america this morning. >> announcer: right now breaking news. right now are trying get a handle on a three alarm blaze that has damaged several structures and shutdown bart service through west oakland in both directions. i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze frances will be here with more. first amy hollyfield is live at the bart station with the latest. >> reporter: before we talk about the fire i want to tell you important commuter information. bart officials just told us, all bart trains into san francisco from the east bay have been cancelled until further notice. they are suggest that you find another way to work today, do not count on bart. look into ac transit, ferries. come up with a back-up plan. while that soaks in, let me

tell with you about the . the building behind me used to be a four-story building now it is down to cinder blocks. look what happened to that building. huge fire lit up the night started 2:15 this morning. this was a senior center under construction. no one was hurt. this was obviously empty. under construction. all firefighters are okay. they feel like they have the fire out. they are not calling it completely out or contained. but, we do not see any flames. they are working on hot spots. this fire did travel up to the bart train tracks here at the west oakland bart station, did significant damage to the tracks, that is with why they've cancelled all bart service from the east bay to san francisco. firefighters say when they got here to the scene it was an incredibly hot, huge fire. >> very hot two area fully

involved, people were held back approximately 150 yards. the heat was extending through to -- burning street signs and cars on the road, a lot of heat. >> reporter: it was a huge emergency that burned a lot of construction equipment and this new building, it is down to its cinder blocks. fire emergency is over. while there are several streets blocked off, fights -- firefighters were starting to draw down those should be opening within the hour. the problem is the bart tracks. look at this live picture. bart officials on the elevated platform surveying damage of the tracks. they have no estimated time of when these tracks will be reopening. they aren't sure at -- the extent of the damage they are dealing with. they know the tracks have been burned. they know no trains can get through. therefore, no bart from the

east bay to san francisco. huge cuter story this morning on this thursday -- huge commuter story this morning on this thursday morning. let's turn to frances dinglasan. good morning. i wanted to start off with the map of the area where amy is now. she is at the west oakland near the west oakland bart station. you can see right near fifth and mandela parkway where the huge fire is. bart tracks running across mandela parkway west oakland is the last station that heads to leaves the east bay and heads to san francisco. right now here is what amy was talking about. i've never seen this. they are saying no service from oakland to san francisco and vice versa. please seek alternate means of transportation. usually they say, we'll let you know or we are going to keep you posted on what is happening. right now they are saying seek

alternate means of transportation. you may want to consider ac transit and some of the ferries. if you have to drive because that schedule doesn't work for you, you may want to consider the bay bridge and san mateo bridge right now traffic flowing well all around the bay area. i want to show you a live shot of the bay bridge toll, things are light at this point. we could see extra traffic this morning. again, no service through the transbay tube on bart due to this fire at west oakland. they are trying to set up bus bridges we haven't heard when that will happen. we'll keep you posted. ac transit ferries the alternate if you are thinking about driving still roadwork in some areas eastbound 80 lanes blocked in the eastbound direction westbound towards the bay bridge looking clear. we'll be getting frequent traffic updates throughout this newscast to help you get to work or school because of the bart problem.

developing news in san francisco. police are investigating a pair of overnight shootings that involved as many as five, one person has died. the first incident occurred in the sylvester area silver -- in the sylvester area one killed another has life-threatening injuries. in the bay view district too people were shot near fitzgerald avenue no word on the condition of those victims or if the two shootings may be related. >> the san francisco district attorney is holding a news conference to talk about charge a bicyclist with felony vehicular manslaughter. it involves a fatal accident that happened at castro and market to months ago. sources tell abc7 news police have an arrest warrant for 35-year-old chris bucchere, the bicyclist struck and killed a 71-year-old in the crosswalk on march 26th or

29th after the crash bucchere blogged about plowing through the least crowded place he could find. investigators tracked down ten witnesses including some who say they saw him speeding through red lights prior to the accident. >> i think a lot of bicyclists ride like jerks and idiots to be honest. like not all of them, but enough that it them a bad image. >> i hope that he it makes every cyclist out there think soberly about his or her responsibilities on the road. >> police say they will allow bucchere to turn himself in the next few days since he's not considered a flight risk. we are learning that seven time tour de france champ lance armstrong is being barred from competing in the iron man france which took place later this month. organizers decided not to allow him to compete in the triathlon following the u.s.

anti-doping agency's that armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs when erased in the tour de france. it detected a hormone in blood samples, two years ago. armstrong says the new charges are baseless and motivated by spite. at&t quieting down after an electrifying night. matt cain rewrote history with a perfect game, the first in franchise history. katie marzullo joins us live. amazing. >> reporter: isn't it. when you say the first in franchise history, 128 years of giants' baseball. here's that magic moment. >> announcer: on the ground, from deep, got 'em! that's a perfect game! >> reporter: there have been only 22 perfect games in the history of baseball.

cain struck out 14 to give the giants a 10-0 win last night. he seemed quietly happy after the game talking with reporters. fans showing tons of enthusiasm. >> that was something that obviously never ever gonna forget. it was unbelievable from the beginning. >> oh my gosh, so amazing. you feel the roar and spirit of the crowd just really rooting for the team. >> world series all over again. >> such pride. >> reporter: speaking of family, cain's wife chelsea beelined for a big kiss. giants play 12:45 against the astros. giants going for the sweep in the three-game series. the practice is over. some of the best golfers in the world will tee up in a couple of hours at the united states open in san francisco. huge galleries at the olympic club are expected to follow

the marquee pairing of tiger woods, phil mickelson and this year's masters champion bubba watson. 7:33. 14-year-old andy -- he gained a spot when two players withdrew due to injury. if you can't attend the opening you can see it live on espn beginning at 9:00 this morning. giants game 12:45 hopefully by then the trans bay bart service will be back on. right now bart telling us, no service across the debut to breaking news west oakland fire right next to the bart station. >> they are asking to you seek alternate forms of transportation, ac transit maybe drive if you have to. they don't normally recommend that. that tells you the seriousness. let's get a look at forecast jail >> live doppler showing a

clear sky, imagine what it would be like commuting this morning fit was raining. we don't have to worry about that. good morning. fog along the san mateo county coast into the money pray bay and southern sections of the santa clara valley. some clouds will try to push into the bay over the next hour or so it looks like a cold front is going to come through today over turn the atmosphere, a lot of sun, breezy, probably the coolest afternoon in this forecast cycle. mid to upper 50s along the coast into san francisco, 61 oakland, 70 fremont around the bay shore at noon, 70s in our inland neighborhoods. 4:00 highs for the day, still warm inland from mid 70s to low 80s. mid 60s to low 70s around the bay, upper 50s to low six ties along the coast into san francisco. 7:00, 50s half moon bay, san francisco, oakland, low to mid 60s the rest of the bay into the south bay, upper 60s to low 70s inland. another day of tree, grass and

ragweed at high amounts moderate mold. huge warming trend especially inland mid 90s friday near 100 saturday mid 90s father's day 80s tomorrow saturday and sunday 70s along the coast. that all important commute this morning here's frances with details. no service on bart through the transbay tube between oakland and san francisco due to the fire near the west oakland station. amy hollyfield just tweeted she now getting information that this may actually be happening for days. we'll keep you posted. bart is asking passengers to seek alternate means of transportation. we are trying to find out if they are going to set up a bus bridge in the meantime, if you have to take mass transit consider ac to get across also the ferries. right now they are not reporting major problems. a lot of folks will be driving instead.

we'll keep track of all the traffic between east bay and san francisco and peninsula bay bridge fine san mateo bridge is fine right now. again, this west oakland station no trans bay service across because of this fire. with service advisories they are saying seek alternate means of transportation. amy hollyfield is live at the scene near the west oakland bart station fire. again, her latest tweet is that the service lack of service on bart in the transbay tube may go on for days we'll keep you posted on that that impact going to be huge frances we'll continue to check back with you. when we come back we'll get another update. >> a is will have the latest -- amy hollyfield will are the latest information. search for a bank robbery suspect. photos police want you to see. battle over pension reform. new report reveals the huge

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. i'm frances dinglasan. i'm showing you a picture from a web page there. is no service from san francisco to oakland and vice versa due to a fire near the west oakland station. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. bart is actually asking riders just to seek alternate means of transportation. we heard from amy hollyfield that possibly, there might not be service for days through the transbay tube. we are going to check the impact and possible alternates especially for folks who are thinking about taking bart to the giants' game or the u.s. open. right now the bay bridge toll is light we'll have all the alternates for you. this morning, alameda

police are asking for the public's help in catching a bank robbery suspect. take a look at these four photos i am they show the same man. police -- police say he robbed the first community bank in the nob hill store on may 26th. a week and a half later u.s. bank inside a safeway store. police believe he has been involved in other robberies in the bay area. civil grand jury in the south bay has agreed with mayor reed about the need for pension reform. the report finds pension reform necessary to avoid interfering with city services and calls the cost of pensions an unbearable burden. the mayor says san jose has seen costs increase from 73 million dollars to 245 million dollars in the last decade. he says other cities will see substantial increases if the system isn't modified. >> services will be cut to pay

for benefits. we've seen that in san jose if we don't get it under control that's the future for everybody. >> contrary to what has been bore trade, we pay into our pensions for everything, 50% of our health care and we don't receive social security. this is our only form of pension. >> last week san jose voters approved measure b which requires current employees to pay more to keep benefits or swefp switch to a more expensive option. police and fire unions have filed lawsuits they say the measure violates the state constitution. new allegations made this morning on atrocities in syria, involving children. on this flag day we'll introduce to you a bay area man who has worked for 50 years at the same job and his office is home to a special stars and stripes. keeping track of the impact of that bart station closure in west oakland. no trains moving either way in this could be in effect for

days.

good morning. amnesty international has ventured into syria without government permission and confirmed torture and abuse. the "los angeles times" reports they interviewed more than 200 in 23 towns between april and the end of may. the human rights group heard many of the same horrors that refugees related after fleeing from their homes. lawless executions and torture by government forces. villages and towns supported the uprising were targeted with today is a holiday june 14th, flag day. president truman made that official in 1949 to honor the american flag. somewhat of an unsung occasion. katie marzullo tell us that doesn't sit well with an oakland man whose loyalty runs deep. >> treat it with respect. a lot of guys died for that

flag. >> reporter: john is moved to tears when he talks about the american flag. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: the story of this flag, his flag, starts with a letter. >> saying i'm over here in chaos all the guys i'm w a lot had their state flag do you think there's a chance you guys sending me a california state flag? >> reporter: he was a young soldier in vietnam when he wrote to governor ronald reagan asking for a favor. >> i know he can't answer all letters but he sent a letter i wrote to him to a contractor who sent met california flag and the american flag. >> reporter: when his tour was up he left the state flag behind with a fellow soldier and headed home with his american flag and a mission. >> i said if you are here after two years we'll get married. >> reporter: he had a new wife and his old job the place he

worked with his dad at 13 and again after high school before he was drafted. >> right back where i left. >> reporter: in the 90s john became a dispatcher. he knew it was time to bring out an old memento. >> when i came in, i said that's the perfect place. it has been there ever since. >> reporter: this month the 68-year-old celebrates his 50th year at waste management. his supervisor says john is an inspiration. >> he's here every morning at 3 a.m., gets up shortly after 1 a.m.. i can count on him day in and day out. >> reporter: whether it is his job or his country, john is a loyal man. that's all he asks of others. >> i know a lot of guys that died for this country. i think every house in the united states should be flying the american flag. they ought to be glad they are here. >> reporter: in oakland,

katie marzullo, abc7 news. gusting winds complicating efforts to gain control of a huge wildfire burning in colorado. the hi park fire has burned more than 8,000 acres of dry terrain near fort collins. firefighters are paying special attention to the western edge of the fire approaching forest land. more evacuations were issued yesterday. this fire is only 10% contained. 4:53. we will get to weather in just a moment. there is big news involving the morning commute. bart currently shutdown in both directions west oakland. >> no transbay service. frances important to get what they are telling you. >> what we are hearing from bart is no service through the transbay tube because of a fire near west oakland station. from amy hollyfield who is live at the scene she was letting us know this could go on for days. bart still trying to set up possibly a bus bridge. in the meantime if you have to

take mass transit consider ac, transbay service checking some of the routes some start as early as 6:00, 6:30, same with ferries, no problems now i didn't want to show you a live scene from amy hollyfield's shot. apparently crews are still assessing the damage at the west oakland near the west oakland bart station and because they are assessing it they are saying it could take days we'll let you know. this is a lot of bad news for folks heading to the giants game if you are considering bart you won't be able to get across. that you might have to take ferries or drive. also for folks heading to the u.s. open, a lot of people were planning on doing that today. we'll keep you posted on this. if you have to drive right now here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll, still delay-free probe gig to be busier the next -- probably going to be busier the next few days. once we hear about more

alternates we'll bring them to you. mike has more news on the weather. that is huge. hundreds of thousands that may affect, daily ridership has to be a tremendous amount. 400,000, wow! 4:55 focusing in on the weather not going to be a problem unless you are near the coast clouds and drizzle there as you can see from sutro tower to the east hazy morning a cold front sweeping through so the haze should mix out as will the clouds and we'll have our coolest afternoon of the forecast today. live doppler showing clear sky as far as rain this morning. let's talk about temperatures, 64 heading out in antioch low to upper 50s everywhere else mainly low to mid 50s concord 57 antioch 64. low to mid 50s clouds around the monterey bay drizzle possible at your coast.

sunny and breezy this afternoon. the weekend dangerous heat, especially if you are going to be closer to the inland valleys of the east bay triple digits are possible saturday. heat relief or relief from the heat next week 79 today dublin low to mid 80s going to feel great compared to this weekend east bay valleys. mid to upper 70s in the south bay. mid 60s to low 70s peninsula. mid to upper 50s along the coast low to mid 60s downtown south san francisco upper 70s to mid 80s north bay valleys 59 monterey, 80s around morgan hill and gilroy today if you are heading to the u.s. open it starts today drizzle this morning 50 and then the conditions will become different towards the end of the round, breezy and 58, same at 4:00, clouds come back, breezy 54 by the time the round ends.

giants game day game cain did something special yesterday. it is on you today to head out and watch this game 63 up to 6812:45 zito takes the mound. -- mid to upper 90s tomorrow, saturday and sunday we'll hit near 90 around the bay saturday low 70s at the coast. 4:57. >> we are following major breaking news in the east bay. it affects folks on both sides of the bay. fire at a construction site in oakland has cancelled bart service between oakland and san francisco both directions. no word on when it will resume. ominously, we are told it could be days. we are live on the scene with the latest. frances will have alternatives for your commute. suspected arsonist caught on camera start ago alley fire in san francisco. police hope this video will cucuu