officials in moraga say solid plans are in place. >> the moraga orinda fire protection district worked on a prescribed burn on thursday near the moraga lafayette border. it's an effort to create a fuel break to protect homes from wildfires. >> the work that we're doing also makes retardant drops land in lighter fuels where they are much more effective. >> the prep work helps to maintain the hillsides, but some moraga residents are concerned about another potential problem the town's small two lane roads in the event of a chaotic wildfire. >> everybody's going to try to get out and people are going to be trapped on these one and two arteries out of town, and it's going to be a disaster. >> cheryl sabnis is with the group save moraga. it's focused on how to evacuate morocco's almost 17,000 residents, and it wants the town to do more. >> the tough part about infrastructure is, is that it is limited. >> morocco police chief john king admits the town's limited roadways presents a challenge, but he says evacuation plans are in place. this evacuation document has been sent to residents. a com

worked on a prescribed burn on thursday near the moraga lafayette border. it's an effort to create a fuel break to protect homes from wildfires. >> the work that we're doing also makes retardant drops land in lighter fuels where they're much more effective. >> the prep work helps to maintain the hillsides, but some moraga residents are concerned about another potential problem the town's small two lane roads. >> in the event of a chaotic wildfire. everybody's going to try to get out and people are going to be trapped on these one and two arteries out of town, and it's going to be a disaster. >> cheryl sanchez is with the group save moraga. it's focused on how to evacuate moraga, almost 17,000 residents, and it wants the town to do more. >> the tough part about infrastructure is, is that it is limited. >> morocco police chief john king admits the town's limited roadways presents a challenge. but he says evacuation plans are in place. this evacuation document has been sent to residents. a community warning system set up with the county will inform residents w

in moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> a man is in custody after police say he shot at a bus driver in san francisco. about 6 o'clock this morning near 4th and barry streets in the city's mission bay neighborhood. and police say the man shot at the driver then ran off. the driver was not hurt. police say that they later found the suspect and put him in custody. anyone with information about the shooting is being asked to call san francisco police. >> to san francisco police officers were taken to the hospital after crashing into a building during a chase. it happened just before 3.30, this morning near 9th and howard streets in the city. so many neighborhood police say they spotted a car that had been involved in a chase yesterday, tried to pull it over. the chase ended in the port whole neighborhood. when police say the suspects crashed into a pole in the officers crashed into a building. this happened near san bruno and paul avenue use. the suspects took off but were later arrested. the office

in moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news and well far. researchers at san jose state are currently studying the fires that are burning in los angeles county right now. >> the university has a wildfire interdisciplinary research center and they wanting to help the state manage the growing crisis that wildfires pose right now. the center is forecasting how the atmosphere and the weather influence fires like what we saw with the palisades fire and their models. make real-time predictions. researchers say most of the work that they do, however, comes after a fire. >> this analysis this this deeper understanding of how these fires grow, why they grow the way to do and that internal have, you know, eventually did brown the facts to? know how to better fight these fires. we know patterns to look out for because a study done with the simulations. >> researchers believe that california is going to have worsened worst fire seasons longer fire seasons and they wouldn't be surprised if we saw more urban areas catch fire as well. >> well, firefighters

moraga. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> we have all the latest on the wildfires and the wind conditions here on our afternoon newscasts. also online at kron 4 dot com. we are expecting an update from southern california at the top of the hour. 3, our plan is to bring that to you live as soon as it begins. the european green crab is an invasive species in the san francisco bay. and it's also one of the best little helpers to help the species stay under control. that's the sea otter to explain more about what studies are showing were joined live by and ecologist. rickey jefferson, thank you for being here. thank you so much for having me, ok? so these green crabs and one hand, they're not great for the environment. but on the other hand, they're helping out to sea otter. stu, i have that right. yep. you pretty much have that right. >> con su is the only california yesterday were the sea otter successfully has re-established a substantial population since they were hunted to near extinction. so that

>> in moraga, dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> all right. some breaking news. a new fire is there in southern california. this is in riverside county and we're looking from above courtesy of our sister station ktla. yeah, it's in your rupa, i believe. and it looks like the ground crews are. >> getting handle on this is apparently a couple of acres. you can see them down there just trying to beat that thing back. there are around the perimeter of it. is in a thick brush area and they were able the crews were able to get into the area to to try to tamp this thing down. they've been attacking it with the >> hand tools, predominantly and there is a neighborhood not too far from where the fire is burning in that that thick grass and brush you. rupa valley is just west of the city of riverside, north of corona, south of rancho cucamonga. if you're familiar with that part of riverside county, but obviously with the situation in los angeles county to the west. you worry about staffing levels. i'm sure you know, obviously all other all over southern california have been

the moraga and lafayette border. the crew said they worked the last few weeks to create fuel breaks to mitigate fire danger and those living nearby say they're glad it's being done. one neighbor tells us she's been watching the fires in southern california thinking of her family. >> so my nephew just saw his home on the television and noticed that it had been burned down. my other relatives have evacuated. >>> let's go to our weather now to talk about the conditions in southern c and the winds. will they be able to do the wind attack tonight? >> the winds will be gusty tonight. that's a concern, especially the kenneth fire that continues to grow, and air quality continues to be a concern. this is the satellite perspective from 1:00 this afternoon, give you the daylight view so you can clearly see that plume of smoke reaching off southern california blown out over the pacific because of the offshore winds. the winds are going to shift a little bit over the next 24 hours in addition to weakening by tomorrow morning. th

the moraga orinda fire district.y're gonna come to a controlled burn. >> this isn't a renter right near edgewood. drive. officials say this is going to start at 10:00am with another burn set for tomorrow. firefighters are gonna burn palma in the tunnel east bay right between wilder and los valley. they're trying reduce wildfire risk and maintain the area's ecosystem. how about is in fairfield gurley battling a grass fire that broke out just off green valley road. it's already burned about one acre, but officials say containment is expected shortly. the city of antioch, they've got a new acting police chief captain joe vo really serve in the role the previously filed in the role from august 2023. to last february. the shakeup comes after an agreement between the city of antioch and the department of justice to help the police force recover from years of scandals. former congresswoman jackie spear among 2 new women sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors, spirit will represent district one, which

they did work very quickly to stop the flames from spreading 604 is the time and starting today the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a controlled burn in orinda. it's going to be near edgewood drive starting at 10 o'clock this morning. and there will be another controlled burn tomorrow morning at 10, the burn is of piled materials in the tunnel east bay between wilder, a lost valley and they're doing this to reduce wildfire risk and maintain the ecosystem. if you're high, cling hiking is cycling. walking in the area. firefighters say that you may see smoke or even smell it and they recommend that you keep your windows and doors closed again. you don't have to call 9-1-1. they know about it. they plan these things and they wouldn't do it. if our winds were were extremely schedule that this is true. all right, 605, is the time we've got happening tomorrow. now san francisco is going to be welcoming a new mayor. daniel lurie will be sworn in at 11, 30 as the city's 46 mayor. >> kron four's will tran covering this live in san francisco. well. >> so basically for the next 5 and a

. >> when a couple of minutes, the moraga rid of fire department is going to be conducting a prescribedset to happen at 10 o'clock this morning. so in about 15 minutes will be out at the morocco, lafayette border, right near sky-high drive just east of moraga road and near capital into high school. we've got an indicator on the map here showing where that burned will be. it's in an open space. so you may see and smell smoke. so you want to close your windows to prevent that from coming in but know that this is a planned fire. >> a little jolt right after 07:00am. this would be the explanation we did have a 3.7 magnitude quake just northwest of the san francisco zoo again earlier this morning, those who felt the war shaking were actually in western san francisco daly city down to pacifica. most of the rest of us, some really light just brief jolt. we're sitting at center tower looking down at the golden gate bridge. skies are crystal clear. we've got another day with very light offshore wind here locally that you'll notice the direction that wind's coming from. we do have a little bit of

it'll be at 10 o'clock at the moraga lafayette border right near sky-high drive just east of prague. a road right near campbell into high school. crews are going to be burning, piled material out in open space. and you can see on the map here, the satellite view exactly where we're looking at. residents in that area may see and smell smoke. please close your windows and know that this is a planned prescribed burn. so no need to panic. >> 6.14, now and looking outside nice. and still this morning at the embarcadero, something we don't take for granted anymore. right? those offshore winds are definitely still a factor in southern california, but they are definitely not as significant as what has been seen in today's the last day of these red flag warnings and high wind warnings, at least for now, for most of southern california. so at least a temporary site relief down there. we actually do see some high wind advisories going back into effect for parts of the bay area. only in upper elevations over the weekend around 30 mile per hour gusts. we are still seeing fire danger in those yell

dennis drain is the prescribed program manager for the moraga-orinda fire department. >> we started the work here with a project called the north orinda shaded fuel break back in 2019. >> reporter: we showed you that work when it started. that was gavin newsom very first objective upon becoming governor. he declared an emergency, started purchasing new air resources and launched a statewide risk in the strategy that continues to this day on these very hillsides, but when he sees what is happening in the los angeles area, he sees something that might eclipse anyone's ability to prepare. >> when conditions are ripe for the wildfire, i feel for the fire crews in southern california with high winds, low humidities and no rain, it's really a tough situation down there. >> reporter: the work continues to reduce the risk and that is a job that is never really finished. >> if you think about it, as soon as you cut vegetation, it will start growing back. once we put in a shaded fuel break, it's an issue of maintaining that. >> reporter: it's not just the hand crews out here. they're using cows,

. >>> today crews with the moraga orinda fire were out doing burns near st. mary's college and the east bay is no stranger to the devastating wildfires, including the oakland hills firestorm that killed 25 people back in 1991. our amanda hari spoke to the berkeley fire chief about why the devastation in southern california is dredging up unwelcome memories of that disaster. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief says the images we're seeing out of southern california are a grim reminder what can happen right here. he says the topography and vegetation in the oakland hills and berkeley hills is very similar to that in l.a. he wants to remind both firefighters and residents to be prepared. as multiple fires continue to burn in the los angeles area, local fire municipalities are trying to learn from the tragedy. >> we have to learn. we're always learning. >> reporter: berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope, and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts t

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted prescribed burns behind saint mary's college. they took advantage of usual an unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings cut down last spring from oak trees. dennis rain with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> community up in boulder canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> rain also adding he grew up in southern california and use work in pacific palisades. he stressed the fire mitigation citing striking similarities between the terrain there and here. >> millions of people expected to visit san francisco this week for the annual jp morgan healthcare conference. the conference kicked off in union square today and it is already creating a buzz in the area. attendees are expected to bring more business to hotels, restaurants and shops in downtown san francisco. some local businesses say they're already getting more customers. >> this is s

. >>> today crews with the moraga orinda fire were out doing burns near st.and the east bay is no stranger to the devastating wildfires, including the oakland hills firestorm that killed 25 people

in fact, just three miles down this road is the town of moraga.nd a lot of people there have never step foot in canyon. it's just, uh, beautiful little place that nobody knows about and folks in canyon are ok with that they enjoy their privacy over 80 homes dot the hillside and are easy to miss. the residential roads are private and have clever names. the homes are rustic and in some cases out of this world. meanwhile the real world is just miles away. but you would never know. because we're unincorporated. you don see a city limits. you do see a sign that says canyon one mile or something like that. but you could drive past the school in the post office and not know what they are. that's right. canyon has a post office. welcome to the 945 106 all canyon. it also serves as a community meeting place, complete with a flea market free bench and a redwood bulletin board. the post office keeps them connected in a town where everybody knows your when we rebuilt the school in the early nineties it was there goes my brother, jeff. it is all about family a

brandon moraga is cut the ribbon on the warehouse. he is the chief operating officer at alameda, a global supply chain company. brandon, i mentioned cars, but there are generator batteries. there are golf cart batteries. all of a sudden there are a lot of batteries in the world. yeah. that's right. and thanks for having me today. obviously to talk about this important issue. you know, lithium ion batteries have been in our lives for a long time now, right in our laptops and on our phones. but they're getting more and more in our lives, as you said, with with cars powering our homes, powering our camp units, powering anything you can think of. and it's our opinion these days that almost every warehouse in the country has some density of lithium ion batteries. so the more we're aware of that situation and the more we're taking it seriously, the safer we're all going to be. and you could retrofit future or current warehouses. you describe it as a warehouse within a warehouse. so a warehouse that you know, where they're warehousing things

crews with moraga orinda fire district around today conducting prescribed burns behind saint mary's college it took advantage of the unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings. cut down from last spring from oak trees. tennis rain with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> rain also adding that he grew up in southern california and used to work in pacific palisades. he stressed the fire mitigation efforts sighting striking similarities between the terrain there and the terrain here. >> a man is in custody after police say he shot at a bus driver in san francisco. it happened around 6 o'clock this morning near 4th and barry streets in the city's mission bay neighborhood. police say the man shot at the driver and then ran off. the driver wasn't hurt. officers were able to find and arrest the suspect. anyone with information about the shoo

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted a prescribed burn behind saint mary's college. they took advantage of the very dry january to burn piles of trimmings that are cut down last spring from oak trees. so dennis ryan with the fire district says when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is the best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> also adding here that he grew up in southern california and used to work at pacific palisades. he says the terrain is very similar there. and here and fire mitigation efforts are the key to preventing them from exploding in size. our parent company nexstar is partnering with the red cross to raise money for wildfire victims in southern california. if you want to help just scan this qr code on your screen right now, we'll take you to a page where you can donate. in. developing world news officials say hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a cease-fire in

one was on mount tam in marin county, the other was in moraga. sky seven flew overhead as firefighters set small, controlled fires. the goal is to do this on a low risk day and reduce some of the brush that could fuel a wildfire on a high risk day. local fire officials are encouraging people here in the bay area to make sure you're ready for a wildfire. abc seven news reporter tim johns has some tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation in los angeles continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends

and starting today, the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a. >> controlled burn. they're doing this near edgewood drive in orinda starting at 10 o'clock this morning and same time tomorrow, 10:00am another controlled burn. there. they're going to be burning and in the area by the tunnel east bay between wilder and lost valley. they want to do this to reduce the greater wildfire risk and to manage the ecosystem. so if you are in the area and you see smoke, they do know about it. although if you smell smoke, they recommending that if you live in that area, you keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right. happening this morning, san francisco will be welcoming a new mayor. daniel lurie is going to be sworn in at 11 30 this morning. a crowd was will tran is live in san francisco with what we can expect. well. what we can expect is a lot of traffic problems around city hall. so if you need to go around here, this is your time to do it because they will lock this down in about one hour from now. just to give you full disclosure, we have been moved several times alr

he noticed in our inland communities while walnut creek and danville, lower 60's there as well as moraga orinda pay a little warmer along the bay shore mid 60's in oakland and berkeley to the north bay. more 60's for you. so very similar temperatures across the bay area and there's santa rosa sitting at lows. 63 there, too. now here's our weather pattern. high pressure is in control. low-pressure just sitting off the u.s. the coast down south there. that's creating those windy conditions. those offshore winds, the santa ana winds that's causing those wildfires. so a quick check the big wildfires here. palisades on the west side of los angeles county. we're looking at 50 degrees right now. humidity is at 30%. the winds right now are 9 to 14 miles per hour or so. at times we see a lull in the winds. but there are still critical fire weather, red flag warnings through 06:00pm this evening and until 03:00pm, there's actually a pds red-flag warning. so that is a particularly dangerous situation. we could see wind gusts as high as 30 to 50 miles per hour and even 70 miles per hour in the highe

and today in just a couple of hours, the moraga orinda fire district is going to do a controlled burn in orinda near edgewood, drive. it's starting at 10 o'clock this morning. they're also going to have a prescribed burn at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. this is to take care of the area. there, burned down the fire risk and also maintain the area's ecosystem. so if you're in the area and you see smoke or flames, they know about it. it's a controlled burn. they do recommend, though, if you live in that area if you're just or by smoke that you keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right, 805, is the time. let's get back to san francisco now as that city is set to welcome a new mayor, big transition today. daniel lurie will be sworn in and the and kron four's will tran is live in san francisco with what we can expect will. well, let me just tell you, as far as traffic implications, if you don't have to be down here, let me just tell you avoided because it is a mess. we have moved for the 3rd time this morning. >> i'll step out of the way just to show you what you are looking at in rea

the east bay spent the day working to reduce the fire risk in the bay area with crews out in the moraga orinda fire conducted some prescribed burns right behind saint mary's college in this was a video that recorded of them doing that work. now the advantage of this unusually dry january is that it gave them a chance to burn some of these piles of trimmings that were cut down last spring from oak trees. dentist rain. the fire district commander says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> yeah, rain is adding that he grew up in southern california. he used to work in pacific palisades and he stressed that the fire mitigation efforts. are striking. similar similarities between the terrain there and here. well, our parent company nexstar, by the way, is partnering with the red cross to raise money for wildfire victims in southern california. if you'd

we're talking about the moraga orinda fire district. they conducted some prescribed burns behind saint mary's college. our cameras recorded what it was they were doing the advantage. they say of this unusually dry january is that allowed them to burn some of the piles of trimmings that they had collected from the spring of last year. all the oak trees that they had pruned. dennis farina with the fire district says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is their best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> yeah. he also added that he grew up in southern california. he used to work in pacific palisades and he stressed that fire mitigation efforts that they're doing citing that striking similarities between the terrain there and here he doesn't want those fires breaking out here. >> wildfire researchers at san jose state are studying the fires that are

and at this very moment, the moraga orinda fire district is doing a controlled burn in orinda. it's near edgewood drive just getting underway at 10 o'clock. and then 10:00am tomorrow. they'll do another controlled burn of piled materials in the tunnel. east bay between wilder and lost valley. they want to reduce the wildfire risk and maintain the ecosystem. they say that if you see smoke and flames, this is a planned burn. so they do they know about, you know, need to call 9-1-1. but if you live in the area, you may want to keep your windows and doors closed. >> all right. back in san francisco, of course, that city is going to be welcoming a new mayor today very soon. danielle lawrie will be sworn in. we've got live coverage from conference will tran. good morning. well. >> we are less than 90 minutes away from its starting and we are at the corner of grove and polk. and you can see over my right shoulder that is city hall. no traffic allowed to pass through it. in fact, you cannot even walk into the front of city hall on polk street. it is completely shut down. security airti

the moraga orinda fire department. they're going to be conducting a prescribed burn a little later this morning. it's gonna happen at 10 at the murrah the lafayette border, right near sky-high dry east of morocco road near the koppel high school crews are going to be burning palm materials out in the open space. residents in the area might see and smell a little smoke. so just closure. when knows. in the south bay, a man has been arrested for alleged assault and possession of child. morgan hill police received a tip back on december. 30th of a man in possession of hundreds of photos and videos of child abuse materials. after they investigated, police said they found evidence. i want to just ash to incur era had sexually assaulted a child under his care career was booked into santa clara county jail on multiple charges for the assault and possession of child morgan police are asking any of the victims to reach out to the department. still ahead, the kron morning news, a health and fire crews. >> undertaking rope rescue

crews with the moraga orinda fire district conducted prescribed burns behind saint mary's college shark cameras. were there. they took advantage of the unusually dry january to burn piles of trimmings that cut down last spring from the oak trees nearby. dennis ryan with the fire district says that when it comes down to mitigation, reducing fuels is our best bet. >> there's a community up in bolinger canyon that would be at risk from a fire that started here on a western north that could blow embers back up into the canyon where we really couldn't get to him easily. >> iran adds that he grew up in southern california and used to work in pacific palisades. he says the terrain is similar between there and here fire mitigation efforts are key to preventing fires from exploding in size. we want to give you an update on the fires burning in southern california right now because there's another fire that just broke out last night. >> as the race to contain the other 2 big fires continues. so taking a look here at some footage that we have of these fires, the new one is called the auto fire and