amanda quintana, thank you. congress certified the results of the presidential election of donald trump. vice president kamala harris, presiding over the joint session of congress today to certify her own election loss to trump. harris says she carried out her duty as a, quote, sacred obligation, guided by love of country, loyalty to the constitution and unwavering faith in the american people. >> the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala harris. [applause] kamala harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> today's certification is a return to the traditional peaceful transfer of power after four years ago, when trump denied he lost the election. january 6th is the day set by law to certify the vote. the 2021 certification was delayed a day because of the insurrection at the capitol. the fbi estimates as many as 2500 trump supporters stormed the capitol complex. at least 140 police officers were injured. at

live in oakland amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you amanda will the new year started out deadly in san francisco as well. we want to show you some video that was taken around 3:00 this morning at a gas station that's on the corner of 17th and south van ness. you can see that tent which is covering up a body. homicide detectives, sfpd and the san francisco medical examiner were all on scene. we are working on getting some more information from police about what happened and about the person who was killed. >> our time is now 908. we have new video into the ktvu newsroom showing how not to celebrate the new year. last night, the police rushed to several sideshows. one of them happened in vallejo about 2 a.m. at kentucky and alameda streets, after it was broken up by vallejo police, there was another sideshow in oakland shortly before three in the morning on macarthur and markley streets. at one point, a car dangerously spun into the crowd. spectators were also shooting off fireworks and set a car on fire. there's no word about a

ktvu is amanda quintana is in oakland to tell us what we know so far. good morning amanda. >> good morning. well, we're talking about three separate incidents that happened overnight. the first of them in the 1900 block of 70th avenue. that was a stabbing. police responded there. they said they found one person with stab wounds. that person was pronounced dead at the hospital. the second incident, just 2.5 hours later, police were called to the 200 block of second street that's in jack london square for a shooting. they found a victim with gunshot wounds there. that person was transported to the hospital. police later learned, though, that three other victims took themselves to the hospital. one of those victims died. police tell us the other three are still being treated at the hospital. and then the third happened on 24th avenue around 345 this morning. police have not confirmed what happened there, but in video from the scene, you can see a body and a very large police presence investigating there. we are working to find out more information about tha

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, not their first rodeo, amanda. all right.hank you. >> looks great. >> thanks, amanda. time now is 733. vigils continue in new orleans several days now after that tragic new year's morning attack. and as crowds return to bourbon street, so does the music. [music] now, dozens of people gathering saturday in the popular downtown area. mourners listen to jazz music and pay their respects to the 14 people who lost their lives. dozens more are still recovering from their injuries. investigators are still trying to determine what motivated the attacker to drive his car through a busy road. as revelers were ringing in the new year, he was killed in a gunfight with police at the scene. >> well, funeral services for former president jimmy carter continue today. carter is lying in repose now at the carter center in atlanta. this is a live picture of the carter center there in georgia. now, the former president will stay in atlanta for three days. he arrived yesterday after a ceremonial drive through his hometown of plains, georgia. fox'

ktvu amanda quintana is here in studio with the latest on those fires. amanda. >> yeah, well, things are really changing by the minute in southern california, but here's where we're at right now. at least 5000 structures have been destroyed between the eaton and palisades fires. the fires have claimed at least 16 lives. and that number is expected to rise. fire crews are working to get a handle on both of these fires, using all available aerial resources to attack them. the palisades fire is forcing new evacuations for parts of brentwood and the hills of encino and tarzana. tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders as the fires continue to rip through los angeles county. and on top of all of this, the winds are picking back up, making the fight difficult for firefighters overnight. and then even stronger winds are expected early this week, so the fight is not over. >> this upcoming extended round of santa ana winds is not going to be anywhere near as strong as we saw when this event broke out. going to be a strong santa, but maybe be about l

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you amanda., president biden is set to meet with the families of survivors and victims from the new year's day terror attack in new orleans. earthcam is providing us with a live look at bourbon street, not far from where the attack happened. an army veteran rammed a truck into the crowd of people, then opened fire, killing 14 people and injuring many others. the fbi is tracking the movements of the man leading up to the attack. agents say he traveled to egypt and canada in 2023 and visited new orleans at least twice in recent months. he used smart glasses to record images and video while biking through the french quarter. the fbi also released video clips of him placing homemade explosives around bourbon street. >> we have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the united states, but we are still looking into potential associates in the u.s. and outside of our borders. >> now, the new orleans mayor says she plans to increase security, especially to major upcoming events such as the super bo

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you amanda. speaking of amazing flowers, the tournament of roses parade certainly lived up to its theme best day ever. [music] gorgeous weather there in pasadena. we are waiting for the final count, but the crowd is expected to be bigger than the 2024 parade of 750,000 people lining the streets of pasadena. the parade started with a moment of silence for the new orleans victims, and more than 1000 law enforcement officers were there throughout pasadena to protect people there at the parade, in the parade, and for the rose bowl game. the parade featured nearly 40 floats and of course, many bands as well. >> omg, it's always great. we love the parade. up close and personal is the only way to be. it means the world to me. i remember decorating the floats when i was in high school. passing the high school is where i went. this is where it ended. played basketball. this is just a part of our memory and i love the rose parade. >> i am with you. i love the rose parade as well. one man from danville atte

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, amanda thank you. time now. 733 the oakland city council will meet today. they'll be talking about upcoming changes. the newly elected city council members will be sworn in. the city council will also elect a new council president. the current president and interim mayor, nikki fortunato bass, will now serve as an alameda county supervisor. the ney elected oakland city council president will serve as interim mayor until the special election is held for mayor on april 15th. >> the memorial services continue for former president jimmy carter ahead of thursday's funeral at washington's national cathedral this morning. the body of america's 39th president is lying in repose at the carter presidential library in atlanta. here's a live look. you can see a number of people filing in, paying their respects. there are there's a line of mourners inside and outside as well. visitors will be allowed to pay their final respects until early tomorrow. many were willing to spend hours in line to honor the former georg

so yeah, i think it's going to be a good change in san francisco. >> amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news the san francisco 49ers getting ready for their final game of the season. >> the niners hit the practice field today with backup quarterback josh dobbs. he'll be starting for the first time this season due to brock purdy's elbow injury in monday's loss to the lions on sunday. the niners are playing the arizona cardinals, one of dobbs former teams. the game is sort of like an audition for the quarterback. he's going to be able to show his skills, of course, to the niners during real game experience. the teams around the league who might be looking for a new quarterback as well next season. >> it's always an audition, not only for the team that you're on, but for the other 31 teams. especially knowing my contract situation and being a free agent in march. so it's an opportunity to go out and show what i can do. here's a 40 niner in this scheme, as well as for other opportunities. so i kind of let. free agency, all that stuff work itself out when that time comes. but i'm just excited for

live in san francisco amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> sounds good amanda thank you.e now 609. the san diego zoo won the top rose parade prize for the second straight year. look at this float, pam. it's called friendship across earth. the float features the zoo's two giant pandas. they're playing, having a good time, and red pandas hanging out on the branch together. it was a close call, though. a lot of those other floats were also stunning. the grand marshal of the parade was tennis great billie jean king. >> all right. time is now 609, and we have a pretty decent commute. i will say right now at the bay bridge, there's not much of a commute. so, you know, these last few days of our first few days, i should say of 20, 25, i almost caught myself there around the new year. we don't have a lot of commutes. maybe next week we'll have more. we have been looking at a couple of trouble spots. 80 westbound looks okay, but northbound 880. we had a crash right near hegenberger. they cleared that finally. and once the crash was gone, things recovered very nicely. so no major i

as ktvu amanda quintana explains, these incidents come days after city leaders touted a drop in crime. >> three deadly shootings and one stabbing to welcome the new year in oakland. with three people killed and three others hurt in less than ten hours overnight.he first incident, just before 8:00 last night in a residential neighborhood on 70th avenue. police found one victim with stab wounds. they were pronounced dead at the hospital. 2.5 hours later, police were called to second street in jack london square for a shooting. they found a victim with gunshot wounds. that person was transported to the hospital, but police later learned three other victims took themselves to the hospital and one of them died. police tell us the other three are still being treated at the hospital. there was another shooting on 24th avenue just after three this morning. one victim died at the scene there. this all happened overnight, but there was also a deadly shooting the morning of new year's eve. a man was shot outside his work, a commercial dishwashing supplier on 14th street just before 715. people i

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda thank you.oday, president biden is set to meet with the families of survivors and victims from the new year's day terror attack in new orleans. earthcam is providing us with a live look at bourbon street, not far from the scene of the attack. an army veteran rammed a truck into a crowd of people, then opened fire, killing 14 people and injuring many others. the fbi is tracking the movements of the truck driver leading up to the attack. agents say he traveled to egypt and canada in 2023 and visited new orleans at least twice in recent months. he used smart glasses to record images and record while biking through the french quarter. the fbi also released video clips of him placing homemade explosives around bourbon street. >> we have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the united states, but we are still looking into potential associates in the u.s. and outside of our borders. >> the new orleans mayor says she plans to increase security, especially to upcoming events such as the super bow

as ktvu is, amanda quintana explains, these incidents come just days after city leaders touted a drop in crime. >> three deadly shootings and one stabbing to welcome the new year in oakland. with three people killed and three others hurt in less than ten hours overnight. the first incident, just before 8:00 last night in a residential neighborhood on 70th avenue. police found one victim with stab wounds. they were pronounced dead at the hospital. 2.5 hours later. police were called to second street in jack london square for a shooting. they found a victim with gunshot wounds. that person was transported to the hospital, but police later learned three other victims took themselves to the hospital and one of them died. police tell us the other three are still being treated at the hospital. there was another shooting on 24th avenue just after three this morning. one victim died at the scene there. although this is a deadly end to 2024, crime in the city of oakland has actually been down over the last year. >> as we approach the end of 2024 that oakland has seen a five year low in both ho

ktvu is amanda quintana reports on just some of the fundraisers benefiting victims of the l.a. see people struggling like that, the first instinct is just like, what can we do? >> bay area small businesses are finding ways to help the fire victims in l.a. blake hunter at hello bagels in berkeley added a special huevos rancheros bagel to his menu, with all proceeds from it going to feed the streets. l.a, a nonprofit getting food, water and hygiene products to people displaced by the fires. >> for us, as a small business, the biggest thing that was important to me was providing assistance to someone on the ground with not as much notoriety as some of the larger, larger organizations that are providing support. >> hunter says on saturday alone, they raised $500. while losing this kind of profit can be hard, it's worth it. >> i mean, it's a sacrifice for sure, but like if you're looking at it like in comparison to the sacrifice that people are suffering from the fires, like, it's just like a risk that we were willing to take. >> just across the bay, blackjack bakery is taking a sim

ktvu amanda quintana takes us inside for the grand opening. >> this day is for myself, right to, like, explore everything over here. and this is like my home for nearly 60 years. >> the flower market on sixth and brannan was home to growers, florists, wedding planners, any and all flower lovers. but today the flower market has its own new home in potrero hill. a big deal not just for these customers, but for the global floral industry. >> there's no country right now in the world that's opening a wholesale flower market in a heavy, a heavy city like san francisco is. >> san francisco flower market executive director jenny taggart bowes says when a developer bought the old market in 2014, it was scary for a lot of flower businesses as this market is the main source for florals in northern california. >> luckily, the city of san francisco went to bat for our historic market and with the help of supervisor aaron peskin, we were able to renegotiate a deal where the market could move one time to a permanent location and give these these vendors a chance to survive a really expensive city i

ktvu is amanda quintana. shows us the sales that started early this morning down at san francisco's fisherman's wharf. >> ready for that hot water? >> this couple from napa. some of the first in line to buy whole uncooked crabs as fresh as you can get them right off matt juan's boat. they left at eight last night and were back here by nine this morning with four full containers of crab. >> glad they came out and supported us. it's been waiting a long time. so yeah, credit card bills are racking up selling them for $10 a pound and a free one if you buy ten. >> juan says he's been waiting for this day when he could finally make some money. >> i'm happy just to work right now as salmon season is closed. most fishermen are salmon and crab. salmon seasons have been closed for the last two years, and crowds have been shortening down to smaller and smaller crab season used to run from about november to june, allowing families to have crab for thanksgiving. >> but now it's been pushed back to january, lasting until a

ktvu is amanda quintana, live at the new flower market, surrounded by gorgeous flowers. it must smell amazing. amanda. >> oh, it smells amazing and the colors are just so vibrant. it is beautiful in here. they have one of the most widest varieties of flowers here, so it is just really cool to see. we are at the new location here. 901 16th street in potrero hill. today is the first day of their opening here. the flower market was at sixth and brannan in soma for nearly 60 years before they moved here. we do have video of that old space you're seeing now. now, it was bought by a developer in 2014, and the future was unclear for all of these vendors. but the city of san francisco helped them find the space. today is finally the day when flower sales can begin again here after a break during the holidays, so they could all relocate here. the san francisco flower market, which has been in the city for 112 years, also became a nonprofit. in this move, the same group on my team, same group of vendors, all the employees. >> a lot of the employees have only worked in this market.

marin ktvu amanda quintana takes us inside for the grand opening. >> this is for myself, right?o, like, explore everything over here. and this is like my home for nearly 60 years. >> the flower market on sixth and brannan was home to growers, florists, wedding planners, any and all flower lovers. but today, the flower market has its own new home in potrero hill. a big deal not just for these customers, but for the global floral industry. >> there's no country right now in the world that's opening a wholesale flower market in a heavy, a heavy city like san francisco is. >> san francisco flower market executive director jenny taggart bowes says when a developer bought the old market in 2014, it was scary for a lot of flower businesses as this market is the main source for florals in northern california. >> luckily, the city of san francisco went to bat for our historic market and with the help of supervisor aaron peskin, we were able to renegotiate a deal where the market could move one time to a permanent location and give these these vendors a chance to survive a really expensiv

we have to get there in san francisco. >> amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news the beginning of crab seasons also welcome news for restaurants. >> water bar in san francisco says it's very excited. crab season is back. the restaurant along the embarcadero is known for its upscale seafood dishes. earlier, we spoke with park ulrich, the executive chef and partner at epic steak in waterbar. he says. they normally have crab on the menu from other regions, but there's nothing like getting it fresh off the boat. >> this is kind of the jewel of being local, so we're very excited that the whales have successfully made their way, and now we get to enjoy some of the crab, which is what everybody comes here for. >> ulrich goes on to say local crab direct from off our coast is now available on the menu, with many more specials to come in the next couple of weeks. >> strong santa ana winds about to blanket much of southern california. the national weather service in los angeles says there will be widespread damaging winds leading to extreme fire weather conditions from tuesday afternoon through at least

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> the institute of contemporary art in san francisco was overwhelmedy contributions at their supply drive to support those down south in los angeles. many people who dropped off donations actually joined the cause and stayed to help sort through all the donations. organizers say they're very grateful for the large amount of support. >> we knew how deeply connected the bay area community, especially in the arts, is to our la family. and so i think, you know, we were not surprised by the desire to give and also donate to causes on the ground. but i think the outpouring of items has just been unreal. so yes, i think we were pleasantly surprised. >> the donations will be loaded onto a truck and then taken to the los angeles nonprofit. it's bigger than us. the nonprofit's mission is to tackle poverty in the region. >> tonight, bay area celebrity chef and restaurateur tyler florence is on the ground in los angeles. he's supporting world central kitchens relief team, which is feeding thousands of evacuees and fire crews. >> one of the detectives from lapd gra

. >> ktvu is amanda quintana takes us inside for the grand opening. >> this day is for myself.ight to, like, explore everything over here. and this is like my home for nearly 60 years. >> the flower market on sixth and brannan was home to growers, florists, wedding planners, any and all flower lovers. but today, the flower market has its own new home in potrero hill. a big deal not just for these customers, but for the global floral industry. >> there's no country right now in the world that's opening a wholesale flower market in a heavy, a heavy city like san francisco is. >> san francisco flower market executive director jenny taggart bowes says when a developer bought the old market in 2014, it was scary for a lot of flower businesses as this market is the main source for florals in northern california. >> luckily, the city of san francisco went to bat for our historic market and with the help of supervisor aaron peskin, we were able to renegotiate a deal where the market could move one time to a permanent location and give these these vendors a chance to survive a really ex

we have to get there in san francisco. >> amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> the national weatherervice is warning beachgoers about sneaker waves, strong rip currents and more along the coast today and tomorrow. waves can get up to as high as 20ft along the pacific coast in the bay area. now, until tomorrow afternoon, officials warn of large waves that can hit the beach and pool people standing on rocks into the water. as always, they say, pay attention to your surroundings and do not turn your back to the ocean. ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo is back with us with some of those watches and warnings. hey, rosemary. >> yes, greg, we do have, like you said, that going on until tomorrow. then we have a wind advisory that begins tonight as well. and i'll explain that here in just a moment. outside our doors at this time, a beautiful view of the sun setting there. we've got 20 minutes or so until the official sunset, but a nice golden hue in the sky. so touching on this advisory that greg mentioned just a moment ago. going until tomorrow night for those breaking waves to reach about

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> volunteers came together to help wildfire survivors in southernnia. they brought clothes, household items and even food to the santa anita racetrack. thousands work together to offer clothing and packaged or hot food, even toys, to anyone who needed it. it started at the rose bowl, but the effort grew to the point that things had to move to santa anita. >> i thought we were going to give out 500 hot dogs and, you know, call it a day. and what happened is donations started pouring in. next thing we know, other food vendors came to help. and then before we know it, it got so big, so rapidly. >> people can pick up food or any other necessities. now until wednesday at santa anita, anything left over will be distributed to other organizations also working to help people displaced by the fire. now, if you have money or supplies to give, you can join the red. you can join the fox network. support of families impacted by the california wildfires. donations will go directly to the red cross. you can also visit ktvu.com/wildfire help. you'll see a long list