i'm grant lotus. our top story tonight.akland's fire chief says the closing of 2 fire houses. >> this coming monday will definitely have an effect on people who live and work in those areas. yet the closing of oakland hills fire station. 25 28. it's part of the city's attempt to close 129 million dollar deficit as kron four's. dan kerman reports the chief believes the station's marked for closure will have the smallest effect on oaklanders. having this fire station here. >> it's small, but it. and the people are amazing. and it's really upsetting. jill jagan lives around the corner from oakland hills fire station. 25. >> on monday, the firehouse will be shut down until the end of june to help the city of oakland balance its budget. >> the budget in

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. surrounded. >> la county from the ocean to the valley. the hearst in the lydia fires there in santa clarita. the woodley fire is burning in the san fernando valley area. but by far the 2 most destructive fires are the eaton fire burning in altadena. the palisades fire in pacific palisades and that palisades fire as ed. grant mentioned earlier is the most destructive in la city history. kron four's kerman has been following the blazes. see joins us live in the newsroom now with the latest and. >> well, you know, just imagine for a minute you've lived in your home for 40 years. raised kids there

. >> welcome to the white lotus in thailand. >> white lotus creator mike white promises season threepping february 16th will be longer, bigger, and crazier. and it's off to the theater we go in march for rachel zegler. live action snow white, the girl i'm meant to, this is our kingdom, but now we're here to take it back. familiar favorites back in the box office all year long. from paddington in peru to tom cruise in mission impossible final reckoning in may and megan 2.0 in june. and call it a jonathan. >> amnon valero, winkie country jonathan bailey starring in this summer's jurassic world rebirth, followed by wicked for good on netflix. >> lady gaga is set to join wednesday's season two in the fifth and final season of stranger things drops this year, too. >> welcome to stranger things season five on disney plus. >> daredevil born again in march. >> it's been some time, hasn't it? >> 2025 is also the year of dynamic duos. get ready for lilo and stitch in may and lindsay and jamie in freaky friday in august. and fresh off its emmy wins, get ready for the traitors dropping this week

and of course, the white lotus is returning this season for its third season, and it's set in thailandand there is a lot of people are expecting thailand to be very big this year. >> that is one of the places i actually have been in thailand. i can't recommend it enough. i do think it's one of those places which is right on the edge of at any moment being destroyed by tourism, so i kind of feel like you need to see it now. do you agree with that? >> yeah. i mean, and we also there we also just did a piece on laos. oh yeah. which is a much less touristed country in the same area. it's landlocked, so it doesn't have the beaches, but it does also have stunning natural beauty. really interesting culture. and you could be like one of the first people to go to laos as opposed to one of the many, many people who've gone to thailand. >> i was just looking at tht piece on laos, and i'm intrigued because i have a feeling that will be white lotus part 33 or something. so yeah, get get on it now. okay. exactly. another piece of new york times has done recently. i was fascinated because i happen to

thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis.ur top story out of the east bay. >> were to fire stations are temporarily closing in oakland due to that city's budget crisis. fire stations. 25 28 will close beginning on monday. their coverage area will now be covered by firehouse. 21, is all part of the budget cuts that the city of oakland was forced to make

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis and extreme fire.ger warning is in effect. >> or the entirety of southern california. at least 24 deat

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i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. that fire broke out just before 10, 30 this morning and get a look at some of the video we are now getting from the scene. you can see actually some people abandoned their cars as they panicked, trying to flee their homes. bulldozers had to come in to be used to clear the roadways for fire crews to get through to do their job. there's a chain reaction. some people abandoned their cars and then folks behind them. obviously couldn't get anywhere. so people were just running on foot. there's no estimate yet on the number of homes that have burned. but you see it in the video. there

i'm grant lotus. the fight continues tonight against those deadly wildfires burning in la county. crews have been able to gain some containment on especially the ones burning in pacific palisades and altadena. but high winds could cause them to grow exponentially at the santa anas. here's a look at the latest numbers between the palisades and eaton fires alone. at least 24 people have died. 17,000 structures that homes and cars, businesses, apartment buildings. >> destroyed. and right now more than 37,000 acres are burning. >> a closer look at the fires, the fire pacific palisades is killed. at least 8 people. right now. it is 14% contained after burning more than 23,000 acres. the eaton fire in altadena and parts of pasadena has killed at least 16 people. that fire is 33% contained after burning more than 14,000 acres. >> tonight, tens of thousands of people there are under evacuation orders because of these wildfires, kron four's rob nesbitt has been talking with people today who are still not able to get back to their homes down there. he joins us live in the studio with some o

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i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. a man is dead after. >> a shooting in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood. a woman and toddler were also taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. so just a tragic situation. kron four's rob nesbitt. he's been at the scene today where family members spoke about what they think happened. >> san francisco police say today's shooting was an isolated incident and there's no threat to the public. the father, the man who was killed says his son shot himself after shooting 2 others had to to after that. anthony thomas was in tears while police investigated the home where he says his son, antoine thomas, was shot and killed according to thomas, the 24 year-old shot himself after shooting his one and a half year old son and the child's mother to his >> for for some strange reason i i didn't i didn't get a chance to make it here. time. stop it. now he's gone. >> police were called to the residence on tompkins abbott's san francisco just after 08:00am thursday for reports of a shooting

i'm grant lotus. the fire now burning in calabassas is one of several fires that have been burning in and around los angeles county. the 2 biggest the crews are fighting by far the fi

i'm grant lotus. this is bad. the fire is burning homes as it continues to rage earlier today. it was just a little over 200 acres in size. but it has ballooned. it is now more than 1000 acres and it's not letting up. cal fire says that more than 10,000 homes are still threatened by this fire. evacuation orders are in place right now. some people they even left their cars behind, making it really difficult for crews to get up into the hills to fight that fire as a result of fire crews have to use a bulldozer to move those cars out of the way. yeah, it's a mess. governor newsom is on the ground in southern california. he says although many people have evacuated, there are still some folks who are staying behind. >> i think just qui-e literally. now or so ago. got up the canyon saw firsthand impacted the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed and the fact that people were still not evacuated still did not heed the warning. we're just coming down the canyon. is a reminder of how serious this moment is

i'm grant lotus. our top story tonight. the city of oakland. >> has its 3rd mayor in less than a month. councilmember kevin jenkins was selected by u.s. fellow council members this afternoon. but as kron four's, dan kerman tells us the spotlight today is once again on former congresswoman barbara lee. and the question remains, will she or won't she run for mayor? former oakland congresswoman barbara lee will announce later this week if she'll run for oakland. mayor an april special election. >> but on monday, lee registered ali for oakland, mayor 2025 campaign finance committee with the secretary of state's office. barbour lead would be in serene, the world's most difficult job at the most difficult time. >> media and political strategist justin berton served communications director for former oakland mayor libby shaft. >> she's obviously the odds on favorite to win the seat of mayor for oakland. >> burton says lee's popularity during a quarter century in congress is clearly to her advantage. but he says former congressman

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. these wildfires

thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 6, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. crews were able to make progress on these fires over the weekend. but the death toll has climbed to 24. the palisade

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. that fire broke out just before 10, 30 this morning and get a look at some of the video we are now getting from the scene. you can see actually some people abandoned their cars as they panicked, trying to flee their homes. bulldozers had to come in to be used to clear the roadways for fire crews to get through to do their job. there's a chain reaction. some people abandoned their cars and then folks behind them. obviously couldn't get anywhere. so people were just running on foot. there's no estimate yet on the number of homes that have burned. but you see it in the video. there are many dozens, maybe hundreds. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency. >> the santa ana winds are just wreaking havoc, tearing through southern california. fire officials describing the fire as a blow torch. the fire for several road closures, including at least 2 freeways a fire burning just 10 miles from malibu. that's where a fire burned 4,000 acres last month. >> firefighters are afraid that t

i'm grant lotus. our top story tonight. oakland's fire chief says the closing of 2 fire houses. >> this coming monday will definitely have an effect on people who live and work in those areas. yet the closing of oakland hills fire station. 25 28. it's part of the city's attempt to close 129 million dollar deficit as kron four's. dan kerman reports the chief believes the station's marked for closure will have the smallest effect on oaklanders. having this fire station here. >> it's small, but it. and the people are amazing. and it's really upsetting. jill jagan lives around the corner from oakland hills fire station. 25. >> on monday, the firehouse will be shut down until the end of june to help the city of oakland balance its budget. >> the budget in oakland obviously in a crisis level and we. we really don't feel like. we should be. >> the ones from under the bus fire station. 28 is the other oakland hills fire house that will be shuttered for 6 months on monday. together, the closures are expected to save the city 5 milli

i'm vicki liviakis grant lotus our top story. the city of oakland has now its 3rd mayor in less than a month. councilmember kevin jenkins was selected by his fellow council members as the interim mayor this afternoon. but as kron four's, dan kerman tells us tonight, the spotlight is once again on former congresswoman barbara lee. and the question remains, will she or won't she run for mayor? oakland congresswoman barbara lee registered ali for oakland. mayor 2025 campaign finance committee with the secretary of state's office. now, a spokesman for lee says she'll announce later this week if she's actually going to run for mayor of oakland, she would certainly come out as the odds-on favorite. she's more than likely to win media and political strategist justin berton served as communications director for former oakland mayor libby schaff properly should expect to answer the question. >> why are you doing this at age? 78? do you have the strength, the stamina and the commitment. everyone understands that she's an iconic, meaningful

i'm grant lotus. >> and i'm vicki liviakis said devastating, horrific, unprecedented. these are all words being used to describe the wildfires still burning across la county. more than 180,000 people are out of their homes under evacuation orders and at least 5 people have been killed. officials say the city's water system is stretched and was further hampered by power outages. as of this afternoon, hundreds of thousands of angelenos remain without their power kron four's gayle ong. she's been monitoring the wildfires joins us now live from the newsroom with an update. gayle, what are you learning? vikki and the palace. 8 sunday in fires, the 2 largest of the 5 have burned a total of at least 32,000 acres. >> both 0 containment and more than 9,000 structures have been either damaged or destroyed by the fires from above. >> dozens of blocks flight into smoldering rubble in the pacific palisades community on the ground. homeowners surveying the devastation for the first time thursday. did you decide to walk up here today? i wanted to document the damage. >> and contact m

i'm grant lotus. the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this 5 page claim filed against the county of san mateo by sheriff christina corpus is lawyer was filed on december 3rd. and if there's a claim that there are some in the county who still believe that law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world. the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discrimination and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a team player and work with the system. but when she continued to be more wind again and again, she had no choice but to representation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after a scathing 400 page report was done by the county's independent investigator. she was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of power and

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. appreciate you being with us tonight. more images tonight are coming out of designated neighborhoods in la county's devastating fires continue to tear through that region. yeah. let's take a look now at what's left of altadena after the eaton fire moved through that area. >> the neighborhood that was once lush with greenery in life is now a ghost town. at least 16 people are dead. it is now. 35 1% contained and burning more than 14,000 acres. about 7,000 homes burned to the ground. >> and here's a look at the civic palisades. this was the first fire when this firestorm started last week last tuesday, late in the morning and destroyed more than 10,000 structures in that coastal community. at least 8 people died in that fire. it is now 17% contained but has burned through more than 23,000 acres. >> here's an overall look at those wildfires. 24 people have died about 24 people missing 17,000 structures destroyed. and right now more than 37,000 acres are burning. crews working really hard to gain ground on these wildfires is

i'm vicki liviakis grant lotus our top story. the city of oakland has now its 3rd mayor in less than a month. councilmember kevin jenkins was selected by his fellow council members as the interim mayor this afternoon. but as kron four's, dan kerman tells us tonight, the spotlight is once again on former congresswoman barbara lee. and the question remains, will she or won't she run for mayor? oakland congresswoman barbara lee registered ali for oakland. mayor 2025 campaign finance committee with the secretary of state's office. now, a spokesman for lee says she'll announce later this week if she's actually going to run for mayor of

thank you for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis wildfires forcing 10's of thousands of families. >> from their homes and many, which those homes no longer standing tonight, at least 11 people are reported dead forward. progress has been stopped against a new fire that erupted in granada hills today. evacuation orders there have been down graded orders as though we're still in place for the palisades fire and the eaton fire zones and orders have been lifted for the hearst and the kenneth fires. a red flag warning, though, remains in effect until 6 o'clock tonight, more than 36,000 acres have burned and more than 12,000 buildings are damaged or destroyed. making this the most destructive and costly fire la has ever seen. >> authorities are still assessing the full scope of the utter devastation from the historic palisades fire, which is decimated. much of that coastal community. it looks like a bomb went off the fire is now a percent contained. so they're starting to get a little bit of control on it. but you have thousands of structures, most

thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 6, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. crews were able to make progress on these fires over the weekend. but the death toll has climbed to 24. the palisades fire is now more than 23,000 acres. >> containment is up to 14%. the eaton fire. that's about 14,000 acres. but firefighters have been able to get containment up to 33% more than 12,000 buildings have been damaged and thousands of people, they are still under evacuation orders. tonight. damage from these fires already estimated to be in the billions. but now the concern turns to the weather as firefighters are. >> worried that strong winds in the forecast could some of the progress they made over the weekend scrub forced kathy trafton is here now. >> with details right now. >> and you know, you're right. the winds to die down a little bit over the weekend. it gave a window of opportunity for the firefighters to really make some progress. and they did make progress. but the winds are wrapping up. >> once again, we have extremely dangerous, critical fire concerns across

great lotus. more images are coming out of what is left to parts of southern california. la county just. >> devastating wildfires are still tearing through neighborhoods, leaving behind piles of rubble where homes once stood so here's a look at what's left of altadena after the eaton fire moved through that area. >> the neighborhood that was once lush with greenery and life. now a ghost town, at least 16 people are dead and it is now. 35% contained and burning more than 14,000 acres. about 7 1000 homes, buildings and cars destroyed, gone. here's a look at pacific palisades where >> that fire tore through and devastated more than 10,000 structures. at least 8 people have died and this fire alone containment is up to 17%. but this fire already burned more than 23,000 acres. >> and here's an overall look at those wildfires. 24 people have died. 24 people missing 17,000 structures destroyed. and right now more than 37,000 acres are burning and crews are working really hard to try to gain ground on these fires as high winds continue to push back against that effort. that facto

i'm grant lotus. the fire now burning in calabassas is one of several fires that have been burning in and around los angeles county. the 2 biggest the crews are fighting by far the fires and palisades and altadena. the altadena fire is being called the eaton fire within the last hour, officials updated the public and said they have found 2 people who died in the palisades fire. that's in addition to 5 people who have died in the eaton fire in altadena, our country's gayle ong joins us now live from the d newsroom with the latest. what can you tell us? >> vicki grant, the palisades and ian pfizer, largest of the several fires burning in southern california, have burned at least 32,000 acres at last check, both 0 containment and more than 10,000 structures. many of them homes have burned in the fnres from above. >> dozens of blocks flight into smoldering rubble in the pacific palisades community on the ground. homeowners surveying the devastation for the first time thursday. did you decide to walk up he

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. these wildfires have decimated homes, businesses just about everything in their path. more than 37,000. >> are. >> have acres have burned and more than 12,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, at least 11 people have died in the fires. now, officials say this is the most destructive and the costly fire la has ever seen. here's a look at the 6 main fires that are burning all over. lee county containment has grown in almost all of them. the most recent fire started in granada hills. >> here's a closer look at what that looked like today. crews were able to stop forward progress pretty quickly. it started about 10, 30 this morning. >> burning about 19 acres, no containment, but again, they are not really fearing homes. evacuation orders in many areas around there have been lifted in crews are gaining containment now in a fire burning in calabassas that fire. >> is 35% contained and burning more than 1000 acres. thankfully, no structures were destroyed there. a temporary evacuatio

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the 5 basically surrounded. >> la county from the ocean to the valley. the hearst in the lydia fires there in santa clarita. the woodley fire is burning in the san fernando valley area. but by far the 2 most destructive fires are the eaton fire burning in altadena. the palisades fire in pacific palisades and that palisades fire as ed. grant mentioned earlier is the most destructive in la city history. kron four's kerman has been following the blazes. see joins us live in the newsroom now with the latest and. >> well, you know, just imagine for a minute you've lived in your home for 40 years. raised kids there and with a moment's notice, you have 5 minutes to collect your most precious items and escape only to return the next day to find your home has burned to the ground. that's the reality for many in southern california today. this is what it looked like from the air over pacific palisades wednesday morning thousands of firefighters continue to battle the palisades fire that's destr

i'm grant lotus. the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this

. >> everybody on the will kids and i'm grant lotus. our top story tonight at 6 o'clock just a couple days into the new year in san francisco, police are investigating 2 shootings, one of them resulted in a man being killed and a woman and a toddler were injured. our kron four's rob nesbitt was at the scene today where family members talked about what they believed happened. >> san francisco police say today's shooting was an isolated incident and there's no threat to the public. the father, the man who was killed says his son shot himself after shooting 2 others had to that. anthony thomas was in tears while police investigated the home where he says his son, antoine thomas, was shot and killed according to thomas, the 24 year-old shot himself after shooting his one and a half year old son and the child's mother. is >> for for some strange i i i i didn't i didn't get a chance to make it here. time. stop it. now he's gone. >> police were called to the residence on tompkins avenue. san francisco just after 08:00am thursday for reports of

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i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. a san francisco police department. >> no longer under state oversight. the eight-year long supervision from the california department of justice began back in 2018 when it was found that the department headed out. david use-of-force policy and lacked accountability. according to today's report, the police department implemented 263 of 272 reforms. the remaining 9 reforms there in progress. the end of the oversight comes as daniel lurie is set to take over as san francisco's mayor tomorrow. and the city announcing a 20 year low in major crimes. >> it's incredibly hopeful. we have to continue to do our work. i've commended them on those crimes that's going down. i want to conserve continue to improvements there. yes, doj saying that there's been substantial progress. commends sfpd and we can't stop. we've got to continue to get better. i want sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. >> the new report we mention shows in 2024 pr

thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis.ng force of firefighters moving into the la area today has more powerful winds are expected to trigger new danger that could set back recent containment progress. you look at the live look there, at least 24 people have been killed. thousands of homes and businesses have

i'm grant lotus. >> and i'm vicki liviakis. of course, this fire breaking out as resources are already stretched south. and in los angeles county as they battle 5 other fires. let's go to a map there. showing where those other fires are burning in total, nearly 30,000 acres have burned and firefighters. they're struggling to get the upper hand more than 4,000 buildings have been damaged or totally destroyed and at least 5 people have been killed. and this afternoon we are starting to get a closer look at all the damage caused by these fires. take a look. this is what's left in pacific palisades. you can see entire neighborhoods just reduced to rubble. complete devastation today as we're getting a clearer look at that destruction left behind gayle ong is here with us to bring us up to date on those conditions. gayle? >> yeah, has we have been reporting on the 2 major fires of the of the 5, the palisades fire at last check has burned more than 17,000 acres. 0 containment. the eden fire is at least 13,690 acres. we just got an upd

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis and extreme fire. danger warning is in effect. >> or the entirety of southern california. at least 24 deaths have been reported across la county so far in the wake of several large blazes. and officials fear that number may only rise, but as firefighters race against time to ulster containment of the 2 largest infernos, the palisades in the eaton fires more wind in the forecast could smell this spell trouble. it is the largest and most clear warning that wildfire danger is still existing. and if fire sparks, it may be tough to put it out. >> firefighters around los angeles are preparing to attack flare ups are any new fires that might pop up. even though evacuations have been reduced in recent days, officials are still warning people that more evacuations could certainly be ordered. it fires ignite in these winds. as we turn our attention to the forecast down there, which is not great. this is obviously sfo up here. meteorologist kyla grogan is with us with the latest kyla. yeah, that's right. so unfor

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the city of oakland has a new mayor. >> it's 3rd in less than a month. councilmember kevin jenkins, who was first elected to the council 2 years ago was selected as council president this morning. and as such, he becomes oakland's interim mayor until a special election is held on april. 15th jenkins takes the roles and the reins from nikki fortunato bas who was just elected to the alameda county board of supervisors. a bass had been interim mayor december 17th following the recall of mayor sheng thao. now jenkins says the city has some serious challenges ahead, but he's confident that if lawmakers worked together, oakland can get back on track. >> former oakland congresswoman barbara lee has filed paperwork to run for oakland. mayor lee was first elected to congress in 1998. she lost a bid for the u.s. senate seat once held by dianne feinstein recently, lee still has not officially announced. she will, in fact, run. >> well, today, the council also welcomed its newly elected council m

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thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. a growing force of firefighters moving into the la area today has more powerful winds are expected to trigger new danger that could set back recent containment progress. you look at the live look there, at least 24 people have been killed. thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. crews and equipment from canada and mexico and across the u.s. arriving to assist first responders ahead of what could be a few dangerous days. >> here's a look now at the latest numbers on the 3 active wildfires that have been burning in la county since tuesday. the palisades fire is 14% contained. it's burned more than 23,000 acres. the eaton fires 33% contained in this burned more than 14,000 acres and hearst fire is 95% contained after burning nearly 800 acres cut for theresa begins our team coverage today after hearing from officials. >> as the increasing wind event is upon us, doubling down as we speak. the los angeles city fire department has maximized our resource capabilities and respon

. >> welcome to the white lotus in thailand. >> this is very exciting. >> aren't you a brave girl? >> and where's the money? >> you can't heal something unless you say it out loud. >> it's not the light. >> not the light. there's not the light. >> welcome back to cnn. i'm ivan watson. special counsel jack smith has resigned from the justice department. the departure comes amid a legal fight to keep attorney general merrick garland from releasing smith's report of his investigations into donald trump. that probe focused on mr. trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. smith's office has been winding down its efforts for weeks. his resignation before president trump takes office was expected. now donald trump, he ran on a campaign that focused largely on his promise to deport people who are in the united states illegally. but his borders are is warning lawmakers the plan could take a while to implement. sources tell cnn tom homan is making it clear to allies that, quote, the largest deportatio