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The cost, protecting all Vulnerable Properties may be cost prohibitive and the city may be forced to consider a strategy of managed retreat, meaning in the simplest possible terms the ocean wins and people will have to move. Maybe we cant protect all of them, but we can protect some of them. If we lose ground, i mean yeah, well have to plan for maybe one lane of west cliff. Reporter its the just west cliff drive. This map shows neighborhoods east of the boardwalk at risk as well including sea bright and twin lakes. Its unlikely, however, homeowners give up without a fight. I think people who live here, who realize the beauty of this place are really going to do everything they can to rebuild, if possible. Reporter how much time does any of the threatened properties have . Impossible to say. The science is increasingly clear. There is a storm gathering in strength growing. Sea level rise and coastal erosion affects communities throughout the bay area including, of course, San Francisco. We flew sky drone 5 along the embarcadero and bay bridge today where city leaders are partnering with environmentalists to use Virtual Reality to demonstrate the potential impacts of rising sea levels on the citys waterfront. The look ahead app gives people an immersive view of potential impacts to three low lying areas, the embarcadero, Missions Creek and herons hen. The goal is to encourage conservation and encourage people to take whatever steps they can to reduces their impact on the environment. Were already seeing rising sea level now and flooding with a high king tide storm event and the future, yes, its expected it could flood regularly here. The look ahead app is available now on android and iphones and coastal communities are facing some very difficult choices in the next 25 years. The app really brings it to reality. Absolutely. Places people go to all the time now that may be under water in a few decades. Devin, thank you. Just a few minutes ago the city of oakland said its preparing for workers to strike again tomorrow. Kpix5s maria medina is live in oakland right now where the mayor is firing back tonight. Maria . Enough to survive in the bay he use of parttime Staff Reporter just a short while ago she read an open letter to the residents of oakland saying before she was mayor she was laid off as a city worker and that is what she is trying to avoid right now, layoffs and cuts. Meanwhile current city workers are gathered right outside the mayors reelection fundraiser which started at 5 30. Youre saying im good enough to be part time. Im not good enough to be permanent. Reporter 3,000 oakland city workers say they not only want to be paid enough to survive in the bay area, they also call the use of parttime staff an unfair labor practice. Whats the reasoning behind not giving you a fulltime job . The city says that they cant afford it, that they need temporary parttime employees. Reporter michael pandelfo said hes worked for the city 18 years waiting to be full time. We cannot spend money we dont have. Reporter today mayor libby schaaf said they offered what they could, up to 6 in raises for the next two years, 10 for some including 911 dispatchers. It wasnt enough to come to an agreement. City employees say they tried to bring in former San Francisco mayor willie brown to help mediate, but the city refused. So city workers including Parking Enforcement officers, librarians to building inspectors decided to walk the picket line to get their message across. Well be out here indefinitely. Reporter youre prepared to do that . Correct. Ive been in the neighborhood 15 years living in the community. I support you guys. Reporter the strike caused nearly every city service to come to a standstill including Senior Services and after school programs. Some who live here say they support the workers message. I just want you to know i came down to tell you that. Thank you. I appreciate that very much. Prepare as you know, here in the middle of the Holiday Season and these works are say they are not getting paid while they walk the picket line. Also important to note that police and firefighters are not on strike. Live in oakland, maria medina, kpix5. To Southern California now where three wind fueled wildfires are raging out of control in los angeles and ventura counties tonight. So far theyve burned more than 90 square miles. Most of the destruction so far has been in Ventura County where the 50,000acre thomas fire a has burned more than 100 homes. Cbs reporter chris marters in joins us now martinez joins us now live from ventura where the firefighters are fighting the flames. Reporter thats right. The winds are not dying down that much since earlier today, maybe a little bit from last night but still very problematic for firefighters here, 50,000 acres and growing at this hour. This fire is leaving behind a trail of destruction, many houses burned to the ground and tonight thousands more still at risk. Ta clarita aerials and winds are whipping this fastgrowing blaze in Santa Clarita. Forcing a major freeway closure. Chris fire Officials Say. Hundreds lost. What punishing wind gusts are fueling flames devouring homes in Ventura County, california. Once the fires breach the inside of the house all we can do is go defensive and prevent the fire from spreading to other homes. Reporter more than 1,000 firefighters are battling the massive fire thats destroyed at least 150 structures so far. And the winds are changing. Sometimes they blow up. Sometimes they blow down a little bit. Reporter Todd Matthews is among tens of thousands of residents evacuated from their homes. Some houses that have burned and you can see that here, but as for our house, we really have no idea. Good friends up the street lost their homes. Its awful. Reporter several School Districts are closed and at one point the santa ana winds reached Hurricane Force gusts of 78 Miles Per Hour making the fight nearly impossible. You get these embers that work their way into the smallest little places through attic vents and a lot of times thats where the fires start. Reporter about 50 miles east in sylmar another wildfire has burned down at least a dozen homes and winds are whipping this fast growing blaze in Santa Clarita forcing a major freeway closure. The firefighters here on the front lines right now are from all across california and they are getting more reinforcement tonight and they are going to need that because these winds, these santa ana winds, they are forecast to remain here in our area through at least thursday. Back to you. Chris, we are hearing that fire Officials Say hundreds more homes have likely been lost at this point. What are you seeing out there . Reporter right. Initially they were saying about 150 for this area. That was their best guess, but there are a lot of areas, neighborhoods, streets they have not actually been able to get to yet to assess the damage. So from the start they thought that number was going to go up. It likely well over the next day or two as they start to really get in there and take an up close look at the damage. We have gone to many of these neighborhoods and in several neighborhoods we have seen dozens of homes per neighborhood. So i expect that number to be high, especially homes, not as many businesses, but you will likely see that number rise as we finally get into these areas to see the extent of the damage. Our thoughts are definitely with those folks tonight. Chris martinez live in Ventura County for us, thank you. If anyone knows what those Southern California firefighters are going through right now, it is these guys. A crew from santa rosa rolled out this afternoon to join the fate. Theyre among at least a dozen bay area fight. Theyre among at least a dozen bay area departments that have teams on the way now. At least 1 million acres have burned across Southern California in 2017, an area larger than the state of rhode island. The state in Southern California is eerily similar to what we saw in wine country as strong offshore winds push the flames along at frightening speeds. We call them diablo winds in northern can. Its a Pressure Gradient directing wind flow from the Sierra Nevada through california off the coast. Same thing in Southern California, santa ana, offshore wind event, similar dynamics, similar type of wind structures and speeds. Making matters worse, Southern California hasnt gotten any rain lately and some of the areas on fire now havent burned in decades. Coming up not in the clear just yet, new federal charges just filed against the man acquitted in the kate steinle shooting. Plus load up on quarters. Its hard enough to find a parking spot in San Francisco, but now its going to cost you more. One of the bay areas most beautiful vistas now a much easier hike, the improvements just unveiled on the trails of hawk hill. Its going to be a beautiful week and weekend for hiking if you want to get outside. Ill tell you how long this glorious weather will last coming up. In the shooting death of kate steinle. Is facing new charges. Elizabeth cook is in the newsroom and tells us just within the past half hour weve learned the Mexican National acquitted of shooting kate steinle is facing new charges. Elizabeth cook is in the newsroom and tells us it is now a federal case. We just got the indictment from the department of justice. There are two new counts, felon in possession of a firearm and felon in possession of ammunition. This news comes the same day San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon defended his departments handling of the case, specifically whether his office overcharged by asking jurors to consider both first and Second Degree murder verdicts as well as involuntary manslaughter. Zarates lawyers argued steinles death was an accident based on evidence the bullet ricocheted off the ground. Gascon said today any failure in the case should rest with him adding hes angry that some have chosen to exploit the verdict for political gain. One count of being a felon in the steinle family themselves have gone over and over the difficulty of watching their daughters death be thrown around to advance political agendas and careers. In the end garciazarate was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm which carries a sentence up to three years in prison. The Public Defenders Office plans to appeal. Going new at 6 00 it is one of the hardest things to do in San Francisco. Thats to find a parking space, right . Now it looks like it is also going to cost us all more. Kpix5s Susie Steimle with a key vote that came down less than an hour ago and nobody is going to like this, susie. Reporter thats right, ken. You could soon be paying 8 an hour to park your car in San Francisco. To be fair, you could also be paying as little as 50 cents an hour in some meter spaces that are not as popular. Its a new demandbased model. It just passed and it will take effect midjanuary. Ask anyone about parking in San Francisco today and theyll tell you its miserable. It is difficult to find parking, yes, because the city has systemically premoved much parking. Reporter muni parking policy experts believe they have a solution to the problem. Its called demand responsive pricing. Muni launched a Pilot Program to test this out in busy areas in 2011. Heres how it works. Prices for city meter and garage spaces are adjusted based on demand. Right now muni can only change the pricing by 25 cents at a time every three months. So busy blocks can expect prices to go up, but muni officials are careful not to call this surge pricing. Surge pricing only goes up. Demand responsive crisis is just as likely to go down as up. Reporter hank wilson says the pilot study showed more often prices actually dropped. Average rates went down on street by 11 cents an hour. They went down in our garages by 42 cents an hour. So what that showed is that this isnt about just raising rates. Its actually about finding the right price. Reporter people in the castro where the program is yet to be implemented are split on whether it will hurt or help. I think for our customers its going to be very frustrating. Reporter you think this might make a difference . I think so, yeah. Reporter they agree on one thing. I think most people will have to realize the car days are almost over. Well have to start using the muni. Reporter the new pricing structure will also take into account time of day. So, for example, you could be paying 2 an hour at one meter in the morning and when it gets a bit busier in the afternoon, that same meter could cost you 4 an hour. Muni says it will put up all of the pricing changes on its website to avoid any sticker shock. Live in San Francisco, Susie Steimle, kpix5. New at 6 00 weve heard a lot of stories this year about immigration crackdowns. New numbers out of washington show i. C. E. Arrests have surged by 40 nationwide since President Trump took office. Kpix5s len ramirez reports here in the bay area the numbers tell a slightly different story. Len . Reporter thats right. There may be fewer people trying to cross the u. S. mexico border and thats why some i. C. E. Arrests are down, but here thne activity is on the increase. Sts were down 9 . And removals or deportations were down 7 compared to 2016. But hidden n percent incr although i. C. E. Activity has dropped in the bay area, fear in immigrant communities is on the increase because contrary to the message that first came out of the white house, agents are not just focusing on arresting and removing violent criminals. I. C. E. Claims this is a Public Safety threat, but its clearly about more than that because theres more people being detained that dont have criminal records. Reporter overall i. C. E. Made fewer arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants in the San Francisco region which includes most of Northern California and reno, nevada, in 2017. New statistics show arrests were down 9 and removals or deportations were down 7 compared to 2016. But hidden in the numbers is a 10 increase in the arrests of people who have otherwise clean criminal records and whose only offense is crossing the border illegally. Some of the people are the targets of operations. Others are what we consider collateral arrests, people who just happened to be essentially at the wrong place at the wrong time where i. C. E. Is and i. C. E. Is able to prove that theyre undocumented. So they get detained. Reporter San Jose Community groups have formed Rapid Response teams with a special hotline to help families of those being arrested. Often the only thing that can be done is to request a Detention Center closer to home. People are in shock and need guidance. They dont know where to find their family member. Thats the hardest thing that they face actually is how to even contact them. Reporter now sometimes the people who are arrested by i. C. E. Are sent back to their countries of origin almost immediately the next day in some cases, but others who choose to contest their cases are held in detention for six months up to a year or more while they wait for their cases to be heard. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. Now were going to take a live look out to southern can. At these incredible Southern California at these incredible images of the wind fueled wildfires, live pictures coming out of Southern California where the sanity winds are kicking up the flames. Santa ana winds are kicking up the flames and theres no end in sight unfortunately for those firefighters down there because the weather pattern is in place through the end of the workweek. In San Francisco the same weather pattern is keeping things still and calm for us. Taking a live look out over San Francisco to the bay bridge, you can see it is a calm, clear night. Our highs today a bit above average, about 7 degrees above average, 68 degrees in san jose, Half Moon Bay, cooler along the coast at 63 degrees, mid60s pretty much everywhere else. We will cool off tonight, especially in north bay. We have a freeze warning in the north bay valley. Napa, petaluma, san rafael, santa rosa, you could see a freeze warning dipping down into the upper 20s tonight. So protect your pets, your plants, your pumps. Overnight lows 37 degrees in the south bay, 45 degrees in pacifica, cooler inland, 34 degrees in fairfield. Our satellite and radar shows that High Pressure system i was telling you about which is keeping us nice and clear and slightly above average, this low pressure system right here is that weather pattern i was just talking about with those santa ana winds thats kicking up the flames in Vulnerable Properties<\/a> may be cost prohibitive and the city may be forced to consider a strategy of managed retreat, meaning in the simplest possible terms the ocean wins and people will have to move. Maybe we cant protect all of them, but we can protect some of them. If we lose ground, i mean yeah, well have to plan for maybe one lane of west cliff. Reporter its the just west cliff drive. This map shows neighborhoods east of the boardwalk at risk as well including sea bright and twin lakes. Its unlikely, however, homeowners give up without a fight. I think people who live here, who realize the beauty of this place are really going to do everything they can to rebuild, if possible. Reporter how much time does any of the threatened properties have . Impossible to say. The science is increasingly clear. There is a storm gathering in strength growing. Sea level rise and coastal erosion affects communities throughout the bay area including, of course, San Francisco<\/a>. We flew sky drone 5 along the embarcadero and bay bridge today where city leaders are partnering with environmentalists to use Virtual Reality<\/a> to demonstrate the potential impacts of rising sea levels on the citys waterfront. The look ahead app gives people an immersive view of potential impacts to three low lying areas, the embarcadero, Missions Creek<\/a> and herons hen. The goal is to encourage conservation and encourage people to take whatever steps they can to reduces their impact on the environment. Were already seeing rising sea level now and flooding with a high king tide storm event and the future, yes, its expected it could flood regularly here. The look ahead app is available now on android and iphones and coastal communities are facing some very difficult choices in the next 25 years. The app really brings it to reality. Absolutely. Places people go to all the time now that may be under water in a few decades. Devin, thank you. Just a few minutes ago the city of oakland said its preparing for workers to strike again tomorrow. Kpix5s maria medina is live in oakland right now where the mayor is firing back tonight. Maria . Enough to survive in the bay he use of parttime Staff Reporter<\/a> just a short while ago she read an open letter to the residents of oakland saying before she was mayor she was laid off as a city worker and that is what she is trying to avoid right now, layoffs and cuts. Meanwhile current city workers are gathered right outside the mayors reelection fundraiser which started at 5 30. Youre saying im good enough to be part time. Im not good enough to be permanent. Reporter 3,000 oakland city workers say they not only want to be paid enough to survive in the bay area, they also call the use of parttime staff an unfair labor practice. Whats the reasoning behind not giving you a fulltime job . The city says that they cant afford it, that they need temporary parttime employees. Reporter michael pandelfo said hes worked for the city 18 years waiting to be full time. We cannot spend money we dont have. Reporter today mayor libby schaaf said they offered what they could, up to 6 in raises for the next two years, 10 for some including 911 dispatchers. It wasnt enough to come to an agreement. City employees say they tried to bring in former San Francisco<\/a> mayor willie brown to help mediate, but the city refused. So city workers including Parking Enforcement<\/a> officers, librarians to building inspectors decided to walk the picket line to get their message across. Well be out here indefinitely. Reporter youre prepared to do that . Correct. Ive been in the neighborhood 15 years living in the community. I support you guys. Reporter the strike caused nearly every city service to come to a standstill including Senior Services<\/a> and after school programs. Some who live here say they support the workers message. I just want you to know i came down to tell you that. Thank you. I appreciate that very much. Prepare as you know, here in the middle of the Holiday Season<\/a> and these works are say they are not getting paid while they walk the picket line. Also important to note that police and firefighters are not on strike. Live in oakland, maria medina, kpix5. To Southern California<\/a> now where three wind fueled wildfires are raging out of control in los angeles and ventura counties tonight. So far theyve burned more than 90 square miles. Most of the destruction so far has been in Ventura County<\/a> where the 50,000acre thomas fire a has burned more than 100 homes. Cbs reporter chris marters in joins us now martinez joins us now live from ventura where the firefighters are fighting the flames. Reporter thats right. The winds are not dying down that much since earlier today, maybe a little bit from last night but still very problematic for firefighters here, 50,000 acres and growing at this hour. This fire is leaving behind a trail of destruction, many houses burned to the ground and tonight thousands more still at risk. Ta clarita aerials and winds are whipping this fastgrowing blaze in Santa Clarita<\/a>. Forcing a major freeway closure. Chris fire Officials Say<\/a>. Hundreds lost. What punishing wind gusts are fueling flames devouring homes in Ventura County<\/a>, california. Once the fires breach the inside of the house all we can do is go defensive and prevent the fire from spreading to other homes. Reporter more than 1,000 firefighters are battling the massive fire thats destroyed at least 150 structures so far. And the winds are changing. Sometimes they blow up. Sometimes they blow down a little bit. Reporter Todd Matthews<\/a> is among tens of thousands of residents evacuated from their homes. Some houses that have burned and you can see that here, but as for our house, we really have no idea. Good friends up the street lost their homes. Its awful. Reporter several School Districts<\/a> are closed and at one point the santa ana winds reached Hurricane Force<\/a> gusts of 78 Miles Per Hour<\/a> making the fight nearly impossible. You get these embers that work their way into the smallest little places through attic vents and a lot of times thats where the fires start. Reporter about 50 miles east in sylmar another wildfire has burned down at least a dozen homes and winds are whipping this fast growing blaze in Santa Clarita<\/a> forcing a major freeway closure. The firefighters here on the front lines right now are from all across california and they are getting more reinforcement tonight and they are going to need that because these winds, these santa ana winds, they are forecast to remain here in our area through at least thursday. Back to you. Chris, we are hearing that fire Officials Say<\/a> hundreds more homes have likely been lost at this point. What are you seeing out there . Reporter right. Initially they were saying about 150 for this area. That was their best guess, but there are a lot of areas, neighborhoods, streets they have not actually been able to get to yet to assess the damage. So from the start they thought that number was going to go up. It likely well over the next day or two as they start to really get in there and take an up close look at the damage. We have gone to many of these neighborhoods and in several neighborhoods we have seen dozens of homes per neighborhood. So i expect that number to be high, especially homes, not as many businesses, but you will likely see that number rise as we finally get into these areas to see the extent of the damage. Our thoughts are definitely with those folks tonight. Chris martinez live in Ventura County<\/a> for us, thank you. If anyone knows what those Southern California<\/a> firefighters are going through right now, it is these guys. A crew from santa rosa rolled out this afternoon to join the fate. Theyre among at least a dozen bay area fight. Theyre among at least a dozen bay area departments that have teams on the way now. At least 1 million acres have burned across Southern California<\/a> in 2017, an area larger than the state of rhode island. The state in Southern California<\/a> is eerily similar to what we saw in wine country as strong offshore winds push the flames along at frightening speeds. We call them diablo winds in northern can. Its a Pressure Gradient<\/a> directing wind flow from the Sierra Nevada<\/a> through california off the coast. Same thing in Southern California<\/a>, santa ana, offshore wind event, similar dynamics, similar type of wind structures and speeds. Making matters worse, Southern California<\/a> hasnt gotten any rain lately and some of the areas on fire now havent burned in decades. Coming up not in the clear just yet, new federal charges just filed against the man acquitted in the kate steinle shooting. Plus load up on quarters. Its hard enough to find a parking spot in San Francisco<\/a>, but now its going to cost you more. One of the bay areas most beautiful vistas now a much easier hike, the improvements just unveiled on the trails of hawk hill. Its going to be a beautiful week and weekend for hiking if you want to get outside. Ill tell you how long this glorious weather will last coming up. In the shooting death of kate steinle. Is facing new charges. Elizabeth cook is in the newsroom and tells us just within the past half hour weve learned the Mexican National<\/a> acquitted of shooting kate steinle is facing new charges. Elizabeth cook is in the newsroom and tells us it is now a federal case. We just got the indictment from the department of justice. There are two new counts, felon in possession of a firearm and felon in possession of ammunition. This news comes the same day San Francisco<\/a> District Attorney<\/a> George Gascon<\/a> defended his departments handling of the case, specifically whether his office overcharged by asking jurors to consider both first and Second Degree<\/a> murder verdicts as well as involuntary manslaughter. Zarates lawyers argued steinles death was an accident based on evidence the bullet ricocheted off the ground. Gascon said today any failure in the case should rest with him adding hes angry that some have chosen to exploit the verdict for political gain. One count of being a felon in the steinle family themselves have gone over and over the difficulty of watching their daughters death be thrown around to advance political agendas and careers. In the end garciazarate was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm which carries a sentence up to three years in prison. The Public Defenders Office<\/a> plans to appeal. Going new at 6 00 it is one of the hardest things to do in San Francisco<\/a>. Thats to find a parking space, right . Now it looks like it is also going to cost us all more. Kpix5s Susie Steimle<\/a> with a key vote that came down less than an hour ago and nobody is going to like this, susie. Reporter thats right, ken. You could soon be paying 8 an hour to park your car in San Francisco<\/a>. To be fair, you could also be paying as little as 50 cents an hour in some meter spaces that are not as popular. Its a new demandbased model. It just passed and it will take effect midjanuary. Ask anyone about parking in San Francisco<\/a> today and theyll tell you its miserable. It is difficult to find parking, yes, because the city has systemically premoved much parking. Reporter muni parking policy experts believe they have a solution to the problem. Its called demand responsive pricing. Muni launched a Pilot Program<\/a> to test this out in busy areas in 2011. Heres how it works. Prices for city meter and garage spaces are adjusted based on demand. Right now muni can only change the pricing by 25 cents at a time every three months. So busy blocks can expect prices to go up, but muni officials are careful not to call this surge pricing. Surge pricing only goes up. Demand responsive crisis is just as likely to go down as up. Reporter hank wilson says the pilot study showed more often prices actually dropped. Average rates went down on street by 11 cents an hour. They went down in our garages by 42 cents an hour. So what that showed is that this isnt about just raising rates. Its actually about finding the right price. Reporter people in the castro where the program is yet to be implemented are split on whether it will hurt or help. I think for our customers its going to be very frustrating. Reporter you think this might make a difference . I think so, yeah. Reporter they agree on one thing. I think most people will have to realize the car days are almost over. Well have to start using the muni. Reporter the new pricing structure will also take into account time of day. So, for example, you could be paying 2 an hour at one meter in the morning and when it gets a bit busier in the afternoon, that same meter could cost you 4 an hour. Muni says it will put up all of the pricing changes on its website to avoid any sticker shock. Live in San Francisco<\/a>, Susie Steimle<\/a>, kpix5. New at 6 00 weve heard a lot of stories this year about immigration crackdowns. New numbers out of washington show i. C. E. Arrests have surged by 40 nationwide since President Trump<\/a> took office. Kpix5s len ramirez reports here in the bay area the numbers tell a slightly different story. Len . Reporter thats right. There may be fewer people trying to cross the u. S. mexico border and thats why some i. C. E. Arrests are down, but here thne activity is on the increase. Sts were down 9 . And removals or deportations were down 7 compared to 2016. But hidden n percent incr although i. C. E. Activity has dropped in the bay area, fear in immigrant communities is on the increase because contrary to the message that first came out of the white house, agents are not just focusing on arresting and removing violent criminals. I. C. E. Claims this is a Public Safety<\/a> threat, but its clearly about more than that because theres more people being detained that dont have criminal records. Reporter overall i. C. E. Made fewer arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants in the San Francisco<\/a> region which includes most of Northern California<\/a> and reno, nevada, in 2017. New statistics show arrests were down 9 and removals or deportations were down 7 compared to 2016. But hidden in the numbers is a 10 increase in the arrests of people who have otherwise clean criminal records and whose only offense is crossing the border illegally. Some of the people are the targets of operations. Others are what we consider collateral arrests, people who just happened to be essentially at the wrong place at the wrong time where i. C. E. Is and i. C. E. Is able to prove that theyre undocumented. So they get detained. Reporter San Jose Community<\/a> groups have formed Rapid Response<\/a> teams with a special hotline to help families of those being arrested. Often the only thing that can be done is to request a Detention Center<\/a> closer to home. People are in shock and need guidance. They dont know where to find their family member. Thats the hardest thing that they face actually is how to even contact them. Reporter now sometimes the people who are arrested by i. C. E. Are sent back to their countries of origin almost immediately the next day in some cases, but others who choose to contest their cases are held in detention for six months up to a year or more while they wait for their cases to be heard. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. Now were going to take a live look out to southern can. At these incredible Southern California<\/a> at these incredible images of the wind fueled wildfires, live pictures coming out of Southern California<\/a> where the sanity winds are kicking up the flames. Santa ana winds are kicking up the flames and theres no end in sight unfortunately for those firefighters down there because the weather pattern is in place through the end of the workweek. In San Francisco<\/a> the same weather pattern is keeping things still and calm for us. Taking a live look out over San Francisco<\/a> to the bay bridge, you can see it is a calm, clear night. Our highs today a bit above average, about 7 degrees above average, 68 degrees in san jose, Half Moon Bay<\/a>, cooler along the coast at 63 degrees, mid60s pretty much everywhere else. We will cool off tonight, especially in north bay. We have a freeze warning in the north bay valley. Napa, petaluma, san rafael, santa rosa, you could see a freeze warning dipping down into the upper 20s tonight. So protect your pets, your plants, your pumps. Overnight lows 37 degrees in the south bay, 45 degrees in pacifica, cooler inland, 34 degrees in fairfield. Our satellite and radar shows that High Pressure<\/a> system i was telling you about which is keeping us nice and clear and slightly above average, this low pressure system right here is that weather pattern i was just talking about with those santa ana winds thats kicking up the flames in Southern California<\/a>. This weather pattern is going to stay in place for the remainder of most of the week. Tonight it will be the coldest night of the week, sunny days ahead, above average highs, no rain in sight for the next seven days, but let me tell you i have absolutely great news for you for the next seven days and the hint is that it is going to be nice and sunny. Ill tell you that coming up. Thanks, emily. Still ahead no flag and no anthem, why the russians were just banned from the 2018 winter olympic games. Reporter im Dennis Odonnell<\/a> at the embarcadero ice rink. Theyre still getting on the ice. Im in a holiday frame of mood right now, but imen sure about the golden state warriors. Well tell you the bad news when we come back. Little holiday spirit here at the embarcadero ice rink. And i hate to go scrooge on you right off the ba we are live tonight at the Embarcadero Center<\/a>, the holiday ice rink open till 10 00 every day through the holidays and some people, as you can see, are just learning how to skate apparently. Nice job, guys so i hate to go scrooge on you right of the top of this sportscast, but warriors fans, ive got some bad news. Steph curry is expected to miss at least two weeks with his sprained ankle. The mri reportedly showed no structural damage is the good news, but the injury foils currys only visit to his hometown of charlotte this season. He said, i had to call my dad and tell him i cant play golf tomorrow in charlotte. Marshawn lynch had his best game as a raider sunday highlighted by his 60yard touchdown run. Oakland goes to kansas city this weekend and forget about the barbecue. Donald penn wants to see more beast mode on the raiders menu. It all came together like a perfect sandwich right there. You know what i mean . How many sandwiches you want . I dont know, the usual amount. Whats your favorite . Pastrami probably, bacon, cheese on it. Im a big pastrami guy. I like pastrami. Reporter last week oregon head coach Willie Taggart<\/a> said there was no way he was interested in taking the job at Florida State<\/a>. I have a contract. Im a football look, im going to practice. Its going to be a damn good practice. A state re reporter so much for that. Today taggart was named the new head coach of Florida State<\/a> replacing jimbo fisher who bolted for 75 million at texas a m. Its revolving coaches these days. Taggart spent just one season at oregon. David shaw, good news, stanford fans, named the pac12 coach of the year the fourth time in seven years. You can thank bryce love for making his job a little easier. The heisman finalist was named the pac12 top offensive player. Remember this last week . Chuck pagano explained to reporters his team season was beginning to feel like groundhog day. Pagano was baffled that some of the local media in indy had never seen the movie. So his christmas present, he bought them each dvds of groundhog day so they could see what hes talking about. Holiday ice rink here at the Embarcadero Center<\/a> open through the holidays. Guys, back to you. Dennis, why arent you on the ice . Reporter wait. I got my skates. Oh, yes reporter yeah. Im headed out there for a spill right now. Triple axle. We want to see it, dennis, thanks. Coming up next a legal fight over love, marriage and cake. Yeah. The clash over religious freedom and lgbt rights makes it to the Supreme Court<\/a>. Plus a famous doctor quitting his job as county coroner, his fight with the sheriff and charges the bodies were dismembered. Coming up women sound off about Sexual Harassment<\/a> and men get punished for it, why facebook is crack and then get punished for it, why facebook is cracking down on ladies talking about the opposite sex. Our top story at 6 30 the Supreme Court<\/a> and the closelywatched case. Involving cake. Justices are h youre watching kpix5 news. In our top story at 6 30 the Supreme Court<\/a> and closely watched case involving cake. Justices are hearing from a colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple. Melissa caen joins us now with a case pitting religious liberty against anti discrimination. Melissa . Weve all heard about this case, very exciting case today. People have lined up for days in the freezing cold in washington d. C. Just to get a seat inside the court today. The argument did not disappoint. Justices were really animated. They talked over one another and sometimes they barely gave the lawyers time to speak. Its hard to believe this all started with a cake. Masterpiece cakeshop near denver. [sot David Mullins<\/a>, plantiff] 201712 asked who the cake we were mortified and humiliated. In 2012 David Mullins<\/a> and Charlie Craig<\/a> wanted to celebrate their marriage and for the cake they went to the Masterpiece Cake<\/a> shop near denver. He asked who the cake was for. We told him it was for us and immediately he informed us he would not make a cake for a same sex wedding. The owner, jack phillip, said he offered to sell the men anything in the shop that was already made, but he would not create a cake. I was allowed to use my artistic vision to create works of art that are beautiful and distinctive and that mark the beginning of something sacred. Jack said he routinely turns down jobs that violate his religious belief. I dont create cakes for halloween, promote sexual or antiamerican themes or disparage people including people who identify as lgbt. Today the justices struggled to come up with a rule to settle this issue. Jacks lawyer Christian Wagner<\/a> argued that the government should not force artists to violate their beliefs. That same religious faith that inspires him also insures that he doesnt create cakes that express messages that violate his conscience. But david cole, lawyer for the couple, asked the court where will this all end . Could a photographer refuse to take a picture of a female ceo because he believes a womans place is in the home . Once you open yourself to the public and provide general across the board services, you cant single out people based on their identity. We expect a ruling or maybe nine different rulings sometime in the summer of 2018. Melissa caen, kpix5. The International Olympic<\/a> committee is banning russias olympic team from the 2018 winter games in south korea after a doping investigation. The committee announced new sanctions today after finding widespread doping in the 2014 games in sochi, but the Committee Said<\/a> it will allow russian athletes to compete as neutrals without their countrys uniform, flag or anthem. A man known for discovering a brain disease in pro Football Players<\/a> is stepping down from his position. He was the chief forensic pathologist in san joaquin county. Reporter Carlos Correa<\/a> on his strange fight with the county sheriff. Reporter in a letter to county administrators san joaquins chief forensic pathologist who discovered a brain disease and whose story was captured in the movie concussion announced hes resigning from his position. He resigned this morning because he was tired of hearing the lies and denial from the sheriff. Reporter much like his colleague, dr. Susan parson, who resigned last week, omalu alleges the sheriff, steve moore, made calculated attempts to control him as a physician and started influencing his professional judgment since 2007. He had decided on a manner of death and later changed it without their knowledge. Reporter parson supplied a 50 plus page document supporting her allegations against the sheriff showing the manner of death in autopsy reports were changed and how the sheriff ordered a technician to remove a persons hands without the doctors knowledge. Last week moore denied all allegations. Ive not understood where she was coming from on several of her concerns. Reporter long time critics of the sheriff say the allegations are of no surprise. To anybody familiar with sheriff steve moores behavior, this fits a longstanding pattern of just outrageous behavior. Reporter dr. Omalu also writes the sheriff told the doctors many times as long as they worked for the sheriff, they must do anything and everything he asked even when they considered the sheriffs actions against their standards of practice. With the integrity of the Coroners Office<\/a> and the integrity of the Evidence Room<\/a> under fire for the fbi and the attorney general, they need to come in. Dr. Omalu will leave in march. He plans to stop performing autopsies right away so that he can complete and close over 150 pending and open cases. Quite the scene in stockton today, a big rig dangled off an overpass on interstate 5. Take a look. It took crews hours to harness it up and pull it off the guardrail. The big rig driver said someone cut him off and he lost control. He was rescued from the cab of the truck and escaped with only minor injuries. Coming up fueled by strong winds, wildfires rage in socal with no containment in sight. And how a quick thinking neighbor managed to save a 94 yearold woman from this burning bay area home. I am retiring today and i want everyone to know how much i appreciate the support facing congressman john conyers is stepping down amid Sexual Misconduct<\/a> allegations. I am retiring today and i want everyone to know how much i appreciate the support. Congressman conyers facing an ethics inquiry into allegations of Sexual Misconduct<\/a> with staffers. The 88yearold michigan democrat is the longest currently serving member of the house of representatives. Conyers endorsed his son, john conyers, iii, for the job. Meanwhile former that 70s show Actor Danny Masterson<\/a> has been fired from netflix. Four women accused him of rape. Masterson was working on the Comedy Series<\/a> the ranch. His representative said danny is disappointed with the decision and denies the allegations. Amid all those Sexual Harassment<\/a> scandals some comedians have been venting on facebook and getting banned. Why . Kpix5s kiet do reports the social network says dont call men scum. Ting jokes like men are trash 5 , all men are useless if men didn i want to start every morning with great news. Comedian kayla avery has been banned from facebook so many times shes come up with a term for it, facebook jail, for writing jokes like men are trash, all men are useless and just imagine if men didnt exist. If in your Community Center<\/a> you say you make exception for sarcasm in comedy, well, then saying like men are the worst, that would be a hyperbolic like sarcastic statement. It really started getting serious for her when she wrote a comment men are scum. Facebook blocked her for 30 days saying they remove posts that attack people among other things on gender. She thinks white men are treated as a protected class. To make that equal to somebody attacking women who are already the subordinated group i think is a false equivalent. I think to protect white men as a group as a whole is looking at society in a vacuum and thats not how things work. Kayla started a be with called facebookjail. Com to highlight their stories. For example, when comedian amy shanker decided to test facebook by writing women are scum and got her friends to report it, the post actually stayed up, but when comedian ray sonni reported a post by another user that said kill yourself n word, nothing happened. However, when kayla was trying to raise awareness for her facebook Jail Campaign<\/a> and said its all a charade so they can protect fragile mens feelings, yeah, she got banned for that, too. Its no secret Silicon Valley<\/a> is very white, very male. Facebook did not respond to a request for comment, but a spokesperson said earlier this week, were not perfect by any means. We make mistakes. We know theres a lot more we can and should be doing here. Thats why the team sits down every week and asks are there gaps we should be addressing here from the daily dot. You have to set up policy to protect other groups within the system of white sumpremacy and patriarchy. Facebook jeff bezos is taking paternity leave. His wife gave birth to their second daughter august this summer and hes going to take two months off. Currently facebook offers four months off to new parents. Wildfire out of control forcing thousands to evacuate in Southern California<\/a>. It was a Beautiful Day<\/a> today. We have a Beautiful Day<\/a> tomorrow and then through the end of the week. How long will this gorgeous weather last . Ill it be you coming up just after this ill tell you coming up just after this. 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. 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. California at this hour. Where several winddriven wildfires continue to burn out of control. At least 150 this is the scene in Southern California<\/a> this hour, just a mess, several wind driven wildfires continuing to burn out of control, at least 150 homes destroyed, thousands more threatened tonight. Cbs reporter Chris Martinez<\/a> is in the thick of it all and joins us again from Ventura County<\/a> where the largest of those fires continues to burn out of control. Chris . Wing the view de the truck reporter ken, powerful winds are continuing to help this fire grow tonight, 50,000 acres and still growing and hundreds of homes destroyed just like this one here. This is one of the neighborhoods where we have found a lot of homes that have burned to the ground, nearly 30,000 people remaining evacuated tonight. Many of them just do not know if their home is still standing. About 1,000 firefighters on the front lines here, these firefighters from all throughout california and more are on the way. They are certainly going to need the help because the strong santa ana winds that really helped this fire explode, they are forecasted to remain in this area for the next couple of days. Ken, back to you. Chris, were hearing that, you know, fire officials suspect that hundreds more homes could be lost in all this beyond the 150 that are already reported. Based on what youre seeing out there, based on your experience driving around with your crew there, do you expect that number to go up . Now a young man is being reporter absolutely. I think it will go up over the next couple of days as they start to get into these areas that they have not been able to get into yet. The firefighters have been so focused on just trying to protect what homes they could and trying to stop the fire from growing. They havent even gotten to the point where theyve really started doing thorough damage assessment. So that 150 number is a good basis, but i would say for sure well see that go up based on what were seeing where we have been into neighborhoods where in individual neighborhoods we have seen dozens of homes her neighborhood. So i per neighborhood. So i bet that number will go up and well see the tally start to come in probably over the next 24 to 48 hours or so. The wind continues to blow. Chris martinez reporting live from ventura, thank you. There was a small fire in vallejo today and now a young man is credited with saving a 94yearold womans life. Her home on valle vista street went up in flames before 8 30 this morning. Crews say passing motorist Wayne Mackenzie<\/a> stormed in and rescued her. The fire started in the garage and left a significant amount of damage. The woman was treated for minor burn injuries. San francisco 49ers giving back this Holiday Season<\/a> in a big way, several players took a group of kids shopping in san jose. Thats all thanks to visas annual shop with a player event. What a thrill, right . Kids from the boys and girls club of Silicon Valley<\/a> decorated their shopping carts and then got to roam the aisles of target with those superstars. Together they shopped for sporting equipment, toys, supplies for their after school programs, but that is not all. Theyre also getting gifts for sports clubs devastated by the wine country wildfires. Those people up there have been through so much the last few months and, you know, trying to pick up the pieces and put their lives back together. Its got to be hard for them during the holidays, but if we can help out and give any assistance, were happy to do that. The players also wrote personal messages to the sports clubs to go with those gifts. All for a good cause. It was definitely nice out there for that today. It was. Its starting to feel more like the holidays as temperatures start to cool off, although it was a little bit warmer than it normally is this time of year. Taking a look out at the San Francisco<\/a> skyline it is clear and beautiful with all the lights out. Right now in San Francisco<\/a> 56 degrees, santa rosa cooling off 51 degrees, concord 54 degrees. The temperatures will continue to dip into the evening especially in the north bay where you have a freeze warning, napa, petaluma, san rafael, santa rosa, dipping into the upper 20s or low 30s. Be sure to protect your pets, plants and possibly your pipes. Overnight lows in the south bay, 37 degrees in santa rosa, 45 degrees in pacifica, more moderate along the water. Inland areas 34 degrees in fairfield, 35 in santa rosa. The sun will rise tomorrow at 7 11. This High Pressure<\/a> system right here is the reason why were seeing those clear skies and mild temperatures. Its keeping this weather pattern in place. Unfortunately, though, for Southern California<\/a> that low pressure system right there is whats responsible for the santa ana winds kicking up all that fire in Southern California<\/a>. This stays in place pretty much the rest of the week. So a chilly night tonight, patchy frost in most areas of the bay, a possible freeze warning in the north bay. We will remain dry now, plenty of sunshine, mild and beautiful. It will be a really nice week. Our high temperatures are about 7 degrees above average at the mid to low 60s today. Usually were in the upper to mid50s this time of year. Our highs tomorrow 66 degrees in morgan hill, sick 1 degrees in Half Moon Bay<\/a> 61 degrees in Half Moon Bay<\/a> and hayward, 61 degrees in brentwood, antioch, warmer closer to the water, 64 degrees in vallejo, 62 in fairfield. Around the bay your temperatures will be in the low to mid60s, 65 degrees in napa, 60 in richmond, 61 degrees in mill valley. In the far north bay your temperatures are again in the mid60s, 64 in ukiah and lake port, warmer in st. Helena at 68 degrees. Taking a look at our sevenday forecast, you are welcome. Its going to be nice and sunny for the rest of the week. In fact, all the way through monday, tuesday you can see the sunshine is sticking around and saying in place, mid to upper 60s. You have a lot to look forward to for our weekend. Now its time for our food for bay area families drive. Reporter im here at Second Harvest<\/a> food bank where a lot of hard work is going on in this room. People are sorting all the produce. It smells so good. Chris is here with cypress semiconductor. Tell me where youre involved. We love Second Harvest<\/a> food bank. They served 66 Million Pounds<\/a> of food a year to fight hunger and do a great job in giving not only food but very healthy food which we think is fantastic. Reporter youre sorting the oranges. What makes a good orange . A good tree. Reporter you guys have donated a lot of hope over the years. This is a check for money over the years. This is a check for 500,000. Overall this is a huge amount. Youve done even more than that. In 30 years weve donated over 14 million. We dont like to talk about that so much, but were super proud of helping people who struggle with hunger. Reporter its an important cause and well talk about it for you, good job. It looks like you arent letting anything go to waste. Where does all this come from . Thats right. Were fortunate to be here in california where so much Fresh Produce<\/a> has grown. This is straight from the farm to us. There are oranges bigger than in the store or maybe theyre small or slightly blemished, but theyre delicious on the inside. Over half of what we distribute is Fresh Produce<\/a>. Reporter to help go to our website www. Cbssf. Com give. That is just awesome. Easier access to one of the most scenic spots in marin. Coming up we show you incredible view from hawk hill and the fix for the crumbling trails with steep staircases. Closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. Well, one of the most Scenic Vistas<\/a> in all of marin county just got a whole lot easier to get to. The National Park<\/a> service gave the path to paradise an 800,000 upgrade. Kpix5s john ramos takes us to the top of hawk hill in the Marin Headlands<\/a>. Reporter take a drive up to Marin Headlands<\/a> and at the highest viewing area you will be treated to one of the most stunning vistas on the west coast, but if you really want bragging rights, you have to walk a bit farther to the top of hawk hill. Its the first place i bring anybody from overseas coming to visit. I bring them here. Reporter it used to be an old world war ii Missile Defense<\/a> site. You can see why with its unobstructed 360degree views of the entire bay area including mount diablo, the point bonita white house and the Farallon Islands<\/a> in the distance. I never thought id see a view like this my entire life. Reporter it feels like youre on top of the world, doesnt it . It does. Reporter getting here was a bit of an uphill struggle for some people and hikers have beaten up the hill hillside over the years. So 800,000 was spent to reconstruct the trail. We can maintain a trail thats easier for the visitors to use and it protects our surrounding habitat. Reporter the steep climb to the top has been replaced with a gentle set of switchbacks complete with hand and foot rails. That keeps people off the hillside. Rangers will soon replant damaged areas with native vegetation. While the path is gravel, its smooth enough to accommodate a wheelchair. Makes it more accessible to others . Yes. Better footing, a lot easier climb. Reporter so now one of the most beautiful sights anywhere just got a little easier and less intrusive to get to. John ramos, kpix5. Beautiful. Coming up tonight at 11 00 a better idea of how the tragedy unfolded. The first calls for help in the Sonoma County<\/a> wildfires. Have a good night good night. Even if no one in your home smokes, Secondhand Smoke<\/a> can be closer than you think. Secondhand smoke from a neighbors apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. Secondhand smoke is toxic. Especially to children. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. Announcer its time to play family feud give it up for steve harvey [captioning made possible by [fremantle media] [cheering and applause] steve thank you very much. I appreciate yall. Thank you all. Thank you, folks. I appreciate it. Yeah, i do. Well, welcome to family feud, everybody. Im your man, steve harvey. [cheering and applause] and we got another good one for today. Returning for their third day, with a total of 20,500 bucks, from right up the road, marietta, georgia, its the champs, its the Carlson Family<\/a> [cheering and applause] and from oakland, california, its the noyola family [cheering and applause] everybodys here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody, somebody might drive out of here in a brandnew car. [cheering and applause] lets go meet the noyola family. [cheering and applause] sal, what do you say, man . Sal how you doin, steve . Steve good, good. What do you do, sal . Sal im a Senior Electronics<\/a> technician for Lawrence Livermore<\/a> national laboratory. I specialize in installation, anywhere from installing radios in the vehicles to climbing up 300 feet and installing microwave dishes. So i work on poles, so my wife doesnt have to. [cheering and applause] somebody gotta do it. It aint gonna be her. Steve yeah. He says, somebody gotta do it and it aint gonna be her. [laughter] well, introduce everybody, sal. Sal all right. My wonderful familymy cousin, jolly jenny. My other cousin, magnificent mia. My other cousin, super sterling. And my last cousin, crazy kathia. [cheering and applause] steve all right. Mia, what do you do . Mia after i graduated from spellman college, i went to law school. 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