ktvu is jesse gary has the very latest out of southern california. >> friday. firefighters, aided by favorable winds, poured everything into efforts to increase containment of flames, burning several areas of the southland. >> due to the favorable overnight weather conditions. and the diligent. and i'll focus on the diligent work and effort and commitment of our first responders, we can report that the palisades fire is now 8% contained. >> forward progress has been stopped on the kenneth fire and other pockets of flames, and officials say smaller fires were doused before they could grow into the next major problem. >> lafd also responded to and extinguished fires in pacoima, hollywood, studio city and more. >> the bay area continues, sending first responders south to help in the firefight. oakland's fire chief says his teams are working seamlessly with the lafd. >> it is a very coordinated attack, so they're asked to do a specific task as a group. they move together, they do what needs to be done, and then they'll give additional orders and they'll move as a g

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports. they made no hesitation when answering the call for help. >> in san jose and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system. our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure protection, life safety and structure protection. >> this group comprises five engines, one from mountain view, san jose and sunnyvale and two from the county. the 22 firefighters have special wildland fire training and tools to lend a hand for up to tw

ktvu is jesse gary live for us in san jose with that part of our coverage? jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. a small wave of first responders left the south bay last night. they're now on the front lines, not far from where tom vacar was reporting strike team zsc 20 301-a, comprised of five engines. earlier today, the next strike team hit the highway 101 south for los angeles in san jose and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team. 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system, our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure pr

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. mike, back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that. and right now we are learning by the way of a new fire that the la fire department is now responding to near t keep an eye on that one as well. a number of bayrea firefighters headed down t southern california continues to grow. the croett martinez fire department sending a task force do to lp with the eaton fi. th is one north of pasadena and the marin county fire department also sending mutual aid down to l.a. county. >> county has sent reinforcements down to help our brothers and sisters in the los angeles area, with over 40 firefighters responding in two strike teams in various overhead positions to provide that reinforcement that is needed down there. as the winds have not subsided yet and these emergencies continue to unfold. >> the strike team is comprised of novato fires, central, marin, southern, marin, san rafael, tiburon and skywalker ranch, the marin county division chief reiterating despite the numbe

michael, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back up to you in oakland. >> yes. his service to so many will never be forgotten. indeed. jesse, we appreciate it. thank you. >> stunning day across the bay area with temperatures well above normal. did you see just how clear the sky was and just how blue it is? the visibility. unbelievable. 75 today the record high in redwood city. and keep in mind, the average high is 58 degrees. sfo clocked in at 71. and oakland brand new record of 70, shattering the old record of 67 degrees set just a few years ago in 2015. ten years ago. other notable numbers? yes, and it wasn't even a record 78 in santa rosa with 73 degrees apiece in concord. also fairfield and antioch. everybody just much bathing in 70. 68 in san francisco, when the average high is right around 60 degrees. okay. live weather camera again, visibility is unlimited at this hour. temperatures have tumbled into the 50s to 60. in fairfield through rio vista, it is now 62 degrees. in san bruno. the winds are slight. these winds will remain under ten miles per hour thro

jesse. gary. live tonight here in studio. jesse. with that, we bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin. red flag warning in effect now. but the extreme fire danger bill that's coming up. what? early tomorrow morning. >> yeah. the next couple of days. mike, that red flag warning stays in effect through wednesday. and again, we have record dry in southern california. we've got we had a week from a week ago. we had record winds. now the winds aren't going to be at that same level but the dry will be. so it's going to be breezy, windy not as but as dry. and those conditions of course, are ripe for any kind of fire. start also on these fires the containment values are low, meaning that the perimeters of these fires are not completely squashed out of warmth, flame, potential fire starts. and that's the big concern, because if you remember, the oakland hills fire started after an evening burn, no firestorm. at that point. they put the fire out. the winds came up overnight in the oakland hills, up around near berkeley, and it just rei

. >> ktvu is jesse gary has been following all the latest updates on the firefight. he joins us now live from our newsroom. and, jesse, there really are some serious concerns about these winds as they pick up once again. alex. >> greg, that is exactly right. as a matter of fact, within the past hour, officials held a briefing on the palisades fire. now, crews are working to identify heat sources around the edges of the fire so they can try and stem the spread, get greater containment. but the biggest concern they have right now is a red flag warning that went into effect, actually a little bit earlier than is anticipated. it was supposed to go around 4:00. it went just a little bit earlier than four, maybe 345 here in the pacific time zone. so that red flag warning is in effect now. firefighters are using this favorable weather that they had earlier in the day, early monday, to try to attack the infernos. they were using air drops to put large amounts of water on these areas in the southland. there have been advances that have been made from fighting the fires, both i

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back up to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that report. >> coming up this afternoon. san francisco has a new mayor. up next, the inauguration of daniel lowry. and what he says his priori es are lori was sworn in as the city's mayor at noon today, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, upon which i am about to enter. a large crowd watched the 46th mayor take the oath, including a who's who of city leaders and celebrities, including warriors head coach steve kerr. lori unseated incumbent mayor london breed in november. the mayor elect expressed optimism for the city despite challenges including a large budget shortfall, homelessness and public safety concerns. >> i'm asking all of you, every single one of you, to join me in reclaiming our place as the greatest city in the world with a new era of accountability, service and change. it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. san francisco. >> before the swear

and as ktvu is, jesse gary tells us, one local food bank needs your help to meet its giving goals so those in need won't face food insecurity. >> there's a scramble of activity inside this concord warehouse new year's eve not for the coming celebration, but for the winding down of a more important clock. >> we're feeling hopeful. we're feeling nervous but hopeful. >> food bank president and ceo kaitlin sly says this nonprofit serves the needs of tens of thousands of families in contra costa and solano counties. the current holiday challenge of raising enough funds for 3 million meals ends at the stroke of midnight on december 31st, but will pay dividends well into 2025. >> throughout the holiday season, we raise about half of the money that sustains us throughout the whole year. >> an army of volunteers working two hour shifts to sort dry and canned goods and produce that will make its way to multiple pickup sites in the two counties. charlene clark routinely volunteers 20 hours a month. >> i'm paying it forward. yeah, at some point i may need it. somebody i know may need it. it's so

ktvu jesse gary has been following that part of the story and joins us live in studio with more. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. and within the past hour, officials held a briefing about the eaton fire. officials don't believe that fire will spread beyond its current footprint. they say that the they are attacking hotspots. this, as claudine mentioned, a red flag warning now in effect until monday. wednesday evening. >> the potential for any of those hotspots that flare up spotting is very minimal. just because there are so many crews out there dealing with it. >> firefighters using favorable weather early monday to attack the inferno, still destroying large sections of the southland. advances that had been made fighting both the eaton and palisades fires could be undone by another severe wind event. the national weather service is classifying this as a pds, a particularly dangerous situation. >> from today through wednesday, we're expecting moderate to locally strong santa ana winds across the fire, and with that, it's going to bring a continued critical fire weather con

at san jose city hall i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. back now to our weather. the forecasted wind has started to pick up in the bay area. meteorologist roberto gonzalez shot this video in livermore earlier today. you can see those palm trees swaying back and forth in that wind. roberto says it also left a trail of debris on the roadways, that same pattern spurring powerful winds in southern california. and those winds are fueling the palisades fire burning there. want to show you this live shot, if we can, of this fire. you can see that hillside up in flames as we expect those winds to grow. that fire now at nearly 1300 acres as of this afternoon. let's go to meteorologist mark tamayo. and mark, we knew the winds were going to be an issue in southern california, and they're going to continue to get stronger the later we go into the night. >> yeah, that's the big headline in the short term, greg. those winds expected to accelerate overnight tonight into your wednesday morning. and you know we've been talking so much about the palisades fire. but unfortunately we

ktvu jesse gary live for us outside of levi's tonight with that story. jesse.a tough end to the season. ready for a fresh start here. >> yuck. that's all i can. claudine. just yuck. the 49ers are limping their way into the offseason. roughly six weeks earlier this year than last. obviously, no super bowl run this year. just a disappointing end to a very disappointing season. >> i'm definitely excited for monday's is a type of boxing day for the niners at levi's stadium. >> the interviews and exits, an end of season ritual. no one wanted to perform so early in the new year. >> it feels different. you know, i don't i don't want to get used to this feeling. you know, i ain't never felt this before. >> kind of hurts more than even last year, you know, because we didn't reach our full potential. >> last year saw the red and gold green with envy as kansas city hoisted the lombardi trophy. this was to be the bounce back year, but problems right out of the gate. draftee ricky pearsall shot in a botched robbery attempt. contract holdouts and injuries, defensive lapses a

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live at city hall, with more on the program and the possible pushbackfaces. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. the mayor tried something similar to this about a year ago around schools. it was very successful. now it's being broadened to 30 sites around the city. mayor mehan says he's not under any delusion that this is a fix. however, he believes this is a step on the path to a fix for a problem that has become way too pervasive. a drive down the 100 block of kenilworth avenue in san jose's eatonville neighborhood sees a cavalcade of rvs, over two dozen motorhomes parked end to end, which neighbors say creates a major problem. >> methamphetamines, prostitution, pimping and pandering. i did bail bonds for ten years, i see it, i live on the corner. i see it on my window every day. >> we just can't have people permanently encamped in unsanctioned, unmanaged and often very unsafe conditions on city streets. >> mayor matt mehan says chenoweth will be the first of 30 sites to test the new oversize, lived in vehicle enforcement pilot program, also known

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news.na, back up to you. >> the best that i can do is just focus on the future. but i'm not really sure what the future holds. we can't go home. i don't know where we're going to go. >> continuing coverage of the fires that have burned thousands upon thousands of homes in southern california. next at five, the work being done to help those victims and prevent scammers from taking advantage of the crisis. also ahead, los angeles mayor karen bass, under heavy scrutiny over budget cuts made to the l.a. fire (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! merlin! as several fast moving wildfires fueled by strong winds continue to burn across los angeles county and neighboring counties. this is video taken by a woman who

ktvu jesse gary stopped by the niners facility.has more now straight from the players. >> excited? definitely excited. >> monday sees a type of boxing day for the niners at levi's stadium. the interviews and exits an end of season ritual. no one wanted to perform so early in the new year. >> it feels different. you know, i don't i don't want to get used to this feeling. you know, i ain't never felt this before. >> kind of hurts more than even last year, you know, because we didn't reach our full potential. >> last year saw the red and gold green with envy as kansas city hoisted the lombardi trophy. this was to be the bounce back year, but problems right out of the gate. draftee ricky pearsall shot in a botched robbery attempt. contract holdouts and injuries, defensive lapses and offensive woes, all of it coalescing into a frustrating campaign. >> but that's the reality that we're in and our names are stamped on that. and so i think as an organization, we'll do everything that we can to right the ship and get more wins next year. >>

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jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> spring training starts next month.'re wondering now that football season for your niner fans are over just the niner fans. all right, roberta is with us. let's talk about the win, because something's happening. what? in ten minutes from now, in just a matter of minutes from now at 7:00, straight up, we do have a wind advisory that goes into effect for the bay area. >> if you have any of those, you know, inflatable christmas displays out on your lawn, put them away. yeah. if you haven't already this weekend. right. we do have those strong winds that will be blowing our way with a wind advisory and all those highlighted areas just about everywhere across the bay area. some of the wind gusts, especially in the higher elevations, up to 45mph. meanwhile, today we had a difficult time scrubbing out the low clouds areas of fog. it really hampered temperatures across the coast and around the central bay. otherwise, 64 degrees. our outside number in san jose, morgan hill and in gilroy, while the north bay stayed settled into th

in concord, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come.ding officers accountable for racial profiling. the investigation into oakland police practices after a remark from officers on going after sideshow participants. plus new money for street improvements in san francisco. how new funding will help in the grand plans to revitali z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities™. comcast business. violated the department's policy on racial profiling, and that is according to the community police review agency. it is the first time the agency has ever come to that conclusion,

ktvu is jesse gary stopped by the niners facilities today and has more from the players. >> the jets definitely excited. >> monday sees a type of boxing day for the niners at levi's stadium. the interviews and exits an end of season ritual. no one wanted to perform so early in the new year. >> it feels different. you know, i don't i don't want to get used to this feeling. you know, i ain't never felt this before. >> kind of hurts more than, you know. last year, you know, because we didn't reach our full potential. >> last year saw the red and gold green with envy as kansas city hoisted the lombardi trophy. this was to be the bounce back year, but problems right out of the gate. draftee ricky pearsall shot in a botched robbery attempt. contract holdouts and injuries, defensive lapses and offensive woes, all of it coalescing into a frustrating campaign. >> but that's the reality that we're in and our names are stamped on that. and so i think as an organization, we'll do everything that we can to right the ship and get more wins next year. >> players say next season begins after this se

our coverage continues now with ktvu jesse gary joining us live here in the studio with the latest on what we know jesse. >> alex and frank. officials say calmer winds over this weekend. but they warn the next round of santa ana winds could start blowing sunday night. and that raises the specter of renewed firefights and renewed fire storms. so an army of firefighters are doing whatever is possible right now to get as much containment on the burn areas. friday, firefighters, aided by favorable winds, poured everything into efforts to increase containment of flames, burning several areas of the southland. >> due to the favorable overnight weather conditions. and the diligent. and i'll focus on the diligent work and effort and commitment of our first responders, we can report that the palisades fire is now 8% contained. >> forward progress has been stopped on the kenneth fire and other pockets of flames, and officials say smaller fires were doused before they could grow into the next major problem. >> lafd also responded to and extinguished fires in pacoima, hollywood, studio city and m

reporter jesse gary is following the story. he'll have more information for us today at five. >> new at noon san francisco mayor daniel lowery has introduced an ordinance to the board of supervisors to take on the city's fentanyl crisis. this morning, lowery and other city officials announced a stepped up effort to get fentanyl off the city's streets. his proposal would expedite funding for additional hiring of public safety and health staff. the plan would also add shelters, expand treatment and implement new mental health initiatives. lowery says this will allow the city to bypass bureaucratic obstacles that have prevented progress in ending the fentanyl crisis. >> we can no longer treat this fentanyl crisis like a 9 to 5 issue. this is a crisis that happens 24 hours a day. the department heads and the law enforcement officials behind me understand that, and we are working on that. >> lowery says he hopes the board of supervisors approve his fentanyl state of emergency ordinances quickly over the coming week. >> an alameda co

jesse, will you be at the inauguration? i sure will be. see if you can find me. you might even find me in the crowd during the swearing in. gary from long island. trump should ask hulk hogan if he wants to drive the garbage truck at the inaugural parade. i don't think he should be driving anything or operating any heavy machinery, if you know what i mean. lee from holt, michigan. be careful flexing in your suit. you might rip the stitching. i know one of the buttons almost hit a killer in the eye. evie from steedman, missouri. somebody needs to tell sonny it's all stolen land, including where she lives. dave from sugar grove, illinois. geez, how big was juan's joint? it's like one of those cheech and chong joints, right? for a blowtorch? one, really? bill from aubrey, texas. gavin newsom doesn't have enough hands to get into all the details. have you ever seen anybody gesticulate more than gavin newsom? i mean, he's even got a shoulder dip going. he's not even italian. we think kathy from new braunfels, texas, gavin newsom better be careful. he's getting dangerously close to doing the trump dance. >> oh, gosh. >> well, they're