time to savor thomas' crunchy yet soft bagels. thanks, tom. it's a thom, actually. right, thom. thom. thhhom. are you doing that on purpose? tam. tam. how've we got to tam? huzzah! a toast to breakfast. 844. today, the department of justice and the fbi are set to announce what they say is a significant law enforcement action in oakland. the agency has not provided details on this case, but the chronicle reports the announcement at 9:00 will include the results of a corruption investigation against recently recalled oakland mayor sheng tao. again, the conference is set to start at nine. we will bring it to you live right here on mornings on two once it begins. >> favorable weather conditions this weekend could allow fire crews to get a much better handle on the situation in los angeles. the palisades fire is still at nearly 24,000 acres. containment has steadily increased and is now at 31%. the eaton fire, meantime, is 14,0

speak out against mass deportations that are expected ahead of trump's inauguration state senator josh becker and assembly member liz ortega are going to be among the leaders who will be highlighting. >> historical parallels to this and also strategies to fight back, including new legislation to memorialize the devastating mexican repatriation that happened during the great depression. the gathering will be today at manny's in san francisco at 01:00pm. well, bart has announced the track work scheduled for this weekend has been postponed now and normal service. >> will resume the track shutdown and bus bridge was planned for the track between walnut creek and concord. this weekend, bart will also be providing saturday service for monday, january 20th meeting the park will open at 6 in the morning and close at midnight service on the yellow line will be every 20 minutes. we're going to take a break. 6.11, the time. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a cemetery. >> in the east bay now dealing with a thief who's taking things from tombstones. we're going to hear from friends and families of

gathering to speak out against mass deportations ahead of donald trump's inauguration state senator josh becker and assembly member liz ortega will be joining other leaders too. highlight historical parallels and strategies to fight back, including new legislation which memorializes the devastating mexican reap repatriation during the great depression. they will gather at man is in san francisco at 1 o'clock this afternoon. >> time now is 8.10, and san jose has selected a new safe parking site to support homeless residents who are living in their rv's. it's located on barry us a road near the san jose flea market and they'll be able to park there. and also that site will provide case management classes, sanitation services and food as well as 24 7 security and labor. they'll be able to accommodate 86 rv's. there it is set to open next month. bart has decided not to do that track work that was set for this weekend. that would fouled up some service. so service is going to be normal. no disruption. now this was going to be planned for the track between walnut creek and concord this weekend. we'll

. >> senator josh becker is rallying silicon valley's tech leaders to raise funds for victims of thelifornia wildfires. becker is calling for contributions to the california community foundations. wildfire recovery fund helping provide immediate relief and long-term rebuilding efforts. senator becker emphasizes the need for both recovery and climate resilience in the face of increasing natural disasters throughout california. with cal-fire offers millions of dollars to tribes for wildfire resilience projects for the second year in a row. the word is from a quarter million dollars up to 3 million dollars, granted to tribal nonprofits in the state of california to support educational programs and tribal stewardship plans to conduct fire, resilience related work on land. this was shared with the public on the agency's website tuesday. well, 3 raging fires remain uncontained in los angeles county. let's turn now to kyla grogan for the latest on conditions out. >> yeah, i put up satellite see face of smoke and boy, you can definitely see it here. so you're looking at a los angeles area. >

. >> reporter: senator josh becker recently held an event in san francisco to discuss the history ofations and highlight what's being done to protect the state from potential raids. as the son of immigrants he believes there's no denying the vital role immigrants have had on california's economy. >> we build this country through immigration. so all of us, everybody in this country is an immigrant. only ones that are not are the -- american indian. yeah. >> recognizing the economic impact of immigrants, not just of course in the work and the jobs and the labor that is done, but also in the taxes -- estimates are undocumented population contributes $8.9 billion to the state of california. >> reporter: she is hoping younger dreamers are able to carry out their aspirations in this country, just like she has. and this country can agree on a humane immigration reform. >> live most of my life here. so san francisco is my home. i belong to every aspect of this city that is so beloved and has so much to offer. because of its, you know, diversity and cultural contributions from amazing immigra

donald trump's inauguration state senator josh becker and assembly member lives. ortega will join other leaders. they're gonna highlight historical parallels and strategies to fight back, including new legislation which memorializes the devastating mexican repatriation during the great depression and they're getting it together. man is in san francisco one this afternoon. still ahead, the kron morning news. i'm singer neighbors. it said was his the want to keep a starbucks and closing stores next month. >> we'll talk about what they plan to do. 7 months ago, her home was raided and we are just a few hours away from possibly knowing criminal charges against former oakland mayor sheng thao. we'll have the details coming up in a >> all right. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news before you head out on this friday, many planets and things for the weekend you to have a weather is going to fall. gayle ong is in the weather center tracking that. good morning good morning rain and good morning, everyone. we'll be cooling down this weekend. you can actually make out so

among those speaking as senator josh becker to address what can and can't be done under current state law regards to protecting immigrant communities last challenge. >> we have we should great attorney general and his team were allocated additional resources and the next week or 2 attorney general to make sure that we do have he has we source this has resources. >> on friday state attorney general rob bonta announced a new bulletin to law enforcement agencies reminding them that state law in most cases prevents them from assisting immigration enforcement in partnering with federal immigration authorities. a move welcomed by these leaders trying to well >> protect check >> he had an attorney general. >> they can't the panel also provide information and resources like these red cards on what residents should do if they find themselves in direct contact with ice agents question around ph d. >> aware year. it like stand on that aspect. you know, if someone you know it is not funded or how do you the room was filled with concern residents and there were many questions left unanswered by th

speaking at the speak out about these planned mass deportations by president trump state senator josh becker, an assembly member, liz ortega are going to join other local leaders to highlight the historical parallels and also their strategies to fight back, including new legislation that memorializes the devastating mexican repatriation that happened during the great depression. they'll be at 1 o'clock this afternoon at manny's in san francisco. well, still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, a cemetery in the east bay now dealing with a theft. >> who's taking things from tombstones? we're going to hear from friends and family of loved ones. plus several class action lawsuits are claiming san jose base pay palace stealing from social palace stealing from social media influencers. why they ♪♪ ♪♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. (vo) fargo is your virtual assistant from wells fargo. (woman) oh, come on! come on! (vo) fargo lets you do this: (woman) fargo, turn off my debit card! (woman) i found it! i found my card! (vo) and also, this: (woman) fargo, turn on my debit card. (vo)