and i'm jessica aguirre. a better antioch is on the way. that is the pledge from the city's new leadership tonight, as federal oversight of the police department begins. as nbc bay area's jodi hernandez shows us, antioch leaders say they are ready for this new chapter. today, i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain joe vigil as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department, effectivehis friday. antioch city manager announced a new acting police chief this morning. captain joe vigil will take the reins of the city's police department when chief brian addington retires on friday. i'm looking forward to working with the department of justice and making the police department better in every aspect possible. the change comes as new federal oversight of the department begins. a-p-d has agreed to be monitored by the u.s. department of justice for up to five years. in the wake of the department's racist text messaging scandal. there's still work to do, but my message today is one of hope. we will reach full staffing. we w

i'm jessica aguirre. and i'm kira klapper devastation in california's largest and most populous city, los angeles, surrounded by fire tonight. at least five people have been killed, and tens of thousands of acres have burned, fueled by those infamous santa ana winds. at least six fires ignited since yesterday, but four of them are considered major, forcing more than 80,000 people from their homes. the largest two, the palisades fire in pacific palisades and the eaton fire in altadena. there's also the woodley and the hearst fires. those are burning just north of there. in pacific palisades, entire blocks have been turned to ash. more than 1000 structures have been destroyed, many of them homes. and these are just preliminary numbers. the fire is also putting a major strain on the city's water system, using more than 3 million gallons in just 15 hours. all right, let's take you east to altadena. this is the eaton fire. it's being blamed for at least five deaths. dozens of others who did not evacuate in tim

and jessica aguirre is here now joining us with what's coming up next. now at 6:00, big celebrations coming to chinatown as san francisco prepares to swear in a new mayor. a look ahead at the night market planned for inauguration day, and the implications the event will have on the city's asian-american community and beyond. plus, the rain returned to the bay area today. is it going to affect your weekend plans? jeff joins us in just a moment with your forecast. also, a breakthrough in a scandal that has rocked an east bay police department. more fallout from racist texts and civil rights violations in antioch. the news at six starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas and i'm jessica aguirre. giving you a live look right now at 101 in san jose. you can see rain still passing through the bay area. this friday we had wet weather bringing some danger to the north bay today. video into the newsroom shows the aftermath. two trees fell onto homes crushing a car in sonoma county. this happened at a house near guerneville. homeowner s

jessica aguirre and candice nguyen are working on the 5:00 newscast. they're going to join you in two minutes. wildfire still burning out of control in southern california continues within the past couple of hours. a new fire has sparked, threatening more homes. we have complete coverage throughout this newscast. also, more destruction left behind by the fires. tonight, we spent time with a bay area woman who travels to decimated communities to help. she provides to fire victims as they look to rebuild their lives. and remembering former president jimmy carter. the funeral that brought together former presidents for one final goodbye. the news starts at five right now. thanks for joining us. i'm candidice uyen. and i'm jessica aguirre. those santa ana winds continue to fuel these wildfires across los angeles. and just as firefighters start making some progress on the current fires, we are tracking a new blaze heading towards the calabasas area in ventura county. now, this is being called the kenneth fire, and it's burning off highway 101 near the la ve

jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next. well, coming up at six, a disturbing attack in san francisco's neighbors say someone has been shooting ducks with darts at one of the city's largest parks. we're hearing from the family that first spotted the issue. also, the fire lines are holding in southern california as thousands of firefighters continue to battle those flames. we have the latest from the fire lines and where investigators are looking to determine how this all started. and as schools in the south bay are set to close, parents are trying to save a campus named after an american hero. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this tuesday. i'm raj mathai. and i'm jessica aguirre. working hard to stay ahead of the fires that are still raging in l.a. county. before that next windstorm potentially accelerates the fires. again, tonight, we have new information into the newsroom. officials have found another set of remains among the debris. but we want to start with the website. the c

i'm garvin thomas and i'm jessica aguirre.ight, the faces of tragedy and the heartache that goes with them. the identities of the victims in the bourbon street terror attack are now emerging as authorities uncover more about the man who carried out that deadly attack. family and friends. community members are stepping forward with their loved ones names. the victims range in ages from 18 to 37. that includes an 18 year old girl who recently graduated high school, a next college football star who played at princeton and worked on wall street. and sadly, several of the victims even had young children. we're also getting new details about the attacker. investigators now believe that 42 year old samsudin jabar acted alone. jabar plowed into crowds along bourbon street, jumped out and opened fire on police officers. he was then killed in a shootout with police. the fbi says it believes jabar also planted two explosive devices near the scene in the new orleans french quarter. luckily, those devices never went off. authorities are no

i'm jessica aguirre and i'm garvin thomas.e are continuing our coverage tonight of that tragedy in new orleans, bourbon street, one of the most popular places to be on new year's eve, targeted in a terror attack. the story is developing with new details coming in all day. yeah, a lot of details, a few things changing as we go through the day. but this is what we know about the attack so far at this hour. it happened overnight around 315 in the morning. at least 15 people man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street. that driver opened fire on responding police officers, wounding two. he died in that gunfight. the street was bustling with new year's celebrations when this all unfolded. like the least expected thing. you know it. i don't even know how he managed to maneuver that. with the amount of traffic and people that were still out. i mean, there were people everywhere. yeah, there was a lot of people. tons of people. people. tons of people and cops everywhere. i mean, there were cops everywhere. th

jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next. right now at six, the destruction and the loss deepening in southern california. the first death now confirmed in the firestorm that swept through pacific palisades. we are live on the ground with updates on all the major fires burning across l.a. county. plus, we are tracking a new fire burning right now near west hills. adding to the workload of thousands of firefighters in southern california. and a major pharmacy struggles are about to hit san francisco. what happens next as walgreens prepares to close a dozen stores in the city? welcome back everyone. the news at six starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. and i'm jessica aguirre. unfortunately, it felt inevitable. the death toll in los angeles is rising. officials confirming tonight that a second body has been found in the rubble of the palisades fire. that brings the death toll up to six people. and we're still tracking that new fire. the fire threatening another los angeles neighborhood. now, this on

jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next.ht now at six, those dangerous santa ana winds are set to start roaring again. crews staffing up and bracing for the worst in southern california. as you know, we are now in this a week. it's been going on. multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes. what they're now being told about the conditions and west. firefighters from all over the bay area are down south helping with the fires, and it's an immense operation even away from the fire line. also, what's the most competitive housing market in the country? where is it? apparently it's not. here in the bay area. we take a closer look at a new list released by zillow. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. and i'm jessica aguirre. let's start in southern california. another challenge for thousands of firefighters trying to knock down multiple fires across that region. after reporting good progress over the weekend, they now have to brace for a new round of t

i'm jessica aguirre and i'm garvin thomas. it appears the growing controvsy involving the san mateo county sheriff. the county supervisors and many of her deputies is now likely headed to court. we're talking about sheriff cristina corpus. she has filed a $10 million claim with the county, alleging gender and racial discrimination. nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from the county government center in redwood city to explain how this is likely to end up in court. robert, the san mateo county sheriff, is now essentially waiting for the county to reject her $10 million claim to proceed with a formal lawsuit in response to what they call the evil scheme to remove her from office. sheriff cristina corpus was initially scheduled to talk publicly today about her $10 million claim filed with san mateo county, but her attorney announced late last night that presser would be postponed. corpus is responding to weeks of accusations by the deputies association and county leaders. those accusations culminated with demands that she resig

jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. yeah. right now at 530 at contra costa county, city is working hard to improve its

i'm jessica aguirre, and i'm garvin thomas. it's just a few hours away. the new year. 20, 25.verything is ready for the big party along the embarcadero in san francisco. but some in the city will. they rang in the new year early. nbc bay area studio quintana has been tracking it all. he is live on the embarcadero. an early happy new year to you, sergio, and happy new year to you as well, garvin. you can see right now that they've already made some of the preparations for the thousands of people who are going to come out here to the embarcadero just before midnight. the fireworks display starts promptly at midnight. but we also know that ross the city, people are going to be singing all anxiety from rooftops, from boat decks, from all corners of san francisco. along the waterway at the embarcadero. the temporary fences are already set up to help people stay safe from the bay, as they crowd along here to watch the fireworks. the porta potties are also set up and for people hoping to park nearby, beware the parking restrictions are already posted to danielle and her friend malaka

this is nbc bay area news tonight, and i'm jessica aguirre. tonight in los angeles, day three of an intense and deadly firefight. and another fire is now exploding in size. we're talking about the kenneth fire. it ignited in the west hills area of los angeles just this afternoon. and it, too, is fueled by the santa ana winds. it has exploded to more than 900 acres in just the past couple of hours. now, this is burning off of highway 101 near the los angeles ventura county border. evacuations were ordered immediately, and we're learning that investigators are interviewing a possible person of interest connected to that fire and any possible connections to other fires. senator adam schiff is telling people they need to get out now. we keep seeing these fires pop up in different places. we may see more before this is over. if you're told to evacuate, then get the hell out. you might think you can outrun a fire. you are not going to outrun these fires. you are not going to outrun the fires. that is the truth. now the winds are still at red flag le

tonight, i'm jessica aguirre, and of course, we are going to start with those big new year's preps in san francisco. in just five hours, fireworks will light up the bay as thousands of people say bye bye to 2024. but will the revelers be actually be able to see it? there is fog in the forecast. we're going to talk about that in minute, but it not be too bad. but first let's check in with a very bundled up sergio quintana in san francisco, where thousands of people are gathering along the embarcadero, said hill. well, you can see that they've already started setting up a lot of the things that they're going to have in place for the thousands of people that are expected down here at the embarcadero at midnight, they've got some of the fences up here along the embarcadero, pretty close to where the actual fireworks are expected to be launched. they're going to be launched from a barge. it's going to be right here between the bay bridge and the ferry building, which is in that direction. promptly at midnight, we are told this is going to be a 15, 15 minute long show. and again, it is at m

good afternoon, i'm jessica aguirre. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30.n on what we can expect this weekend. we're also tracking other stories this friday,

this is nbc bay area news tonight, and i'm jessica aguirre. we start with new charges tonight for a notorious bay area kidnaper. he's now being tied to another kidnaping in the bay area. and the police chief of seaside is being credited with helping to crack that case. matthew muller was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. the details at that time were so astonishing that police initially accused the victim, denise huskins, of making the entire story up with her boyfriend. muller was ultimately linked to the crimes and arrested. he's currently serving 40 years. now, last month, he was charged with two other home invasions in the south bay. that happened before the gone girl case that were very similar. and now he's been linked to yet another kidnaping in the east bay. authorities say muller held three people at a home in san ramon i in april of 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got that money, he let them go. investigators claim muller confessed to

tonight, i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to start with that chaos and carnage at the new year celebration in new orleans tonight. at least 15 people are dead after a driver deliberately plowed a pickup truck down bourbon street. dozens of people injured. this happened around 315 in the morning as people were celebrating in the streets after hitting that crowd. investigators say the driver got out of the truck and started shooting at local law enforcement. the very officers which were already on bourbon street for the festivities, who then fired back. the driver pronounced dead at the scene. the fbi says it is being investigated as an act of terrorism. investigators found weapons and explosives in that truck and an isis flag on the trailer hitch of the vehicle. we're aggressively running down all of the leads to identify this. the possible subjects, associates. we're working to ensure that there is no further threat. we do not believe that jabar was solely responsible. we are aggressively running down every lead,

this is nbc bay area news tonight, and i'm jessica aguirre. we begin in los angeles. day two of a growing inferno in southern california. the massive and now deadly wildfire emergency unfolding. and now, just in the last hour, another fire igniting, this time in the hollywood hills. firefighters overwhelmed. evacuations have now been ordered for this new wildfire near runyon canyon. sky ranger overhead. right now live. look at what's being called the sunset fire. it started just before 6 p.m. it's burning toward hollywood boulevard. at least 20 acres have burned so far. and now this is adding more strain on already strained resources. firefighters have been at work for more than 24 hours tackling the palisades fire and pacific palisades. the eaton fire, which started last night, that one already being blamed for at least five deaths. that fire is in the community of altadena, which is north of the very famous pasadena. more than 10,000 acres have burned. officials estimating 500 buildings have also burned. pacific palisades the original blaze that started in the morni

this is nbc bay area news tonight i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to start down in los angeles tonight. terrifying scene. mountains glowing bright red and orange. look at that. flames. santa ana winds picking up and fanning that massive fire near the coast. and the worst is yet to come. this is the palisades fire burning in the affluent pacific palisades neighborhood in the santa monica mountains. cal fire just gave an update 30 minutes ago, saying the fire has exploded to almost 3000 acres. upward of 30,000 people have been forced to leave, more than 10,000 homes are threatened and many have already been destroyed. two men stayed behind to try to help save their neighbor's houses. listen to this. embers jump ahead as the wind blows, so they jump ahead of the fire and they catch things on fire. it's just there's fire all the way around us. you turn around one second. you're looking at the fire. look back while you're fighting fire. look back again. it's actually moved hundreds of feet in seconds. it goes that quick now. the traffic was s

i'm jessica aguirre, and i'm janelle wang. it's all hands on deck. as firefighters in southern california braced for another round of those strong santa ana winds. here we go again a nonstop week for emergency crews in los angeles county. firefighters battling massive, deadly fires, the biggest by far, continues to be the palisades fire in pacific palisades, which is between malibu and santa monica. that started exactly a week ago, and it's grown to over 23,000 acres, 17% containment at this point. the burn threatening the encino and brentwood neighborhoods. now the eaton fire, a little smaller at 14,000 acres, tearing through altadena. that's north of pasadena. firefighters were able to gain some ground over the weekend and contained about 35% of it. but weather analysts predicted the santa ana winds would pick up today and fuel the flames. they did strengthen, but luckily the winds have not been as devastating as experts initially predicted. still, gusts are expected to pick up later this afternoon and into the night. meanwhile, investigators are w

good afternoon, i'm jessica aguirre. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30.

tonight, i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to start tonight with that incoming storm. now, that next round of rain arrives in just hours. and you can see that radar right behind me. the storm is headed our way. that's the green part. let's take you outside. give you a live look at the bay bridge. skies are clear now, but of course, that's going to change. want to bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri? okay, jeff, let's talk about the timeline. how much rain and when are we going to see it? well, i think really in large part here, we're going to start to see that roll in as we head through tomorrow morning for the early commute. it's more north bay based. 5:00 in the morning. guerneville, santa rosa, novato getting in on the rain. we'd see that continue to develop over marin, napa, sonoma counties through 8:00 and then dropping some wet weather in san francisco over to concord, eventually making it down through the peninsula, east bay and close to the south bay by 11 a.m. and then there still will be some rain in the south bay here by 1 p.m, but this really gets out

i'm jessica aguirre. and i'm janelle wang right now in los angeles, mayor karen bass and fire officials are giving an update on the devastating wildfires burning in the area. entire neighborhoods leveled. tens of thousands of acres have burned. the mayor says air operations have resumed. fortunately, as the winds start to die down. but a red flag warning remains in place until tomorrow. the largest of the wildfires, the palisades fire burning in pacific palisades, has burned more than 24mi■!s. 1.5 million people have been without power, and at least five schools have suffered significant damage. firefighters are overwhelmed and suffering from issues with fire hydrants and low water pressure, and they're pulling water out of reserve tanks fasterhan it can be replenished. and the l.a. county fire chief, admitting that they do not have enough manpower for an emergency of this size. there's no there's no fire department. there's no there's no help here. and all i need is a little bit of liquid on the side of

i'm jessica aguirre. and i'm kira klapper devastation in california's largest and most populous city, los angeles, surrounded by fire tonight. at least five people have been killed, and tens of thousands of acres have burned, fueled by those infamous santa ana winds. at least six fires ignited since yesterday, but four of them are considered major, forcing more than 80,000 people from their homes. the largest two, the palisades fire in pacific palisades and the eaton fire in altadena. there's also the woodley and the hearst fires. those are burning just north of there. in pacific palisades, entire blocks have been turned to ash. more than 1000 structures have been destroyed, many of them homes. and these are just preliminary numbers. the fire is also putting a major strain on the city's water system, using more than 3 million gallons in just 15 hours. all right,

and i'm jessica aguirre. nowhere near done with the firefight. that is the word from the los angeles fire officials tonight. the battle to stop southern california from burning is now entering its second week. and for now, the fire still has the upper hand. the palisades and eaton fires are still by far the largest, scorching over 38,000 acres. 92,000 residents across the county remain evacuated from their homes. the palisades fire alone has burned almost 24,000 acres from the pacific palisades into malibu, and evacuation orders expanded over the weekend for those in the fire's path. the fire is also threatening the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. containment sits at 14%. take it east to pasadena and altadena. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres. containment there stands at 33%. that fire has taken at least 16 lives and damaged or destroyed some 12,000 structures. most of those homes in total. southern california fires have now taken 24 lives. now, over the weekend, fire leaders say those fierce santa ana winds did slo

this is nbc bay area news tonight, and i'm jessica aguirre. we begin with that weather. the bay area and beyond are feeling the impacts of another winter storm. and that includes a tornado warning early this evening for parts of shasta county. check out this video from a wildfire camera in the area. you see it there. that tornado moving across the screen. tornado warning issued for the towns of shingletown, manton and paynes creek. but what about that warning? that warning expired about an hour ago. back here in the bay area, the rain is finally moving out. but before that, we saw some storm damage. two large trees fell and crushed a car. one landed on the corner of a house. this is in guerneville, in monte rio on stem hill road. pg&e power pole also damaged. luckily, no one was hurt. now also a big mess in the sierra. we're tracking multiple closures along i-80 because of crashes and spinouts. in fact, it's been happening all afternoon. right now, there are 20 miles of delays, 20 miles between gold run and donner summit, and drivers tell us it's taking them hours to get

i'm audrey asistio and i'm jessica aguirre. as we all know, fireworks are a big part of the new year's celebrations. however, that means illegal fireworks are as well, and the threat from those illegal shows makes it tough for some neighborhoods to actually feel safe and celebrate at the same tim that's because they're too worried about the potential destruction. nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from san jose to show us some of the illegal fireworks that have already started. this lot on san antonio street is a spot where police have responded to illegal fireworks before. it's hard to tell if people setting off those fireworks will return tonight, but neighbors say illegal fireworks shows will almost certainly be set up somewhere nearby. these are illegal fireworks being set off this year in east san jose around 4th of july, and the neighborhood association that shot these images says it's

good afternoon, i'm jessica aguirre. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. our meteorologist, vianey arana, will fill us in on what we can expect this weekend. we're also tracking other stories this friday, including an agreement between the justice department and aioch pd. our jodi hernandez tells us what the police department needs to do now following a race discrimination investigation. and it is his first official day as a congressman. when sam liccardo has to say about representing the bay area in our nation's capital, and is it a case of paella piracy? the lawsuit claiming that a couple stole a recipe from a popular spanish restaurant here in the bay area. our robert honda is looking into the savory details on that one. but let's begin with the rain. this is what it looked like on 101 in santa clara this morning. windshield wipers in full effect. let's bring in meteorologist vianey arana. okay. the rain came last night. what happens now? very quick moving. as we had forecasted. this is what it looks like now. gorgeous, gorgeous. and this is a sneak pee

good afternoon, i'm jessica aguirre. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. we will bring you the latest from new orleans on that attack that killed 14 people. we're also tracking other stories this thursday, including how cities across the country reevaluate their security plans in the wake of the terror attack. our sergio quintana is talking to san francisco's incoming public safety director about the major sporting events coming to the city. also, it is the first snow pack survey of the year. so how are things looking up in the sierra? our ian cull has the new numbers and shows us how our local reservoirs are doing. and a live look at walnut creek. a nice sunny day today, but that will change tomorrow. our vianey arana is tracking the weather changes headed our way. but we begin with the latest in new orleans. bourbon street is back open this afternoon, this time with street barriers and heavy police presence. after that terror attack on new year's day. investigators now saying they believe the attacker acted alone before plowing into crowds along bourbon