our amanda hari spoke to the berkeley fire chief about why the devastation in southern california is dredging up unwelcome memories of that disaster. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief says the images we're seeing out of southern california are a grim reminder what can happen right here. he says the topography and vegetation in the oakland hills and berkeley hills is very similar to that in l.a. he wants to remind both firefighters and residents to be prepared. as multiple fires continue to burn in the los angeles area, local fire municipalities are trying to learn from the tragedy. >> we have to learn. we're always learning. >> reporter: berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope, and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. >> we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it more likely. >> reporter: both chief sprague and emil kastenchoa who lived near the oakland hills vividly remember the firestorm

berkeley police were amazing. they they came promptly. they arrested him. >> berkeley police have a history of tracking down suspects with airtags. this man, alfredo morales, has been charged in a spree of break ins across the east bay after berkeley police tracked a stolen e-bike also outfitted with an airtag to oakland. >> definitely once. once i used it to recover this bike, i realized, wow, that was a great investment. i definitely paid off. >> that suspect has since been arrested for vandalism and pleaded no contest to battery on a police officer in unrelated cases. after the break, a beloved corre ional officer killed welcome back to crime files. when a law enforcement officer is injured or killed, colleagues and loved ones band together. that was the case in sonoma county in august, where a well-liked correctional officer lost her life in a dui crash. a memorial of candles and flowers sits at the intersection in santa rosa, where sonoma county juvenile correctional officer jessica avila munoz was struck and

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berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it. made it more likely. both chief sprague and emil carstensen, who lives near the berkeley hills, vividly remember the oakland hills firestorm of 1991. it was very apocalyptic, and i feel like having experienced that, i know the graphic feeling, the the tragic feeling of all that, how things can change within a, you know, in a moment's notice. kasten says he walked outside on that day, and there was ash in his front yard. the sky was black. >>>>he >>still lives in the same home he did in 1991, and the fire risk is always on his mind, especially as he grows increasingly concerned about insurance rates going up and possibly being dropped from his coverage. where are we headed? why aren't we making fire risk and fire safety a priority? more of a priority. chief sprague is trying

we have to learn. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief penned a letter to the community in the berkeley to recognize what is going on, to try to inspire hope , and acknowledge there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a make a fire. >> we know it can happen here and climate change has made it more likely. >> reporter: for the chief and the person who lives near the berkeley hills vividly remember the oakland hills firestorm of 1991. >> it was very apocalyptic and i feel like having experienced that i know the graphic feeling , the tragic feeling of all of that of what can change within a moments notice. >> reporter: he said he walked outside on a day and there was ash in his front yard , the sky was black. he still lives in the same home he did in 1991. in the fire risk is always on his mind. especially, as he grows increasingly concerned about insurance rates going up and possibly being dropped from his coverage. >> where are we headed? why are we making fire risk and fire safety a priority, more of a priority? >> reporter: the chief is trying to

uc berkeley plans to build housing for cal students and low income families in berkeley. on the park's grounds. a group opposed to the plan is holding a vigil at haste and telegraph tomorrow afternoon. there will be a time for people to share their stories about the park and a film screening. screening. the vigil runs from 230 to 630 in the afternoon. a project to improve safety on a busy san francisco street is now complete. today, a ceremony was held marking the completion of the safer taylor street project. improvements were made to taylor street in the tenderloin between ellis and turk streets, including wider sidewalks, freshly painted crosswalks, planters, trees and places for people to sit. city leaders say this is part of a new vision for taylor street. >> one of the great challenges in this community is our traffic safety. most residents of the tenderloin do not own a car. most get around walking or by bus, and unfortunately there are. too often they are too often the victims of traffic violence and end up with serious injuries or even fatalities on our streets.

check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> much more ahead on the los angeles county wildfires, residents line up for hours, hoping to be escorted to their homes by police. we'll hear from a pacific palisades family with bay area ties. and north bay cal fire crews battling the eaton fire. the aircraft tracking app they've set up in la that allows you 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. today's cancer research is tomorrow's victory. a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up® calistoga

check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> well, much more ahead tonight on the l.a. county wildfires, including residents lining up for hours hoping to be escorted to their homes by police. we'll hear from a pacific palisades family with bay area ties and north bay. cal fire crews are battling the eaton fire. the aircraft tracking app they've set up in la thatows you to see water drops my hands are the most important tools i have. you need to take care of them. that's where o'keeffe's comes in. it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. if it works for these hands, it'll work for yours. also available in o'keeffe's lip repair. (vo) struggling with moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? talk to your doctor about #1 prescribed entyvio, offering two maintenance options, including the entyvio pen. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, potentially fatal brain infe

and it comes in berkeley, when the owner of an apartment building passed away.ed that their building would be bought and flipped into an unaffordable luxury property, and they'd have to leave. so these residents of the 12 unit building banded together and got help from a community partner to turn this building in south berkeley into an affordable housing cooperative. the residents led the effort by convincing the city council to allocate funding for the co-op to the city's small sites program. this ultimately allowed the bay area community land trust to purchase the building. >> so this is our own little way in berkeley of preventing price gouging and driving families into the street because no one makes it alone. we're in this together. and right now, these families here are protected. >> the cost to purchase and then to renovate these units is less than half the cost of building new affordable housing in the area. so it is efficient and cost effective. two vacant units will be made available as rentals to the public at $1,200 for a studio and $1,500 for a one

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it's not new news to the people of berkeley, and i also mentioned that the whole north side of berkeley burned in 1923, and the same conditions and that and the number one thing that we've learned from this is that when these fires and these winds do occur is that we encourage people to evacuate early. and organizers say there were 70 people on the waiting list for this introductory class. it's the first in a series of seven classes. the city is adding two more classes to accommodate everyone interested in this program, and a lot of people are interested right now, especially rob and here in the bay area to just today, i was walking around and it was so windy. and then i thought, what's happening in southern california today? yeah, we are more fortunate because we did have ample rain from november into december. but again, kind of a clash of climates here too, between what the hills are seeing, gusts over 70mph today in the north bay. meantime around the inner bay, we've still got temperatures at times in the 60s and 70s today. that is the impact of downsloping. dry offshore breezes. st

berkeley lab 32. around mills college. and also there are a few areas around chabot have had 32 33mph. there it is. oakland. north northeast 51mph. that's at 1400 feet. how in the wide, wide world of weather, can you not issue a wind advisory for the east bay when you're getting gusts to 51? i don't know, so i've issued one myself. that's strong. that was a roaring gust right there. oakland airport did have a gust of 43. not as bad. now. fairfield did have 1 to 30. now it's 23. but until 10:00 this morning, north east bay hills. there will be some pretty good gusts are already seeing 35 to 55mph. 30s, 40s and 50s. menlo park is 35. amazing. 55 napa airport. petaluma is 55. i mean, menlo park 35 to sfo is 52. i mean, if you're traveling anywhere on the peninsula and, you know, that's a big swing there. 40s on the temps. clayton 42, alamo 40, dublin 40, san ramone sleeping in. that's right there. lafayette, orinda both at 43 and 49 berkeley. the berkeley lab has gusts to 31 32mph. 21 mammoth, 24, reno 16 and 21 for truckee a

this is the third building that has been purchased under the berkeley small sites program. still ahead, thousands of evacuees, thousands of personal stories of loss and heartbreak. coming up, we hear from two fire victims about the frightening moments when the fires forced them out. >> plus, can do this and you will do this. and we're we're kind of the proof of that. >> lessons in recovery. the mayor of paradise, empathizing with people in l.a. and offering his wisdom as people look to cope and rebuild. >> outside our doors this evening, mostly clear and cooling off. going to be a chilly start for most tomorrow with a frost advisory for some. i'll have a look at what you can currently on the front lines of the eaton fire. they are just one of the several bay area strike teams in the area trying to help contain these flames. for some oakland firefighters, the mission is also striking a nerve. after the oakland city council voted to temporarily shutter a handful of fire stations to make up for a budget deficit. >> we've had a lot of conversations about this happening in our c

it's not new news to the people of berkeley, and i also mentioned that the whole north side of berkeleyd in 1923, and the same conditions and that and the number one thing that we've learned from this is that when these fires and these winds do occur is that we encourage people to evacuate early. organizers say there were so many people on the waiting list for this introductory class that they are planning two additional classes. we, of course, will continue to follow the fires in la throughout this newscast, but when we're not on the air, our website is a great resource that's being updated around the clock. you can go to nbcbayarea.com or find us on all of your streaming platforms. new. this morning, police in the east bay are searching for the people responsible for another smash and grab robbery. it happened just before four this morning at the extra mile gas station on san pablo avenue in berkeley. surveillance video shows several people taking a cash register, cigarettes as well as cash. they also tampered with the atm inside the store but were unable to get inside of it. the stor

the berkeley hills are very, very narrow, curvy streets.and like i said at the beginning of the class, the geology goddess lucy jones said that the best thing you could do to be prepared is know your neighbors and know who is vulnerable, who might need help. yeah, organizers say there were 70 people on the waiting list for this introductory class. it is the first in a series of seven classes. the city is adding two more classes to accommodate everyone interested in this program. and rob mayeda is here. now, rob, let's talk about these fires in socal, because i think last week we looked at a drought map and up in northern california, we were doing way better than southern california. yeah, in both areas, seeing offshore wind obviously stronger in southern california, but really a tale of very two different areas when it comes to the rainfall we've seen to start this year, benefiting from the very active november and december in the bay area. look at this map. and it's just two sides of the same coin for zenni. you've got one area well above

por eso me llamó un miembro de la iglesia en berkeley, donde don rené trabajaba y asistía, preocupadaener un cadáver por 30 días. don rené, de origen salvadoreño, murió trabajando como guardia de seguridad el pasado 6 de diciembre en discovery bay, cuando un joven de 17 años lo impactó con su vehículo mientras estaba en su casilla. muchas veces nos toca de que desafortunadamente la persona no tenía familia. y qué pasa en esa instancia? lo que pasa en esa instancia es de que si la funeraria no puede localizar a ningún familiar, desafortunadamente, entonces nosotros ya como personas somos posesión del del del condado. la lane miembro de la iglesia donde asistía don rené en berkeley y a quien consideraba un gran amigo, dice que ha sido un desafío contactar a su familia por la distancia y por el idioma. we've heard from a couple of people who have reached. logramos hablar con algunos familiares, quienes nos dijeron que tenía una sobrina en estados unidos, pero que no tuvieron mucha relación con rené desde hace 30 años. por eso las funerarias aconsejan hacer un plan en vida, especialmente

purchased under the berkeley small sites program. the rents for the apartments are reportedly around 1200 to $1800 a month for a one bedroom apartment. >> doctors say a restless night in bed can set you up for more than just a rough day, as they increasingly link bad sleep to alzheimer's. scientists say they think the disease is brought on by an increase in bad brain proteins called amyloid beta. those harmful proteins normally are cleared out while you sleep, but poor sleep can lead to a buildup. scientists are now taking a deeper look at how our sleep patterns, heart rate and respiratory system are linked to clearing bad proteins. >> we don't think this is going to be a cure for alzheimer's, but we do think it has the potential to impact the developmental progression of the disorder. ultimately, anything that we can do to help improve the clearance of amyloid beta and slow the progression is a win in our book. >> alzheimer's reduces memory and thinking over time. it's the most common type of dementia, affecting more than 6 million

the berkeley hills fire was exactly the same conditions of what happened in los angeles. this week is amazing about how many people don't know about that 1923 fire that affected berkeley. and so knowledge is power. >> the cert training is a national program funded by fema. local agencies like the berkeley fire department administer and tailor the training to local hazards. a break in a years old cold case in the south bay. how authorities were able to track down two men they believe are linked to the shooting, and a deadly start to the weekend in the east bay. we'll hear from a person who heard the gunshots of a double shooting late last night. plus, wild card weekend kicked off in the nfl. later in sports, we'll show you who advanced to next weekend's divisional r nd of the 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 fo

it's not only oakland, but berkeley hills, castro valley. between the hours of say sunrise and let's say 10:00 a.m. you can see the windsic be up in intensity over here. the rest of the day and it will stay windy and turn off completely. it is not terrible for most of us, but it will be the morning hours for the east bay communities on the downwind side of the east bay hills that might feel a little bit more. so be aware of that. then things will quiet down. remember, that will expire on tuesday at 10:00 a.m. there is one other element to discuss in the weather. let's get back to the virtual map because there is another area to color in on here. frost advisory for the next couple of mornings. if you look at the morning lows, you will be going down to the mid-30s for the inland east bay valleys. that's not worse in the north bay, but you would have your awareness level already elevated. you would have a cold morning this morning, and if there is any pets or plants that need to be taken care of. you're in that frame of mind. but for the east b

this is the third building that's been purchased under the berkeley small sites program. the warriors held an event today aimed at helping girls become scientists and astronauts and engineers. a group of middle school girls was given a behind the scenes tour of the golden gate bridge. ktvu is betty yu hosted the gathering for the warriors. this is the team's first of two steam events steam, which does stand for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, integrates creative thinking and design skills with the discipline of science and math. and today, the girls were able to learn about the construction of the golden gate. >> engineering is something that i've been going towards because i like like the like the art like of building bridges and like buildings. >> an opportunity to get some of the young students at the event say they're also interested in careers in medicine as well as architecture. the san francisco community is turning out to donate goods for fire survivors down south. manny's cafe in the mission has set up a drop off center for donations to be deliv

check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. seven news. >> well, are you prepared? and do you know what should go in a go bag? we have a full list of what to pack. so you're ready for disaster. just head to abc7 news.com. we have a link at our front page. all right. these are crucial times. i mean, could not hurt to be prepared. >> absolutely. we can all help in small ways or bigger ways. that's right. and i'm i'm battling a loss of voice right now, so bear with me. i'm doing the best i can. >> well, in talking about all this, weather certainly isn't helping. >> yeah, we've got a lot going on, diane. so here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. now, this alignment of systems, high pressure offshore. low pressure inland. the tight pressure gradient in between there producing strong gusty winds for virtually all of california for the bay area and of course, for the fire ravaged areas in southern california. so let's move along and take a look at what's happening here in the bay area right now. it's an unusual pattern.

por eso me llamó un miembro de la iglesia en berkeley, donde don rené trabajaba y asistía, preocupadaadoreño, murió trabajando como guardia de seguridad el pasado 6 de diciembre en discovery bay, cuando un joven de 17 años lo impactó con su vehículo mientras estaba en su casilla. muchas veces nos toca de que desafortunadamente la persona no tenía familia. y qué pasa en esa instancia? lo que pasa en esa instancia es de que si la funeraria no puede localizar a ningún familiar, desafortunadamente, entonces nosotros ya como personas somos posesión de del del condado. la lane miembro de la iglesiaonde asistía don rené en berkeley y a quien consideraba un gran amigo, dice que ha sido un desafío contactar a su familia por la distancia y por el idioma. we heard from a couple people who have reached. logramos hablar con algunos familiares, quienes nos dijeron que tenía una sobrina en estados unidos, pero que no tuvieron mucha relación con rené desde hace 30 años. por eso las funerarias aconsejan hacer un plan en vida, especialmente si no tiene familiares o familiares cercanos en el país, espec

berkeley 62. menlo park is 39 degrees 42 brentwood and livermore. 41, but 56 near mill valley. it just depends. if you get the breeze, then definitely in the 50s. 60s if not, it's probably in the 30s. pillar point look at pacifica 58 yet. atherton, menlo park, palo alto are 38. los altos hills is 53, so there's some 30s, 40s and 50s here. and in the mountains. 20s or south lake tahoe. 21. carson city 21. truckee 19. reno is also a 21. there is just no hope, really, for anything here other than what the pattern in this looks like a long dry pattern, unfortunately. breezy to windy. not only is the wind picked up in southern california today, also in our hills here, but it looks like on tuesday there could be another big offshore event if everything continues to march in as advertised. so they're getting some wind gusts. i saw about 48 in the malibu hills, 60 to 70 in san gabriel mountains, and even near cajon pass there was a gust of 90mph. the wind is turning a little more east, and that's maybe a little southerly for some, which could push a little

uc berkeley plans to build housing for cal students and low income families in berkeley on the parksgrounds. police in the east bay are now looking for a woman who hasn't been spotted in more than two days, and the husband of one of hollywood's brightest stars is found dead. what investigators know about the circumstances surrounding the director's death. plus, andrew wiggins stepped up his game tonight in the absence of steph curry and jonathan kuminga. 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. reported missing out of the east bay. police in san leandro say 56 year old pamela jones was last seen around 7:00 thursday night near juana avenue and santa rosa street. office

meantime, $1000 worth of welding machinery, stolen uc berkeley's richmond field station. you see police say that that happened sometime between december 27th in january. 2nd, this happened in building one. 28 approximately $30,000 worth machinery was stolen. you have any information, please contact. you see police. it's already going to cost you a little more to stay warm sch lars dan kerman reports pg e customers are facing a new rate hike in the new year. >> along with bridge tolls and bart fares, bay area residents will also see gas bills going up this month. pacific gas and electric says compared to last month, the cost of using gas in your home will go up and average of $9 a month while those on discounted rates will see a $7 increase, it will actually be less expensive for customers to turn on their lights. regular customers will see electric bills go down average of a dollar a month compared to last month. well, those and discounted rates will see their average monthly bill go down $8.50. >> we've got to fix a broken system where there are no limits to how much. >>

we do see slowing through richmond and in toward berkeley.see recovery for south 683 sunol no incidents reported, but we had a lot of slowing show up suddenly. now it's rippling back to folks coming down off of 84. prepare for a delay out of pleasanton and livermore in towards sunol as well. the south bay had the first burst, but it's eased off now. peninsula maintains clear per usual. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. how canan youet an insurance company to pay you every single penny you're owed after a disaster? a really boring home video. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll relieve the boredom and show you how to record that video 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 hel

temperatures pretty nice out there. 63 in san jose berkeley up a 59 san mateo about 59 as well. head to san francisco or 61. and we're at 62 up in petaluma. so another above average day for the most part out there. winds, nice and calm. you don't even see really that we have much of an offshore flow now. it's just light and variable wind that is out there. so no problems for us. there. stormtracker for showing us just how beautiful those blue skies are. now, as we zoom out, you can kind of get the bigger picture here where we've got a ridge of high pressure right off shore. and you can see that because of the way the clouds are arcing over us, right? that high-pressure protecting us from any inclement weather. and that's what happens when you get into this situation where high pressure stacked on top of low-pressure. it's called a rex block and it's essentially blocking pattern now. unfortunately, you can see those 2 scooting together. that's going to help increase that when gradient. part of the reason southern california is having so much trouble right now that offshore wind a

he moved to berkeley from tulsa, oklahoma, bought the land, built the 12 unit apartment complex theremily says it was his intention to rent to people who could not afford california's housing costs. >> i know he would be very happy and very proud that people would still have a place to live in this area. >> this is the third building that has been purchased under the berkeley small sites program. rents for apartments are estimated to be around $1200 to $1800 a month for a one bedroom. major policy change coming to starbucks. the new code of conduct it's enforcing for cust ers that will reach levels that are more than double the season's peak. according to the cdc, which is tracking the stomach bug. nearly 28% of norovirus tests run over the week of the. new year's holiday came back positive for the virus. during the peak of last season's wave, just over 13. and a half percent of tests came back positive. the cdc says rates have peaked in all regions of the country and are worst right now in the midwest. flu season is here. the number of hospitalizations are increasing nationwide. fox'

. >> she's actually speaking on a different report for you that we had in the city of berkeley, back to the north bay here. back in 2012, some 15,000 students were enrolled in santa rosa city schools. last year, that number dropped to just over 12,000. >> the west contra costa unified school district needs to trim its budget, the bay area news group reports. the district that serves students from richmond to hercules needs to cut $7 million in order to receive a positive budget certification for the next school year. west contra costa already slashed $19 million before the start of this school year. the interim superintendent says future cuts could result in about 100 layoffs over the next two years. an increase in enrollment would be the only surefire way to save jobs fostering partnerships, sharing resources and pushing boundaries to drive social justice. >> on this giving day, we're highlighting full circle fund, where bay area changemakers unite to empower nonprofits to thrive and make an impact where it matters most. with us now is samantha carpenter, the ceo and executive direc

you're in the low 60, same for you in a random raga east bay, shoreline, berkeley, oakland and family and row castro valley mid 60's for you. and then as you can see in the north bay, napa and sonoma are also seeing the mid 60's and similar temperatures over in petaluma and santa rosa. so you're either the lower end ofe the 60's or the mid 60's. so here's our weather pattern. high-pressure is control and a low pressure down south. so it's keeping things windy down in southern california. it's keeping us dry and mild at let's check in on the fires in l a palisades fire on the west side and that they eat and fire in altadena on the east side. so humidity levels are in the 2030%, not too bad, but still very low. and it is that the early morning hours we see that winds are light 9 to 14 miles per hour. but we are expecting critical fire weather around those fires. so red flag warnings are in place until 6 this and some of that is apds red flag warning. so that does indicate a particularly dangerous situation to put things in perspective. those are only issued when we see tornadoes so dang

berkeley at 62 degrees while palo alto in fairfield.the other side of the coin and a chilly at 39 right now as we move into the afternoon, your temperatures mostly in the 60's today could see a couple of low 70's, especially in the south bay. >> it's keeping around. it's definitely good at the bay bridge. you don't have any backup know metering lights just yet. richmond center fell at 7 minutes here. also not slowing down just yet. >> and about of the tolls crossing the golden gate. also looking nice, clear and calm. >> will say it's fire erupted like a scene from apocalypse. you have flames engulf in hillside turning the lush landscapes into black in ruins. courtney fill got an up close look, the unimaginable scenes of the devastation left behind. >> it was a hazardous driving to pacific palisades. this intersection was flooded. there are trees and power lines down everywhere, trash cans and debris littering the streets. here's the routes that burned and a look at the obliterated gal since it's like a war zone home after home decimated

berkeley is working to put a dent in our housing crisis and help people trying to make it in the bay. the city has started a pilot program that aims to get illegal accessory units inspected and on the books. the four year trial program started on new year's day. berkeley homeowners can come into the city planners office and asksk abt getting unpermitted accessory dwelling units, or adus, legalized at no penalty to them. there are two paths to legalization. owners can either get a certificate of occupancy or a housing certificate of compliance, but in exchange, owners need to follow the standard building permit process. that includes submitting plans and getting things up to safety codes. we are back in 60s and still ahead. why? police are on the lookout for this woman. after she made a few trips to banks in the east bay. and after months of delays, crabbing season is finally here. we'll tell you where you can take some home right off the boat. and right now in san jose, 49 degrees. clear skies, dry start to the weekend, and we could be staying dry for a while. a look at that. and when

berkeley city officials today celebrating the purchase of a 12 unit building on the corner of california and carlton street. that would be permanently preserved as affordable housing the building went up for sale after the original owner passed away. but after tenants learned of the sale, they rallied together and with the help of the bay area community land trust in berkeley city council member ben bartlett to preserve the building. >> so we've seen in this neighborhood. >> again and again. >> a building changes owners. the new owner comes in a great plans to change the building in if it up and get everybody out and again and again. we've seen tenants displaced families, displaced seniors. this place. and to start our community. >> so over the next 12 months, the building will be renovated and the 2 vacant apartment will then be made available to the general public. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 5, we continue our coverage on this devastating fires in southern california. take a closer look at how our local crews here in the bay are going down to help. we'll be in san jose. they hav

celebrity jewelry designer ariel gordon messier has a business in berkeley. what? she lived in pacific palisades for years. messier and her husband started their family there before moving to the bay area. she says many friends just lost everything. i have friends who both lost their homes, as well as their businesses that have been in the palisades for over 15 years. some jewelry stores that i sell to, i have other friends whose children's schools burned down. i have other friends who were evacuating their home and had to abandon their cars in the middle of the street with their children and flee fires because the car in front of them exploded and they had to evacuate on foot. i mean, it's just full of apocalyptic setting that you. it's every parent's worst nightmare. messier says she's helping organize corporate donations to help wildfire victims. for more details and see how you can get involved, you can visit today in the bay, ginger conejero saab instagram page. los angeles firefighters are using cutting edge technology to help fight the palisades fire. this i

gonzalez, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at uc berkeley.fessor gonzalez, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. christine, it's great to be here. >> i want to start with what your health concerns are with regard to these fires. outside of the immediate physical danger of the flames. of course, of course. >> so there's the immediate physical dangers for workers and for people that are in the line of the fire. there's also impacts from smoke and other types of air pollution that can be associated with these, you know, burning structures. so we know that wildfire smoke is bad. we don't need you don't need an epidemiologist to tell you that. but we're as we have more wildfire disasters occurring, we're learning more and more about the ways in which fire is harmful. so in the immediate short term, there's acute impacts. we see higher rates of people going to the hospitals for respiratory diseases, asthma, chronic diseases. we're also seeing longer term impacts as well, particularly for pregnant people, people that you know, later in the

the city of berkeley is offering free classes this year. so you could be ready for the moment. disaster strikes and know what to do afterwards. >> these include wildfires, earthquakes and tsunamis. there will be 7 classes starting this saturday and they'll run until may. the classes will be held at the fire department's training building. that's on cedar street in berkeley attendance, they say is capped it. 25 to 30 participants will last about 3 to 4 hours. you learn skills like organizing others into teams to respond to emergency incidents, how to set up a medical triage area and give basic first aid. you'll also learn how to help survivors cope with extreme stress after a disaster. plus, how to put out fires andreescu victims using basic tools in damaged areas. if you want more information on how to register just head on over to our website at kron 4 dot com. after the break, the president is in new orleans following the terror attack on new year's. the latest including disturbing new video. >> and details from the fbi will be right back. (woman) i've got this dream... and y

thanks to a unique housing co-op in berkeley, more affordable housing is now available for rent.the thomas hamilton family built this apartment complex on california street back in the 60s. the family then partnered with the bay area community land trust. the city and those living at the complex to buy the building. after several delays and challenges, they were finally able to preserve and renovate it as permanent affordable housing for local black families. city leaders say this comes at a critical time when many low income individuals and seniors are struggling to survive. this is our own little way in berkeley of preventing price gouging and driving families into the street because no one makes it alone. we're in this together, and right now, these families here are protected. this apartment building is the third building the city has purchased as part of its housing cooperative program. all right. jeff joins us again. you know, tomorrow will be aeek since the palisades fire started at 1030 in the morning. here we are. and here we are now ramping up again, the winds almost at

he admitted to placing a bag of six molotov cocktails under a uc berkeley car and then setting them on there are photos of that crime. he also confessed to setting three other fires on campus in june and attempting to firebomb a federal building in oakland. the doj says goodwin's goal was to influence and intimidate the government. goonan sentencing is set for april. he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. while the long awaited deal to sell the oakland coliseum is another big step closer to reality tonight, within the past 90 minutes, alameda county board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a term sheet to greenlight the sale of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. that vote means the deal could now be finalized within 30 days. city of oakland is relying on that money to help balance its budget and reverse some recent cuts, but oakland won't see a dime until the deal becomes final. by the way, the total sale price for the coliseum 125 million. a new safe sleeping site in san jose could soon open. homeless advocates say it's desperately ne

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berkeley homeowners can come into the city planners office and ask about getting unpermitted accessory dwelling units, or adus legalized, and no penalty to them. there are two paths to legalization. owners can either get a certificate of occupancy or a housing certificate of compliance, but in exchange, owners need to follow the standard building permit process, and that includes submitting plans and getting things up to safety codes. an east bay man is facing several charges for making and selling illegal guns. the investigation started back in september after a shoing at the contra costa county fairgrounds in antioch. two suspects shot another person during an argument. detectives say an illegally manufactured gun was used in that shooting, and they tracked that gun to a 27 year old from pittsburgh. detectives searched his home and found several guns, including assault weapons. they arrested him and booked him into the martinez detention facility. well, it's finally happening. prep season about to begin in california, and san francisco is getting ready. we'll tell you how you can bri

and with the help of the bay area community land trust in berkeley city council member ben bartlett. they were able to preserve the building. >> so we've seen in this neighborhood again and again. a building changes owners. the new owner comes in a great plans change the building in if it up and everybody out and again and again. we've seen tenants displaced families, displaced seniors. this place. and to start our community. >> over the next 12 months, the building will be renovated and the 2 vacant apartments will be then made available to the general public. >> all right. sam trends new improved at for its ride. plus, service is available for download, right? plus offers on demand transportation for people in half moon bay of granada east palo alto and the belle haven neighborhood of menlo park. as of right now, the transit agency is recommending writers keep using the existing app until the official launch on monday, january. 20th mlk day existing customers. we'll also need to make a new account. so prepare for that. alright, weather time here as we get a live look outside at the

. >> plus, an historic victory in berkeley for affordable housing.ts of a 12 unit apartment complex now own their building. the milestone, honoring a legacy as two major wildfires are still burning in southern california, fire officials say that strong winds are expected and that may hamper or roll back progress by crews. a red flag warning in los angeles stays in effect through tomorrow. >> well, governor gavin newsom is now expanding the state legislature's special session to include new funding for the wildfires in la. lawmakers already postponed the beginning of the legislative session to prepare for legal battles against the incoming trump administration because of the l.a. fires. republicans in the state assembly say more must be done to be more proactive in maintaining forests and other wildfire prone areas, as well as handling the state's home insurance crisis. well, a four year old girl from vallejo now in the hospital. she was hit by gunfire during a wild shootout. police say they were serving a search warrant in the neighborhood just north

berkeley is richmond field station. you see police say the theft happened sometime between december 27th and january. 2nd. they say it happened in building one. 28 and about $30,000 worth of machinery now gone. if you have any information you should contact the uc police department. if pregnant woman was killed on new year's day after a head-on crash in gilroy. this happened just after 6.30, day wednesday night on leslie road near new avenue of the chp says a man was speeding when he veered into another lane crashed head-on into this car that had a pregnant woman inside. officers believe that alcohol may be a factor in this crash. they're asking anyone with information or maybe dash cam video of the crash to give them a call. all right. now on to california snowpack, new measurements from the state department of water resources showing the snow pack is just the front above average for this time of year. the snow pack is significant because it is the source of california's reservoirs helping to supply agriculture land an

this is our own way in berkeley. huf preventing price gauging.. y hay preocupación en san francisco a raíz de cambios en la política de cuántos días pueden permanecer las familias sin hogar en los albergues u hoteles ofrecidos por la ciudad? fátima navarrete ha conversado con quienes ya recibieron una notificación que deben irse y no se informa a qué se deben estos cambios. según la ciudad, ha recibido una carta de de salida el 5 de febrero tengo que salir con mi familia por los últimos 3 meses. maritza y sus 3 hijos han vivido aquí en el refugio de emergencia hamilton de san francisco, que ha aplicado para muchos lugares. estoy en lista de espera y esperando por una casa por un apartamento para mis hijos. su familia es una de las que ya recibió la noticación que deben dejar el albergue porque ya cumplieron el límite de tiempo permitido según la política de estadía que la ciudad ha establecido. decidieron por ellos mismos reabrir la póliza que tenían antes del covid. miguel carrera, con la coalición de desamparados de san francisco, se refiere a

san jose at 66 degrees, dublin pleasanton at 63 today. 62 for oakland and berkeley.ittle bit further north, some smid 60's and napa. you're at 64 today. as for next 7 days, there's not a ton change going on here that holding pattern. absolutely continues through the rest of the week, the weekend and into next week. reda. >> bay area highways and bridges seeing a lot more green than red. some highways that are starting to pick up a little bit long. 80 the bay bridge this morning and highway 4. we're starting to see the traffic slowing down just a bit. 15 minutes on the bay bridge right now traveling into the city this morning, not as windy and gusty as yesterday. it's good news. a richmond center fell bridge about 10. let's check on those highways. one of the south bay. still at 29 minutes. 85 to menlo park. 2, 80 82 or definitely seen traffic moving along the law. 8.80, traveling from oakland to highway 2.38. just short of 10 minutes. sorry. james, back to you. thanks a lot. it is 6.17, right now. and if you want to linger at starbucks, you're going to have to buy so

chilly in the east bay in the 30's, in fremont and livermore 40's along the east bay shoreline in berkeley and oakland and over in santa rosa and the north bay in petaluma nevado. you're sitting in the 30's once again 50's in bodega bay so that interesting. the coast, one of the warmest spots, high pressure is in control in our area. low pressure, too. the south in southern california driving those santa ana winds. and here's a closer look. i don't even have fog here. so here is that the next few hours just bundle up, heading out the door. we will see some sunshine the sun rises, but it will be in the 30's and eventually to the 50's all morning. and let's take a look at the roots all right, bill, thank you for that. let's get you moving out there. if you are going to be in the roads, not seeing any major delays. good start on this wednesday morning. >> 12 minute ride into the city while 8 minutes along a richmond center fell of the san mateo bridge are at about 15 and that golden gate bridge. 37 of the tolls 20 minutes darya. james, back to you. thank you. 601. in the south bay. a 17 year-

this is the view from the berkeley hills. looks awfully grey. and here comes the rain. you can see that big counter-clockwise swirl in the pacific. kicking rain into the pacific northwest in 2. well, the north bay for started there and spreading. it's really right across the bay area. so it'll be wet today, but it's not going to be terribly impressive in terms of rainfall totals less than half an inch in most places across the bay area and a lot less than that many. so this is the first grade 2025, it's widespread. it's a quick hit. starting northward and then heading southward and then there's a high surf advisory in effect as well. the same storm is kicking up big waves 18 to 25 foot waves. dangerous dangerous to swim in these waves today. and then guess what? we turn around dry weather returns for the very first weekend of the new year and dry through about the middle of the month. back to you. all right. thank you for things are slick and wet. so take it on. if you're traveling. >> nyman right on the bay bridge member. levels. bart trains down on really what days 8

as for current temperatures, berkeley, you're at 56 right now. cool in palo alto as well as fairfield down in the 30's. so throw the jackets on this morning. if you thought it was a little warm yesterday, you are right. we reach the 60's and 70's and will do so again this afternoon, right? all right, john, thanks to that. what we had an accident along 8.80, in hayward. >> and that just cleared. so you have residual delays there. 32 minute, right? eliot are down to 2.37. along 8.80, this morning. your bridges a good 11 minutes on the bay bridge while you're taking the riches. summer fell. you're still under 8 and the golden gate bridge about 19 minutes on this friday. items back to you. thanks a lot. let's get to the latest out of southern california with the wildfires. look at that land. a glow here and burning just thousands of acres. and now the death toll has doubled from yesterday. 10 people confirmed killed wildfire related deaths in these fires the 4 most recent deaths were related to wildfires. the 2 deaths from the pacific palisades fire.

union city, a comfortable 64 oakland and berkeley at 62 north bay.y similar with low to mid 60's and that sunshine is going make it feel really nice. the next 7 days. you can see that very subtle downward slide towards the weekend and next week, it's all sunshine and dry skies all the way through. >> dre, thank you, john. 10, 16 right now. and you might notice some workers picketing outside of this costco in the east bay. it's in hayward and members of the teamsters union are going to be holding a demonstration outside the hayward, costco because they want a contract and there's expires january 31st. and the teamsters they represent about 18,000 costco workers nationwide and they want a strong contract that they like. and if they don't like it, they say they are prepared prepared to strike that practice pickett as they're calling. it is at 11 o'clock this morning. san francisco superior court clerks had done some picketing that a one-day strike, but they have reached an agreement now with management, you might recall that the workers went on strike.