there's a no burn request in place. people can do their part by not burning. they can protect their neighbor's health if they have a preexisting condition. so again, it's not necessarily mandatory but you're asked not to burn. i'm christie smith. john and marla, back to you. >> thank you for the information. >> bullets hit one man after an overnight shooting. they were called to 39th avenue and international boulevard last north. police say one man was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds, but he is expected to survive. so far the suspects are still on the loose. >>> it was nothing short of a tragic end to the holiday season for an east bay family. investigators say a 2-year-old boy was run over and killed by one of his own family members. the little boy tripped and fell as a car was pulling out of the driveway on pembroke court. it appears to be a tragic accident and not a crime. >>> a san jose man is expected in court to face charges. 23-year-old marcus casillas of san jose shot and killed 29-year-old valerie casillas. a road worker found her body in o

now we have founded but we call the burning and project. -- what we call the burning man project. it eventually leads to the event itself. this is a wonderful opportunity. the thing about burning man, when you look at the variety of people that go there, when you look at this environment, where all the normal boundaries are down in every department of human knowledge and endeavor. if you ask what possible application that we have created that may be useful loud in the desert, -- what would it have an application to? education, urban planning, disaster relief. needless to say, we are ambitious than we think we can affect the course of things. we hope to in this century. >> i wanted to dig a bit more into that. i would love it if you could maybe help contrast the radical levels of participation and involvement that you see at burning man with the current status of san francisco. for a city that has so many creative and imaginative folks, perhaps there could be more to be done on the civic involvement front here. >> we formed a relationship with mayor newsom a while back. i met him a

the die conditions are also the reason cal fire officials banned so-called open burning, burning material outside and won't give anymore burn permits until further notice. a farmer says it's strange he is he watering during the rainy season and can't burn. >> it can cause some havoc with deceased wood sitting around that you aren't getting rid of and the only way to is to burn it. for a farmer it's important to be able to get rid of that material as quickly as you can. >> reporter: cal fire said it had no choice. at 8:00 the agency suspended open burning, including in santa clara, alameda, san mateo and contra costa. they say to many open burns escape the planned containment areas. they point out fires like the one yesterday convinced them any fire, no matter how it starts can spread fast. >> we have been having escapes, so, in effect by putting this ban on we are trying to reduce the number of escaped control burn that turn into wildfires. >> reporter: cal fires say some differences can be made like camp fires on private property but only after inspection. they say anyone violating it fa

black rock solor, which came out of burning man in gerlach. the school is closing down because they do not have any kids. the economy has been based on mining. there are some tourists that come through. hunters. some of our people come through and leave money in their wake. a little town like that does not know how to make money. but they have learned in certain ways. we have made significant charitable contributions. i do not want to great -- take much credit for this, but we are helping to keep them alive. the thing about our event, we do not do commercial things at the event. it spreads out the economic development to our neighbors. the piutes down the road are now doing in the in taco stands now and we know them. there was the day when we were considered scary, coming from san francisco, you know. it is much easier to break into a big city. but we are well accepted and respected because we talk straight with everyone and we have benefited everyone. >> one more question and then one final question for you. >> something my friends have talke

the fire has been burning for over an hour and a half. it's an old wood frame building so it was subject to collapse. that was one of the main concerns. >> reporter: fire crews had to watch the buildings burn themselves out. there were three minor injuries. a tenant suffered smoke inhalation and a firefighter was treated for burns on his neck. another tenant was treated and released. the apartment building owner estimates 35 people live in his 25 units. >> from what i have been told, by the police and fire people, it's a total loss which means the tenants won't be able to reenter the buildings. it's the holidays and it's a miserable time. >> reporter: firefighters are not allowing any of the tenants to go back in. they are sending firefighters in to retrieve some belongings. unfortunately, there are some pets still missing. >> as far as the building collapse, is there still a threat of that tonight? >> reporter: yes, there is. and that is why fire investigators cannot go inside. there is still the threat of the buildings collapsing. so fi

so from the main building we were watching burn, it has burned east and now a good bit of name coming out of the building on the very corner of golden gate and pierce. this is definitely two buildings well involved at this point. >> looks like the smaller victorian is really burning now. and looks like it was just caught up as you mentioned those flames almost seem to be roaming with the wind. >> wilson? >> just seems like the fight here is having to move kind of move back again. i mean, i just don't know how they can even get close to the original, you know, the taller edwardian that was burning. seems now they are coming off the roof of the smaller building as the flames are really dramatically intensifying on this second building. i have another guy coming down the ladder. the firefighters are back up on the roof. they are using water. it looks like they are getting some control over that smaller victorian because this smoke isn't quite as dark but we see firefighters coming down the ladder as you said. there's still a group of them up there who are trying desperately to get some s

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to voluntaryly skip the wood burning fire until the air clears out. >> some are calling a christmas miracle that a 22- month-old boy is a live tonight after being thrown out a second story window by his mother. it happened this morning at a san jose apartment building. police say the 24-year-old threw her baby out the window and then jumped out herself. witnesses say they landed on a small patch of dirt. thto live. investigators believe mental illness played a role. >> update on the story of hope we first told you about last night. a man is recovering from transplant surgery because of an oakland family that gave the gift of life. daniel murphy got a liver transplant from charles butler junior. he was shot and killed on thursday while driving home from the store. his family said he planned to be a merchant marine. murphy said that he is grateful to butler's family for the chance to watch his children, his grandchildren grow up. >>> family members of a southern california soldier say he is in critical condition following a shooting at his homecoming party. relatives of christopher su

fire burning. it's actually on golden gate and pierce. we understand it's a residential building. that's certainly what it looks like from those pictures. you can see there are fire crews on the scene. there's a ladder going to the top of the building. certainly, people trying to get this thing under control. no word on how it started or if there have been any injuries through all of this. we want to bring in rosemary orozco to talk about how the winds are playing a role in all of this. >> john, they've been gusting all morning long and continue this afternoon. the winds anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour in this particular area. they are blowing from the east- southeast at this point, meaning they are gonna be blowing towards the coastline, the smoke more than likely gonna make its way over to the golden gate park area and continue to the coast. very dry winds and the issue, with the gusty winds, it lifts those embers and that can smark new fires. and that's certainly a possibility with the -- c

>> i'm just grateful i no longer have a log-burning, a wood-burning fireplace. >> what do you do for christmas eve? do you have a fire? >> yes. because the gas logs. >> reporter: when the air quality district calls a spare the air alert, they're only trying to give cleaner air for everyone to breathe, and all burning is banned indoors and outdoors for 24 hours. no fire in the fireplace for tonight, of all nights? >> thank god i don't live here? >> where do you live? >> apple valley, california. >> can you have a fire there? >> yes, i have a fireplace there. >> and you don't want to live in the bay area because you can't have a fireplace tonight? >> i don't want to live in the bay area if there is no fireplace tonight. >> reporter: the people can bundle up the district says in a press release but apparently folks don't need to be told that when it is cold. they may have the impression of cold weather but the temperatures drop after the sun sets. and there are freeze warnings in the east bay interior valleys and santa clara valley areas. a cold night and a christmas eve tradition are n

>> since november 1st, we had ten no-burn days.you do decide to burn wood in your fireplace on a spare-the-air day, you could face big fines. you could also face being turned in by your neighbors. because of poor air quality on christmas eve and christmas day in the bay area, it was illegal this year to light wood fires. it turns out regulators from the bay area air quality management district got a lot of help. regulators say more than 400 people turned in their neighbors about burning wood on christmas eve and christmas morning. they ratted them out. authorities say they haven't issued any fines just yet, but they are going through 77 cases of potential violations after they went and investigated all those complaints. if you were caught burning wood in your home and it's your first offense, you will get a warning. if it's your second offense, you could face a $400 fine. a fireplace ban is designed to help improve air quality which impacts all of us, but it's especially important form people with conditions like asthma. and air qu

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the burning ban may extend through christmas and they say that burning wood is the single largest sourceof pollution in the wintertime here in the bay area. live in alameda, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this month has been so dry calfire today banned open fires until further notice. the ban covers unincorporated areas of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. a special permit is required for agriculture or industrial fires. farmers say that's a problem because diseased wood needs to be disposed of quickly. calfire says it's seen too many controlled burns turn into wildfires. >>> we asked on the channel 2 facebook page if you will miss the christmas eve fire. one viewer posted, ebenezer scrooge must be on the job tomorrow. >>> it help set the mood for christmas but the environment is far more important to me. you can join the conversation by going to the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. >>> and you will definitely need some warmth out there because temperatures are dropping rapidly. here is a look at some of those current numbers. look at this 10:00 hour, fairfield alrea

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the burning ban may extend through christmas and they say that burning wood is the single largest sourceof pollution in the wintertime here in the bay area. live in alameda, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this month has been so dry calfire today banned open fires until further notice. the ban covers unincorporated areas of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. a special permit is required for agriculture or industrial fires. farmers say that's a problem because diseased wood needs to be disposed of quickly. calfire says it's seen too many controlled burns turn into wildfires. >>> we asked on the channel 2 facebook page if you will miss the christmas eve fire. one viewer posted, ebenezer scrooge must be on the job tomorrow. >>> it help set the mood for christmas but the environment is far more important to me. you can join the conversation by going to the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. >>> and you will definitely need some warmth out there because temperatures are dropping rapidly. here is a look at some of those current numbers. look at this 10:00 hour, fairfield alrea

for 24 hours, it will be illegal to use wood burning fireplaces. air officials issued and alert today as well but asked people to voluntarily not burn wood. that did not work. tomorrow's alert is mandatory. officials say tomorrow's weather conditions, similar to today's will cause smoke pollution to build up to unhealthy levels. >> nice to have a fire going but that's not the case. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri for what's in store for a chilly night. >> that's right. temperatures will be going pretty low. we bottomed out with 26 in napa and 28 in sonoma. even though we didn't reach the freezing mark for a lot of south bay, we had frost. you can see the patchy frost on the lawns and on the sidewalk, making it slippery for people as they got out early this morning. we are looking at a freeze warning, another extensive freeze warning not only for the rny area but most of central ca foliia with plenty of 20s and 30sfo expected. our freeze earning is contained to this very isolated area of vallejo on the interstate 80 corridor whe

burning fireplace can make unhealthy air quality for the entire neighborhood. so it impacts all the neighbors. >> reporter: the santa clara county says without rain it'll be impossible to help that unhealthy air. >> this is you breathing in these toxins and they irritate your eyes and get into your lungs. >> reporter: again the bay area air quality management district told us today there is a strong chance the ban on burning wood in fireplaces will go into effect on new year's eve through new year's day barring some very unexpected change in the weather. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu. >>> no spare the air day alert has been issued for today. but bare area quality officials are asking residents to avoid burning wood today. >>> san francisco is turning used christmas trees into bio fuel. crews chipped dozens of trees at civic center plaza today as part of the 25th annual tree recycling program. the chips will be shipped to a waste management plant in tracy. they can't be composted because of high acidity levels in the needles. and throwing them in the tras

that means people will be cite tuesday they violate the alert and burn wood. so far this admonition nearly 300 people have been fined and each fine about $400. >> today we've made a recommended no burn call for the remainder of today and tomorrow. and we're asking the public to please refrain from burning so that we can let this smoke buildup blow out of the air and so we can get some healthy air back here in the bay area. >> the bay area air quality management district recommends people with asthma or other lung conditions to refrain from outdoor exercise. >>> a san jose mom is facing an attempted murder charge after police say she dropped her toddler out of a second story window. rubita cortez has been booked on multiple charges. a family called 911 after the 24-year-old mother locked herself and her son in a bathroom on christmas day. when officers arrived cortez allegedly dropped boy from the window and then she jumped. the toddler was not seriously hurt. >>> oakland police are upping the reward for information leading to the arrest of a bank robber who ha

and thick black smoke could be seen burning from as far as downtown. and now, because the blaze is in a marshy area, it's difficult for firefighters rts to access, aid was provided from surrounding agencies. homeowners relieved to see a quick response from the firefighters. >> protection was a priority. what is at risk with the stukt tours. that is the initial focus. >> and there is a fire that got worse for a while. bushes were on fire and i was shaking like a leave. >> this time of the year, christmas, that seems to happen at christmas time. >> now, the call came in just before 1:00 this afternoon. let me give you an idea of this position. this blaze is burning east of highway 29 and slightly northeast of where 37 heads west on the way to six flags discovery king dome, -- kingdom. firefighters say they're concerned about homeless encampments in the area. and they're looking to locate anyone who might be in the line of fire, and they do know and they're confirming that wind has been a factor. in vallejo, abc 7 news. >> and in washington, house republi

it just kept burning and burning. >>j.r.: the fire affected a total of four different structures. >> it is unbelievable how much fire and heat. >>j.r.: in all, three people were hurt. one person was taken to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation. >> you could see the orange flames all over the place. >> we saw the top floor, the intense heat. it kept burning. it took about an hour for the firemen to get that top floor under control. >>j.r.: the flames were reported before noon. it took the crew's 2.5 hours to get the fire under control. in all, 150 firefighters are out here working dustoff a further spread of flames. >> we started smelling smoke. we came down. it was the most intense thing i have ever seen. >>j.r.: we are back live on the scene of the fire. the fire chief said this could have been a lot worse had this happened in the middle of the nice. she said these buildings would have been filled with people. as it was, many were at work force kolff doing shopping because of the holidays and because of that, she

. >>> more details now on that fire and the biggest of the buildings burned in the blaze. the apartment complex on piece street was built back in 1915 it has a total of 27 rental units spread across four floors including two garages. the current owner purchased the complex in 1989. the tough task of quickly evacuating 100 elderly residents from an elderly home and how that decision was made. our coverage continues on ktvu.com. we posted unedited video from the scene of today's fire as well as a slide show of pictures. and an extended interview with the fire chief joanne wise. >>> pacific gas and electric now says that the first black out was in fact, their fault. chairman of the board sent a letter to the 49ers blaming the initial outage on a pg & e wire splice outside the park. the splices are described as a piece of equipment that connects to overhead wires. early said that splice and six others have been replaced now and that the utility plans regular inspections in that area. quote we are completely confident these measures will keep pg & e equipment operating safely a

. >>> more details now on that fire and the biggest of the buildings burned in the blaze. the apartment complex on piece street was built back in 1915 it has a total of 27 rental units spread across four floors including two garages. the current owner purchased the complex in 1989. the tough task of quickly evacuating 100 elderly residents from an elderly home and how that decision was made. our coverage continues on ktvu.com. we posted unedited video from the scene of today's fire as well as a slide show of pictures. and an extended interview with the fire chief joanne wise. >>> pacific gas and electric now says that the first black out was in fact, their fault. chairman of the board sent a letter to the 49ers blaming the initial outage on a pg & e wire splice outside the park. the splices are described as a piece of equipment that connects to overhead wires. early said that splice and six others have been replaced now and that the utility plans regular inspections in that area. quote we are completely confident these measures will keep pg & e equipment operating safely a

, the bryant family has dozens of candles burning. >> it definitely makes it like a christmas day. >> reporter: the bryants were disappointed to find out christmas was a no burn day in the bay area but they understand how important these spare the air alerts are. >> we want to be respectful of people who do have problems with the particulates and the smoke. >> reporter: for the tenth time this season, they've called for a no burn day. the cold dry weather traps pollution in the ground. >> it's unfiltered air pollution going out, it not only impacts your neighbor and neighborhood but it also increases air pollution in your home. >> reporter: even on christmas day, dozens of air quality inspectors are out driving around on the look out for anyone illegally burning wood in their fireplaces. the air can affect people with breathing problems. >> you want to have a roaring fire, but some days you're not allowed to. so we decided to put a few candles in there just to give us a little bit of flame. >> reporter: wood burning violators can face fines of more than $400 if they're caught. by the

do you ever burn? do off wood stove? >> i've had a fireplace at my house for ten years and i haven't used it yet. >> why? >> just lazy. no, i just don't. >> so you're ready for spare the air? >> i am. every day i try to conserve as best as i can. >> of course, on the serious side, the smoke can really be troubling for people with asthma, bronchitis and other breathing problems. during the spare the air day, it is illegal to burn and it can lead to big fines up to $400. but again today is more of a recommendation not to burn. so we can go ahead and clear out our skies here in the bay area. that's the story from here. reporting live in oakland. i'm christie smith. john and marla, back to you. >> thanks for the insight and warning. l. >>> it's ability 6:04 now. news from overnight. okay land police are investigating a shooting. police say they were called to 39th avenue and international boulevard just before 10:30 last night. this is north of the fruitvale bart station in oakland. the man who was shot is expected to surviv

heart burn. but as this woman knows it can be debilitating and dangerous. >> it was a sairing burning sensation that traveled through my chest. >>reporter: fisher suffered from growing problem. especially among boomer women acid reflux. condition where stomach acid leaks back that the esophagus. the food pipe. as many as 60 million americans experience it at least once a month. new research out of europe shows 50% more people suffer from heart burn now than a decade ago. increase that worries experts. >> it can cause scarring in the esophagus. it can also l linked to causing throat cance cancer. >>reporter: this kaerps is rear but particularly deadly. killing 83 percent of those diagnosed after 5 years. so why the upswing in heart burn? hardly -- partly obesity and life stichlt as one doctor put it we have become a coffee generation. all of those latte. along with tea, alcohol and soda can really increase that acid feeling. so can smoking. fat foods and male right before bed time. medication can

a 17-year-old is in critical condition with burns from her waist up. the others, a 17-year-old girl and a 70-year-old boys are being treated for burns. city police are investigating a shooting in west baltimore where someone shot a 31-year-old man. a around 10:00 last night. we are told the victim has died. no word on a suspect or motive. a 5-year-old boy is dead after a multi-vehicle accident where the jfx meets the beltway. there was a chain reaction accident on 3:00 yesterday afternoon. the boys were passengers in the car and rushed to hopkins children's center with serious injuries. at last check, his sister remains in critical condition. the accident was just hours after another collision on the belt way involving a tractor- trailer, a car, and a police cruiser. we were over the scene and authorities say a baltimore county police officer was taken to shock trauma where he remains in stable condition. two others were taken to sinai hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. police in anne arundel county are searching for three suspects who took

the teens were hurt when someone burned gasoline on a burning grill and caused an explosion. it happen on shady spring avenue. they were burning branches and trying to enhance that fire. she was critical at the last check. >> the other two teens involved were wing being treated for less charges. >>> a banker convicted of fraud should be set free today. he was in prison 4 1/2 years after filing false tax returns and he put public money in his own troubled companies. >>> a reminder to the baltimore city services, there will be no mechanical street sweepings. the parking meters around the city will be in effect. >>> we are getting rallied to ring in the new year and the city of baltimore has big plans for a celebration that took a lot of work to put together. we are live downtown with everything that is happening, good afternoon. >> good afternoon. we spent the morning on that barge and the by thes talking about the position of the shells and when we asked what it would mean for us, they said it was going to be the biggest shown this country had seen. >> in 201, the fireworks ce

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similar to many of other our burns, like grease burns.we talk about the prolonged contact of the skin. the liquid can contribute. and it can penetrate for a deeper burn. >> these kids end up needing surgery. you can pick a lower of cup that is lower to the table that doesn't tip over as easily and they want the manufactures to make a simple change. turn it over in the shape. redo the packaging and fewer children will get burned. back to you in the studio. >> that's great information. thanks anita. >> let's get over to topper who says there could be snow in our forecast, but we don't believe that. >> no, it's possible. check this out. this is in texas and you know what? this is the cold air that is going to move in here on wednesday night and thursday. that's a problem. it did cause some minor accidents. it occurred in the early morning hours. accidents with the sleet and mainly about an inch or so of snow. let's talk about temperatures. right now it's mold. 55 in bethesda. 57 in arlington. 54 downtown and 54 in reston. here's the deal. lo

if you can reduce the burning for that voluntary no-burn night around the bay area. it's going to be chilly again, possibly cold enough in the inland valleys to see a little bit of patchy frost, but fog will slow down the morning drive tomorrow. increasing clouds through the afternoon. and from santa rosa northward, you'll see an opportunity of seeing rain off and on this week. here's a look at the low clouds we had this morning, still causing some problems around sfo. you can see san jose, late clearing and up on the north coast is the first of a series of three systems that's just going to go kind of glancing by the bay area and bringing us a few chances of seeing some showers, but mainly north of the golden gate. tomorrow morning, 30s and 40s outside. notice the temperatures, santa rosa over to fairfield. may be cold enough for some patchy frost. we'll be watching for that patchy fog, and by noon, cool temperatures, mostly low 50s, and highs tomorrow, not that warm. if you've got low clouds and high clouds, it tends to keep our temperatures down. we'll call for lo

i wanted to burn the cars.to cause tell for me in my life. -- the police have caused hell for me in my life. i have always thought to myself when i was on holiday, the students may never come again. i saw it as much opportunity. now was the opportunity to get revenge. -- i saw it as my opportunity. now was the opportunity to get revenge. it was not just the police. it was the government. they make it hard for us to get jobs. even when we do get benefits, they cut it down. some people want to change their lives and go to university. they are raising the prices. people cannot afford university. they go back to selling drugs. that arrest them. they say they do not understand why young people are acting like this. there are reasons why we are the way we are. we get to england and we do a lot of damage to the point whert off, there would have to pay 20 times worse than that. it was our way of getting revenge. >> we thought, ok, you want to financially hurt us. we will financially hurt you by burning down buildings.

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er in critical and that does have to do with burn -- burn injuries. we'll be pulling for them, of course. also, a fire lieutenant was injured mildly. he did suffer smoke inhalation because during the course of a rescue as he was bringing one of the victims down he took off his mask and put it on her so she would be okay and he ended up inhaling a little smoke. he was not even taken to the hospital. he's expected to be fine. with what you are looking at is two apartment buildings, they touch, fused in the middle. a total of six apartments between them, 35 residents live in there we don't know all 35 were home at the time the fire broke out around 4:30 this morning. one group of young people evacuated, they are fine they live on the bottom floor. the fire did erupt as they thought on the top floor and towards the back. an entire back deck was burned and collapsed on to the deck below. the folks who got out said they woke to one of their roommates screaming get out there's a fire. they were able to evacuate easily because they weren't the first floor. on

that fire burned nearly 30 acres. that cloud of black smoke seen for many parts of the bay area today. crews were able to keep the flames away from homes on nearby sonora pass road. >> it reached a fence in the back. it's difficult to access the fireline in an area that's surrounded by water. difficult to place fire engines in that area. >> no buildings were burned. but no word yet on what started that fire. >>> scary moments this afternoon for dozens of passengers on a bus that crashed through a fence. take a look at this. after running off the road, the public transit bus wound the in a field. the bus was just about to drop off passengers at the pittsburg- bay point bart station. six people were taken to hospitals to be checked out. officials are looking into the possibility that the brakes may have failed. >>> and a car fire is snarling the evening commute. chopper 5 was overhead and caught the flames shooting from the vehicle westbound 580 just after the maze. no word yet on any injuries. the wreck has been cleare

allison burns has more on how the candidates are trying to gain support, allison? >> reporter: michele bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich are all launching bus tours while mitt romney is focusing on his character and he can not i can vision. -- economic vision. >>> i am going to make it simpler smaller and smarter. >> reporter: rick perry is trying to breathe new life into his campaign taking aim at his rivals. >> why trust a congressman to fix 63 years in congress. >> reporter: it is rand paul polling at the top. the libertarian candidate said he will come in near the top giving him new momentum heading into new hampshire. a week later, a closer look at the polling in iowa during my next update in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new poll shows mixed numbers for president barack obama heading into 2012 for of the first time since july. the daily tracker shows more approve and this disapprove of his job. 47 approve, 45% disapprove. that is a big difference from his lowest mark of 38% approval rating. however only 39% approve of president

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they tried to discourage the wood burning with several spare the air alerts. but the air quality was so poor on monday, the day after christmas it rivaled conditions following 2008's major wildfires. repeat offenders were fined $400 by the way. >> with it is latest on what is happeningiy we go to lisa argen. a little warmer sounds like? >> yes, especially tomorrow where temperatures will be in the low to mid60s. more sunshine in the south bay as the clouds enter the north bay. we have low clouds in santa rosa. 39 right now and 37 in napa. we will see some fog, and otherwise the temperatures are going to stay not too bad through the overnight hours. we will see 30s and 40s. it is a little more moisture and 50s san francisco and 45 in oakland. partly cloudy skies with the patchy fog. chance of showers moving into the north bay thursday and friday. we are talking sonoma county and not even marin county. maybe sliding into marin county and it looks cloudier and sunnier south and east. and it is dry for new year's eve and new year's day. you notice we will dip into