it's been a long process here, but the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's interest in the coliseum complex. we'll have more on the next steps of the sale coming up in just a bit here. and today marks one week since the deadly fires started in los angeles county. the palisades fire tonight is 18% contained. it's burned nearly 24,000 acres. firefighters have also made progress on the eaton fire near altadena and pasadena that is now 35% contained. 14,000 acres have burned in that one. and tonight, the death toll from all the fires is at 25. firefighters say the next 24 hours will be crucial when it comes to protecting their progress in building containment lines, as a new round of santa ana winds prompts a potentially dangerous situation across much of southern california, water tenders and engines are staging in higher risk areas, and power has preemptively been shut off to more than 58,000 customers. authorities are urging people to be ready to go at a moment's notice. tonight, 88,000 people still remain under evacuati

call the alameda county district attorney in november. the race is on now to select a new da, and there is now a roster of 15 candidates. >> seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the details on what to expect in the selection process. >> 15 people turned in applications to become the next alameda county district attorney by the january 6th deadline. so now the board of supervisors has a roster of 15 applicants to consider after the former da, pamela price, was recalled by voters last november. >> over the coming month, we are going to see, you know, the people that have turned in application being vetted in order to see who is the best qualified for the position. >> we interviewed many of those, probably 10 or 11 of those candidates, and there's a good, great pool of candidates for the supervisors to select. >> they include nine current and former alameda county prosecutors and attorneys from neighboring counties. things are going to move quickly, with the timeline calling for the board of supervisors to select finalists next week, and

the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of the agreement for selling the county's 50% interest in the coliseum complex. this follows the agreement by the a's and the city of oakland to sell their shares of the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to be completed by june 30th. well, tonight, president biden is scheduled to deliver his final address to the nation just days before donald trump returns to the white house. defense secretary nominee pete hegseth was questioned by the senate armed services committee ahead of a confirmation hearing. hegseth gained a hold a hold out vote. republican iowa senator joni ernst, and is now expected to have enough support to be confirmed. the confirmation hearings are scheduled today for florida senator marco rubio for secretary of state and pam bondi for attorney general. >> my assumption is at least that on some of these key national security positions, that we would have a level of cooperation that would enable us to get some of those positions filled quickly. >> in the meantime

the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of an agreement for selling the county's 50%take in the coliseum complex. the a's and city of oakland have already agreed to sell their shares of the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to close by may 30th. >> our time now 714. a big change is coming for fire protection in southern santa clara county. the supervisors voted unanimously to end a contract with cal fire, and instead put fire services directly under county control. right now, people living outside of the main cities of gilroy and morgan hill belong to the south. santa clara county fire district. it's marked in green on this map. it's been serviced by cal fire since 1980. the union representing cal fire crews say more than 30 employees can now lose their jobs. >> i'm absolutely opposed to the idea that 40, 30 plus firefighters who have served our community with courage, distinction and distinction could be replaced by an annexation idea. that is confusing, dangerous, expensive, expensive and reduces community protecti

it's been a long process here, but the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of the reement for the sale of the county's interest in the coliseum complex. we'll have more on the next steps of the sale coming up in just a bit here. and today marks one week since the deadly fires started in los angeles county. the palisades fire tonight is 18% contained. it's burned nearly 24,000 acres. firefighters have also made progress on the eaton fire near altadena and pasadena that is now 35% contained. 14,000 acres have burned in that one. and tonight, the death toll from all the fires is at 25. firefighters say the next 24 hours will be crucial when it comes to protecting their progress in building containment lines, as a new round of santa ana winds prompts a potentially dangerousit

conflagration leaving tragedy its wake. >> the firefighters are also calling on the city and alameda county to quickly complete the sale of the coliseum site and restore services on the peninsula complaint against the county of san mateo was filed by sheriff christina corpus last month. we were supposed to hear from the sheriff today about the complaint, but that press conference was canceled. kron four's rob nesbitt reports now on the latest controversy surrounding the san mateo county sheriff's office. sheriff christina corpus was scheduled to speak today at one 30 pm, but that press conference was canceled. her lawyer says that's because new information was discovered over the weekend. that needs to be combed through on friday. kron 4 received a copy of the 5 page claim filed against san mateo county. >> claiming sheriff christina corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after 400 page report was released by the county's independent investigator. corpus was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of power and ha

this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from seaside, alameda county and el doradado county will all give the latest details on how this new case is connected to the old cases, and we'll bring that to you later on today, laura. all right. interesting one. thank you. chris. 604 right now. new requests from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will not likely be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline is february 17th. prosecutors in mangione's defense team are now suggesting more time is needed to prepare for the trial. mangione will enter a plea once his indictment is returned. president biden and the first lady waking up in southern california this morning. the pair arriving at lax last night. this is after visiting new orleans following last week's terror attack. today, the president is expected to visit the eastern coachella valley. he is scheduled to announce the creation of a monument south of jo

. >> he takes the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was just elected to the alameda county board of supervisors basabe in interim mayor since december 17th following the recall of mayor sheng thao. dan kerman kron. 4 news. there were other major changes at today's oakland city council meeting like really in a brown, a sack hunger and ken houston being sworn in as new members of the city council. >> while acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead, the new leaders outlined their goats. >> this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for oakland. then we rise and fall on the strength of our ability to work together. and i know that we have some really tough times ahead. >> both locally and at the national level. and yet my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you really help up with oakland and create in oakland. that serves as a positive vision for other cities. and i know that we can do this together. thank you. thank former council member rebecca kaplan was also appointed to fill the seat vacated when nikki fortunato bas was elected to the alameda county board of

. >> more than a dozen candidates want to be the new alameda county da, after voters recalled pamela price tonight. a look at who is in charge of narrowing down the list and how they'll pick a replacement also ahead. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator. >> he is matthew mueller and she is denise huskins, who survived being kidnaped by him. and now new clues that his crimes started decades dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. southern california tonight. look at this. the fast moving palisades fire is out of control near los angeles, and it isntrol being pushed by strong winds, trapping people who are trying to escape. started around 1030 this morni

after the recent recall of da price, the voters spoke very clearly in alameda county that they did not want pamela price or her charging philosophy to be in charge of the da's office any longer. >> in just how aggressively are these cases going to be prosecuted, particularly when you have the indiscriminate murder of a young child? >> j.r stone, abc seven news. >> hundreds came together tonight at the congregation emanu-el to celebrate san francisco's new mayor elect, daniel lurie. it's an interfaith service. mayor london breed participated in at her church. third baptist before she took office. abc seven news anchor dion lim was at tonight's event, the first of many this inauguration week. >> under the dome of congregation emanuel. a procession of nearly 60 interfaith leaders kicked off an evening of celebration for incoming mayor daniel lurie tuesday night. >> it's in solidarity of our city, right? and it's in solidarity of community and the value of interfaith. how good. >> along with the music and a reading from the quran. >> and to us who are muslims, we say, assalam o alaikum. >>

today, the alameda county native has been the county administrator for 28 years, breaking barriers as the first woman to be appointed to that position. officials praised her steady fiscal management, giving the county a rare triple-a credit rating and fostering a culture of innovation. new at 11 the golden state warriors, paying special tribute to the first native american to play in the nba. the daughter of the late phil jordan, a descendant of the paskenta band of nomlaki indians, accepted the golden state impact award on her father's behalf at last night's warriors game. jordan played in the nba for seven years, beginning with the knicks in 1956. last night's tribute included a performance by a group of dancers from the same tribe as jordan's heritage. well, it's officially the end of the 49ers football season, and some players were back at levi's today clearing out the lockers. it's really a sight no one wanted to see so early, the players and fans alike. this time last year, the niners, well, they were in the playoffs eventually getting to the super bowl. but the start of this se

an alameda county strike team is joining oakland, hayward and fremont firefighters. and while they were sleepless overnight, so too was governor newsom, who at 130 this morning announced, we are working vigorously to ensure maximum support for firefighting efforts in los angeles. he said that we have now secured for california some fema grants that will help with the firefighting efforts. that includes the hurst fire, now threatening the san fernando valley and the surrounding area. it started just before 1030 last night, and between then and now, it has forced 44,000 people from their homes. and much of southern california is under a state of emergency. the eaton fire, now threatening the pasadena and altadena area, which started four hours earlier, creating what cal fire c called an immediate threat to life. telling people to leave now. it all started with the palisades fire that ripped through nearly 3000 acres from the pacific palisades. this is really rugged terrain, and in one canyon there is just one way in and one way out. and at one point,olice told people t

after the recent recall of da price, the voters spoke very clearly in alameda county that they did not want pamela price or her charging philosophy to be in charge of the da's office any longer. >> in just how aggressively are these cases going to be prosecuted, particularly when you have the indiscriminate murder of a young child? >> j.r stone, abc seven news. >> hundreds came together tonight at the congregation emanu-el to celebrate san francisco's new mayor elect, daniel lurie. it's an interfaith service. mayor london breed participated in at her church. third baptist before she took office. abc seven news anchor dion lim was at tonight's event, the first of many this inauguration week. >> under the dome of congregation emanuel. a procession of nearly 60 interfaith leaders kicked off an evening of celebration for incoming mayor daniel lurie tuesday night. >> it's in solidarity of our city, right? and it's in solidarity of community and the value of interfaith. how good. >> along with the music and a reading from the quran. >> and to us who are muslims, we say, assalam o alaikum. >>

she has served at the helm of operations for alameda county, the seventh largest county in the state, overseeing an annual budget of more than $3 billion and 10,000 employees. >> i never expected to be with the county more than a few years, let alone have the privilege to serve as the county administrator and to be appointed as the first asian woman county administrative officer in california and the country. >> she was also inducted as a fellow with the national academy of public administration in 2022. >> good for her. what a career she had. all right. we still have much more news ahead. >> let's get to abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at the stories that are coming up at 530. hi, karina. hi, dana. >> tonight, a deeper look at the two fire stations temporarily closing in oakland. we're going to hear from union president seth olear about the impact to response times and more. while the city says this will make a $5 million dent in the $129 million budget deficit. plus, otters are coming to the rescue. how they're helping control an invasive species in an environmentally s

he takes the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was just elected to the alameda county board of supervisors. bats had been interim mayor since december 17th following the recall of mayor sheng thao. >> time now 6.18, and there were other some major changes and monday at the oakland city council meeting as well. 3 new council members were sworn in and former council member rebecca kaplan was appointed to fill the seat of nikki fortunato bas who want a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. the new members of the council spoke about their goal of moving the city forward. >> this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for oakland. then we rise and fall on the strength of our ability to work together. and i know that we have some really tough times ahead. >> both locally and at the national level. and yet my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you really help up with oakland and create in oakland. that serves as a positive vision for other cities. and i kgow that we can do this together. thank you. >> and what's next? the special election to fill the seat left open

now, 2 years after investigations began, the alameda county da has filed felony charges, including onent of murder. one count of corporal injury to a relationship partner and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon with priors mcallen, as a result faces up to 56 years to life in prison if convicted. his arraignment is set for this coming thursday. >> time now said 46 in walnut creek. police say a safeway employee was robbed in the store's it happened over the weekend at the store on tice valley boulevard. that's where a woman first stole some alcohol from the store, got into a car and the man inthe car pointed a gun at the worker and then took off the victim was not hurt. and police are looking for the suspects. 2 people were arrested for skis, stealing at least one golf cart. they didn't get very far. this happened over the weekend. and brent, would you can see the drone that was used to track them down. this is a neighborhood at somerset drive. an officer quickly deployed that drone search for the suspects and found 2 men. they got arrested and then the golf carts were recove

he actually takes the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was just elected to the alameda county board of supervisors. bass has been the interim mayor since december 17th following the recall of mayor sheng thao. >> and there are some major changes at monday's oakland city council meeting 3 new city council members have now been sworn in and former council member rebecca kaplan is now filling the seat of nikki fortunato bas who is now on the alameda county board of supervisors. the new members of the council talked about their goal of moving the city forward. >> this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for oakland. then we rise and fall on the strength of our ability to work together. and i know that we have some really tough times ahead. >> both locally and at the national level. and yet my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you really help up with oakland and create in oakland. that serves as a positive vision for other cities. and i know that we can do this together. thank you. >> up next is a special election to fill the seat left open by fortune out of ash

it took 2 years of investigation that the alameda county da now has finally filed felony charges, which include one count of murder. one count of corporal injury to a relationship partner and one count of possession of a firearm by felon with priors, mccown faces up to 56 years to life in prison. his arraignment scheduled for this coming thursday. >> i'm 46 and walnut creek police say that a safeway employee was robbed in the store's parking lot. it happened over the weekend outside of the store on tyson valley boulevard. there was a woman who stole some alcohol and got into a car that a man in that car pointed a gun the store employee and then they took off the victim was not hurt and police are looking for those suspects. brentwood police found 2 people who stole some golf carts over the weekend. and you can see here high above the sea. now they tracked with a drone officers were called to a neighborhood on somerset drive for a report of the stolen golf cart. and that's when they deployed deployed. the drone overhead and found those 2 men and arrested them and they recovered the golf

fortunato bas has been elected to the alameda county board of supervisors and is resigning from her roles, you have none. oakland's had four mayors in the last four years and therefore, they have had none. >> reporter: the city of oakland is currently taking nominations for both mayor and the district 2 council member position left open by bas. the nomination period is anticipated to close on january 17th. loren taylor has pulled nomination papers and will be submitting to run for mayor again. he lost to sheng thao back in 2022. >> my commitment is just as strongs it was two years ago to make sure that we are delivering for oakland residents, to make sure that city government fulfills its promises. >> reporter: as for the city council, he hopes they'll be able to stay focused and begin making actionable change over the next few months while the top leadership position is still in flux. >> embrace these challenges, but commit to solving them, not just immediate say firefighting with different emergencies, but actually creating some sustained change that will make sure that oakland deliver

become a conflagration leaving tragedy its wake. >> firefighters are also calling on the city and alameda county to quickly complete the sale of the coliseum site and restore services. the city was counting on that sale to fill the budget gap. san mateo county sheriff's office is warning people about a scam targeting the hispanic community. deputies say scammers are calling people and offering to register children through the amber alert system. but it's just a way to get confidential information and even meet with the residents at their homes. authorities say this is clearly not how the amber alert system works at all and they ask residents to not pick up calls from unknown or possible scam number, sometimes your phone shows that now the sheriff's office says if you've been contacted, call them. still ahead here on kron for news at 10, a winter storm bringing heavy snow and power outages to the mid-atlantic will take a look at conditions across the country and of course, check of your bay area forecast too. >> plus, from the bay area to hollywood, there were several appearances by celebrities t

what now stands in the way of some of his cabinet picks being confirmed in alameda county, bringing in and bringing back a new county supervisor. you'll meet the supervisor who is not new to public pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. alameda county supervisor nate miley was sworn in to his seventh term in office over the weekend. >> that i take this obligation freely and i take this obligation freely without. >> i was there to administer the oath of office on saturday at the castlewood country club in pleasanton. nate miley represents district four. it includes parts of oakland and pleasanton, as well as the unincorporated community of castro valley. miley was first

which brings us to this morning, the alameda county board of supervisors.y will soon vote on whether or not to approve the a's portion of the coliseum to the african american sports entertainment group, which is co-founded by ray bobbitt. as you can see by this virtual feed, the board is in closed session right now, but when they come back out, we expect them to be voting on this. the a s e g offered $250 million for the coliseum, 125 of that going to the city of oakland, the other half going to the a's. but this past november, bob, its organization missed a payment deadline to the city of oakland because its investors are waiting for county supervisors to approve the a's half of the sale, which again, is expected today. without that money, the city of oakland has already had to revise its budget and make cuts to key programs. here's ken houston, he's the newly sworn in oakland city council member for district seven, who says he met with ray bobbitt on sunday. i believe in that coliseum deal is going to work. from the numbers that i saw, from what i know pe

the alameda county board of supervisors, today, in a closed session, approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's 50% interest in the coliseum complex. this follows the city of oakland's agreement to sell its shares of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to generate an estimated $125 million for the city, as it faces a $129 million budget deficit. supervisor nikki fortunato bass tells ktvu the final transfer of control of the site could happen within the next 30 days. a major donation for san francisco. how it aims to put more students students attend private schools. the basic fund provides scholarships for pre-k through eighth grade students based on need. they say the anonymous gift will allow them to support nearly 2000 additional students. the nonprofit organization currently provides scholarships to more than 3200 students. they also say that more than 98% of their low income scholars graduate high school. all right. it is officially girl scout cookie season kicking off this week, and for now, cookies are being s

he takes over the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was elected to the alameda county board of supervisors basabe in the interim mayor since december 17th. >> following the recall of former mayor sheng thao. >> there were other major changes at today's oakland city council meeting 3 new city council members were sworn in and former council member rebecca kaplan was appointed to fill the seat of nikki fortunato bas who want a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. the new members of the council spoke about their goals of moving the city forward. >> this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for oakland. then we rise and fall on the strength of our ability to work together. and i know that we have some really tough times ahead. >> both locally and at the national level. and yet my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you really help up with oakland and create in oakland. that serves as a positive vision for other cities. and i know that we can do this together. thank you. >> the special election to fill the seat left open now by nikki fortunato. bas will be held

one city in alameda county is bolstering its forces. we'll take you to today's celebration. plus. >> by all acts, to be secretary of defense. >> i would be shocked if anybody voted against him. >> president-elect trump's pick to lead the dependent of defense facing allegations of alcohol abuse and disparaging comments about women in the military. >>> right now millions of people in southern california are on alert once again as extreme winds return to the region. good evening, i'm ryan yamamoto. firefighters are still dealing with the three big fires happening right now, along with a new one that forced evacuations overnight in ventura county. a look at the hills above santa clarita today. you can see the winds whipping around the brush. because of the wind threat, thousands are in potential trouble spots all around central california. more than a thousand people are under evacuation orders today. people are asking to be ready at a moment's notice. concerned about flare-ups from the palisades fire. the utility company is now turning off power for tens of thousands of custome

this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from sside, alameda county and el dorado county, will hold a press conference where they give the latest details. you know that we will bring that to you later on today. laura, such an interesting case. thanks so much for all those details, chris. well, a new request from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will likely not be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline is february 17th. prosecutors and mangione's defense team are each suggesting more time is needed to prepare the case for trial. mangione will enter a plea once his indictment is returned in just a few hours. alameda county supervisors resumed discussions to sell the a share of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. the a's purchased the county share several years ago because oakland already has a deal in place. oakland's budget is now hinging on payments that wil

major league table tennis will serve it up at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. there will be a lot of great athletes on the table this weekend in pleasanton, including four time olympian, six time national champion and bay area native lieu zhang. this will be the season two debut for the 28 year old, who grew up in palo alto but is now living in sydney, australia. always such an honor and so cool to be able to play at home. have all my friends and family come to promote this weekend's pro pong showdown. the former cal bear and her usa table tennis teammate amy wong were reunited with fellow team usa olympian stephen curry and head coach steve kerr at the warriors game on tuesday. there you know, players of and coaches of such high caliber, but also so humble and down to earth. so just a really cool experience meeting other team usa stars like curry and kerr and the return of fans after covid. may joong's fourth olympic games really memorable. paris was a dream, she says. it's too soon to say if she'll try to compete in the 28 olympic games in los angeles. anothe

attorney here in alameda, that anti-semitism and all forms of hate have no place here in oakland, in alameda county, period. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, let's turn now to the weather. and the rain certainly returned today, but has mostly cleared out, making for a pleasant friday night. but we are not out of the woods just yet. let's go over to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for a first look at the forecast. sandhya. yeah. >> dan, you know what i'm going to show you is what that storm is doing up in the mountains. this is our prettiest picture from zephyr cove. you are seeing the snowflakes coming down, and the snow has just been piling up. looking at live doppler seven, you will notice that the sierra has been seeing that snow steadily increasing throughout the day. there have been thunderstorms in northern california. we've seen our share of rain. the first tornado of the season of this year at least, was reported in northern california. we'll talk about that later on. but the next system is sending us big waves. we've already seen those waves increasing. here's a l

and after 2 years of investigation, alameda county da has filed felony charges now, including one countmurder. one count of corporal injury to a relationship partner and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon with priors mcallen. now facing up to 56 years to life in prison if convicted. his arraignment is scheduled for this coming thursday. >> walnut creek police say that a safeway employee was robbed in the store's parking lot over the weekend. this is a strong ties valley boulevard where it happened. a woman stole some alcohol, got into a car and a man in that car pointed a gun at the store employee and then they took off the victim was not hurt. police are now looking for the suspects. read what police say that too. golf cart sees didn't get very far over the weekend. they were tracked down by a drone overhead. as you can see here, this is in a neighborhood of somerset drive where there was a report of golf carts being stolen and they deployed drone quickly found the people. 2 men were arrested and a golf carts were recovered. >> well, new this morning there are reports the

now, tomorrow is a big vote, a critical vote for the alameda county board of supervisors.are going to vote tomorrow on completing the sale of the oakland coliseum, which would bring some much needed cash into the city and could help with a lot of these issues. live in oakland amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> 834 your time this morning union pacific says it plans to remove dozens of broken down cars illegally dumped alongside railroad tracks in east oakland. the blight has been such a problem, one local chef posting video on social media. the chronicle reports different entities, including alameda county, caltrans and union pacific, all share ownership of the land, making it a lot more difficult to coordinate cleanup efforts. but union pacific says it cleared the mess in november and hopes to do so again next week. the city says many of the cars don't have license plates, so officials have no idea who to issue citations against. >> a new law, set to take effect this year could eventually lead to less homework. the healthy homework act was authored by santa clara assem

councilmember nikki fortunato bas won a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors in november, the new council voted to put in rebecca kaplan on a temporary basis until a special election in april, kaplan chose not to run for re-election of are at-large seat but said that she still wanted to give back to the east bay city. thank you very much for inviting me to join you back for these next few months as we work to undertake. >> incredibly important projects and actions for the city of oakland and including making sure we are bringing in the extra money. and as supervisor bast noted, we did get confirmation of some additional millions. we will be bringing back. thanks to our success, bringing in advance and revenue through the oakland arena in coliseum and the newsroom. theresa kron, 4 news, oakland firefighters are speaking out against the temporary closure of fire stations. >> kron charles clifford is in oakland with details. >> as of today, january 6, 2, fire stations in oakland, including fire station. 25 right behind me here are shut down. the firefighters who work here are

he takes the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was just elected to the alameda county board of supervisors basabe in interim mayor since december 17 following the recall of mayor sheng thao. well, there were other major changes at monday's open city council meeting. 3 new city council members were sworn in. the former council member rebecca kaplan was a point to fill the seat of nikki fortunato bas who won a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. the new members of the council spoke about their goal of moving the city forward. >> this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for oakland. then we rise and fall on the strength of our ability to work together. and i know that we have some really tough times ahead. >> both locally and at the national level. and yet my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you really help up with oakland and create in oakland. that serves as a positive vision for other cities. and i know that we can do this together. thank the special election to fill the seat left open by nikki fortunato bas will be held at the same time. >> as the sp

while alameda county already sold its portion of the coliseum, it still had control of the rest of the site. >> this is, as i understand it, the first public piece of legislation that the county board of supervisors has approved to say, we want this deal to happen and we want the assignment assigning the county's portion of the sale to the entity that has proposed this transformative development out in east oakland. we want that to happen within 30 days. so this is a huge step forward. >> there are still a few more steps. lawyers for each side have to finalize the agreement. bonds need to be paid. as it stands, oakland would receive $95 million for its share of the coliseum by may 30th, which would help with the city's budget issues. >> obviously, we're all local and we want to see things better, you know. and so if we can, we're going to try to get this. we're going to move as quickly as we possibly can. so but it is a very complex, large transaction. and there's just i mean, it's really hard to describe the level of paperwork and, you know, the documentation and just the things you h

one strike team consists of crews from oakland, hayward and fremont, as well as alameda county. the other includes firefighters from east bay regional parks, livermore, pleasanton, and the city of alameda. fire departments. 44 firefighters in all are part of the state emergency response. >> these crews are going to the palisades fire, which a lot of that is more terrain as opposed to community in the direct line of it, such as at the eaton fire. so they're gearing theirselves up of what they might see, but also they're staying aware that things could change at any time. >> fire crews from other parts of the bay, including san francisco and menlo park, are also headed south or on standby, prepared to mobilize. firefighters are keeping an eye on the weather conditions as they look to bring that fire under control. an awful lot of dry brush out there. heavy winds as well. our meteorologist, mark tamayo, has been monitoring conditions in southern california. it looks like there's no break in sight. >> not really. garcia. in fact, the winds have been relentless, picking up quite a bit

the alameda county board of supervisors is meeting this morning and on the agenda is taking action on long awaited deal. the a's have agreed to sell its share to the african american sports and entertainment group, but still need county board of supervisors to sign off. the city of oakland has agreed to sell its share, but needs the county to close on its end in order to receive roughly $125 million from the sale. the sale would be a huge boost for the city, as it faces a historic $129 million budget deficit, and you may remember many of the budget cuts that the city is facing right now are directly tied to not yet having that money from the sale of the coliseum site. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. people across the country are stepping up to help animals in the wake of the wildfires in southern california. these animals arrived in washington state yesterday. it was a similar scene here in the bay area, as shelters are trying to make room for animals displaced by the fires. abc seven news reporter luz pena visited one of the shelters, taking in pets. it's marin humane. >> as fires continu

over in alameda county large tree fell on union street damaging a vehicle.while yerba buena street rather had lost power and meanwhile caltrans responded to fallen trees on highway 13 at redwood road. and broadway terrace. causing those road closures there. i just checked highway 13 is open. but there could still be some surface street closures in and around that area as the authorities work to just kind of clear up and agize moving the debris out of the roadway. that was a very large tree and we've been dealing with, you know, these gusty winds here. and even more extreme winds down in southern california. which is causing all these raging wildfires. >> just 24 hours ago jessica i remember you saying, look, the wind risk is huge especially as it pertains to fire risk and within hours of you seaying that on cbs news bay area 24/7. >> it makes sense why the national weather service went ahead and issued red flag warnings down there for them. and then we had our fair share too. still under a wind advisory right now for the next four hours and winds are startin

according to alameda county, there were almost 9500 people here in the east bay in alameda county last year who are either living in the streets or in a shelter. so this new housing project behind me only has room for 18,000 households who were previously unhoused, which is obviously life changing for those people, and a step in the right direction for solving the housing crisis here in the bay area. but it's just a small step when you consider the magnitude of the problem. so behind me that is crescent grove. it's a new affordable housing apartment complexere in castro valley that was built by eaton housing, recently completed and now welcoming new residents. it's a 72 unit affordable housing development. it's a mix of studio and 1 to 2 three, 1 to 3 bedroom units. it's located near ruby street and crescent avenue. 18 of those units will be given to unhoused family families, 15 will be given to veterans, and ten will be given to people who have intellectual disabilities. that those will be given out through a voucher program. the remaining units were filled via a general lottery lotte

alameda county has officially approved the oakland coliseum sale. the alameda county board of supervisors unanimously approved the sale at yesterday's meeting, and hope to find or to have final approval within 30 days. >> this is a great opportunity to give us a win. we've had so many circumstances in which people have not necessarily been positive towards us as a city, as a region, as a county, but this is an opportunity for us to deliver that. >> so they describe this as an historic opportunity with two results. the coliseum complex will finally be under control of a sole owner. that's the african american sports and entertainment group. and the county will be out of the sports and entertainment business. >> today marks 50 years since space mountain first debuted at walt disney world. yes, even though disneyland is older, our space mountain came second. according to the disney parks blog, walt disney was inspired by the matterhorn mountain in switzerland. he apparently sent a postcard back to his staff saying, build this. and they did. so they bui

alameda county supervisors one step closer to selling their share of the coliseum. on tuesday, the group met with the african american sports and entertainment group said a list of requirements for the cell to proceed. the county in the afc g now have 30 days to wrap up any remaining details of the sale. bloomberg is reporting that meta plans on cutting 5% of their workforce, which is roughly 3600 people ceo mark zuckerberg says he made that decision to cut low performers. we reached out to mena and we are still waiting to hear back. >> the time we mostly clear out there you see the golden gate bridge at this early morning hours. >> and let's take a look at our temperatures because we are chilly out there where in the 30's in livermore and santa rosa, some of our coldest spots in our valleys, 40's everywhere else. francisco, one of the warmest spots over in the upper 40's this morning. winds are calm. this time. we're in the single digits. and of course, we're tracking the winds in southern california will get to that in a bit. let's get here. daytime highs. so here

they preferred the ai voice in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a long time alameda county representative barbara lee has passed the baton to her successor in congress. >> 26 years in congress, seven and a half years in the california legislature and 11 years working for a member of congress. when i came in 1998, i hit the ground running. >> he talked with abc seven news from washington, where she welcomed newly elected lateefah simon to the seat. lee says she's undecided about what to do next, and has not ruled out a possible run for mayor of oakland. she says she'll make a decision on that in the coming weeks. and of course, we'll let you know. very tender moment today on capitol hill, as vice president kamala harris comforted a young boy right before she administered the oath of office to incoming senator ruben gallego. his son spoke up. >> and, sally, you did it again. >> oh, you know what, sweetheart? but you know what? you know what? don't you worry about it, because there's still so much work to do. so it's not that we can win. we're not defeated, right? we know what

we have seen crews from alameda counties, sonoma county, santa rosa, sebastopol. oakland, hayward, fremont. and the list goes on and on. very welcome relief after a couple of very tough days. >> and we are waiting to hear the kenneth fire. is there an urgency right now for firefighters to then go and tackle that one as well? it's like they have so many spots to keeping a watch on. >> reporter: well, and that's what, you know, we heard from firefighters all along. is it is one thing to have one major fire going. that will really tax any agency. it is absolutely impossible to be everywhere all at once. so it turns into a triage of life safety. and there is no ability to save structures. and what is happening now, we have so much mutual aid coming in from all over the west coast, but especially from the bay area with firefighters who are very experienced in these types of conditions, is that they can come in and save the remaining structures. the crew we were with from sonoma county today said you know, in the initial days of the tubs fire, we would drive through the

fire crews have come from the alameda county, san mateo county, napa county, as we showed you. of course, san francisco fire department has set some crews as well. >> well, a man is in custody now after police say he shot at a bus driver in san francisco. it happened at about 6 o'clock monday morning near 4th and berry street in the city's mission bay neighborhood. police say the man shot at the driver and then ran off the bullet didn't hit anybody. so nobody was hurt. police did later find that suspect and that person is now in custody. meanwhile, a suspected dui crash has turned deadly in san jose. police say the victim was hit by a car sunday night while walking in the intersection of lincoln avenue and loan u.s. street. the driver involved was taken into custody, is now facing dui and manslaughter charges. this marks san jose second traffic and pedestrian death of the new year. >> the san francisco and a gun rights commission held a special hearing last night to address the concerns that immigrants have in the city ahead of president elect donald trump taking office, which

in alameda county and in san mateo county. images of bulldozers shoving abandoned vehicles out of the way to make a path for fire crews at the pacific palisades wildfire remind us of the importance of well executed evacuation plans. thousands of people have to somehow get out quickly on nanarrow residential roads. the same kinds of roads we have in the berkeley and oakland hills and throughout the bay area, roads that can create death traps if everyone tries to escape. at the same time, several bay area counties like alameda, santa clara and san mateo county use a software system called genesis, formerly known as zonehaven, to guide evacuations in real time by typing in your address or phone number. the system is also used in l.a. county. the software uses an algorithm incorporating factors such as weather, traffic flows, and historical disaster data to generate a digital map that will guide you to a safe location. last december, vehicles stretching for miles along highway 92 tried to exit half moon bay after a tsunami warning

. >> well, in the east bay, the county of alameda is closer to finalizing the oakland coliseum deal. there's a deal that would allow the oakland acquisition company known ac to take over the county's 50%. undivided interest. oakland has already finalized the sale agreement ac with 2 longstanding goals for the county. the coliseum will be under control of a sole owner to make decisions that should help out going forward. also, the county will be out of the sports and entertainment business altogether, allowing them to focus their money on other areas. the board of supervisors will vote at an upcoming meeting to complete the transaction. >> time now 603 to jp morgan healthcare conference underway in san francisco. this what? yeah, it's expected to draw thousands of people and add millions of dollars to the local economy. kron four's. joey horta though live from union square where there's an increase insecurity. good morning, joey. >> good morning, james and darya. yeah. we've already seen several police officers out here around the westin saint francis were cruiser continuing to put up

>> i think we need to meet with the neighbors and try to send a some kind of petition to the alameda county or something like that, because this is very sad. >> it was a consideration when we bought the house to have a firehouse this close. >> back in october, the kellar fire burned 15 acres in the oakland hills and damaged at least two homes and displaced hundreds of residents. olear says fire trucks from closing stations 25 and 28 were among the first there. >> absolutely. they were among the first companies that were on scene fighting that fire. so without a doubt that that entire incident would have gone very differently with the absence of just these two fire engines, for sure. >> the oakland fire chief explained friday that this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed at least six months and save the city $5 million. no firefighters will lose their jobs, but it's realistic that it's going to take 15 or 20 minutes for the surrounding companies that are already up on skyline boulevard to cover those areas. >> i mean, those are just facts. i'm not here to scare anybody,

from the bay area that are here working on the eaton fire from santa rosa, sonoma, sebastopol, alameda county, contra costa county, oakland, fremont and the list goes on. you really do have firefighters that have some firsthand experience in dealing with true firestorms like these. >> absolutely. katie, they had been working around the clock. i'm just curious how they're holding up. i mean i had seen a report where some of them don't even have time to eat or nap. they just keep going on to their credit. what was the sense that you got as you were driving along with them? >> reporter: i think this is really personally challenging for the firefighters, especially out of santa rosa, because some of the task force members lost their homes in the santa rosa fire. so seeing this again is personally just very triggering, not to mention the fact they got in here very late last night. it was too dark for them to start right away. they literally slept in their type 3 engines. that means they were sleeping in their fire trucks overnight, starting their shift at 6:00 a.m. and they won't get off shift unt

alameda county. if you santa clara county heading to los angeles to help battle the fast-moving fires forcing thousands of residents to evacuate thoughts go out to. >> everyone southern california and what is really a, you know, a devastating weather event we're sending as many resources as we can to help acting fire chief bill murphy with the santa clara county fire department says. >> 40 firefighters across the county have been mobilized. may get there. there. >> incorporated immediately into the incident action plan assigned to an area the fire to assist with the firefight. strong, gusty offshore winds infamously known as the santa ana winds in southern california. >> mixed with dry conditions have been fueling the wildfires. when we see that the winds are 50, 60, 70 miles an hour. >> that's going to dictate where the fire is going to do. >> lieutenant mariano, elias with the san francisco fire department. got the call for help. wednesday morning. we're all humans. so it you feel from the what the

and this morning, the alameda county board of supervisors will resume discussions over the sale of the oakland coliseum. city leaders say only the sale of the coliseum property can alleviate the budget deficit and ward off future closures. the price and terms of payment for the coliseum sale to the african american sports and entertainment group remain under negotiation. the board of supervisors will also hold a swearing in ceremony for supervisor elect nikki fortunato bass. >> well, the oakland city council appointed another interim mayor to temporarily lead the city. he's council member kevin jenkins, unanimously selected as council president and interim mayor. he replaces outgoing council president nikki fortunato bass, who filled that role after the recall of shang tao. oakland leaders are facing major challenges with a multi-million dollar budget deficit leading to spending cuts. jenkins says his goal is to make sure his successor will be successful next. >> mayor, i want to get a transition plan ready so that that person can hit the ground running. that person will come in in the

the only one in that area he previously worked in alameda and contra costa counties. investigators encourage victims to come forward. >> the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is continuing into the new year now. a report against the sheriff was released last year following which followed calls for her to resign. yeah. but the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county that claims discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with her attorney today about that alleged discrimination. >> this 5 page claim filed against the county of san mateo by sheriff christina corpus is lawyer was filed on december 3rd. and if there's a claim that there are some in the county who still believe that law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world. the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discrimination and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a tea

alameda county is closer to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition company. it's known ac to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland has already finalized a sales agreement ac. the county has 2 goals with the sale. first to bring the coliseum under control of a sole owner. we'll make decisions. and then secondly, the take the county out of the sport and entertainment business altogether, freeing up money for other things. the board of supervisors is going to vote to complete the transaction at an upcoming meeting. still ahead on the news at 4, what makes san francisco iconic for introduce you to some of the famous faces? >> it makes the city unique plus. >> a new poll is out showing how americans feel. governor gavin newsom has done responding to the capitol correspondent eytan wallace. all of a closer look at those results and i'll let you know what else the poll found about the approval ratings of outgoing president joe biden and president elect donald and president elect donald t