raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. here's what we're working on on this busy monday evening. two san francisco cops are recovering after crashing following a pursuit. we have new video of the chase gone wrong and details of what led up to all of this. also, our coverage of the southern california wildfires continues. our political analyst, larry gerston, is here talking about the rift between president elect trump and governor newsom, what it will mean for california. can it get assistance it desperately needs? and for the final time, as first lady jill biden visits the bay area, what she plans on doing here before next week's inauguration. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. we begin with the wild scene in san francisco. a chase, a crash, and two sfpd officers ending up in the hospital. two people who the cops were chasing were also taken to the hospital and then arrested. here's nbc's sergio quintana. a small crew of emergency damage workers spent the

and i'm raj mathai. not the news that we want to hear. this disaster continues to unfold. multiple wildfires continue to rage across southern california. more than 30,000 acres have been burned this week, most of that driven by the palisades and eaton fires. that's an area larger than the city of san francisco. nearly 200,000 people have left their homes. la officials also confirming at least 11 people have now died. that death toll, sadly, is expected to climb as firefighters continue to make progress. the eaton fire. this is near pasadena and altadena is the lowest containment right now at 3%. cal fire has made good progress, but admit a lot more work is ahead. the thousands of firefighters on the front lines will soon get more help. today, governor newsom confirmed mexico is sending som

and i'm raj mathai. here's a sobering warning. social workers in the south bay are saying staffing levels are so low that local families are at risk. tonight, they're pointing to a case where an infant died due to fentanyl poisoning. as an example of why they need more resources and quickly. nbc's ian cull explains santa clara county employees were greeted by a rally of social workers as they walked into work this morning. those social workers are calling for increased staffing, saying they're critical to preventing future tragedies. we have a high vacancy rate and staffing shortages, and we are not able to meet the demands and the needs of the children and families in our county. they specifically brought up the case of baby phoenix. she was a three month old girl found in a south bay apartment littered with opioids in may 2023. she died of a fentanyl overdose. the county said officers and social workers had responded to the home multiple times before the death, but the baby was never removed from her parents custody. the group s

and i'm raj mathai. here's a sobering warning.ial workers in the south bay are saying staffing levels are so low that local families are at risk. tonight, they're pointing to a case where an infant died due to fentanyl poisoning. as an example of why they need more resources and quickly. nbc's ian cull explains santa clara county employees were greeted by a rally of social workers as they walked into work this morning. tho

good evening, i'm raj mathai. we begin the week with the grim reality down in southern california as crews search for more bodies. they're also preparing for more wind. and that means possibly more homes and lives threatened. let's start with the palisades fire. it's burned almost 24,000 acres from pacific palisades to malibu. evacuation orders expanded over the weekend into brentwood, encino and westwood. westwood is where ucla is. containment is at 14%. this fire is believed to have takenight lives so far. let's switch our graphic now to the east in pasadena and altadena. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres. containment stands at 33%. this fire has taken at least 16 lives and damaged or destroyed an estimated 12,000 structures. most of those structures are homes in total. these fires have now taken 24 lives. earlier today, our sky ranger spotted arson investigators near where the palisades fire started, which was last tuesday. you see them down below. they are looking into any indications of how thi

this is nbc bay area news tonight i'm raj mathai. there is some encouraging news in the fire zones. very little new fire activity around the palisades fire. but the red flags are still up. jeff is tracking the wind and warnings. we'll get to jeff and our coverage in just a moment. we want to start, though, with some of our local headlines that we're tracking. a two year old girl is in critical condition after getting caught in the crossfire of a gun battle. this happened in vallejo. and that is alarming. you can hear the gunfire. that's video captured by a neighbor's surveillance camera. the gun battle left bullet holes across the neighborhood. vallejo pd tells us the toddler and her mom just driving through the area of moorpark avenue and sawyer street on sunday night. that's when at least one bullet hit the two year old girl. bullets also narrowly missed an eight year old boy sitting on his couch at home. our officers are determined to find those responsible and bring them to justice. this is a sad and senseless act of violence and it is uncalled for and it will not be tolerated i

and i'm raj mathai. not the news that we want to hear. this disaster continues to unfold. multiple wildfires continue to rage across southern california. more than 30,000 acres have been burned this week, most of that driven by the palisades and eaton fires. that's an area larger than the city of san francisco. nearly 200,000 people have left their homes. la officials also confirming at least 11 people have now died. that death toll, sadly, is expected to climb as firefighters continue to make progress. the eaton fire. this is near pasadena and altadena is the lowest containment right now at 3%. cal fire has made good progress, but admit a lot more work is ahead. the thousands of firefighters on the front lines will soon get more help. today, governor newsom confirmed mexico is sending some fire crews. the biggest of the fires is the palisades fire, which is 8% contained this evening. more than 21,000 acres have burned, along with an estimated 5000 structures. most of those structures are homes. la's mayor, karen bass, wants to make sure people are taking advantage, taking

raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530.'s what we're working on on this busy monday evening. two san francisco cops are recovering after crashing following a pursuit. we have new video of the chase gone wrong and details of what led up to all of this. also, our coverage of the southern california wildfires continues. our political analyst, larry gerston, is here talking about the rift between president elect trump and governor newsom, what it will mean for california. can it get assistance it desperately needs? and for the final time, as first lady jill biden visits the bay area, what she plans on doing here before next week's inauguration.

this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm raj mathai. when will this all come to an end? and how much more emotional trauma can they handle down in the l.a. area? we start with the new developments in this unprecedented firestorm. the wildfires are showing no signs of stopping. this is video from our nbc chopper of the palisades fire. you can see the active flames there in the rugged area of the santa monica mountains. there are neighborhoods below, and a shift in the wind could make it dangerous and even a more dangerous situation. a series of fires have burned more than 30,000 acres now and destroyed 12,000 structures. this map shows where the largest fires are at this moment. that includes the palisades fire, which burned the pacific palisades and parts of malibu, and the eaton fire, which roared through altadena. the most immediate threat seems to be on the front lines of the palisades fire this afternoon. you see there homeowners near topanga state park using hoses, shovels and sprinklers just to protect their homes while firefighters continue to attack the flames fr

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