john ramos has the story. ♪ >> reporter: the service at glide memorial church had already begun when

john ramos has the story. >> reporter: london breed has been on a journey no one could have predicted here in the tenderloin is where she faced her biggest challenges that she's getting her warmest thank yous. ♪ >> reporter: the service at glide memorial church had already begun when london breed arrived, bringing the ceremony to a halt as people rushed to welcome here and grab one last photo with her as mayor. >> why don't we give it up one more time for mayor london breed, our mayor. >> reporter: introducing breed was another mayor of sorts, del seymour known as mayor of the tenderloin for his tireless work in the city's most troubled district. early on he remembered the passionate way breed dealt with four young men who were killed in the neighborhood. >> she said those are my kids and i fell in love with her that day. she is a star. for many years we in the tenderloin will continue to call her mayor london breed. >> reporter: breed was president of the board of supervisors in 2017 when mayor ed lee died abruptly, casting her into an office she never won for. six months later she w

john ramos explains. >> reporter: for years, the federal government has taxed wildfire settlements as though they were some kind of financial gain, when they are meant to cover people's losses. if there is a place that knows something about loss, it is here in paradise, california. >> reporter: kim was starting work, when she saw smoke in the distance, as the campfire burned into paradise. >> we left by 8:45, and we were told by our neighbor that by 9:00, our house was burnt. >> reporter: like everyone else, kim faces a trip out of town turning morning sun into the darkest of nights. the her home and virtually everything she owned was in ashes. that's when the uncertainty set in. >> and i knew i could get us that house built, but i didn't know if i could get us chairs. a couch or anything else because i didn't know if we would have enough money. >> reporter: because they were found liable for the fire, a $10 billion trust fund was established to help the victims rebuild. >> and we found out that we had to pay the taxes on it, and that is really painful. and that is all we would have l

john ramos has the story. >> reporter: san jose is a long way from the delta, but then so are most of the people that would benefit from the project. they met to decide whether to continue its involvement with the controversial project. the plan is to take water from the sacramento river before it will get to the delta and pipe it to pumps near tracy, bound eventually for central valley farms in southern california wildfire consumers. they had their starts and stops, moving ahead again. >> and valley water is the ones to consider it. >> reporter: they would be one of the recipients, which would be stored in the reservoir. they were considering whether to pay $9.6 million to continue the planning and permitting process. the agency is estimating their portion of the construction cost would be at least $650 million, but the overall price of the project is continuing to climb, growing from $15 billion to $20 billion in the last four years. and the state is admitting they will only get more expensive. >> the costs are going to continue to escalate. no doubt about that. this won't be the la

john ramos has the story. >> reporter: after all the tragedy we've seen coming out of los angeles in the last few days, it is time to put aside all the normal rivalries. the people in the bay area are stepping up to help in any way they can think of. with the images coming out of l.a., it did not take long enough for them. and help was going to be needed. westgate church in san jose began a donation drive on thursday. by friday, they had collected enough to fill a semi truck, donated by a local trucking firm to be delivered to a non-profit relief hub called the dream center. >> everybody came together. the community, faith communities, and you know, engaged citizens. the trucking clubs. everybody came together. it's just beautiful when people are willing to be compassionate and empathetic. >> reporter: the same thing was happening in oakland where a korean tofu restaurant became a collection point for more relief essentials. that shipment went out on sunday morning thanks to a caravan of volunteers. >> we all have friends and family in affected areas. and what it is like to be in an

john ramos takes us there while questions about the future of the wharf continue. >> reporter: the santa cruz wharf is again open for business, and the mayor says it's completely safe, but not everyone shares his confidence that there's nothing more to see here. >> good morning! how is everybody? pretty good day, huh? >> reporter: it was a good day compared to christmas eve when a previously closed 150-foot section at the end of the wharf broke apart sending two buildings, broken pilings, and other debris into the ocean. on this day, the mayor announced that despite the challenges, there was good news. >> we're trying to emphasize the concept that when you build a half mile long commercial road over open ocean, you'll have to be pretty careful about how you maintain that. what we know is that this wharf is sound and safe for you to be here, for our per chants to open back up, and more people to come here and visit again. >> reporter: the city is declaring it safe after an engineering food, moffat and nicho completed a visual inspection. they said it's good in shape. >> it is aging, it's

john ramos explains. >> reporter: kim was ready to start work when at 7:15, she saw smoke in the distance turning from white to red to black. as the campfire barreled into paradise. >> we left by 8:45. we were told by 9:00, our house was burned. >> reporter: like everyone else, kim faced a harrowing trip out of town. the flames turning the morning sun into the darkst of nights. her family survivorred but her home and virtually everything she owned was in ashes. that's when the uncertainty set in. >> i knew i could get us a house built. and i knew i could get us beds but i didn't know if i could get us chairs, couch, silver wear. i didn't know if i would have enough money. >> reporter: most of the town was wiped out and because pg&e was found liable for the fire, a $10 billion trust fund was established to help the victims rebuild. >> then we found out we had to pay the taxes on it. that was really painful because it felt like now somebody took something else away from us. that's all we had left. >> reporter: in any settlement, a significant portion of the award is paid to the attorneys ha

our john ramos dives into that political turnover. >> reporter: in the twists and turns of oakland politics, the voters said they wanted a change and they've got it. a set of new council members was sworn in, including one who actually lost the election, and the new mayor is someone who never ran for the job at all. it was inauguration day at oakland city hall and the ceremony began with the city administrator laying out what may be a pretty daunting job. >> the individuals being sworn in today have all asked oakland voters for the sacred responsibility of leading oakland at a time when that leadership has never been more important. >> reporter: the city is worse than broke. it faces a $129 million budgets deficit at a time when public safety is already strained to the breaking point. after taking the oath of office, the three new members of the council addressed the public beginning with zach unger from district 1 who made veiled references to the council's old way of doing business. >> i would love to be coming into government at a time of abundance, but we all know this is a time of trul

. >> john ramos reports many businesses are back open even as questions persist about its future. >> reporter: the santa cruz wharf is once again open for business, and the mayor sighs it's completely safe, but not everyone shares his confidence that there's nothing more to see here. >> good morning, how's everybody? pretty good day, huh? >> reporter: it was a good day compared to christmas eve when a previously closed 150-foot section at the end of the wharf broke apart, sending two buildings, broken pilings, and other debris into the ocean. on this day, mayor fred keely announced despite the challenges there was good news. >> we're trying to emphasize the concept that when you build a half-mile long commercial road over open ocean you're going to have to be pretty careful about how you maintain that. and what we know is that this wharf is sound and safe for you to be here, for our merchants to open back up, and for people to visit again. >> reporter: the city is declaring it safe after an engineering firm completed a visual assessment of the structure. they said it's in okay shape

john ramos has the story. >> reporter: after all the tragedy we've seen coming out of los angeles in the last few days, it's time to put aside the normal rivalries. people in the bay area are stepping up to help in any way they can think of. with the images coming out of l.a. it didn't take long to realize this was going to be a major disaster and help was going to be desperately needed. westgate church in san jose began an emergency donation drive thursday and by friday they collected enough to fill a semi truck donated by a local trucking firm to be delivered to a nonprofit relief hub called the dream center. >> everybody came together, community, faith communities, engaged citizens, trucking folks. everybody came together and it's just beautiful when people are willing to be compassionate and empathetic. >> reporter: the same thing was happening in oakland where joodooboo, a korean tofu restaurant, became a collection point for more essentials. that shipment went out sunday thanks to a caravan of volunteers. >> we all have friends and family in affected areas. we all know what it

as john ramos reports, changes to the way the insurance industry is regulated may mean we will all be paying for at least a part of the cost of rebuilding. >> reporter: people living in fire prone areas will soon be paying higher insurance rates, if they aren't already, but now thanks to the state's new insurance rules, we all may be paying more for insurance because of the l.a. fires. one look at the devastation in pacific palisades and it's pretty clear we're entering a new world when it comes to fire insurance. karl sussmann is an industry expert whose home and office are both in one of the evacuation zones. >> this level of devastation is just -- we're not meant to deal with it as humans, you know, to be able to have a city wiped out in a day. it's almost biblical, you know. >> reporter: many homes in the l.a. canyons had already been pushed out of private insurance and into the state's fair plan, the insurer of last resort. the dark spots on this map show areas where fair plan enrollment has increased by at least 250% in one year. governor newsom is well aware of it. >> my dad's

john ramos has more. >> reporter: by far, the most common is health and fitness. motivational keys of success is the same no matter what part of your life you're trying to change. on the first day of a new year, lifetime gym and walnut creek was full of people imagining new possibilities for themselves. >> it's a wonderful time for people. it's an arbitrary date, but it helps us organize ourselves, and it will help us throw ourselves into new passions. >> reporter: personal trainer jonathan mahar says it is important to make realistic resolutions. it is probably not a good idea to lose 20 pounds in one month or run a marathon as your first ever race. only 8% of people will achieve their new year's goals. nearly half of resolutions are abandoned by the end of january, and 23% are ditched after the first week. >> i think it's really important to move in baby steps. we have small, measurable obtainable goals that we can check off. then each check will give us confidence and helps us grow. our discipline and motivation to continue to check more boxes. >> jessica berna

our john ramos reports a resolution is more likely to be kept by keeping it real.>>the first day of a new year, lifetime gym in walnut creek was full of people imagining new possibilities for themselves. >>>>new years is a wonderful time for people. it's a bit of an arbitrary date, but it helps us organize ourselves, and it helps us throw ourselves into new passions. personal >>>>trainer jonathan maher says it's important to make realistic resolutions. it's probably not a good idea to lose 20 pounds in one month or run a marathon as your first ever race. a study revealed that only 8% of people achieve their new year's goals. nearly half of resolutions are abandoned by the end of january, and 23% are ditched after the first week. >>>>i think it's really important that we move in baby steps. we have small, measurable, attainable goals that we can check off, and then each check gives us confidence and helps us grow in our discipline and our motivation to continue to check more boxes. jessica >>>>bernard admits she is a procrastinator when it comes to resolutions, but

our john ramos dives into that political turnover. >> reporter: in the twists and turns of oakland politics, the voters said they wanted a change and they've got

john ramos was there for the re-opening. >>> and later in the hour, max darrow talks to attorneys ofal legal battle. >>> live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm andrea nakano. after a lengthy delay due to migrating whales, the bay area's commercial dungeness crab season starts tomorrow. a lot of local fishermen are set to retrieve those crab pots at 12:01, just after mid night. so if you are a seafood lover, you should be able to buy dungeness crabs in less than 24 hours. >> you'll notice da lin live at pier 45 in san francisco where crab fishermen are finally getting ready to head out to sea. >> reporter: those fishermen are excited. about 20 fishing boats docked at pier 45. and they are about to head out in about two hours around 8:00. i should mention right at 12:01, that's officially when they can actually fish those crab pots up. now, they already set

later, john ramos has more on how you can help. >>> and crime in jack london square takes out another'm very surprised that it happened, you know. we just found out today. >> da lin gets to the bottom of why businesses are suffering and what was the crown jewel of oakland. live from the cbs studios up in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. it is a race against time as fire crews work to contain the fire storm before weather conditions get worse. low humidity and high winds could cause more devastation. in the past 30 minutes, we have learned the death toll has risen to 24 people. 105,000 people have been evacuated. and the fire fight has been going on for six days now. crews are actively battling two major wildfires. the palisades and eaton.

our john ramos was there for one of her final public appearances and has more how she will be remembered. ♪ >> reporter: the service at glide memorial church had already begun when london breed arrived bringing the ceremony to a halt as people rushed to welcome here and grab one last photo with her and grab one last photo as mayor. >> why don't we give it up one more time for mayor london breed, our mayor. >> reporter: introducing breed was another mayor of sorts, del seymour known as the mayor of the tenderloin for his tireless work in the most troubled district of the city. early on he remembered the compassionate way breed dealt with the tragic deaths of four young black men in the neighborhood. >> i had just met her. i said you treated those young men like they were your kids. she said those were my kids. all the young black men and women in the fillmore are my kids and i fell in love with her that day. she is the star. for many years we in the tenderloin will continue to call her mayor london breed. >> reporter: breed was president of the board of supervisors in 2017 when mayor ed l

later, john ramos has more on how you can help. >>> and crime in jack london square takes out another long-time business for good. >> i'm very surprised that it happened, you know. we just found out today. >> da lin gets to the bottom of why businesses are suffering and what was the crown jewel of oakland. live from the cbs studios up in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. it is a race against time as fire crews work to contain the fire storm before weather conditions get worse. low humidity and high winds could cause more devastation. in the past 30 minutes, we have learned the death toll has risen to 24 people. 105,000 people have been evacuated. and the fire fight has been going on for six days now. crews are actively battling two major wildfires. the palisades and eaton. they're tackling them on the ground, by air. right now, their biggest concern is the palisades fire. >> that blaze has burned more than 28,000 acres, 11% contained. more than 5,000 structures have been burned. that number includes buildings and cars. evacuation orders are still in place for the

. >> john ramos takes us there as businesses welcome back visitors while questions linger about the wharf's long-term future. >> reporter: the santa cruz wharf is once again open for business, and the mayor says it's completely safe. but not everyone shares his confidence that there's nothing more to see here. >> good morning. how's everybody? pretty good day, huh? >> reporter: it was a good day compared to christmas eve when a previously closed 150-foot section at the end of the wharf broke apart, sending two buildings, broken pilings, and other debris into the ocean. on this day, mayor fred keely announced that despite the challenges, there was good news. >> we're trying to emphasize the concept that when you build a half-mile long meshl road over open ocean you're going to have to be pretty careful about how you maintain that. and what we know is that this wharf is sound and safe for you to be here, for our merchants to open back up, and for pooeb people to come here and visit again. >> reporter: the city is declaring it safe after an engineering firm, moffitt and nickel, completed an as

john ramos has more. >> reporter: there's been a lot of concern in oakland lately about elected officials being soft on criminals, but one group is challenging the state attorney general for being silent on what they say is police abuse. >> we want accountability. we want it now. if we don't get it, we're going to shut it down. >> reporter: just last month alameda county district attorney pamela price was recalled from office for focussing too much on police abuse and not enough on prosecuting crimes. but terry believes what happened to her son in police custody was a crime, one that is being ignored. >> it's basically consuming -- this is what i do every day all day. i do nothing else but try to find out what happened to my child. >> reporter: jelani was born and raised in oakland but was arrested and convicted of robbery in los angeles. in september of 2021 he was awaiting transfer to another facility when he died in a county jail cell. terry was told he died of a fentanyl overdose. >> but i've gotten pictures from the coroner's department that shows that jelani was beaten. i've got pic

is now back open. 12 days ago santa cruz area was hit by the biggest ocean swell in 30 years to john ramos reports that many businesses are back open on the wharf now , even though questions persist about its future. >> reporter: the santa cruz wharf is now open for business in the mayor said it is completely safe, but not everyone shares his confidence that there is nothing more to see here. >> good morning. how is everybody? pretty good day. >> reporter: it was a good day compared to christmas eve in a previously closed 150 foot section at the end of the wharf broke apart , sending two buildings, broken pilings, and other debris into the ocean. on this day, the mayor announced that despite the challenges, there was good news. >> we are trying to emphasize the concept that when you build a half mile long commercial road over open ocean, you will have to be pretty careful. about how you maintain that. and what we know is that this wharf is sound and safe for you to be here. for our merchants to open back up, and for people to come here and visit again. >> reporter: the city is declaring it

john ramos is about to show you, changes to the way the insurance industry is regulated may mean we'reng to be paying for at least a part of the cost to rebuild in southern california. >> reporter: one look at the devastation in pacific palisades and it's pretty clear we're entering a new world when it comes to fire insurance. carl susesman is an industry expert whose home and office are both in one of the evacuation zones. >> this level of devastation is just -- we're not meant to deal with it as humans, you know. to be able to have a city wiped out in a day. you know. it's almost biblical you know. >> many of the homes in the l. a. canyons already been pushed out of private insurance and into the state's f.a.i.r. plan. the insurer of last resort. the dark spots on this map show areas where f.a.i.r. plan enrollment has increased by at least 250% in one year. governor newsom is well aware of it. >> my dad's house is under the f.a.i.r. plan. the state's plan. >> it's very expensive. >> it's not great coverage. >> reporter: the problem is, the f.a.i.r. plan was never meant to have so man

john ramos takes us to planet fitness in walnut creek. watch. >> reporter: on the first day of a new year, lifetime gym and walnut creek was full of people imagining new possibilities for themselves. >> new year's is a wonderful time for people. it's a bit of the arbitrary date. but it helps us organize ourselves. and it helps us throw ourselves into new passions. >> reporter: personal trainer jonathan mahar says it's important to make realistic resolutions. it's probably not a good idea to lose 20 pounds in one month. or run a marathon as your first ever race. a study revealed that only 8% of people achieved their new year's goals. nearly half of resolutions are abandoned by the end of january and 23% are ditched after the first week. >> i think it's really important that we move in baby steps. we have small, measurable attainable goals that we can check off and then each check gives us confidence and helps us grow in our discipline and our motivation to continue to check more boxes. >> reporter: jessica bernard admits she is a procrasti