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Oakland. Thank you for joining us everybody at 5 oclock im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis this is the second shooting in 24 hours in the very same area. Todays shooting happened just before 1 in the afternoon on 84th avenue near birch street officers arrived to find one person dead. Another victim later died at the hospital. The Fatal Shooting happening just blocks from where a barrage of gunfire was unleashed last night 60 shots were fired on dowling street opd says this surge of violence has residents living in fear. But this. Its connected also. To just the ongoing violence that weve see...

Of the drought. Reporter the drought has dis dried out grass and brush. They have never seen this in three decades of factfinding. The first time we have had red flag warning in january. Reporter fire season runs from june to november but this year its still going strong in january. Firefighters think it could overlap into next june. I have never seen it before but this may be one of those times where it occurs. Different nozzle for different size hose. Reporter the situation is so critical that fire crews are still carrying this around, the lightweight gear and protective clothing they use du...

All where parents are picking them up. The 13yearold girl and 14 yearold boy were taken to the hospital in will you be oj simpson, texas. The press conference will get under way at any time. Well update you with more information. They are being treated in will you be okay, texas. Mark kelly shows us how firefighters are dealing with the conditions but first lets get to Lawrence Karnow in the weather center. Reporter these extremely unusual conditions for this time of year usually january all the hills are nice and green but this year, we have been having the cloudiest calendar record this year...

6 00, we have Live Team Coverage of a red flag warning in parts of the bay area this morning. Kpix 5s mark kelly is up in the Berkeley Hills checking conditions over the east bay but first we go to Lawrence Karnow in the weather center. Lawrence. Yeah, guys. We have some very dry conditions around the bay area. Unusually dry. We have hardly had any rain at all for the season, record dry year last year. So here we go. Out the door, we have High Pressure building in again. And those offshore winds are blowing especially over the mountaintops. Skies are nice and clear right now. But looks like we...

Fire crews tell us they have to be prepared for anything at this point. Winds were so strong in berkeley monday evening that they toppled over this tree on benita way. At high elevations like this gusts to reach 40 Miles Per Hour. So these conditions mean big changes for how firefighters have to do their jobs. They have to wear their lightweight fire gear and their regular gear. They have to have both of that on hand. The low fuel moisture, the low atmospheric moisture, and high winds, if somebody caught on fire up there it could spread rapidly involving many residences and buildings and be a ...