our kevin ko is live in napa. though fire danger is not a big concern here, i can only imagine with so much destruction and devastation down south, people are very concerned about those winds. >> reporter: yeah, ryan. especially because we know the palisades wildfire kicked up into another gear. a windy day in sonoma county means concerns are high for resident jeff leone. >> i was evacuated during the caldor fire. i lived up off highway 50 and the winds whipped up so fast i -- specifically because of the wind i got out of there a good eight hours before the mandatory evacuation came through and i was really glad i did. every wind advisory get my attention now, for sure. >> reporter: the national weather service issued a wind advisory through tuesday morning covering the north bay interior mountains. gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour. high winds are responsible for the destructive wildfires in southern california. while current conditions locally are concerning, fire officials in sonoma county say there is

our kevin ko reports from outside city hall where firefighters didn't mince words on the potential consequences. >> these cuts are a tragedy waiting to happen. >> what could have been a small blaze or small fire near your house. >> reporter: the firefighters who arrive to help when oakland calls 911 called on city officials to keep fire stations open. as they gathered outside city hall, fire stations 25 and 28 were officially shut down for six months. it comes as oakland faces a $130 million shortfall. these temporary closures are expected to save the city about $5 million combined. >> the folks in the building behind me have decided it is okay. the city manager and the budget director have decided that it's okay for anyone who needs help and calls 911 can wait and wait and keep waiting. >> reporter: it's unclear how response times will specifically be affected, but firefighters say an extra minute or two added onto responses can be deadly. brain damage from a loss of oxygen can start in six minutes and a house fire can become life threatening in just two minutes. firefighters outside city hall

host: stick around, it would be great for you to watch kevin kos ar dive into this whole process with the ballots that are counted and certified, where they come from, how they are handled in the state process before they get up here to capitol hill, what it means to count and certify them and everything that you will be seeing today as it takes place. stick around, we will get into all of that in about 20 minutes. this is jonathan in minneapolis, democrat. caller: good morning. first off i appreciate the opportunity to speak. i just wanted to say it is called in minneapolis, it is snowing everywhere. and let me explain to you what is going to happen next. what is going to happen is that today because of all the people who were coming there from the women's march, the people who are coming from the rallies for trump, there's going to be too much disaster going on between everybody and they are going to say we can't have it outside because there is snow everywhere. we are going to have it inside so that trump can feel good about the crowd size. and there's also been drones and all this

but the 49ers need to stick true to some resolutions, and our kevin ko is stockpiling a few ideas forn lynch with the help of some fans. >> reporter: the last tailgate at levi's means the season is almost over. so it's time for some new year or new season resolutions. we're coming in hot with the owner of the 49er grill. >> a new kicker would be great, but i think offensive line's going to protect our offense. it's going to give our offense that dynamic we've always had. >> i have a chance to dance, but i think we need to get somebody in there to put competition on them. >> special teams needs special players. i think starting with special teams, that's what we need. >> reporter: when it came to special teams in 2024, 49ers fans across the board were a little disappointed. >> a little? a little? come on. come on. all disappointed. >> too many latches on special teams. too many latches on defense. how many times has this team drove 97 plus yards on us this season? >> reporter: the new year also means brock purdy is eligible for a contract extension, a top priority for many faithful. >>

kevin ko was in pacific palisades where he talked with a man trying to save his childhood home. >> they wouldn't let us back up and then i just -- i know the back routes up here. i grew up here my whole life since i was born. my mom's still there, and doing our best to try to save mom's house. >> reporter: i'm not here often. when i see this, i see ash that looks like snow and houses completely gone. i mean what was this neighborhood to you? what did it mean to you and what is it like seeing it now? >> went skateboarding down these streets. this is home. this is for sure. palisades is my home and it's nothing like it. i never seen nothing like it. it's heavy. it's heavy. a lot of it's gone. >> reporter: my last question for you is a lot of people have been watching a lot of this coverage. >> yeah. >> reporter: you've been in this. >> yeah. >> reporter: what is one thing you'd just like for people to know? >> we'll rebuild, you know. it's gone, you know. we'll just rebuild and fingers crossed and, you know, just try to stay positive and stay as a community and, you know, i give my heart

our kevin ko was outside city hall where firefighters were not shy about the potential consequences.> these cuts are a tragedy waiting to happen. >> what could have been a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leaving tragedy in its wake. >> the amount of money it will save is not worth the potential cost in lives. >> reporter: the firefighters who arrive to help when oakland calls 911 called on city officials to keep fire stations open. stations 25 and 28 were officially shut down for six months as oakland faces a $130 million budget shortfall. these temporary closures are expected to save the city about $5 million combined. >> the folks in the building behind me have decided it's okay. the city manager and budget director have decided that it's okay for anyone who needs help and calls 911 can wait and wait and keep waiting. >> reporter: it's unclear how response times will specifically be affected, but firefighters say an extra minute or two added onto responses can be deadly. brain damage from a loss of oxygen can start in six minutes and a house fire can become l

kevin ko has more on the investigation and the impact. >> reporter: it's business as usual here at the hayward bart station. but questions still remain about a stabbing investigation that took place behind me just this morning. around 10:00 a.m., bart shut the hayward station down. detectives focus their ground level. and they saw officers running. >> something is going on and obviously somebody got assaulted, but you know how you're riding around, every day, something is going on every day. now i need to think of another way to catch a lift, you know what i'm saying? but this is the walk of life. >> and when he was waiting for a bus like many others who would rely on the hayward station to get around. train service did resume around 1:00. >> well, san francisco prepares to swear in a new leader. the outgoing mayor was touting a 20-year low in the city's crime rate for 2024. that includes a 31% decrease in property crime and 14% drop in violent crimes from the previous year. homicides down 35% from last year, a 60-year low. car break-ins dropped 64%. the department says investments in

kevin ko joining us live outside the now closed station 25 in oakland this morning , and kevin, later today firefighters will be speaking out before oakland's first city council meeting of the year, calling on city council members to reopen these closed stations. >> reporter: that is set to take place just around 10:00 a.m. outside city hall. all because of what is or what is not happening right behind me right now. take a look for yourself for the lights are off at fire station 25. this is in the oakland hills. it is one of two stations closing its doors starting today for the next six months. from firefighters to residents, it is really hard to find someone supporting disclosures, but oakland is also facing the reality of a $13 million budget shortfall. we reported for months how city officials and experts warned cuts to public safety could be unavoidable, and now these closures will save the city about $5 million. station 10 on santa clara avenue has also been closed and will stay that way for the time being. oakland firefighters say these closures could be deadly, as brain damage

our kevin ko is stockpiling a few ideas for john lynch with the help of fans. >> reporter: the last tailgate at levi's means the season is almost over. so it's time for some new year or new season resolutions. we're coming in hot with the owner of the 49er grill. >> a new kicker would be great, but i think offensive line's going to protect our offense. it's going to give our offense that dynamic we've always had. >> we have a chance to dance, but i think we need somebody in there to put competition on them. >> i think starting with special teams, that's what we need. >> reporter: when it came to special teams in 2024, 49ers fans across the board were a little disappointed. >> a little? a little? come on. come on. all was disappointing, little disappointed? >> too many latches on special teams. too many latches on defense. how many times has a team drove 97 plus yards on us this season? >> reporter: the new year also means brock purdy is eligible for a contract extension, a top priority for many faithful. >> i've never seen anyone like brock purdy since montana. >> he's my guy for the next fi

kevin ko spoke with bay area content creators who have built their own communities on the app. [ laughteroughout the day and then i just pull them to life. >> reporter: steph andson known online as side of steph has more than 36,000 followers on tiktok with more than 5.3 million likes and all started when she moved to the bay area in 2022. and started making videos about her adventures. >> i get dms every single day being like i'm scared to move to san francisco. you make me feel better about it and i'm like okay, fabulous. i was really excited to move but if other people are scared to move i want to show them it's the best move of their life. >> reporter: but one move by the supreme court could change everything for steph and content creators tiktok-wide. on january 19th, the supreme court is expected to uphold a law passed with bipartisan support last year, requiring tiktok's parent company bytedance to sell the app to a u.s. company. if not, tiktok would be forced to shut down. national security concerns are the primary factor behind the ban. >> congress and the president were concerne

host: stick around, it would be great for you to watch kevin kos ar dive into this whole process withallots that are counted and certified, where they come from, how they are handled in the state process before they get up here to capitol hill, what it means to count and certify them and everything that you will be seeing today as it takes place. stick around, we will get into all of that in about 20 minutes. this is jonathan in minneapolis, democrat. caller: good morning. first off i appreciate the opportunity to speak. i just wanted to say it is called in minneapolis, it is snowing everywhere. and let me explain to you what is going to happen next. what is going to happen is that today because of all the people who were coming there from the women's march, the people who are coming from the rallies for trump, there's going to be too much disaster going on between everybody and they are going to say we can't have it outside because there is snow everywhere. we are going to have it inside so that trump can feel good about the crowd size. and there's also been drones and all this other