we sent nbc bay area's thom jensen to the neighborhood in vacaville to check it out.his was quite an ordeal. over the past five days. this little tomcat was stuck way up in this tree up there, letting everybody know night and day with his cries that he wanted down. and there were plenty of people meowing about it on social media wanting to help. the cat was at least 35ft up in the tree after being chased there by a neighbor's dog. since last saturday afternoon, early afternoon, just crying for help. meowing. yeah, it's been up there. just trapped. the cat that rhonda named whitey is one of about a dozen or so feral cats living in this vacaville apartment complex. whitey had recently been mauled by a dog and just started to recover before he went up the tall tree, and then began crying day and night for five days. my son was the first one over here with a 20 foot ladder, and we couldn't quite reach it. it was ten more feet above him. local firefighters couldn't get up that high because their ladder truck was down, so tenants hired this tree trimmer to give it a try to

she hopes he's able to return here and live at the complex where she's grown quite fond of him in vacavillesen, nbc, bay area news. poor little whitey. we hope he feels better and that he stays away from dogs. i know you're a cat lover. i know you love the resolution that whitey to be doing well. all right. one of the nine lives, for sure. at least two. because he got chased by two dogs. oh, true, true, true. we got some rain coming in here as we head through tomorrow's forecast. as we've been talking about with this system sweeping across northern california. on the current radar scan, you can see some of that moderate a little bit of heavier rainfall right near the northern coastline. i'll get you more details on the timing and the totals, what it means for that weekend and your microclimate forecast. here we go. 5 a.m. best chance of rain up towards guerneville. santa rosa and novato will still be dry at that point. down towards san jose, we start to get some rainfall in san francisco and concord by 8 a.m. fills in across the peninsula and east bay 11 a.m. and then really from 11 a.m. to

much like what we saw in santa rosa and in vacaville with the fires that blew over mount vaca. >> thank you so much. we will continue with your reporting. more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. some try to return but what they found was heartbreaking. >> reporter: there are homes burning on either side and it is so heartbreaking and tragic to see that. >> a firestorm leaving nothing behind for some longtime residents living in pasadena and altadena. >> even though i am 91 years old, i will start over again. the entire history is in that house. five minutes ago i was sitting in the car by myself and tears just came over my face. >> nothing seemed to be spared. >> reporter: at the st. mark's episcopal church, so much history gone. and that is a chevron gas station. if you pan over, these officers are very nervous. they are blocking the road because there are still residents driving around. they can't let anyone go any further because they are worried that the chevron will explode. >> some residents who escaped the fire's fury returned to see what was left, and it wasn't muc

vacaville. fairfield. napa airport. novato, even sfo, half moon bay and then of course up to petaluma and santa rosa. so that's where the main focus continues to be to the north. but some pockets out in solano county. there it is. they've also finally included that parts of the east bay, solano county and along the san mateo coast. i knew they would just have to catch up after we get a little bit of activity up in the mountains. see that little system skirting them right there? so maybe a few little snow showers up there. that system will crank up the wind for southern california tomorrow. i think we'll get wind in the hills tomorrow. not sure it'll make it to the surface, though. 30s and 40s, menlo park and mountain view at 39 degrees. a lot of 40s, though. atherton in there as well. los altos and then 50 at pillar point. there is a slight offshore breeze, so 30s, 20s up in the mountains. nothing changing there, although a few little isolated showers there today. little snow flurries or so. everything though goes up an

north bay temps also hitting the low 70's and fairfield napa youngsville in vacaville. tomorrow's temperatures are going to be fairly similar next week. we will begin to trend a little bit cooler. all in all, though, these dry skies will remain. for the foreseeable future. reyna. >> 90 westbound at 101 south. here you can see the red marks mean that traffic still little backed up on the san mateo bridge. about a 20 minute right now traveling from the peninsula as you're heading across there, 14 minutes into the city. no accidents on the bay bridge. but the toll plaza and those light slowing you down. still at the limit of the south bay. 85 memo. part no need to onto 80 82 2.37, you're also nice and light along mills selling down to 20 to 37 about 25 minutes deciding between 5, 8, or 8.80, over nice and light at this hour are and it was back to thanks a lot. reyna 6.20, is the time right now. and today the nation says goodbye to president jimmy carter as world leaders, government officials. >> average americans gather in washington for the former president's state funera

and ceiling. 624 right now, normally a cat and a tree doesn't make news headlines, but a cat in vacaville such concern to a community after being stuck in a tree for nearly a week, his neighbors came to his rescue in a big way to get him down. today in the bay's thom jensen has the story. the cat was at least 35ft up in the tree after being chas there by a neighbor's dog since last saturday afternoon early afternoon, just crying for help. meowing. yeah, it's been up there. just trapped. the cat that rhonda named whitey is one of about a dozen or so feral cats living in this vacaville apartment complex. whitey had recently been mauled by a dog and just started to recover before he went up the tall tree, and then began crying day and night for five days. my son was the first one over here with a 20 foot ladder and we couldn't quite reach. it was ten more feet above him. local firefighters couldn't get up that high because their ladder truck was down, so tenants hired this tree trimmer to give it a try to get up there and get him. but when he finally reached the cat in one tree, it leapt to

aside from the delta vacaville and fairfield, pretty breezy up there up in solano county., here's a little bit of bad news. unfortunately, that first low is exiting the region. so things will relax temporarily this weekend. but next week, another low dives in right past u.s. positioning of this low in this high-pressure ridge to the west is likely to result in more offshore. wind's picking back up as we move into the start of next week, which is the last thing anybody wants to hear in regards to the fire threat ahead of us. so that is something we're going to be staying very tuned into making sure we're keeping you aware of that potential even right here in the bay. as you can see, our daytime highs today are well above average for this time of year. i mean, we're talking upper 60's and san francisco and low 70's for spots like san jose and santa clara getting up to 71 potentially some record-breaking days ahead of us, especially today as we do so many solo, those low 70's san leandro right at 70 degrees conquered at 69 youngsville and 72 fairfield at 71 today. well, santa

one injured got is finally rescued after being stuck up in a tree for over 5 days in vacaville. >> we'reold the local fire department couldn't help because its ladder truck was out of service and people there couldn't locate a letter tall enough to make the rescue. ultimately a worker from solano signs was able to help. our sacramento affiliate spoke with a woman who shares how the cat got stuck in the tree in the first place. >> then up there just wrapped after got mauled by the v a into law year was dragging its back legs for a couple of days. and then it started walking, not real good with started walking again. >> and then it was up and around. when this happened, are chased up >> the cat is now recovering at a local pet clinic in fairfield. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the roof of this home comes crashing down on christma >> welcome back. it is 6.29 and hey, it is back. you know, it's back of the weather, though. way to rain is about these born that so when we we didn't know he got his nice unprepared. exactly. and of notice goes. i got to work earlier. i got here befo

lot of numbers in the 40's, even some dipping into the 30's such as livermore. 37 antioch, 38 and vacaville. 38 santa rosa. 36. and guess what? there is visor effect for cold conditions. frost advisory for the mountains of the north bay, the east bay hills, santa clara valley hills. the usual suspects. some areas will be very cold tomorrow morning. more details coming up in weather right now. back to the ken grant. >> thanks, kathy. across the bay area, more than a dozen local transit agencies are making a new pledge to hire small businesses song pours. charles clifford has details. >> well, in the years ahead, bay area transit agencies are going to spend billions on big projects. and today they're making a promise to share some of that wealth with small businesses. on monday, more than a dozen bay area transit agencies including bart caltrain, the golden gate bridge district signed on to what is known as the equity and infrastructure project pledge. it's an informal commitment to try to hire historically underrepresented businesses to work on big projects. for example, if a transit agency

. >> reporter: a feral cat known to this vacaville apartment community as whitey, not the most friendlyt his colony is taken care of. >> i've just been feeding him. that's about it, kind of keeping an eye on him, trying to keep him out of mischief, but that's not working very well. >> reporter: rhonda rody says the cat was injured by a dog and then ran up and up right out of reach. >> then he'd been up in that tree for five days and we were out here every day trying to help him. >> reporter: his desperate cries impossible to ignore. >> oh, it was bloody murder. that cat was crying its eyes out. >> reporter: an arborist climbed the tree, but the cat was just out of his grasp, more than 30 feet high clinging to these branches. desiree richardson took to social media and the community rallied, a post now nearing 1,000 comments. >> we tried animal control, fire department, and police. no one has been able to help. >> had to get a little creative. >> reporter: that's when aaron craddick, owner of solano signs. >> he was up at the top of this tree, about four foot from the very top of it. >>

finalizar esta edición, pero antes queremos hablar sobre la incertidumbre que vivieron unos vecinos en vacavilleidente llegó con un camión recogedor de cerezas y con esto pudo lograr ponerlo ya a salvo. y lo llevaron a un hospital veterinario para tratar algunas heridas. por supuesto. esperemos que se recupere al 100. así que. esta tarde. noticias telemundo. el hombre que embistiÓ a una multitud de nueva orleans actuÓ solo. el fbi asegura que el veterano É

a vacaville man with a cherry picker truck came to the rescue, so he came over here and backed it in and got up there and used a net and got him in the net and got him down. and then he's on the way to the vet right now to get help. now, rhonda says she hopes the little cat she's been feeding at the apartment complex makes a full recovery, and that it quits hanging out with dogs and stops testing the limits of its nine lives. san francisco's iconic flower market has entered a new era. today is the market's first day at a new location. last weekend, the flower market shut its doors at its home of nearly 70 years, but today it reopened for business at its new home on 16th street in potrero hill. market has also transitioned into a nonprofit. we spoke with the market's director about what that means for vendors. it is a opportunity for us to keep supporting and suppressing the rents here for our vendors. and also, we're really hoping to get an education program kicked off to get people more familiar with flowers and enjoying them just for themselves, and not just for a holiday or sympat

vacaville and fairfield are breezy us to varias the rest of us actually pretty calm today. now, here's a little bit of bad news. this first low is exiting. give us a brief respite during the weekend. but another low is actually going to make its way towards southern california into next week in the positioning between it and this offshore high is yet again going to steer up. likely another offshore wind event for a lot of the state, including southern california in the bay towards monday night into tuesday. so something that we will all be keeping our eye on 60's for a lot of our daytime highs today could be another record-breaking day for the bay area. as far as our temperatures which will make it a really comfortable january day. so do enjoy the 60's and in some cases, even low 70's, san jose and santa clara, each at 71 today. union city right at 70 degrees. well, oakland at 69 for your high north bay. temperatures also warm low 70's for a lot of us across the north bay. as we move through the forecast, we don't stay this warm for much longer. we will see temperatures sli

got a chilly 38 up to vacaville there as well. handing it back to the future cast for though, you can notice that throughout the day they'll be some of those scattered about clouds coupled with that's the gray. that's the lower level moisture. again because of all the recent rains that we've had, that just doesn't completely go away. we have some of this into sunday. sure, but a little bit better clearing. get a bump. those temps up just a little bit for tomorrow. then as we go into next week, it's relatively uneventful with all of this. by the way, those winds that's been another part of our forecast recently has been windy events popping here and there not so bad. it looks like over the next 48 hours here. just bit of a typical breezed, more noticeable at the coast. that is true, but doesn't really penetrate too far there's a nice shot. the golden seen some of that with the colors. ation today, variable clouds cool with upper 50's going on even well inland. but bumping that up to the 60's lower 60's for tomorrow. some better aft

days and today, no different with just how warm it will be for january fairfield, napa yacht bill vacaville all into the low 70's this afternoon. a look ahead does show daytime highs remaining predominantly in the 60's with sunshine and nothing but it this high pressure. ridge is a hard trend to break. very stubborn and persistent. well into next week. roadways this morning, doing ok, we do have an easy commute. there's now any wind out. there not any fog. we are rolling at the limit right now on all of our spans. so take no charges are going to be filed in a shooting that left a man dead in a rental last year. >> neighbors who heard it say they think it might even road rage. the shooting happened in september on las vegas road and la serie a way. deputies say 50 year-old scott decker died at the scene. did not give a lot of information about what happened. but neighbors tell us they heard yelling tires, screeching, sounded like gunshots. deputies detained the other person of all but released him shortly after 4 sources confirming no charges will be filed in the case. reached out to contra

custodial workers are scheduled to lose their jobs next month as the california medical facility in vacaville. that facility is a male only prison and it's at the forefront of a labor dispute. so the facility was established to meet the medical needs of incarcerated males in state prison. the labor union representing the workers argues that that facility is in violation of state law because they were subcontracted through a company and not higher directly as state employees back in august, the state personnel board ordered the california correctional health care services to work this out with the labor union. however, those workers and their contract. well, they were terminated early by the state personnel board. we've reached out to the labor union and the california medical facility for comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. >> time now 9.26. and the sonoma county sheriff's office has arrested a after leading deputies on a high-speed chase. as you can see here, this happened sunday around highway 101 in college avenue. the deputy trped to pull over the motorcycle rider. chris was no

the cat that rhonda named whitey is one of about a dozen or so feral cats living in this vacaville apartmentcomplex. whitey had recently been mauled by a dog and just started to recover before he went up the tall tree, and then began crying day and night for five days. my son was the first one over here with a 20 foot ladder, and we couldn't quite reach it. it was ten more feet above him. local firefighters couldn't get up that high because their ladder truck was down, so tenants hired this tree trimmer to give it a try to get up there and get him. but when he finally reached the cat in one tree, it leapt to another tree. and he gave up because it was too dangerous. oh, yes. finally, after seeing the saga unfold on facebook and hundreds of people commenting over the past five days, a local man with a cherry picker truck volunteered his services and used a net and got him in the net and got him down while he was still in the net. when he was placed in an animal crate and taken to a nearby animal hospital, where he's expected to recover from his wounds. rhonda said she really appreciates all t

custodial workers are scheduled to lose their jobs next month at the california medical facility in vacaville. that facility is a male only prison and it's at the forefront of a labor dispute. the facility was established to meet the medical needs of incarcerated males in state prison. the labor union representing the workers argues that facility is in violation of state law because they were subcontracted through a company and not hired a state employees back in august. the state personnel board order the california correctional health care services to work out a solution with the labor union. however, the workers contract was terminated early by the state personnel board. we reached out to labor union and the california medical facility for comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. short-term rental property owners in marin have 6 months now to apply for a new license last year. marin county supervisors approved new regulations. those know these new rules kept the number of short-term rentals to 1200 for properties in unincorporated areas of the county. the licenses are limited to one

custodial workers are scheduled to lose their jobs now next month, the california medical facility in vacaville. that facility is a male only prison and it's at the forefront of a labor dispute. the facility was established to meet the medical needs of incarcerated males in state prison. labor union representing the workers argues that that facility, though, is in violation of state law because they were subcontracted through a company and not hired as state employees back in august. the state personnel board ordered the california correctional health care services to work out a solution with the labor union. but the workers contract instead was just terminated. it terminated early by state personnel board. now we have reached out to the labor union and the california medical facility for comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. >> short-term rental property owners in marin county now have 6 months to get a new license. they have to apply for one last year. the red counties to supervisors board decided on these new regulations that kept the number of short-term rentals to 1200 properties

and custodial workers are set to lose their jobs next month at the california medical facility in vacaville so that facility is a male only prison and it's at the forefront of a labor dispute. the facility was established to meet the medical needs of incarcerated males in state prison. well, a labor union representing the workers argue that the facilities in violation of state law because their workers were subcontracted through a company instead of being hired as state employees. well, back in august, the state personnel board order the california correctional health care services to work out a solution with the labor union. however, the workers contract was terminated early by the state per and the california medical facility for comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. short-term rental property owners in marin have 6 months to apply for a new license last year. marin county supervisors approved new regulations and these new rules cap the number of short-term rentals to 1200 for properties that are in unincorporated areas of the county. the licenses are limited to one per operator

. >> in livermore, vacaville. so you get the picture.t's the areas where that frost advisory is issued. here's our weather pattern again. >> high pressure will be taking over and you notice that low just flies right behind california. and that's going to create that strong pressure gradient, breezy conditions for us and also those strong santa ana winds are back for southern california. we actually have wind advisory for parts of the north bay. if you can even make out the light tan here. so that's our interior north bay mountains. 02:00am monday until tuesday. so here's the wind model. it's calm now. but overnight, as you can see, north of napa in the hills there, it lights up in the red in lime-green. that's 20 to 30 miles per hour. wind gusts. you can see power outages and that does matter. if you drive a high-profile vehicle, winds start to spread around the 06:00am hour and around the after news. that is where that wind advisories issue you can see where it lights up on the map and winds start to ease by the evening on monday. so he

closer to home and injured cat is finally rescued after being stuck up in the tree for over 5 days in vacavilletold the local fire department couldn't help because its ladder truck was out of service. people in the area also couldn't locate a ladder tall enough. ultimately a worker from a sign company. solano signs was able to help out the cat is now recovering at a local pet clinic in fairfield. but there's a happy ending to that story. but take a minute. >> they're just wrapped after got mauled by the why into law year was dragging its back legs for a couple of days. >> and then it started walking. not real good within a story. walk >> and then it was up and around. when this happened or chased up >> well, china is getting ready to say goodbye to the dragon and slither into the year of the snake. i'm in the year. the snake year, preparations are under way to celebrate the lunar new year with a variety of images of the cool and mysterious reptile in chinese culture. the snake symbolizes wisdom transformation and resilience. it's also known as the little dragon in china, the year of the snake b

. >> 5 days in vacaville, we're told local fire department couldn't help because the ladder truck was out of service and people there couldn't locate a ladder tall enough to rescue the cat. ultimately a worker from solano signs was able to help. a shocking affiliate spoke with a woman shares how the cat got stuck in the first place. >> then up there just wrapped after got mauled by the why into law year was dragging its back legs for a couple of days. and then it started walking, not real good within a story. walk >> and then it was up and around. when this happened or chased up >> the cat is now recovering at a local pet clinic in fairfield, about my cats. for your money this morning. a lot of people are looking to make some smart financial decisions as part of the new resolutions. yeah. earlier today we talked with financial expert anthony oneal. >> author of the book seat at the table who shared his insights on making smart financial decisions, eliminating debt and setting goals for 2025. >> good morning. thank you for joining first, let's just dive right in anthony. if people are

but anywhere in novato, even sfo, san carlos, half moon bay and of course fairfield, vacaville, napa airport, vallejo and also petaluma up to santa rosa. so there's plenty of areas of fog. so the fog advisory goes until ten. generally it starts to lift. i mean, you know, i mean we're still angle the sun still pretty low here. and if you can't get through that fog, you know, your high can be about 54 to 55 degree range with an east wind. and it's darn cold. yet blocks away can be sunny and warm. the sierra snowpack to the north. it's doing really well. 156% of normal central sierra 92 in the southern. doing better snow wise than they are rain wise, that's for sure. 70%. but it looks these numbers are going to go down, down, down over the next, i think probably 14 days or so. incredible dividing line between who's getting rain and who is not getting any rain. i mean, southern california, san diego and la have had 16 100 since july 1st. that's only 4% of normal. unfortunately not one, not two, but probably three off shore events. wind events are in their near future yet you go santa ros

. >> well, in injured cat finally rescued after being stuck up in a tree for over 5 days in vacavillewe're told the local fire department could help because its ladder truck was out of service and people there couldn't locate a letter tall enough to make the rescue. ultimately a worker from solano sides was able to help out the cat is now recovering at a local pet clinic in fairfield. >> still ahead of our morning news, if you've been driving and even saw 1 o'clock, the lane miami got to make some changes. and we're tracking the rain in the bay area. you can see this is a southbound want to want to college avenue and santa rosa. you can see how slick things are. everyone's driving slow. we'll take a look at that morning commute will be right back. all right, welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news about 3 days in the rain is already. >> not line up. you know, what do i mean? we got a nice little break there, which was much appreciated. but kathy. >> here we go we go again. this team's familiar, doesn't it rain approaching areas stretching throughout the morning across the bay area? l

advisory is in effect for the inland bay valleys, the santa clara valley and those areas out by vacavillend fairfield. that activity will continue, perchance we'll see some more wind or some more frost advisories again tomorrow night. this is the wind advisory. this is in the hills of the north bay. gusts could get up to 35 to 40 miles an hour, maybe 50. most of us not noticing the wind as much because it's up at the higher elevations above 1000ft. this is the wind model for northern california. and again, as usual, the numbers give you an idea, but you want to look at the colors for the wind field and what you'll see what i mean right here. we'll stop it up at tomorrow morning about 8 a.m. see the oranges and yellows? that's where the wind is. pretty good. offshore wind gusts to 34 miles an hour in napa. that's not a that's not at sea level or not. i mean, that's not a pie that's more likely around close to town level. and then we get another pulse of activity on monday around lunchtime, and then it goes away. things back down. the winds die down. southern california not the case. those

from sacramento, there's a major crash in vacaville on westbound 80 at leisure town road. an overturned vehicle that's blocking the two left lanes, and there's a backup to midway road. >> and number seven, we know things are heavy right now. if you need to take a break and see something cute. the metro richmond zoo in virginia has you covered. this morning they launched a live hippo cam. it features their newest addition, poppy. that's the pygmy hippo. and her mom was her mom's name, iris. >> poppy is iris. >> i can't keep up with the name. >> why do i remember that? poppy is just a few months old, but she is already a star. i'm just laughing because last week when we were introducing poppy, we were like. and her mother, iris. >> like we're familiar with. yeah, right. >> because they both have flower names, so that's kind of cool. okay. yeah, yeah, but there's not too much activity there. they're just kind of hanging out. not much movement. kind of a sad pool. >> not a sad, isn't it? sad. >> concrete could use a little waves, you know, like a little motion. >> poppy is not

the amounts now, m be 2 tenths of an inch in santa rosa and about the same san francisco and in vacavilleoncord. >> maybe a 3rd of an inch in mountain view and only 3200's in boulder creek up in the santa cruz mountains. forecast highs 50's for the most part, maybe a few low 60's in the forecast shows today is the wet day and then we dry things out. and for saturday, sunday looks dry. beautiful conditions that i mentioned, the word dry. yes, because look at this. the entire west coast really from the canadian border down to the mexican border. we are in for a dry spell drier than normal conditions across the entire west coast. we'll see where the rain is. that's down. big trough there right around billings, montana heading down to colorado and then again, dry in the southeast, although miami gets a little bit warmer. so this is interesting to look at. and, you know, you can put the umbrella away, just write off because you won't need it after today for a while. and then, of course, things will turn around. but in the meantime, prepare for some dry weather. >> it is wet out there. so obvio

about almost a half an inch there, a quarter of an inch for oakland and hayward and 17, 100's in vacaville. so we're in for a splash of rain, not wildly impressive, but still rain is not a good thing. a good thing to have this time of year. snow in sierra, maybe 2 to 3 feet. if you're heading to tahoe fresh patter, we also get to add to that. they so it's all good. we're in great shape. little bit of rain and then things start to turn around because it will be dry. forecast highs today in the 50's for the most part and 60's upper 50's to mid 60's. a look ahead. the show. yeah. get the rain starting overnight and the first rain of the bay area 2025. in the bay area goes away friday night precipitation outlook, drier than normal. normally we'd be seeing pretty good amount of rain in january. it's a rainy month for us. but no, we get drier than normal conditions and it will be warmer than normal. so look at that. look at all those reds and yellows. so we'll be drier and warmer. the next couple of weeks. reyna back to you. all right. let's get >> about. >> 21 minutes you are going to be taking

plus 4 in santa rosa. 8 degrees warmer in vacaville. 5 degrees. warmer in mountain view. plus 6 from hayward to so the weather beginning this brand new year of 2025, it's dry and dry weather continues throughout the some rain, some sunshine some clouds and sunshine and mixture that and the rain starts overnight tonight around midnight little bit after that. first in the north bay and then spread southward, it spreads eastward brings rain to the entire bay area. got a lot. it's light rainfall, but it will be over quickly as well. so the first friday of 2025 we get that rain. >> and then it turns dry it will stay dry for days and days and days. even a couple of weeks. >> as we head toward the middle of january, we will be below normal for that month in terms of precipitation all right. thank you for first one tell you about it. >> we don't have park service between daly city in millbrae, san francisco. >> international airport. they are providing bus bridge is for you this morning. you are going to be hitting the road. so keep that in mind. they looking good. 9 minutes. the

along with some cool temperatures, at least to start, but warming up into the low 60s for today in vacavilled this morning, including a look at the remarkable organizations where you can get relief to fire victims in california. we'll tell you how you can help their efforts. >>> but, first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> welcome back. can help their efforts. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. it has been a devastating week for so in los angeles. the toll of those wildfires growing each and every day. the forecast is concerning for today, as well. >> this morning we want to shine a light on ways you can support those folks in need. here to help us do that, a guide on how to help those hard-hit communities. nbc's vicky nguyen. again, it can't be said enough. there are so many people that are suffering right now. the death toll stands at 24, expected to rise, as well. what are some of the organizations out there right now, vicky, that are trying to help folks get the relief they need? >> craig, this is so important, what we did at nbc news because we heard from generous viewers who want to help t

you can see the upper 30's up to the north napa. 39 40 at this hour for vacaville. and that puts us pretty close to yesterday, if not trailing a few degrees here or head over there by a couple of degrees. winds are inactive. we do expect a little bit of an offshore when pop happening by monday night, by the way, will be talking about that, too. and you can see the high pressure starting to build a little bit its impact as but actually more impressive in socal for some fire concerns. but for us, hey, we're to keep this gravy train going hour by hour. we do start off mostly sunny in spots, but there are some scattered clouds to make note of temperatures in the 50's to near about 60. more in the forecast a stephanie. all right, dave, thank you. >> the santa cruz wharf is back open to the public after a partial collapse last month that closure for several businesses to temporarily shut down. trump was lindsey ford shows us the latest. >> it's been nearly 2 weeks since the partial collapse of the santa cruz wharf and with its debut reopening saturday, business owners are