>> they have three engine companies and 12 firefighters keeping watch this morning. you can see first of all, the structure is half as tall as it was yesterday so they brought down the high points. as far as the fire, there are hotspots deep inside but the chief this morning says they are only putting water on it when they see smoke. they have seen smoke, throughing just an hour ago. last night you could see the fire inside flickering in the weapons and the fire revealed the crews the tear down of the building, called the tear down, and that is when it was exposed. >> now we know exactly where it is smoldering in the building. >> you can see the extent of the damage if this video inside the building clearly the exterior

walls are all that are left. you can see massive machinery starting the work to bring down the walls. it will be a long haul. there will be a meeting to talk about where things go from here and what they do with this debris, where it goes, how they handle it. some of the steel can be re-used and the water will be recycleed, hundreds will millions of gallons of water. >> you and see how hot the fire was on tuesday evening. a of frommer found this ladder truck at the scene which was damaged from the heat. the siren lights and the side of the truck melted and warped as the crews concentrated on the demolition some crews are allowed back in their apartment. ama daetz looked at a building

damaged by the fire. >> this is what the scene looked like from the window of an apartment cross the street. the resident shot the video when she came home to grab more belongings. >> the fire is still going. this is crazy. >> at first she thought the firefighters were spraying water as a precaution. >> then you see white smoke and i saw flames. >> part of her bicycle melted from the fire with cracks in the windows. most of the damage was in the hall where fire crews came through. >> they walked through with axs and a couple of doors were >> residents not on the fireside can stay despite the debris. >> lots of glass and water and elevators are cold.

>> he moved here just ten days ago and took this photo of shattered front door. you can see more beckon windows and damage to the outside of the apartment bidding. there is no comparing it to the building that went up in flames, the fire so spectacular an electrician had to see for herself. >> it was simply a gorgeous building. we follow this story on air and online. breaking news in san francisco at the scene of a shooting in the outer mission. the area is closed down. witnesses say shots broke out at 3:00 this morning and a man was taken away in a ambulance. no word of the shooter or

shooters being in custody. we have details with more information as we get it. >> san francisco police are investigating an over night shooting in the bayview district that happened before 11:00 near dormitory road. officers found the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. he was rushed to san francisco general. miss say no suspects are in custody and investigators are still looking into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. in texas authorities say two people were killed after a suspected drunken driver crashed into a crowd of people at the south by southwest festival with amateur video. the driver was running from police when the car hit the man and woman on a moped. 23 were injured, five critically. much of the crowd has left the concert at a club. the suspect also hit a cab before jumping out of the car and trying for run. officers usedded stun gun to

take him down. south by southwest is a 10 day music film and tech festival the largest of its kind held in austin. >> in new york city three more bodies were found in the rubble from an explosion that nottened -- flattened two apartment buildings. the death tom now is seven. several are missing. the search was halted after a sinkhole opened up near the rubble. the blast injured 60 others and was triggered by a gas leak. new details of physical evidence in the case of a san jose police officer accused of rain. our media partner reports that d.n.a. of the female victim was found on the bullet-proof vest of the officer giving credibility to her allegations. he is accused of attacking the woman at a hotel. police took her to that after she had a fight with her husband. she did not come forward until three weeks later because she is

in the country illegally and was afraid. graves is said to appear in court later this month. >> a teen is recovering from injuries after being hit by a car in san francisco. he was in crosswalk when hit. the driver stepped. officers cited him for failing to yield to a pedestrian. the injuries are not life threatening, the third person hit by a car this week in san francisco. new details in the medical battle over the girl declared brain dead by children's hospital in oakland. no fault was found in the way the hospital handled the case. the hospital complied with medical regulations. doctors declared her dead or brain dead after surgery to treat sleep apnea. the family fought to keep her on a tube. after a court fight they moved her in january. a man involved in a shooting

confrontation with san francisco police says the wounded officer was shot by his own partner not the client. jeffrey ruano was charged with two felonies including assault for ramming two officers with the car. he was not charged in the shooting because police never found a gun. san francisco chronicle reports that ruano was on felony probation for drug dealing and led police on a chase through the peninsula and arrested in san jose the he did not enter a plea at the hearing. >> it is 4:37 and calmer out there this morning. mike? >> we saw record highs year, and felt them, if you could feel them through the breezes, oakland at 78 degrees is a new record high and the old one from 2007, and monterey tied the record high from 2007 and 78. today, it will be a degree or two cooler starting off cooler this morning and the winds will

not blow offshore so that will retar the warming a little bit. we are in the mid-40's inland to low-to-mid 50's at the bay and the coast and 10 to 15 or 20 degree cooler than yesterday. at noon, we are going to hang an the mid-to-upper 60's with total sunshine and it will be warmer than average this afternoon, low-to-mid 60's at the coast and upper 60's and near 70's at the bay. injury the evening, it will be pleasant and upper 50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's around the bay inland neighborhoods. >> moving failure the next three days, mostly sunny tomorrow, temperatures the same as today, and we will milk a run at records on saturday and sunday, the record highs are easier to attain than on sunday, talking low-to-mid 80's away from the coast. the beaches could be crowded. >> we talk to leyla gulen about the morning commute? >> extraordinarily warm last night. my goodness. >> good morning, everyone, we are starting off with a big

closure in berkeley eastbound and westbound 80 if you are traveling between buchanan and powell crews will block off four lanes on both sides lasting until 5:00 this morning. 580 is quiet. 23 minutes from tracy to dublin and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord is 14 hints and 101 southbound interest san francisco is under 20 minutes. in walnut creek, traveling along 680 southbound away from highway 4 to the 24 junction is only going to take you nine minutes. >> there is a new twist in the seven for a missing malaysia airlines jet with new evidence revealing of how long it may have been in the air after disappearing from radar. >> tough new rules child care providers could be forced to follow to protect your children. >> the growing impact of the drought on your budget. you will see it the next time you shop

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covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 4:42 on thursday. a look at friend you can see the camera now bouncing around the way it was yesterday and that tells you something, it is not so windy and we will have warm temperatures. >> details surrounding the malaysia airlines jetliner that disappeared. authorities deny reports that the missing jet transmitted technical data hours after losing contact with ground criminal. the "wall street journal" says rolls royce, the maker of the engine, received data information hours after contact was lost. the head of the malaysia airlines said the last data received from the flight was half an hour after take off indicating no trouble with the plane. the airline has retired the flight number out of respect to

those on the flight. >> this sunday is two years since sierra lamar disappeared on the way to a bus stop. a ceremony is held at washington high school in fremont on sunday morning. lamar attended the high school before moving to morgan hill. last month her accused murderer entered a not guilty me and charged although the body has not been found. investigators say his d.n.a. was found on clothing belonging to lamar buried near the spot she was last seen. the lack of rain that we have been worried about for months is a very real problem. you are probably seeing some of the first signs at the grocery store. in many cases consumes are only getting what of the food for the same price they paid before the drought. the price of beef alone has

doubled since ranchers began selling off the herds because of the lack of grass. >> the farmers have limited numbers of cattle making the rice go up. >> it is not just meat but produce, too, and although prices are usually higher in the winter, shoppers are seeing them rise higher than that. >> berries are $5 for a pound so it has gone up considerably since the drought. >> we have been going to different stores for different items and safeway for small things. >> food banks are expecting a 20 percent increase in demand dug the next six months. it is a perfect storm for food banks in california but the governor has pledged drought

assistance relief at $25 million. >> is it enough? experts say thousands of acres of fruit and not trees will difficult because of a lack of water adding to the food short average. in the east bay for abc7 news. when threat wheat runs to san francisco this morning, a rare honor could come with it: a story you will see only on abc7 news. one of the never's newest warships, the uss america could join the fleet during a waterfront ceremony. this is video of the ship 50 of mississippi where it finished the first round of sea trials. retire asked decorated rear admiral thomas brown iii is leading the effort to bring the ceremony to san francisco in the fall. >> san francisco is a very patriotic city and has been since before world war ii. >> the admiral is 99 percent sure the commissiononing

ceremony will happen here. to make a contribution to the of the go to abc7news.com and look end "see it on tv." >> they can dream of weather like this. it is nice outside. if you look to be warmer-than-average we have it. here is live doppler 7 hd, with the dry air clear and haze in the air over half moon bay and seven miles visibility is not an issue. temperatures in san francisco show ocean beach at 53 degrees. the cool spot is presidio at 55. through the ferry building, 58. if the destination is downtown, 57. mid-40's in petaluma and walnut creek and pleasanton and santa clara and palo alto.

saratoga and union city and richmond 52. belmont at 53. the temperatures are anywhere from one to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. you may node a heavier coat this morning. >> a better way to say what is not happening: it is not bouncing around as we had yesterday. we will have total sunshine, and it will be warm without the wind but the records this weekend and next woke we will cool it down and bring if a slight chance of light rain. tonight is cool with a few low clouds along the coast and 48 at half moon bay and 51 at san francisco. 52 at oakland. everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 40's.

area of low pressure weakening and pulling arm and high pressure is taking control and the pressure gradient is relaxing and with the ridge expanding we will have the weak offshore blow and total sunshine. this is what happened to the temperatures: seven-day forecast is the same tomorrow. then in the low-to-mid 80's away from the coast and transition day on st. patrick's day monday as the freeze develops and cooler and almost wet on tuesday into wednesday. there is a problem if san francisco in the outer mission area. this is where we have friend police shut down the intersection because of a shooting this morning we are looking at an intersection that was closed down until further notice. we starting to see slowing coming and going along southbound 280.

4th street is shut down until further notice and that is because of the massive fire we experienced a couple of days ago. you can see traffic is moving through and a little build up of congestion on 280 extension northbound but all in all at top speeds. in san jose, 280 away from 17 is quiet. no cars southbound. a final vote is expected in the senate today on a bill that requires child care providers who receive federal support to have back grand checks. roughly 500,000 centers and home base providers get federal subsidies to occur for an estimated 1.5 million children. they will be required to have tighter screening and meet a range of safety standards including first aid, cpr and prevention of child abuse.

there is no timetable for house of representatives action. attorney general holder will give his support to new sentencing guidelines for drug offenders scheduled to appear today before the sentencing commission. the rules would ease sentences for nonviolent drug traffickers saying this brings down the bloated federal prison costs the he has asked federal prosecutors to stop charging nonviolent drug offenders. >> keeping your cool could be more important for women than men, the hidden doinger emotional stress can have on women's heart. >> think you are getting a deal with amazon prime? the company is being accused of cheat

>> how about a look at the embarcadero in san francisco, check out the flag that is blowing but not whipping like it

was yesterday. that shows it is calmer this morning. it will be warm but, perhaps, mike will adjust the temperatures down. tone, a 49ers player is honored at the bark and whine ball with a champion of compassion award with a foundation that promotes animal welfare and hopes inner -- helps inner city youth paying for medical care for sick annals and she verily injured. today in san francisco get ready if the cuteness factor when dozens of baby goats will be let out of their pens. the goats part of the furry fire prevention effort. with city grazing releases photos, 50 babies, 20 proud moms have given birth the last month most with twins. their job is to eat dry brush,

invasive bushes and weeds, and the landscaping goats are based at port of san francisco but work in the presidio, the heights and residential backyards across the bay area. >> hope they get their mandated break. >> what a beautiful afternoon to be grazing on grass. >> i do it every afternoon. >> i do need to mow. >> good morning, everyone, a beautiful spring day unfolding. warm temperatures. without the wind. there will be plenty of pollen but not so bad. one advisory is high surf advisory to the south around santa barbara you can see all the way up to big sur otherwise it is quiet this morning. we will start to the south at 63 with showers around san diego and 71 in los angeles with clouds and 80 in palm spring and upper 70's through the central

valley and 66 in monterey, and 65 in yosemite and sunny 55 if you headed to lake tahoe. leyla gulen? >> we do have an issue in the east by with furniture eastbound a 80 at edwards if you are traveling through oakland, watch out, it will cause slowing as you can see by highway 13. as you continue in the eastbound direction hopefully they can move along. this is a drive through san rafael, southbound 101 the headlights are in the southbound direction and it will take you only 19 minutes to get into san francisco. >> a new study is unveiled in van today show heart problems in women strongly linked to emotions. researchers say anger could

trigger tighten, of flood develops and cause chest pain. this is different from men who have pain triggered by block averages in large arteries. the study will be presented this week. >> amazon.com is accused of encouraging severals to raise prices to include shipping for prime customers claiming a $79 annual membership provides two day shipping but a alabama woman filed a lawsuit claiming vendors are increasing prices to cough the shipping and amazon was encouraging the practice. the ton says that the bottom line is the free shipping that amazon offers to prime members wasn't free. amazon declines to commend. >> it is more expensive in new york city but a new coffee shop charges a lot for a latte, try $10.

the drink is made with a special anise syrup and ethiopia beans that are roasted in norway. the analysts say we can blame or credit starbucks depending how you look at it for turning coffee into a "affordable luxury." >> happening now, san francisco firefighters are still dousing water on a building destroyed by a massive fire. next, we are had with the over night progress by fire crews. >> the seven for a new oakland police chief could be become at square one. in new york, the death toll is climbing from a huge building explosion.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on thursday at 5:00. thanks for starting your day us with. >> we are seeing the spring-like temperatures, beautiful afternoon yesterday in the south bay. >> we will see if it will be like that today. mike nicco? >> good morning, the south bay did not have so man issues as the rest of us. it is quiet there now. san jose has a light breeze at three miles per hour and oakland has three miles per hour, and sfo and northeast to northwest at five miles per hour and six at santa rosa. an easier morning to get around because of the lack of the wind. we will talk about temperatures this afternoon. they will be close to yesterday. total sunshine is low-to-mid 70's around the bay and upper 60