. >> national guard units are now assisting local police patrols in cities such as pasadena, azusa, santa monica, arcadia and los angeles to keep evacuated areas safe. >> we're not doing this to inconvenience anybody. we're doing it to protect the structures, the houses that people have left. if somebody is caught doing this, they are not going to get cited and released. they're going to get booked. we are not screwing around with this. >> eventually we will get to the causes of those fires. and that part. the da's office will be working with law enforcement to go after anyone who's guilty of the crime of arson. >> jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> today, fema officials are addressing concerns surrounding the water system in l.a. county. fema administrator deanne criswell says firefighting resources were overwhelmed by the enormity of the fires this week. she says there was a large strain on the overall system and it does take time to regenerate. criswell also warning against ongoing dangers, saying winds will be picking up again as we head into the weekend. >> there was multiple firefig

. >> so federal officials want to dump it at a staging area just north of the 210 freeway in azusa, but the foothill city along with neighboring cities have announced their joint opposition to the plan. they say the epa never notified them. >>> and all day long, join us at cbs news bay area, today on instagram, as we host an insta- thon partnering with the american red cross to help those impacted by the california wildfires. follow us to donate or donate to redcross.org/cbs. >>> now on to alameda county. it's been nearly three months since voters recalled their d.a., and tonight, the board of supervisors plans to pick one of the seven finalists to replace pamela price. the community does not have a direct say in the choice, but plenty of people are making their own opinions and making them known. lauren toms joins us live from oakland where the mooelg meeting is still under way. >> reporter: juliette, no decision just yet, but within about the last 15 minutes, all seven candidates to replace recalled d.a. pamela price addressed members of the board and members of the public directly, e

sospechoso de hacer un incendio premeditado en la ciudad de azusa, en el parque pioneer.s a ver ahora imágenes del mapa de los incendios en los Ángeles que, de acuerdo con calfire, ha destruido ya más de 12.300 estructuras, alrededore 92.000 personas están bajo órdenes de evacuación y otras 89.000 están bajo advertencia de evacuación. y es que en medio de la devastación hacia el sur de nuestro estado, hay quienes buscan aprovecharse de las personas que quieren ayudar a las víctimas de estos siniestros. por eso hemos conversado con una experta que nos dijo que el primer paso es verificar que la organización a la que usted va a ayudar esté registrada con la oficina del fiscal de california. el segundo paso no vayan a verificarlos en línea. siempre vean la información de los impuestos. lo que hemos visto es que hay unas personas que al decir donan 10 $, pero solamente 2 $ se va a la casa de lo que ellos están agarrando esas donaciones ahí lo escuchó. usted puede ir al sitio web punto org para buscar las organizaciones y ver si tiene algún tipo de registro adecuado. y si uste

a man arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire in azusa, just east of where the eaton fire is burning. the small fire s sparkd just after 1130 last night. police say witnesses told officers the man who started the fire was still at the scene when officers arrived. they found him standing next to the flames. they arrested him on arson charges and firefighters quickly put out that fire. an extra boost for los angeles. governor newsom has doubled the national guard presence in the city. he first deployed about 400 troops last night to altadena. and today the governor called in about 1200 more national guard members. they're meant to support law enforcement as they try to crack down on looting and help evacuate residents and firefighters. they are on the same page. that is what l.a. mayor karen bass said today about the relationship between her and the city's fire chief, christine crowley. after crowley made critical comments about city hall. the fire chief and i are focused on fighting these fires and saving lives, and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. but

la detención de josé escobar carranza, sospechoso de hacer un incendio premeditado en la ciudad de azusaa nacional, otros policías. el california highway patrol. todos lo están ayudando. actualmente hay toque de queda de 18:00 de la tarde hasta las 06:00 en las zonas de los incendios de eaton y palisades. ahora, las autoridades también alertaron sobre estafas que están ocurriendo. genente pidieo donaciones para las víctimas. pero al final, estas donaciones no terminan en las manos de los más necesitados. puede ir a nuestra página web. ahí va a encontrar una lista de lugares donde usted puede donar de manera segura. andrés brender noticiero telemundo 48. precisamente, líderes y organizaciones han utilizado las redes sociales para comunicarse con la comunidad en estos incendios. el servicio meteorológico de los Ángeles lanzó advertencias por vientos temprano esta mañana. calfire, por su parte, informó que 15.000 elementos están respondiendo de forma activa para contener los fuegos. mientras que el departamento de parques y recreación informó también del cierre del parque griffith y el obse

police have arrested a man for allegedly starting a brush fire in azusa.s just east of where the eaton fire is burning. the small fire sparked just after 1130 friday night. witnesses told officers the man who started the fire was still there. when officers responded, they found him standing next to the flames and arrested him on arson charges. firefighters thankfully quickly put out the fire. and new this morning we are learning that two people were arrested after violating the curfew in the palisades fire evacuation zone near. vice president kamala harris's home in brentwood. the two men were not on the vice president's property when they were arrested, but the curfew was put in place to help keep looters away during the wildfires. and we have some astonishing new numbers from cal fire that give some context to just how devastating these fires are. we are only 12 days into 2025, but cal fire says nearly 40,000 acres have already burned. compare that to the five year average. at this point, it's usually 13 acres. cal fire says this drives home the point th

. >> officials have arrested a man accused of starting a brush fire in azusa which was quickly contained. a new task force led by the atf will investigate the causes of all the current fires. >>> let's go to our meteorologist zoe mintz. i think you know the big thing today, and going into the next few days is if the wind will pick back up. in l.a. >> unfortunately, the answer is, yes . the santa ana winds will come back, not as strong as they did when the event first started . we are not expecting 100 mile an hour gusts, but still 75 mile-per-hour gusts with the fires, it is not good news. luckily, it is not going to last nearly as long. it will be more of a one day event that is headed our way into tomorrow. today we have the increased risk of fire weather that levels one and two out of three across los angeles and southern california. we will continue to see the strong santa ana winds continuing to develop. it is also very interesting and you can see this world over mexico right now and this is an area of low pressure that i am standing on and look at the direction that it is spinning,

. >> national guard units are now assisting local police patrols in cities such as pasadena, azusa, santa monica, arcadia and los angeles to keep evacuated areas safe. >> we're not doing this to inconvenience anybody. we're doing it to protect the structures, the houses that people have left. if somebody is caught doing this, they are not going to get cited and released. they're going to get booked. we are not screwing around with this. >> eventually we will get to the causes of those fires. and that part. the da's office will be working with law enforcement to go after anyone who's guilty of the crime of arson. >> one person has been detained so far and could be charged with arson. lastly, you heard a lot about fire hydrants not having enough water, partly because the santa ynez reservoir was drained to facilitate repairs. governor newsom says he's ordering an investigation into that. >> guys. yeah, a lot of questions that people want answers to there. jesse, thank you for that. >> meanwhile, president biden is continuing to pledge the federal government full support in that fire fight.

los angeles police department, the the california highway patrol, pasadena, santa monica, arcadia, azusa and sierra madre. yesterday i it?ed additional -- submitted additional requests for more national guard assistance specifically to the los angeles police department and the l.a. county sheriffs' department. so i'm hoping that you'll see additional national guard personnel arriving today. i will be meeting with one of their very high ranking executives later today. if evacuations for the palisades and eaton fires, these numbers are for both county and city area. they have dropped in the last couple of days which is some good news, but as you hear, it's still a very fluid situation and that could change. so be aware of that. we're at approximately 105,000 residents under evacuation -- [no audio] howard: we seem to have lost the audio for this, so let me ask you both on the question of fires. donald trump said it was gavin newsom's fault because of the way in which water or is concerned. and gavin newsom, the governor of california, came back and said kids lost their schools, families to

. >> in the small city of azusa, 25 miles east of l.a, a man has been charged with arson after officials say he intentionally started a fire at a park. the fire was put out quickly and the man was arrested at the scene. >> governor newsom is expanding a special session of the state legislature to include the los angeles wildfires. >> i had an opportunity to talk to community leaders about an expanded special session, to move $2.5 billion to help those families, businesses, congregations, parishioners that have been impacted by the eaton fire. >> the $2.5 billion will support recovery and cleanup efforts, as well as wildfire preparedness and plans to reopen schools that were closed by the fires. governor newsom says he wants to rebuild los angeles as quickly as possible, organizing california's version of the marshall plan, in which the u.s. helped rebuild western europe after world war two. the special session was originally scheduled to discuss countering policies from the incoming trump administration on immigration and the environment. >> bay area first responders are watching what's

at the los angeles police department, pasadena police department, santa monica police department, azusaice department they're say cysting g with critical and infrastructure missions. i want to switch now to arrest and criminal activity. these numbers fluctuate and they do change. in total we have made 22 arrests between the eaton palisades fire, 19 arrests in the eaton area, and three in the palisades area. all of these individuals were in areas they were not supposed to be there meaning they have no business being there. of the four arrested, last night -- two were arrested for unauthorized entry of emergency area. basically, we had two arrests for curfew violations. you heard me say it yesterday. we've directed our deputies that under these circumstances, if you get arrested for a curfew violation you're not going to be cited released those two individuals were actually booked at stations. so i'm just letting you know, you go out there, and you violate this curfew you are going spend time in jail. you're not going to get cited and released i want to make that very clear motion of the

. >> in the small city of azusa, just 25 miles east of la. a man has been charged with arson after officials say he intentionally started a fire at a park. now, that fire was quickly put out and the suspect was arrested at that scene. officials say he is not tied to any of the major wildfires burning in southern california, and the fbi is looking for the operator of a drone that hit a firefighting aircraft last week. authorities say a privately owned drone struck a water dropping super scooper aircraft. images released by the fbi show the hole that you see there in the plane's wing. the plane is expected to return to service tomorrow. the la county sheriff said today that three arrests have already been made for unauthorized drones. interfering with firefighters is a federal crime, punishable by up to a year in prison and a $75,000 fine. >> images of the fires in los angeles are now raising questions about fire prevention and safety for people right here in the bay area who survived some of northern california's largest wildfires ever. ktvu j

the los angeles police department, the california highway patrol, pasadena, santa monica, arcadia, azusa and sierra madre. yesterday i submitted additional requests for more national guard assistance specifically to the los angeles police department and the l.a. county sheriff's department. so i'm hoping that you'll see additional national guard personnel arriving today. i will be meeting with one of their very high ranking executives later today. evacuations for the palisades and eaton fires. these numbers are for both county and city area. they have dropped in the last couple of days, which is some good news. but as you hear, it's still a very fluid situation and that could change. so be aware of that. we're at approximately 105,000 residents under evacuation orders and approximately 87,000 residents under evacuation warnings. i just want to remind everybody, if you are asked to leave and you're in an evacuation order area, your life is in danger. you need to leave. uh, i know, and it's been stated already. a lot of our residents are trying to get back and they're frustrated. i stopped

the los angeles police department, the california highway patrol, pasadena, santa monica, arcadia, azusa, and sierra madre. >> yesterday, i submitted additional requests for more national guard assistance specifically to the los angeles police department and the l.a. county sheriff's department. >> so i'm hoping that you'll see additional national guard personnel arriving today. i will be meeting with one of their very high ranking executives later today. evacuations for the palisades and eaton fires. these numbers are for both county and city area. they have dropped in the last couple of days, which is some good news. but as you hear, it's still a very fluid situation and that could change. so be aware of that. we're at approximately 105,000 residents under evacuation orders, and approximately 87,000 residents under evacuation warnings. i just want to remind everybody, if you are asked to leave and you're in an evacuation order area, your life is in danger. you need to leave. i know, and it's been stated already, a lot of our residents are trying to get back and they're frustrated. i st

late thursday, this man was arrested in azusa, accused of trying to set a tree on fire.he did not start a major blaze in california. >> seems to have a large number of crazies who get off on setting fires. >> in fact, just last year, we arrested over 150 arsonists who started wildfires, intentionally here in california. >> but power lines and equipment are the most common culprit, sparking some of the most devastating fires in the state. the woolsey camp and tubbs fires. live cables get hit by branches in the wind fault and spark. that's why more than 20,000 households face power shut offs today, which are going to prevent our next fire from starting. but who or what exactly sparked these current fires? >> at this point, it is just too early to determine what that or who that might be, and we likely won't know for months. >> so right now i am in the general area of origin up there on the hill. investigators trying to figure out the specific. it will take a while. they go pebble by pebble, blade of grass by blade of grass to try and narrow down the exact point of ignition

the los angeles police department, the california highway patrol, pasadena, santa monica, arcadia, azusa and sierra madre. yesterday, i submitted additional requests for more national guard assistance specifically to the los angeles police department and the l.a. county sheriff's department. so i'm hoping that you'll see additional national guard personnel arriving today. i will be meeting with one of their very high ranking executives later today. evacuations for the palisades and eaton fires. these numbers are for both county and city area. they have dropped in the last couple of days, which is some good news. but as you hear, it's still a very fluid situation and that could change. so be aware of that. we're at approximately 105,000 residents under evacuation. >> okay. well we have lost our feed down there. but once again, you were hearing from the police chief down in l.a. county talking about staffing. he's got 1200 personnel, l.a. county deputies taking care of road closures, welfare checks, evacuations and escorts. 60 california highway patrolmen will be working the fires as well,

in the small city of azusa, 25 miles east of l.a, one man was charged with arson after officials sayintentionally started a fire at a park. that fire was quickly put out. the man arrested at the scene. a firefighting plane that was damaged by a drone is expected to return to the skies above southern california today. authorities say a privately owned drone struck a water dropping super scooper aircraft last week. the fbi is looking for the operator of the drone. the l.a. county sheriff's department says it's arrested three people for flying unauthorized drones. interfering with firefighters is a federal crime, punishable by up to a year in prison and a $75,000 fine. >> our time now, 534. in san francisco, the j.p. morgan healthcare conference continues in union square, and first lady jill biden will be one of the speakers. ktvu is james torres is in san francisco to tell us how this conference is causing excitement in the city. good morning james. >> and good morning to you, dave. well, it's all happening at the westin saint francis. just behind me here at union square all week long.

. >> in the small city of azusa, 25 miles east of los angeles, one man was charged with arson after officials say he intentionally started a fire at a park. the fire was quickly put out. the man was arrested at the scene. >> our time now 738. in san francisco, the j.p. morgan healthcare conference continues in union square, and first lady jill biden will be there. she'll be a major speaker. ktvu james torres already in san francisco to tell us how that conference is having a big impact on the city. good morning james. >> dave, good morning to you. what we're seeing union square wake up this morning just a few minutes after 730. you can see behind me here some of the traffic that's built up here. a lot of san francisco police officers that have been standing around making sure everything stays safe out here as well. the conference happening at the westin saint francis all week long. it's the first major event in the city under new mayor daniel lurie's tenure. now, more than 8000 people are attending this year's conference, though the san francisco hotel council says likely about 20,000 people