need at least 20ft of clearance on either side to get by. >> keeping the roadways clear in the oakland hills is even more critical, given the limited number of roadways in and out of the area, says oakland city council member janani ramachandran. all of the montclair neighborhood, for example, three roads to get you in and out of this portion of the hills. ramachandran says four of oakland's seven districts are in high wildfire regions. she says oakland has one of the bay area's most comprehensive vegetation management plans to deal with the thousands of acres of forested areas in the city. the problem is funding. but the recent passage of measure m provides funding for the next 20 years to tackle these issues. >> a huge part of the goal of this ballot measure is to get the resources to be able to do that, but as of now, absolutely, we are not where we should be when it comes to being proactive. >> ramachandran says the regional cooperation between bay area counties is another piece for effective wildfire prevention in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> we are staying on top of all of

that's the oakland hills. 5253 have had gusts. oakland airport, 43.side of mount tamalpais 40. cordelia. crystal springs reservoir berkeley lab around mills college and merritt college. anywhere from 32 to 38mph. offshore breeze. there it is. oakland. north northeast of 51, above the oakland zoo. there. that's 25 in the city, east southeast. and it's all north around mount tamalpais and the napa and sonoma hills. fairfield northeast 23 oakland airport, thankfully, has come down, but santa rosa has a north wind. concord has a north wind. i've included the east bay hills as far as the official. the official. it's only the north bay hills, but you get. 51, 35, 50. that's enough for me. 30s, 40s and 50s on the temps here. big, big difference. if some. it's cold, for others, not too bad. there's atherton's 35, menlo park 35. stanford is 36, although palo alto was 37. airport now 40. so i think the breeze is picking up there. 51 over at pillar point. 14 truckee, 21 south lake tahoe, flagstaff. five. prescott 17. arcata 37 and 37. also in santa barbara. this

in the oakland hills. dan kerman kron, 4 news. the violent start to the new year in oakland continues tonight, police are looking for the person who shot and killed someone just before midnight along 12th street. >> near the intersection of 20nd, the victim was taken to the hospital where they died. as always, police are hoping for leads from the public. for the second year in a row, someone vandalized. oakland's lake merritt during hanukkah, the anti-semitic graffiti was found yesterday on the last night of the jewish holiday. the hateful message was spray painted on a concrete slab next to a menorah. it has since been cleaned up another man or in the same area was vandalized on the 6th night of hanukkah last year. >> investigators are searching for anyone who may have been sexually assaulted by this man. he's been arrested after a woman reporting he sexually assaulted her while he gave her a massage at the spa on meadow glen avenue and a broadway police did not name the spa but the water land spas. the only one in that area he pr

in the oakland hills. dan kerman kron, 4 news. oakland police are investigating yet another homicide just 3 days into the new year. >> it happened just before midnight near the intersection of 12th street and 22nd. have police say the victim was taken to the hospital where they died? no word yet on a suspect. >> millbrae massage therapist has been arrested after deputies say that he sexually assaulted a woman during a massage. they say that there may be more victims out there. a woman told last month that 47 year-old go. shane chen inappropriately touched her at a business on meadow glen avenue and broadway. he was arrested yesterday. police did not name the location but the water loans pause the only spot in that area. chan is facing multiple charges including battery involving an unconscious person. authorities say that he also worked as a massage therapist in alameda contra costa and san mateo counties. deputies are asking any other victims to come forward. new at 6 california health officials are urging people to get their vac

oakland hills residents are speaking out after the city closes down to fire stations to save money. >> in next drawing on for news at 10, i'm dan thorn and i'm noelle bellow of for the 4th night in a row. wildfires continue to burn through las angeles county. at least 11 people have died due to these fires. a total of 6 burning tonight. this is a live look at the palisades fire. it is the largest and has grown tonight forcing new mandatory evacuations were taking a live look right now over los angeles county there. can can we go back to that live? look there. yeah. the palisades fire has expanded northeast into the valley. officials have ordered people near the 405 freeway and the encino reservoir to evacuate. there. you can see the flames coming up. >> over the hillside there and also keeping in mind for residents there. curfew is also in effect. yeah, the area there previously was in an evacuation warning. it's now under an immediate evacuation order. >> this area, as you mentioned, the 405, that's one of los angeles is biggest freeways. this stark getty center is in this area as we

kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> the trainer, the oakland hills is very similar to the area burning right now in southern california. the palisades fire sparked one day after station. 25 1 other station in oakland were closed buyers in la. and just a stark reminder. >> of what can happen year-round. our fire season has gotten longer and longer while firefighters battle flames in southern california, firefighters in oakland were busy consolidating stations station. 25 and station. 28 close monday moving firefighters and engines to other areas of the city. president of the oakland firefighters union older says the closures are difficult for firefighters already dealing with a heavy workload structure fires every day, a building, fire kitchen fires. multiple car fires, encampment fires every day. i mean that the workload here on membership is and residents are also upset with the closures. elisa rodriguez and allen burton's live less than a mile from station. 25 concerned that their neighborhood will be dealing with a longer response time from firefighters disaster ever strikes. think

four's rob nesbitt reports now on the concerns that another fire could spark. >> the trainer, the oakland hills is very similar to the area burning right now in southern california. the palisades fire sparked one day after station. 25 1 other station in oakland were closed buyers in la. and just a stark reminder. >> of what can happen year-round. our fire season has gotten longer and longer while firefighters battle flames in southern california, firefighters in oakland were busy consolidating stations station. 25 and station. 28 close monday moving firefighters and engines to other areas of the city. president of the oakland firefighters union older says the closures are difficult for firefighters already dealing with a heavy workload structure fires every day, a building, fire kitchen fires. multiple car fires, encampment fires every day. i mean that the workload here a membership is and residents are also upset with the closures. elisa rodriguez and allen burton's live less than a mile from station. 25 concerned that their neighborhood will be dealing with a longer response time from firefig

. >> burglarized not once, but eight times, thieves repeatedly targeted an oakland hills home gutted by a fire. we will hear from the homeowner. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> it's been four grueling days. firefighters in southern california now doing what they can and they are seeing some signs of progress as they continue to battle wildfires that have already erased entire neighborhoods off the map. the fires burning across the region have burned in an area bigger than the size of san francisco. the good news, a red flag warning just expired, but they only have a small window before the santa ana winds pick back up again next week. tonight firefighters continue to attack the flames from the air as they edge closer to the san fernando valley, but for the first time since the fire started there are containment numbers to report. the palisades fire is now 8% contained while the eaton fire is 3% contained. in all, more than 12,000 homes and other structures have been leveled. 11 people are confirmed dead, but authorities say we could learn of more deaths in t

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 that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. >> we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it more likely. >> reporter: both chief sprague and emil kastenchoa who lived near the oakland hills vividly remember the firestorm of 1991. >> it was very apocalyptic and i feel like having experienced that, i know the graphic feeling, the tragic feeling of all that, how things can change in a moment's notice. >> reporter: kastenchoa said he walked outside that day and there was ash in his front yard. the sky was black.

fire officials warn if the budget was slashed during the oakland hills fire in october, the damage would have been a lot worse, but now two fire stations in the hills are temporarily shut down and more closures could be coming. our lauren toms spoke to some concerned neighbors and city leaders who say the situation in l.a. calls for officials to reconsider. >> reporter: residents up here in the oakland hills have been shocked to learn just while i've been out here reporting that this fire station behind me, engine 28, has already closed. residents are now hoping city officials will reconsider this decision before disaster strikes and it's just too late. when john cook pulled up to this firehouse on grass valley road in oakland, he had a man to try to save it from closing. >> i was going to ask them how can we support you? we're keeping this station open. i had no idea. >> reporter: but he was shocked to learn it was too late. this firehouse closest to his home was one of two to temporarily close as oakland tries to remedy a nearly $130 million budget deficit, but for john who uses a whee

need at least 20ft of clearance on either side to get by. >> keeping the roadways clear in the oakland hillseven more critical, given the limited number of roadways in and out of the area, says oakland city council member janani ramachandran. all of the montclair neighborhood, for example, three roads to get you in and out of this portion of the hills. ramachandran says four of oakland's seven districts are in high wildfire regions. she says oakland has one of the bay area's most comprehensive vegetation management plans to deal with the thousands of acres of forested areas in the city. the problem is funding. but the recent passage of measure m provides funding for the next 20 years to tackle these issues. >> a huge part of the goal of this ballot measure is to get the resources to be able to do that, but as of now, absolutely, we are not at where we should be when it comes to being proactive. >> ramachandran says the regional cooperation between bay area counties is another piece for effective wildfire prevention in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> as wildfires continue to burn th

elizabeth stage nearly lost her home in the oakland hills fire. she's been focused on improving evacuation routes in the east bay hills ever since. road structure isn't sufficient to carry everyone out quickly, stage has worked tirelessly to push for improvements. watching the devastation in southern california this week has been even more of a wake up call. those of us who were here know it can happen here. more than half the people who live here now were not here then. the most important factor for residents to be aware of is to know how to get notifications on when to evacuate. michael hunt, with the oakland fire department, says the city has made a lot of changes since 1991. evacuation warnings and routes are now pushed out digitally through the county's ac alert system. when there's a fire, the system kicks in. we begin identifying areas that are likely going to need to incident commanders beginnt. identifying which neighborhoods and which blocks need to be notified, and then ac alerts go out identifying which zones should be should be evacuat

fire destroyed homes in the oakland hills.th these closures, people who live in the grass valley neighborhood say their closest fire station is about two miles away. oakland's fire chief has acknowledged that with these closures, they can lead to delays in emergency when just seconds matter. ken houston, who represents the grass valley neighborhood, says it will be his priority now that he is in office to reopen station 28 as soon as possible. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc bay area news. thank you ginger. here's another live look at those wildfires burning right now in southern california as this inferno keeps raging. bay area crews are on the front lines. firefighters from san jose, sunnyvale and santa clara county are among the latest to join the firefight. they are committed for up to two weeks. oakland, san francisco, fremont, alameda and contra costa counties also sent firefighters along with oregon, nevada and washington state. first responders in the south bay say they are prepared to weather the conditions

the impacted stations are in the oakland hills, an area vulnerable to fires. kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> the train of the oakland hills is very similar to the area burning right now in southern california. the palisades fire sparked one day after station. 25 1 other station in oakland were close buyers in la. and just a stark reminder. >> of what can happen year-round. our fire season has gotten longer and longer while firefighters battle flames in southern california, firefighters in oakland were busy consolidating stations station. 25 and station. 28 close monday. moving firefighters and engines to other areas of the city. president of the oakland firefighters union seth older says the closures are difficult for firefighters already dealing with a heavy workload structure fires every day, a building, fire kitchen fires. multiple car fires, encampment fires every day. i mean that the workload here on the membership is and residents are also upset with the closures. elisa rodriguez and allen burton's live less than a mile from station. 25 concerned tha

last week, the city of oakland shut down two of its fire stations up in the oakland hills due to the city's budget crisis. oakland firefighters note the similar geography of the oakland hills and the los angeles county fire zones, noting neighborhoods with winding, narrow roads up in the hills. hundreds of volunteers came together to help wildfire survivors in southern california. >> it's a great story. they gathered at the santa anita racetrack. they brought clothing, household items and food. they worked together to offer clothing as well as packaged or hot food, even toys that were given to anybody who needed it. it started at the rose bowl, but the amount of vendors and donations grew so big they had to move it to the santa anita park. >> we thought we were going to give out 500 hot dogs and, you know, call it a day. and what happened is donations started pouring in. next thing we know, other food vendors came to help. and then before we know it, it got so big, so rapidly. >> now people can pick up food or any other necessity from now until wednesday at santa anita park. anything

we have already faced some massive destructive wildfires like the 1991 oakland hills firestorm. now it's time to get ready for the next one. >>>>as multiple fires continue to burn in the los angeles area, local fire municipalities are trying to learn from the tragedy. and if we didn't do that, i think it would be criminal. like we have to learn. we're always learning. 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 that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it. made it more likely. both chief sprague and emil carstensen, who lives near the berkeley hills, vividly remember the oakland hills firestorm of 1991. it was very apocalyptic, and i feel like having experienced that, i know the graphic feeling, the the tragic feeling of all that, how things can change within a, you know, in a moment's notice. kasten says he walked outside on that day, and there was ash

fire destroyed homes in the oakland hills. now, with these closures, people who live in oakland hills grass valley neighborhood say they feel their closest fire station is about two miles away. now, oakland's fire chief has acknowledged that these closures could impact emergency response. that's really when seconds matter. now there is a new council member that is representing that area, ken houston. he says that he will make it his priority to get station 28 reopened as soon as possible. he w just inaugurated on monday and so that is on his top of his priority. it's hard to see why not. marcus and laura. yeah, it brings to mind for everyone to be prepared. thank you very much, ginger. well, president biden actually has canceled a trip to rome so he can monitor the fires now from the white house. scott mcgrew is with us this morning. and, scott, this is going to be a very personal trip for the president. yeah, it was now canceled. he had some business meeting with the new italian prime minister, for instance. but he was also t

in the bay area, when the color fire erupted in the oakland hills in october, firefighters were ableent a large firestorm but a couple of homes did suffer significant damage. now one of those homes has become the target for thieves. not just once but eight times. da lin spoke with the homeowner. >> reporter: the homeowners tell me losing their home was tough but the repeated burglaries have been demoralizing. 4101, it was where they raised their children and hosted holiday dinners. until the october 18th keller fire severely damaged it. >> it is really horrible, it's like they are snatching your heart out all over again. >> reporter: neighbors say they broken at least eight times to steal anything that was salvageable in november and december, they first put a lock box with keys inside, after that burglary, the contractors changed the locks. >> this is one way the thieves came in and broke the window and literally crawled inside and took the whole refrigerator and took it down the street and put it in a vehicle. >> reporter: one of her sons slept in the car parked in the driveway to

slow down response times to incidents like the keller fire which burned roughly 15 acres in the oakland hills back in october. da lin spoke to a homeowner who says she might have lost everything if those stations were closed. >> reporter: station 28, it's one of two stations in the oakland hills that will shut down for the next six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city about $5 million, but neighbors worry losing the stations will lead to catastrophic results. oakland firefighters kicking down a burning fence to get to the flames

oakland hills 54mph. that was this morning. las trampas near lime ridge and boundary oaks golf course, 47, travis 40, lake chabot, 38 and calaveras road 35. los vaqueros reservoir, near there had 40 as well. looks like conditions are coming down a little, but i mea, there's still an east or northeast breeze for many or a wind, although it's not as bad as it was. say, look at santa rosa and petaluma, hardly anything. so some locations i know alameda. there's been some reports, hardly of anything at all as well. but the wind advisory will go until 10:00. i think we'll start to see a decrease pretty rapidly. 40s, 50s and 60s on the temps just depends on if you get the breeze or not. boulder creek is 39, gilroy is 35, hollister is 37. yet santa clara is 52 and santa cruz is 52. incredible differences on the temps here 19 2119 truckee 21. south lake tahoe 40. in arcata 62 la. some good news, at least for arizona. some good news. they are finally getting some rain there. unfortunately nothing for southern california except wind. ther

hard to get in and out the wind, because that was the windstorm happened also in the oakland hills. and how quickly the fire spread. that's correct. again, the wind is the biggest enemy for a fire. it wind is created by the fire itself. but when you have natural wind going on as well, it just compounds the problem. this fire is not a surprise. i know the los angeles mayor bass said that this was historic. well, you know, it's not historic in the sense that it wasn't anticipated. measures have been mitigation measures have been suggested and recommended for decades. some have been implemented slowly, some have been implemented immediately. but in recent years, a lot of these recommendations that cal fire and other fire experts have made have been ignored. john, let me ask you a question here. in terms that's kind of related to what you're talking about. one of the things that the firefighters have been saying is that they're running out of water is, i mean, how do you run out of water? have you seen that or heard about that before? well, yeah, i mean, in san francisco, that's a good

a couple of homes in the oakland hills were damaged in the keller fire last fall. of them is a repeat target for thieves. it's been hit eight times since that fire in october. da lin spoke to the owners who say they don't know what to do next. >> reporter: 4101 maynard avenue. it is where they raised their children and hosted holiday dinners. until the october 18 kill r fire severely damaged it. >> it is really horrible. it's like they're snatching your heart out all over again. >> reporter: different people broke in to the yellow house eight times to steal anything that was salvageable in november and december. she says they first broke a lock box with keys inside meant for the contractors to gain entry. after that burglary, contractors changed the locks. >> this is one of the ways in which the thieves came if and they just broke the window and literally crawled in and took a whole refrigerator and took it down the street and put it in a vehicle. >> reporter: one of her sons swept in the car parked in the driveway to prevent burglars. and the burglars came back. >

department chief says the decision was based on data analysis and shows the risk is lower as the oakland hills area is not currently in peak fire season. in total, three fire stations in oakland are now out of service. the city previously shut down station ten next to highway 580 for renovations. now to our making it in the bay series. as we enter the new year, many are wonring what the bay area housing market will look like in 2025. so we sent our business and tech reporter scott budman in search of some answers. and hey, look, scott is here bearing those answers for you. scott, you know, everybody wants to know what do things look like in 25? it's hard to say. you know, everyone says, is it a seller's market? and with prices being as they are in the bay area, it's been a seller's market for a long time, but sellers haven't really wanted to sell for a while because they've been sitting on very low interest rates that they're paying about 3 to 3.5%. and as we know, the current interest rate has been about 6.5% for a year now. it's been steady. the question is, are buyers willing to pony up the

oakland hills, 34 miles an hour. not as strong as earlier in the day. e's a look at the temperatures. record highs in oakland 70. 71 sfo 75, in redwood city. these temperatures do not look or feel like january, that's for sure. 76 in santa rosa, well above average. 68 in the city, 70 in livermore, 73 in san jose. still comfortable out there, 40s to 60s on your temperatures. a live view from mount tam cam tomorrow. hazy areas, a little cooler this weekend. we're talking about mild, gusty offshore winds again. and early next week our dry pattern continues with near average temperatures. let's look at how your morning is shaping up. so it's going to be pretty common at around 8:00. at the lower elevations a lot of sun. temperatures quickly coming up into the 60s around the bay. you're looking at a bright start. and then eventually up into the upper 60s around the coastal areas from the 40s to the low 60s. here's a look at the winds that are coming this weekend. it's a north northeasterly wind over 30 miles an hour. saturday morning, the gusty winds going fr

jacqueline brown not only lost her family home in the 1991 oakland hills firestorm, but two of her next door neighbors lost their lives in that fire. it's not something you can describe. it's something you have to feel, and it never goes away. you can put it in a safe place, but it's always tucked away. you can never forget that. the destruction has also triggered new concerns about oakland's decision to close down two fire stations, in an effort to help balance the budget. some people are now joining the oakland firefighters union and calling for the city to immediately reopen those fire stations. the city council had previously said the closures were unavoidable, as the city looks to fill a $129 million budget deficit. we are monitoring these wildfires 24/7 online. you can get lots of information and stay up to date. also by downloading our free nbc bay area app. we have a lot more news ahead. clearing out rv encampments in san jose. the city lauhes a new program to tow them away. but where will these people go? are ian cull is looking into those efforts. also, where is the best place

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slow down response times to incidents like the keller fire which burned roughly 15 acres in the oakland hills back in october. da lin spoke to a homeowner who says she might have lost everything if those stations were closed. >> reporter: station 28, it's one of two stations in the oakland hills that will shut down for the next six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city about $5 million, but neighbors worry losing the stations will lead to catastrophic results. oakland firefighters kicking down a burning fence to get to the flames behind it. that was anita tadeo's fence. she thought it was over when the october keller fire surrounded her home. she credits the firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i'm not going to call it lucky, but we are blessed, blessed because we have again because of the firefighters that saved our house. >> reporter: the keller fire severely damaged her neighbor had's house. she only lost her fence, but once station 28 closes monday, she worries. >> what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fir

with two fire stations now closing neighbors in the oakland hills worry they will be left without helpe is another, another fire? >> it could be a matter of life and death. >> tonight, the message from oakland's fire chief. >>> a new focus on health in the new year. while the nation's top doctor encouraging expanding warning labels on alcohol, california tries to get tougher on junk food. >>> he has four championship rings as coach of the warriors, tonight, steve kerr has another piece of hardware to brag about. >> i will forever treasure this, the key to the city. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us tonight i'm anne makovic in for juliette. the impact for the budget issues getting real. two of the fire stations, station 25 and 28 will be temporarily shutting down starting on monday because there is not enough money to operate them right now. one of the stations is near miller park and the other near where the keller fire broke out. the fire back in october burned through 15 acres on a red flag day. da lin talked to a woman who almost lost her

right now, at 11, two fire stations in the oakland hills, just hours away from closing the pledges and incoming city leader is making before he even takes office. the news at 11 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney, and i'm gia vang. oakland's budget woes officially coming to a head come tomorrow, two fire stations in the oakland hills will be closing to help with the city's nearly $130 million budget deficit. it's slated to be a temporary closure only six months. but as neighbors tell nbc bay area's alyssa goard, they're worried even a short term closure could spell danger for their families. in oakland's grass valley neighborhood, more than a dozen neighbors tell us they were blindsided by the announcement friday that their local fire station would be temporarily closed starting tomorrow. and i can say this station has been her ever since i went to grass valley elementary school, and when my grandmother had a heart attack in 2014, this station was the first to respond. don't close any fire stations. but this. this shouldn't be one of the first stations you clo

oakland hills, 34 miles an hour. not as strong as earlier in the day. here's a look at the temperatures. record highs in oakland 70. 71 sfo 75, in redwood city. these temperatures do not look or feel like january, that's for sure. 76 in santa rosa, well above average. 68 in the city, 70 in livermore, 73 in san jose. still comfortable out there, 40s to 60s on your temperatures. a live view from mount tam cam tomorrow. hazy areas, a little cooler this weekend. we're talking about mild, gusty offshore winds again. and early next week our dry pattern continues with near average temperatures. let's look at how your morning is shaping up. so it's going to be pretty common at around 8:00. at the lower elevations a lot of sun. temperatures quickly coming up into the 60s around the bay. you're looking at a bright start. and then eventually up into the upper 60s around the coastal areas from the 40s to the low 60s. here's a look at the winds that are coming this weekend. it's a north northeasterly wind over 30 miles an hour. saturday morning, the gusty winds going

golden gate bridge, oakland hills, 35 to 36.we have a wind advisory from that developing system in southern california, and it's an offshore breeze there. gusts maybe 50mph. seeing that some of the gusts have come down, those in the last about an hour, hour and a half, but still. 25, 28, 29 fairfield, concord, also santa rosa, santa rosa was up to 36 at one time. 57 half moon bay 57 sfo. the city officially is 56. i have some lady or somebody arguing with me on on on twitter. i'm looking at ambient weather. 5657, 54 5656 anyway, what do you do, dave i don't know. look how much the temperatures are above average here. double digits warmer than yesterday when we had fog and stuff. santa rosa, napa, concord, livermore and san jose says, hey, come catch me if you can. 15 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. 29 in reno, 30 truckee 28 south lake tahoe, by the way. chair six kirkwood reported a wind gust over 150 miles an hour this morning. so it's crazy down there. i don't know what's going on with the color tables here, but an

reporting live in the oakland hills. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> continued help from the bay area to battle those wildfires. thank you so much, james. meantime, firefighters in los angeles are also being offered help from other countries around the world, including war torn ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says 150 firefighters are prepared to assist. california national guard officials responded with a post on x to zelensky's offer to support by calling it, quote, nothing short of extraordinary and a quote testament to the power of global partnerships. fire crews from mexico arrived over the weekend, and others are in route from canada. >> governor newsom wants to fast track the rebuilding process in southern california. he signed an executive order to clear some bureaucracy, eliminate certain environmental regulations, and prevent property tax assessment increases for homeowners building back their properties. his order also aims to curb price gouging on building materials and other construc

the fire spreads and that's the oakland hills fire. well, that's what you've got here. you've got hundreds and hundreds of miles of containment. that is especially in the palisades that is still left unburned. and so when those winds come through, if they can grab onto any of those sparks, it could easily start another fire, ignite another fire. plus what we've seen in oxnard with the auto fire, which is mike reported, was five acres, 63 degrees up at the eaton fire, 15% humidity, gusts to 18. that will pick up overnight tonight. palisades fire gusts to 15 miles an hour. winds get strongest late tonight. early tomorrow morning. and then they do it all over again on tuesday into wednesday. we'll look more closely at that forecast. and then we've got some frost advisory things around here to talk about. we did have wind advisories. those are gone. when i come back we'll put it all together. >> all right. sounds like a plan. thank you bill. tonight, more than 15,000 fire personnel are fighting those l.a. county wildfires. now, this includes crews from nine other states, as

because before the oakland hills fire became the oakland hills fire, there was a fire the night before they put it out, they mopped it up. they had it pretty much contained. but there's always hotspots. and those hotspots erupted. this is the oakland hills fire in the middle of the night when the winds came up. so now you've got two. we've got more than that. you got three really large fires, some spot fires as well. you've got an average of about 15% containment or 20% containment on these fires, leaving 80% of the fires not contained, meaning that hotspots could erupt. and that's that's my big concern for tonight, tomorrow and into wednesday morning. the red flag warning in effect until 6:00 on wednesday covering these areas. and there's also the concern for other further fire starts. so this is a very kind of in real time, a very critical situation. the winds right now are blowing. you got gusts up to 18 miles an hour at the eaton fire. you've got gusts in the palisades fire up to 15 miles an hour. but the winds pick up late tonight and into tomorrow morning. we take a look at tomor

the winds came up overnight in the oakland hills, up around near berkeley, and it just reignited. and that's imagine this. now that was a small house kind of a fire. this is huge acreage. the perimeter of this fire, these fires. so the potential for a fire start totally exists from a preexisting ember or what have you. so that's the big concern tonight, mike. and i think that's going to continue right through. i know it's going to continue right through wednesday. here are the kind of current wind conditions, 18 mile an hour gusts out there by the eaton fire. palisades fire, about 15 mile an hour gusts those winds as often is the case. santa ana winds pick up overnight into the morning hours. so they're going to find winds up to 45, 50 miles an hour, probably 70, in some of the gaps because of the funneling, because of the venturi effect that we've talked about. so yeah, it's real time and it's real dangerous down there. and it's going to be through wednesday. i'll have the full forecast for you coming up in a few minutes. all right. >> appreciate it bill. thank you. president ele

this is in the oakland hills. it is one of two stations closing its doors starting today for the next six months. from firefighters to residents, it is really hard to find someone supporting disclosures, but oakland is also facing the reality of a $13 million budget shortfall. we reported for months how city officials and experts warned cuts to public safety could be unavoidable, and now these closures will save the city about $5 million. station 10 on santa clara avenue has also been closed and will stay that way for the time being. oakland firefighters say these closures could be deadly, as brain damage from a loss of oxygen can start in just six minutes and it contagious 120 seconds for a house fire to become life-threatening. >> i have been telling folks to try to hold their breath for 10 or 15 minutes and see if they can hold it for 10 or 15 minutes because that might be how long they wait for fire engine to show up if they have a stroke or heart attack or they need cpr. that is a reality. >> we will get here

it will slow response times to incidents such as keller fire which burned 15 acres in the oakland hills in october. one homeowner said she might have lost everything if those had been closed. >> reporter: one of two stations in the oakland hills that will shut down for six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city about $5 million. neighbors worry losing stations will lead to catastrophic results. oakland firefighters taking down a burning fence to get to the flames behind it. she thought it was over when the october 18 keller fire surrounded her home. she credits firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i am not going to call it lucky. but we are blessed. blessed again because of the firefighters that save our house. >> reporter: keller fire severely damaged her neighbor's house. she only lost her fence. once station 28 closes monday, she worries response times will be much longer. >> pretty upset about it also. what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fires but neighbors like frederick worry about medical emergen

jacqueline brown remembers all too well the devastation the oakland hills fire caused in 1991. not only was her family home, an entire neighborhood leveled. her next door neighbors were killed in the blaze, she says the fires in southern california are bringing back all the bad memories. it's not something you can describe. it's something you have to feel and it never goes away. you can put it in a safe place, but it's always tucked away. i feel vulnerable, i'm scared. my family is in this community and we know what can happen in a fire situation. long time oakland resident larry hill says the southern california fires have triggered a lot of fear. the city shuttered two fire stations on monday in an effort to balance the budget, and he says he doesn't feel safe. it can happen here. it can happen tonight. it could happen today. so that has to be dealt with right now. and this community is going to organize itself and address it. now. community members are organizing, telling us they've started a petition asking the city of oakland to reopen the shuttered stations immediately. i

the wind is roaring in the oakland hills. i've seen right above the claremont, northeast to 43mph, so there is a decent little breeze kicking up its heels. high pressure says, now you're not coming in here. that system maybe a smidge cooler than than yesterday when it was really warm. as pam said, some smoke could drift up here, but i think most of it's going to stay south of us, and this high is not going anywhere anytime soon. so good day sunshine. maybe a smidge cooler, but boy it's windy in the hills, no doubt about it. 60s 70s on the temps forecast. models are having a tough time forecasting highs in this pattern, but still above average. all right, always above average. here he is, mr. sal castaneda. happy friday my friend. >> same to you steve. happy friday to you and to the viewer at home. i'm going to help you out and try and get you into work here. let's go to the bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well with no major issues. it's going to be a little bit. well, it's going to be a little bit light

this may be the last time in a while that you'll see firefighters working at firehouse 25, in the oakland hills. it's one of two fire stations closing monday as the city tries to balance its $129 million budget deficit. >> i'm frustrated as i have as i have been this entire time, with the city's decision to place oaklanders public safety at risk. >> seth olear is vice president of the local 55 union that represents oakland firefighters. his concerns are echoed by those who live near the closing. firehouse 25. >> it was kind of scary with all the high fire risks up here. >> i think we need to meet with the neighbors and try to send a some kind of petition to the alameda county or something like that, because this is very sad. >> it was a consideration when we bought the house to have a firehouse this close. >> back in october, the kellar fire burned 15 acres in the oakland hills and damaged at least two homes and displaced hundreds of residents. olear says fire trucks from closing stations 25 and 28 were among the first there. >> absolutely. they were among the first companies that were on scene

moving past the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay and the 1991 oakland hills fire, the eaton fire burning in altadena has claimed at least six lives and damaged or destroyed an estimated 7000 structures. the palisades blaze has claimed at least five lives. meantime, with an estimated 5300 structures damaged or destroyed. >> as you know, this is a total team effort. firefighters from across the state and especially the bay area are on the ground right now in southern california, lending support to those local crews still fighting these destructive wildfires. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is checking in with some of them today, and he's live in nevada for us with details. cornell. >> yeah. hey, christine and julian, firefighters from station 61 here in novato, now part of a strike team of other marin county firefighters who are in the l.a. area right now lending whatever support they can to firefighters who are likely exhausted from that ongoing firefight. >> you know, the devastation is really the thing that is shocking everybody, the amount of homes that have burned and the w

oakland airport 23. but there's some pretty good gusts in the hills there. anywhere from about 35.i've seen 44 around lucas valley in marin county. so wind advisory out until tomorrow at 10 a.m. stronger gusts will be in the hills, of course, but look at southern california. i mean, this system. whoops. there it is. i mean, now again, it evaporates rapidly. but that's sending in a lot of cloud cover. that will be the source of the wind though in southern california, once they get past that snow in the mountains. ride like the wind. sunny and windy. looks warmer for all. that means temperatures above average here. 60s on the temps. all right. so we're still going to. 24. >> yes. eastbound 24 and westbound 24. recovering from a crash, steve. eastbound 24. usually at this time of the morning. just sailing along. but this morning it's not. eastbound 24 is slow coming out of oakland as it clear. crash. westbound 24 is slow because people were looking at the crash on the eastbound side. the crash should be gone soon, but there's some slow traffic there to wade through. this is a look at

station 25, in the oakland hills above joaquin miller road and station 28, in chabot park, will be closed for six months. there will now be three fire stations that will be empty to help oakland deal with a multi-million dollar budget deficit. the city of oakland says closing those stations will save more than $5 million. >> president biden signed a new law that increases social security payments for current and former public service employees. that includes teachers, firefighters, police officers and others who paid into a pension system for years. those employees did not get full social security benefits, even under the survivor benefit. in an effort to prevent double dipping. >> and a powerful storm is slamming parts of the united states. forecasters say some parts of the midwest and the mid-atlantic may see their heaviest snowfall in a decade. now, here on the west coast, we avoided the worst of that storm, but we're still seeing the weather affect travel. yesterday at sfo, more than 170 flights were delayed. more than 20 were canceled. times now, 515 suspects have been arrested in th

jill jagan lives around the corner from oakland hills fire station. 25. >> on monday, the firehouse wille shut down until the end of june to help the city of oakland balance its budget. >> the budget in

oakland hills. they'll get even stronger, which is why a wind advisory goes up for the north and east bay hills. 7 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. wednesday. it's gusty offshore winds up to 50 miles an hour. that will lead to the potential for a few outages and downed tree limbs as we go. hour by hour, 9:00 tonight, you can see those winds in the hills going up at 1 a.m. over 30 mile an hour winds and the winds get even stronger over 40 along the coastline. for your tuesday morning. it is going to be a potentially destruce santa ana wind event down in southern california, where they have not seen rain like we have. so they are facing the red flag warning gusts anywhere from 50 to 80 miles an hour, isolated 80 to 100 with the low relative humidity. so that is going to be a dicey situation. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. >> julian. thank you sandhya. and as she just mentioned, parts of southern california could see the winds this week stronger in that area than they've seen in mor

two fire stations in oakland will shut down for the next six months, stations 25 and 28 in the oakland hills. they're now closed. station 10, which was already shut down, will stay that way. our kevin ko reports from outside city hall where firefighters didn't mince words on the potential consequences. >> these cuts are a tragedy waiting to happen. >> what could have been a small blaze or small fire near your house. >> reporter: the firefighters who arrive to help when oakland calls 911 called on city officials to keep fire stations open. as they gathered outside city hall, fire stations 25 and 28 were officially shut down for six months. it comes as oakland faces a $130 million shortfall. these temporary closures are expected to save the city about $5 million combined. >> the folks in the building behind me have decided it is okay. the city manager and the budget director have decided that it's okay for anyone who needs help and calls 911 can wait and wait and keep waiting. >> reporter: it's unclear how response times will specifically be affected, but firefighters say an extra minute or tw

a heavier line of rain is going to set up across our oakland hills and into the santa cruz mountains throughout our later morning, early afternoon. it's going to be a quick mover. about 3:00, 4:00 p.m., the heaviest line of rain continuing to push eastward. the least amount of the action, you'll be lucky to pick up a tenth of an inch. north bay communities will pick up a half an inch. it's a one-day storm system. quickly clearing out by saturday. if you have weekend plans, they will be gorgeous. next week, filled with plenty of sunshine. an umbrella necessary today, back to you. >> all right, let's take another live look and see what is happening out there as traffic and weather intersect. that's a look at the bay bridge. some wet roads this morning, not too much traffic. nice space bumper to bumper. but safe driving is a priority. here's a map of the pass, all green. no traffic there as well. >>> time right now, 6:22 in the morning. niners gearing up for their final game of the season. good news for several players despite, we know this, it was a disappointing season. and here's a l

by tuesday, early in the morning, the winds are gusting to 20 and over 35 miles an hour for the oakland hills. look at fairfield up to 46 miles an hour. so potentially we could have some trees down. but with all the saturated ground, we're not worried about fire danger. although in southern california it's a big santa ana event with winds over 70 miles an hour and red flag warnings for your monday upper 50s to perhaps 60 out there into tuesday. widespread mid and upper 60s. this could be a little conservative and into wednesday we still have a mild afternoon with temperatures above average. as for today, sunshine mixed with clouds 61 in oakland looking at mid 60s in the south bay where you get a little more sun and a few more clouds in the north bay with some upper 50s vallejo, richmond, the accuweather seven day forecast so slightly milder today. partly cloudy, a beautiful day on monday and then the breeze. the offshore winds take hold on tuesday with mid and upper 60s throughout the workweek. lots of sunshine, warm conditions with very little change right until attention to what they call e