fire that is burning in riverside county. yeah, they been fairly successful in taming this fire before it gets totally out of hand. but there are no guarantees because everything is somewhat dependent. >> on those santa ana winds, should be kicking up. when you kathy, yes, you know, they die down a little bit only to kick up once again. they're kicking up in a big way. so we're having low relative humidity coupled with once again, these really strong winds gusting 50 to 75 miles per hour. >> it's a pds fire situation, a particularly dangerous fire situations. that's a red flag warning. and here you are. the usual map is once again you las angeles and ventura counties under red flag warning. in fact, much of southwest california. >> is seeing big concerns that got fire weather watches and warnings and the red flag warnings. and this is serious, big problem. probably not going to see as gusty winds and is critical fire conditions as last week's wind storm and fire conflagration. but still the winds gust and they cost. and the g

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 in la county helping, but it looks like they've been able to attack this one pretty quickly. they haven't officially given any word on ac

they shared updates today on the riverside county case from 2020. all seven victims of asian descent. excuse me. lotion descent were shot to death at an illegal marijuana growing operation. sheriff chad bianco believes getting help from the lotion community will lead them to the killers. >> the lotion community across the country is extremely tight. and it is. it is relatively small, and i mean a lack of other way to put it. they all know. they all know everything about their community and what happens. so for these laotian gangs to learn about something in the community, in the asian community of a marijuana grower or something like that, that that would be relatively easy for them to find out. >> investigators suspect the people responsible for these killings are part of a san diego based gang, mostly with members of asian descent. they're urging anyone with information about the case to contact the riverside county sheriff's office. in washington, a beloved orca whale who made headlines in 2018 after carrying her dead calf for days, is once again

there's a new fire in riverside county and another in ventura county. >> there are 5 fires burning in los angeles county right now. that is where the bigger fires are burning at the moment. the palisades, the hearse, the eaton fire. all about 30 miles away from each other. but that is where the biggest devastation and destruction has happened so far news nation's xavier walton was on the ground all day today in west los angeles county tracking the nearly 16,000 acre palisades fire. >> is there not is straight ahead down sunset boulevard that will be on the pch and no time. but that's how close we are to the water. that's close you are to the ocean. and we got here. you said you've been watching. we got here that home. that is no longer no comeback. this one often this like see that that hole right there that used to be home was on fire. when we first got here. but that home started that fire to the left of it and then take a look at that one over there. take out those ferocious lanes and it's all being fueled by the wind. that is a 3 story home to give you an idea. some perspective. t

. >> brian: smaller wildfire in riverside county near popular coachellamu music festival is held. >>william is there. william. >> ainsley, since we last spoke, i know you saw this house go up in flames, now two more have gone up in flames. there are now two new homes burning this morning and it is indicative of how strong the winds are and structure fires, no way to stop with raidient heat coming out of there. this fire jumped over topanga canyon and moved into malibu. we are on coast highway, the situation is not unique. multiple homes are on fire between here and pepperdine. the fire did start yesterday in palisades, dense community between malibu and santa monica around 10:30, a one acre fire in a residential area. winds blowing 99 miles per hour in mountains, the embers carried forward and spotting one mile ahead of the flame and firefighters could not get ahead of it. it grounded helicopters last night so no air support since then. during the day yesterday, the pilots said they could drop retardant and water and the water would go a football field ahead of where they intenned it

, san bernardino county, all the way down to riverside, all the way down to san diego county.nd on top of this, a high wind warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. tuesday to noon wednesday for the northern part of this region, with wind gusts expected to reach 70mph. so this area is not getting a break at all. the only break, if you can call it that, is that the wind is out of the northeast, so it's blowing much of the smoke out to sea, which is why there's been some improvement in air quality, but more smoke will develop, so we'll keep monitoring that as well dion. >> all right. we'll be watching it closely spencer. thank you. a big weapon in the fight against the fires may be back in the air as soon as tomorrow. the canadian firefighting plane, known as the super scooper, has been grounded since it was hit by a drone on thursday while battling the palisades fire. the collision left a three by six inch hole in the plane's wing. de havilland aircraft canada, the plane's maker, tells us a replacement part should be installed today. >> it was pretty lucky, honestly, that it hit t

we have heard of a fourth fire, called the tyler fire which is in riverside county. middle of the night, or early morning now, as the sun comes up. many people have evacuation centres or have gone to friends and family. they have been told to leave their homes. 11100 firefighters are there at the moment and they are having to get reinforcements in from other states in the us as well. it is so exhausting for them and the demands on them are so great. cbs reporter, jonathan vigliotti is at the scene. he says firefighters are trying their best to stop the fire from spreading. that is proving to be incredibly difficult. here in the pacific palisades in a neighbourhood that is a total loss. you've got a home here. i'm going to flip over here. another home lost when we go over this way. homes down this street gone. this one completely levelled. the firefighters here, they're not trying to save these structures. they're trying to prevent these flames from jumping to other neighbourhoods. you see all these embers. in some cases, they're being carried more than a mile in adva

we're watching winds pick up and the area of riverside county, orange county and san diego county. it is important that everyone is prepared. >> i'm taking a look from the sky over los angeles county. thousands again, thousands of firefighters are working to put out the wind-driven flames and death toll up to 16 as we have said. but that is expected to go higher. cadaver dogs are being used to search some of the leveled neighborhoods. fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other buildings since tuesday. the palisades fire stands again. 11% containment, the heat and fire 15%. the weather service again talking about strong santa ana winds and those could return. so let's go to kron 4 meteorologist scale long. she's here with the the winds. >> and a stronger push of those santa ana winds. >> for monday through the middle of the week, as you could see why red flag warnings are in place for ventura county and los angeles county until wednesday. so here are the conditions around the 2 major fires out to dina on the east air. the eaton fire, the pacific palisades over on the west th

down in riverside county, san bernardino county, down in ventura county. other parts of the state. but there's a reason we pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on sunday in anticipation of this wind event. let's get right to our chiefeteorologist, jeff ranieri. jeff, that area hasn't gotten much wind or rain. and now these powerful winds come in. that's a dangerous combination. they've seen less than a quarter inch since october the 1st. they should be at about 4.25in. and what they're going to be looking for tonight are those potential sundowner winds. when it cools off at the tops of the mountains, that cold air is denser and heavier and could send more of that wind racing down the mountainside. we're going to get you covered here in the bay area. also southern california. but the thing that is setting all this off is this area of high pressure and low pressure. it's fighting for the same spa out here. and the thing that it's doing is creating that wind. and eventually we'll get some equilibrium here. but the result in the meantime is those gusty winds. when you get hi

you may feel at home that you're fine down in riverside county, san bernardino county, down in ventura county, other parts of the state. but there's a reason we pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on sunday in anticipation of this wind event. >> the winds are expected to grow even stronger overnight, which will send those embers flying in unpredictable directions. in menlo park, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news and to stay on top of southern california wildfires. >> download the fox local app. there you can find live around the clock coverage, as well as the latest updates from officials, including evacuation notices and current containment numbers. new at 11 a familiar face sworn in as san mateo county supervisor, former congresswoman jackie speier took the oath today administed by former congresswoman anna eshoo. speiererved on the board back in the 1980s. she said houng and affordable childcare are somef her top priorities. supervisors selected david canepa to serve as president. san francisco's new mayor takes office tomorrow. daniel lowry will be inaugurated at a ceremony

and in riverside county. the clay fire is burning near a riverbed. it is now threatening homes and sparked evacuations. but, the good news is the fire is looking better. hand crews are hard at work clearing vegetation there. >>> meantime, the l.a. fire department is strategically positioning strike teams around the palisades and eaton fires to protect containment lines as they get wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. staffing up in areas where any new fires might ignite. it comes after nearly a week of battling the devastating wildfires, including the two most destructive in l.a. county history. the palisades fire is now 14% contained. the eaton fire, 33% contained. at least 24 people have died in the fires. two dozen people are still missing. just under 100,000 people in l.a. county are still under evacuation orders. half of the number last week. the sheriff asked for patience as they search for more victims. >> people are saying i just want to look at my house and see what is left. we know that. but we have people literally looking for the remains

both both loved music and both teens died in the bedroom of their homes riverside county. 2 separate incidents from fentanyl related overdoses. got on my knees and begged pleaded with god begging him to take me instead to please save them. you know, and the fact i was in that position twice. >> you know, it's both of my kids. it's just it's surreal to me reading parents like tammy line, gordon are at the center of a deadly opioid crisis, crushing communities across america. >> line gordon son, tyler, passed away in 2020. he took what he thought was percocet, but it contained fentanyl that tyler purchased on snapchat. 10 months later, her daughter jenna, died after unknowingly taking counterfeit xanax that investigators told line gordon was pure fentanyl. neither one of them men to end up dead. most fentanyl shipments are trafficked into the u.s. from mexico. this poison, this drug that's coming in from the cartels is out there. and you need to be careful because if you get your hands on the wrong step, you can die. the drug enforcement administration says seizures of fentanyl, both t

incorporating the los angeles county area, working its way back through san bernardino and riverside counties, also into kern county and tulare. it's going to be a day in which we all have to keep our eyes poised in position. on southern california. they haven't seen rain in 240 days in los angeles. i'm talking measurable precipitation. we are talking fog overnight, 40s across the board. tomorrow the fog burns off earlier. the winds do increase for both morning and evening commutes. temperature wise, going warmer, 67 degrees in san jose. there you have it. the warmest day peaks on thursday. just dry weather each and every day. hey, mike, perhaps a chance of rain returns by january 21st? >> quite some time. all right, roberta, thank you. a person in louisiana has died as a result of the bird flu. the first official human death in this latest outbreak. the bird flu. also concerning bay area farmers and the grocery stores that depend on them. new tonight. ktvu zac sos heard from one store owner as the bird flu impacts some of the products found at various stores. >> people should not be alarmed.

. >> hardy says he has responded to a fire in riverside county before, but this is the first time the platoon is working with state and local emergency officials. >>> a live look at oakland now, we have an update on a spider monkey cared for at the oakland zoo. it was rescued from a traffic stop in the central valley last month. the zoo has officially picked a name for the young spider monkey, azulis, named after the natural preserve in mexico. veterinarians say she's now bright and active after they found her in critical condition, but she's still working through some muscle loss and low levels of protein and calcium. >>> coming up in sports, stanford men's basketball player currently leads the country in double-doubles, but it was actually a photo bombing kid fan that stole the show on the farm this week. >>> the 49ers season did not go as planned. the >>> we've obviously been focused on the situation in southern california, but there's been active weather across the entire country. a major winter storm much farther south than usual has been making its way through texas, oklahoma an

. >> riverside county, please stop. thank you so much. >> oh, my goodness. praise the lord. i mean -- they're going to really douse this fire here. >> an amazing television moment, and certainly an amazing moment of humanity. let me bring in al roker now. al, what are the conditions that helped fuel these fires? is there any sense and sign of relief? >> there is somey leaf coming, lester. we saw those air flights. winds have died down. since october 1st, they've gotten less than 10% of average rainfall. the good news is this high pressure, low pressure combo squeezing these out, that's been the problem. now they're starting to move to the east and separate. so the winds are starting to die down. that's good news. in fact, you can see those winds overnight. next thing we're worried about, that storm system in the southwest. that's going to cause 52 million people to be under winter warning. snowfall in dallas. 3 to 6 in tupelo. plus icy conditions in texas to the southeast. big travel problems over the next 24 hours. >> okay, al. thank you for that update. >>> in 60 seconds,

both both loved music and both teens died in the bedroom of their homes in riverside county. 2 separate incidents from fentanyl related overdoses. got on my knees and i i begged pleaded with god begging him to take me instead to please save them. you know. >> and the fact i was in that position twice. you know, it's both of my kids. it's just it's surreal to me reading parents like tammy line, gordon are at the center of a deadly opioid crisis, crushing communities across america. >> line gordon son, tyler, passed away in 2020. he took what he thought was percocet, but it contained fentanyl that tyler purchased on snapchat. 10 months later, her daughter jenna, died after unknowingly taking counterfeit xanax that investigators told line gordon was pure fentanyl. neither one of them men to end up dead. most fentanyl shipments are trafficked into the u.s. from mexico. this poison, this drug that's coming in from the cartels is out there. >> and you need to be careful because if you get your hands on the wrong stuff, you can die. the drug enforcement administration says seizures of fentanyl

earlier the clay fire started in riverside county.es were in danger at one point but firefighters were still able to get a handle on this one pretty quickly. thankfully. the most damaging fires, the the eton and palisades fire just days after they started. firefighters are doing what they can to protect areas the eton fire didn't touch become close to. kelsey is down south and flinched tonight. >> reporter: we are out here where you can see crews are actively working to clear debris overnight in preparation for what is expected to be a very windy next couple of days. the area we are at is northwest of altadena. the area that was really hit hard by the eton fire last week. now this area is an area of concern as the wind is pick up. the eton fire could try to move back this direction. we are in a neighborhood that is in the foothills on the other side of this . they are worried about fires starting in the valley and working its way up this hill and really impacting these houses. this crew that is working here is actually a crew of inmat

. >> riverside county. please stop. thank you so much. oh, my goodness. praise the lord. i mean, they're going to really douse this fire here. >> an amazing television moment and certainly an amazing moment of humanity. let me bring in al roker now. al, what are the conditions that helped fuel these fires? is there any sense and sign of relief? >> there is some relief coming, lester. we saw those air flights resume because the winds have died down. the biggest problem is since october 1st they've gotten less than 10% of their average rainfall. the good news is this high pressure/low pressure combo that has been squeezing these santa ana winds out, that's been the problem. well, now they're starting to move to the east and separate. so the winds are starting to die down. that's good news. in fact, you can see those winds overnight coming down. the gusts into single digits in some spots. now, the next thing we're worried about, that storm system in the southwest, that's going to cause 52 million people to be under winter storm warnings, advisories, watches. snowfall amounts

, those fierce winds in southern california forced president joe biden to cancel an event in riverside county today. he's in california to declare two national monuments, but the event will be rescheduled for next week at the white house. instead, the president is establishing the chuckwalla national monument in the southern part of the state and the national monument in the north. the designation protects the areas from fossil fuel drilling and mining. this is one of president biden's last moves to protect american land and water before leaving the white house. well, now let's get you to the accuweather forecast. abc seven weather anchor drew tuma has a look at the powerful gust in the l.a. area, and details on a wind advisory now in effect for us here in the bay area. >> so windy weather is here. the reason why we have this area of low pressure that is diving through nevada, it's actually bringing in some very cold arctic air across much of the country. but high pressure is moving in as well. we call this a strong pressure gradient. when these two opposing forces get close to each other, be

even better progress in the riverside county, where firefighters stopped the clay fire from spreading close to homes, and the europa valley, the fire is now 50% contained. now look at the winds, compared to how the fires started to spark last night. >> last week was an exceptional event, so don't need to be that bad. they're not out of the woods yet. a look at the big picture pattern here. severe winds have been offshore in southern california as everything is just flowing down slope. the santa ana winds will be blustery as we head through tonight and tomorrow. let's take a look at the monitor here. we'll check out the conditions around the site of the various fires that are burning in southern california. we'll zoom in for a closer look as you can see the fire perimeters in red here. that's one of the concerns, the humidity and the wind speed and the direction all come wining to elevate that fire threat. the winds are gusting into the 40 to 60 miles an hour range. again, not quite as strong as anticipated, but not out of the woods. continuing for parts of -- and air quality has not b

both loved music and both teens died in the bedroom of their homes riverside county. 2 separate incidents from fentanyl related overdoses. got on my knees and i i begged pleaded with god begging him to take me instead to please save them. you know. >> and the fact i was in that position twice with both of my kids, it's just it's surreal to me reading parents like tammy line. gordon are at the center of a deadly opioid crisis, crushing communities across america. >> line gordon son, tyler, passed away in 2020. he took what he thought was percocet, but it contained fentanyl that tyler purchased on snapchat. 10 months later, her daughter jenna, died after unknowingly taking counterfeit xanax that investigators told line gordon was pure fentanyl. neither one of them to end up dead. most fentanyl shipments are trafficked into the u.s. from mexico. this poison, this drug that's coming in from the cartels is out there. >> and you need to be careful because if you get your hands on the wrong stuff, you can die. the drug enforcement administration says seizures of fentanyl, both the powder and pil

and in riverside county. the clay fire is burning near a riverbed.

biden and newsom are supposed to meet in riverside county to give a speech, but it was postponed to the due to the palisades fire and high winds. biden is set to deliver the speech next week at the white house. okay, let's talk about meta. the company which runs facebook. well, they are dropping all efforts to police lies online. instead, mark zuckerberg is stealing a page from elon musk to make it happen. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. scott, if i recall, these two were promising to fight each other recently, and now they're just dancing to the same tune. that's a great way of putting it. they went from cage match to let's get together and make a whole lot of money. and that is why trump and zuckerberg seem to be on the same page now. yes. okay, so tell us about what the what facebook announced they are doing today. so facebook says they are going to end their third party. in other words, independent outside content moderation as in letting outside content moderators decide if something is too racist or sexist or something like that in some way violent or d

satilla highlands national monument in siskiyou county and the chuckwalla national monument in riverside county. the proclamations protect more than 800,000 acres of land. several native american tribes have described these lands as sacred for thousands of years. the move bars oil and gas drilling, mining and other industrial activity. tomorrow, president biden will make a farewell address to the nation as he leaves office. we'll carry that event live right here on abc seven. it is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. tomorrow. >> this is a story we're going to be following for weeks. the city of santa cruz estimates it could cost $18 million to repair the portion of the wharf that collapsed right before christmas. so far, the city has spent nearly $500,000 on the recovery effort, most of it on cleaning up debris. it's estimated businesses have lost around $800,000 in sales. >> all right, on to the weather. another day that feels like spring around here. that's nice, but there's a problem down south. it's still so dry. and the winds are kicking up. >> certainly. and abc seven news meteorologist sandhya

this comes after a different fire broke out in riverside county. this fire was reported around 5:00 tonight, but firefighters were able to quickly knock this one down. the fire was contained just a couple of hours later. a red flag warning, again in effect for the l.a. area. right now, the extreme winds expected early tomorrow morning in parts of la and ventura counties. firefighters very grateful for the light winds they've had over the last couple of days. tonight the palisades fire 14% contained. the eaton fire. 33% contained. officials giving an update on the palisades fire tonight, saying it is going to take time for many residents to return to their homes. >> we have begun those conversations of what it takes to get you back into your homes. however, we just keep asking, asking you to remain patient. this is going to take time. we need to do this right, and we need to make sure that everyone is safe to get back into their homes. there's many things out there that we need to mitigate the roads, power lines, emergency traffic needs to be able t

the number has gone up and it is because of a fire in riverside county, the fourth fire, it has now consumede destroying homes and racing across los angeles. let's just take you through some of the pictures that we have seen in the past few hours. this footage gives you an idea of how fierce the files are. it was found beside the pacific coast highway. and look at those firefighters there in silhouette just in front of the flames. a number of buildings have been destroyed, the emergency teams are telling us they are unable to stop the flames at the moment. they have created huge plumes of smoke billowing over the city. this footage was filmed on tuesday afternoon. if you watch this time—lapse footage taken right by the coast, there is the beach, you can see just how much of the smokers covering parts of aloe. it shows how the smoke increased during the day. this video is from the pacific palisades area, one of the areas most at risk from the wildfires. it shows how the flames had spread into residential areas as well, consuming a number of homes. very tricky for the fire teams there, they ar

satilla highlands national monument in siskiyou county and the chuckwalla national monument in riverside countyproclamations protect more than 800,000 acres of land. several native american tribes have described these lands as sacred for thousands of years. the move bars oil and gas drilling, mining and other industrial activity. tomorrow, president biden will make a farewell address to the nation as he leaves office. we'll carry that event live right here on abc seven. it is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. tomorrow. >> this is a story we're going to be following for weeks. the city of santa cruz estimates it could cost $18 million to repair the portion of the wharf that collapsed right before christmas. so far, the city has spent nearly $500,000 on the recovery effort, most of it on cleaning up debris. it's estimated businesses have lost around $800,000 in sales. >> all right, on to the weather. another day that feels like spring around here. that's nice, but there's a problem down south. it's still so dry. and the winds are kicking up. >> certainly. and abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel

we're watching winds pick up and the area of riverside county, orange county and san diego county. it is important that everyone is prepared. >> and taking a look from the sky over los angeles county. thousands of firefighters again working to put out the flames. a lot of wind problems. 16 people have died in los angeles county and it's expected the number will go up. cadaver dogs are being used to a search through leveled neighborhoods. the fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other buildings since tuesday. the palisades fire stands at 11% contained again. heat and fire 15%. the weather service again warning about strong winds. stay so strong. santa ana winds could return soon. kron 4 meteorologist scale on this here in galle. that's what everybody worried about. the website is a look leann it is not looking good. the winds are expected come tonight into tomorrow morning. >> we have red flag warnings back in place. this just upgraded from. >> a high wind warning to a fire weather. watch, though. this is through wednesday. middle of the week. this is what, until wednesday e

. >> he has responded to a fire in riverside county before but this is the first time they are workingate and local emergency officials. >>> many celebrities are stepping up to help in the southern california wildfires and that includes royalty, on friday afternoon, the duke and duchess of sussex were seen volunteering in pasadena near the eaton fire, they also met with city leaders. if you would like to help, go to redcross.org/cbs . in the bay area, when the color fire erupted in the oakland hills in october, firefighters were able to prevent 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

and shall we get in the in orange county riverside county, we will have challenges. quite a few. >> in terms of federal resources helping, here is the fema administrator from earlier today >> the support from the firefighters themselves coordinated through the national interagency fire center, there are active-duty military personnel that are on the prepared to deploy order ready to go in and support the firefighting effort. the incident commanders at each of those command post, they will know exactly what they need. they will come in and support them. >> are you confident that your colleagues in los angeles are getting the resources that they need. >> i am in a continuous dialogue with the l.a. city fire chief and the county chief and, in fact, we will be connecting here at 11:00 o'clock in less than an hour to talk. i have not heard anything otherwise. what i will say, it is less about fema, but our mutual aid system as robust as it is, the system is failing us as well. the current system does not have the ability to move resources quickly. the 2018 woolsey fire wh

ventura on the coast, north of los angeles, through los angeles, through orange county, through riverside county parts of san bernardino county, all the way into san diego county. so it is an incredibly large area. and we stand ready to fight every single one of those. >> and so david, what is your message to the folks? and i think that i presume. i know that you all have also been speaking to our spanish language community in the area. what's your message to the folks around the area. >> the most important thing is, if you're in the area, first of all, be prepared. if you can navigate to wildfire.org, you can find resources for how to prepare an evacuation bag. what evacuation plans you need to make. not only for yourself but for pets and livestock. and then also, keep an eye on our incident map at fire.ca.gov, in order to find out what the latest evacuation warnings and orders are. >> david, acuÑa, thank you very much for being with us this morning. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose dias ballard. thank you for your time. r your. >> goo

in los angeles, orange county, ventura county, riverside county, san bernardino county, and san diegoised to assist and support the additional fire threat. >> with that, let's get a quick update from nbc meteorologist denise isaac. denise. so obviously, we're looking into the week ahead, all concerns about these winds that are coming in and how that might complicate these efforts to contain the fires. >> yes. >> and we are talking about the winds picking up as soon as tonight. so currently our winds aren't as bad. it is breezy out there, especially near the palisades fire and the eaton fire. but it's mainly, let's say, lighter winds because we're tracking anywhere between 3 to 10mph. but as i put my graphic in motion here, you can see that overnight they ramp up once again. you see that purple coloring. those are 40 mile per hour winds. and that's ahead of another area of low pressure that will come in and intensify our winds. so we do have red flag warnings in place all the way. now expanded north of oxnard down towards el cajon, escondido. so that's near baja california. red flag wa

the newest fire just parked in riverside county today. it's called the scout fire to scorch just a couple of acres so far it is showing, though the danger could start any moment, especially with dangerous wind conditions in southern california today we have team coverage will begin with kron four's terisa stasio. she's live in newsroom with the latest on the fires just eating. >> an extreme fire. danger warning is in effect over the entirety of the southwest. california winds are intensifying as we speak and that is increasing on these. and the las angeles basin. >> i just appeal to angelenos. we are not out of this crisis yet on tuesday, los angeles mayor karen bass sounding the alarm. >> we know in the next 24 48 hours. it is possible that there are fires that expand that we have additional problems within the city more than 22,000st responders are working to put out the deadly palisades and eaton wildfires. >> the auto fire that sparked last night ventura county underscores the danger of the current marriage of winds and dry conditions

. >> riverside county, please stop. thank you so much. oh, my goodness.nd beat back those flames. the brave men and women working around the clock like them under impossible conditions have been taking the time to salvage what they can. firefighters from number 37 station rescued precious belongings from one home burning in the palisades fire. they got photo albums and even the grandfather clock were saved. people across the region were trying to help however they can this week. restaurants across the area have stepped up, too. the staff at santa monica's the great outdoors got cooking and hopped on their motorcycles weaving their way through the ash to hand deliver meals to firefighters on the front lines. just a small handful of the acts of goodwill large and small this week as southern california shows its best in these worst of times. on a much, much lighter note, we turn to our first low, which goes to getting caught in the act of secretly watching a big game in an entirely inappropriate place. many of us have been there. actor and podcaster dax shep

both we both loved music and both teens died in the bedroom of their homes in riverside county. 2 separate incidents from fentanyl related overdoses. got on my knees and begged pleaded with god begging him to take me instead to please save them. you know. >> and the fact i was in that position twice. you know, it's both of my kids. it's just it's surreal to me reading parents like tammy line, gordon are at the center of a deadly opioid crisis, crushing communities across america. >> line gordon son, tyler, passed away in 2020. he took what he thought was percocet, but it contained fentanyl that tyler purchased on snapchat. 10 months later, her daughter jenna, died after unknowingly taking counterfeit xanax that investigators told line gordon was pure fentanyl. neither one of them men to end up dead. most fentanyl shipments are trafficked into the u.s. from mexico. this poison, this drug that's coming in from the o% cartels is out there. >> and you need to be careful because if you get your hands on the wrong step, you can die. the drug enforcement administration says seizures of fentanyl,

you may feel at home that you're fine down in riverside county, san bernardino county, down in ventura county. other parts of the state. but there's a reason we pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on sunday in anticipation of this wind event. 110 engines specifically were sent down. 45 by cal fire, 65 through our mutual aid system, through the office of emergency services. water tenders down here, seven new helicopters we brought from northern california down to southern california. we just brought our c-130 down from northern california and already just had its first drop. >> i want to reiterate this is not a drill. this is an actual public safety emergency. >> now, fire crews knew this wind was expected. this event was expected. so firefighters had stage crews. northern california strike teams were also already in place. but this fire is moving quickly and it's all they can do just to try to keep up with it and do what they can to get it stopped. greg. >> claudine. tha you. let's give you a clear, live look at those pictures coming out of the pacific palisades. you can se

the flames prompted evacuations in riverside county around 5 yesterday evening. firefighters responded to the one rupa fire. they were able to get it handled pretty quickly for progress was stopped on that fire around 6.30. at san jose state. they're keeping a close eye on. the current fire is burning in la county. the university's wildfire interdisciplinary research center. they have a goal of helping california manage the crisis right now the center is forecasting the atmosphere weather and the fires like the palisades fire, the models. they're taking a deeper look into the situation not only in real time, but also in the days to come researchers say most of the work, comes after the fires happen. >> analysis this this deeper understanding of how these fires grow, why they grow the way to do and that internap have, you know, eventually did ground effects to. know how to better fight these fires. we know patterns to look out for because we studied them with simulations. >> researchers believe california will have longer and worst fire seasons. they also would no

another fire in riverside county that's new. the winds are aggressive through the night.ven sustained winds 20 to 35 to 40 miles-per-hour. the video is capty vanth, heartbreaking and terrifying. speaking to a friend who lives there. her girlfriend had to walk two miles to get to her child. she was one of them with the abandoned cars people trying to get to their children. >> bill: you guys get back to work. thank you so much. steven, thanks to you. our coverage continues over on the channel. >> great coverage. >> dana: let's bring in the administrator and your expertise is -- you are somebody who has been through natural disasters. the scope and scale of this one as we're right in the middle of it seems apocalyptic. >> wildfires are the worst. they pop up with no notice type event that moves quickly through and takes everything in its wake and the recovery and response and recovery mission is going to be incredibly complex. the long-term community recovery will take years for this to occur. >> dana: for people who have walked to safety, have their children and know their

also kern county, san bernardino, the cajon pass, very dry fuel there, working your way into riverside county as well. now back at the ranch at home, temperatures tonight with the fog. temperatures will drop into the 40s. not as cold as last night. meanwhile, with the earlier burn off, we will see ample sunshine, albeit windy, and temperatures up to 67 degrees in san jose. even warmer on wednesday with decreasing winds during the afternoon hours. the warmest day will be on thursday and just take it outside. play outdoors. we've got sunny skies until sunday. >> all right. thanks, roberta. well, martinez refining company says an upcoming maintenance project will cause more traffic in that area. that work is scheduled to begin this month and will continue through early april, with traffic expected to increase in the mornings and evenings on the roads near the refinery. the martinez refining company says in addition to more traffic, the maintenance project will result in periodic noise and increased flaring, and more information can be found on the refinery's website. >> people in berkeley are in

and riverside counties to reduce the wildfire risks and some crews in the bay area are heading south to assist with fire response efforts and form a strike team ready to act quicklystanding by if a wildfire breaks out. down south a little bit stronger too. >> drying out. >>> exactly. so wild to think we're in the month of january and we're in the middle of winter and we're talking about fire weather conditions that are still so critical to us here in the state. i mean, current times. but the thing is yes, we're dealing with our own wind advisory and they're dealing with stronger winds and let's break that apart and talk about what we can expect here locally. the friends down in southern california have fire weather conditions. we have the strong gusty winds too. luckily the relative humidity is a little bit higher too. here's what's happening though. widespread throughout the bay area under the tan color pretty much all of us we're under a wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. now the pink is showing the bay and there's a small craft advisory due to the gusty winds too mak

with that help here from our bay area crews, because we're already monitoring a small fire in riverside countyt's burning an acre at this point, but it does have potential to burn up to 20 acres. just one of the small kind of warnings, i guess, that were that you can say from these high winds and the extreme fire danger, we're also feeling some of those gusty conditions here in pacifica this morning, but definitely a far cry from what folks are seeing down south. that is where potentially life threatening windstorms are expected or may be on the way. the national weather service says strong santa ana winds will pick up there starting today in parts of santa barbara, los angeles and ventura counties. those wind gusts forecasted up to 90 miles an hour. that may last for a few days. and that is where our local crews are giving a hand. at least six bay area cal fire engines ready to add additional resources to an already all hands on deck situation. we also have all of our units down here in san diego, riverside, san bernardino that have staffing patterns. no one's going home. we're staffing all o

. >> a fire broke out in riverside county late this afternoon, and at one point, evacuation orders were issued for one neighborhood. but crews jumped on that fire and forward progress was stopped without losing any homes. >> all right. so right now we're also following word of a fire developing this evening in ventura. this is being called the auto fire. live picture down at the scene right now. this sparked up just about 90 minutes ago. the response has been very quick. 75 firefighters already jumping on top of this one. we've also seen choppers here at night doing water drops at last check. the ventura county fire department said it had burned just five acres, but was definitely moving with some sort of speed here. some evacuation orders have been issued. we know for people living in that riverbed area, the city of oxnard though tonight saying no homes are under evacuation orders or warnings. so that's important to note there. but again, as we turn to our chief meteorologist, bill martin, just an example of what possibly could come. it doesn't take much to turn a small fire into a big

satilla highlands national monument in siskiyou county and the chuckwalla national monument in riverside countyent biden announced the designations last week, but the announcement cut short when the palisades fire broke out. the proclamations protect more than 800,000 acres of land. several native american tribes have described these lands as sacred for thousands of years. >> our outdoor treasures are the pride of our country. the bond between the physical and spiritual world. a bridge to our past and to our future. conserving them not only protects the livelihoods of people who depend on them, it preserves a key piece of our history and full the full american story. it unites us through the ages. it connects us to something bigger than ourselves. and above all, it reminds us who we are. >> the move bars oil and gas drilling, mining and other industrial activity. >> and i have a traffic alert for you right now. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they just flipped on about five minutes ago, but you can see in a live look here. not too busy just yet. you won't have any major

county and now riverside county with the tyler fire that's popped up, 10% of total schools shut down. they made decision late last night. they'll wait until 4:00 p.m. later today their time in california to decide if they keep the schools closed. this is affecting so many more people outside those fire zones because of the bad air quality. jonathan, i will give you a chance to go someplace where you can catch your breath and god bless you out there. stay safe. i see some things flying around. i pray for all of our reporters and first responders, everybody out there showing us the story and fighting for lives out there. jonathan, thank you. the los angeles county fire department section chief. you want to talk about a group of people who are on the job, i have to tell you, chief, when the los angeles county fire chief spoke just moments ago, he said that you all are on the job until you have 100% containment and you have zero now. god bless you all. what does it look like up close? >> this morning when i was driving in and last night patrolling last night winds over 100 miles-per-hour.

east of los angeles, in the high winds and another fire this one is the clay fire of riverside county. this one did get close to homes so firefighters got the fire named the clay fire east of los angeles under control very quickly. >> the pal staid and eaton fires are still the biggest ones while the hurst is mostly contained. 24 people have died in the fires and nearly two dozen more people are missing and more than 12,000 homes and buildings are completely gone. nearly 100,000 people still under evacuation orders. the sheriff asking for patience searching for victims. >> i want to go look at my house and i want to see what's left. we know that. but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors. >> well, the feds are now involved in finding the cause of the deadly palisades fire. they're zeroing in on a fire that started new year's eve. cbs news obtained this video of that fire at the time when it was just eight acres. firefighters thought that they had it out but since that fire was in the same area as the inferno that wiped out so many homes the feds, they want

you may feel at home that you're fine down in riverside county, san bernardino county, down in ventura county. other parts of the state. but there's a reason we pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on sunday in anticipation of this wind event. >> the strong winds will continue to challenge the containment efforts today. wind gusts up to 60mph are expected to last through tomorrow. here's a live look at the fire in southern california right now. you can see just the intensity of this. steve's been talking about how dry it is in southern california. they have not had any measurable rain in months and months. so again, we're keeping an eye on the multiple fires that are burning in southern california, in los angeles county and the evacuation orders in place. we'll continue to update that story. all right, pam. >> time is 504 here in the bay area. strong winds knocked down trees and temporarily blocked freeways. ktvu ali rasmus is in alameda. now to show us some of the problems that happened overnight. good morning ali. >> good morning dave. one of the problems right here behind

but the winds are now starting to shift towards orange county, riverside, san bernardino county. so even though we are seeing a little bit of a break in the action a little ttbit later on. that does not by any means that by any stretch of the imagination. justin franke me that this wind event is over. we're going to see these winds sort 'r'rbeen flow. you c see what's going on right now. a lot of dark e e smoke and we' watching, unfortunately, more structures becoming involved and really during any ramos shot many other of our live reporter shuts, you can hear explosions. and i heard that my neighbor propane tanks are exploding everywhere. also, transformers are blowing up in the e altadena communities. so it very dangerous and it is quite ominous looking because the sky is black. these are again live pictures from ridge, cricket and rich is showing us this altadena area, but is going to be moving. >> momentarily over to the palace aides to show us the aerial view there, qaeda in the different hill communities experienced what exactly what o was predicted to be the mountain wave

the move would outlaw drilling mining and logging on tribal lands in riverside and imperial counties. local tribal leaders say it's going help preserve sacred cultural site and historical objects, tribal nations. and that wraps up kron. 4 news at 6.38, your time. we'll see you tomorrow at 11 o'clock for the at 11 o'clock for the swearing. ah. behold, a glorious round table pepperoni pizza. huh ? hah ! well, behold ! the pepperoni and grilled chicken..... what the...?? mm hmm. behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table. three magnificent toppings. grilled chicken, pepperoni and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: their mom has been missing for ten years. >> she disappeared on the way to walgreens. >> announcer: how they finally solve the mystery. >> the devastation of knowing that she was so close this entire time. >> announcer: ben... maga invasion. th