you can see how massive the flame were at the height yesterday evening. katie marzullo is on scene. i can speak to the winds mike was talking about and they are gusting. right now firefighters are very much working on the building and you can see down the road there were three ladder trucks in place. they are down to two but they are still blasting water on the building trying to soak it down and keep the embers from flying. if you look at the video, a gas truck had to drive around and refuel the diesel because some are in such precarious spots and they are not moving. the fire was reported 5:00 last night. the building is under construction. the workers left an hour earlier

at 4:00 in the afternoon. firefighters worked hard and fast and half of the san francisco fire department is here, 150 firefighters trying to contain the fire. flames were 50' in the air. one firefighter was hurt with minor burns. the few people that live in this new area had to be evacuated. one tells how squarey it was. >> it got so big. i was worried that it would spread. sky 7 is over the flames and last night the flames were still smoldering with so much of the to put out the fire the fire department had to call the water department and get more water

pressure diverted to the hydrants here so they could soak the massive fire. the cause is not known it is too hot. arson will go in when it cools down. the flames did not spread to the surrounding buildings but it may have cracked the windows of an apartment complex and hundreds had to find another place to stay last night. wayne has that part of the story. when your neighborhood is an inferno it happens without much wanting. then it comes tumbling down. in san francisco, this is the aftermath. hundreds or thousands of telling stories like what megyn saw when she was let back in to save her dog. >> the sprinklers went off, the doors were opened because they went in to rescue the animals. it is a mess in there. >> a mess with chat --

collateral damage mostly gross inconvenience. >> dinner was at a restaurant to the roommates and dog on leave. they live directly across the street from the fire. >> it was frightening. in seconds, it blew up. >> camera phones do not tell the story. people were locked out of apartments all along the street. >> we will not be going back tonight. >> no telling when they can go back, they are grateful to have escaped. >> the flames were leaping across the street. >> what did you think? >> shear terror. we could feel the heat on our balcony. >> most of these people are out of their homes. but they are not homeless. good to have friends.

with a place to sleep. >> the cardiovascular research building will re-open this morning after debris started a small fire on the roof. several buildings were evacuated as fire debris rained down. it sparked a fire on the rooftop garden of the cardiovascular research building. >> it was burning and the officer and myself grabbed the fire extinguishers. >> it started raining ash and i saw the research center had a smoking balcony. >> ash-covered cars and sidewalks for blocks. two of the three closed buildings were later re-opened. >> the fire is reminisce end of the santana row fire in san jose

in 2002 with flames destroying a number of shops under construction and a mile away 30 homes and. apartments were on fire. we will follow this story on air and online. our reporting continue on twitter@abcnews. >> the suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of a san francisco police officer will be arraigned. jeffrey ruano led authorities on a high-speed chase through four counties before being arrested. investigators are trying to determine if the officer was shot by ruano or a fellow officer. he was driving at officers, evading officers and was a felon in possess of ammunition. the officer is expected to make a full recovery. >> a san jose police officer is

on bail this morning after being arrested for rape. the officer geoffrey graves is accused of attacking a woman on duty and been on paid leave since october. officials say he was an officer who responded to domestic call involving a san jose couple. the wife decided to spend the night at a local hotel and graves drove her there. she chills he came back to the hotel later and raped her. the police chief says this is an isolated incident and not a reflection of the officers. >> vietnam says they are scaling down the search for missing jetliner until authorities come up with better information on where to look. the flight vanished five days ago with 239 people on board. officials are expanding the search to cover south china sea and is investigating the co-pilot for possible safety violations.

ukraine prime minister will meet with president obama at the white house. he called on the west to defend ukraine against russia which he says is amended to the teeth and has nuclear weapons. the pentagon estimates there are 20,000 troops, russian troops in the ukraine. >> contra costa county could charge you a fee for making emergency medical culls. the board has endorsed fire officials' fee proposal. residents would need treatment by first responders are billed $400 to the health insurance provider. the fire protection district is financed by property taxes but is facing a $10 million deficit the next fiscal year. the proposed fee could generate $1 million a year.

health care workers will vote on whether to authorize a strike. the union republicans 13,000 workers and is locked in a contract dispute with the university sighting a republic alibi the university to allow hospital employees to be sent home for a shift when patient counts are low as reason for the strike. both sides are at odds over wages. strong winds picked up. especially in the east bay hills. the heavy wind knocked down this tree in berkeley with downed limbs causing power outages. a fraction of the people are still without power. more on the winds from mike. >> very gusty on the freeways. >> absolutely. if you are driving south, it is

great. the fastest gusts were in the berkeley hills at 59-miles-per-hour gusts and speed at 58 is what is considered threshold for severe thunderstorms to show you how fast the winds were. we have fast moving northwestern swells to the monterey bay. risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. if you want to enjoy the warm weather, be careful. today it will be windy with mid-50's to around 60. it will be breezy by anyone with mid-60 and calmer and warmer this afternoon with upper 60's to low 70's from the coast to inland and enjoy a mile evening low -- mild evening. temperatures are the same on thursday and friday and the warm ing trend is slated for the

weekend. because of the gusts c.h.p. has issued high and toward dublin interchange: 580, tracy to dublin is 24 minutes. westbound four, antioch to concord is 14 minutes. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is slow. we have this accident on the peninsula in san mateo southbound 280 at highway 92 a car hit a deer and one lane is blocked. this toward the maze headed to 580 the push along westbound 80 the camera bouncing up-and-down and this is an area where the c.h.p. has issued high wind advisory. >> next, dramatic video as a pet

store goes up in flames with dozens of animals inside. and a sports-themed new coin for the mint. >> president shopped at the gap which he says is paving ♪ ♪

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covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. this is mission bay the scene of the five-alarm fire at a luxury high-rise unconstruction near the giant ballpark with firefighters still there because they fear a collapse and are putting water on what remains and after 7:00 this morning the mayor and fire chief will be holding a news conference so we will give you the latest. viewers have been send us videos

and photos of the huge fire. you can see the huge swirling funnel of smoke coming from the fire and we thank you for that. you can e-mail your photos or videos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. police if las vegas released surveillance video of a couple lighting a pet shop on fire in late january at the prince and princess puppy boutique. they entered the bidding and set the fire. in seconds the entire shop was filled with flames but the sprinklers turned on saving the lives of all caged puppies. the couple was caught and are facing multiple charges 689. a united airlines worker and his wife have pleaded no contest for steal luggage on a flight diverted because of the asiana flight 214 and entered pleas on monday facing up to a year in

prison. the prosecution says he was caught on surveillance video stealing the bags last summer while his wife returned the stolen items to stores for a refund. spending priorities announced by the pentagon including in the president's budget could mean cutbacks at travis air force base including plans to designate travis galaxy planes used for transporting heavy equipment as backup aircraft meaning they will if-er be fully man or funded. official say the cut becomes mean a decrease in staffing but say specific numbers are not currently available. president obama is praising san francisco-based gap for recent voluntary minimum wage increase. the president made a surprised stop at a store in new york yesterday. last month gap announced they would raise the minimum hourly rage to $9. next year it goes up to $10. he said it is good for families and the economy. the president picked out clothes to bring home to first lady and

their two daughters. >> she will love that. >> i love the color. perfect if spring. >> michelle, i have no idea. >> okay... after deliberating, the president picked up a navy blue zip up work out shirt for the first led. >> vile groups are suing over stanford's dam for not protecting the steel head trout. the lawsuit against the national marine fisheries service claims the agency should not allow stanford to take water from the damage which the school used to irrigate the campus and golf course. >> the mint is marking the start of baseball season by throwing a curve at collectors. this new coin commemorates the national baseball hall of fame

75th anniversary with baseball on one side and glove on the other. the designer was at the mint yesterday to strategic the first coin. the southern california artist used an old family glove and her childhood baseball memories to come up with the design. >> there are so many baseball fans. it is not just the sport but about getting together and thinning of getting back to our troops and ride -- pride in our nation. >> coin is the first ever in the unnot to be flat curving in on the glove side and out on the ball side. >> perfect. just the way it should be. >> it is too excited with the winds and the fire. >> it is still windy and mild out there.

15 miles per hour for winds in napa and concord and san carlos at 14, and 13 in san jose, and 26 in oakland and 28 in san bruno with the air bone dry. no clouds, nothing showing up on radar as far as any moisture. we will talk temperatures through the ferry building at 64 headed downtown and 65 in portrero hill a cool spot at 57 and everyone else is in the low 60's and even 63 at ocean beach. we have 50's around palo alto and 56 in belmont and the temperatures are all over because of the wind. 57 in santa clara and low 60's in san leandro, union city, pleasanton, and walnut creek and pittsburg and american can wherein and here is what will happen today: we will hit 70 along the coast. there are sneaker waves at low-to-mid 70's and the brings

start to taper around lunch but fastest through 8:00. they still going to be breezy through, say, noon to 2:00 and this afternoon and evening it will calm down and be delightful for outdoor activity. tonight, with the winds subsiding we will have low-to-mid 40's in the east bay valleys in fremont and palo alto and south bay and richmond and san francisco and half moon bay and here is what is happening, a couple of areas of high pressure and a low to the south in the bottom of the trough that came down the jet stream. as it comes down the back side it intensifies and then the pressure gradient is what developed the fast wind. the ridge is take over and the breeze and warming trend is here and it is going to intensify saturday and sunday. still looking at 80 away from the coast and temperatures taper

next week and great day on monday to be outside and drinking green things. it will be become to average. or warmer by tuesday. the high winds are sparking advisories issued by c.h.p. but, first, eastbound 80 out of hercules we have solo vehicle spinout block one lane. we have a c.h.p. issued high wouldn't advisory for benicia bridge. be careful with both hands on the wheel. 101 southbound is 4 minutes from santa rosa to san francisco. through the santa cruz mountains, 23 minutes. from the maze to san francisco, there is another high wind

advisory from c.h.p. so drive slower. >> state hopes to have regulations in place for driverless cars bit under of the year with an open house yesterday to discuss safety with the public. there were questions of where riders would sit and how much insurance would cost and would would be at fault if an accident. also of concern is how the driverless considers utilize people's personal information. >> they are operating and traveling down the public roads and getting information how to maneuver the vehicle and that information is stored somewhere and the people are concerned. manufacturers can test out cars on roadways when they have paid $5 million for insurance. the sonoma county sheriff is have thing 52 home burglaries targeting vacation rentals,

stealing mostly electronics and furniture from home and flat screen tv's mostly in west sonoma county. the sheriff is urging anyone with information to call. coming up, an interesting move by the san francisco 49ers during the free agency period of the nfl. >> the new way starbucks is allowing customers to leave tips. >> the top story is the massive fire at an apartment complex high-rise under construction in san francisco.

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>> an interesting news by the 49ers acquiring jonathan martin who was in the middle of

the miami dolphins implosion when he left the teen claiming he was bullied by incognito. the 49ers give up a conditional draft pick who played for harbaugh at stanford, you may remember. >> there is wind across the state and headed to the sierra you will drive into a fast head wind with gusts up to 70 miles per hour and sustained winds at 20 to 40 with gusts to 50. notice how dry it is across the entire state hardly a cloud. it will remain that way today. we will have temperatures at 50 in lake tahoe. mid-to-upper 70's through the central valley. 70 in monterey and near 80 in los angeles and palm springs. the line from muni is back to normal after yesterday's fire. there are no delays there.

from hercules we have at when you get to emeryville to the bay bridge we have a high wind advisory issued by c.h.p. and the san mateo bridge shows traffic moving along fine in the westbound direction. leyla gulen? >> you can tip your starbucks coffee maker with a tip of a finger, rolling out the updated app for iphones in a week that allows you to pay by phone with an opening to tip 50 cents or one in ten starbuck purchases are made with a mobile device.

next at 5:00 a.m., continuing with our top story, the massive fire in the mission bay neighborhood and firefighters remain on the scene with a report coming up. >> more on the midair mystery surrounding the missing airlines jet with questions on the flight path.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. san francisco firefighters are watching for flareups after the fire that devoured a massive building unconstruction near at&t park. the big concern is two walls of the building are teetering on the verge of collapse. we have coverage of the fire but, first, a quick check on traffic and weather. >> we will zoom to that area and show you what is going on at 62 degrees and bone dry. the winds are around nine miles per hour and not gusting anymore as they did overnight. we have high wind advisory until 8:00 for all areas but the santa clara valley and san francisco and the north bay coast. we have had gusts at 45 to 60 miles per hour during the overnight hours with downed trees. so far, power lines are holding