. >>> time now for a check of what's ahead at 6:00, we switch over to juliette goodrich. >> thank you> coming up at 6:00, offices sitting empty san jose downtown. >>> plus a major drug and weapons bust in san jose, how police track down a suspected dealer selling drugs across the bay area and what was found in his home. >>> plus san francisco mayor london breed is saying farewell, a look at how glide memorial church honored her as she leaves office, all that coming up in about ten minutes at 6:00. >>> but let's head over to vern, my buddy, and all the sports. >> kpix sports is powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> nfl up top and the 49ers' season, adios. no more games, decisions to be made now, a lot to unpack on a day the team packed for the offseason. matt lively has more from santa clara. >> reporter: the 49ers' season probably ended about a month before they would have liked it to, but after everything that went down the past year it's probably best to put this 2024 campaign in the rear view mirror. >> last question. it better be good. >> reporter:

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thank you so much. >>> right now at 6:00 lighting up the night sky in southern california as crews try to take advantage of a critical window in this firefight. >>> we're hearing incredible stories of people in the fire zone stepping up big time to help. >> i saw embers flying, a little fire starting. we had no water pressure, just kept fighting. >> neighbors taking matters into their own hands to help their community as new restriction goes into place to try and protect what little has survived. >> mind boggling because i can't get, in but then looters can get in? i would guarantee they're not from here because this community, altadena, is a tight knit community. >>> at the same time growing criticism about budget cuts to the l.a. fire department are ringing too close to home here in the bay area, the calls to reconsider fire station closures. >> the difference between a fire really spreading and potentially destroying hillsides versus a fire being put out right away right down the street could be this firehouse being open

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. i'm juliette goodrich. >>> we begin with a new year and a sobering new snapshot of the office market in the south bay. it is the new normal, quiet streets in san jose in what's supposed to be a bustling downtown and now the latest report from joint venture silicon valley shows the vacancy rate for office spaces has passed 20%, the highest in decades of len ramirez went to check it out for himself. >> reporter: take a walk in downtown san jose in the middle of the day and this is what you see, vacant buildings with boarded up storefronts and nearly empty sidewalks. >> it's empty because we have right next to us adobe as well as zoom and i hardly see any people there. >> reporter: she was one of the few walking the sidewalks at lunchtime and this is what she saw. >> vacant restaurants, like nobody around since it's downtown, should be packed with people because there are so many offices around and if people are not in the office, of course, there is less chance people will be in the res

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thank you. >>> right now at 6:00, a dangerous california as firefighters scramble to protect the progress they've already made. >> i just wasn't going down without a fight. >> people in southern california battling to save their homes. >> shoveling rocks onto the fire next-door to keep it away from our house. >> as fire crews brace for a tough night on the fire lines. >> we are not in the clear as of yet and we must not let our guard down. >> thousands of buildings turned to ash. >> to be able to have a city wiped out in a day. >> and just who is on the hook for the billions of dollars of insurance payouts? >> that could be a bill of $1,000 for every homeowner in the state or more. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> it is something we all don't want to hear, but more powerful winds are coming back in southern california, forecasters warning they could trigger new fires and cause existing fires to explode in size. these are the fires we're tracking right now. the eaton fire is now one of the deadliest in sta

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks so much, ryan. >>> we do begin with a new fire erupting, putting more homes at risk, apocalyptic scenes across los angeles county after three days of raging wildfires and the winds are expected to pick up again. >> never going to be the same. i'm never going to be able to show my kids where i grew up. it's all gone. >> the devastation mounting. >> it's just not real. >> and the number of deaths expected to climb as the out-of-control wildfires leave neighborhoods unrecognizable despite the best efforts of first responders. >> so all hands on deck. we're going to work. >>> the state was already facing a home insurance crisis and that was before this latest disaster. we asked experts how the wildfires could impact coverage in california. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. >>> tonight entire communities are in ruins from the series of wildfires that have now spread beyond the borders of los angeles county. while fire crews have made some progress today, another large fire broke out in th

>>> and i'm juliette goodrich.icult. hard to put into words being displaced like this. >> now, she and others are facing another sleepless night as the winds pick up in southern california. the potential to cause even more damage. >>> while oakland had to cut its firefighting force another city is expanding. >> it is monumental. is is more weapon for us. it is more tools in the tool box. >>> weeks away from closure but the shelves are already bear. the frenzy to empty out the safeway in san francisco's fillmore. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> a week after the l.a. firestorms began millions of californians are, once again, on high alert. the santa ana winds are back and the fear is they can undo the progress and cause more disruption tonight. the most critical time will be during the overnight hours, the winds are expected to pick back up. it is an all hands on deck approach to

i'm juliette goodrich. it is all hands on deck in southern california.made and prevent more wildfires from sparking. >> they are cutting branches, trees, bushes, everything they can to clear debris out of this area. >> reporter: we will be live with a report. >>> plus, hearing from a retired fire captain about what it took to keep his own home standing and how cybertruck drivers are doing their part to help communication challenges on the coast. >>> a new call to action at the state capitol as the fires rage. the twist on newsom's special session. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> this is what southern california does not need, santa ana winds, it will peak overnight and last through wednesday. here is video of a new brush fire that broke out in the last half-hour. and in riverside county. the clay fire is burning near a riverbed. it is now threatening homes and sparked evacuations. but, the good news

. >>> i'm juliette goodrich. >>> firefighters in southern california taking advantage of calmer windsffort to protect homes. >> we had no water pressure. i knew i had a spa. so i carried as many buckets as i could as long as i could. >> we bring you stories of neighbors helping neighbors amid the slow response. >>> and right here in the bay area the bird flu has now spread to san francisco with a child showing symptoms. >>> it's so sad when you are in a vulnerable state to be preyed upon. >> burglarized not once, but eight times, thieves repeatedly targeted an oakland hills home gutted by a fire. we will hear from the homeowner. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> it's been four grueling days. firefighters in southern california now doing what they can and they are seeing some signs of progress as they continue to battle wildfires that have already erased entire neighborhoods off the map. the fires burning across the region have burned in an area bigger than the size

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thank you so much.re in southern california. destroying an untold number of homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. >> my heart is in my throat. >> reporter: stuck in gridlock. the only way for some neighbors to escape was on foot. >> and the fire department came up and said get out of your cars now. >> how fire crews are having to battle the flames and ferocious winds to save as many homes as they can. >>> and plus. >> if you're in that situation, just

. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> a brand-new fire erupting, burning in the hollywood hills west of the hollywood sign on top of three major wildfires that continue to burn through southern california at this hour. at least five lives have been lost and as many as 1500 buildings damaged or destroyed. many describing the damage as just unbelievable. the biggest challenge for firefighters has been a lack of resources. some have now been working more than 24 hours. theoretic flames just too overwhelming to keep up with. on top of that, some fire hydrants have been running dry. the red flag conditions are continuing tonight and the danger is far from over. but today firefighters were able to resume air drops. this is video of the latest fire that has broken out. the sunset fire is burning in the hollywood hills near runyon canyon west of the hollywood sign. it has burned at least 20 acre so far but it is growing quickly. there are mandatory evacuations and the fire appears to be spreading south to hollywood boulevard. that is in addition to the other major fires across los

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us tonight i'm anne makovic in for juliette. the impact for the budget issues getting real. two of the fire stations, station 25 and 28 will be temporarily shutting down starting on monday because there is not enough money to operate them right now. one of the stations is near miller park and the other near where the keller fire broke out. the fire back in october burned through 15 acres on a red flag day. da lin talked to a woman who almost lost her house that day and worried about what happened in the next big emergency. >> station 28, one of two stations in the oakland hills that was shutdown for the next six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city $5 million. they worry losing the stations will lead to catastrophic results. >> reporter: oakland firefighters kicking down a burning fence to get to the flames behind it. that was anita's fence. she thought it was over when the october fire surrounded her home. she credits the firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neigh

. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> this is what southern california does not need, santa ana winds, it will peak overnight and last through wednesday. here is video of a new brush fire that broke out in the last half-hour. and in riverside county. the clay fire is burning near a riverbed. it is now threatening homes and sparked evacuations. but, the good news is the fire is looking better. hand crews are hard at work clearing vegetation there. >>> meantime, the l.a. fire department is strategically positioning strike teams around the palisades and eaton fires to protect containment lines as they get wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. staffing up in areas where any new fires might ignite. it comes after nearly a week of battling the devastating wildfires, including the two most destructive in l.a. county history. the palisades fire is now 14% contained. the eaton fire, 33% contained. at least 24 people have died in the fires. two dozen people are still missing. just under 100,000 people in l.a. county are still under evacuation orders. half of the number las

with juliette goodrich. >> no break for southern california. tonight, firefighters are battling yet another wild fire. that's on top of the devastating fires that have destroyed an estimated 10,000 homes and other buildings. so let's take a live look at the kenneth fire which has grown to 960 acres. it is spread across the border of los angeles and ventura counties, near la's woodland hills and calabasas neighborhoods. officers have blocked off nearby roads to the public. it is currently the third largest active wild fire in the state. here is look at at the fire. some of the homes and neighborhoods, the fire started around 2:30 this afternoon. and quickly blew up in size. due to the strong santa ana winds. so the kenneth fire is burning just north of the other major wild fires. the most destructive of them, the eaton fire which burned parts of pasadena and altadena and the palisades fire along the coast. >>> tonight, we are getting a better look at the scope of the devastation. in fact, this is a look all-star the palisades burn zone. you can

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> hi. in for juliette tonight. >>> we start in vallejo where the police department's new leadership is not so new, after all, after what the city called a robust national search. it officially named interim police chief jason ta as the new permanent chief. ta will formally take over a department where officer conduct has made international headlines, most notably, the high

. >>> there is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> let's begin with fire burning in the palisades. and fire officials warn a rough night ahead. the extreme winds expected to get even stronger starting at 10:00 tonight. so, let's show you live pictures, you can see the orange flames lighting up the night sky. firecrews have been racing to protect homes since 10:30 this morning. this all started out as a brush fire near a fire station. then it quickly exploded. not only going up against the high winds and heavy smoke but challenging hills. we have seen video of several homes on fire. it is still too early to tell the extent of the damage. the officials say 10,000 others are threatened. pacific palisades is an a ffluent community. eight months down malibu where they damaged or destroyed first buildings. tonight, 30,000 people are under evacuation rpds n. this video you can see them frantically packing up their cars with some of their belongings but getting out of the danger zone has been a big challenge. in fact, you can see a line of cars just headed down sunset boulevard towards th

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> hi. i'm sara donchey in for juliette tonight. >>> we start in vallejo where the police department's new leadership is not so new, after all, after what the city called a robust national search. it officially named interim police chief jason ta as the new permanent chief. ta will formally take over a department where officer conduct has made international headlines, most notably, the high profile police shootings of willie mccoy and sean monterrosa that happened before ta joined the department. the killings resulted in firings, multimillion dollar settlements, and oversight from the state attorney general. the department is also dealing with a staffing shortage that prompted calls for the governor to intervene. as kara st. cyr shows us, the city manager has full faith this ta, but some critics are expressing doubt. >> reporter: after seeing firsthand high crime rates in vallejo, arthur joyner is looking for serious change in the police department. >> we're not giving good responses to the c

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> a week after the l.a. firestorms began millions of californians are, once again, on high alert. the santa ana winds are back and the fear is they can undo the progress and cause more disruption tonight. the most critical time will be during the overnight hours, the winds are expected to pick back up. it is an all hands on deck approach to get ready. the california conservation core took on an effort to prevent flair ups along the pacific coast highway. they cut away trees and brush on a steep incline on the fire zone in santa monica. crews are positioned near vulnerable spots. we will go to live positions in a minute. electricity has been shut off in 90,000 homes to stop sparks. at there point the eaton fire is 35% contained and the palisades fire by the coast is 18% contained. the hope is that containment will hold. 12,000 homes and other structures have been destroyed. the death toll is now at 25. a search and rescue team from sacramento was spotted today in pacific palisades helping with the grim task o

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us this evening. for juliette. >>> it's been more than a week and a half since the end of the santa cruz

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> ryan, thank you. >>> so at 6:00, we areme conditions tonight, fears of new fires, one week into the deadly southern california fire storm. >> and there is nothing natural about any of this. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in limbo. how fire crews and neighbors are bracing for more potential flare-ups. >>> and plus the buyers are adding fuel to a long running debate. >> you're either at the table or on the menu. >> reporter: over diverting the water down south. >> you cannot continue to drive them from the water. >> reporter: the multi-billion dollar project that would get a boost from south bay water officials. and why some locals say it is a big mistake. >> and we're talking about the gamble, 37-foot wide tunnel undern

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us this evening. i'm anne makovec in for juliette. >>> it's been more than a week and a half since the end of the santa cruz wharf collapsed into the oceans. we're talking a huge amount of debris, construction equipment, and even an entire restroom building floating away. now in about 13 hours it's going to be back open for business. engineers have been working around the clock to assess the damage and make sure the rest of the wharf is safe. in the meantime businesses on the wharf and their employees have been in limbo without a way to pay the bills. our kara st. cyr caught up with a long time candy shop at the end of the wharf and they could not be more relieved to be back in business they tell her. >> reporter: it's been ten days since jenny and gina morini last opened their candy shop to the public. >> back here is where we dip all our chocolates and nut clusters. >> reporter: the store is close to the edge of the santa cruz wharf. the wharf's closure has cost the family tens of thousands of dollar

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> it's been four grueling days. firefighters in southern california now doing what they can and they are seeing some signs of progress as they continue to battle wildfires that have already erased entire neighborhoods off the map. the fires burning across the region have burned in an area bigger than the size of san francisco. the good news, a red flag warning just expired, but they only have a small window before the santa ana winds pick back up again next week. tonight firefighters continue to attack the flames from the air as they edge closer to the san fernando valley, but for the first time since the fire started there are containment numbers to report. the palisades fire is now 8% contained while the eaton fire is 3% contained. in all, more than 12,000 homes and other structures have been leveled. 11 people are confirmed dead, but authorities say we could learn of more deaths in the coming days. help is certainly pouring in. 400 members of the national guard rolling into the fire zones just today. they are the

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >>> we have a lot to coverage.s that are creating conditions, some are describing as apocalyptic, and they claimed several lives and hundreds of homes. >> and it is my whole life. >> everything was in there. we lost everything. >> reporter: the entire neighborhoods consumed in a matter of hours. >> everything. and there it goes again. >> reporter: as fire crews battle some of the most destructive wildfires in southern california history. >> and it is something we haven't seen before. >> reporter: the efforts to save as many lives and homes as possible. >>> plus, after losing their homes in the state's deadliest wildfire, they were counting on the historic settlement to rebuild. >> and then we found out that we had to pay the taxes on it. >> reporter: the policy change that's finally getting relief to thousands of fire victims. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> the new mayor will officially take the reigns, and he's inheriting a laundry list of challenges. >> recovery is possible, but they will need to be mo

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thank you so much. we do begin with extreme winds fueling a destructive wildfire in southern california. destroying an untold number of homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. >> my heart is in my throat. >> reporter: stuck in gridlock. the only way for some neighbors to escape was on foot. >> and the fire department came up and said get out of your cars now. >> how fire crews are having to battle the flames and ferocious winds to save as many homes as they can. >>> and plus. >> if you're in that situation, just know you should always trust yourself, always believe in yourself. >> reporter: how the victims of the high-profile bay area kidnapping case are helping investigators link their attacker to other unsolved crimes. >> you will never know what's under a rock if you don't turn it. we started flipping rocks. >> reporter: and another, a change at the top of the embattled antioch police department. it has some residents feeling hope for the first time in a while. >> if you have gone t

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> ryan, thank you. >>> so at 6:00, we are watching the winds, the return of extreme conditions tonight, fears of new fires, one week into the deadly southern california fire storm. >> and there is nothing natural about any of this. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in limbo. how fire crews and neighbors are bracing for more potential flare-ups. >>> and plus the buyers are adding fuel to a long running debate. >> you're either at the table or on the menu. >> reporter: over diverting the water down south. >> you cannot continue to drive them from the water. >> reporter: the multi-billion dollar project that would get a boost from south bay water officials. and why some locals say it is a big mistake. >> and we're talking about the gamble, 37-foot wide tunnel underneath unstable land. >> reporter: and later. >> we will have to look our best and be our best. >> reporter: why tourism officials think 2025 could help san francisco finally shed the doom loop narrative. >>> good evening, hard to believe, but it has been a full

cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks so much, ryan. >>> we do begin withting, putting more homes at risk, apocalyptic scenes across los angeles county after three days of raging wildfires and the winds are expected to pick up again. >> never going to be the same. i'm never going to be able to show my kids where i grew up. it's all gone. >> the devastation mounting. >> it's just not real. >> and the number of deaths expected to climb as the out-of-control wildfires leave neighborhoods unrecognizable despite the best efforts of first responders. >> so all hands on deck. we're going to work. >>> the state was already facing a home insurance crisis and that was before this latest disaster. we asked experts how

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. >>> the start of the weekend, it marks a critical chance to gain ground on the southern california wildfires before more extreme winds kick in. two of the most destructive fires in california history, the palisades and eaton fires, they are still burning tonight, putting more than 150,000 people under evacuation orders. so all five fires burning in southern california now encompass more than 55 square miles. you can see from this map just how widespread the affected areas are. more favorable winds helping firefighters get better access today to the rugged terrain where the fires are burning. let's give you a live look at what things look like tonight from the night sky. look at this. this is over the palisades fire, which is now burning toward the san fernando valley. we've seen intense flames and a home and truck on fire just in the last half hour. the new developments today, a curfew is now officially in effect for people in the evacuation zones and the red flag warning that started tuesday just expired at the

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> it is something we all don't want to hear, but more powerful winds are coming back in southern california, forecasters warning they could trigger new fires and cause existing fires to explode in size. these are the fires we're tracking right now. the eaton fire is now one of the deadliest in state history with 16 confirmed deaths. the fires in all are blamed for 24 deaths. the palisades fire has burned 37 square miles and leveled much of the city of pacific palisades. so fire crews are ready to attack any flare-ups from the palisades fire. this is near topanga canyon. you can see the winds already whipping up and the flag moving around there, the fire truck having the flag moving around. it's near hurricane force winds up to 70 miles per hour and it could return on tuesday. >> so like yesterday if an ember hit the green, if you will, 60 to 65% chance that will start a new fire. so that's what we're really concerned about. that's why they're keeping resources here because there's not too much smoke because the aircraft and the

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us tonight i'm anne makovicssues getting real. two of the fire stations, station 25 and 28 will be temporarily shutting down starting on monday because there is not enough money to operate them right now. one of the stations is near miller park and the other near where the keller fire broke out. the fire back in october burned through 15 acres on a red flag day. da lin talked to a woman who almost lost her house that day and worried about what happened in the next big emergency. >> station 28, one of two stations in the oakland hills that was shutdown for the next six months. the fire chief

. >>> i'm sara donchey in for juliette goodrich. a live look at the french quarter in louisiana.e learning about the driver behind the terror attack and why investigators think he acted alone. a father in mourning after a tragic start. >> i did not get a chance to make it here on time to stop it. and, now, he is gone. >> what we are learning about the deadly shooting that also injured a toddler. >>> plus, starting today, south bay leaders have new authority to clear homeless encampments from creeks. how the lack of housing can keep them from using the power right away. >>> in tonight's project earth, looking back at president jimmy carter's green initiatives that were ahead of his time. >>> a new year is bringing a new crack down in san jose. they can enforce a ban on encampments near waterways like coyote creek. the goal is to deal with trash and other safety issues. they are still trying to figure out where to house people that are kicked out. >> so, i have another, a red thing right there, that is my shower. and that is my tent where i sleep. under the other gray tarp. >> repo

. >>> there is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> let's begin with fire burning in the palisades

with juliette goodrich. >> no break for southern california.of the devastating fires that have destroyed an estimated 10,000 homes and other buildings. so let's take a live look at the kenneth fire which has grown to 960 acres. it is spread across the border of los angeles and ventura counties, near la's woodland hills and calabasas neighborhoods. officers have blocked off nearby roads to the public. it is currently the third largest active wild

. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> a brand-new fire erupting, burning in the hollywood that continue to burn through southern california at this hour. at least five lives have been lost and as many as 1500 buildings damaged or destroyed. many describing the damage as