abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us the festivities to kick off 2025. >> reporter the sights and sounds of new year's day in san francisco. >> the winner is baywatch from the polar bear skate at union square to the early morning polar plunge at ocean beach. >> it was really exciting and very invigorating. a great way to start off the new year 2025. it was awesome. >> it was a bit warmer than i expected it to be. >> more brave souls taking to the frigid waters off of alcatraz. close to 100 swimmers making the annual mile and a half trip from the island to aquatic park. >> water is cleansing. water is renewing. it's a reset. and when you jump in 51 degree waters, that's a reset. >> over in japantown, a different way of resetting is to allow the divine parent to hear them when they're going to start their prayers. visitors to the konko church ringing in the new year in traditional japanese fashion. >> after they purify their hearts and minds of the negative thoughts and emotions, they start the new year fresh and nothing says fresh start. >> like the bay area's first babies of 2

abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what ten years of work actually accomplished and what's next? >> reporter it's a record san francisco certainly didn't want to set, but now it's official. the city saw more traffic deaths in 2024 than any other year in the past decade, a decade that was devoted to dropping those deaths down to zero. >> it's absolutely working. i can't imagine what san francisco would be like if the city didn't invest in vision zero, didn't put the resources aside. >> dozens of cities across the country have taken the vision zero pledge. but like others, san francisco is seeing the death toll rise, particularly among pedestrians. last year, 24 people died while walking the streets. >> it's combating decades of streets designed for vehicles versus for all of us. >> we spent tens of millions of dollars reconfiguring the streets, putting in protections, putting in bike lanes, putting in a lot of different things to try to make the streets safer. >> but abc seven insider phil matier says a lack of law enforcement is catching up. >> one of the reasons ticketing

and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, a group of oaklanders says enough is enough. >> anti-semitic messages like this, painted alongside oakland's lake merritt. >> it was really just shocking, really hateful things said, i don't even want to, i'll send you pictures, but i don't even want to utter it. it's so ugly. >> it started after the october 7th hamas attack on israel last year. this graffiti, one of the latest incidents, it showed up on the last night of hanukkah right beside this massive menorah. last year it was vandalized and thrown in the lake. >> when it originally started. that was my that was my walking path with my children, was going around the lake and seeing just the pure vitriol was really too much. and so that's what motivated me to start doing things. some removal on my own. >> zoe levine, taking matters into her own hands, but quickly realizing it was like drinking from a fire hose. >> you know, there was just so much every day, just more and more totally unchecked that i kind of had to get more help. >> jonathan mintzer is with the bay area's jewi

abc seven news reporter tara campbell takes a look. >> we must act with an unapologetic focus on results san francisco mayor daniel lurie making his message clear from the get go. he wants all hands on deck in the battle against the fentanyl crisis. >> starting today, we are treating the fentanyl crisis as the emergency that it is. >> in his first week in office. lurie announcing a handful of moves, taking aim at drug dealers and ramping up resources, including making permanent an emergency coordination center spearheaded by former mayor london breed. it brings together local law enforcement and other city departments working to shut down the open air drug market. lurie also calling on san francisco's police chief to come up with a plan to expand the department's drug enforcement operation, including making it 24 over seven. >> the fentanyl crisis isn't a 9 to 5 operation. it doesn't take breaks, and neither will we. >> i feel that we've been making progress, but i definitely feel that there is a lot more progress that will be made. >> the mayor planning to put a package of emergency ord

abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains the impact of these false claims going viral, and howu can sort fact from fiction. >> reporter as fire continues raging across los angeles, so too does misinformation. president elect donald trump blaming governor gavin newsom's water policies, elon musk taking to x sharing a post pointing the finger at the city's fire chief and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion posts like those spreading as rapidly as these flames. >> this is the biggest thing about it is the sharing. when you share this with somebody else and somebody share it and somebody share it, you lose this chance to correct the mistake now because it's going to be like hundreds of thousands of people already saw that. >> this i photo of the iconic hollywood sign engulfed in a blaze shared over and over and over again. >> the average person, when they look at this and hear it, they should have some kind of assurance that the information given to them is really a trustworthy. >> this is meta. just this week announced it's doing away with its fact checking program.

abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us the festivities to kick off 2025. >> reporter the sights sounds of new year's day in san francisco. >> the winner is baywatch from the polar bear skate at union square to the early morning polar plunge at ocean beach. >> it was really exciting and very invigorating. a great way to start off the new year 2025. it was awesome. >> it was a bit warmer than i expected it to be. >> more brave souls taking to the frigid waters off of alcatraz. close to 100 swimmers making the annual mile and a half trip from the island to aquatic park. >> water is cleansing. water is renewing. it's a reset. and when you jump in 51 degree waters, that's a reset. >> over in japantown, a different way of resetting is to allow the divine parent to hear them when they're going to start their prayers. visitors to the konko church ringing in the new year in traditional japanese fashion. >> after they purify their hearts and minds of the negative thoughts and emotions, they start the new year fresh and nothing says fresh start. >> like the bay area's first babies of 2025.

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to residents who say promises from city leadership just aren't enough. >> reporter the scene of another shooting in vallejo, a city on edge. >> as a female screaming, we're on with a translator. she's saying someone shot at her car and that there's a male shot in the head. >> police and paramedics called to marin street and curtola parkway thursday night. >> we got one critical in the back of the food truck. >> the man shot, believed to be the owner of the food truck. >> i actually saw him last night as i was driving home from work and he was out there cooking. >> paula conley was born and raised in vallejo and has long been advocating for a safer city. >> to see this happen to him is shocking and outrageous, and it just we shouldn't stand for this. >> the shooting comes just days after two cal maritime students were shot at a gas station near campus. the school's president writing in an email to staff and students, this devastating event has left our cadets injured, their families traumatized, and our community shaken. both cadets are recovering

but it's going to be a long four years. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the san francisco couple behind an ai company is under federal indictment tonight accused of dozens of charges, including fraud and identity theft. prosecutors say they went to elaborate lengths to hide how unprofitable their company was, and then used investor money for personal gain. alexander beckman is the founder and former ceo of game on, an ai chatbot company that touted deals with professional sports teams and luxury brands. over six years, gorman raised more than $60 million from investors. the indictment says beckman and his wife, valerie, used at least 4 million of that to buy homes in san francisco, pay for private schools and even their wedding venue. beckman is accused of lying to investors about their revenue and customers, even faking bank statements and emails of real people to carry out the ruse. >> all right. moving on now. in just over three weeks, the best nba players in the world will be in san francisco for the all star game. and warriors fans will get a chance to see one of their favor

abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what ten years of work actually accomplished and what's next? >> reporter it's a record san francisco certainly didn't want to set, but now it's official. the city saw more traffic deaths in 2024 than any other year in the past decade, a decade that was devoted to dropping those deaths down to zero. >> it's absolutely working. i can't imagine what san francisco would be like if the city didn't invest in vision zero, didn't put the resources aside. >> dozens of cities across the country have taken the vision zero pledge. but like others, san francisco is seeing the death toll rise, particularly among pedestrians. last year, 24 people died while walking the streets. >> it's combating decades of streets designed for vehicles versus for all of us. >> we spent tens of millions of dollars reconfiguring the streets, putting in protections, putting in bike lanes, putting in a lot of different things to try to make the streets safer. >> but abc seven insider phil matier says a lack of law enforcement is catching up. >> one of the reasons ticketing

but it's going to be a long four years. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the san francisco couple behind an ai company is under federal indictment tonight accused of dozens of charges, including fraud and identity theft. prosecutors say they went to elaborate lengths to hide how unprofitable their company was, and then used investor money for personal gain. alexander beckman is the founder and former ceo of game on, an ai chatbot company that touted deals with professional sports teams and luxury brands. over six years, gorman raised more than $60 million from investors. the indictment says beckman and his wife, valerie, used at least 4 million of that to buy homes in san francisco, pay for private schools and even their wedding venue. beckman is accused of lying to investors about their revenue and customers, even faking bank statements and emails of real people to carry out the ruse. >> all right. moving on now. in just over three weeks, the best nba players in the world will be in san francisco for the all star game. and warriors fans will get a chance to see one of their favor

abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains the impact of these false claims going viral, and how you can sort fact from fiction. >> reporter as fire continues raging across los angeles, so too does misinformation. president elect donald trump blaming governor gavin newsom's water policies, elon musk taking to x sharing a post pointing the finger at the city's fire chief and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion posts like those spreading as rapidly as these flames. >> this is the biggest thing about it is the sharing. when you share this with somebody else and somebody share it and somebody share it, you lose this chance to correct the mistake now because it's going to be like hundreds of thousands of people already saw that. >> this i photo of the iconic hollywood sign engulfed in a blaze shared over and over and over again. >> the average person, when they look at this and hear it, they should have some kind of assurance that the information given to them is really a trustworthy. >> this is meta. just this week announced it's doing away with its fact checking progra

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to experts about the impacts of this pardon approach. >>amid a flurry of executive orders, president trump's unprecedented pardons. >> certainly, pardons typically come at the end of a presidential term, not at the beginning. >> the president, already pardoning hundreds of people, including the january 6th rioters, and ross ulbricht, the san francisco man convicted of running silk road, a massive online drug marketplace. >> it's fascinating that the president has taken on day one to go not only pardon the january 6th defendants in blanket, but also mr. ulbricht, who was facing a life sentence for being a major player in the distribution of drugs in this country. >> trump, pledging during his campaign to pardon ulbricht, who had been championed as a hero within the crypto and libertarian communities since his conviction in 2015. trump on tuesday calling the sentence ridiculous. >> this pardon sends the message that the next four years are going to be a very tense relationship between president trump and the department of justice. >> and beca

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to experts about the impacts of this pardon approach. >> amid a flurry of executive orders, president trump's unprecedented pardons. >> certainly, pardons typically come at the end of a presidential term, not at the beginning. >> the president, already pardoning hundreds of people, including the january 6th rioters, and ross ulbricht, the san francisco man convicted of running silk road, a massive online drug marketplace. >> it's fascinating that the president has taken on day one to go not only pardon the january 6th defendants in blanket, but also mr. ulbricht, who was facing a life sentence for being a major player in the distribution of drugs in this country. >> trump, pledging during his campaign to pardon ulbricht, who had been championed as a hero within the crypto and libertarian communities since his conviction in 2015. trump on tuesday calling the sentence ridiculous. >> this pardon sends the message that the next four years are going to be a very tense relationship between president trump and the department of justice. >> and bec

and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, residents say enough is enough. >> anti-semitic messages like this painted alongside oakland's lake merritt. >> it was really just shocking, really hateful things said, i don't even want to, i'll send you pictures, but i don't even want to utter it. it's so ugly. >> it started after the october 7th hamas attack on israel last year. this graffiti, one of the latest incidents, it showed up on the last night of hanukkah right beside this massive menorah. last year it was vandalized and thrown in the lake when it originally started. >> that was my that was my walking path with my children, was going around the lake and seeing just the pure vitriol was really too much. and so that's what motivated me to start doing things. some removal on my own. >> zoe levine taking matters into her own hands, but quickly realizing it was like drinking from a fire hose. >> you know, there was just so much every day, just more and more totally unchecked that i kind of had to get more help. >> jonathan mintzer is with the bay area's jewish community rela

now, as tara campbell explains, they're preparing to fight back. >> the airport to make our budget. >> it's a pep talk these sonoma state coaches never thought they'd have to give, nor did they think they'd be preparing to file a lawsuit against the university. but that's exactly what they're doing in wake of the school's announcement wednesday, it's shuttering its athletic department. >> there's been a complaint filed with the office of civil rights. >> the complaint, filed on behalf of minority athletes, calls for an investigation into the university's decision. >> the athletic department is the most diverse group on campus, way more than than the campus at large. so this this decision harms minority students. >> like many coaches here, marcus zimmer's seawolves roots run decades deep student athlete turned coach, just like women's soccer head coach and hall of famer amiria salzman. >> on one hand, we're trying to get them somewhere else, but on the other hand, we're asking them to fight, and that's a lot to put on people. >> it takes a lot of commitment from our family and our frie

and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, a group of oaklanders says enough is enough. >> anti-semitic messages like this, painted alongside oakland's lake merritt. >> it was really just shocking, really hateful things said, i don't even want to, i'll send you pictures, but i don't even want to utter it. it's so ugly. >> it started after the october 7th hamas attack on israel last year. this graffiti, one of the latest incidents, it showed up on the last night of hanukkah right beside this massive menorah. last year it was vandalized and thrown in the lake. >> when it originally started. that was my that was my walking path with my children, was going around the lake and seeing just the pure vitriol was really too much. and so that's what motivated me to start doing things. some removal on my own. >> zoe levine, taking matters into her own hands, but quickly realizing it was like drinking from a fire hose. >> you know, there was just so much every day, just more and more totally unchecked that i kind of had to get more help. >> jonathan mintzer is with the bay area's jewi

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> president trump visited los angeles today to see the damage from the wildfires firsthand. >> he was greeted by governor newsom, and the two men spoke briefly after the president stepped off the plane. governor newsom and trump appeared to put their political squabbles aside and agreed to work together to rebuild. the president then got an aerial tour of the devastation and met with some of the victims and survivors. he concluded his visit by taking part in a roundtable discussion with local leaders and fire officials. >> i didn't realize, i mean, i saw a lot of bad things on television, but the extent of it, the size of it. we flew over it in a helicopter. we flew to a few of the areas, and it is devastation. it's incredible. it's really an incineration. >> reporter tim caputo, with our sister station in los angeles, has more on what came out of the president's visit and the potential for any aid that could have conditions attached. >> president trump left los angeles confident he and governor gavin newsom can work together to get angelenos the federal

i mean, it's just an amazing community there and we're super grateful to the bay. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> if you are interested in making a monetary or rv donation, all you have to do is go to the link. emergency rv.org and follow the prompts there. you'll find the link at our website. do keep in mind if you are up for a road trip. you can also meet the delivery yourself and get to know the family you happen to be helping out. now, there are of course, other ways to help out the fire victims, and you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. well, still to come tonight on abc seven news a. an incredible scene in southern california. how a tiktok post of all things turned into a massive pop up donation center. plus, they want to be ready. the class held today in the bay area to prepare people for disaster. and we'll introduce you to the bay area founders of an app helping save you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day. but it's equally important fo

abc seven news reporter tara campbell leads us off with a look at how bay area firefighters are playing a critical role in making sure today's embers don't become tomorrow's firestorm. >> sunday firefighters in los angeles taking advantage of calmer winds, making someof headway in the battle against multiple wildfires. the eaton and palisades fires alone, killing at least 24 people. >> definitely a historic level of devastation that i think at this point even eclipses what we saw during the tubbs fire in santa rosa. >> that santa rosa fire department captain keegan lee, he's leading a 20 member strike team made up of firefighters from sonoma county. >> it's personal because we went through it, too. and so i think that we're in a unique position to relate to these people. >> the sonoma county team battling the eaton fire. so far, it's scorched more than 14,000 acres. and as of sunday evening, it's 27% contained. >> when a fire moves through a large area of structures like this, what's left behind is a lot of smoldering material. in and amongst structures, some of which are still unburned

gabe's family and community held a vigil tonight, and abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us how they hope to keep her memory alive. >> the candles are lit, but still no closure for the parents of alexis gabe. she was last seen at her ex-boyfriend's home in antioch in january 2022. investigators believe her ex-boyfriend killed her and disposed of her remains in garbage bags in the sierra foothills. >> it still really hurts. every day that you wake up without my daughter. >> officers killed the ex-boyfriend while trying to make an arrest. the family left looking for justice, and last week, they say they lost their last hope. >> the painful is when the they took the opportunity. that we can have closure. that's really unfair. >> contra costa county's district attorney announcing there was not enough evidence to charge the ex-boyfriend's mother with accessory after the fact. >> i just couldn't believe what was happening, what they were saying. >> the gabe say they plan on joining efforts to recall contra costa county da, which formally got underway last summer but hasn't yet qua

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> happening now. chain controls are not required on interstate 80 or 50 right now if you're heading up to the sierra. that's a big change from earlier in the week. here's a live look from south lake tahoe on i-15. you saw a moment ago, caltrans said after the storm a couple of days ago. the snow has subsided, but that could change at any moment. so the agency is advising drivers to stay vigilant and up to date on potential chain controls. here at home, though we are dry, it's certainly chilly out there too. lisa, how's it looking? >> yes, that's right, we're going to get into more dry weather and a warming trend as we get into the week ahead. also, gusty winds will be visiting us offshore winds overnight monday into tuesday. here's a look at a weak system to the north of us. it will provide some high clouds. and then we'll be looking at a system setting up to the east of us, providing the gusty winds, potentially a wind advisory. and then as a result, temperatures could be in record territory. in fact

now, as tara campbell explains, they're preparing to fight back. >> the airport to make our budget. >> it's a pep talk. the sonoma state coaches never thought they'd have to give, nor did they think they'd be preparing to file a lawsuit against the university. but that's exactly what they're doing. in wake of the school's announcement wednesday, it's shuttering its athletic department. >> there's been a complaint filed with the office of civil rights. >> the complaint, filed on behalf of minority athletes, calls for an investigation into the university's decision. >> the athletic department is the most diverse group on campus, way more than than the campus at large. so this this decision harms minority students. >> like many coaches here, marcus zimmer's seawolves roots run decades deep student athlete turned coach, just like women's soccer head coach and hall of famer amiria salzman. >> on one hand, we're trying to get them somewhere else, but on the other hand, we're asking them to fight, and that's a lot to put on people. >> it takes a lot of commitment from our family and our frie

as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, residents say enough is enough. >> anti-semitic messages like this painted alongside oakland's lake merritt. >> it was really just shocking, really hateful things said, i don't even want to. i'll send you pictures, but i don't even want to utter it. it's so ugly. >> it started after the october 7th hamas attack on israel last year. this graffiti, one of the latest incidents, it showed up on the last night of hanukkah right beside this massive menorah. last year it was vandalized and thrown in the lake when it originally started, that was my that was my walking path with my children, was going around the lake and seeing just the pure vitriol was really too much. >> and so that's what motivated me to start doing things. some removal on my own. >> zoe levine taking matters into her own hands, but quickly realizing it was like drinking from a fire hose. >> you know, there was just so much every day, just more and more totally unchecked that i kind of had to get more help. >> jonathan mintzer is with the bay area's jewish community relations cou

i mean, it's just an amazing community there and we're super grateful to the bay. >> tara campbell, abcnterested in making a monetary or rv donation, you can go to emergency rv.org and follow the prompts there. you'll find the link over on our website. and keep in mind, if you're up for a road trip, you can also make the delivery yourself and meet the family you are helping out. now, the san francisco spca is hoping to make room for all the animals impacted by the wildfires burning in los angeles. they have more than 50 puppies in need of forever homes. so to help make space for animals in need down south, they are saying they plan to waive all adoption fees for the puppies. coming up on this week, new california senator adam schiff joins the program to talk about how the state is responding to these wildfires. george stephanopoulos will also speak with the administrator of fema. you can watch the full interview on this week with george at eight this morning, right here on abc seven. well, president biden awarded the highest civilian honor to pope francis the presidential medal of freed

here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> wildfire raging on in los angeles, destroying thousands of homes and displacing countless families. >> we've helped with a lot of fires out here in california, so i knew immediately this was really bad. and shelter is going to be the biggest thing. >> woody faircloth is the founder of emergency rv.org. the nonprofit has been delivering donated rvs to families devastated by disaster since 2018. the campfire starting it all. woody and his daughter driving from their home in denver to paradise to make a delivery. >> she had no front teeth at the time. she was six years old and she said, dad, god and santa claus are going to be so proud of us. so that's when i knew we were. i was on the hook to make this happen, and he's been making it happen ever since. >> most recently helping in the aftermath of hurricane helene. >> over 700 families there on our waiting list for shelter. we've delivered and gifted 85 rvs in western north carolina. and we saw the fire happen out here. and we're real

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> as san francisco considers a future of traffic safety, the city will also take a new approach to public safety. overall, incoming mayor daniel lurie appointed former san francisco police officer paul yep to be the city's first chief of public safety. and abc seven news spoke with you up about the job. >> what i'm super excited about is that this will be the first time that a representative from the mayor's office will be coordinating all the emergency services and public safety departments for the city of san francisco, and the coordination is important because we want to be all on the same page and hyper focus on our priorities as needed, to make the city safe. >> yep. has been part of lurie's transition team. he was a member of the san francisco police department for 28 years. >> happening today. several family members of eric and lyle menendez will meet with the newly elected l.a. county district attorney. they are pushing for the brothers to be resentenced. the prior da asked a judge to sentence the brothers, who were convicted of killing their par

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, happening right now. chain controls are not required on interstate 80 or 50. if you're heading up to the sierra. that's a big change from earlier in the week. you're looking live at our camera from south lake tahoe. right on. i 50 eastbound. now, caltrans did say after the storm a couple of days ago that this was a concern. the snow has since subsided, of course, but they say that could change, of course, in the coming weeks. and the agency is advising drivers to stay vigilant and get up to date on potential chain controls. here at home, though, we are dry. it's certainly chilly out there. lisa is tracking the latest. good morning. >> good morning stephanie. yes, we're going to see mother nature kind of relax a little bit for much of the west coast. and we certainly will have the cold enough temperatures to make snow. but we are taking a break. and even though winter just started, we're getting into a bit of a dry spell with offshore winds headed our way as soon as late tomorrow. so right now, looking at

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with residents who say promises from city leadership aren't enough. >> reporter the scene of another shooting in vallejo, a city on edge. >> as a female screaming we're on with a translator. she's saying someone shot at her car and that there's a male shot in the head. >> police and paramedics called to marin street and curtola parkway thursday night. >> we got one critical in the back of the food truck. >> the man shot, believed to be the owner of the food truck. >> i actually saw him last night as i was driving home from work and he was out there cooking. >> paula conley was born and raised in vallejo and has long been advocating for a safer city. >> to see this happen to him is shocking and outrageous, and it just we shouldn't stand for this. >> the shooting comes just days after two cal maritime students were shot at a gas station near campus. the school's president writing in an email to staff and students, this devastating event has left our cadets injured, their families traumatized, and our community shaken. both cadets are recovering

i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city b newscasts, breaking news, weather and much more with our abc seven bay area. streaming tv app just search abc seven bay area and download it for free. well, moving to some dramatic footage of the palisades fire taken by a passenger aboard a united airlines flight. >> imagine what these passengers saw when they thought when they saw this. the flight from denver, colorado, was originally scheduled to land inwas diverte. >> yeah, quite a sight to see there. steve kerr's mother has told friends her house was tragically burned in the palisades fire. that's according to the chronicle. kerr's 90 year old mother, ann kerr, safely evacuated yesterday. the extent of the damage to steve kerr's childhood home, though, isn't immediately clear. >> and officials with the getty villa in pacific palisades say the historic museum is still safe and intact. yesterday, some trees and vegetation on the grounds caught fire. the getty collection of priceless antiquities and staff are

i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help make our city better. >> the raiders have introduced their new head coach with a little help from an old friend. >> we do want to fill our stadium up with our guys. i know that we have a good draw for people from out of town. there you go. there you go. that's what i'm talking about. >> that was former raider marshawn lynch off camera, welcoming pete carroll to raider nation carolyn lynch won a super bowl together in seattle. the team also introduced new general manager john spytek. the new regime made it clear everyone in the locker room is on notice, as they try to change the culture and establish a winning attitude. >> we're starting right now, going for it immediately. we're not. we don't have some time. we got to make it 5 or 6 years down the road. that's not what we're thinking. we're going to start right now to go after it and build this team as quickly as we can. >> carroll is jumping back into coaching at 73 years old

i mean, it's just amazing community there and we're super grateful to the bay. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. now if you're interested in donating money or an rv, you can go to emergency rv.org and follow the prompts there. >> and this could be a very personal donation button. you'll find that link over on our website, because if you're up for a road trip, you could actually make the delivery yourself and they will connect you to the family you are helping out. very neat to see that. here's another way you can help the san francisco spca is hoping to make room for the animals impacted by these wildfires. they have more than 50 puppies in need of forever homes to help make space for the animals in need down south. they are now waiving all the adoption fees for puppies in need. now there are other ways to help out as well. you can donate at red cross dot org slash abc to help the red cross respond to those struggling. we're tracking this this morning. did you feel it? the usgs reports a magnitude 3.7 earthquake in the east bay. it was centered about a mile from concord and happened

but it has at of students and staff feeling blindsided now, as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, they're preparing to fight back. >> the airport. >> to make our budget. >> it's a pep talk. the sonoma state coaches never thought they'd have to give, nor did they think they'd be preparing to file a lawsuit against the university. but that's exactly what they're doing in wake of the school's announcement wednesday, it's shuttering its athletic department. >> there's been a complaint filed with the office of civil rights. >> the complaint, filed on behalf of minority athletes, calls for an investigation into the university's decision. >> the athletic department is the most diverse group on campus, way more than than the campus at large. so this this decision harms minority students. >> like many coaches here, marcus zimmer's seawolves roots run decades deep. student athlete turned coach, just like women's soccer head coach and hall of famer amiria salzman. >> on one hand, we're trying to get them somewhere else, but on the other hand, we're asking them to fight, and that's

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, happening now. chain controls are notrillionequired on interstate 80 or 50. if you're heading up to the sierra, that's, of course, a big change from earlier in the week. you're looking at a live look from south lake tahoe on i-15 eastbound, caltrans said after the storm, a couple of days ago. the snow has clearly subsided and the sun is out. but the agency is still advising drivers to stay vigilant and up to date on potential chain controls. here at home, we are dry. it's chilly out there, lisa, but now we finally see the sun. >> yeah, you know, they picked up about a foot of snow with that past storm on friday in the mountains. now getting into an extended break, a drying trend we call this a mid-winter dry spell. winter. just started, but we're going to take a break at least 7 to 10 days from the rainfall, as all the action is headed to the east. even southern california, seeing some very dangerous conditions with extreme fire weather for tuesday through friday. winds could gust in l.a. county up

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with residents who say promises from city leadership aren't enough. >> reporter the scene of another shooting in vallejo, a city on edge. >> as a female screaming we're on with a translator. she's saying someone shot at her car and that there's a male shot in the head. >> police and paramedics called to marin street and curtola parkway thursday night. >> we got one critical in the back of the food truck. >> the man shot, believed to be the owner of the food truck. >> i actually saw him last night as i was driving home from work and he was out there cooking. >> paula conley was born and raised in vallejo and has long been advocating for a safer city. >> to see this happen to him is shocking and outrageous, and it just we shouldn't stand for this. >> the shooting comes just days after two cal maritime students were shot at a gas station near campus. the school's president writing in an email to staff and students, this devastating event has left our cadets injured, their families traumatized, and our community shaken. both cadets are recovering

now, as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, they're preparing to fight back. >> the airport to make our budget. >> it's a pep talk. the sonoma state coaches never thought they'd have to give, nor did they think they'd be preparing to file a lawsuit against the university. but that's exactly what they're doing. in wake of the school's announcement wednesday, it's shuttering its athletic department. >> there's been a complaint filed with the office of civil rights. >> the complaint, filed on behalf of minority athletes, calls for an investigation into the university's decision. >> the athletic department is the most diverse group on campus, way more than than the campus at large. so this this decision harms minority students. >> like many coaches here, marcus zimmer's seawolves roots run decades deep. student athlete turned coach, just like women's soccer head coach and hall of famer amiria salzman. >> on one hand, we're trying to get them somewhere else, but on the other hand, we're asking them to fight, and that's a lot to put on people. >> it takes a lot of commitment from

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tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we continue to follow that breaking news in southern california.firefighters have their hands full tonight, to be sure, with three major wildfires along with several other smaller fires burning. at least five people have died. at least 1100 structures have burned, many of them homes. the largest fire is the palisades fire, at nearly 16,000 acres. wow. >> you know, when it comes to the weather situation, we should consider ourselves very fortunate here. >> you know, we've had some rain which helped tamp down even though we had some wind. the fire danger. they did not have that happen in los angeles. just bone dry. sandy. >> yeah. and dan and dion, they have only seen in that area 16 hundredths of an inch of rain since may. that's a record long dry spell. and that is part of the main reason why these santa ana winds are just pushing the flames. drought stricken southern california. this is a live view from the palisades fire, one of the largest fires, as you just heard, close to 16,000 acres. here's a look at the fire danger index. once again, they'r

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we continue to follow that breaking news in southern california.hters have their hands full tonight, to be sure, with three major wildfires along with several other smaller fires burning. at least five people have died. at least 1100 structures have burned, many of them homes. the largest fire is the palisades fire, at nearly 16,000 acres. wow. >> you know, when it comes to the weather situation, we should consider ourselves very fortunate here. >> you know, we've had some rain which helped tamp down even though we had some wind. the fire danger. they did not have that happen in los angeles. just bone dry. sandy. >> yeah. and dan and dion, they have only seen in that area 16 hundredths of an inch of rain since may. that's a record long dry spell. and that is part of the main reason why these santa ana winds are just pushing the flames. drought stricken southern california. this is a live view from the palisades fire, one of the largest fires, as you just heard, close to 16,000 acres. here's a look at the fire danger index. once again, they're not o

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> developing news for female israeli soldiers have been freed in thee since been reunited with their families. israel released about 200 palestinian prisoners as a part of the ceasefire deal. now, dozens of freed prisoners will be sent to exile in places like egypt, per the negotiations between israel and hamas. this is the second hostage prisoner exchange since the cease fire last week. another exchange is expected to happen next saturday. also developing news, vice president j.d. vance swore in pete hegseth as the next defense secretary under the trump administration. this comes after hegseth was narrowly confirmed by the senate in a 51 to 50 tie breaking vote by vice president vance. and new this morning, the senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm kristi noem as president donald trump's pick for homeland security secretary. so this means she'll have a key role in u.s. disaster and immigration policy. and president trump visited los angeles to see the damage from the wildfires there firsthand. governor newsom greeted him, and the two spoke briefly after th

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