in fact, an atmospheric river aimed to southern california will be affecting the bay area. look at that cold air. you can see it moving into extreme northern california. the texture of the cloud cover there offshore, indicating how it's very cold. and look at mount tam, where that sun comes up at 706. so we get an early view as it gets up earlier and earlier, setting well after five. so ten hours and 35 minutes of daylight. 44 san francisco 41 in oakland, 37 in hayward. that's cold. as well as half moon bay at 37. and from our roof camera just about getting light there. pretty view as well, where we're looking at all those temperatures in the 30s. 34 santa rosa, 37. petaluma. fairfield, 36. concord and livermore with quarter mile visibility in the livermore valley. so frost and freeze alerts this morning. it will be dry and sunny throughout the afternoon, several sunny afternoons to come, increasing clouds on tuesday, maybe a little rain tuesday, but more likely the widespread rain on wednesday. here's where we stand so far. no surprise. santa rosa 170% of average. san franc

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some good news coming out of southern california tonight. power has been restored to almost all of the homes and businesses in pacific palisades. >> mayor karen bass as crews 7 making great strides. but the more complex repairs in the worst burned areas could take longer because of the extent of the damage. meanwhile, progress is being made in restoring water to that area. governor newsom is valley to speed up the debris removal process and areas affected by those wildfires. for the first time since he returned from dc last week. the governor is sharing more about his meeting with president trump kron capitol correspondent eytan wallace has those details. we got work to do. governor gavin newsom with that message in altadena, a community ravaged by the eaton fire. >> announcing the first phase of the hazardous waste removal process will be more than two-thirds complete by the end of the week. but even before that, he says more than 1300 workers in the army corps of engineers, environmental protection agency and partners from the state and lo

that means a significant threat of flooding for southern california, flooding and debris flows around the site of the burn scars. here is your seven-day forecast. rain and wind tomorrow. lingering showers friday. then the forecast, largely dries out. there's an outside chance of a shower or two north of the golden gate on sunday, but that won't amount to too much at all as we would head through most of next week. maybe even all the way until the end of february. ryan? >> thanks, paul. >>> and inflation is going up, and there is no sign of slowing. why they could soon jump even further. >>> and plus isn't it obvious? >> and he has made it their mission to revive a once thriving art scene. we'll meet the musician who says his work is a love letter to (vo) struggling with moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? talk to your doctor about #1 prescribed entyvio, offering two maintenance options, including the entyvio pen. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare,

it is pushing south and east southern california. to get some rain out of this tonight into tomorrow, and the sierra will continue piling up the snow there. but for us, it looks like just after the evening commute it will be winding down. we get a little bit of a break on wednesday. the final in this series will roll ashore on thursday, leaving the possibility of at least a few scattered showers as we start on friday. now, when it comes to rainfall amounts, another 1 to 2in will be possible later today with this system here for us, here at home, over towards the sierra. 1 to 3ft of snow. a possibility between this system and the next one that will come in later in the week and over southern california. notice the time stamp is friday evening. so for southern california, perhaps a quarter inch for tonight into tomorrow, and then another 10th to a quarter of an inch expected into friday. santa barbara county ventura county is likely to get way more, but los angeles area not as much, which is actually a good thing as we know. although t

power company southern california edison believes its equipment may have started one of the southern fornia wildfires, the hurst fire, which scorched 800 acres. nobody died in the hurst fire, and it did not destroy any structures. it sparked the same day as the big wildfires, the palisades and the eaton fire. despite multiple lawsuits blaming southern california edison for the eaton fire, the utility now says there is still no evidence to support those claims. the growing reality is that fire season in california is year round. los angeles burned in january this year. paradise burned in november of 2018. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has a look at what state lawmakers are doing to make sure fire crews have the tools and resources they need. >> the january southern california firestorm highlighted a chilling truth and the daetz of other cal fire wildfire declarations. hammer it home. there is truly no longer a wildfire season here in california. >> in southern california, it is year round now. when you look at their graphs and their data, their long term data in northern califo

but southern california, well, almost worse case scenario.i'm looking at right now, not a good thing that's developing there that will cause a lot of problems, mudslides, debris flows. i mean, really a mess on those burn scar areas. i know they were already worried about what they the little bit that they got this so next week, it's really that's whole lot of if that comes together, that's still way out there. we'll fine tune that forecast. we get a little closer. all right. thanks, thanks, lawrence. well, tonight marks one month since. >> southern california exploded into a deadly firestorms fueled by bone-dry conditions fanned by hurricane strength winds. the fires destroyed thousands of homes and turn once thriving communities and the ash and ruins. mary beth mcdade takes a look back at the devastation. >> around 10:00am on january 7th, the first signs of smoke could be seen billowing over pacific palisades in a matter of hours. fuel by hurricane force winds. the fierce fire tore through the palisades and beyond just a few hours later on t

over the weekend, southern california remained dry, but the next two storms will impact southern california will be watching that as well as the big concern will be over the burn scar areas. meanwhile, the breeze and the wind pickip around the bay area at this time. santa rosa reporting wind gusts to 24mph. temperatures relatively mild, upper 50s to low 60s. i came in a little while ago. it feels quite nice out there, but once the rain begins, it's going to be a soggy one again. tuesday right now looks to be pretty wet, and then we get a little bit of a break on wednesday. the third system comes in on thursday. we're drying out on friday and right now dry for the weekend. but in addition to the wet weather, it's going to be chillier than what we have experienced over the last few days. >> february is distinguishing itself from january. >> like a 180. >> thank you. >> sure. >> a beloved vietnamese restaurant is making a comeback where the san francisco g is opening ts did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groce

trump felt that that was going to help southern california. those reservoirs aren't connected to southern california. that water will not get to southern california and number two, that's water that the corps was holding for farmers to irrigate with next summer. releasing it now when it's raining doesn't do anybody good except it creates the very real risk of potential flooding. >> reporter: barry nelson has his own reasons for being angry about this. he is policy representative for the golden state salmon association which for the last two years has not been able to fish because of the shockingly low numbers of chinook salmon remaining in the wild. >> california salmon are right now at one of the most disastrous points they've been at certainly in human history. we've now gone to a point where many of our most important salmon runs are on the brink of extinction. >> reporter: the fishermen say the salmon need larger flows in rivers during dry months to survive and though they're frequently competing with central valley agriculture for water,

. >> in southern california, residents in oxnard recovering tonight from a rare tornado. nearly 2000 homes and structures were damaged there. ellina abovian has reaction from victims. >> a terrifying in very unusual scene for southern california. the moment a tornado passed to oxnard ripping the roof and carport from this trailer home community it happened thursday, hitting the ocean air mobile home community and neighboring country club mobile estates about a dozen homes damaged in the tornado's wake of a sudden it's like the sky opened at the rain just >> gushed down. you could hear the wind pick the coach started shaking and i looked to my right and something flew by. it was huge and realizing that it was the porch awning. i wasn't expecting to see the roof off the awnings, you know, broke >> and missing and it was just crazy. i don't have housing for home insurance for anything just because i can afford the national weather service confirming it was in fact, a tornado on a path of less than a mile. we are still coming up with the determination of the exact wind speed.

reporter: while fires were still burning in southern california and crews were trying to save lives andhen president elect trump took aim at california's democratic governor, gavin newsom. >> it's very sad, because i've been trying to get gavin newsom to allow water to come. you'd have tremendous water up there. they send it out to the pacific. reporter: and after he took office, he kept coming back to how california officials managed their water, blaming them for making the fires worse. >> we're demanding that they turn the valve back toward los angeles. millions of gallons of water are waiting to be poured down. reporter: but is it true that more water from northern california could have helped los angeles? >> there's no truth to that. donald trump has a strange fixation with california water policy. he talks about some imaginary valve or faucet that he or someone else could turn to increase the amount of water that flows from northern california to southern california. it is sort of an odd fixation. reporter: let's start with some context. california has one of the largest and most c

>>> right now at 5:30, the storm in the bay area also affecting southern california. evacuation in sierra madre, more than 1,000 people told to find safer ground. emergency officials are concerned the hillside above the neighborhood could give way. >> they provided sandbags for folks, so we got a couple out here. you know, if the mud comes down heavy, i don't think it will stop it, but we're trying to do what we can. >> this is the first storm that we have received word from the l.a. county of a phase 2 mudflow alert. >> those areas most at risk are those burn scars created by last month's fires. here's a look at the heavy rain in pacific palisades where thousands of homes were leveled. residents still dealing with the aftermath of fires are now doing what they can to prevent further devastation. >> every time i come here it's very difficult to deal with, the fact of the house is gone. the neighbors are gone. >>> in malibu today schools are closed with work crews placing barriers along the pacific coast highway to protect homes from the mudflows. those barriers are on

[ambient noise] >>> for the second time this year, some people in southern california are evacuating, this time for the atmospheric river that's threatening the burn scarred areas from the eaton and palisades fires. one of the areas under evacuation orders is sierra madre near altadena and we are already seeing what looks like debris flow near sierra madre. this is from a wildfire camera in the area. you can see the river of water and mud with large sticks and branches. >> they provided sandbags for folks. so we got a couple out here. if the mud comes down heavy, i don't think it will stop it, but we're trying to do what we can. >> the state has moved emergency crews to southern california to be ready if disaster strikes. >>> let's get to first alert weather where paul has had his hands full all day, overnight. >> coming at us in waves which we expects. the second wave of rain is falling onto saturated ground and that causes some problems here, bigger problems for the folks in southern california. i'm going to bring in the whole planet and talk about the scope of this storm system whi

one hits southern california and extremely hard.hat would be, you know, really a horrible situation after the recent fires and the fire burn scars. the other one takes it towards us, maybe as a half inch to maybe 1.5in. but if the one, the southern california one ends up happening, it's showing 2 to 3in of rain down there. and this is next week. yeah, this would be mid next week. so we're looking at both scenarios whether it gets here or southern california. and we'll have the latest. okay. thank you jeff. okay. up next they look like snacks but they don't taste like them. the troubling thing agents found when they recently opened up someone's did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet, you'll find all your favorite brands included. including gluten free pasta and my favorite cookies? um, huh,

one hits southern california and extremely hard.would be, you know, really a horrible situation after the recent fires and the fire burn scars. the other one takes it towards us, maybe as a half inch to maybe 1.5in. but if the one, the southern california one ends up happening, it's showing 2 to 3in of rain down there. and this is next week. yeah, this would be mid next week. so we're looking at both scenarios whether it gets here or southern california. and we'll have the latest. okay. thank you jeff. okay. up next they look like snacks but they don't taste like them. the troubling thing agents found when they recently opened up someone's the history of bay area news has died. dennis richmond died today at his home in grass valley. that's outside of sacramento. he was a legendary journalist who anchored the evening news at ktvu, channel two for more than 30 years. so many of us, including myself, grew up watching dennis from 1976 to 2008. his straightforward style and honest delivery there. richmond was one of the country's first b

and southern california going to get some rain. thankfully, not as much as we are, because even though they needed desperately, we know they are also very sensitive to the slides due to the burn scar areas. tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s. afternoon highs upper 50s to low 60s. and your extended forecast here with these colder storms on the approach, our temperatures are going to be dropping off. our overnight lows are going to be in the 30s and 40s afternoon highs in the 50s. we do dry out in time for the weekend. >> gianna all right. hanging in for the next 24 hours. thank you. rosemary well, new tonight. air quality regulators have announced two violation notices against the marin refining company over that massive fire over the weekend. the shelter in place order has been lifted, but an air advisory remains in place. and neighbors now are frustrated and angry about continued safety concerns. ktvu henry lee spoke with neighbors, and he joins us live now from the newsroom with the latest details. h

storm will also affect southern california.hen although the rain is needed down south, there's also heighten concerns over toxic waste and debris runoff in both the eaton and palisades burn areas. so we'll see what ends up happening with all that. a depressing situation down there in southern california. let's take a look now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow for just how much they're expected to get larissa. they're gonna get a ton of rain. unfortunately, probably not the best scenario for them. they're going to pick up. >> what looks likehmaybe 2 and a half. maybe 6 inches of rain across some of the mountains there. so it is really going to be coming down. we're going to get pounded by the same storm. it's going to go through here, slide all the way into southern california, then take its time, leaving. so you've got another one of systems that slashed on some tropical moisture and to be pushing into california right now. we're seeing some light showers out there. but lot more rain on the way. so some flash flood w

. >> a terrifying in very unusual scene for southern california. moment a tornado passed to oxnard ripping the roof and carport from this trailer home community it happened thursday, hitting the ocean air mobile home community and neighboring country club mobile estates about a dozen homes damaged in the tornado's wake of a sudden it's like the sky opened at the rain just >> gushed down. you could hear the wind pick up. the coach started shaking and i looked to my right and something flew by. it was huge and realizing that it was the porch awning. i wasn't expecting to see the roof off the awnings, you know, broke >> and missing and it was just crazy. i don't have housing for home insurance for anything just because i can afford the national weather service confirming it was in fact, a tornado on a path of less than a mile. we are still coming up with the determination of the exact wind speed. but right now tentatively we are seeing that the damage, the degrees of damage that we've been assessing across these mobile home units. it's consistent with

southern california. and although rain is very needed down there, there's also increasing concern about toxic waste and debris runoff in both the eaton and palisades burned areas. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with us lawrence, we're going to get a ton of rain. same with the la area. yeah, i'm really worried about this. been watching this for a while now developing. so they've had a good idea. this was coming their way. and here we go. the storm system want to pack a punch. >> in southern california, unfortunately, it's going to come over those burn scar areas. and so you've got all that loose all the trees and brush that burned away. and now you're going to see a lot of heavy rain, some tropical moisture coming in this. the storm system that we're tracking right now. this could be the one you see that tap of moisture all the way in the tropics. so it's got a good feed. a lot of moisture can take aim at california. so we've got flash flood watches that posted. we're going to see some very he

rain all the way down into southern california. bay area, though, seeing those showers continuing on and off now, not steady, but still more scattered showers, but just off the coastline, we've got an area of low pressure that continues to spin out there. and that low is going to move it a little bit closer to moves in closer, all something's going to pick up. there's a slight chance we could see some thunderstorms as we head through the evening hours. best chance will be likely north of the golden gate bridge. but another wild night here in the bay area. we're gonna have all that for you right here on kron. 4. thanks, lawrence. a developing story now effective immediately. the ncaa. >> he's changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female gender at birth. only the move comes a day after president trump signed an executive order gives federal agencies the freedom to withhold federal money from organizations. the 2 not abide by the trump administration's vi

speaking of that, after visiting southern california last month, president trump signed an executive r directing federal agencies to assert control over federal dams and aqueducts in california. last weekend, billions of gallons of water were released from two dams in the central valley. the president claimed the move gave l.a. and the entire state, quote, unlimited water. but that's untrue. there is no infrastructure to get it from those dams to southern california. the water released from the central valley was being saved for the dry summer months, but flowed into a dry lake bed and mostly soaked into the ground. >> a real danger, both in the short term and because the farms that we're relying on that water for summer irrigation now, now may not have that water to use. >> the water supply in southern california comes partly from state water projects and water from the colorado river. >> california lawmakers have signed off on a $50 million fund to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges by the trump administration. $25 million will go to the state department of j

measure. >>> today allstate insurance said it expects to pay out $1.1 billion in claims from the southern california fires. the insurance giant says it was able to limit its losses partly by pulling back from the california market. allstate's liability is just a small part of the total claims from those fires. they're projected to cost the industry between 35 to $45 billion. >>> also today, a southern california utility says its equipment might have sparked one of the fires that ripped through l.a. county last month. according to a report in the "wall street journal," a subsidiary of edison international says it has found evidence linking its equipment to the eaton fire, the deadly fire that broke out on january 7th and went on to kill more than a dozen people. >> thanks, anne. >>> another legal roadblock for the trump administration, a u.s. district judge pushed back the deadline for federal employees to decide whether to take the administration's buyout offer. they have now until monday when the judge will hold another hearing on this issue. >>> unions representing federal workers have sued saying

so yeah, southern california. they've already issued some flood watches as we head toward lot of part of the weekend. some flash flood watches to as we're expected to see some very heavy rainfall in the southern california. that is unfortunate. but here we go. let's take a look at as wp head toward tomorrow evening, a chance some scattered light showers begin to move in. another look like this is going to be much as it slides on through. you see the clouds and the cold air may be some snow. our local mountains. then we start to ramp things up as we head toward late on wednesday night, the rain will be picking up and then very heavy rainfall as we head into thursday morning. that'll be the bulk of it. and look at that all around the bay area, i think really with this storm system, heaviest rainfall is really going to go south of san francisco through the santa cruz mountains and with what we call or graphic lifting, you get some left over the mountains there with the winds. boy, they're going to trees out a ton of

kind of been an all or nothing winter for them in southern california. thanks, jeff.nd coming up, speaking of, despite freezing temperatures across the u.s. for most of january, another heat record has been set. the latest another monthly heat record january 2025. the one we just left globally was 0.6 degrees warmer than january 2024, which was previously the hottest january on record. it may seem odd for americans who saw cool temperatures across the country, but scientists say a much larger area of the planet's surface was much warmer than average. that is, despite a shift toward a cooling la nina weather pattern, not unlike el nino, la nina tends to dampen the effects of global warming, and had climate scientists predicting that 2025 would be cooler than it was last year. a better than expected earnings report from amazon today. but what lies ahead? well, it's concerning investors. the company's fourth quarter earnings and revenue were above expectations. a $1.86 per share compared to the expected $1.49. amazon is forecasting sales in the first quarter to hit. betw

this comes in the wake of those devastating southern california wildfires. the bill proposed by senate president pro tem mike mcguire. it would make more than 3000 seasonal cal fire firefighters full time. those firefighters currently work nine months out of the year and are laid off in the winter months. we spoke with south bay sator dave cortese. he says the change is necessary to keep up with california's growing wildfire season. there's only three months out of the year. you'd have cal fire stations and engines, you know, apparatus that were just sitting there, you know, not being staffed up. well, we have made historic investments, especially over the last eight years in apparatus especially accelerated after the 2020 fires. but the one thing we have not done is taken these seasonal firefighters and moving them to full time. and that's what's happening now. right now, cal fire has about 6000 permanent employees, in addition to the 3000 seasonal workers now making cal fire firefighters full time would cost an estimated $175 million a year. still ahead, s

begin in earnest. >> today marks one month since the start of the wildfires that devastated southern californiad we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief, abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. our parent company, disney, has committed $15 million for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts for los angeles area fire relief. your donation can help groups including the american red cross provide meals, shelter and hope to these families. go to redcross.org, slash abc or scan the qr code on your screen. your support is critical and it really is appreciated. >> all right, the academy awards are coming up, and the oscars are considering a new requirement that movie producers must disclose the use of artificial intelligence. variety is reporting the award show may add the rule after the best picture nominee, the brutalist and other high profile nominees used a.i. stirred up some controversy. right now, there is only an optional form to disclose ai in oscars submissions. n

families are still struggling in the aftermath of those deadly and devastating fire storms in southern california. but there is help and hope. today we are taking action together for the one california. so, cal fire relief. abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. your donation can help the american red cross provide meals, shelter, and hope to these families. please donate today to scan the qr code on your screen or go to redcross.org slash abc. of course, your support is critical and appreciated. >> a federal judge has blocked the trump administration's buyout offer that impacted nearly 2 million federal workers. the lawsuit was filed by three unions. they argue the administration's plans are unlawful and arbitrary. it will extend the deadline. employees have to respond to an email sent out, giving employees the option of a buyout or risking a layoff. the lawsuit is also causing confusion for those who already took the buyout. >> we just don't know if we're getting paid, if we're not getting paid, if we're going

chu last night, but she will be reassigned to different committees. >> first responders in southern california landslides in the burn areas. as more rain moves across california. in the palisades fire area, pacific coast highway is closed again. last month, storms caused mudslides in that area. governor newsom walked through neighborhoods in the fire zone to meet with first responders who are still hard at work. >> hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that have been working to move from fire protection now to flood protection, that are very mindful of watershed needs as it relates to the atmospheric rivers that are coming in, particularly thursday at peak here into southern california, all the way down to santa barbara, san luis obispo. not just la and ventura. the imperative of keeping our conservation corps in the national guard working on those operations. >> the governor also said debris removal in the fire zone is beginning to move into phase two. that involves the removal of larger debris. phase one involved the environmental protection agency's removal of hazardous waste. crews

there is truly no longer a wildfire season here in california. >> in southern california, it is year now. when you look at their graphs and their data, their long term data in northern california, it's getting longer and longer. it's not quite year round yet, but maybe if we have some sort of extended extreme drought, it could become even longer. >> state senator dave cortese says as the fire season lengthens, the help needs to expand as well. the fight for firefighters act, cortese coauthored would do just that. >> seasonal firefighters that are home watching the super bowl this weekend will suddenly have a job again. >> the proposal would allocate $175 million annually to make more than 3000 seasonal cal fire firefighters full time, providing protection to all corners of the state. >> there's nothing worse than, you know, having a fire break out in in a place, you know, 25 miles, you know, from an urban area, and be right in the middle of cal fire's jurisdiction, you know, only to have no personnel in that station. >> vegetation management crews would also go full time. and assistan

and right now it's aimed right towards southern california. so what we're watching is that placement of the atmospheric river. if this were to move closer to us, obviously we'd get in on some much heavier rainfall. but right now it's pinning southern california with the heaviest rain. nonetheless, though, we would also stay into heavy rainfall chances right into thursday of next week. so these totals are eye popping. check this out for southern california. maybe totals up to about four inches. this still may be overdoing it a little bit, but you get the big picture here. a lot of rain in southern california. we'd also be anywhere from one to 2.5in now. february can still be a huge rainmaker for us, so this is right on par with what we should see, because you you'll notice here, once we get into may, june and july, we're in those typical dry periods. but it's all or nothing which will likely set off flood concerns if this forecast stays on track. so we'll we'll keep tabs on that. otherwise sit back, relax, enjoy the weekend. it's just i don't k

first edition, but the reason it is interesting is it also has a dedication to a priest in southern california and signed by bob hope on the flyleaf itself, but in addition to that, there's also 24 pages of typescript, carbon copies of his jokes that he did whenever he did routines in southern california, most of them were to the benevolent society of police. they were always bad jokes from the 60s. he could certainly get away with it, and of course they loved this, they brought him in for every conceivable fundraiser in southern california and of course this was a period where his movies were making big splashes, his television appearances were of course important, and he was going off to shows in vietnam and elsewhere. >> in the book fair, we will have some of these books. february 10th through the 12th. and it'll be in the oakland city center. it has dealers coming in from a lot of the american states but especially from european and other countries, hungary and australia will be represented, there will be a lot of very interesting dealers, all accredited in manuscript materials, there will

palisades fires are 100% contained tonight in southern california.the meantime, a man has been arrested after admitting to operating a drone that collided with a plane as it was dropping water on those fires. and that begins tonight's west coast rap. 56 year old peter ackman of culver city appeared in federal court this afternoon. he's expected to plead guilty to the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. authorities say he launched a drone on january 9th as the los angeles county wildfires were raging. authorities say he lost sight of the drone before it collided with a super scooper that was on loan from quebec, canada. that left a six inch gash in that plane and knocked it out of service for several days. in the middle of those firefighting efforts. several homes were evacuated because of a landslide in orange county today. it happened this morning in laguna beach, where part of a bluff gave way and came crashing down onto the sand below. no one was injured, but three nearby homes were evacuated for a time. those neighbors have since been allow

begin in earnest. >> today marks one month since the start of the wildfires that devastated southern california, and we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief, abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. our parent company, disney, has committed $15 million for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts for los angeles area fire relief. your donation can help groups including the american red cross provide meals, shelter and hope to these families. go to redcross.org, slash abc or scan the qr code on your screen. your support is critical and it really is appreciated. >> all right, the academy awards are coming up, and the oscars are considering a new requirement that movie producers must disclose the use of artificial intelligence. variety is reporting the award show may add the rule after the best picture nominee, the brutalist and other high profile nominees used a.i. stirred up some controversy. right now, there is only an optional form to disclose ai in oscars submission

as he works to secure more federal aid for southern california's wildfire recovery efforts. 'll be the first democrat to sit down with the president in the white house since the inauguration. the president has blamed california's leaders for the fires and threatened to withhold aid if the state doesn't change its water policy. >> california lawmakers. >> have signed off on a $50 million fund to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges by the trump administration. 25 million will go to the state department of justice to fight legal battles against the federal government. another 25 million will help legal groups defend immigrants facing deportation. now, the proposal passed the assembly along party lines, with republicans warning these efforts could face backlash. >> the governor is walking a real tight line here between democrats and his party that actively want to resist trump, and the reality of the los angeles fires that has him going back to washington looking for assistance from the same administration that he is trying to bulletproof california, from.

and southern california way below normal. let's take a look at the big picture pattern.latest storm system starting to lose its influence. it will shift a little bit further to the south. not a lot of rain for southern california. but they will take every drop of moisture they can get. as that loses its influence, we settle into a stretch of dry weather. let's take a look at first alert doppler. scattered shower activity. mostly light to moderate rain showers. it you are seeing with the varying shades of green. there are gaps in between these showers. this will be the trend as we head through the rest of tonight. futurecast now through tomorrow morning. giving way to showers more off after midnight. still a few of them out there in the presunrise hours but going from 4:00 tomorrow morning to 4:00 in the afternoon, the trend toward less and less shower activity is going to continue. there could be a few hit or miss showers, we will see the last of the sprinkles quieting down that begins our stretch of dry weather carrying us through the second weekend in february. how muc

southern california edison says its equipment likely caused the hurst fire. the giant utility made its claim in a filing this morning with state regulators. the hurst fire started last month and that fire did not cause any deaths or destroy any structures. it did start the same day as the eaton fire in altadena on the palisades fired civic palisades. the company they're also told regulators and idol transmission line may have become energized and possibly spark the eaton fire but says there's no evidence right now of fat. well, today house lawmakers are examining the southern california wildfires and trying to figure out what went wrong. we'll get the latest now from our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple. >> republicans on this committee called this hearing the consequences of over regulation. they say congress has to look back at what went wrong to prevent future tragedies. but democrats say they're politicizing this issue and congress should look forward to recovery. shame on anyone. >> who is exploiting the pain and suffering of disaster victims.

. >> the january southern california firestorm highlighted a chilling truth and the daetzed of other ildfire declarations. hammer it home. there is truly no longer a wildfire season here in california. >> in southern california, it is year round now. when you look at their graphs and their data, their long term data in northern california, it's getting longer and longer. it's not quite year round yet, but maybe if we have some sort of extended extreme drought, it could become even longer. >> state senator dave cortese says as the fire season lengthens, the help needs to expand as well. the fight for firefighters act, cortese coauthored would do just that. >> seasonal firefighters that are home watching the super bowl this weekend will suddenly have a job again. >> the proposal would allocate $175 million annually to make more than 3000 seasonal cal fire firefighters full time, providing protection to all corners of the state. >> there's nothing worse than, you know, having a fire break out in in a place, you know, 25 miles, you know, from an urban area, and be right in the middle of c

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power company southern california edison believes its equipment may have started one of the southern fire, which scorched 800 acres. nobody died in the hurst fire, and it did not destroy any structures. it sparked the same day as the palisades and eaton fires. despite multiple lawsuits blaming edison for the eaton fire, the utility says there is still no evidence to support those claims. the growing reality is that fire season here in california is year round. los angeles burned in january this year. paradise, as we remember, burned in november of 2018. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has a look at what state lawmakers are doing to make sure fire crews have the tools and resources they need year round. >> the january southern california firestorm highlighted a chilling truth and the daetz of other cal fire wildfire declarations. hammer it home. there is truly no longer a wildfire season here in california. >> in southern california, it is year round now. when you look at their graphs and their data, their long term data in northern california, it's getting longer and longer. it'

all right, paul, thank you. >>> coming up, though, fears of mud slides in the southern california burn zones. the scramble to protect the homes still standing. >>> and, coming up on the prime time edition, the biggest names in basketball in the bay area for all-star weekend. but maybe the game's most impactful player is in the spotlight. how they are honoring the late bill russell. that's tonight at 8:00 on pix plus. did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet, you'll find all your favorite brands included. including gluten free pasta and my favorite cookies? um, huh, everything's included. so burgers and steaks for life?! you gotta win first. still worth it. now that's bargain bliss. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market >>> taking you to southern california and the burn zones. they are bracing for the possibility of mud slides and flash floods with thi

. >>> all right, the mud is flowing in southern california. the new threat tonight from the rain in the burn scar area. and the u.s. prosecutor who investigated crimes here in the bay area is fired by the trump administration. how it could signal a significant change in the kind of cases his department pursues. >>> this is a new doj and we are taking steps to protect americans. >> a new era in law and order. president trump's new attorney general pam bondi promising to reshape the justice department and make sure federal laws are followed. suing new york over its sanctuary policy thes. immigration of course, one of the top priorities for the trump administration. and the shift in the doj also extends to california. all four of our u.s. attorneys have now resigned or been fired including ismael ramsey who was based out of san francisco. lauren tom takes a look at what his departure means. >> my name is ismael ramsey. i am the united states attorney for the northern district of california. >> reporter: there will be a new top federal prosecutor

most of the rain from this is going to southern california. here's another way to look at that. look at the rainfall next week. look where the focus is, 6 inches perhaps for san luis obispo, 4 inches perhaps for l.a., and about 2 inches for us. this will be a widespread rainmaker for california as a whole should it stay this way in the long range forecast. san francisco getting 2 inches of rain is equivalent to what the last storm was like. we've got to watch that for our rain concerns, but this is a much bigger concern for southern california, not just from a notable rain standpoint, but because of the risk to the burn scars down there. that is already an awareness level being raised across the state. we've got six days before this comes to past. details will adjust as we get closer, but this is your early heads up. middle of next week things will get interesting and it looks cold because it looks like it could be a good snow producer up and down the state. most atmospheric rivers are relatively warm. you look across the seven-day forecast. it's the morning lows here, daytime h

notice that plume of moisture is kind of aimed at southern california.if this remains on track, southern california is going to perhaps see the biggest storm of the season. as we get into thursday, the rain continues. here's a look at early friday morning where we are on the back end. and right now the weekend looks mainly dry, so we are looking forward to more rain coming our way. it's going to take a few days. here's a look at another accumulation future model. and by friday morning, anywhere from 8/10 of an inch of rain for san francisco to four inches in santa barbara. so again, right now, at this point, the storm looks to make a path towards southern california. and that's where we're seeing most of the moisture. meanwhile, in lake tahoe this morning, it is way below freezing. we're talking 12 degrees in truckee. so i guess we don't have reason to complain. afternoon highs will also be very cool on the dry side for lake tahoe as well. upper 30s today as well as tomorrow. we are starting out in the 30s. san francisco 38. 34 for the inner east bay of

police say at least four people were injured. >>> and in southern california heavy rains are sweepingg evacuation orders in neighborhoods already devastated by wildfires. it comes as the area prepares for dangerous flash flooding and mudslides. cbs's carter evans is in l.a.'s pacific palisades neighborhood. >> reporter: rain would normally be a welcome relief for fire-ravaged southern california but this could be a nightmare on top of a neighborhood. it's only been a month since the devastating wildfires tore through altadena, pacific palisades and malibu. now with warnings of heavy rain triggering mudslides crews have raced to put sandbags in all the fire zones. in malibu the first sign of trouble, rocks starting to tumble down. i am surrounded by bare hillsides right now. practically no vegetation to hold the dirt in place. they prepositioned some heavy equipment. and look at this. a home spared by the fire. now they're just trying to protect it from the mud. evacuation warnings are now in place for communities next to the burn scars, including along pacific coast highway, where we

the number is expected to grow amid the southern california fires all part of a situation so dire. the fair plan announced without assistance it will run out of funds in march. but now california insurance commissioner ricardo, lara is taking action, he says, will save the fair plan, specifically his action calls on insurance companies in the state to bail out the fair plan with 1 billion dollars. lot of says those insurance companies will take on have to cost while passing on the other half to their policyholders. in a statement, he wrote this, quote, i took this necessary consumer protection action with one goal in mind, the fair plan must pay claims just like any other insurance company. we must take action to improve the financial standing of the fair plan and prevent this situation from reoccurring. this is another band-aid on the insurance crisis that we're all in. i mean, that's all this is assembly insurance committee. vice chair republican david tang is skeptical of lot u.s. latest action keep us as he's concerned. the actually to insurance companies simply passing down hig

things are trending for this towards southern california. there is the possibility, though, this may develop a little bit closer towards us. but right now, the way things are trending, it looks like southern california could be on the high side of things, maybe 2 to 4in down there towards los angeles in the valley. we'd be anywhere from a half to about 1.5in. i'd caution all this with we're still several days out from it. so the big takeaway is we're looking at more rainfall next week. and right now that looks to be southern california again. we still could see that change closer to us. we're going to be watching. okay jeff hang tight. we'll get back to you a bit later in the program. let's move on now a live look in san rafael we mentioned this storm has turned deadly. nbc's jodi hernandez is near santa rosa with the new details. sadly, these storms have now claimed two lives in the north bay were on sanford road in unincorporated santa rosa, where tragedy struck this morning. now we're told that this road typically floods when we get a lot

southern california also getting hit with a powerful atmospheric river.vacuation orders are in place right now for those living near burn scars with high risk of debris flows and mudslides. giant tarps have been laid out along hills near the pacific coast highway, trying to prevent rocks from rolling onto the roadways. thousands of feet of concrete barriers and sandbags were also put in place. and the pacific palisades has been restricted to residents only. all right. back here in the bay area. let's take another live look outside. you can see plenty of raindrops there on our camera on the top of salesforce tower. as we take a look at the bay bridge, let's check back in with meteorologist jessica >>>>burch. oh, and there's so much to break apart right now with what you just said. i actually even hear thunder just above our rooftop here at kpix right now. behind me you see that live look over the bay bridge. it is cool. it is cloudy, it is gloomy, and you head across that bay bridge. you head down into hayward. it was just about ten, 15 minutes ago, actual

some rain will make it to southern california.mmed back some of the amounts, but still, that's pretty good rain for southern california. and we get a break then maybe a little bit of light rain sunday, but there's really not much after that. who'll stop the rain? well, i think after today we will. but morning rain light to heavy off and on rain throughout the day, 50 to 60 on the thames. >> all right. thank you steve. today is galentine's day. we have a look at some of the celebrations in the day that [ding] [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ si a ti te quiero mi amor, i like it like that ♪ ♪ eeeeeh, baby, i said i like it like that ♪ ♪ stomp your feet if you think i'm neat ♪ ♪ clap your hands if you want some more ♪ ♪ i said i like it like that ♪ i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's n

so that's good news for southern california. of course, all the wire wildfire ravaged areas not going to be able to absorb this rain anywhere from 2 to 4in of rain locally. los angeles probably upwards of near two inches. the rest of us lesser amounts. and these models still battling it out, wanting to bring more rain to san jose than san francisco. we'll see if that pans out, but it looks like we could see upwards of half inch to an inch, maybe in our inland valleys. that would be really good. 56 in fremont, 59 is one of the warmer locations today in san jose. but overnight tonight, once again very cold with temperatures near freezing and numbers even on the coast the next few days really dropping further. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're dry, we're sunny, we're cold the next four days, and then the storm impact scale with a level one on wednesday, thursday and friday. so by that time, i'm sure the north bay will be able to handle the rain, even though it's been a lot. >> and as for the rain next week, the south bay po