yanez, who is from fairfield, had little or no connections to sonoma county. wallach spoke to a relative of the suspect who was reported missing to fairfield police a day earlier. >> he's 1,000% sure that yanez had no prior contact with the victim. >> the sheriff's office says the outcome is tragic, but that the deputies did all they could at the time. >> we can't predict crime, so we don't know when somebody is going to commit a crime or where that's going to occur. >> now, loved ones and neighbors are left wondering why. >> when you think of like, getting brutally killed like that for. as of right now, no reason at all. it's, you know, it's scary. >> the case remains under investigation, and authorities have not revealed a motive. in september. daly city police investigated a homicide on a residential street. turned out the suspect had followed the victim home after an argument at a gym over behavior issues there. >> the confrontation here was over cleanliness in the gym. >> authorities say a deadly shooting in daly city was the result of an argument over th

that includes some of the wildfire-scarred areas of sonoma and napa county. our kevin ko is live in napa. though fire danger is not a big concern here, i can only imagine with so much destruction and devastation down south, people are very concerned about those winds. >> reporter: yeah, ryan. especially because we know the palisades wildfire kicked up into another gear. a windy day in sonoma county means concerns are high for resident jeff leone. >> i was evacuated during the caldor fire. i lived up off highway 50 and the winds whipped up so fast i -- specifically because of the wind i got out of there a good eight hours before the mandatory evacuation came through and i was really glad i did. every wind advisory get my attention now, for sure. >> reporter: the national weather service issued a wind advisory through tuesday morning covering the north bay interior mountains. gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour. high winds are responsible for the destructive wildfires in southern california. while current conditions locally are concerning, fire officials

northern sonoma county. parts of lake and mendocino county may see a brief sprinkle as that disturbance passes by to the north, but for most of us, it's quiet, it's dry, and temperatures slightly below average for the first day of the year, so we'll find a high of 58 in the city, 59 in oakland, 63 in san jose, a high of 55. >> in napa, reggie aqui back to that breaking news out of new orleans. ten people have died. at least 35 more are hurt after a truck plowed into a crowd right on new orleans bourbon street. this started just after 3 a.m. new orleans is two hours ahead of us here in the bay area. police say a man drove around barriers and raced down several blocks with the goal of killing, quote, as many people as possible. of course, that area, one of the most popular tourist spots in louisiana. in fact, in the country, police were already out in force for holiday celebrations. officers confronted that driver and there was a shootout. in the shootout. two officers were hit and the driver was killed. the c

concord in castro valley at 63 sonoma and napa. both that 62 while santa rosa in petaluma both at 63 today. looking ahead tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, very similar temperature wise to today after tomorrow morning winds will calm down. good news, especially for southern neighbors this weekend, more dry weather will be in a little bit cooler rania. >> starting out with a lot more green than red. so that's good news. moving at the limit along 5 88 82 oakland along the peninsula and a little further in the east bay along 6.80, 14 minutes on the bay bridge right now, meteor lights are on. and remember, johnson talk about those high winds. so high profile vehicles. take it easy. delong over summer felony. if you're going to take the san mateo bridge, they're still moving at the limit along there. and 29 minutes. so i want to one 85 to them. apart to 80 82. i'm not seeing any major delays. there james, back to you. thank you. ran a 6.18. is the time right now in the east bay, an investigation into an alleged unlicensed smoke shop in oak

we have seen crews from alameda counties, sonoma county, santa rosa, sebastopol. oakland, hayward, fremont. and the list goes on and on. very welcome relief after a couple of very tough days. >> and we are waiting to hear the kenneth fire. is there an urgency right now for firefighters to then go and tackle that one as well? it's like they have so many spots to keeping a watch on. >> reporter: well, and that's what, you know, we heard from firefighters all along. is it is one thing to have one major fire going. that will really tax any agency. it is absolutely impossible to be everywhere all at once. so it turns into a triage of life safety. and there is no ability to save structures. and what is happening now, we have so much mutual aid coming in from all over the west coast, but especially from the bay area with firefighters who are very experienced in these types of conditions, is that they can come in and save the remaining structures. the crew we were with from sonoma county today said you know, in the initial days of the tubs fire, we would drive through the

founded right here in sonoma county, is now the top app in the app store. watch duty, and it's proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it works, and uh. >> there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california still forcing people from their homes. but some residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wildfire cameras with publicly available maps of fire incidents and weather alerts showing the surface wind direction on the map, showing the evacuation zones where the fire is, and just putting the entire story from multiple locations and data sources into one place that anybody can use. russell says watch duty uses a team of staff and volunteers who are monitoring fire events 24 over seven, a

we have a wind advisories that have been issued for the north bay hills and sonoma county.pass and the bay bridge. so reduce your speed and drive with both hands on the wheel. >> number seven less than a year after emerging from bankruptcy, craft store joann is reportedly considering a second bankruptcy as it runs out of money. the company is also exploring a potential sale. the nfl's opening playoff weekend ends tonight. the minnesota vikings take on the l.a. rams right here on abc seven. the game was supposed to happen in los angeles, but it has been moved to arizona due to the wildfires, of course. abc news reporter ike ejiochi has a preview of tonight's game, as the minnesota vikings and the l.a. rams look to keep their season alive. >> nfl wild card weekend wraps up tonight on abc, with the playoff matchup between the minnesota vikings and los angeles rams. the league making the decision to move the game to state farm stadium in glendale, arizona, as the devastating wildfires in california caused concerns for public safety. the rams earning a home game after winning th

in terms of any rain on new year's day, that patch that went across sonoma county, bull's eye on petaluma, it's pretty much it. so instead, we will get ready for the next chance of rain, which will show up. by the time we get towards friday. and that batch of rain sitting off the coast. we'll let that one clear out. i'll bring you up to the starting point for friday's rain. when you get back together again, we'll take this and forecast it to you. you'll need to plan for some rain. for now, back to you. >> thank you, darren. >>> a live look now at our state capitol, that is more like it. aimed at curbing retail crime. it went into effect today. one of those state laws, increases jail time for people who steal or destroy more than $50,000 worst of property. others include large-scale organized retail theft and possession of large quantities of stolen goods. one business owner in oakland we spoke with is optimistic that these new laws will actually help. >> i think so. i think if there is a punishment, that they will stop doing it, you know? hopefully it works out. hopefully the other busine

one strike made it down to the sonoma county coast.e're still watching a little bit of moisture off the coastline that will come through later on tonight. it's certainly snowing in the sierra. a winter storm warning until 10 p.m. tonight. it is hazardous to drive up there, as they do have low visibility and snow and gusty winds. combining 40s and 50s on your temperatures right now. a live view from o. ak where you're seeing just a few clouds hanging around. if you're going to fly out of okay, it is fiesta friday travel forecast time tomorrow is going to start off with fog 57 for the high in the afternoon. if you are going to cabo 76 degrees. gorgeous weather in guadalajara, 80 degrees and mainly sunny skies. as we look at a live view from exploratorium, it is pretty clear from that vantage point. later tonight, few more showers and fog through sunday. large breaking waves. and this weekend we are talking about dry and partly cloudy conditions. we go hour by hour. later on this evening at 8:00, a few showers show up in the north bay, an

here for sonoma county, napa, and also out towards solano county as well. so a bit of a chill in the air first thing tomorrow morning with that breeze in place as well. so the dry weather stretch is here to stay. this area of low pressure will set up that wind event for us tomorrow, eventually in southern california by tomorrow night, but gusty winds for your saturday. still breezy into your sunday. so wherever you see some color here, that's where we have the stronger winds. and look at fairfield. that could be a gust to 43 miles an hour. so still breezy to windy for your saturday and then even into saturday night throughout the day on sunday we will scale back on those wind speeds and then possibly another wind event could be setting up into early next week. by monday and into tuesday. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s across the board here for your saturday afternoon, and it will be a touch cooler for your sunday. here's a look ahead with your five day forecast and no rain clouds to talk about here. just more sunshine and some breezy to windy conditions

this is on solano and sonoma county roads. so eastbound lanes highway 37 are going to be closed overnight, starting at 9 from the highway one. 21 junction near shares point 2 railroad avenue in vallejo. the crews are doing some drilling operations to work against the rising sea levels and compensate for those. in the meantime, drivers can detour onto highway one. 21 to highway 12 nugget on highway 29. that work should be finished. they think by next month. >> 7.47 is the time in south san francisco. police are looking for the person who robbed a 50 year-old man. officers say it happened while t victim was walking on centennial way trail right near mission road last week. e ctim says that a man in his 40's approached him shortly bef080pm tuesday and demanded money. police say the victim was not only robbed but also physically assaulted and now has facial injuries. he's recovering from. landlords with ties to silicon valley have been targeted now by the u.s. department of justice. and it's growing effort to stop property owners

now so far it's only north napa sonoma marin.'m going to include parts of solano county, even though that's not my call. but so far i mean areas south look to be a little better than areas north, that's for sure. once that clears, hazy sunshine looks pretty good. here we are looking for. it's a manic monday, that's for sure. and temperatures they'll be on the mild side here for some. once the fog clears there is a little bit of a northerly breeze in the hills, so we'll go with some low 60s here across the board. all right. you always need something to believe in, especially with the traffic. and here's the man to tell us, mr. sal castaneda. >> well, thank you, steve. all right. we do have mostly good traffic out there. as a matter of fact, i'm going to look at the east shore freeway and you can see the macarthur maze. traffic is doing well with no major problems there. i do want to touch on still a closure on highway one here. northbound and southbound highway one near bean hollow state park. there is a closure for a deadly crash

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a wildfire alerting app founded in sonoma county is currently the top app in the app store.ch duty is proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it all works, and uh. >> there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california, still forcing people from their homes. but some residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night, we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wildfire cameras with publicly available maps of fire incidents and weather alerts showing the surface wind direction on the map, showing the evacuation zones where the fire is, and just putting the entire story from multiple locations and data sources into one place that anybody can use. russell says watch duty uses a team of staff and volunteers who are monitorig fire events 24 over seven, and can

this includes strike teams from sonoma county. let's welcome santa rosa division chief fire marshal paul lowenthal to mornings on two. to learn more about what's happening. thank you for being with us. thank you. first of all, how many firefighters from the north bay are either in or heading down to southern california from just santa rosa and across sonoma county alone, we've got over 65 firefighters. >> that includes two strike teams, each with five engines apiece. a task force with five engines, as well as numerous overhead, including strike team leaders and other chief officers that are assigned to incident management teams. >> can you tell me how it works to southern california? say we need help. then you decide how much or, you know, because we don't want to leave our region bare. >> right. and that's one of the benefits we had here in northern california with the amount of rain that we've had locally and across the region, it allows us to coordinate those efforts. there's different regions that communicate with one another

sonoma police say they carried out a search warrant at a home on ware avenue. okay. with the sonoma county sheriff's office help sniff out about 4 pounds of suspected meth. the suspect was booked into jail. today. the nation is going to say its final goodbye to president jimmy carter as world leaders, government officials and average americans gather in washington for the former president's state funeral. he's going to be laid to rest in his hometown of plains, georgia washing correspondent trevor shirley is live in dc with more. good morning, trevor. >> we're in a good morning to you as well. today caps off a remarkable week of tributes to the former president as america and his family say goodbye. >> since tuesday, president jimmy carter has been lying in state beneath the capitol rotunda as americans pay their respects. his honesty and caring came through many. we spoke to say it's time outside of washington is what they'll remember most. i think it's important to embrace the legacy of president carter, his commitment to human rights and justice and the incredible

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sonoma county sheriff's deputies on a chase.e driver went out of the southbound highway 101, got on the highway. then went towards windsor and it up. they stopped it with a spike strip. the suspect actually tried to take off from there and made a run for it. but you see the police ended up catching him. >> members of the teamsters unions that work for a costco. >> are going to have a practice pickett today at the costco in hayward ahead of the january 31st, expiration of their contract. they are calling this a practice picket at 11 o'clock this morning. >> all right. check this out. marine are inhumane is welcoming. 46 animals from shelters in la county. they did that last night. 2 dogs. 44 small guinea pigs, hamsters and some rapids. they were all brought over to the marine area so that there is more space to house some of the stray and evacuated animals in the wildfires there in southern california. it's also relieves the pressure on shelter staff, too. some of these small animals are already available for adoption. so make su

alerting app founded right here in sonoma county, is now the top app in the app store. a vital tool for those living in southern california. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows us how it works, and uh. >> there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california still forcing people from their homes. but some residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night, we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wildfire cameras with publicly available maps of fire incidents and weather alerts showing the surface wind direction on the map, showing the evacuation zones where the fire is, and just putting the entire story from multiple locations and data sources into one place that anybody can use. russell says watch duty uses a team of staff and volunteers who are monitoring fire events 24 over seven, and can send alerts. the app, launch

if you live closer to napa and sonoma you can see gusts to 30 or 35 or 45 miles per hour at times . we will watch the offshore winds develop overnight tonight, early morning hours tomorrow, and i will have more what that could look like as we headed to the rest of the week. over to you, gianna. >>> let's talk about the roadways if you're heading to work or school, you have a few brake lights at the bay bridge toll plaza and we see things slow down just a little bit heading into san francisco. as the morning commute is thickening up . a new hotspot reported long 880 through oakland and busy anyway into the altamont pass. westbound 80, near carlson, we have reports of an accident causing a few brake lights for the ride for the bay bridge and over to the south bay, if you are headed through maybe the ride along 101 this morning or 280, looking okay. south bay, san jose commuters off to a good start this morning as you head out onto the roadways on this monday. >>> now to a truly heartwarming outpouring of support and community out of the los angeles fire disaster. the city of angels li

widespread throughout the hills of napa and sonoma, stretching over into communities close to solano county. even we're seeing wind gusts up to around 35 to 40mph. now, this is in live time. i mean, all the way over into half moon bay. we're also dealing with those gusty conditions, too, and we're noticing those offshore winds really dry us up. this is kind of changing our relative humidity right now. it's a lot lower compared to where we should be for this time of year, and we're continuing to watch those offshore winds stay strong until our forecasted hours tomorrow morning. that's when it starts to die down. now, the other big weather story for us. it's not just for us here locally, but widespread throughout the state of california. the climate prediction center is showing drier than normal conditions for all the west coast. what does that mean for us? well, as we take a look at the next seven days, it's going to be a dry setup for us throughout the rest of this week heading into this weekend. so, hey, if you're heading up to the sierra tahoe area this weekend, dry conditions to g

data shows that about 27,000 sonoma county. residents are undocumented immigrants.s county departments and employees to comply with state law which limits sharing information about individuals, immigration status with immigration and customs enforcement, except in those cases where the person in question he's been convicted of a serious or violent felony. the resolution says in part, quote, interacting with local government whether access benefits, reporter crime file, a legal document should not put any resident at risk regardless of immigration status and quote. >> it's him. 49, we're not talk about sports because cows women's basketball team is getting the win against florida state and the warriors get ready to take on the raptors later tonight kron four's erin wilson with a look ahead. >> i went to the hardwood. the warriors will. they're struggling to find a rhythm this season once again. right now they 10th in the west with a 1919 record in practice. steve kerr mention that andrew wiggins has rejoined the team after taking some personal time away and is expect

get out of their homes prior to receiving an evacuation order. >> watch duty once served users in sonoma provides fire information in 22 western states. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> local fire officials are encouraging people here in the bay area to make sure they are prepared in case a similar emergency ever happened here. abc seven news reporter tim johns has some of the tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation in los angeles continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal fire also recommends turning off automatic sprinklers and any running water as

. >> santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal is part of a team of 70 firefighters from sonoma county now on the front lines. >> unfortunately, we're getting pretty good at our responses to these large scale wildfires across california. you look at what occurred here at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, southern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county. >> back then. and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image, showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks. in the meantime, fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news.

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in the town square of sonoma. roger rhoten: this is where it happens. joe: it still is.c that happens in this room. joe: since 1934, the magic has played out on the screen and stage of the historic sebastiani theater. roger: to me it's just a beautiful old theater that has a warmth and a charm to it. joe: when magician roger rhoten appeared on the scene, it was almost like he'd popped out of a hat. roger: well, i came here to watch a movie one night with my wife, and the lady was having a lot of trouble, and i told my wife, i said, i'm just gonna go back and ask this lady if there's anything i could do to help. joe: he's been helping the last 38 years, 32 as the theater's operator. roger: for me it's my second home, sort of like my church. joe: in the church of rhoten, time seems to have stopped in 1934. roger: and this is the old hemp system actually where ropes and sandbags. the long walk up to the projection room. joe: sure, the theater now has a digital projector, but rhoten prefers the old film. roger: this is our old projectors. i didn't want to get rid of them. i

it's still close to 70 degrees now in santa rosa, at least in the sonoma county aren't. downtown santa rosa is cooling off a little faster. temperatures will reach the mid-60s, lots of sunshine for claus' dark fur to soak up. i'll put up the information on social media after this weather forecast. let's talk about tomorrow's forecast high temperatures which will be above average, mostly 60s by tomorrow afternoon and mostly low to mid-60s. along the coast there will be a couple upper 50s and on the warm end of the spectrum, especially in the santa clara valley, temperatures will hit the upper 60s and the warm spots tomorrow should stay just short of 70 degrees, but all those numbers are 4 to 8 degrees above average. we'll see temperatures continuing to run above normal even as we retreat slightly as we head through next week, but temperatures this time of year are supposed to mostly be in the upper 50s. anytime we top 60 degrees we're above where we're supposed to be as we head towards the midpoint of january. >> thank you, paul. >>> when we come back, a sweet local tribu

we do have a few patches in the north bay valleys, napa valley, sonoma valley.f you're heading out, something to be aware of, i'll look here at where those clouds are coming from. they're coming in from the north, as a ridge of high pressure is going to remain parked off of our coastline for the next several days. these storms are going to ride up and over. they will drop on the backside at times, and that will create that northeast flow. and it could be a little breezy and gusty during parts of the week. and again, going to help to drive our temperatures up just a little bit above average. here's a look at the futurecast. what we can expect for today. we will be in and out of clouds. you can see they're kind of drifting our way from the north and from the west. and that's it. the northern edge of california could be clipped with just a few scattered showers. but for us, as well as lake tahoe going to be dry. meanwhile, the temperatures this morning off to another chilly start, ranging from a 45 degrees in san francisco to 40 degrees in the inner east bay of wal

plus, major changes could be coming to a commuter highway in sonoma county. >> residents chime in on caltrans proposal to improve the highway. take that up a little bit higher. you should feel that, like, right back here. oh, yeah, i felt that! good, that is so much better than last week. thanks, i've been doing 'em every night while i'm watching tv. - oh, what are you watching? it's a mystery. high quality care that meets you where you are. >> for the first time in its 175 year, history. marin county now has a black supervisor. brian kolb, air was officially sworn in at today's board bears, daughter administer the oath as the at the event as it also featured a gospel performance. gobare previously served as the mayor of san anselmo before running for the board of supervisors. he says simply being black was not a major focus on running for office. but the significance in being the first black supervisor is not lost in it. >> it's important that people recognize it. but i think with larger context shows. regardless of their background or what might happen to be the color of their skin

sonoma 60 degrees. and if you notice, satellite is showcasing exactly what we're seeing on our live cameras. that's those clear conditions through and through for the state of california. and of course, we've been keeping a close eye on the wind speeds down in southern california. a much different picture for us here in the bay area. if you notice, you know, the southern california winds are expected to pick up overnight here locally. we did still see some gusty winds up through parts of napa through friday morning. for some of those higher elevation areas, we were talking about 20 to 25 mile per hour winds. those will continue to diminish in the next couple of hours as far as our temperatures go. with these clear skies, we're going to get some chilly mornings. some spots could see some 30s on the map. this is right around 7 a.m, so if you're going to be out and about, i suggest layering simply because even though we're going to start out chilly by the afternoon, expect for those temperatures to once ag

levi's granfondo, which is a one day road race in sonoma county, is expanding its prize and a continued commitment to at risk youth. this year, it's partnering with sonoma county winery skipstone and bringing back a race called the growler. the 139 mile course is considered the most challenging road race in north america, and the top ten riders in the men's and women's divisions will split a prize purse of $156,000. levi's granfondo also raises money for nonprofits that serves at risk youth. we did speak to olympic medalist levi leipheimer, who is a co-founder of this race. we have routes for all ages and abilities, and funds from our event go to our partner charity, king ridge foundation, which support at risk youth, which is my way of paying it forward. anyone can sign up for this race, which allows amateurs to ride alongside the pros. it happens on april 19th. okay, here it is. top trending story as voted by you on my instagram survey, this wheel of fortune contestant just solved the puzzle of a lifetime. the lucky lady is ria mathew, long time fan and former contestant of the show.

double fives in clear lake. 58 in sonoma. rain chances start to return once we head into friday's forecast. still not expected to be a big storm, but this could hang out for a little bit late friday morning into friday afternoon, and then this will certainly clear out here as we head through this upcoming weekend. rainfall totals are up just a little bit from what we were seeing yesterday. but all in all, i think we're averaging about a quarter inch here through the bay area. a few spots could be just a bit higher, but nothing to be concerned about on those rain totals right here on that 7-day forecast. we'll dry it out for this weekend, saturday and sunday. and temperatures are very similar here across the inland valleys. as we move through the next several days. so i know a lot of people are getting their, you know, annual way to start off 2025, their traditions going. i know at our house we like to do and our family black eyed peas. yes. you got to get at least one scoop in very, very southern tradition. yeah. and make sur

we saw crews from oakland, hayward, fremont, obviously sonoma, santa rosa, marin. these firefighters are saying i remember the look on residents' faces as they were seeing their neighborhoods for the first time, so a really difficult day for everyone, especially at a time when so much is still uncertain. >> so devastating to see those images. i was curious. these fires whipped up by the santa ana winds, hurricane force winds, what kind of conditions have you seen during the day today? >> reporter: so a lot different than the 70-mile-an-hour gusts where you had fire spotting two or three miles ahead. that was not the case today. winds were definitely calmer down here in the flats. up on the ridge lines, very different story. aircraft were actually grounded for most of the afternoon because it was simply too windy for them to fly, but here firefighters have been able to get some really good work done. again, the biggest thing, putting out those hotspots because the red flag warnings still not over yet and they know that if the winds start kicking up, you've already s

bomberos del condado de sonoma esta noche. están en el área de alta. que equipos del condado de sonoma están patrullando vecindarios que fueron afectados por el incendio. están asegurándose que no queden puntos calientes que pueda reavivar las llamas de nuevo. más de 10.000 estructuras han sido destruidas en los incendios. palisades y eaton. este video muestra la magnitud de la destrucción. vecindarios devastados. look. angels way, look look at these angels faces. there's more they're everywhere. whether you see the ones. look at that angel faces intact with wings en alta dina. esther lopez camina por lo que queda de su casa entre los escombros. mi casa que de la infancia y toda la vida. mis papás compraron la casa en 1974. esta casa tiene más de 52 años de recuerdos. esta es la única casa que mis hijas conocen. ellas han estado criadas aquí, en esta casa. tienen muchos recuerdos. el presidente joe biden hoy reconoció que familias están viviendo una pesadilla y prometió que las ayudarán a recuperarse y reconstruir sus hogares. la alcaldesa, karen bass

preliminar con vientos de hasta 84 millas por hora hasta el condado de santa elena en el condado de sonoma, momentos en que los vientos se intensifican. la rÁfagas estarÁn asÍ para las prÓximas horas sino sobrepasando en las 10 millas por hora. una situaciÓn bastante tranquila y una noche despejada. temperaturas que han descendido al rango de los 40 grados y tambiÉn en san josÉ con 48. mantenga su abrigo porque despertar hemos por abajo de los 40 puntos si va llevar a los chiquitos a la escuela, vientos muy tranquilos para el dÍa de maÑana. mÁximas en los 74 grados. tendremos 75 hacia oakland. vamos a estar teniendo cielos soleados y el resto de los dÍas vanessa al calmados. podrÍamos tener una jornada ventosa en el norte de california. >> la experimentada polÍtica bÁrbara lee se suma a la >> la presidenta de mÉxico reaccionÓ con ironÍa a los comentarios de donald trump sobre cambiarle el nombre al golfo de mÉxico y propuso cambiarle el nombre a estados unidos. >> la presidenta de mÉxico respondiÓ al prÓximo presidente estados unidos donald trump. >> obviamente el golfo de mÉxico es recono

tomorrow morning with 30s in sonoma, napa, and out towards danville. at the same time. wind advisories going into effect tonight across the mountains of e north bay. weth'l are coming together. churches are opening their doors to those who no longer have a place to worship. here's nbc's morgan chesky. no matter who you are. no matter where you are, amidst scenes causing unimaginable pain sunday, the unmistakable sound of praise. give him all your years of pain. la's montbello congregational church welcoming new faces in a dark time. overwhelming. pastor paul hellstrom still processing how altadena's community church fell to the flames in minutes. 19 members of our church lost their homes. so it's. it's an unusual sense of camaraderie. and with nowhere else to go, his congregation was invited here. we welcome our friends from altadena. reverend mitchell young, offering support to a longtime friend. whether it's times of struggle or times of joy, we need to be together. radina. chaney. lay. torri. hallelujah. the halpin family singing hymns amongst the ruins of where thei

a 4.7 earthquake hit in cobb, which is near the lake and sonoma county border. seismograph here in the nbc bay area studio in san jose captured the quake. usgs says the earthquake hit at 6:35 p.m, s upgraded. then from 4.5 cobb. you can check it out there on the map. half hour south of clear lake. so far, no reports of any injuries or damage. we're learning new details in the case of a deadly shooting in san francisco overnight. police have made an arrest in the case. the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. at the gas and shop on south venice and 17th street in the mission. paramedics tried to save the victim's life, but he died at the scene. sfpd says homicide officers found the suspect's vehicle soon after and arrested 29 year old jose rivera flores. he is now in jail on homicide charges. members of south bay's unhoused community on edge tonight ahead of expected sweeps. the city of san jose posted this notice warning of a crackdown on illegal encampments near story road. those sweeps could happen any time between now through january 13th. more than 50 people

. >> a wildfire alerting app founded in sonoma county is now the top app in the app store. watch duty is provided is proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. and abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it works. >> and uh. there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california still forcing people residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wildfire cameras with publicly available maps of fire incidents and weather alerts showing the surface wind direction on the map, showing the evacuation zones where the fire is, and just putting the entire story from multiple locations and data sources into one place that anybody can use. russell says watch duty uses a team of staff and volunteers who are monitoring fire events 24 over seven, and can send alerts

crop was booked into the sonoma county jail. a woman in fairfield was killed in a head-on collision. this happened on sunday morning, lopes road right near civil creek road. police say a car crossed into the opposite lane cause of that accident. the investigation is ongoing and the driver is cooperating with police. happening today. 3 opened fire stations are going to be close because of oakland's budget problems on your screen station. 25 28 will close. now. station 10 was closed because they were remodeling. but now we learn it will reopen. oakland. firefighters say that closing the stations. mean, some residents might have to wait 10 minutes in case of an emergency, firefighters are going to hold a news conference outside of city hall before the first city council of the new year. too before was very busy for the fire department. according to them, they responded to 79,000 apparatus calls the disease engine went to over 5,000 incidents. the busiest truck went to over 2000. the fire department also responded to over 1000 encam

but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, sonoma county deputies in a high-speed chase in winds are going to tell you how they nabbed the driver and what caused the chase in the >> multiple law enforcement agencies in marin county helped to capture a wrong-way driver that led them on a chase on highway 101, yesterday afternoon, this chase started and rohnert park. police tried to stop a vehicle that was connected to a burglary. the driver was identified as casey back. they say that he rammed one of the officers cars. and went on 101, southbound and then neighboring law enforcement stepped in. that car was driving in the opposite lanes of traffic and sandra fell. police officer finally use their cruiser. they pin that car against a wall. you can see the crash that ended here and then back had a brief standoff with the police and was eventually taken into custody. >> in windsor, another stolen car led to a pursuit by sonoma county. sheriff's deputies. this happened yesterday started on southbound. 1, 1, going towards central windsor after the driver got off the highway. the stolen veh

sonoma was also 38. there will be really cold lows here over the next couple of mornings. in fact, you know, some areas where the wind speeds stayed up there in the 50s, others dropped into the low 30s there. san francisco kind of interesting couple things going on here. 73 the record high 1962. 32 the record low 1937. but look at the record. rain 3.5in of rain on this date in 1862. and if you don't know, 1860 2nd january was the great flood where sacramento was under water, and it was a series of systems that developed cold in december and then really wet in january. so if you don't know about it, look it up. it's a kind of a fascinating history here. last rain, as i mentioned in san francisco, isuary 3rd, 18, 106 days ago. next rain only the forecast model of the euro shows something around the 22nd. it's kind of an outlier. so the gfs just came in and it is 100% dry through 16 days. so again things can change. but i just don't like what i'm seeing on the pattern. is this the driest january ever in san francisco? no 2015 not a drop fell zero 2014 the year before only 0.0

well, a large portion of highway 37 in solano and sonoma counties will begin climate adaptation. roadwork starting today. caltrans says it's east bay eastbound lanes will be shut down beginning at 09:00pm and will do that every night through february. the closures will begin from highway one. 21 junction, right ne sears point all the way to railroad avenue in filet o traffic wi be detoured north to highway one. 21 east on highway 12 in the south on highway. 29 westbound traffic will not be affected. >> time now 608, and women's sports is going to be front and center at a new bar. that's going to be opening in san francisco. this new year. the 2 owners met because they were playing soccer for the san francisco spikes and now they're opening a bar. they wanted to be the place to watch women's sports. >> wanted to open the bar because we're struggling to find reliable places to watch women's sports in san and it we want to have a place for uk that come in. and know that you can find community and know that you can watch women sports that seeing 2, professional teams and the biggest

in on some proposed changes to that stretch of road kron. 4 charles clifford is live for us now in sonoma county with details of what they want to have be different this time. >> well, you know, highway 37 here in the north base used by thousands of people every day. but this roadway is prone to flooding. it's sees real problems with congestion on a daily basis tonight, the public is going to get a look at some proposed changes to the eastern portion of highway. 37. >> right now, highway 37 narrows to one lane in each direction between mare island in vallejo and state route one 21 near the sonoma speed way on an almost daily basis. these bottlenecks create congestion in both directions that can sometimes last up to 6 hours. caltrans says it plans to improve traffic flow here by expanding the intersection of highway 37 1.21. replacing the bridge over to lake creek and adding lanes in both the east and westbound directions to help pay for this work and the long-term maintenance of highway. 37, a new tolling facility will be added here as well. with polls expected to be about $4 for drivers

napa county, lake county and eastern sonoma county. that is where we'll find the strongest winds throughout the day. this is already verifying. we are seeing those winds gusting to close to 55mph. so the strongest winds are happening this morning into the afternoon and evening. you can see those winds really back off. so the strongest gusts are currently happening. here's a look at your forecast today. sunny and dry weather continues for another day. breezy from time to time and temperatures mainly in the 60s. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> good morning. we're going to get started at the bay bridge. the metering lights are on right now. they flipped on just after 530 this morning. starting to get pretty busy out there. also, we want to remind you that there are wind advisories in effect for the bay bridge as well as the altamont pass. just be very careful when you're driving out there this morning. there's also a wind advisory issued for the north bay hills in sonoma county. and you can see here your

from santa rosa and sonoma. >> we have common terminology.e use the same incident command system, and it allows us to plug those resources into the needs quickly and efficiently, and everybody works on the same game plan together. it's the same reason that we saw an image yesterday of one of our santa rosa fire engines working in palisades with an la city ladder truck and a hermosa beach fire engine. >> crews in the south are equipped well with aerial equipment like helicopters and planes. but what the bay area crews offer are type three engines, four wheel vehicles with unique capabilities. >> those are able to go off road. they're able to pump water and move at the same time where your type one fire engines, which are more of the standard residential fire engines you see out there in your neighborhoods, aren't able to move and pump water at the same time or have the four wheel drive capabilities. >> more than 7500 firefighters are working together to eliminate the threat. there's no word on how long these strike teams will be away from home

new protections are in place for immigrants who live in sonoma county. the sonoma county board of supervisors voted yesterday for new civil rights protections for the county's immigrants. according to the migration policy institute, there are 27,000 undocumented immigrants living in the country. the county's new resolution directs sonoma county to comply with state law to not share immigration statuses with u.s. customs enforcement. >> high winds, a major issue for firefighters in southern california. all of the latest on the wildfires here coming up. >> and this week's fires have left numerous communities in disarray. the effort by hundreds of people today in one community that brought some people to tears and help coming to california from across the globe. the support from our neighbors to the south, lending a helping hand our st ♪ ♪ is it possible to be more capable? and more practical? be able to perform here. and here. make a statement while barely making a sound. and command the road, as well as what lies ahead. how we get there matters. ♪ ♪ is bu