Geyserville as well. In the freeze warning for the north bay valleys until 9 00. This is Southern California. Quickly spreading brushfires engulfed the area near the getty center in brentwood. The 405 freeway close. I believe all lanes are now closed. Im hearing there turning around. Northeast at riverside, east northeast at la. Some of the strongest gusts around 40 miles an hour in the higher elevation. It has made it all the way down to the ocean between Santa Barbara and ventura. It jumped 101. 30s on the temperatures. With the offshore breeze it will be very warm, especially on the coast. Gilroy at 30. 39 33 in santa clara. With the offshore breeze continuing a High Pressure is nowhere near breaking down. It will be with us for a while. Off the Oakland Berkeley hills about 25 midas 35 miles an hour. This is what is called a blocking pattern. They usually last about three weeks. 60s on the temperatures. Sal . Right now we do have traffic that is going to be getting busier. At the macarthur maze it is taking about 24 minutes. That is from the cockiness bridge. You can see it is coming out and spilling over to the bay bridge toll plaza. That is about a 25 minute delay. You have about 80 minutes total to get into San Francisco. No major issues on interstate 880. If youre trying to use the san mateo bridge it looks good to the peninsula. In the south bay we still do not have a line of snow at a line of slow traffic. Some of the 280 interchange. Lets go back to the desk. Three wildfires burning now in Southern California. The most powerful santa and to wind is making things really tough for firefighters. The biggest fire has already burned about 70,000 miles and Ventura County. Hundreds of homes have burned. Thousands more are most likely threatened. The fire burned into the city of ventura yesterday. We are hearing reports that it has crossed 101 between ventura and Santa Barbara. The wind is pushing that fire towards more neighborhoods and homes. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported. That is a good news. Communication has been good and people have evacuated. We are hearing that the fire could be burning for several more days. 55 miles away in Los Angeles County that fire is also threatening homes. The 405 freeway, the Geddes Center, ucla nearby, that fire has already burned 17 square miles and destroyed at least 30 homes in the northern san fernando valley. For two firefighters have been hurt battling the flames. More the 200,000 people ordered to evacuate. The right fire is threatening hundreds of homes. Officials say the that fire in the city of Santa Clarita is only five percent contained and has already burned 5000 acres. At one point the fire shut down interstate 5 near the Magic Mountain amusement park. So far we have not heard of any serious injuries reported there. We are finding out that 50,000 people have now been forced out of their homes in Ventura County, which is incredible to hear. Many of them are in Evacuation Centers. Christina is that the Ventura County fairgrounds in the city of ventura. That is being used as an even back center and a command post for firefighters. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We got here within the last 30 minutes and we spent the night in Santa Barbara and drove here to ventura. On highway 101 we passed through an area of the highway where the fire had jumped 101 and was burning on the hillside above us and down below. There is ash, smoke all throughout this county and you can just smell it in the air. What youre looking at behind us is the command post area of the county fairgrounds in ventura. All morning we have seen bay area crews as well as crews from across the state coming in and out prepping for their days work. Within the last 15 minutes we shot video of those crews starting their day. We have seen bay area crews from albany, oakland, Santa Clara County, even as far north as truckee. Everyone here putting efforts together to try to fight this massive fire. There are no official reports on the updates of acreage. We can tell you that word is here that the fairgrounds at the fairgrounds that the fire has grown to 65,000 acres. Thats about a 100 square mile area. It is massive. I will tell you, we only saw the tip of it when it reached the water on 101 along the coast as we were coming into ventura. You can see all of the fire crews heading into the command center. We understand around 7 00 this morning they will get their orders and learn where they will be stationed throughout the day. We are also expecting an update from cal fire around 6 30. We will have a live interview about the latest conditions and what to expect. We do know that at least overnight the wind was not as bad as they were a day ago. That is some good news. Before you go, you are talking about how you drove through that area. It is incredible and reminds us of the northbay fires where it jumped 101. We are hearing it is closed, the 405, the los angeles fire. It looks very smoky. What are you hearing what the wind and the conditions and the smoke around there . Reporter i will tell you that the wind is not as bad as they were yesterday when we were driving in. In Santa Barbara this morning it was immediate, when you want out the door you could smell the smoke. As we draw closer to ventura you can see the ash in the air. The smoke is very thick here. A lot of the firefighters are not even wearing masks. Normally when we cover fires we do. They are used to covering Something Like this. This does feel like the northbay fires when the fire crossed the highway. We understand the fire has hopscotch neighborhoods as well. We are hoping to see more of that as daylight comes. We know at daybreak the air attack will begin. Before you go, im looking at the firefighters walking behind you. They seem to be relatively calm. There doesnt seem to be any desperate type of a feeling there. Is that correct . Reporter yes. I will tell you, i spoke with some firefighters from Santa Clara County a few moments ago before we went on the air. They said they got here yesterday and had a good nights sleep and are ready this morning to attack this fire wherever they are needed. They will get their orders as 7 00. Christina, thank you so much for that update. She will be standing by for that live update on the Current Conditions coming up at 6 30. It should be no surprise, but this has been an unusually bad year for california wildfires. The state department of forrester he says wildfires have burned more than 1 million acres in california. An area the size of all of Sonoma County including all the fires from the first of the year through last sunday. It doesnt count what is happening right now with the wildfires in Southern California. Fire investigators in the bay area are searching for the cause of a fire in the south bay. A huge fire that destroyed more than a dozen cars at in the carpet at apartment complex in campbell. Reporter good morning. A lot of people will be trying to figure out another way to get to work this morning after this huge fire last night. Let me show you all of these burnedout cars still sitting in the middle of this carport. Firefighters tell us there were six cars destroyed and seven others that were damaged in this fire. It started at about 10 30 last night at this apartment complex near bascom avenue and camp easy way. A neighbor shot some cell phone video that shows huge flames. This fire began somewhere in the carport and quickly spread from car to car. There was also one neighboring apartment that was damaged. Everyone living in this Apartment Building was forced to evacuate. I went to get my car to leave, but thats where all of the flames were. There were embers all the way to the other side of the street. Some cars were blocking driveways so people couldnt get out. I had some family members who could come. Out my son so he wasnt breathing in the smoke. Reporter those who evacuated the Apartment Building were allowed to return to their apartments after about an hour or so. Once the fire was under control. Added speak fire crews were concerned about flames spreading to the neighboring Apartment Building. Thankfully, that did not happen. They were able to keep it contained to the carport. Six cars were destroyed. Seven others were damaged as well. A few of those cars are still at the scene. A full investigation is underway. The camel Fire Department is trying to figure out exactly how those fires started and they do tell us they are looking into the possibility of arson. We will send it back to you. In the meantime, firefighters in oakland put out a fire last night at a homeless camp beneath interstate 880 near jack london square. One of our employees took this video with his cell phone just before firefighters got there. Still no word on how the fire started or if anyone was hurt. Republican leaders in congress are trying to push through a shortterm spending bill by the end of the week to prevent a partial Government Shutdown. House republicans. What postponed a vote on a temporary spending measure from today until tomorrow to allow more time to work out disputes with conservatives who want tighter restrictions on the budget. The deadline to pass the spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown is midnight on friday. The house is expected to take up a bill today to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines. This is the first Gun Legislation in Congress SinceMass Shootings in nevada and texas killed more than 80 people. Houseboat comes as the Senate Judiciary committee holds a hearing on providing criminal history information to the fbi. The senate is considering a bipartisan bill to strengthen the fbi after the air force failed to report the criminal history of the gun man who killed 26 people in the saint in las vegas. Get ready to share the sky with millions of people. This holiday may break records. Coming up, the three busiest days to travel. Oakland city workers on strike for a second day, closing libraries, public works, and all nonessential City Services. We will talk about the meeting scheduled for later today that could put an end to the strike. Welcome back. Thousands of oakland city workers are on strike for a second day, which means most City Services will not be available in oakland. More on what is next and when this strike could possibly end. Reporter representatives for the union that called the strike say they hope the strike will and after today. What they are pinning their hopes on is a 1 00 meeting scheduled here at city hall with the City Council Considering the unions contract proposal. A simple majority of Council Members is all that is needed to agree. If they approve that one Year Contract that the union wants that would and the strike. There are about 3000 city workers involved in this strike. While on the picket lines City Services like libraries, parking enforcement, public works, building and fire inspections are shut down. Headstart and childcare programs that are city run are also closed along with senior care programs. Animal Shelter Services are limited. Day two of the interruption of City Services. What the union is asking for is a four percent raise for a one Year Contract. They say they would like to continue negotiations on things like mandatory overtime, the use of parttime workers, and staffing issues. The city has wanted a longer contract. Their last offer before the strike was called was a four percent raise for the first year with all future raises tied to city revenue. We cannot make Financial Decisions today that we cannot afford either today, but particularly in the longterm. We feel like they have been stringing us along. We want to come to a resolution. Reporter we expect picket lines like the ones seen yesterday to start forming again later this morning. At this point the future of the strike is in the hands of the city Council Members. We contacted at least two members who said they would vote for the unions oneYear Contract proposal. I third said they were undecided. All it takes is a simple majority of Council Members to approve that union proposal, that one Year Contract, and then the strike would come to an end. Back to you guys. Thank you for that update. We will continue to follow that today. The other big story is the fires in Southern California. It is incredible to hear that as christina was just talking about, the fire jumped the 101. The 405 we are hearing, they are turning cars around. Damn close northbound. Near the Geddes Center southbound traffic is still getting through. If you know anything about the 405, the busiest freeway in Southern California. It is going to get busy. We dont have those problems here right now. This i would 24 westbound driving to lafayette. You can see traffic is going okay. Getting into the call the cot tunnel. We also are looking at the commute driving to the bay bridge. That is pretty busy. Backed up for a 15 20 minute wait at the toll plaza. No major delays on bart. Interstate 880 in oakland looks good. If youre heading south you will see some slowing in the san lorenzo area heading down to hayward. Better for the drive into fremont. The south bay commute still hasnt built in. Lets bring stephen with todays weather. The weather is clear and cold. Not too bad for some. 20s 50s with an offshore breeze for us. It is clear. If you have the 20s there is a freeze warning out. We will be hardpressed to find a cloud, except maybe a patchy low cloud. High and dry for a while. The prospect for rain does not look good at all this month. Things can change. The National WeatherService Los Angeles my Current Conditions around the Geddes Center 15 20 miles an hour wind gusts with relative humidity around eight percent. I do believe this is a separate fire. I think, i thought i saw a different name for it. It is coming right down the hillside and it is not good with that northeast breeze. Not as bad yesterday. Still gusts at 40 50 in the higher elevations. Still an offshore breeze. The wind usually peaks in december or january, it is the duration and they have had no rain at all. There in lies the problem. 30s, 40s, and 50s. If you get the easterly breeze near the cities and the coast it will be a warm day. If not, starting up cold with short days. Enough of a breeze around the bray will keep 40s. 20s and 30s. 30 in the great. 32 kelsey bill. 32 papilloma. Along hillsville and geyserville still a few 20s. Also in marine county a couple of upper 20s as well. This is a blocking pattern that usually lasts about three weeks. That is what were looking at. And northwind pretty good. In northeast breeze out of the Oakland Berkeley hills. That translates to the coast which means we are severely clear. You could not put a High Pressure over anybody except us and show this blocking pattern. This is textbook, unfortunately. We need the rain, but there is nothing in sight. 60s near santa cruz. Except for foggy temperatures each day will be bumping up for some. Inland areas probably in the low 60s. The coast upper 60s. Based on what im saying it is not good. I was looking up to see if ucla had to evacuate. I cant tell. They said it smells like a campfire. It is so thick around there. They are saying around ucla, brentwood. Thank you. We are following all the breaking news around Southern California. Those raging wildfires, this is a live picture from Southern California. The sun is coming up and firefighters are setting up a plan for their day. We have an update coming up. It might be time to update your resume. The bay area has found some of the best places to work. We will show you the five companies at the top of the list. Hows it going down there . Thats good. Lica misses you. Im over it though. laughter thats fine. I miss her more than you anyway. Hey, my window is closing. Yeah thats okay. Alright miles. I love you. phone hangs up yeah i love you too. Welcome back. President trump will make a major announcement this morning. It will have a major impact on the diplomatic landscape in the middle east. United states will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and then begin efforts to move the u. S. Embassy there. Reporter doug luzader has more on this from washington. Reporter protests in bethlehem. Palestinian anger directed at President Trump over the move that will be formally announced later today. Jerusalem is the palestinian capital. By moving this Embassy Trump is pas