Strike for the rest of the week, they hesitated knowing its another day where Public Services like libraries and head start places are closed with parents with no place to send children. The Union Workers are relentless to find for the money they feel they deserve. Mayor libby schaaf says she is disappointed that families are Left Without Services for three days now during the strike but says finding a resolution that doesnt impact families in the long run is more of a disappointment. She discussed the twoyear proposal the union offered which entails a 4 cost of living increase totaling 8 over two years. She says thats a big financial risk to the city and its workers. The analysis of this memo concludes that accepting that twoyear deal could lead to the elimination of 188 full time positions in the city of oakland, having devastating Service Impacts to our residents as well as real impacts to the workers who potentially could lose their jobs. Reporter oakland mayor libby schaaf says they cannot spend money they dont have. This is the memorandum and, of course, some research and analysis thats gone into the numbers to see how much is in the budget, how much they can allocate to the five labor unions who want to see a cost of living increase. They say they havent had a raise in much of a raise anyway, since 2008 when the economy tanked and they said they need something. They are having to move outside of oakland just to be able to continue working here. And they say they have been working hard. But again, those numbers entail some serious risks. We talked about 188 fulltime employees have been to be cut over the long run and according to the city, the two year deficit, if they agree to that twoyear proposal that the unions have said, it would require a staff reduction and, of course, a 19 million deficit. So there are some heavy numbers and heavy burdens that the city is going to have to consider moving forward. Again, we asked them are you going to have a decision . Are you going to have a resolution . They seemed pretty, um, pretty stuck in this current financial situation, the risks involved. Well see what happens tomorrow. Alyana gomez in oakland tonight, thank you. Nine people were injured when a bus and street car collided on Market Street in San Francisco today. It happened around 2 p. M. At market and 8th streets near the orpheum. Skyfox flew over the crash scene. Once we were there, the bus and the street car had already been separated from each other. What happened is the street car apparently rearended the bus. Police say nine people were complaining of pain and minor injuries. Eight were taken to the hospital. The crash also impacted bus and street car service in the area. The thomas fire in Ventura County has now jumped the 101 freeway and is burning down to the coastline. Cal fire estimates 65,000 acres have burned along with an untold number of homes. This is a live picture of the plane thats coming in probably going to drop some fire retardant, we would think, over the flames. This picture is being brought to us by a helicopter down there, covering the fire. People who live on sky view terrace in the city of ventura say dozens of homes have burned on the street alone. Ventura residents say the fire that started monday evening exploded with strong santa ana winds. This is where the fire came from. Right there. We were walking over this ridge. The fire came over the ridge, and it stopped for a while. We thought we were okay. And then two hours later, boom, it was right here. The homeowners say his son stayed behind and saved the house in part using a budget and water from the jacuzzi after the water pressure from the garden hose gave out. Tonight there is no containment on that wildfire. And the red flag conditions are make the firefight extremely tough. Ktvus Cristina Rendon is in one of the neighborhoods where homes were destroyed. Reporter this is one of many along the hills here in ventura that are destroyed. What youre looking at behind us on the horizon is smoke making its way towards the cities of oxnard and camarillo and those homes that have been destroyed and much like the north bay, some were spared, others are not. Reporter the thomas fire burning 65,000 acres jumping 101 on wednesday between Santa Barbara and ventura. This resident used a waterhouse to douse flames before firefighters arrived. A water hose to douse flames before the firefighters arrived. I live across the street and am protecting my own home now. Reporter in ventura, roughly 30,000 people are evacuated, 150 structures destroyed. Firefighters from Alameda County monitoring hot spots and getting thank yous from residents. We can go back through and we can go, we got a wind change and now weve lost something. Crews were experiencing 60, 70, 80mileanhour winds with a firefight coming through, its amazing they survived. We are trying to be supportive and strong for each other. Reporter much line the north bay fires, the thomas fire is unpredictable. Flames destroyed her inlaws house down the street but spared her home. So weird to think that the night before we were here having dinner and laughing and i always loved this house so much because of the amazing view of ventura that you could have from here. It was a beautiful house. Reporter nearby, mike learned the fireproof safe in his home isnt so fireproof. His friends finding jewelry and coins in the rubble. This is the second time i have had a fire. So not that im used to it, but its not as bad but i havent seen any of my neighbors and if you look around, everybody is lost. I feel for them as much as i feel for myself right now. You have to be positive. What else are you going to do right . First time i was disappointed. But you rebuild. Its just stuff. Everybody in my family is healthy and we can buy new stuff. Reporter and the threat is far from over here in ventura. Wind is expected to pick up again tonight and tomorrow, they could reach in excess of 80 miles per hour. So cal fire and all the fire crews here really just keeping a close eye on those winds because they know that an ember can pick up and this fire can start all over again and will be right back where they were on tuesday. Cristina, when you were driving to the neighborhood, was that the only neighborhood that was affected or did you see other areas that the fire impacted, as well . Reporter there are many other areas that the fire impacted. We came in from Santa Barbara off 101. And we saw the flames burning on that hillside there. This is along foothill boulevard in the city of ventura and if we keep moving east, many of those neighborhoods are destroyed near st. Paula. We havent made it that far yet. This fire is so massive that so many neighborhoods are affected. This one here in ventura one of the worst. Cristina rendon in the fire seen for us tonight, thank you. We are getting updated information on another wildfire that broke out about 5 00 this morning. Its the skirball fire. It burned as many as six homes in bel air neighborhood of los angeles near ucla and sunset boulevard. We are told that the fire has burned about 400 acres and shut down part of the 405 freeway. The fire also threatened the famous getty museum. Despite some very strong winds, crews availability fight this fire from the air. Susan hirasuna is in bel air tonight. Susan are there still homes threatened this evening . Reporter reporter there are still mandatory evacuations orders to be sure. It seems as if they are getting a handle on it, but again they are always concerned about weather conditions. Right now, i can feel ocean breezes. Theres a little bit of humidity in the air. Its cool now and the weather and the winds seem to be rather favorable. You see behind me a strike Team Standing by in case something flares up but we have noticed just standing up on one of these canyon roads that it didnt take much for suddenly something that to smolder and then kick up and become a full fire. But again, firefighters would put water on it. It was all good. To give you a sense for where i am, we are right across from the getty museum. You mentioned the getty museum. Anybody who has been to los angeles may be familiar with the sepulveda pass. That was the part of the freeway that was shut down early this morning when fire raged on both sides of the freeway. It was frightening indeed for a lot of our morning crews that came down in the area. Now, you mentioned the houses burned. We were in an area where we could see with our own eyes five houses that were damaged by fire. Three of them were burned to the ground and that was devastating to say the least. This is in the exclusive Bel Air Estates area. Clearly, these are Larger Properties and also very expensive properties, homes that have been damaged beyond recognition to be sure. So the situation now is just to make sure that whatever is burns doesnt flare up. I havent seen any air support at this time. But again, the concern is the winds will kick up. Often times well have sundowner winds. Im not getting that sensation right now. But fire crews say they just have to stand by in case the winds pick up again. Back to you in oakland. How are the resources down there, susan . Youre fighting several fires burning there in l. A. County and in Ventura County. How spread thin are the resources . Reporter i havent dont the sense that they are spread thin. I understand that there are other agencies that are helping out including l. A. County fire. So thats good news indeed. Susan, we also have some information is a movie premiere canceled as a result of this fire . Reporter well, you know, this is an industry town and i was scheduled actually to go to a movie screening later tonight and that got canceled earlier in the afternoon. Lionellionel ritchie canceled a Las Vegas Concert because he was evacuating his family in the area so it made sense to cancel and offer up refunds or reschedule that particular concert. And there are always a lot of, um, film shoots around town that are permitted and that include having people like the Fire Department or the lapd nearby to help with them and those were all canceled today. So no filming today. All resources all focused trying to get rid of this fire in the bel air area, skirball fire. Thank you, Susan Hirasuna down there for us tonight in Southern California on yet another fire that broke out early this morning. Thank you, susan. The rye fire in Los Angeles County is threatening hundreds of homes. That fire in the city of Santa Clarita is 5 contained and already burned 7,000 acres. At one point the fire shut down i5 near the Magic Mountain amusement park. No serious injuries there. About 12 miles away the creek fire burned more than 11,000 acres since 3 a. M. Yesterday. Its threatening hundreds of homes. Two firefighters have been hurt battling the flames, and more than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. The fire is driven by erratic wind and they are expected to pick up tonight and into tomorrow with gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. [ music ] check in on the winds which are slated to pick up big time tonight and tomorrow morning in Southern California. Well talk about the cold potential tonight and your thursday forecast. Coming up. A federal investigation in the north bay wildfires. Fraudsters are going after people whose homes didnt burn. A swing and miss for the as at the proposed new stadium site in oakland. Whats next now that their plan to build a ballpark near Laney College and lake merritt ended. 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. The oakland as proposed plan to build a new ballpark near lake merritt and downtown oakland ended today. The owners of the land says they are done negotiating. Ktvus Tara Moriarty reports. Reporter you could say the announcement came out of left field. Peralta Community College board of trustees which owns the land, ordered the chancellor to stop talks with the as. I dont think it wasnt one major factor but, rather, for us to look at ourselves and say, what do we want as peralta and how do we ensure that it is the best thing for us . Reporter the move blindsided the as who for the past year have been working with neighborhood groups to get everyone on board with the 35,000seat stadium to be built near lake merritt and opening in 2023 but the plan faced steep opposition from the getgo especially from Laney College students and teachers. It would affect the traffic here. It would displace people in our communities. It would affect the education of students here where it might be too disruptive. Its visiting focus for profit instead of public education. Reporter the oakland as issued a statement saying it was, quote, shocked by peraltas decision to not move forward. All we wanted to do was enter into a conversation about how to make this work for all of oakland, laney the peralta Community College district. We are disappointed that we will not have that opportunity. The as have wanted to abandoned the rundown Oakland Coliseum for years. Now that their 15acre field of dreams has been quashed, the team could reexamine other sites including the Jack London Square waterfront. The as president said the current coliseum site is off the table because it wouldnt bring in enough revenue. But the as cant win this fight. The site had a lot of appeal not only to the as but to its fans because of its proximity to bart as well as the beauty of the backdrop of the Oakland Hills and lake merritt. In oakland, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. Pg e has announced a push for clean energy. Under the new initiative, they want to close down oaklands only power plant. The plant was built nearly 40 years ago. Its used when demand is high on hot days to keep the grid reliable throughout oakland. The old plant is powered by an old jet it your by engine thats not energyefficient and pollutes the air. Eliminating this plant will reduce the emissions to zero which is good for the health of People Living and working in the area. We want to bring clean local resources to the area to meet local needs in oakland. We are going to solicit ideas in the marketplace and suggestions and we are going to get the resources for our customers here in oakland. Pg e will draw on local investors as well as Renewable Technology such as solar to come up with enough energy to completely replace the plant by the year 2022. Lets go to chief meterologist bill martin in the Weather Center for the latest forecast. A nice day around the bay area. It really was nice around here and in watching the winds in Southern California because thats the big concern now. Red flag warnings in effect. They had a break from the strong winds today but tomorrow, the winds and late tonight the winds get going again, maybe up to 80 miles an hour and, of course, thats going to cause problems. The area of concern is from Santa Barbara to the Mexican Border with big winds off the hits. The downsloping winds are heating and drying as they go and, um, yeah, its a long time event. These events usually last a few days. By the time this is over, its going to be up to six days. So thats a lot of, um, a lot of wind and a lot of fire danger for this whole area. So right now, the winds lets look what happens tonight. Um, they start getting going and then overnight, thats where they start peaking. Tomorrow morning, these are the winds. You can see the areas in purple representing the strongest winds. Malibu is in the bulls eye, st. Paula again, santa ana, um, basically everywhere, um, in those next to those hills and then you see thursday morning, it slows down a little bit. And then as we get into friday night, things start to back off a little bit and the smoke plume a significant smoke plume extending hundreds of miles out into the pacific and, of course, causing air quality issues as well, um, for folks around ojai and even around Santa Barbara. You can see the winds blowing towards Santa Barbara towards carpinteria and ventura, as well. So yeah, just a bad bad situation in Southern California with the weather creating this sort of the High Pressure creating these offshore winds. This big High Pressure ridge this is an Atmospheric River going the wrong way up to the aleutians across the continent moving down through the the dakotas basically. In that area. So you see were in a dry zone. High sits here. Thats why the winds are really focused right down there in Southern California. Our winds are offshore, too. But they are just not as robust as what were seeing in Southern California. And what were seeing in Southern California is going to really get going late tonight, early tomorrow morning and then hopefully backs off by thursday night. It will still be blowing, by friday a break and then you can start flying fixedwing aircraft today. No fog at the coast. Beautiful day at the beach. Surf is up a bit so these days if you head out there our weather is fine and dandy. There are no frost advisories or freeze warnings, albeit temperatures last night got down into the freezing zone. We had plenty of frost this morning. When i come back, well talk more about your weather and get a quick update on the l. A. Fire forecast. Still to come, panic and chaos, thats how a musician described the moments after the ghost ship warehouse fire started. In a moment, details about the first day of testimony in an oakland courtroom where a judge will decide if theres enough evidence to bring the two men charged in the deadly fire to trial. Were seeing a lot of flames that really loud explosions here. Warm springs road. Later new at 6 00, hundreds of frantic 911 calls during the devastating north bay fires. 2 investigates goes through the tapes that reveal what residents first saw. Sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Some very emotional testimony at a preliminary hearing today for the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. Ktvu Crime Reporter henry lee was there in court on the first day of the hearing and he joins us now live in the newsroom with more on what happened. Reporter we heard from two men from the warehouse, crying. Derick almena and max harris have each been charged with 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter in the fire last december. One count for each of the victims. A musician who visited the warehouse on the day of the fire testified. Aaron marin described the building as a beautiful space and compared his stay there as like going to disneyland because of all the artifacts. He was there when the fire started during a party and barely escaped saying, everything was pure panic and chaos. I accepted the fact that it was over for me. Almenas Attorney Says marin testified that there were objects brought into the warehouse for that party including a bubblelike projection screen that blocked people from moving about. Serra argues that testimony helped the defense. It has nothing to do with my client or the codefendant. Thats these people who came up and placed these items there. That wasnt part of the warehouse. So i think that helps us. Reporter warehouse attend jose avalos testified. He cried as he testified against his friend max harris. He said he paid rent to harris and that he heard from many people that harris hosted the party the night of the fire but that answer was stricken from the record because of hearsay. We said all along that the narrative in the press and that the District Attorney has had is wrong. The narrative is my client was second in command and he promoted the party. Thats wrong and we are trying to dismantle those notions. Reporter frank and julie, hearing is expected to last about five days. The d. A. Plans to call about 20 witnesses and at the end a judge will rule if theres enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Live in the newsroom, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. What were Derick Almena and max harris like in court today . Reporter you know, they both had their red jailhouse jumpsuits on, no visible emotion but clearly mr. Avalos was very upset. He wiped his eyes repeatedly, very clearly shaken still a year after the fire. Were the families of any of the victims in court . Reporter yes. They were there. They wore pins with pictures of the victims on them. Thank you. Coming up, personal information stolen as scammers try to cash in on north bay wildfire victims. A new task force aims to bring those responsible to justice. 2 investigates what you need to do to protect yourself if you live in napa or sonoma county. Direct deposits deleted from teacher Bank Accounts. Coming up, the mistake a person made causing panic through staff today. And a new capital city for israel. What it means for the rest of the middle east now that the president has recognized jerusalem as israels capital. Sfx squeak sfx stair creak sfx clink sfx deep breath sfx grunt sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling sfx slice sfx gasp sfx inhale. Exhale. Sfx lights scraping on roof sfx metallic scrape sfx grunt covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. Its really scary. We went to fema and they said, yes, someone has applied for funds in your husbands name. They have his birth date, his Social Security number. Cashing in on a natural disaster. Scammers are now running rampant following the north bay fires. Hundreds of complaints are coming in with even more stolen identities. 2 investigates is looking at who is affected and what you can do to protect yourself. Investigative reporter brooks jarosz is asking what the federal government is doing to stop the fraud. Reporter the fbi has opened a fraud against the government federal Disaster Relief investigation and this encompasses all the complaints and reports of fraud. And the task force will prosecute anyone trying to make money off disaster victims. Ska i came home and got this i came home and it says somebody applied for a loan in my name. Reporter you recently registered with fema for assistance with your disaster losses. I was immediately suspicious. Reporter because for rachel clark, her home in napa wasnt even affected by flames. No homes were within a mile. Yet letters and fema inspectors were showing up. Several of my neighbors, it happened to them. Reporter her friend kathleen lives around the corner. Its really scary. We went to fema and they said, yes, someone has applied for funds in your husbands name. Reporter with limited personal information, the napa County DistrictAttorney Says fema will send out an initial 500 check. Fraudsters can get the money by opening up a new bank account using a money card or stealing mail. They do difficult cases because these people arent local. They could be out of the country for all we know. Reporter the d. A. Patrick collins says if you think youre a victim, check or freeze your credit and file a police report. He also warns of some scammers posing as fema inspectors going door to door. They should never show up unless you apply. What would your message be to those fraudsters . That we are aware of whats going on and that we will do our best to find them. Reporter the fbi has setted up a task force to investigate, root out and prosecute potential scammers. Theres already been an Alarming Number of duplicate fema claims. In this disaster in california we have seen hundreds. Reporter Thomas Kempton says personal information could have come from Previous Data hacks and fema applications are often submitted electronically or by someone pretending to be an official government worker. All those agencies will have a uniform of some kind and will have a proper identification. But an inspector should not be asking for Social Security number or Bank Information . Or Bank Information or funds. Reporter for many, the first sign of Identity Theft is this letter from the u. S. Small business administration. We didnt know what we were looking at first. Reporter the fda says its important homeowners report potential fraud. Now they know they were cashing in on neighbors who live in napa. Its hard to steal from the government. Its easy to try but its difficult to go through the process and actually get your hands on the money. Reporter the fbi wouldnt say how much money, if any, has been defrauded but it did say a fraud against the government federal Disaster Relief investigation is now open. Its startling how many people can have their identities stolen. Reporter neighbors in napa are just desperate to get the word out. Really, just hurts my heart to the core. Reporter and hope those responsible are brought to justice. This goes beyond fema. We are learning there are other frauds in napa and sonoma counties that include Social Security applications and other forms of Identity Theft. We put a full list of Contact Numbers on our website, ktvu. Com. So through your research, if you live in napa or sonoma counties, even if you are not in one of the burnedout neighborhoods, you need to still do a credit check . Absolutely, number one. A lot of people wont think their affected because their house didnt burn but yet a lot of these people we spoke with, they contacted 2 investigates and they told us their big concern was the fact that they got that letter in the mail from the sba saying, hey, you have applied for this Disaster Relief when in fact they hadnt, someone else had used their information to do it. All right. Scary stuff. It is. And once someone gets your information, its hard to clear it up. Right. Just the idea of preying on some of these people who lost everything is just despicable. Report it. If you dont report it then this task force thats looking at this isnt going to know so they cant establish those patterns and hopefully bring whoever is doing this to justice. And then more people can fall victim to it. Thank you, brooks. Youre welcome. Insurance claims for the north bay wildfires just topped 9 billion today. Thats up from 3. 3 billion in losses announced by the state in late october. The insurance commissioner dave jones says the number includes more than 20,000 homes, nearly 3,000 businesses and 6,000 cars. The wildfires have ripped through Northern California with a deadliest in state history killing 44 people. In Southern California, fire crews have barely bee gown assess the damage from that out of control wildfire in Ventura County. Want to show you new pictures from the last 30 minutes. The thomas fire has burned dozens to hundreds of homes since it started monday night along with the 65,000 acres of land. The fire was driven by fierce santa ana winds and crews are not getting a break tonight. Cal fires forecast shows extreme conditions will continue overnight with winds blowing up to 80 miles an hour. Donald trump, jr. , met for more than 10 hours today with the House Committee investigating whether russia meddled in the 2016 president ial election. He did not comment publicly on what was discussed. But his eldest son likely faced questions about his familys financial ties to russia. He may also have been questioned about a meeting he had with a russian attorney who was said to have information about then democratic president ial nominee hillary clinton. A democratic member of the committee tweeted that trump, jr. s interview had left many critical Unanswered Questions and new leads to follow. He also said the investigation is far from over. A major diplomatic shift coming out of washington today. President trump says the u. S. Now recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. Its a move that reverses decades of foreign policy. Jerusalem is already home to the israeli legislature, Prime Minister and supreme court. But now there are concerns about the future of peace in the middle east following todays announcement. Lauren blanchard has our report from washington. Reporter the white house calls it a recognition of reality and now plans are in the works to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. I have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Reporter President Trump begins to fulfill a Campaign Promise pledging to relocate the u. S. Embassy in israel. It adds a new layer to an already complicated situation in the middle east. Both israel and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital, but neither has been recognized until now. This decision reflects the president s commitment to an ancient enduring truth. Reporter israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu applauded the announcement but palestinians say its a step back diplomatically. The stab in the back at this point in time represents a selfinflicted disqualification of the u. S. As a fair mediator. Reporter there are now concerns about safety for americans worldwide. Embassies in europe and the middle east have sent out warnings to citizens abroad. President trump says todays decision is not meant to create outrage but create peace in the middle east. This is intended to in any way deflect from our commitment to a lasting peace agreement. Reporter Vice President mike pence will travel to the middle east in coming days to reaffirm americas commitment to peace. Lauren blanchard, fox news. A 7th woman has come forward now to accuse al franken of Sexual Misconduct. The former congressional aide says the minnesota democrat tried to forcibly kiss her back in 2016. Hours after that allegation surfaced, Top Senate DemocratChuck Schumer and a number of other democrats including at least 8 women senators called for frankens resignation. You need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is okay, none of it is acceptable, and we as elected leaders should absolutely be held to a higher standard. On twitter today, franken denied a news report that says he is preparing to step down. The tweet said, quote, the senator is still talking with his family. Franken denied this latest claim but has apologized for his behavior while he has disputed some of the allegations. Franken will make an announcement tomorrow. Time magazines person of the year isnt just one person but, instead, victims of Sexual Harassment and assault. This morning, Time Magazine named the antiharassment Metoo Movement as its 2017 person of the year. In particular, its highlighted women deemed the silence breakers. The cover shows some of the women who spoke out against alleged Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct during this year. President trump was the runnerup for times person of the year. Other finalists included former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. A California Group we said enough was included in the articled and they sent out this comment today direct deposits sent to employees but then deleted from their accounts. Coming up next, a scare for some bay area teachers today when they looked at their Bank Accounts. Plus, two of californias largest city are set to sell Legal Marijuana starting next year. The big step San Francisco and l. A. Just took today. This guy is in a hurry. Uh, i was in a hurry this morning. Barely had time for breakfast. Music sting crave van hey guys. Try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. Part of my brunchfast menu. Its just my eczema again,t. But its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Come try my country scrambler plate. With juicy jimmy dean sausage, crispy homestyle potatoes and fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham, and cheese. Here you go. Oh, cameras. Hi mom part of the brunchfast menu. San Francisco Mauer ed lee signed legislation today to legalize the adult use of marijuana next month. Mayor lee says the legislation strikes the right balance for San Francisco residents and businesses bringing the cannabis industry out of the shadows while addressing safety and Public Health concerns. Mayor lee went on to say that the city officials worked together to develop the system that allows for a measured rollout of the new rules. California voters approved the legalization of Recreational Marijuana use last year. And los angeles will become the nations largest city with recreational pot after the city Council Voted today to license marijuana sales next month. Businesses that want to participate in the marketplace need local permits before they can apply for state licenses required to operate in 2018. Under the los angeles regulations, residential neighborhoods would be largely off limits to pot businesses and buffer zones would be set up around schools, libraries and parks. State wildlife officials recommend canceling the upcoming abalone season due to environmental threats. The study found that the population of red abalone has continued to decline. That survey found a High Percentage of it in certain areas of the north coast were starving or dead. Abalone feed on kelp which has a massive dieoff due to warmer waters in the pacific. The nations Homeless Population increased this year for the First Time Since 2010. Officials say the uptick is being driven by a surge in the number of people on the streets in west coast cities. The u. S. Department of housing and urban Development Released a report today showing that there are nearly 554,000 homeless across this country. That figure is up nearly 1 from 2016. The number of homeless living in vehicles, tents and on the streets is also up by more than 9 compared to two years ago. A scare for teachers and other employees for oakland schools when they looked at their Bank Accounts today. Their last paycheck disappeared what the School System is saying about those deleted direct deposits. We had a freeze warning in the north bay last night. None of that tonight but its going to be chilly. Well talk about the l. A. Fire winds and the temperatures tomorrow which i think you will be happy with. Coming up. It feels good to be back. [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. And some of them cant do anything about it. But you can. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. Imagine having your paycheck in the account and its suddenly deleted. Thats what happened to almost 3,000 employees of the Oakland Unified School district most of them teachers. Ktvus rob roth spoke to some of the teachers and School District today to tell us how it happened and whats being done about it. Reporter some 28 other team offers and other employees of the Oakland Unified School district got a surprise this morning. Their last paychecks were no longer in their accounts. Among them this Skyline High School social sciences teacher. Teachers are saying check your accounts to see if this happened to you. I checked my account. And then 2,700 had been removed from my account. Reporter the Oakland Unified School district says an employee in the Central Office accidentally deleted the december 1st direct deposit paychecks for many teachers, principals and staff workers. We had some kind of human error here at ousd where someone, um, hit a button, checked on something that they shouldnt have clicked on and it in the end reversed the payment for all these employees. Reporter the district had initially blamed a bank for the mistake. Now theres the question of how a payroll system could be so vulnerable to one persons mistake. Theres some sort of lack of oversight. If theres one keystroke that one employee can do that can create this, what were going to ask for is a Third Party Investigation about it. Reporter the Teachers Union president says she has been besieged by calls from nervous teachers. When you have an account that says its minus 2,000, 3,000, it puts our members into a panic. Reporter the School District is facing a budget crisis but says that has nothing to do with what happened. But the problem puts employees in a financial predicament. 3,000 paycheck you paid 1,000 in rent and they take 3,000 out, guess what, you are now in the red. And so this could have, like, major consequences with our own financial institutions. Even if its corrected . Even if its corrected. Reporter the paychecks should be back in the proper Bank Accounts anytime now. In oakland, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Lets go back over to chief meterologist bill martin in the Weather Center for more on the winds and smoke in Southern California as firefighters try to battle those fires. Yeah. The winds are coming up tomorrow morning. I spoke with a friend on the coast around the water and smoke is so bad in these areas and you can see whats happening. Danny lives i went to school with him back in the day and he dannys right about here. And he is saying the smoke is wear masks and its just very you know this time of night the air sinks because its cooling off so the smoke is settling down over people. You can see the smoke offshore. This is from the ventura fire. Its still blowing. It will blowhard tonight. That not be the fire we have to worry about most. I think the one in brentwood and that area because its the one in ventura has burned basically all the major fuels in that line of winds the way the wind has been blowing it so its running out of fuel as it moves to the ocean but this one up in brentwood has a lot of fuel. If you have ever driven between, um, westwood and, um, the connector to 5, thats that five off the 405 and its very narrow facing north northeast so it will have strong gusts tonight. Thats probably the fire to watch closely. These are the current temperatures. It was cold this morning. Its, eh, about the same, maybe a little warmer tomorrow morning. Well see lots of mid30s, current live camera. You can see how pretty it is here. Its, you know feel bad for our friends to the south but its nice not to be under the gun because we are we experienced similar things. With the winds blowing especially in the north bay and if you had that experience like at the coffey park area that that sort of traumatic experience, when the wind blows even with no fire it puts you on edge. It just does. So the people in l. A. , the winds are its keeping everybody on edge. Theres not a lot of resting going on out there this evening. We are dry through december 17th most likely and that means more cool nights and it also means more probably high fire danger for Southern California. That High Pressure pattern this time of year creates their most robust in many case santa ana winds. And thats what we are experiencing now. This is unusual, the santa ana winds, in my experience because usually it comes on it ramps up, gets windy and ramps down. This one ramped up today, got there, another day and a half ramp down, another day, and now its ramping back up so we are looking at two events back to back. Usually its over in three days. This will be about a week. The ventura fire is still no containment. Because of these winds. They keep pushing things out of control. They cant get a handle on it. Tonight with the gusts, mark tamayo talked about earlier up to 80mileanhour gusts. Cant fight that get out of the way. Bill, thank you. Housing for the homeless pieced together like legos. Coming up next see the five story Apartment Building put together one housing unit at a time. Plus the power lines were definitely creating sparks. In minutes, new at 6 00, hundreds of frantic 911 calls during the devastating north bay fire storms. 2 investigates goes through the tapes that reveals what residents first saw. A unique sight in san jose today. Homes pieced together one units at a time as part of a fivestory building. The entire thing is made of modular units. And eventually those units will house the homeless. Ktvus ann rubin tells us that the developer was looking for a way to save time on the construction to get help to the people more quickly. Reporter these 30,000 pound modular Housing Units are constructed in boise, shipped here and stacked on top of each other. The end result a fivestory Apartment Building for the homeless constructed in a matter of days. Its like legos big blocks that you pick up with the crane and put in place. Reporter its that simple. In fact, the units arrive with the kitchens and bathrooms already complete. We are going to go from a podium to full construction in three weeks. Reporter and Developer FirstCommunity Housing says with the housing shortage in san jose, time is of the essence. So they were looking for ways to build quality Sustainable Housing for the homeless quickly. They say this style of construction can shave months off the timeline and millions off the price tag. When its finished, the 2nd Street Studio apartments will have 135 units and be the largest permanent Supportive Housing project of its kind in san jose. The reason that the project like this is so important is that we can reduce the time that it takes to get Homeless People who are enduring really cold nights off the streets. And thats really the key thing for us. First Community Housing invited other nonprofits to watch the process today and the hopes the modular idea will catch on. Regina williams who used to be homeless hopes it will be. Somebody said affordable housing. I said oh, my god reporter she said san jose needs to build more housing faster to get people off the streets. Its cold out here. We are dying and starving. You know . Thank you for this. Its a good birthday gift. Reporter all the units will be stacked by this time next week and the project should be open to house the homeless by october. In san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. Developing news out of oakland where city workers have decided to continue striking for a third day while the mayor argues the Union Proposal could have repercussions. It collides to the elimination of 188 full timings it could lead to the elimination of 188 full time positions in oakland. Reporter leaders met this afternoon but no deal tonight. Good evening, im Laney College. Im frank somerville. This means nearly 3,000 Union Workers will be back on the picket line again tomorrow morning shutting down many city services. More from ktvus alyana gomez outside city hall tonight. Reporter good evening, frank and julie. Several hours of discussions just wasnt enough time for the city council to come up with a resolution that not only works for the Union Workers but also works for the city. So again they took a recess today just before 4 p. M. Many of those Council Members coming out of that meeting feeling and looking very defeated and frustrated saying, well have to see what happens or talk to the unions or talk to mayor schaaf. Many of them just looking very disappointed because again, they will reconvene tomorrow at 1 p. M. To continue discussions and hope to have a resolution by the end of the week. Now, right now, it seems like the city and the Union Workers are hung up on a cost of living increase. Workers tell me a recent study found that oakland Union Workers are paid 10 less than other city workers in the area