Geyserville as well. In the freeze warning for the north bay valleys until 9 00. This is Southern California. Quickly spreading brushfires engulfed the area near the getty center in brentwood. The 405 freeway close. I believe all lanes are now closed. Im hearing there turning around. Northeast at riverside, east northeast at la. Some of the strongest gusts around 40 miles an hour in the higher elevation. It has made it all the way down to the ocean between Santa Barbara and ventura. It jumped 101. 30s on the temperatures. With the offshore breeze it will be very warm, especially on the coast. Gilroy at 30. 39 33 in santa clara. With the offshore breeze continuing a High Pressure is nowhere near breaking down. It will be with us for a while. Off the Oakland Berkeley hills about 25 midas 35 miles an hour. This is what is called a blocking pattern. They usually last about three weeks. 60s on the temperatures. Sal . Right now we do have traffic that is going to be getting busier. At the macarthur maze it is taking about 24 minutes. That is from the cockiness bridge. You can see it is coming out and spilling over to the bay bridge toll plaza. That is about a 25 minute delay. You have about 80 minutes total to get into San Francisco. No major issues on interstate 880. If youre trying to use the san mateo bridge it looks good to the peninsula. In the south bay we still do not have a line of snow at a line of slow traffic. Some of the 280 interchange. Lets go back to the desk. Three wildfires burning now in Southern California. The most powerful santa and to wind is making things really tough for firefighters. The biggest fire has already burned about 70,000 miles and Ventura County. Hundreds of homes have burned. Thousands more are most likely threatened. The fire burned into the city of ventura yesterday. We are hearing reports that it has crossed 101 between ventura and Santa Barbara. The wind is pushing that fire towards more neighborhoods and homes. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported. That is a good news. Communication has been good and people have evacuated. We are hearing that the fire could be burning for several more days. 55 miles away in Los Angeles County that fire is also threatening homes. The 405 freeway, the Geddes Center, ucla nearby, that fire has already burned 17 square miles and destroyed at least 30 homes in the northern san fernando valley. For two firefighters have been hurt battling the flames. More the 200,000 people ordered to evacuate. The right fire is threatening hundreds of homes. Officials say the that fire in the city of Santa Clarita is only five percent contained and has already burned 5000 acres. At one point the fire shut down interstate 5 near the Magic Mountain amusement park. So far we have not heard of any serious injuries reported there. We are finding out that 50,000 people have now been forced out of their homes in Ventura County, which is incredible to hear. Many of them are in Evacuation Centers. Christina is that the Ventura County fairgrounds in the city of ventura. That is being used as an even back center and a command post for firefighters. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We got here within the last 30 minutes and we spent the night in Santa Barbara and drove here to ventura. On highway 101 we passed through an area of the highway where the fire had jumped 101 and was burning on the hillside above us and down below. There is ash, smoke all throughout this county and you can just smell it in the air. What youre looking at behind us is the command post area of the county fairgrounds in ventura. All morning we have seen bay area crews as well as crews from across the state coming in and out prepping for their days work. Within the last 15 minutes we shot video of those crews starting their day. We have seen bay area crews from albany, oakland, Santa Clara County, even as far north as truckee. Everyone here putting efforts together to try to fight this massive fire. There are no official reports on the updates of acreage. We can tell you that word is here that the fairgrounds at the fairgrounds that the fire has grown to 65,000 acres. Thats about a 100 square mile area. It is massive. I will tell you, we only saw the tip of it when it reached the water on 101 along the coast as we were coming into ventura. You can see all of the fire crews heading into the command center. We understand around 7 00 this morning they will get their orders and learn where they will be stationed throughout the day. We are also expecting an update from cal fire around 6 30. We will have a live interview about the latest conditions and what to expect. We do know that at least overnight the wind was not as bad as they were a day ago. That is some good news. Before you go, you are talking about how you drove through that area. It is incredible and reminds us of the northbay fires where it jumped 101. We are hearing it is closed, the 405, the los angeles fire. It looks very smoky. What are you hearing what the wind and the conditions and the smoke around there . Reporter i will tell you that the wind is not as bad as they were yesterday when we were driving in. In Santa Barbara this morning it was immediate, when you want out the door you could smell the smoke. As we draw closer to ventura you can see the ash in the air. The smoke is very thick here. A lot of the firefighters are not even wearing masks. Normally when we cover fires we do. They are used to covering Something Like this. This does feel like the northbay fires when the fire crossed the highway. We understand the fire has hopscotch neighborhoods as well. We are hoping to see more of that as daylight comes. We know at daybreak the air attack will begin. Before you go, im looking at the firefighters walking behind you. They seem to be relatively calm. There doesnt seem to be any desperate type of a feeling there. Is that correct . Reporter yes. I will tell you, i spoke with some firefighters from Santa Clara County a few moments ago before we went on the air. They said they got here yesterday and had a good nights sleep and are ready this morning to attack this fire wherever they are needed. They will get their orders as 7 00. Christina, thank you so much for that update. She will be standing by for that live update on the Current Conditions coming up at 6 30. It should be no surprise, but this has been an unusually bad year for california wildfires. The state department of forrester he says wildfires have burned more than 1 million acres in california. An area the size of all of Sonoma County including all the fires from the first of the year through last sunday. It doesnt count what is happening right now with the wildfires in Southern California. Fire investigators in the bay area are searching for the cause of a fire in the south bay. A huge fire that destroyed more than a dozen cars at in the carpet at apartment complex in campbell. Reporter good morning. A lot of people will be trying to figure out another way to get to work this morning after this huge fire last night. Let me show you all of these burnedout cars still sitting in the middle of this carport. Firefighters tell us there were six cars destroyed and seven others that were damaged in this fire. It started at about 10 30 last night at this apartment complex near bascom avenue and camp easy way. A neighbor shot some cell phone video that shows huge flames. This fire began somewhere in the carport and quickly spread from car to car. There was also one neighboring apartment that was damaged. Everyone living in this Apartment Building was forced to evacuate. I went to get my car to leave, but thats where all of the flames were. There were embers all the way to the other side of the street. Some cars were blocking driveways so people couldnt get out. I had some family members who could come. Out my son so he wasnt breathing in the smoke. Reporter those who evacuated the Apartment Building were allowed to return to their apartments after about an hour or so. Once the fire was under control. Added speak fire crews were concerned about flames spreading to the neighboring Apartment Building. Thankfully, that did not happen. They were able to keep it contained to the carport. Six cars were destroyed. Seven others were damaged as well. A few of those cars are still at the scene. A full investigation is underway. The camel Fire Department is trying to figure out exactly how those fires started and they do tell us they are looking into the possibility of arson. We will send it back to you. In the meantime, firefighters in oakland put out a fire last night at a homeless camp beneath interstate 880 near jack london square. One of our employees took this video with his cell phone just before firefighters got there. Still no word on how the fire started or if anyone was hurt. Republican leaders in congress are trying to push through a shortterm spending bill by the end of the week to prevent a partial Government Shutdown. House republicans. What postponed a vote on a temporary spending measure from today until tomorrow to allow more time to work out disputes with conservatives who want tighter restrictions on the budget. The deadline to pass the spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown is midnight on friday. The house is expected to take up a bill today to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines. This is the first Gun Legislation in Congress SinceMass Shootings in nevada and texas killed more than 80 people. Houseboat comes as the Senate Judiciary committee holds a hearing on providing criminal history information to the fbi. The senate is considering a bipartisan bill to strengthen the fbi after the air force failed to report the criminal history of the gun man who killed 26 people in the saint in las vegas. Get ready to share the sky with millions of people. This holiday may break records. Coming up, the three busiest days to travel. Oakland city workers on strike for a second day, closing libraries, public works, and all nonessential City Services. We will talk about the meeting scheduled for later today that could put an end to the strike. Welcome back. Thousands of oakland city workers are on strike for a second day, which means most City Services will not be available in oakland. More on what is next and when this strike could possibly end. Reporter representatives for the union that called the strike say they hope the strike will and after today. What they are pinning their hopes on is a 1 00 meeting scheduled here at city hall with the City Council Considering the unions contract proposal. A simple majority of Council Members is all that is needed to agree. If they approve that one Year Contract that the union wants that would and the strike. There are about 3000 city workers involved in this strike. While on the picket lines City Services like libraries, parking enforcement, public works, building and fire inspections are shut down. Headstart and childcare programs that are city run are also closed along with senior care programs. Animal Shelter Services are limited. Day two of the interruption of City Services. What the union is asking for is a four percent raise for a one Year Contract. They say they would like to continue negotiations on things like mandatory overtime, the use of parttime workers, and staffing issues. The city has wanted a longer contract. Their last offer before the strike was called was a four percent raise for the first year with all future raises tied to city revenue. We cannot make Financial Decisions today that we cannot afford either today, but particularly in the longterm. We feel like they have been stringing us along. We want to come to a resolution. Reporter we expect picket lines like the ones seen yesterday to start forming again later this morning. At this point the future of the strike is in the hands of the city Council Members. We contacted at least two members who said they would vote for the unions oneYear Contract proposal. I third said they were undecided. All it takes is a simple majority of Council Members to approve that union proposal, that one Year Contract, and then the strike would come to an end. Back to you guys. Thank you for that update. We will continue to follow that today. The other big story is the fires in Southern California. It is incredible to hear that as christina was just talking about, the fire jumped the 101. The 405 we are hearing, they are turning cars around. Damn close northbound. Near the Geddes Center southbound traffic is still getting through. If you know anything about the 405, the busiest freeway in Southern California. It is going to get busy. We dont have those problems here right now. This i would 24 westbound driving to lafayette. You can see traffic is going okay. Getting into the call the cot tunnel. We also are looking at the commute driving to the bay bridge. That is pretty busy. Backed up for a 15 20 minute wait at the toll plaza. No major delays on bart. Interstate 880 in oakland looks good. If youre heading south you will see some slowing in the san lorenzo area heading down to hayward. Better for the drive into fremont. The south bay commute still hasnt built in. Lets bring stephen with todays weather. The weather is clear and cold. Not too bad for some. 20s 50s with an offshore breeze for us. It is clear. If you have the 20s there is a freeze warning out. We will be hardpressed to find a cloud, except maybe a patchy low cloud. High and dry for a while. The prospect for rain does not look good at all this month. Things can change. The National WeatherService Los Angeles my Current Conditions around the Geddes Center 15 20 miles an hour wind gusts with relative humidity around eight percent. I do believe this is a separate fire. I think, i thought i saw a different name for it. It is coming right down the hillside and it is not good with that northeast breeze. Not as bad yesterday. Still gusts at 40 50 in the higher elevations. Still an offshore breeze. The wind usually peaks in december or january, it is the duration and they have had no rain at all. There in lies the problem. 30s, 40s, and 50s. If you get the easterly breeze near the cities and the coast it will be a warm day. If not, starting up cold with short days. Enough of a breeze around the bray will keep 40s. 20s and 30s. 30 in the great. 32 kelsey bill. 32 papilloma. Along hillsville and geyserville still a few 20s. Also in marine county a couple of upper 20s as well. This is a blocking pattern that usually lasts about three weeks. That is what were looking at. And northwind pretty good. In northeast breeze out of the Oakland Berkeley hills. That translates to the coast which means we are severely clear. You could not put a High Pressure over anybody except us and show this blocking pattern. This is textbook, unfortunately. We need the rain, but there is nothing in sight. 60s near santa cruz. Except for foggy temperatures each day will be bumping up for some. Inland areas probably in the low 60s. The coast upper 60s. Based on what im saying it is not good. I was looking up to see if ucla had to evacuate. I cant tell. They said it smells like a campfire. It is so thick around there. They are saying around ucla, brentwood. Thank you. We are following all the breaking news around Southern California. Those raging wildfires, this is a live picture from Southern California. The sun is coming up and firefighters are setting up a plan for their day. We have an update coming up. It might be time to update your resume. The bay area has found some of the best places to work. We will show you the five companies at the top of the list. Hows it going down there . Thats good. Lica misses you. Im over it though. laughter thats fine. I miss her more than you anyway. Hey, my window is closing. Yeah thats okay. Alright miles. I love you. phone hangs up yeah i love you too. Welcome back. President trump will make a major announcement this morning. It will have a major impact on the diplomatic landscape in the middle east. United states will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and then begin efforts to move the u. S. Embassy there. Reporter doug luzader has more on this from washington. Reporter protests in bethlehem. Palestinian anger directed at President Trump over the move that will be formally announced later today. Jerusalem is the palestinian capital. By moving this Embassy Trump is passing all the redlines in politics. Reporter the formidable u. S. Embassy in israel has been in tel aviv, keeping a distance from disputed to resume where the Israeli Government is base. The move could take years. Something President Trump promised on the campaign trail. We will move at the American Embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, jerusalem. Reporter trump is on the first president to make that commitment. It has been u. S. Loss since the 1990s. He would be the first to actually make the move. A number of countries have already lined up against the policy and a spokesman for palestinian leaders say it could derail peace efforts. This will be unacceptable from our side. If this happens it would complicate things. Put an obstacle to the peace process. Maybe it will be the end of the peace process. That was doug luzader reporting. President trump will make his announcement on jerusalem at 10 am this morning. 18 Bay Area Companies made it onto a list of the top 100 best places to work in the country. For the second year in a row facebook was named the best place to work in the country by employee review sites, glassdoor. Google came in at number five. Salesforce number 15. Linkedin 21. Dock you sign number 22. The rating is raised on reviews of current and former employees of those companies. We are closely watching the wildfires burning out of control in Southern California. We are getting more information. Coming up, we are live in Ventura County and we will see how the firefighters there will attack the flames today. 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The latest reports show the three major fires in los angeles and ventura counties have burned nearly 80,000 acres. Two firefighters were hurt battling the creek fire in northern san fernando valley. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. It is likely hundreds of homes have already burned. There is no containment at all on two of those fires. It is only five percent containment from the fire near the Magic Mountain amusement park. New information about that new fire in Southern California. Crews are battling, look at this, right next to the road. This is a brush fire that started just before 5 am. Look at the road. That is the 405. The 405 freeway shut down in the northern direction. This is the hill near the Geddes Center. Sapulpa can you, if you are familiar with the area heading out towards santa monica is the beach area in that section. It is quickly growing in that area. We are looking at live pictures of a firefighters as there working you can see the embers. That is one of the reasons why this new fire started. Im sure the santa ana winds are bad. The embers are flying. This is moving up hill on the east side of the 405 pick again, the northbound lanes were closed at Bel Air Crest road. Crews were setting up on the southbound side to try to prevent the fire from jumping the 405. The getty center, mulholland drive, all near there. Ucla, brentwood, if you know anything about the san fernando valley, this is major. Right alongside the 405, which is already these are live pictures. This is a separate fire. This is the screwball. I think it is separate from the thomas and the right creek. It is a new fire that started this morning. The wind is about 20 30 miles an hour. Humidity is eight percent. Bone dry. There is so much fuel out there. These are live pictures of the fire fighting. We know a number of cruise from Northern California are headed down there because Southern California crews came up here just a short time ago to help us with the northbay fires. Again, the 10 freeway connector to the northbound for a five is also closed. This is incredible. This is what we saw up here. It was so amazing to hear that the 101 was closed. It was jumped by a fire in santa rosa. Now we are seeing the 10, the 405. Christina is down there and we will check with her in a moment. She said they drove right through the area between ventura and Santa Barbara and the fire was burning on both sides of the 101. I also think the cruise from santa rosa are on their way. The same ones that fought the fire there are on the way. There are even cruise from colorado being disputes dispatched to Southern California. The biggest of three fires started, santa paula, we were talking about this in Ventura County. The wind quickly push it toward the city of ventura. It has burned 78 square miles. Allison ellison barber is at the fire scene. We are still focusing on the wind being a problem for firefighters. Reporter they said they wanted to get some their support up once the sun came up this morning. Use some air tankers and helicopters. They have about air eight air tankers. They were going to get about half a dozen helicopters. The question is will the wind cooperate . Typically they cant get those up in the air if the wind is over 30 miles an hour. There have been some predictions that the santa ana winds could get up to seven miles an hour 70 miles an hour. Let me show some of the damage in this neighborhood. This is where one of the biggest fires in the air has been. This is known as the thomas fire. It has burned at least 50,000 acres and left homes flattened. We can turn around and you might see some camera shots. On the hill behind us there are homes that have been, there is nothing there. There is only one or two homes here on the corner that are still standing. You can see where the fire has jumped and taken out this entire culdesac back here. Again, the main priority today was trying to get one of the big priorities was try to get some air support so they can fight the fire along the edges and keep it out of neighborhoods and try to stop more of this from happening. The official number of structures damaged from fire officials was about 150. They say it is probably more in the thousands, they just havent been able to get a good count so far. Live in Ventura County. Also this morning our own crews are down there as well. Christina is getting an update from cal fire. They were supposed to give us an update just moments ago. Lets check in with christina. You are at the county fairgrounds in ventura. We understand the fire moved towards the city of ventura, but now there is an Evacuation Center there . Reporter yes. There is an Evacuation Center here. There is also a command post area with a bunch of firefighters were getting ready for the day. They will get their orders around 7 00 this morning. In just about half an hour they will get out to fight the thomas fire. Phil murphy is with cal is with cal fire. Talk about the crews that have, and what is the latest on this fire in terms of your fight against it . Crews are coming in from all over california. Through the mutual aid system. A couple of months ago, in october, it was the northbay and now the same crews that were fighting those fires are down here in Southern California. It is the master mutual aid system that makes that happen. Reporter how were the conditions overnight . Has a fire grown . The fire has grown overnight. Last night we were about 55,000 acres and this morning about 65,000 acres. Reporter is that about 100 square miles . I cant do the math that fast. Reporter can you talk about in terms of having so many crews here, is it possible you may get called la county because of the other fires there . We understand 81 broke off near the 405. We are constantly re prioritizing the fires. Again, we have resources coming in from all over the state to help with fires in Southern California. Reporter what you know about that new fire off the 405 . Not a whole lot. It is in another county, it is in the la county area. There is a fire there along the 405 near the getty museum. Reporter can you talk, coming back to Ventura County and the thomas fire, any similarities to the northbay fires that was on october in terms of the pattern, weather conditions . The weather conditions are very similar. The primary difference would be it is cooler. We are in december. The wind conditions that created the fire conditions up there are the same type of wind event occurring down here. Reporter what can you say about the 7 00 meeting . What you expect to come out of that . A lot of crews have come in yesterday. This will be their first time going out on the line. They will get their operational briefing and getting the lay of the land. They will know what to expect when they get on the fire line. Reporter can you give us an overview of how you would classify this fire season . It was already one of the worst in the state. Talk to us about your perspective on it. I think what we had not seen in quite a while is a north northeast type wind event in Southern California. We had several in Northern California over the last few years. This is the first time in many years we have had this intense of a wind event in Southern California. Reporter phil murphy, we appreciate your time. We hope to get an update from you later on this morning. I want to mention that Santa Clara County is not the only bay area crew out here. We have seen crews from san jose, fremont, albany, oakland, allegheny county, Santa Clara County, even San Francisco sending crews as well. Menlo park just to name a few. A lot of bay area crews out here on this fire fight. When the meeting starts at 7 00 we hope to get an update. When is a is over we will bring the latest conditions. Here in Ventura County the thomas fire has grown overnight, now 65,000 acres with thousands of people forced from their homes. Christina is at the fairgrounds, an evacuation and command center. She will get us an update. Alice as i was heading home yesterday i saw a brigade of firetrucks heading down south. We know a number of local teams are down there. We want to take you to some live pictures we are getting in right now. These are live pictures in the san fernando valley. Firefighters battling flames near the 405 freeway in the san fernando valley. The getty museum, the screwball center, this is right in the heart of densely populated los angeles. Coming down a hill and out of control. I used to live right near here so i cant even believe what is happening and what we are seeing. These may be firefighters, but they may well be it almost looks like homeowners yeah, regular people trying to protect their homes with fire hoses. This is major. Mulholland drive, flames have been have been reported. Steve, you have been hearing about what is happening. I think you have covered it. Based on what i have seen there has been nothing really new except what you just mentioned around the getty. A lot of us know that traffic, rushhour, always densely populated in los angeles. Always in that area. On top of the flames being right alongside the 405. It is truly dangerous. That commute starts early and people in the bay area live further away from where they work, from downtown los angeles. A number of cars we have seen on the for five that basically had to be turned around to get off the freeway. Then you know it is sunset boulevard, sapulpa, ucla, the 10, a very crowded area. Im sure it is creating a lot of , hopefully not chaos, but im sure it is causing a lot of congestion down there. We do know the smoke is very bad. The santa ana wind this time of year makes the situation worse. It sounds like there are now four fires. Ventura county that crossed the 101 between ventura and Santa Barbara county, one north of Magic Mountain, this fire that is by the getty burning down to the ocean. This has been amazing. As we watch the live pictures this is a new fire. This was the one that started early this morning. This is right near the getty center. You can talk about the wind down there. The firefighter made a very good point, it is december so the temperatures are not 90 or 100. The wind is still pretty strong. We saw the embers in this shot we were just showing it looks like the problem is la has had no rain. We have had a little bit, but they have had no rain. It is bone dry down there. We will get to the weather. Clear and cold for most. This is another scene, the southbound is open on the 405, northbound is not. East southeast la north, northeast at riverside, calm santa monica. I still see 54 miles an hour in some of the canyons to the east of ventura. The fire weather warning will go the duration. The length is the key is how dried is. 30s, 40s, and 50s. Even a few 20s. 52 berkeley. Concorde 35. 32 san juan san ramon. Big differences in the temperatures are all wind driven. We have an offshore breeze with a High Pressure that seems content to stick around a while. Offshore Half Moon Bay with gusts at 22. Officers upper 60s were not surprised me by the coast today. Around santa cruz there is no hint of rain. 60s on the temperatures. Am i going to sell . Am i done . I do not. Im going to sell. Yes or. Were looking at the commute in the bay area. It has nearly none of the trouble the south land commute has. Were looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. That is backed up for about 25 minute delay. The eastshore freeway is also another 25 minutes wrapping to the main. It is busy. Definitely slow traffic on 880 n. In some spots driving up into downtown oakland. Southbound 880 is much slower. So is the 238. Continuing to slow down to fremont. We have slow traffic appearing on 85, 280, and 101. Not as slow as it will be but it is slowing down. Lets go back to the desk. A former 49ers quarterback got another honor. Coming up, the surprise guest known all over the world who presented Colin Kaepernick with his latest award. Our coverage of the wildfires continues in Southern California. We have more live images from los angeles and ventura counties when we return. When you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. Visit kp. Org to learn more. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. Well its a perfect nespresso hold on a second. Orge. Mmm. [mel torme sings comin home baby] hey there. Want a lift . Where are we going . No dont tell me. Let me guess. Have a nice ride. How far would you go for coffee thats a cup above . I brought you nespresso. Nespresso. What else . Welcome back. Still talking about wildfires in Southern California. The same strong wind that made three Southern California wildfires so destructive are also making the fire fight itself even harder. We have more from where the fire jumped the freeway. Reporter about 8 00 last night, we are right next to the 101 freeway. The big story in our region right now is the getty center about 16 miles away. The fire is spreading, 25 miles an hour. The wind there north on for a five has closed some of the roadways. Flames still going on after hours and hours. Last night the fire did jump this freeway, flames were dangerously close to home homes. The 101 freeway is still open. It has been the entire time. We have seen bagels on it all night. Imagine how terrifying seeing flames on both sides of you as you drive through a freeway. One reason fire jumping was so significant is lets look out live, if we can pan to this direction you can finally see the ocean to my right. That was are seen, having the fire on one side and the Pacific Ocean right next to us. There are many Beachfront Homes in this area. People were extremely worried that the fire was going to rage goes to their homes. Luckily, that did not happen. This is not the only fire. The thomas fire is about 55,000 acres. Well, there are now three other major fires in la including the one of the getter at the getty center, the rye fire which briefly shut down the five freeway yesterday in Santa Clarita. There is also the creek fire, nearly 12,000 acres. A really bizarre set of events here in the Southern California region. We will send it back to you in the studio. We appreciate it. Were looking at live pictures now back in the area around the 405. We have been focusing on that in the san fernando valley. If we can get those pictures back we will talk more about what we see. Again, this is just incredible. I used to live right near here. Im used to seeing all the traffic and everything, but the flames and the flames actually reaching onto the freeway, this looks like what bridge is this . This goes across, this is around mulholland drive. This is it looks like a staging area on the side. Back look at the fire trucks. Fire trucks all along the side of that and then Police Vehicles moving to the center. They have completely closed that overpass and are using it as a staging center. This is near the Gettys Center. This is the overpass that goes across the 405 which is underneath there. I would imagine that will be the best ways for them to stage the firefighters. There is a lot of activity. Basically, we have been telling people to stay away from the 45. It sounds like they are staging right there over the for a five because the fire is burning on both sides at this point. Thats great there is the round building right there, that is sapulpa and the Gettys Center, the luxe hotel, gosh, i just stayed with my daughter for spring break. There is the Gettys Center as they pull out. It is up there a little bit north. You can see no one is on the freeway. There is the extent of the smoke that you can see and the concern of so many there is the fire right near a home. Flames on both sides of the 405. Right. On both sides at this point is what we have been told. This is a very densely populated area. Sherman oaks, brentwood, all of these areas are right in there. This is amazing along the for a five. Steve is watching the wind as well in the area pushing these flames. An incredible morning all around Southern California. Just to reach out to all of you, our viewers, if you do have , im trying to find out if the area, we know so many people have evacuated, if you have students at ucla, if you have heard, i would imagine the campus is probably evacuated or getting ready to. They are getting to the middle of finals there and it could be kind of a tough situation where do you put everybody . Christina is at one of the Evacuation Centers in Ventura County at the fairgrounds there. We are going to get some updates throughout the morning. I just wanted to show you that live right now of the smoke burning so close, the fire burning so close to the 45 and the homes there. We are busy and we will continue to be busy. We are following other stories as well, including the very latest on steph curry of the warriors. The latest on his really bad ankle injury. Next. Welcome back to mornings on 2. It is 6 55 this morning. A national spa chain taking steps to protect customers after several complaints of Sexual Assault. Massage envy says it will require for indepth background checks for the massage therapists and will help customers report misconduct to police or other authorities. It is teaming up with the rape abuse and Incest National network to create a victim support network. There were more than 180 Sexual Assault cases at massage envy spas around the country. A San Francisco supervisor wants to expand legislation that requires many businesses in the city to have gender neutral bathrooms. Supervisor Hillary Ronan will ask to expand the requirements to include single room occupancy hotels. Those typically provide low Income Housing and provide shared toilet and bathing facilities. Now, she says that transgender residents asked her to change the law, amend it, because going to the bathroom can be stressful, maybe even dangerous. The board of supervisors voted last year to require all public single occupant bathrooms to be designated as gender neutral. It is 6 56. A Bay Area Company is about to become the new owner of one of the nations biggest forprofit college chains. The Parent Company of Devry University will transfer ownership to cog swell university. This comes a year after devry paid 100 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged that it misled thousands of students about their post graduation job prospects. A new law says that california is failing students when it comes to reading and writing. It was filed on behalf of former and current Elementary School students in los angeles and stockton. One student named is a 7year old second grader that cant spell words like need and help. Among the nations Biggest School districts, california has 11 of the 26 lowest performing districts when it comes to literacy and basic education. In response the state department of education says california has one of the most ambitious programs in the country to serve lowincome students. The time is 6 58. A former manager of a large apartment complex in san jose says he was fired because of a cultural celebration that he planned to hold for tenants during hindu awareness month. Eric was the Senior Community management at the kylie Park Apartments until two months ago. For octobers hindu awareness month, he planned a hindu tradition. But when the Management Company found out about it, there was a backlash. It was an issue. And all of a sudden they said it needs to be canceled. And i asked why it needs to be canceled. And the answer was i was terminated. An email from graystar Property Management says that he violated fair housing by planning and promoting an inappropriate resident event. We tried to contact graystar but no one from the company agreed to talk with us about the story. In the meantime eric is looking for a new job. The time is 6 59. The san jose county board of supervisors passed a greenhouse Cannabis Cultivation ordinance. It takes effect in january. It requires marijuana greenhouses in unincorporated San Mateo County to be at least 1,000 feet away from residential properties, schools, playgrounds and drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Outdoor cultivated activities will remain prohibited for at least one more year. Steph curry of the warriors will not play tonight. He may be out for the next few weeks. He sprained his ankle monday night right about here. They were playing in new orleans. There was an mri that revealed no structural damage to steph and no major swelling. Also there is no timetable for when he will be back and he will be reevaluated in two weeks. In the meantime, Shaun Livingston will get a lot more playing time while steph curry recover. Recover. Reporter hundreds of firefighters across the state getting ready to fight the thomas fire on the second day. We will have the details of the fire and where crews plan to go next. How many cars were damaged in the fire in campbell and details on the investigation. This is ktvu mornings on 2. 7 00. Very busy wednesday morning, december 6th. Im gasia mikaelian. And good morning. Im dave clark. Lets check our weather on this busy actually were going to look live again. Were back in Southern California. Weve been talking about how the wildfires have been burning out of control. This is in