we want to turn now to kris sanchez. she has been tracking three other wildfires, triggering evacuations and really carving a path of destruction there. so, kris, one of those fires, as laura was just saying early, it's already been deadly. right. so, sadly, we can confirm that two people died in the eaton fire, which is burning in the altadena pasadena area, along with the angeles national forest, which just exploded in size overnight because of those winds that jennifer bjorklund was talking about. the eaton fire, now at 10,600 acres. and the danger, as she said, is far from over and in fact, is getting worse by daylight. you can see not only the destruction of the eaton fire there in the pasadena area, but the fire that also continues to burn in the areas where there isn't really much left to burn. and there are also injuries among the residents there and also among the firefighters. now, overnight, a pasadena nursing home had to be evacuated. and you see health care workers pushing some of the patients away in wheelc

kris sanchez, nbc, bay area news. all right, chris, thank you. let's take a live look outside this time from walnut creek area. the sun is up, hopefully warming things up just a tad. it will be nice. it was definitely a frosty morning. some places are struggling a little bit to warm up. we see right now in through parts of petaluma 46 degrees. we started with the freeze warning up there but warmer weather is on the way. we'll get to it this afternoon. some 50s and 60s owing up and clear skies wherever you look around the bay area. we'll talk about what's ahead tonight and into the weekend. much cooler and breezier. those changes ahead coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes. back to you. thank you so much, cynthia. well, using drones in emergencies. ahead for you during our midday newscast. santa rosa's police chief breaking down the new proposal. up for discussion tonight. plus paying more to stream. the reason netflix is hiking prices across the board. and a reminder for you, the warriors take on norcal rival, the sacramento kings,

nbc bay area's kris sanchez joining us now. s's in castroville. this is the latest going on there at the moss landing fire. chris, i mean, certainly a big thing that's happening for a lot of folks who live in that area. oh, absolutely. and a lot of those residents did show up for this press conference. you see, it just ended here behind me. and we got an update from company officials, along with emergency personnel. and one supervisor says, this is really a wake up call for the green tech industry, because this is the fourth fire at this plant since 2019. now the fire in the last hour, we got that update. we can tell you that it looks like the fire is mostly out. the firire chief said about 1 to 2% is what's still burning or w what what it was of last night, and that it is contained to just one building at this point, one of the this is one of the largest lithium ion battery facilities of its kind in the entire world. now, we now know that the fire again continues to burn, but just barely. no injuries are reported. evacuation orders and road closu

here's nbc bay area's kris sanchez. we were with san jose mayor matt mahan as he and dozens of other volunteers fanned out across the city and the county to count the number of people who are living on the streets, and to also ask them how they got there and what they need to move forward. empezar puede ser si pues yo digo primero un trabajo y digo y si uno bueno como la renta. manuel garcia, who has been unhoused since 1997, told mayor matt mahan and the other surveyors that to start over, he needs a job. he says he has no vices, but feels it's healthier for him to live outside than in a group shelter where he fears he could get sick or his few belongings could be stolen. hearing from unhoused residents is so important that the city is paying about 100 of them, $150 to help volunteers and advocates do this year's point in time count. the mayor says that what the survey reveals will help the city tailor resources to move people indoors first, and then on to permanent housing, job training and health resources. but to ge

our kris sanchez is tracking the investigation. ginger conejero saab is at sfo as flights are seeing an impact. but first, nbc news senior correspondent tom costello has the latest on where that recovery effort stands right now. yeah. good day from reagan national airport, where they have now reopened and reopened at 11:00 this morning after being closed since about 9:00 last night. the investigation right now is still very much focused on recovery. this is no longer a rescue operation. according to the fire chief. it is about recovering the victims, all of them from the water. 64 people on board the plane, three on board that blackhawk helicopter. and also preserving evidence that could be perishable. the ntsb wants to quickly try to get the black boxes from the plane and the helicopter so they can analyze those black boxes. they want to get them out of the water, as well as the critical pieces of evidence from the plane, and then they will try to interview as quickly as possible the air traffic controllers, who were on duty befor

kris sanchez, nbc, bay area news. all right. thank you, chris. well, happening now vallejo city leaders addressing the shooting that happened with a four year old was shot over the weekend. let's listen in reputation that it really deserves. it's a beautiful community with people who have lived here for generations. people who are first time homeowners, people who a are frm other places like myself, who fell in love with this community and decided to call it home. nobody has. nobody derves to worry about whether or not they're going to get hit by a bullet. no child has to deserve to go outside and wonder whether or not it's going to be safe for them to play. that i incident hs left myself and many other residents of the neighborhood rattled. we have to worry about our safety. we have to worry about our children. we have to worry about our neighbors. and we are here today to say that while it is unacceptable, vallejo has to do something to improve public safety. i'm grateful to the folks who are standing behind me who are also doing that work. and

straight ahead, kris sanchez is going to explain all the things. year of the snake as that party kicks into high i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] holds interest rates steady. that's despite president trump's push for the cut. today is the federal reserve's first meeting to take place during the second trump administration. this decision, despite trump's push on lawmakers to lower the rates. authorities are identifying a san francisco merchant critically injured in a south of market shooting. it happened monday night outside the vapor room pot dispensary on ninth and mission. the chronicle reports the dispensary owne

kris sanchez today in the bay, and that is concerning. hopefully everybody gets the word out. stay safe. kris. well, let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, who is, of course, tracking those conditions there for us this morning. wind gusts. i mean, that's always a big concern. yeah. this morning the wind is fairly calm. we've seen it staying below ten miles per hour. and a lot of the wind is coming in from the north, so that's most likely blowing it away from most of the well populated areas. so that's the good thing this morning is that we haven't seen a lot of breezes. and our air quality has been most hazardous, down from san juan bautista to hollister. and it's going to be moderate throughout the bay area for today as well as tomorrow. as we are seeing that wind calming down for gilroy, we're starting out very chilly, near freezing, and in the next hour will be at 34 degrees. our high temperatures today staying cooler than yesterday, reaching into the upper 50s. so we will continue to watch that and talk about what's going on this weekend coming up in the full microcli

kris sanchez today in the bay. i'm sure things will get active maybe a little later. all right. thanks, chris. well, one of two drivers in a street racing crash which killed a peninsula couple back in 2022, will be sentenced in juvenile court today. in november, a judge found him guilty. vehicular manslaughter and unlawful speed contest. he was not convicted on a murder charge. cameras had showed the now 19 year old car plowing into another car on el camino real, sadly killing the mother and father of twin daughters. the girls survived in the back seat. the other driver, kyle harrison, is now expected to be sentenced next month after pleading no contest. police in lafayette are investigating a brazen and rather heartless crime. someone stole more than 200 bronze vases from oakmont memorial park cemetery. now, investigators say that the vases helped decorate various grave sites where they were placed there by mourners. now, on top of that, someone also vandalized a memorial bench. it took a while for those staff members to piece things together. investigators say they're still no

in castroville, kris sanchez today in the bay. all right.very latest live from the scene there, chris. let's get a look at what's happening weather wise. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions there this morning. and we can see that there are some wind gusts but very limited. it's very small and we've seen very light wind. most of the wind is blowing away from the more populated areas coming in from the north. so that's the good news. hopefully we do see that also improving through the next several hours. it is really not having an impact on our bay area air quality, and we're starting out all clear in san jose. but it is chilly and temperatures now in the low 40s throughout the day. mostly sunny as we head for the upper 50s, but you will notice in some spots it will be cooler than it was yesterday, with a lot of upper 50s in the forecast across the bay area. marcus. all right. thanks, kari. well, as soon as today, federal criminal charges may be announced against former oakland mayor sheng thao. that's according to multiple re

kris sanchez today in the bay. i know it's been of great concern to him. all right. thank you very much, chris. well, disturbing and graphic video showing the moment a san jose dog goes into an apartment biting a man's face. that man filing a federal lawsuit against the dog's handler and the san jose police department. now, we have to warn you that the video we are about to show you is graphic. it happened in october on of 2023. this is on northrop street. and the complaint says 20 year old fernando villanueva galvez went to the laundry facility. this is at his complex and was verbally attacked by a woman and her boyfriend, villanueva. galvez then took off. when he came back to get his clothing, he had a kitchen knife for protection. san jose police responded to the scene and waited for nearly four hours. they used a pa system asking him to drop the knife and surrender. body cam video shows several officers outside of that complex. they then go up to the stairs with the police dog and release the animal. that dog ends up biting him face and arm. he has hearing loss i

our kris sanchez is focusing on that today. she'll be up in just a minute. all right, back to the white house. trump, ever the showman, showed off the sealed letter. president biden left him in the resolute desk. you'll hear the voice of our peter alexander. president trump, did president biden leave you a letter? he may have? don't they leave it in the desk? i don't know. oh, what's in there? thank you. peter, it could have been years before we found out. wow. thank you. katie, what did we say on the outside? maybe we should all read it together. let's read it. well, maybe i'll read it first and then make that determination. that's great. peter, thank you very much. i may not have seen this for months. happy to help with the passing of the torch i did. i left him one in the desk just like this. and video from last night. the president and first lady appeared at several inaugural balls. this is the liberty ball. the vice president and his wife were there as well. by the way, as we start a new four years of our checks and balalances segment, we have a nw grap

kris sanchez today in the bay. most definitely. we'll continue to follow. thank you chris.l, disturbing and graphic video showing the moments a san jose police dog goes into an apartment biting a man in his face. now that man is filing a federal lawsuit against the dog's handler and san jose police department. we do have to warn you that the video that we are about to show you is graphic. so this all happened in october of 2023 on northrop street. that complaint says that 20 year old fernando villanueva galvez went to the laundry facity at his complex and was verbally attacked by a woman and her boyfriend. he then took off. this is when he came back to get his clothing. he had a knife and to protect himself, he says now. san jose police responded to the scene, waited for nearly four hours. they used a pa system asking him to drop that knife and surrender. body cam video shows several officers outside the complex. they then go up to the stairs with the police dog and then released the animal. that dog ends up biting him in the face and arm. he has hearing loss in that ear. t

and today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live in san jose with the latest developments. it's just heartbreaking to report all this. kris, there is still a very tough battle for first responders, and we know that they're coming from throughout the state of california. reporter yes, and it is so eerie, laura, because it's so still here in san jose this morning. and yet firefighters are leaving these conditions and heading right into the front lines of that firefight. firefighters from san jose were the latest to leave and joined the 50 strike teams that the l.a. county fire chief was calling for, and they will have their hands full. we know that just last night, another fire sparked this one in the hollywood hills. it was so dramatic to see, and people were told to get out immediately. the hollywood hills were ablaze. the two. this is as the two first fires were still exploding in size. fortunately, here the evacuation orders were dropped pretty quickly. now our local crews will join exhausted l.a. county crews along the front line, some of whom have already lost their own

today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom. so, kris, talk about the action we expect today. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. california attorney general rob bonta says that california is prepared to fight for that birthright citizenship on his inauguration day. as kris pollone mentioned, president donald trump signed that executive order ending birthright citizenship for future children born to mothers in the u.s. unlawfully or temporarily, unless the child's father is here legally and permanently. california's rob bonta is not the only state attorney general vowing to fight for that birthright citizenship, which he points out was enshrined in the u.s. constitution after the civil war. that is a full frontal attack on the u.s. constitution, a trampling of the defining document of our nation, and an attack on american citizens who have birthright citizenship. all in all, trump signed ten executive orders related to immigration, including the restriction of federal funds to sanctuary cities and perhaps legal action ag

today in the bay's kris sanchez, live for us outside of good samaritan hospital in san jose. kris, this is not the only bay area hospital that the union is calling out this morning. no it's not. and we should mention that one, at least one of the health care providers says that this is an informational protest that they were notified about, and that this will not impact patient care nor staffing at the facilities. but i can tell you that here at good samaritan hospital, the nurses will be protesting outside, coming up at 8:00. they are trying to draw attention to their upcoming contract negotiations with the hospital and the hospital owner, hca. they are going to be asking for better working conditions, which they say will eventually impact patient care. they will be joined by nurses outside kaiser permanente facilities, uc healthcare, sutter health care facilities in oakland, san francisco, walnut creek and vallejo. the video you are seeing here is from a prior protest. now, california nurses association want to draw attention to nurse to patient ratios, a lack of workplace v

nbc bay area's kris sanchez was listening in. she joins us from our newsroom with more. kris. good morning to you, laura. california attorney general rob bonta says california is prepared to fight for that birthright citizenship. on his inauguration day, president donald trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for future children born to mothers in the u.s. unlawfully or temporarily here, unless the child's father is here legally and permanently. california's rob bonta joined attorneys general from new jersey, massachusetts and 15 other states, plus the district of columbia and san francisco city and county, in filing that suit against the trump administration. he says this is to protect the 20,000 babies to be born in california in the next year. and also, he invoked his own mother. people like my own mom, who was born and raised in the philippines, who had me in the philippines and came here lawfully with me in tow at two months old, when she feared the rise of a dictator and martial law in her home country, which were both around the corner, who lived

our kris sanchez is following all the new details, including more on the building damaged in that crash. this is today in the bay. good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. we'll have more local headlines for you in just a moment. but first we want to begin in southern california this morning. thousands of homes are still threatened by those flames of three large wildfires. the biggest palisades village and eaton fires so far. at least 24 lives we know have been lost. and that number is expected to rise. and at least 16 people have been reported missing. so far, more than 12,000 structures are estimated to have been damaged or destroyed. crews are working to gain ground as they brace for more dangerous conditions in the coming days. this is a look at where things stand. the palisades fire has burned nearly 24,000 acres, and it is still just 13% contained. now, containment jumped to 27% on the eden fire. it has burned more than 14,000 acres in altadena. also, an investigation is underway into whether southern california edison

our kris sanchez has more on that in just like a minute away. president trump's been president for a week as of today, but it was he who set the timeline on many of his goals. the war in ukraine was supposed to be over by now. grocery prices were supposed to have started to fall, but the price of eggs, which has nothing to do with presidents or their policies, are up nearly 40%. it's all bird flu. but candidate trump constantly hammered at the biden administration over eggs. prices during the campaign promised lower grocery prices. here's the vice president on cbs's face the nation. when do consumers actually get to touch and feel a difference in their lives? well, margaret, how does bacon get to the grocerytore? it comes on trucks that are fueled by diesel fuel. if the diesel is way too expensive, the bacon is going to become more expensive. how do we grow the bacon? our farmers need energy to produce it, so if we lower energy prices, we are going to see lower prices for consumers. and that is what we're trying to fight for. and of course, we c

i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. i'm just having coffee at this point this morning. breakfast of champions. all right. first monday of the new year carries back as well with a look at the forecast. yeah. if you're getting up early this morning and maybe getting a jump on that workout for the new year's resolutions, we are going to have some fog we're dealing with in san rafael, as we've seen the dense fog moving around parts of the north bay and near the coast. so we are going to see at times low visibility in some spots down to zero in novato, with a quarter mile visibility in santa rosa, napa, as well as san francisco and half moon bay. as we take a look at san jose, it's nice and clear. we will see that fog clearing out and shifting to a kind of hazy sky, and it will turn windy late tonight into tomorrow, building up some waves near the coast. but the dry weather continues at least throughout the week, so i'll be tracking that for you. mike, you're seeing the bay bridge is backing up. yeah, we're back to our commu

kris sanchez today in the bay. it's just so devastating to see everything. thank you chris. seeing so many community members and businesses come together to provide services to a lot of folks out there. i want to head over right now to meteorologist kari hall. no, kari, you've been tracking this wetter weather, the wind speeds. that's something that we're seeing reduce in all of this. yeah, the wind is calming down, but that doesn't mean that we're still in the clear when it comes to all of these fires that are burning in southern california. just to give you some perspective of where the four largest fires are burning at this point, and as we take a look at wind speeds, they're still at 30 to 40mph even this morning, which is expected to continue into the afternoon. and it's blowing offshore. so that's that very dry wind with extremely low humidity. and look at friday morning. we're still looking at 50 mile per hour winds around santa clarita and thousand oaks and calabasas, 61 mile per hour winds. so we are definitely not in the clear just yet. it's still going to be very

our kris sanchez has full coverage of that, marcus. coming up shortly. all right, scott, thank you. well, there are some new video showing the moment a vandal takes aim at a cybertruck on the peninsula. so the owner of that vehicle is sure she knows why her truck was targeted. she says she believes it's purely political. today in the bay's bob redell is live outside the tesla factory in fremont. and bob, first of all, we need to explain to viewers what tesla maybe has to do with it. correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. the woman who owns the cybertruck says she doesn't believe that she was a target of this vandalism, that whoever did this, she believes, was trying to send a message about elon musk, whose company tesla builds those cybertrucks. this happened wednesday night in downtown redwood city. a tesla car camera recorded a man spray painting the word nazi on the side of a cybertruck that happened to be parked right in front of that car. we spoke with amanda lopez. lara, who is the owner of that cybertruck. she was out for dinner wh the vandalism happened and immediat

and i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we want to get you started on this first monday of 2025 with a look at your forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. good morning. kari. good morning. and it was such a nice weekend for much of the bay area. it was warm and sunny today. just some minor changes. we are starting out with some patchy fog in some spots in parts of the north bay, as well as san francisco where our temperatures are in the 40s for the most part. we've even made it down to the low 40s in palo alto, but headed up to 60 there today. as we look around the bay area and those high temperatures, it will be just a little bit cooler than it was yesterday. as for some spots, the fog lingers a lot longer and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, but overall nice and quiet as well as dry. we'll talk about what's ahead for the rest of the week. but mike, you've seen some slowing now in the east bay. yeah. taking a look at the dublin camera. 580 moves fine just here. visibility is

nbc bay area's kris sanchez in our newsroom for us this midday. kris, what do we know about the new leadership? well, hi there, marcus and laura. this new leader might seem familiar. within the last hour, the city of antioch announced that former acting chief joseph vigil will once again lead the department on an interim basis as the city continues its search for a permanent chief. transparency, community trust and crime reduction are our priorities. i will update our residents on milestones as we progress on these initiatives. i ask for the community's involvement, feedback, and support as we take onhese challenges together. how acting chief vigil also added an additional priority of recruiting and hiring to bring the department to full staffing within the year by the end of this month. antioch should have 91 sworn officers. now, acting chief joe vigil will also be familiar in the antioch community. he is a former police department captain who was elevated to acting chief in august of 2023. but by november, back then, some critics were calling for

kris sanchez joining us with the memorial. the community is looking to build as well. kris. well hi there, marcus and laura. half moon bay wants to honor the farm woworkers wh died with a permanent memorial. and since this morning, people have been marking the two year anniversary of the mass shooting with flowers and candles and cards. but they also got an opportunity to see these three designs for a memorial that won't fade with time. what happened two years ago today? it changed our lives. it changed the history not only in our community, you know, across the united states. farm workers became recognized. and with everything happening right now with the raids happening at the at the farms, it is it is an honor that the city half moon bay continues to think about honoring our farm workers. now, at the samee time, the advocacy group las ayudando a latinos a gia continues to push for farmworker housing. the shooting at those two mushroom farms exposed the unsafe and unsanitary conditions in which so many farm workers lived, and in fact, one surviving farm worker whose brothe

nbc bay area's kris sanchez is live for us from the newsroom with the latest there. chris.ood morning to you, marcus and laura. so the santa ana winds are still howling, especially in the area of the palisades fire. but firefighting planes and choppers are able to go back up. and i want to show you what a difference that makes in the firefight. this is the sunset fire that started just before 6:00 last night. swiftly, their firefighters were able to stop the fire's progress toward homes and contain the perimeter, limiting spot fires set by those spreading embers. this fire was rapidly and aggressively attacked by using coordinated air and ground fire suppression efforts. residents heeded our timely evacuation orders, so that's what happens when everything goes well. and that's the hope for that kind of break in the palisades fire, which is now at more than 17,000 acres, the la fire chief says structures destroyed or damaged are now in the hundreds of thousands, multiple thousands. despite extreme fire behavior and forecasted wind gusts of more than 60mph, the aircraft are g

i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for laura garcia, and i'm marcus washington. well, we begin with the developing news. south bay businesses are already feeling the impact of president trump's threat of mass deportations. nbc bay area's bob redell is live at one east san jose shopping center targeted by ice agents over the weekend. and, bob, you're at story and king where the parking lot. noticeably empty behind you. actually, it is filled up. it is. the parking lot is no longer empty. this is just a normal monday morning business. but what is unusual is my conversation with one of the owners of the tropicana foods supermarket here in this shopping center. earlier today, he was telling me that some of his customers are afraid to shop at his business because they have fears of being rounded up by federal agents and deported out of the country. he says that since ice activity a few weeks ago in bakersfield, business at his location is down 10 to 20% because fewer people are coming to his supermarket. that's according to him. he also tells me that yesterday he saw

nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us now from the newsroom with more on those arguments.ere, marcus and chris. so as we have been reporting for months now, lawmakers gave the company a way to stay in business in the u.s, which has to divest from its chinese parent company. lawmakers were acting on concerns over tiktok's connections to china, national security issues and concernss over americans privacy. the arguments are counter to much of the lighthearted content of the platform. the case centers on the april 2024 law ordering that tiktok exists independently from that chinese parent company i in order to deter content manipulation and unreasonable data collection. how quickly tiktok and content creators made arguments about free speech. tiktok's team argues that this is an unprecedented shutdown of a major media platform that will impact the free speech of 170 million users. here's a bit of the back and forth we've been talking about. connection between the regulation of tiktok and the burden on expressive conduct, and your basic position is that interfering with the ow

and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off. so the city of oakland is just moments away from swearing in their new city council. and already they're confronted with a safety crisis that firefighters say will endanger thousands of residents. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live this morning. and, bob, today the city temporarily shut down those two fire stations to save money. however, firefighters i understand they had a news conference pleading with the city to reverse course. you are correct. good morning to you, lauren kris. this news conference wrapped up about 40 minutes ago. one firefighter at this morning's news conference says these closures are, quote, a tragedy not worth the amount of money the city is savining given the amount of lives now at risk. according to the firefighters, this was the scene within the past hour at 10 a.m, where dozens of oakland firefighters stood on the steps of city hall this morning, admonishing the city administrator, begging him to reopen these stations and warning that the planned clos

nbc bay area's kris sanchez in our newsroom now with a look at what's at stake here. what happens today could impact how many places kids and grown ups have to play soccer and football and such in the future in santa clara county. artificial turf is made of plastics, which a county health department report says can be toxic. although the report does not make a clear connection to the impact on human health. however, the turf can reach temperatures of up to 160 degrees when it's hot, and it's not very good for the environment because it doesn't get recycled and it can pollute waterways. however, it can withstand three times more play time than natural grass, and our investigative unit has been following the back and forth since the ban was introduced last summer. and talk with a youth sports advocate who says that the turf industry is trying to address the environmental concerns. for better or worse, artificial turf is the only option for high use, high density field. there's certainly a shortage of fields in santa clara county for kids to play on. i absolutely agree w

i'm marcus washington and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. happening now.nd at a home on king road. san jose mayor matt mahan said police were notified but would not be assisting in any immigration enforcement. it is unclear at this point if anyone was detained. president trump's border czar says ice is targeting known criminals, but that during those raids, agents will also arrest unauthorized residents without criminal records on bob rededell. tesla o is facing growing criticism over a virtual appearance he made this weekend for an event for germany's far right party known as the afd, where he made an apparent reference to germany's history with the nazi party, in which musk said there's too much of a focus on past guilt. the chair of yad vashem, israel's memorial to holocaust victims, called musk's comment comments, quote, an insult to the victims of nazism and a clear danger to the democratic future of germany. we tried to get a look at that forecast for us. meteorologist kari hall has a look at how it's going to warm up a little bit for us.eah, it's be

i'm kris sanchez.d council members will be seated. this as recent interim mayor and supervisor elect nikki fortunato bas, which is over to the alameda county board. once the new council members are sworn in, they will select a council president. that person will take over as interim mayor until the april 15th special election. all to state news where lawmakers this week are getting a first look at governor newsom's new state budget proposal. and today, he plans to provide a sneak peek at some of the highlights. newsom will hold an event alongside workers in the san joaquin valley, and it comes ahead of that full reveal, which is coming up on friday. meantime, state education leaders are hoping that he prioritizes recently added programs. they're also calling for universal transitional kindergarten and a lower student teacher ratio in classrooms, along with a cap on financial liabilities for schools when it comes to certain lawsuits. all right, first monday of the new year. and carrie's got a look at th

today in the bay's kris sanchez in our newsroom this morning. kris, you've been monitoring this damage and the fallout there. really powerful round of winds out there in santa ana. yeah. so these are the santa ana winds, which we know up here as the diablo winds. they are really strong. they are blowing from the land to the sea. so they're hot as well. and we know that they are really dangerous. and they're fueling all three of these wildfires right now with no sign of letting up. we have firefighters from the bay area taking off overnight for southern californinia to helin that firefight. an alameda county strike team is joining oakland, hayward and fremont firefighters. and while they were sleepless overnight, so too was governor newsom, who at 130 this morning announced, we are working vigorously to ensure maximum support for firefighting efforts in los angeles. he said that we have now secured for california some fema grants that will help with the firefighting efforts. that includes the hurst fire, now threatening the san fernando valley and

same time, two critical pieces of evidence now in the hands of investigators today in the bay's kris sanchezs here with the latest on that search. kris. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. so we now know that two of those black boxes from the passenger jet were recovered, and 40 passengers and crew members from the passenger jet and the black hawk helicopter also recovered. and they are being identified by the medical examiner. these are the first 14 to be identified. many are from the elite u.s. skating community, but they are also wives and husbands, members of unions. a member of the ge aerospace community, a woman who died on her birthday, and the search for the 27 people who remain in the water also continues. the kansas governor says she expects the national transportation safety administration to release the flight manifest this afternoon. once all of the psengers families have been notified. now, investigators are looking at the crash from all possible angles, and we've learned that the air traffic control staffing at reagan national airport was not normal for that time of d

today in the bay's kris sanchez is here with the latest on that search. kris.ell, good morning to you, marcus and laura. so we know that two of the black boxes from the passenger jet were recovered, and 40 passengers and crew members from the passenger jet and the black hawk helicopter also have been recovered and are being identified by the medical examiner. now, these are the first 14 to be identified. several children and other members of the elite u.s. skating community are among them. also, the captain and the copilot of the passenger jet, the copilot due to be married this year, also a young mother and another young attorney. a wife whose husband was waiting for her at the airport. i always pick her up from departures, had dinner waiting at home. today, the search for the 27 people who remain missing in the water continues, and the kansas governor told us she expects the national transportation safety administration to release the flight manifest this afternoon. once all of the passengers families have been notified. in new video obtained by cnn, it shows

today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom this morning. and, kris, the special session was initially about dealing with the incoming trump administration's policies. right. so as you well know, it's been well documented that governor newsom and president elect trump have a challenging relationship, to say the least. but now it seems trump may accept the governor's invitation to come to california, to go to southern california to see that wildfire devastation firsthand. now, last week, as the fires were erupting and exploding in size, trump criticized newsom's leadership and called for him to resign. and while california's special sessn was refocused to address the la wildfires, newsom originally called that session to so-called trump proof california policies. newsom is proposing about $2.5 billion in emergency response funding, 1 billion of which would come from the state's emergency reserves account and the rest from the climate measures that voters just passed. back in november. the federal government would be expected to reimburse some

today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom this morning. and, kris, the special session was initially about dealing with incoming trump administration's policies. right. and those are going to come intolay here. governor newsom and president elect trump, of course, as you know, have a very challenging relationship, to say the least. but now it seems trump may accept the governor's invitation to come to california, to go to l.a. to see that wildfire devastation firsthand. as the fires were erupting last week, trump criticized newsom's handling of the emergency and even called on him to resign. now, u.s. house speaker mike johnson has indicated that the incoming administration would put conditions on any aid coming to california now, while california's special session was refocused to address the l.a. wildfires, newsom originally called that trump to that session to so-called trump proof california policies. newsom is proposing about $2.5 billion in emergency response funding, 1 billion of which would come from the state's emergency reserves a

today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning with more on that. kris. good morning to you marcus and laura. so every two years as you know, crews go out across the county to find out how many people are living on the streets, along creek beds, in rvs and cars and in shelters. and this santa clara county and the city of san jose will reveal how they will do their count next week. now, just last week, federal figures put the number of people living unhoused at nearly 10,400 people in santa clara county. it is the highest out of all nine bay area counties, and 5% higher than the year before. one advocate says this is still likely an undercount. at the same time, city of san jose officials are preparing to open the city's second safe parking site in the city. the site on berryessa road will be able to serve residents with bathroom facilities, counseling, community gardens and security. the 85 spot lot could be open by the end of this month and just in time, as parking enforcement began putting notices on rvs in areas near schools, parks and neighborhoods re

today in the bay's kris sanchez is in our newsroom this morning monitoring the damage and the fallout. and, kris, this has been a powerful round of santa ana winds. yeah. so if you're unfamiliar, santa ana winds are much likehe diablo winds that we get up here. you know, they are dry and they are strong. and we know also that more firefighters from the bay area took off overnight for southern california to try to help in that firefight. the alameda county strike team is now joining oakland hayward, fremont firefighters. and while they had a sleepless night, so too did governor newsom, who at 130 this morning announced we are working vigorously to ensure maximum support for firefighting efforts in los angeles. now that includes the hurst fire, now threatening the san fernando valley and the surrounding area. this one started just before 1030 last night, so it hasn't been burning very long, but it forced 44,000 people from their homes. much of southern california, now under a state of emergency. the eaton fire is threatening pasadena and altadena, and that started about four hours earli

today in the bay's kris sanchez is here with a look at what the new year may bring for us all. kris. all right. so before you say snake, that cannot possibly be good. i want to show you what that snake is and why it's a positive symbol. the year of the snake happens every 12 years and includes people born this year also. 20 1301, 89, 77, 65, 53, 41 and so on. the snake's main qualities are intelligence, resilience and love. and the year of the snake is one of renewal and regeneration for anyone willing to shed the past and let go. now san francisco's chinatown is ready. that was just a test run for chinatown's kick off of a month of celebrations. so you can see the fireworks. they are ready, but there will also be dragons and lion dances and red envelopes for the little children at portsmouth square on kearny street. mayor daniel laurie and district attorney brooke jenkins addressed the safety plan weeks ago, saying there is no specific threat for this year's opening ceremony. but it is such a big celebration, drawing so many people. but and also, the lunar new year parade is co

today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom with more on these mounting charges. what a case, kris. you might remember it. a lot of people do. certainly, matthew mueller is already behind bars serving 40 years. and yet today, investigators in seaside and monterey county will detail how their investigation led to an alleged crime in san ramon. you might remember mueller from the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo, mullin, entered her boyfriend's home. zip tied them both, then kidnaped huskins for a $1,700 ransom when she escaped two days later and was found in huntington beach down in southern california. vallejo police accused the couple of making the whole thing up. huskins later sued vallejo police for defamation. so now mueller's mullin is connected to another kidnaping for ransom in san ramon. about a month after the huskins case in 2015. in all, mullin is now linked to five cases from a home invasion in mountain view in 2019. in october of that year, another home invasion in palo alto. in 2015. his behavior escalated into that kidnap for ransom of den

but it's not clear whether governor gavin newsom will be by his side this as today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning talking about the progress and prospects for federal funds, chris. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. so in just the last hour, the white house released president trump's schedule for his l.a. visit, and we're not allowed to share the specifics. that's pretty typical, but we can confirm that he will be in california later today. the president is likely to see the disaster even before he lands in l.a. that newest fire, the hughes fire, burning near castaic lake north of santa clarita, exploded in size over two days, forcing 31,000 people from their homes as it burned more than 10,000 acres. containment now at 36%. the palisades fire, the first and still the biggest of this firestorm, is now 75% contained. the eaton fire in altadena and pasadena. good news here now, 95% contained now, since this whole firestorm started two weeks ago, 28 people died and more than 16,000 structures were destroyed. in all, there are 255 wildfires burning

today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom with more this morning.d morning chris. well good morning to you laura and marcus. so every two years crews go out across santa clara county to find out how many people are living on the streets, along creek beds, in rvs and in cars and in shelters. the county and city of san jose will reveal how they will do that count next week. they tell us that the methodology is going to be a little different, so we're listening for that. just last week, federal figures put the number of people living unhoused at nearly 10,400 people. santa clara county's number, the highest out of all nine bay area counties. and one advocate says that is likely an undercount. now, at the same time today, city of san jose officials are preparing to open the city's second safe parking site in the city very soon. this is a site on berryessa road which will be able to serve residents with bathroom facilities and counseling, community gardens and security. they can serve 85 spots, and it could open by the end of the month. and just in time

today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom. really weighing what's at stake here. good morning to you, laura and marcus. so what happens today could impact how many places kids and grown ups have to play soccer and football and such in the future? artificial turf is made of plastic, which a santa clara county health department report says can be toxic. although they did not make a clear connection to the impact on human health. however, the turf can reach temperatures of up to 160 degrees when it's hot, and it's not very good for the environment if it's not recycled very often, and it can also pollute waterways, according to that county report. however, it can withstand three times more play than natural grass. our investigative unit has been following the back and forth since the ban was introduced last summer, and talked with a youth sports advocate who says the turf industry is addressing some of those environmental concerns. for better or worse, artificial turf is the only option for a high use, high density field. there's certainly a shortage of fields in sant

notorious bay area kidnaper is facing new accusations in yet another kidnaping today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning with more on those mounting charges. chris. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. matthew mueller is already behind bars serving 40 years for kidnaping. and yet today, investigators in seaside in monterey county will detail how their investigation led to another alleged crime in san ramon. that same year, you might remember mueller from the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo, mullin, entered her boyfriend's home, zip tied him, then kidnaped huskins for $1,700 ransom when she escaped two days later and was found 400 miles away in huntington beach. vallejo police accused the couple of making the whole thing up. huskins later sued vallejo police for defamation. now, mullens is connected to another kidnaping for ransom in san ramon. abobout a mon after that huskins case in 2015. in all, mullens is linked to five cases from a home invasion in mountain view in 2009. in october of that year, another home invasion in palo alto. then in

but first let's go to kris sanchez. in our newsroom this morning with the new details that we have from that about the victims there. well good morning to you, marcus and laura. so in just the last few minutes, there was a press conference out of boston in which we learned who some of those youngest victims were on the passenger jet. here's the ceo of the skating club of boston. of those 14 skaters, six were from the skating club of boston, two coaches, two teenage athletes, and the athletes moms. skating is a very close and tight knit community. these kids and their parents, they're here at our facility in norwood. six, sometimes seven days a week. it's a close, tight bond. and i think for all of us, we have lost family. if you have kids who play youth sports, you know that it is a very tight knit group. now, we just also got a briefing at 430 this morning in which we were told that this is now a recovery mission and no longer a rescue mission because of the very, very cold conditions of the potomac river. this video y

here's nbc bay area's kris sanchez with what california has planned.torney general rob bonta says california is prepared to fight in the courts for birthright citizenship. on his inauguration day, president trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for future children born to mothers in the u.s. lawfully or temporarily, unless the child's father is here legally and permanently. california's rob bonta joined attorneys general fromom new jersey, massachusetts and 15 other states, plus the district of columbia and san francisco city and county, in filing suit against the trump administration. he says this is to protect the 20,000 babies to be born in california in the next year. and he also invoked his own mother. people like my own mom, who was born and raised in the philippines, who had me in the philippines and came here lawfully with me in tow at two months old, when she feared the rise of a dictator and martial law in her home country, which were both around the corner, who lived here legally with a green card for many years and e

but first, let's check in with kris sanchez in our newsroom, with what we know about the crash and alleople on board. good morning to you, marcus and laura. very difficult news this morning, but just in the last hour, we can tell you that that mission turned from a rescue operation to recovery because of the icy, overnight, there is now nos longer the possibility of survivors. this is the moment when that army blackhawk helicopter carrying three crew members and the american airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided on approach for landing there at reagan national. at this morning's briefing, the chief of dc's fire and police said that rescuers worked through the night. at this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident and we have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter. the national transportation safety board, the ntsb, is leading this investigation into why those two aircraft collided on what was a pretty routine situation and a very clear night at reagan national airport. the u.s. army confirms that