officials in moraga say solid plans are in place. >> the moraga orinda fire protection district worked on a prescribed burn on thursday near the moraga lafayette border. it's an effort to create a fuel break to protect homes from wildfires. >> the work that we're doing also makes retardant drops land in lighter fuels where they are much more effective. >> the prep work helps to maintain the hillsides, but some moraga residents are concerned about another potential problem the town's small two lane roads in the event of a chaotic wildfire. >> everybody's going to try to get out and people are going to be trapped on these one and two arteries out of town, and it's going to be a disaster. >> cheryl sabnis is with the group save moraga. it's focused on how to evacuate morocco's almost 17,000 residents, and it wants the town to do more. >> the tough part about infrastructure is, is that it is limited. >> morocco police chief john king admits the town's limited roadways presents a challenge, but he says evacuation plans are in place. this evacuation document has been sent to residents. a com

worked on a prescribed burn on thursday near the moraga lafayette border. it's an effort to create a fuel break to protect homes from wildfires. >> the work that we're doing also makes retardant drops land in lighter fuels where they're much more effective. >> the prep work helps to maintain the hillsides, but some moraga residents are concerned about another potential problem the town's small two lane roads. >> in the event of a chaotic wildfire. everybody's going to try to get out and people are going to be trapped on these one and two arteries out of town, and it's going to be a disaster. >> cheryl sanchez is with the group save moraga. it's focused on how to evacuate moraga, almost 17,000 residents, and it wants the town to do more. >> the tough part about infrastructure is, is that it is limited. >> morocco police chief john king admits the town's limited roadways presents a challenge. but he says evacuation plans are in place. this evacuation document has been sent to residents. a community warning system set up with the county will inform residents w

in moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> a man is in custody after police say he shot at a bus driver in san francisco. about 6 o'clock this morning near 4th and barry streets in the city's mission bay neighborhood. and police say the man shot at the driver then ran off. the driver was not hurt. police say that they later found the suspect and put him in custody. anyone with information about the shooting is being asked to call san francisco police. >> to san francisco police officers were taken to the hospital after crashing into a building during a chase. it happened just before 3.30, this morning near 9th and howard streets in the city. so many neighborhood police say they spotted a car that had been involved in a chase yesterday, tried to pull it over. the chase ended in the port whole neighborhood. when police say the suspects crashed into a pole in the officers crashed into a building. this happened near san bruno and paul avenue use. the suspects took off but were later arrested. the office

jana katsuyama, live tonight in moraga. jana, thank you for that. san francisco state senator scott wiener is coauthoring a bill allowing the victims of natural disasters and insurance companies to sue the oil industry. under senate bill 222, those affected by natural disasters, private insurance companies and the state insurance program known as the fair plan, could recoup losses from natural disasters by taking oil companies to court. wiener says the fuel industry has long known that their product leads to climate change. >> we are all paying for these disasters, but there is one stakeholder that is not paying. the fossil fuel industry, which makes the product that is fueling climate change. >> the president and ceo of the western states petroleum association accused wiener of scapegoating the oil industry, saying california needs real solutions to help victims. a new bill in congress would make it a federal crime to commit arson that starts or spreads wildfire. the bill also makes it a felony. if you steal in a declared fire zone. the legislation

one of several places statewide that has been a fire concern for years, and here in the bay area, moraga orinda also have been considered high fire risk areas, as ktvu jana katsuyama reports that community took wildfire prevention measures today. >> up in the hills above moraga, fire was burning near the community of canon past ridgecrest road. >> our mission today was to burn piled material that was created as a result of the work that's been done in the tunnel. east bay hills fuels break. that work has been going on for over a year now, and it spans from basically highway 24 all the way out to rossmoor. >> the moraga orinda fire department says they're doing prescribed burns all this week to try and remove high grasses and other vegetation on the hillsides, recognizing that this area of moraga and orinda have similar dangers of high winds, thick brush and narrow access roads as the areas that burned in the los angeles wildfires. >> by eliminating the latter fuels and the trees behind me so that the fire can't get up into the tops of the trees where we can't get to it, and reducing the

in moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news and well far. researchers at san jose state are currently studying the fires that are burning in los angeles county right now. >> the university has a wildfire interdisciplinary research center and they wanting to help the state manage the growing crisis that wildfires pose right now. the center is forecasting how the atmosphere and the weather influence fires like what we saw with the palisades fire and their models. make real-time predictions. researchers say most of the work that they do, however, comes after a fire. >> this analysis this this deeper understanding of how these fires grow, why they grow the way to do and that internal have, you know, eventually did brown the facts to? know how to better fight these fires. we know patterns to look out for because a study done with the simulations. >> researchers believe that california is going to have worsened worst fire seasons longer fire seasons and they wouldn't be surprised if we saw more urban areas catch fire as well. >> well, firefighters

>> in moraga, dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> all right. some breaking news. a new fire is there in southern california. this is in riverside county and we're looking from above courtesy of our sister station ktla. yeah, it's in your rupa, i believe. and it looks like the ground crews are. >> getting handle on this is apparently a couple of acres. you can see them down there just trying to beat that thing back. there are around the perimeter of it. is in a thick brush area and they were able the crews were able to get into the area to to try to tamp this thing down. they've been attacking it with the >> hand tools, predominantly and there is a neighborhood not too far from where the fire is burning in that that thick grass and brush you. rupa valley is just west of the city of riverside, north of corona, south of rancho cucamonga. if you're familiar with that part of riverside county, but obviously with the situation in los angeles county to the west. you worry about staffing levels. i'm sure you know, obviously all other all over southern california have been

it was a packed house tonight at a town council meeting in moraga.t their town is simply not prepared for evacuations. should a natural disaster like a wildfire happen. it's surrounded by hills and has few, mostly small, two lane roads in and out. a new apartment complex was also on the agenda tonight, which many think would make evacuation conditions worse. moraga police chief john king says solid plans are in place. >> if i have to put people in a temporary refuge area, a it's really bad and b we failed. that's our absolute last resort. we do not want to do that. >> moraga firefighters also have been conducting prescribed burns to try to maintain the brush for southern california. >> the fire danger is looking better, but it's still not done. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the red flag warning extending now into tomorrow. sandhya. that's right ama. >> and that is because their danger is still there. let me show you why that small section is under a red flag warning. you see the winds right now? browns canyon, 23 miles an hour. th

moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> we have all the latest on the wildfires and the wind conditions here on our afternoon newscasts. also online at kron 4 dot com. we are expecting an update from southern california at the top of the hour. 3, our plan is to bring that to you live as soon as it begins. the european green crab is an invasive species in the san francisco bay. and it's also one of the best little helpers to help the species stay under control. that's the sea otter to explain more about what studies are showing were joined live by and ecologist. rickey jefferson, thank you for being here. thank you so much for having me, ok? so these green crabs and one hand, they're not great for the environment. but on the other hand, they're helping out to sea otter. stu, i have that right. yep. you pretty much have that right. >> con su is the only california yesterday were the sea otter successfully has re-established a substantial population since they were hunted to near extinction. so that

the moraga and lafayette border. the crew said they worked the last few weeks to create fuel breaks to mitigate fire danger and those living nearby say they're glad it's being done. one neighbor tells us she's been watching the fires in southern california thinking of her family. >> so my nephew just saw his home on the television and noticed that it had been burned down. my other relatives have evacuated. >>> let's go to our weather now to talk about the conditions in southern c and the winds. will they be able to do the wind attack tonight? >> the winds will be gusty tonight. that's a concern, especially the kenneth fire that continues to grow, and air quality continues to be a concern. this is the satellite perspective from 1:00 this afternoon, give you the daylight view so you can clearly see that plume of smoke reaching off southern california blown out over the pacific because of the offshore winds. the winds are going to shift a little bit over the next 24 hours in addition to weakening by tomorrow morning. th

moraga and orinda have also been considered high fire risk.he fire department took wildfire prevention measures today, doing prescribed burns, removing high grasses and other vegetation on hillsides. the moraga orinda fire department recognizes that this area has similar dangers of high winds, thick brush, and narrow access roads. as the areas burned in the la wildfires. this comes as east bay mud held meetings with some fire departments last week to discuss access to water supplies. a concern after the la fire saw hydrants that lost pressure or failed to have enough water for the firefighting efforts. >> the fires in los angeles. we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> among other preparations. pre filling water tanks up in the hills on red flag days, making sure they're maintaining the thousands of hydrants around the area and regularly boosting water pres

the moraga orinda fire department recognizes that this area has similar dangers. we're talking about high winds, thick brush, narrow access roads as the areas burned in the l.a. wildfires. this all comes as east bay mud held meetings with some fire departments last week to discuss access to water supply. >> the fires in los angeles. we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> among other preparations. pre filling water tanks up in the hills on red flag days, maintaining the thousands of hydrants around the area and regularly boosting water pressure if needed from their command center. they also have a fleet of portable generators to keep water pumps running if the power were to go out. los angeles county received some much needed rain over the weekend, helping firefighters get even closer to full containment on those massive wildfires that started nearly three weeks ago. but with th

look at moraga. 25 degrees. orinda, now sporting 27 degrees. el sobrante, dublin, pleasanton, even livermore, now at 28 degrees. ross at 30. look at el cerrito as well. these temperatures are pretty uniform. menlo park at 36 degrees. this is why the national weather service has issued a freeze warning. a freeze watch. a frost advisory not only this morning, but every morning you wake up all the way through thursday. you're going to need to bundle up right now. let's look at some other notable numbers right around redwood city, 39 degrees. it's now 33, in union city, backing through alviso into milpitas. and again there you have livermore at 2837 degrees willow glen, cupertino, campbell. and in sunnyvale, winds are up to five. and that does cause a bit of a wind chill out there. we do have the clear skies with sun up at 717, and by the time it sets at 528, it's going to be a perfect winter, seasonal day. and that's because we have high pressure. it's right here, right now. we have low pressure there that's causing the rain across southern califo

the moraga orinda fire district.y're gonna come to a controlled burn. >> this isn't a renter right near edgewood. drive. officials say this is going to start at 10:00am with another burn set for tomorrow. firefighters are gonna burn palma in the tunnel east bay right between wilder and los valley. they're trying reduce wildfire risk and maintain the area's ecosystem. how about is in fairfield gurley battling a grass fire that broke out just off green valley road. it's already burned about one acre, but officials say containment is expected shortly. the city of antioch, they've got a new acting police chief captain joe vo really serve in the role the previously filed in the role from august 2023. to last february. the shakeup comes after an agreement between the city of antioch and the department of justice to help the police force recover from years of scandals. former congresswoman jackie spear among 2 new women sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors, spirit will represent district one, which

they did work very quickly to stop the flames from spreading 604 is the time and starting today the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a controlled burn in orinda. it's going to be near edgewood drive starting at 10 o'clock this morning. and there will be another controlled burn tomorrow morning at 10, the burn is of piled materials in the tunnel east bay between wilder, a lost valley and they're doing this to reduce wildfire risk and maintain the ecosystem. if you're high, cling hiking is cycling. walking in the area. firefighters say that you may see smoke or even smell it and they recommend that you keep your windows and doors closed again. you don't have to call 9-1-1. they know about it. they plan these things and they wouldn't do it. if our winds were were extremely schedule that this is true. all right, 605, is the time we've got happening tomorrow. now san francisco is going to be welcoming a new mayor. daniel lurie will be sworn in at 11, 30 as the city's 46 mayor. >> kron four's will tran covering this live in san francisco. well. >> so basically for the next 5 and a

it'll be at 10 o'clock at the moraga lafayette border right near sky-high drive just east of prague. a road right near campbell into high school. crews are going to be burning, piled material out in open space. and you can see on the map here, the satellite view exactly where we're looking at. residents in that area may see and smell smoke. please close your windows and know that this is a planned prescribed burn. so no need to panic. >> 6.14, now and looking outside nice. and still this morning at the embarcadero, something we don't take for granted anymore. right? those offshore winds are definitely still a factor in southern california, but they are definitely not as significant as what has been seen in today's the last day of these red flag warnings and high wind warnings, at least for now, for most of southern california. so at least a temporary site relief down there. we actually do see some high wind advisories going back into effect for parts of the bay area. only in upper elevations over the weekend around 30 mile per hour gusts. we are still seeing fire danger in those yell

. >> here in the bay area, moraga and orinda are considered to be at high fire risk. the fire department took wildfire prevention measures today, issuing prescribed burns this week to try and remove high and dry grasses. the moraga orinda fire department says this area has similar dangers of high winds, thick brush and narrow access roads. as the areas that burned in the la wildfires. and this comes as east bay mud held meetings with some fire departments last week to discuss access to water supplies. a concern after the los angeles fire saw hydrants that lost pressure or failed to have enough water for firefighting efforts. >> the fires in los angeles. we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> among other preparations. pre filling water tanks up in the hills on red flag days, making sure they're maintaining the thousands of hydrants around the area and regularly boosting water pressu

. >> when a couple of minutes, the moraga rid of fire department is going to be conducting a prescribedset to happen at 10 o'clock this morning. so in about 15 minutes will be out at the morocco, lafayette border, right near sky-high drive just east of moraga road and near capital into high school. we've got an indicator on the map here showing where that burned will be. it's in an open space. so you may see and smell smoke. so you want to close your windows to prevent that from coming in but know that this is a planned fire. >> a little jolt right after 07:00am. this would be the explanation we did have a 3.7 magnitude quake just northwest of the san francisco zoo again earlier this morning, those who felt the war shaking were actually in western san francisco daly city down to pacifica. most of the rest of us, some really light just brief jolt. we're sitting at center tower looking down at the golden gate bridge. skies are crystal clear. we've got another day with very light offshore wind here locally that you'll notice the direction that wind's coming from. we do have a little bit of

concord, walnut creek, moraga, lafayette. no problem there. caldecott. clear. we do have a new incident on 280, just off 101, but that first slowing for 101 is easing up already. back to you. thanks, mike. today, president donald trump expected to visit fire ravaged disaster areas of los angeles. but it's not clear whether governor gavin newsom will be by his side this as today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning talking about the progress and prospects for federal funds, chris. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. so in just the last hour, the white house released president trump's schedule for his l.a. visit, and we're not allowed to share the specifics. that's pretty typical, but we can confirm that he will be in california later today. the president is likely to see the disaster even before he lands in l.a. that newest fire, the hughes fire, burning near castaic lake north of santa clarita, exploded in size over two days, forcing 31,000 people from their homes as it burned more than 10,000 acres. containment now at 36

dennis drain is the prescribed program manager for the moraga-orinda fire department. >> we started the work here with a project called the north orinda shaded fuel break back in 2019. >> reporter: we showed you that work when it started. that was gavin newsom very first objective upon becoming governor. he declared an emergency, started purchasing new air resources and launched a statewide risk in the strategy that continues to this day on these very hillsides, but when he sees what is happening in the los angeles area, he sees something that might eclipse anyone's ability to prepare. >> when conditions are ripe for the wildfire, i feel for the fire crews in southern california with high winds, low humidities and no rain, it's really a tough situation down there. >> reporter: the work continues to reduce the risk and that is a job that is never really finished. >> if you think about it, as soon as you cut vegetation, it will start growing back. once we put in a shaded fuel break, it's an issue of maintaining that. >> reporter: it's not just the hand crews out here. they're using cows,

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted prescribed burns behind saint mary's college. they took advantage of usual an unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings cut down last spring from oak trees. dennis rain with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> community up in boulder canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> rain also adding he grew up in southern california and use work in pacific palisades. he stressed the fire mitigation citing striking similarities between the terrain there and here. >> millions of people expected to visit san francisco this week for the annual jp morgan healthcare conference. the conference kicked off in union square today and it is already creating a buzz in the area. attendees are expected to bring more business to hotels, restaurants and shops in downtown san francisco. some local businesses say they're already getting more customers. >> this is s

. >>> today crews with the moraga orinda fire were out doing burns near st. mary's college and the east bay is no stranger to the devastating wildfires, including the oakland hills firestorm that killed 25 people back in 1991. our amanda hari spoke to the berkeley fire chief about why the devastation in southern california is dredging up unwelcome memories of that disaster. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief says the images we're seeing out of southern california are a grim reminder what can happen right here. he says the topography and vegetation in the oakland hills and berkeley hills is very similar to that in l.a. he wants to remind both firefighters and residents to be prepared. as multiple fires continue to burn in the los angeles area, local fire municipalities are trying to learn from the tragedy. >> we have to learn. we're always learning. >> reporter: berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope, and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts t

walnut creek moraga talking about you at 30 degrees. lafayette at 29.petaluma in the north bay reporting 32. here's where we stand right now. still many struggling in the 30s. the north bay, napa. you're just two degrees above freezing right now at 34 livermore. how about 38 around the bay? not quite as cold, but still chilly. 47 in oakland, 48 in san francisco. our temperatures in most areas along the central and south bay within a few degrees of where we started yesterday, but in the north bay, a lot colder this morning. down by nine in napa, down by eight over santa rosa. winds are generally light and calm. once again for the afternoon we'll have a pretty day come our way. we just have to get past the big freeze out there this morning. and we are going to remain with a bit of a north and northeast flow up above. the dry weather will come to an end as we get into the weekend. here's a look at what's going on here in southern california. of course, we've had our eyes there for the last 24 to 36 hours due to the rain and the high elevation snow, but tha

. >>> today crews with the moraga orinda fire were out doing burns near st.and the east bay is no stranger to the devastating wildfires, including the oakland hills firestorm that killed 25 people

let's start with devin in moraga. she spent $120 on concert tickets. we know what happened next.they disappeared from her online account and she couldn't get the company to restore them. the concert was fast approaching, so she contacted us. we contacted the company. it finally found her missing $120 tickets the day before the show. next, amy in los altos was tumbling with an appliance repair company over her dryer. she said she was due a $528 refund because a repair man's fix failed, but she never got a straight answer, so she tapped us. we contacted the company. it then sent her a check for her $528. join amy, devin and others. share your consum issues online. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. chris. thank you. well, the time is now. speaking of the weekend, this is your chance to take a ride on the wild side, all while supporting a good cause. take a look. sonoma raceway holding its drive for charity event. you can bring your own car and take it for a spin on the legendary course. how about that? all the

in fact, just three miles down this road is the town of moraga.nd a lot of people there have never step foot in canyon. it's just, uh, beautiful little place that nobody knows about and folks in canyon are ok with that they enjoy their privacy over 80 homes dot the hillside and are easy to miss. the residential roads are private and have clever names. the homes are rustic and in some cases out of this world. meanwhile the real world is just miles away. but you would never know. because we're unincorporated. you don see a city limits. you do see a sign that says canyon one mile or something like that. but you could drive past the school in the post office and not know what they are. that's right. canyon has a post office. welcome to the 945 106 all canyon. it also serves as a community meeting place, complete with a flea market free bench and a redwood bulletin board. the post office keeps them connected in a town where everybody knows your when we rebuilt the school in the early nineties it was there goes my brother, jeff. it is all about family a

the dons haven't won in moraga since 2003. carlton lingard hoping to change that.d 14, but the gaels, they had some other ideas. mitchell saxen baseline spin. see you later. he had 14 as well. paulius muraskas with authority 24 points. saint mary's rolls 7151, seven and oh. in conference play. to the ladies. tara vanderveer on hand to watch stanford and cal. kayla williams, check out the handles. the crossover lose the defender drains it for two of her 18 marta suarez adding 13 cals, up 19 with four minutes left in the third. you think game over right. not so fast. nuno nogueira with a three to make it a two point game with 45 seconds left. she had 19, but iona lee finds the lane. she had 17 cal, their first win at stanford since 2015 7572. looks like the 40 niners are going to get their man after all. their defensive coordinator robert saleh, spent three and a half years as head coach of the jets before being fired. he was hoping to land the head coaching spot in jacksonville. that may go to liam cohen of the bucs, which leaves saleh likely to return to the niners

we're going to keep it with a dry and seasonal forecast. 58 in moraga, also carrying through parts of jose some low 60s and feeling seasonable there in san francisco at 58 to low 60s up there in santa rosa. so yes, let's look together to see what the long range outlook has as we go on and celebrate lunar new year. the system that dropped in yesterday is going to bring some rain down there into southern california for tomorrow. we'll keep it dry. cold mornings ahead through about the middle part of the week. before we get to get into some cloud cover here towards the end of it. now this system for is pushing south. we could just get the remnants of a few sprinkles and those clouds rolling around and into the second half of the week. we are looking at maybe a healthier shot right there as we go on into what will be the first couple of days of february. so with a couple of days out, just continue to keep updated with the forecast and we'll update you with the models as they update themselves and bring us a better picture here. but for the next couple of days, san francisco and the penins

the dons haven't won in moraga since 2003. carlton lingard hoping to change that.had 14, but the gaels, they had some other ideas. mitchell saxen baseline spin. see you later. he had 14 as well. paulius muraskas with authority 24 points. saint mary's rolls 7151, seven and oh. in conference play. to the ladies. tara vanderveer on hand to watch stanford and cal. kayla williams, check out the handles. the crossover lose the defender drains it for two of her 18 marta suarez adding 13 cals, up 19 with four minutes left in the third. you think game over right. not so fast. nuno nogueira with a three to make it a two point game with 45 seconds left. she had 19, but iona lee finds the lane. she had 17 cal, their first win at stanford since 2015 7572. looks like the 40 niners are going to get their man after all. their defensive coordinator robert saleh, spent three and a half years as head coach of the jets before being fired. he was hoping to land the head coaching spot in jacksonville. that may go to liam cohen of the bucs, which leaves saleh likely to return to the nine

brandon moraga is cut the ribbon on the warehouse. he is the chief operating officer at alameda, a global supply chain company. brandon, i mentioned cars, but there are generator batteries. there are golf cart batteries. all of a sudden there are a lot of batteries in the world. yeah. that's right. and thanks for having me today. obviously to talk about this important issue. you know, lithium ion batteries have been in our lives for a long time now, right in our laptops and on our phones. but they're getting more and more in our lives, as you said, with with cars powering our homes, powering our camp units, powering anything you can think of. and it's our opinion these days that almost every warehouse in the country has some density of lithium ion batteries. so the more we're aware of that situation and the more we're taking it seriously, the safer we're all going to be. and you could retrofit future or current warehouses. you describe it as a warehouse within a warehouse. so a warehouse that you know, where they're warehousing things

crews with moraga orinda fire district around today conducting prescribed burns behind saint mary's college it took advantage of the unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings. cut down from last spring from oak trees. tennis rain with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> rain also adding that he grew up in southern california and used to work in pacific palisades. he stressed the fire mitigation efforts sighting striking similarities between the terrain there and the terrain here. >> a man is in custody after police say he shot at a bus driver in san francisco. it happened around 6 o'clock this morning near 4th and barry streets in the city's mission bay neighborhood. police say the man shot at the driver and then ran off. the driver wasn't hurt. officers were able to find and arrest the suspect. anyone with information about the shoo

climate experts point to the orinda moraga region as having the potential for strong winds and a firer to pacific palisades in los angeles. they also note some areas have winding roads that could make it difficult for firefighters to gain access to a fire, or for residents to make it out quickly. the moraga orinda fire district has spent millions creating fuel breaks in the hills surrounding the communities, one in a series of enhanced protections for the area. hundreds of millions of people nationwide are facing dangerously cold weather, from what could be a historic winter storm along the gulf coast and into the southeast. governors from texas to florida have declared states of emergency due to the threat of several inches of snow and freezing temperatures. schools in most southern states are closed today because the areas don't have any equipment to clear the roads. the winter storm is also expected to significantly impact travel and lead to power outages. >> boy, that leads us to steve paulson covering. >> well, you know, houston lake charles may get more snow than tahoe this this

the moraga orinda fire district called for prescribed burns to remove dry grass.this comes as east bay mud met last week with fire departments about making sure there's access to water supplies. one concern after studying the wildfires in los angeles county, is that fire hydrants lost water pressure or did not have water to battle the flames. >> after the fires. in los angeles, we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> other things they're filling water storage on red flag days, making sure they can maintain the thousands of fire hydrants around the area. >> all right. 717. let's get out the door. sal, where are you most concerned when it comes to this morning's commute? >> well, the richmond bridge, gasia and dave not doing well because someone's car broke down. and you know, that bridge is special. because when something happens, there's no shoulder. and so now. and also the tow

check out some of the numbers anywhere around the moraga and orinda area.ad temperatures dip down to the mid 20s. same around morgan hill and in springtown in livermore mill valley 30 degrees freezing at coyote creek and burlingame. check that out. 33 degrees around the peninsula this morning. same around berkeley. sunnyvale dipped to 34 and cold valley and san francisco 37. same around the haight. we do have a frost advisory. a freeze watch. a freeze warning just for the next 20 minutes. these temperatures are gradually recovering. we're up to 31 degrees after 28 in livermore. 34 now in fremont. after freezing early this morning, it's now jumped to 43 around the belmont area, as well as sfo back through portola valley. the winds are light. thank goodness. or we would be talking about a wind chill. these winds today northeasterly and easterly up to about ten. look at that. with the cold air filtering in we've got nothing but the abundance of clear skies. visibility is unlimited. there's that clear slot. there's the rain over southern california, spinning it

the fire district and the moraga orinda area called for prescribed burns to remove dry grass. the east bay mud held meetings last week with fire departments talking about having access to water supplies. in looking back and examining the los angeles fires, one concern is that fire hydrants lost pressure or failed to have enough water to fight the fires. >> the fires in los angeles. we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> now, among other preparations, filling the water storage on red flag days, making sure they can maintain the thousands of hydrants around the area. >> los angeles county received some much needed rain over the weekend, and that is helping firefighters get close to full containment on the two biggest fires. however, as feared, the rain also sent ash and mud flowing down some of the burned out hillsides. now, the debris flow was not as bad as some had feared along the coast, t

one was on mount tam in marin county, the other was in moraga. sky seven flew overhead as firefighters set small, controlled fires. the goal is to do this on a low risk day and reduce some of the brush that could fuel a wildfire on a high risk day. local fire officials are encouraging people here in the bay area to make sure you're ready for a wildfire. abc seven news reporter tim johns has some tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation in los angeles continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted a prescribed burn behind saint mary's college. they took advantage of the very dry january to burn piles of trimmings that are cut down last spring from oak trees. so dennis ryan with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is the best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> also adding here that he grew up in southern california and used to work at pacific palisades. he says the terrain is very similar there. and here and fire mitigation efforts are the key to preventing them from exploding in size. our parent company nexstar is partnering with the red cross to raise money for wildfire victims in southern california. if you want to help just scan this qr code on your screen right now, we'll take you to a page where you can donate. in. developing world news officials say hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a cease-fire in

let's start with devin in moraga. she spent $120 on concert tickets. we know what happened next. they disappeared from her online account and she couldn't get the company to restore them. the concert was fast approaching, so she contacted us. we contacted the company. it finally found her missing $120 tickets the day before the show. next, amy in los altos was tumbling with an appliance repair company over her dryer. she said she was due a $528 refund because a repair man's fix failed, but she never got a straight answer, so she tapped us. we contacted the company. it then sent her a check for her $528. join amy, devin and others. share your consumer issues online. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. you too chris. coming up next, our top stories we're following for you today, including increasing community safety. the new program leaders along the peninsula have launched in the way it aims to protect local businesses. a cyber truck here in the bay area, spray painted with the word nazi. the reason why that ow

and starting today, the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a. >> controlled burn. they're doing this near edgewood drive in orinda starting at 10 o'clock this morning and same time tomorrow, 10:00am another controlled burn. there. they're going to be burning and in the area by the tunnel east bay between wilder and lost valley. they want to do this to reduce the greater wildfire risk and to manage the ecosystem. so if you are in the area and you see smoke, they do know about it. although if you smell smoke, they recommending that if you live in that area, you keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right. happening this morning, san francisco will be welcoming a new mayor. daniel lurie is going to be sworn in at 11 30 this morning. a crowd was will tran is live in san francisco with what we can expect. well. what we can expect is a lot of traffic problems around city hall. so if you need to go around here, this is your time to do it because they will lock this down in about one hour from now. just to give you full disclosure, we have been moved several times alr

a bay area clash between a couple of 16 game winners usf and saint mary's tipping off tonight in moragao teams sit at the top of the west coast conference. the dons six and two, in conference play, while the gaels are undefeated in the wcc. saint mary's rocking those australian heritage jerseys looking good. first half. gaels up three. paulius markus drives the hoop and slams it home. he finished with 24 on the night. saint mary's up five eight seconds left in the first half. carlton lingard knocks down his fourth straight three, which is the most in a game in his career. dons down by eight at the break. second half gaels up ten and rolling augustus marshall is driving and gets the tough layup to fall and the foul. saint mary's picks up their 21st straight home win over usf. 7151 is your final. >> the santa clara broncos, looking to extend their six game home win streak hosting washington state. broncos up by eight. adama bo pulls up from mid court here and he makes a deep three to extend the lead in the break. in the second half johnny o'neill is going to throw a dime to christoph till

we're talking about the moraga orinda fire district. they conducted some prescribed burns behind saint mary's college. our cameras recorded what it was they were doing the advantage. they say of this unusually dry january is that allowed them to burn some of the piles of trimmings that they had collected from the spring of last year. all the oak trees that they had pruned. dennis farina with the fire district says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> yeah. he also added that he grew up in southern california. he used to work in pacific palisades and he stressed that fire mitigation efforts that they're doing citing that striking similarities between the terrain there and here he doesn't want those fires breaking out here. >> wildfire researchers at san jose state are studying the fires that are

the east bay spent the day working to reduce the fire risk in the bay area with crews out in the moraga orinda fire conducted some prescribed burns right behind saint mary's college in this was a video that recorded of them doing that work. now the advantage of this unusually dry january is that it gave them a chance to burn some of these piles of trimmings that were cut down last spring from oak trees. dentist rain. the fire district commander says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> yeah, rain is adding that he grew up in southern california. he used to work in pacific palisades and he stressed that the fire mitigation efforts. are striking. similar similarities between the terrain there and here. well, our parent company nexstar, by the way, is partnering with the red cross to raise money for wildfire victims in southern california. if you'd

and today in just a couple of hours, the moraga orinda fire district is going to do a controlled burn in orinda near edgewood, drive. it's starting at 10 o'clock this morning. they're also going to have a prescribed burn at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. this is to take care of the area. there, burned down the fire risk and also maintain the area's ecosystem. so if you're in the area and you see smoke or flames, they know about it. it's a controlled burn. they do recommend, though, if you live in that area if you're just or by smoke that you keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right, 805, is the time. let's get back to san francisco now as that city is set to welcome a new mayor, big transition today. daniel lurie will be sworn in and the and kron four's will tran is live in san francisco with what we can expect will. well, let me just tell you, as far as traffic implications, if you don't have to be down here, let me just tell you avoided because it is a mess. we have moved for the 3rd time this morning. >> i'll step out of the way just to show you what you are looking at in rea

he noticed in our inland communities while walnut creek and danville, lower 60's there as well as moraga orinda pay a little warmer along the bay shore mid 60's in oakland and berkeley to the north bay. more 60's for you. so very similar temperatures across the bay area and there's santa rosa sitting at lows. 63 there, too. now here's our weather pattern. high pressure is in control. low-pressure just sitting off the u.s. the coast down south there. that's creating those windy conditions. those offshore winds, the santa ana winds that's causing those wildfires. so a quick check the big wildfires here. palisades on the west side of los angeles county. we're looking at 50 degrees right now. humidity is at 30%. the winds right now are 9 to 14 miles per hour or so. at times we see a lull in the winds. but there are still critical fire weather, red flag warnings through 06:00pm this evening and until 03:00pm, there's actually a pds red-flag warning. so that is a particularly dangerous situation. we could see wind gusts as high as 30 to 50 miles per hour and even 70 miles per hour in the highe

lafayette falling below freezing at 29 walnut creek, moraga. also below freezing.aluma, pittsburg, vallejo and belmont. willow grant glen. right about freezing. a nice little rebound underway. we have 57 degrees right now in san francisco, as well as the inner east bay of walnut creek, 56 over san jose and in the north bay, mid 50s in areas over napa. we've got one neighborhood in napa reporting 51. so a little bit cooler for some. 54 in petaluma, closer to the water 55 right now. point reyes station. how about the inner east bay? more of the same going on here. 59 in lafayette. good afternoon. dublin. you are sitting at 56. so a cool afternoon with mostly sunny skies, light winds, calm conditions reported. novato, fairfield, concord and just a very light, gentle breeze coming in from the south over oakland. going to continue with this pattern for the next few days. however. again, we've got subtle changes coming our way and it will include fog and low clouds starting tomorrow morning. a view here of the entire state. you can see southern california now pretty much

and at this very moment, the moraga orinda fire district is doing a controlled burn in orinda. it's near edgewood drive just getting underway at 10 o'clock. and then 10:00am tomorrow. they'll do another controlled burn of piled materials in the tunnel. east bay between wilder and lost valley. they want to reduce the wildfire risk and maintain the ecosystem. they say that if you see smoke and flames, this is a planned burn. so they do they know about, you know, need to call 9-1-1. but if you live in the area, you may want to keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right. back in san francisco, of course, that city is going to be welcoming a new mayor today very soon. danielle lawrie will be sworn in. we've got live coverage from conference will tran. good morning. well. >> we are less than 90 minutes away from its starting and we are at the corner of grove and polk. and you can see over my right shoulder that is city hall. no traffic allowed to pass through it. in fact, you cannot even walk into the front of city hall on polk street. it is completely shut down. security airti

the moraga orinda fire department. they're going to be conducting a prescribed burn a little later this morning. it's gonna happen at 10 at the murrah the lafayette border, right near sky-high dry east of morocco road near the koppel high school crews are going to be burning palm materials out in the open space. residents in the area might see and smell a little smoke. so just closure. when knows. in the south bay, a man has been arrested for alleged assault and possession of child. morgan hill police received a tip back on december. 30th of a man in possession of hundreds of photos and videos of child abuse materials. after they investigated, police said they found evidence. i want to just ash to incur era had sexually assaulted a child under his care career was booked into santa clara county jail on multiple charges for the assault and possession of child morgan police are asking any of the victims to reach out to the department. still ahead, the kron morning news, a health and fire crews. >> undertaking rope rescue

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted prescribed burns behind saint mary's college shark cameras. were there. they took advantage of the unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings that cut down last spring from the oak trees nearby. dennis ryan with the fire district says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is our best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> iran adds that he grew up in southern california and used to work in pacific palisades. he says the terrain is similar between there and here fire mitigation efforts are key to preventing fires from exploding in size. we want to give you an update on the fires burning in southern california right now because there's another fire that just broke out last night. >> as the race to contain the other 2 big fires continues. so taking a look here at some footage that we have of these fires, the new one is called the auto fire and

. >> and the australian players on the roster say there are similarities with the town of moraga andthe transition has been smooth. but rory hawk has been battling injuries since he joined the program back in 2022. he remains optimistic that he'll achieve his goal of becoming a professional basketball player. >> this place has a great track record of pros, whether it be nba or nbl. the coaches get you right, like they get you right mentally. they get you right on the court. being out, i've learned a lot. just a lot of x's and o's. you've got to find a way to help your team win as well. so once i get right physically, i know the rest will come. just it just a matter of time. >> saint mary's will celebrate australian heritage night on january 23rd against the university of san francisco. that wraps things up for sports on this friday night. the 11:00 news with greg starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> hello again i'm greg lee. let's get right to our top stories tonight at 11. evacuation orders have been lifted for residents living near the vistra power plant in

let's start with devin in moraga. she spent $120 on concert tickets. we know what happened next.account and she couldn't get the company to restore them. the concert was fast approaching, so she contacted us. we contacted the company. it finally found her missing $120 tickets the day before the show. next, amy in los altos was tumbling with an appliance repair company over her dryer. she said she was due a $528 refund because a repair man's fix failed, but she never got a straight answer, so she tapped us. we contacted the company. it then sent her a check for her $528. join amy, devin and others. share your consumer issues online. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. you too. chris, did you see this this morning? a spacex rocket launched from the vandenberg space force base near santa barbara early this morning. and some of our viewers reported s seeing this glow throughout the bay area. this is video taken from sonoma, as the falcon nine rocket made its way up and through the earth's atmosphere around 6 a.m.