abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live from altadena.e abc seven mornings live. >> thousands of homes destroyed, thousands of firefighters on duty and tens of thousands still under evacuation orders. now, at 530, the ongoing battle in la as multiple fires burn out of control. >> it's devastating to see what this community is going through, to see the devastation. i was watching the coverage before we came down here. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is reporting for us live in southern california this morning. he's checking in on the altadena area, where five people have been found dead inside of burning homes. good morning everyone. it's thursday, january 9th. >> we'll get to all that in a moment. but first we check in with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hey good morning guys. we are looking at a very nice afternoon here locally. lots of sunshine later today and some warm temperatures this morning. our camera showing you calm conditions. clear skies in oakland. winds are light if not calm across the region. our coldest areas right no

and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in san jose with the family's story. zach. >> yeah, it was back in 2013 that president carter visited that family as their new home was being built. and all these years later, that family is still just so grateful and excited by that visit and that house that they say has changed their lives forever. >> i'm going to make it now. so you're going to drink? >> it's coffee time at the san jose home of. leo and mojito bar. but this isn't just any home. it was one provided by habitat for humanity and built in part by jimmy and rosalynn carter. he installed this store. >> i want to install it. >> abc seven news reporter david louie covered the construction of the home back in 2013, capturing the moments president carter worked on that door. the couple, who lives here now, came to the u.s. from ethiopia, initially living in a smaller south bay home. >> we still live in the same, you know, one apartment, right? >> a crowded place for their family of four. tiktok leo found out about habitat for humanity from a friend at work. >> on

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. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes explains why they're losing their home and what they need to continue the great work they're doing. >> welcome to princess project. >> stepping through the current santa clara home of this nonprofit is like walking through a princess closet. but it's not royalty who gets to step out in one of the treasures found here, it's south bay teens heading to prom. >> students will also walk away with not only a dress, but a wonderful goodie box. >> there's no financial requirement. the organization is run by volunteers like president rebecca flores. >> then when we hear comments from the students, things like, thank you for making me feel pretty. it's overwhelming. and it's that's what makes us do what we do. >> for the last three years, the silicon valley chapter of the princess project has been running out of this donated space in santa clara, a now shuttered real estate office. but the building recently came under new ownership, and the nonprofit has been asked to leave under a tight deadline. >> february 15th. it barely gives us enough time to be ab

in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> after the break, the latest on the l.a. county wildfires and a grassroots effort in petaluma that has now ballooned across the bay area to collect donations for the fire victims. >> plus, a look at the historical significance of one of the badly damaged neighborhoods and the impact it's having on la's black community. 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 not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but... it's also an eco-fri

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> there is still so much heartbreak.o let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian because spencer l.a. county is bracing for yet another red flag. high fire danger warning. what is the look ahead for the next few days? >> diana, it looks like the high fire danger is going to be present for at least the next three days. here's a look at the red flag warning for high fire danger. covering an expansive area of southern california, not only from in the l.a. area all the way down through san diego county. this is in effect until 6 p.m. wednesday. and of course, the humidity is dangerously low in the teens in some locations down below 10%, and the winds are still gusting up to 65 almost 70mph. on top of that red flag warning, i should point out a high wind warning will be in effect for the northernmost part of that area from 4 a.m. tuesday to noon wednesday, again with gusts up to 70mph. if there is any encouraging news, it is that the winds have been blowing out of the northeast, pushing a lot of the smoke

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on what it means and the strong reaction coming in. >> big news from meta ceo mark zuckerberg tuesday. >> we're going to get rid of fact checkers and replace them with community notes similar to x starting in the us. >> community notes, which were started by elon musk on x, allows users to add comments to posts to provide context. >> we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. >> the news comes after zuckerberg met with president elect trump in november. not long after meta donated $1 million to trump's inauguration. now, meta shift is getting mixed reviews. san francisco billionaire david sacks, who was recently named trump's crypto and azar is supportive of the announcement, posting to x. thank you, zuck and meta for recognizing that the censorship had gone too far and seizing the opportunity to make a course correction. but local technology watchdog common sense media is condemning the decision, issuing a statement that said in part, meta is prioritizing greed and profit over the safety and mental h

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right.ith that, let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian, because l.a. county is bracing for another red flag. high fire danger warning. and they really could use the relief right now. >> they certainly could. but apparently it's not coming anytime soon. please pardon my lost voice here. so here's a look at the red flag warning. it's been extended until 6 p.m. wednesday for not only los angeles county, parts of santa barbara county, ventura county, riverside county, san bernardino county, all the way down to riverside, all the way down to san diego county. and on top of this, a high wind warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. tuesday to noon wednesday for the northern part of this region, with wind gusts expected to reach 70mph. so this area is not getting a break at all. the only break, if you can call it that, is that the wind is out of the northeast, so it's blowing much of the smoke out to sea, which is why there's been some improvement in air quality, but more smoke

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been helping our sister station kabc all week, as they get life saving information out to their community. he's live in altadena this morning in a neighborhood that has been mostly destroyed. zach. >> yeah, it is just tragic what we're seeing in this neighborhood and so many others. i'm going to just step out right now and let you see this house behind us that we literally yesterday saw burned down before our eyes. it is just tragic. this home, too, is surrounded by other homes just like it that are burned to the ground. miraculously, though, there is a home just to the right of this one that is still standing. it is literally the only one in this block that is still standing. let me just take you to some video from yesterday of this first home we showed you burning. this is the heartbreaking moments that crews worked to fight this fire. that fire, by the way, broke out almost a day after the majority of the other houses here burned, which really just speaks to how uncertain things are out here right now. and fire crews worked hard to save that ho

this saturday, january 25th, i'm zach fuentes. the entire month. but as we look at live doppler seven, we're beginning to see some showers that are materializing from santa barbara later on today and tomorrow through los angeles. we are in the on the back side of that system. so you see the sun here from our exploratorium camera. upper 40s to low 50s where we had a few sprinkles. in san jose, you can see the fog from our sutro tower camera downtown. it's a cool day today. temperatures are still quite chilly in our north bay valleys, and that's where we have all of that fog that will continue to sit there until the next couple of hours. but even when it clears, we're seeing limited sun low to mid 50s. spotty showers for your saturday. even more showers arriving tonight. we'll plot them out, tell you how much to expect and talk about a bit more sunshine for your sunday. zach. >> lisa. thank you. vallejo is seeing a wave of violence following the shooting of a four-year-old earlier this month. on tuesday, two cal maritime students we

now, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in southern california covering the fires. in altadena this morning at the eaton fire, where there are still flames burning in the neighborhood, even behind you. zach. >> yeah, that's right. amanda, there's just so much destruction around us as the sun is starting to rise. we're really getting a better look at it right now. i'll just show you this home behind me. where? a couple days ago, this home was standing. this was an actual place where people were living. maybe a just celebrated the holidays. now it's reduced to this. we're seeing some flames coming through the gas line right now. the same can be said for blocks and blocks in this area. this entire block we're standing on right now is just leveled like you're seeing right now. and again, a wildfire is tragic no matter where it happens. we know so often these happen in remote areas. that is not where we are right now. this is a city. and it's not just the homes that are damaged. there are businesses, schools, churches that are just leveled. this entire community doesn't

at the moment, these folks have saved a ton of lives here in altadena. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news when it comes to destructive fires in state history, the 2018 camp fire remains the worst, with 85 lives lost and more than 18,000 structures destroyed. >> that's the fire that destroyed the town of paradise. as we all remember painfully, the eaton and palisades are poised to become the second and third most destructive. moving past the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay and the 1991 oakland hills fire, the eaton fire burning in altadena has claimed at least six lives and damaged or destroyed an estimated 7000 structures. the palisades blaze has claimed at least five lives. meantime, with an estimated 5300 structures damaged or destroyed. >> as you know, this is a total team effort. firefighters from across the state and especially the bay area are on the ground right now in southern california, lending support to those local crews still fighting these destructive wildfires. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is checking in with some of them today, and he's live in nevada for us

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right. let's go back and update the weather forecast.ys coming to an end. sandhya patel is monitoring it all. >> yeah, and we've got snow and rain coming our way. dan and j.r. let's take a look at a live picture from tahoe right now. this is zephyr cove right now. tahoe valley airport has clear skies and 38 degrees. that all changes phillips station today. the department of water resources did their first snow survey of the year. 24in of snow fell at this site. the percent of normal is 91% of average. they will be getting more snow as you take a look here. 11in at donner tomorrow 11. 11in at kirkwood as well. we're going to get some rain here in the bay area tomorrow. about a half an inch in santa rosa. less for other cities, but we'll take the rain anytime right now on live doppler seven. just some clouds up to our north tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs in the 50s and 60s. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast. rain and rough surf with a level one storm tomorrow. it will dry out for your weekend and then next week yo

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on that plan that aims to protect lives and properties when an emergency strikes. >> the southern california wildfires have brought a daunting reminder to communities across the state that they could face the same. in santa clara county, officials remind that its cities face not just wildfires, but earthquakes, floods and even tsunamis. but the same county plan that highlights and informs of those threats is also a roadmap in navigating them. >> the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan is a countywide plan that identifies risks and threats in our county, and it helps us learn what they are and how we can minimize the damage of any natural or human caused disasters. >> that plan brings together 18 cities in the county and also unincorporated areas, ranking the biggest risks each faces. collaboration that's key. in an area as big as santa clara county, with some cities at higher risk of certain threats than others. for example, the city of santa clara is at highest risk for earthquakes, followed by gilroy and morgan hi

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes spoke with one of the victims and has more on why policeis burglary ring sophisticated. >> dozens of neighbors in west san jose say they're living in fear. >> we don't feel safe. >> that's because this san jose man was one of many in the south bay targeted by what police call a sophisticated burglary ring. >> over the last seven months, beginning in june, an organized burglary crew specifically targeted asian households in west san jose, cupertino, saratoga, campbell and mountain view. >> wednesday, police announced that three suspects connected to nearly 80 south bay burglaries have been arrested, but that based on evidence, the trio is only a small part of a larger burglary crew. a crew, police say case neighborhoods and targeted homes occupied by aapi families. >> their typical method of entry involved entering through rear yards and glass sliding doors. >> it happened to pirog and his family in november. while they were out to dinner, they came home to find their patio door broken and their master bedroom ransacked. >> took all the valu

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was in court this morning, and has more on why stubblefield has to wait for that decision. >> a lot of discussion, but no decision. in a santa clara county courtroom friday, attorneys for dana stubblefield asking for the former 40 niners release from jail, but now have to wait until january 17th. >> there are some technical issues and some technical areas of law. this is an unusual case. >> it comes after an appellate court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction last week. he was convicted of raping a woman under threat of a gun who had come to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015. his defense team says the judge blocked key police evidence from being admitted. >> the judge in this case allowed that the jury did not hear the truth. >> attorneys say that includes the accuser's confession that she was a paid sex worker. stubblefield said the interaction with her was a paid, consensual transaction. he was convicted in 2020, but a year after the racial justice act went into effect, it makes it illegal to convict someone on the ba

everything is gone. >> our zach fuentes reporting from los angeles county. we are staying on top of all of the developments coming out of the wildfires down south. get updates as they happen on abc seven news.com and of course, on the abc seven bay area app as well. >> with governor newsom in southern california for the fires, california's first partner, jennifer siebel newsom, attended today's inauguration of new san francisco mayor daniel lurie. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> lurie, as you heard, took the oath of office in front of a crowd of people outside city hall, and abc7 carried it all live. lurie's inaugural speech laid out a lot of promises, and here's how he says he'll tackle crime and public safety issues. >> i'm introducing a package of fentanyl state of emergency ordinances. this will allow us to further surge resources and bypass the bureaucratic hurdles standing in the way of tackling this crisis. you have my guarantee that there will be zero cuts to sworn officers. 9-1-1 operators, emts, fire

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the plan that aims to protect lives and properties when an emergency strikes. >> the southern california wildfires have brought a daunting reminder to communities across the state that they could face the same. in santa clara county, officials remind that its cities face not just wildfires, but earthquakes, floods and even tsunamis. but the same county plan that highlights and informs of those threats is also a roadmap in navigating them. >> the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan is a countywide plan that identifies risks and threats in our county, and it helps us learn what they are and how we can minimize the damage of any natural or human caused disasters. >> that plan brings together 18 cities in the county and also unincorporated areas, ranking the biggest risks each faces. collaboration that's key. in an area as big as santa clara county, with some cities at higher risk of certain threats than others. for example, the city of santa clara is at highest risk for earthquakes, followed by gilroy and morgan hill.

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was in court as well this morning and has more now. on why stubblefield has to wait for a decision. >> a lot of discussion, but no decision. in a santa clara county courtroom friday, attorneys for dana stubblefield asking for the former 40 niners release from jail, but now have to wait until january 17th. >> there are some technical issues and some technical areas of law. this is an unusual case. >> it comes after an appellate court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction last week. he was convicted of raping a woman under threat of a gun who had come to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015. his defense team says the judge blocked key police evidence from being admitted. >> the judge in this case allowed that the jury did not hear the truth. >> attorneys say that includes the accuser's confession that she was a paid sex worker. stubblefield said the interaction with her was a paid, consensual transaction. he was convicted in 2020, but a year after the racial justice act went into effect, it makes it illegal to convict

it's saturday january 25th i'm zach fuentes. let's start with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning zach. we're looking at our prolonged drying trend perhaps coming to an end as we look at some shower activity. you can see from the central coast it's going to move into southern california. a few showers could be with us throughout the weekend. starting out with the fog, though, zero visibility. novato. and that's about the worst spot a half mile santa rosa. frost advisory through 9:00. although the temperatures are really warmer than they were yesterday. 40s here, 48 in hayward, 50 at sfo, a few 30s from vallejo to napa at 35. and our 24 hour temperature change shows that, yeah, we're milder this morning. so despite that, it's going to be cool and breezy afternoon with mostly cloudy conditions. a spotty shower. you can see they're not out of the question for 30. it's 53 with perhaps a cold shower there in concord. they'll continue through the overnight hours. we're not talking a lot of

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> her determination. >> her passion. >> for. >> this is fantastic.ght, let's talk about the weather forecast. >> weekend, sandhya, it. >> is here. yes. ama and dan. let's take a look at a live picture from our zephyr cove camera. you will notice that it is pretty quiet right now. tahoe valley airport, 37 degrees. that is going to be changing. looking at live doppler seven, we do have a lot of cloud cover moving into that area and our area hour by hour we go a cold system dropping in from the north will bring the sierra snow. southern california, widespread rain and snow with this first winter storm for them. for us, it's just going to be spotty showers. now. the wet weather continues through monday for southern california. next thursday we have an opportunity at night to get some rain going into friday. this is certainly encouraging, and that pattern could continue into the early days of february early february, three quarters of an inch of rain expected in los angeles. santa barbara 8/10. san diego about a half an inch of rain here in the bay area.

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> certainly an important question we should all be asking. lisa. >> good morning. you know, it is cold in the upper elevations. just 30s on top of mount tam, mount hamilton, mount diablo, so that precip. as it pulls away, you could see a few flakes of snow on mount hamilton, but you can see it's clear here where more sunshine is on the way for the north bay, and eventually the rest of the bay area as that area of low pressure pulls away. full details just a few minutes away. >> also next, a rivalry renewed at chase center. the dubs faced the lakers last night here in san as you welcome the feeling of touch with clearer skin and less itch. the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, helps heal your skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor of new or worsening eye problems, like eye pain, vision changes, or blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma or othe

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for this very big milestone. >> that ringingbell is music to the ears of two year old lucy nguyen and her family. it marks the long awaited end of her cancer treatment. >> i could finally take a deep breath, sigh of relief. >> job. at just seven weeks old, lucy was diagnosed with leukemia and went through intensive treatments, an unimaginable journey for lucy, along with her parents and older sister. >> it was really hard. we made a lot of sacrifices, especially my wife not missing appointments, living in hospitals for an extended period of time, lots of late emergency visits, especially with feeding tubes and things like that coming in and out. but our daughter lucy has been so resilient, so brave. >> next to lucy and her family was the staff at kaiser permanente santa clara. just as excited for lucy to ring that bell, everyone asks us how we can do pediatric oncology to take care of kids that go through this, and this is the exact reason why we do it. >> when we are here today and we're able to celebrate this accomplishment an

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for this big milestone. >> that ringing of thel is music to the ears of two year old lucy nguyen and her family. it marks the long awaited end of her cancer treatment. >> i could finally take a deep breath, sigh of relief. >> job. at just seven weeks old, lucy was diagnosed with leukemia and went through intensive treatments, an unimaginable journey for lucy, along with her parents and older sister. >> it was really hard. we made a lot of sacrifices, especially my wife not missing appointments, living in hospitals for an extended period of time, lots of late emergency visits, especially with feeding tubes and things like that coming in and out. but our daughter lucy has been so resilient, so brave. >> next to lucy and her family was the staff at kaiser permanente santa clara. just as excited for lucy to ring that bell, everyone asks us how we can do pediatric oncology to take care of kids that go through this, and this is the exact reason why we do it. >> when we are here today, and we're able to celebrate this accomplishment and

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for this big milestone. >> that ringing of theusic to the ears of two year old lucy nguyen and her family. it marks the long awaited end of her cancer treatment. >> i can finally take a deep breath, sigh of relief. >> at just seven weeks old, lucy was diagnosed with leukemia and went through intensive treatments, an unimaginable journey for lucy, along with her parents and older sister. >> it was really hard. we made a lot of sacrifices, especially my wife not missing appointments, living in hospitals for an extended period of time, lots of late emergency visits, especially with feeding tubes and things like that coming in and out. but our daughter lucy has been so resilient, so brave. >> next to lucy and her family was the staff at kaiser permanente santa clara. just as excited for lucy to ring that bell, everyone asks us how we can do pediatric oncology to take care of kids that go through this, and this is the exact reason why we do it. >> when we are here today, and we're able to celebrate this accomplishment and that she's ca

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and some breaking news. san francisco police are searching for a shooting suspect in the soma neighborhood. officers first responded to the area of mission and ninth streets about an hour ago. one person was found hurt and taken to the hospital. police believe the suspect might be in a building nearby. they're asking people to stay away from that area until they can clear it. >> it's been a week since donald trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the united states. today, the senate confirmed the fifth member of his cabinet. >> the yeas are 68. the nays are 29. the confirmation is confirmed. >> scott bessent becomes the secretary of the treasury. he replaces janet yellen, who was once president of the federal reserve bank of san francisco. three of trump's most controversial cabinet picks face confirmation hearings this week. tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence. rfk jr. for health and human services secretary. and kash patel for fbi director. vice president jd vance had to cast the tie b

and you know, we're just so grateful. >> it feels like the best day ever in santa clara. >> zach fuenteswhen you hear that bell ring. because you know what it means. >> yeah. yep. she's made it. look. she's going to live to 100. you go girl. so happy for the family. >> all right, let's get a check on the weekend forecast here. sandhya. >> yeah. it is going to be a dry weekend. larry and kristen, let me show you the winds in southern california right now. light which is favorable for those firefighters there. but that is going to change come monday. gusty offshore winds developing up to 50 miles an hour. as you will notice, it continues into tuesday and we have another round midweek live doppler seven showing you some fog along the coast that's going to be influencing our weather this weekend, but there will be plenty of sun tomorrow afternoon, mid 50s to the low 60s about where you should be for this time of year. and the accuweather seven day forecast does feature a slight cooldown sunday. a bump up monday as those winds pick up and then mild and dry next week. kristen. >> all right. th

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and i said, donna, donna, i hardly let her answer. donna, donna, i know what this is. it's a scam. it's a scam. stop everything. stop everything. >> it's a scam. the victim's daughter figured it out. and seven on your side investigates. because this isn't the first time they've seen a case like this. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. >> mild and sunny today, but temperatures are about to drop. i'll show you where frost advisories and freeze warnings are going up. when abc to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records, care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for all that is you. a senior at rossmoor in walnut creek, was targeted in the so-called grandparents scam. >> caller, pretending to be the victim's grandson, says he's in jail and needs bail money. >> they f

in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news the official inaugural portraits of donald trump and jd vance were released today, just days before they are to be sworn in as president and vice president of the united states. >> take a look. the images e released on social media by trump's chief photographer with the caption, quote, we are entering the golden age of america. the inauguration is scheduled for monday. tesla ceo elon musk, meta ceo mark zuckerberg and amazon founder jeff bezos will all be in attendance. former house speaker nancy pelosi will not be today. her spokesperson said she will not attend and did not give a reason for her absence. the california congresswoman did attend trump's first inauguration in 2017. flags in california will be raised on monday for the inauguration. flags across the country are flying at half staff to mourn the passing of former president jimmy carter. other states also plan to raise their flags, too. the house speaker says they will be raised at the u.s. capitol on monday. now we are less than a week away from the inauguration. we have live coverag

. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on the enforcement and the pushback. >> ecological safety issues major factors in what valley water says led to the passing of the water resources protection zones ordinance. >> it's a law that our that our board has passed that prohibits encampments on valley water property along waterways. >> valley water says they'll enforce it based on what they consider high and low priority level encampments. >> high priority is one that's creating impacts that valley water has to address immediately. the most egregious environmental or safety impacts. >> enforcement would include a warning and education first, with 72 hours to voluntarily relocate. the next step would be a misdemeanor charge with a fine or jail time as punishment. >> the intention of the ordinance is not to result in criminalization. i think it would be a very successful deployment if it doesn't result in any criminalization at all. >> advocates for the unhoused had raised concerns before the ordinance even passed, saying that it doesn't create a long term solution and that any

in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> tomorrow marks a somber anniversary in half moon bay.ars since seven farm workers lost their lives in a shooting spree at two farms. an eighth person was critically injured in those attacks. on friday, the national farm worker ministry will host a two year remembrance ceremony in half moon bay to honor the victims and survivors and also address the ongoing challenges farm worker communities face. the events will end with a vigil and musical performance from 6 to 8 p.m. >> happening tonight residents in santa rosa get to weigh in on a proposal to let the police department use drones. santa rosa police want drones with cameras and thermal sensors to help them assess emergencies in hard to reach areas like rough terrain, flooding regions and collapsed buildings. a community meeting to discuss the use of drones begins tonight at six at the santa rosa field operations building, located at 35 stony point road. >> coming up, a new trend in higher education college students flocking to one class in particular. what it is and why now? plus, presi

zach fuentes, the 2025 walk for life west coast kicks off today. with mass at 930 inside saint mary's cathedral, and that's followed by a rally at 12:30 p.m. at civic center. sfmta says counter protests are planned, which will increase street closures. downtown muni busses will be rerouted in this area. all right. let's check in with lisa. >> all right, zach, good morning to you. we have partly cloudy skies right now, but the fog certainly is dense in the north bay. just a quarter mile visibility. dense fog advisory through 9:00. a little better here. downtown. it's 49 san francisco. some 30s in the north bay. spotty showers are possible today. only in the mid 50s for highs. >> all right, lisa, thank you. and thanks for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning america. ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. >> gio: welcome back to "gma." let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following here on this saturday morning. happening right now, a woman is under arrest for the fatal shooting of a border patro

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on what it means and the strong reaction coming news from meta ceo mark zuckerberg tuesday. >> we're going to get rid of fact checkers and replace them with community notes similar to x starting in the us. >> community notes, which were started by elon musk on x, allows users to add comments to posts to provide context. >> we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. >> the news comes after zuckerberg met with president elect trump in november. not long after meta donated $1 million to trump's inauguration. now, meta shift is getting mixed reviews. san francisco billionaire david sacks, who was recently named trump's crypto and a czar, is supportive of the announcement, posting to x. thank you, zuck and meta for recognizing that the censorship had gone too far and seizing the opportunity to make a course correction. but local technology watchdog common sense media is condemning the decision, issuing a statement that said in part, meta is prioritizing greed and profit over the safety and mental he

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has a closer look at what this could mean for silicon valley. >> world's leaders in ai technology have new competition. deep seek is beating out openai's. chatgpt is the most popular free app in the apple app store. deep seek is a one year old startup. its ai model is similar to chatgpt. >> even in the design, even in the, you know, the layout on the desktop or on the phone. it's exactly like like what chatgpt is doing. >> but there's one key difference deep seek did it at a fraction of the price. >> companies like open ai or gemini from google. in order for them to train their models, they spend hundreds of millions of dollars. >> deep seek says it spent only $5.6 million. part of that low cost has been because deep seek has used underpowered ai chips instead of high power ai chips. >> less resources. less cost. more efficiency. >> the u.s. has restricted high power ai chips to china over national security concerns, leading deep seek to develop its model with the less expensive chips. the model is also entirely free to users. all factors that led

it's saturday january 25th i'm zach fuentes. and let's start with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning zach. it's cold out there like usual. and we are looking at a little fog up in santa rosa. quarter mile visibility. but look at this. some shower activity along the central coast and los angeles is cloudy. hoping for some rain. they'll get it today. our frost advisory keeping us chilly from the north bay, toward the east bay and down around the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures 30s and 40s for most. you see a few 50s by hayward sfo 40 in danville. but look at that. 36 in napa, 34 in sonoma. but besides those couple of outliers, we are warmer than we were yesterday, anywhere from 6 to 13 degrees warmer along the shoreline. so here's how it looks today. it's chilly right through about 11 12:00, then some spotty showers. highs only in the low to mid 50s throughout the day today. keeping the chance of showers with us throughout the evening hours. we'll talk more in detail about tha

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zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, let's get you outside with lisa. we take a look at santa cruz. isn't this gorgeous? 41 degrees. and you can see a few clouds around. had a little rain down there. and today, only 54 with increasing sunshine throughout the afternoon. so winds have been offshore. that's how flat it is. you can see the ocean there and they'll turn onshore, which could bring a bit of a warm up before we return to more winter like conditions. we'll have the details with my accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> also next, a rivalry renewed at chase center. we're talking about steph and lebron. the dubs face the lakers last night here in san ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪ ...at each day's start. ♪ ♪ as time went on, it was easy to see. ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ and for adults with type 2 diabetes... ...and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine, which can be fatal. stop jard

earlier today, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes filed this report from a neighborhood in brentwoodwhere people were waiting to be escorted to their homes by police. >> yeah, this has been a very busy spot, really for a couple hours this morning, with many people coming here hoping to start getting into their homes at six. you see all of the crews behind me. fire crews. we saw p-g-and-e's coming to help with the power coming through. some people coming through that are just media who are allowed to go through this, but no one else is really allowed through in terms of residents. a little while ago they allowed some people to go in for medication, but right now there is just a line of cars that are at a standstill of residents trying to get in. i have one of them with me right now. ellen, you have been waiting in your car with your son, your husband? for how long now? >> a couple of hours. and we would like to know if our house is still there. we haven't seen it and we don't think it's there. but this would put closure. just knowing one way or the other would be very helpful. >> what

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is covering the eaton fire in altadena. 's northeast of los angeles. and a short time ago, zach spoke to a woman whose home was just saved from the flames. >> we're seeing some of the houses that have been leveled, destroyed. that one just over there. that just happened in the last couple of hours. it is heartbreaking. this home next to it. firefighters worked so hard. we have chelsea over here. i want to speak to you really quick. your home is the one one of the i think the only ones on this block saved right now. we saw firefighters working to save it. >> your thoughts right now i it's a mix of everything. i mea, i'm so grateful that the firefighters work so hard to protect my home this morning. i know that my neighbor's house caught on fire this morning, and they did everything they could to save mine. but i mean, if you look around, it doesn't in the scheme of things, it doesn't really matter because all of my neighbors have lost so much. but this community is just amazing and everyone is really supportive of each other.

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> it's my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters. >> as bay area cities face massive budget deficits and cut emergency services, fremont is bucking the trend. instead, the fremont fire department is adding 18 members to staff its new company and promoting others to also help support it. a celebration ceremony tuesday comes as wildfires in southern california highlight a critical need for resources. >> we have partners like my former agency, the oakland fire department, who's having to brown out stations, temporarily close stations to address some fiscal challenges as well as livermore is another partner of mine who's also required to brown out a station. and here we are in fremont, in a position where we can open a 14th company. >> the 14th company is opening its 14 fremont fire department. firefighters are helping on the front lines in southern california. >> we're very blessed that we're able to do that because we have so many firefighters. we have adequate resources here locally and we're not feeling the sh

and abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes is live with from san jose. ge. zach. >> reporter. it is just such a big challenge. i was there, dan, for a few days last week and for blocks and blocks, all you could see was debris of what was once homes and businesses. so yes, cleaning up that debris is going to be key for those businesses and houses to be rebuilt. and i spoke with one official who's on the ground in altadena about what that process looks like, and also a bay area local who went through that process. the devastating 2017 tubbs fire killed 22 people and destroyed more than 5000 structures. one of those structures was the coffey park home of jeff okrepkie. >> with any great tragedy or loss or trauma, there's no getting over it. it's being able to move past it and not let it affect you. and in times like this, you know, it comes back. >> okrepkie knows firsthand that the road to recovery for those in southern california will be long. he says cleaning up the debris can be a big step in the healing process. >> getting that stuff removed is helpful

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the plan that aims to protect lives andght a daunting reminder to communities across the state that they could face the same. in santa clara county, officials remind that its cities face not just wildfires, but earthquakes, floods and even tsunamis. but the same county plan that highlights and informs of those threats is also a roadmap in navigating them. >> the m

and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in san jose with the family's story. tory. >> i've absolutely loved getting to talk with this family, getting to tell this story. it was in 2013 that president carter visited that family, helping them build that home. this is when the home was still in process and being worked on. and that family, if you talk to them, they are still just as excited as if it were a day ago. and they are so grateful in that very home today that they say has changed their lives. >> i'm going to make it now. so you're gonna drink? >> it's coffee time at the san jose home of. leo and mojito bar. but this isn't just any home. it was one provided by habitat for humanity and built in part by jimmy and rosalynn carter. he installed this door. >> i want to install it. >> abc seven news reporter david louie covered the construction of the home back in 2013, capturing the moments president carter worked on that door. the couple, who lives here now, came to the u.s. from ethiopia, initially living in a smaller south bay home. >> we still live in the s

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the story from fremont. >> it's my honor and privilege to placeters. >> as bay area cities face massive budget deficits and cut emergency services, fremont is bucking the trend. instead, the fremont fire department is adding 18 members to staff its new company and promoting others to also help support it. a celebration ceremony tuesday comes as wildfires in southern california highlight a critical need for resources. >> we have partners like my former agency, the oakland fire department, who's having to brown out stations, temporarily close stations to address some fiscal challenges as well as livermore is another partner of mine who's also required to brown out a station. and here we are in fremont, in a position where we can open a 14th company. >> the 14th company is opening its 14 fremont fire department. firefighters are helping on the front lines in southern california. >> we're very blessed that we're able to do that because we have so many firefighters. we have adequate resources here locally and we're not feeling the shortage. >> still, a

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been helping our sister station kabc all week, as they get lifeing information out to their community. and he's live in altadena this morning in a neighborhood that has been mostly destroyed. zach. >> yeah, almost every house in this neighborhood has been leveled by fire, just like the one you're seeing behind me right now. if you had, we had more daylight. you'd see more of the destruction around here. but this is pretty much an example of what you see almost around every corner here. and this fire in this home in particular. we saw catch fire yesterday almost 24 hours ago. and you're seeing that there are still some flames here. now, i say almost every home in this neighborhood, because there is in this particular block, one home that is still standing. it's to the right over here. and it's a miraculous thing because we were here yesterday during the heartbreaking moments at the house, to the left of it, and when we were showing you live was burning. and that fire broke out almost a day after the majority of the other houses here burned, which r

. >> now, our own zach fuentes is down in santa monica, whe he spoke with residents trying to access their homes. some homeowners say they want to grab important items out of their homes while they still can. >> i've been here today since 550 this morning, and this is my third attempt to try to help myy mother in law. she's almost 90 and we have not been able to access her house up in the highlands. so we're just trying to get in there and get some valuables out. get papa dick's ashes out. that's. that means the most to us right now. so we're just all very frustrated because we have not been able to get access to her home. and we have people that are standing around. we have the national guard. it looks great that they're here, but it just seems like we could use these resources a lot better where we can get all these homeowners in and get the things that we need out of the houses. >> yeah, that waiting is so challenging. now we continue to hear heartbreaking stories from ground zero. one couple in them pacific palisades recently bought their first home, a dream come true after years