there. so far no one has gone into the building including investigators. >> it's imploding down on to its self. it would not be safe to allow people to operate. >> the engineers will have to take core samples. that will help them decide. there is another area that needs to be dealt with. >> my team is here evaluating damage to our common area that we maintain. it's everything you can see underneath. >> commanders say the fire they

had to attach them to the reserve water system. it comes from two massive tanks in the city. >> this will exceed our hydrants. so we utilize our high pressure system. >> fire crews will remain on site to make sure there are no new flare ups we are at the fire scene live. leanne, some folks are getting back home, but not everyone. >> not everyone. people able to return that. but these units won't be able to stay. i saw a couple taking out belongings from the unit.

many residents were forced to leave because of the fire. >> it's great. just happier. looks like the buildings will seem back. >> he was desperate to see if there was damage to the apartment. he and many are complaining about the smell left by the smoke. >> just stefrngs in there. it doesn't smell good. just smells. >> tuesday night's fire was so intense that the hoet broke windows from the parms across the street and also triggered prifrngellers >> there is a ton of smoke and water damage. >> red cross is still helping those that need it the city doesn't expect the area to return to normal any time soon >> a lot of it depends on what we find.

we have to stop and address those. >> residents had to stay in a hotel or with friends. >> we have rental insurance. >> some have mixed feelings about returning home. >> it's creepy you never know. it happened so fast >> residents will have to deal with weeks of disruption. in san francisco, abc7 news >> another problem tonight, a water main break is affecting traffic. the tunnel is closed tonight because of water bubbling from the street. >> the muni buses being rerouted at this point. san francisco public utilities commission crews are working on the water main break. take a look at how this looked around noon today, water

bubbling up and gushing out it. this happened because the water main was 100 years old and when it gets that old, things like this happen. as for this mix, they're going to replace a part of the pipe that failed. >> passengers aboard a u.s. air ways flight had to evacuate when the plane blew a tire the flight about to leave around 3:30 when the tire blew.

one passenger up loaded this video after he went down the slide the airport reports everyone got off safely. and we have a long look at the philadelphia airport closed for 90 minutes the airport has since reopened. >> tensions are running high now at city college of san francisco students have take yefr over the administration building. showing demonstrators trying to enter the common hall. about 30 got in, refusing to leave until he resigns robert agrella appointed to head city college the board of supervisors is set to consider a measure asking for resignation of the special

trustee. >> new at 6:00 tonight a disturbing story from fairfield a man is under arrest for biting off the nose of his newborn son police say the 18-year-old joshua cooper was frustrated because the baby was crying at an apartment on alaska avenue the mother and other family members were there and witnessed it whole thing the baby has a fractured skull and being treated in children's hospital cooper was arrested for child cruelty and aggravated mayhem. >> police have a picture of a man they say has been holding up people at atms all over the bay area. take a look. this is he told that prom was armed and forced her to withdraw $900 from his event

>> police release a sketch of a man they believe assaulted a world academy second grader and believed to have groped a child now at think college now school parents and police met today to talk about what they can do to protect their kids. >> they say the community needs help, too. >> erica was one of 400 parents showing up for a meeting to make them aware of a man police say targeted this community. >> they're going to put cameras >> it's part of a new plan designed to protect children. in addition to a commitment from city leaders to install cameras, parents will begin foot patrols. >> the only way oakland is going to change are maybes and residents to get involved sxb able to protect each other.

>> yesterday, police released this sketch of a man they suspected of committing lewd acts on school grounds. the most recent happened last week at world academy. >> i say wait a minute we need to organize the community. >> the expect described between anls of 20-40. black hair and a mustache, they say the suspect also may have a rash or birth mark on the left side of the forehead a flyer was handed to the parents. >> we had almost 400 parents, many speaking english as a second language. these are the men and women who will hold them accountable.

>> protecting our children. a message that rings loud and clear, whenever you live. >> some students in brentwood in trouble for sexting. one boy used the pictures to coerce a girl to have sex with him on campus. police say the boy will be charged with a crime. >> a 16-year-old girl arrested today after police say she gave classmates brownies laced with marijuana. police say the girl handed out brownies to five students yesterday morning. after they got to school several of the students got sick ask students told us it came as a shock. >> i saw, i came to school late i, yeah. the classroom was dead silent.

yeah. >> according to the investigation police believe the students were aware brownies were laced with pot they're all expected to be okay. >> and still ahead tonight we're going to take you on a wild pig hunt. damaged evidence and nobody has been able to catch one. >> good intentions gone bad. abc7 news i team looks into a mini park drawing thousands of complaints >> the government tells everyone to stop using a popular fitness tracker that can cause a terrible rash. ahead, the surprising response. >> i'm sandhya patel. two record high temperatures today. i'll let you know about more

they're back. talking about wild pigs in san jose. we told you about the problem this fall. now, it's gotten worse. homeowners doing what they can. but the pigs are relentless. >> it's very true. homeowners trying just about everything they're putting up fences and using ladders as barriers some are using pepper on their lawns. as a possible pig deterrent. >> my friend was chased to their front door by them.

>> the people and animals that neighborhood >> this is miles from where boards are focused in the fall. there haven't been sightings there. but there have been plenty in other parts of the city. >> one morning i woke up to get a paper. they chewed up the lawn. >> this is al's lawn a week and a half ago. ash around the time the city council extended it's ordinance allowing trappers to cage skshgs kill the animals so far, not one has been caught. but either way, residents have to pay for the trappings many find outrageous oochl do you think city should be paying for trappers? >> they should be paying for trappers this problem is only going to get worse. >> the city councilman says his

hands are tied and blames dry weather for the pig problem. >> it's causing them to come down from hills. lack of water and food they're my greating to green grasses of you though, by district. >> they're tired of paying the price for the pigs. >> shrinking is the best alternative. they're going to come back. >> in san jose, abc7 news. >> incredible, the damage they can do. >> another blow to farmers tonight in battle over water and fish. the court of appeals upheld a plan to r for delta smelt. water districts can ask now for another hearing or appeal to the supreme court. >> well, people living in one neighborhood are asking the city to rip out a parklet installed there three years ago

the i team investigating this case gf intentions gone bad. dan noyes is here with a preview at 11:00. >> the city installed this small park to improve the area but neighbors told me about the crime and drugs it's attracting. i stopped by there and had close calls. >> it's said the road to hell is paved with good intentions >> it's a safety issue. >> i tell people not to walk down that street. . >> i take complaints and information to city hall in a special i team investigation >> those pictures are unbelievable. >> yes. >> thank you. >> fences began going up in san

francisco popular dolores park today. it includes building courts as well as renovating bathrooms >> after 13 years of planning officials broke ground on the 64 acre site known as brooklyn basin. project set to include units of housing. relers include a chinese vein vestment group. >> it's huge. >> it is. >> sandhya patel is here. >> nice day to be off, sandhya.

>> we had records here in just a moment. spectacular day. clear skies along the coastline. here are the records tied for today. sfo up to 76 degrees. oakland museum, 78 we may be looking at more record highs hitting the will warm on the peninsula. half moon bay is at 60 good perfect our camera we're seeing clear conditions now.

fog near the coast. and this is a system approaching the next storm stays north we'll go with a little bit of a cool down. and this is what we're going to have to deal with. watch out for fog. filtered sunshine for friday. temperatures will be lower than today still above normal. wind going to come back in over the land it's a warm breeze bringing warmth with low 40s to low 50s

great way to end the week. 73 in livermore. it's short sleeve weather in santa upper six #s to low 70s. some blue skies and cloud cover. so we'll see cooler weather back down into the 70s by thursday we're enjoy the sunshine. >> coming up next a story of a bay area sailor. he lost

a man is looking for a break after yet another devastating event in his life. little jn followed his ex-, and their kids to the bay area >>. . >> i four sons. i'm very close tochlt they've

been taken from me through the court system. in order to be with them, i bought to boat hoping to get into the bay area to be with them. >> the boat turned out to be an anchor taking him down. he just put it up for sale. a judge refused to allow his boys to stay there with him. now he has no place to live or the 20,000ses today salvage the boat which might be a total loss. >> and a final design for a new rainbow crosswalk the pattern choses from four options. local merchants paying $47,000 for the crosswalks the change is drawing mixed reaction from folk that's live there. >> too colorful. >> it's never too much.

>> there are strange people moving into the neighborhood. >> this is part of a street scrape project sxin includes widening sidewalks and hedging the trees. it's said to be done in time for the pride celebration in june >> the government issued recall of the fit bit force. >> and search for missing flight

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>> this shows how much customers love the fit bit force. 10,000 people reported terrible rashes and the consumer products safety commission is telling all users to take them off. the fans refuse to give it up. >> shane rogers walks 10,000 steps every day. >> so i have 9300 steps now. >> then sh he heard reports a small percentage broke out in itchy and blistering rashes >> it didn't surprise me people might have a reaction to the material. >> he says he has been using his force more than four months and his wrist is fine. he didn't worry about the rashes.

>> it's a small percentage of people. >> he doesn't understand why there is a metal recall. 10,000 customers reported a rash, about one in 100 users. consumer products safety commission wants all force users to return the product even if they didn't break out in a rash. >> it can happen later. we don't want anyone else to have blistering so take advantage of that refund be safe. >> how did users respond? with a shrug. >> it's not impacting me. >> reaction on facebook is stronger. this user said you'll have to fight me for it. >> another says keeping mine. will send it back if my arm falls off. >> we understand that there are

many people that like the product. we don't want to see a wave of more reports of serious blistering. >> on the other hand rash sufferers say the recall didn't go far enough. >> there is nothing explains what we're exposed to. >> ken got this rash after months of wearing the force and hopes it would reveal the cause. cpsc did not do an analysis. >> fit bit said it conducted lab tests but did not say which lab did the work. reports show users are likely experiencing allergic contact determina titus.

for concern. >> from what i know and understand i had been wearing a force. >> we'll continue to pursue that information. now, no one is required to return the force but if you would like a refund i've posted a link you need. just go to abc7 news.com. >> i don't have one. i know a lot of people do. >> thank you. >> mysteries surrounding disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 continues to deepen tonight the airliner data recording system and trance responder were quote, both shut down system matticly shut down separately. abc news is reporting the jet was airborne for four hours

after losing contact with air traffic control. investigators say they have an indication the plane may have crashed into the indian ocean. >> a suspected drunk driver who plowed into a crowd of people is likely to be charged with murder. this was the scene. two people were killed. five others listed in critical condition the driver identified as a 21-year-old rashad owens. new york city officials say the body of an age victim has been pulled perfect the rubble of a gas explosion if east harlem. several people are

>> two men are in custody tonight on explosives charges the two men are a 27-year-old this had a large batch of explosives and chemicals they're making it. he also had >> one of the world's try athletes facing jail time for leaving the scene of an accident. he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit and run. she was driving in the south of market area when she hit a man crossing the street she saw the man on the ground but drove off. kessler charged with' felony the judge changed that with a

misdemeanor. she'd expressed they hope they can find to it forgive her, my client is not a felon or a bad person. >> kessler sentenced to three years probation instead of jail time she has to do 90 days of a work program. >> a couple of sizeable earthquakes rattled the pacific rim today.9 the epicenter is quake struck about 100 miles from hiroshima just off the shore. there has been no word of damage or injuries there is no tsunami alert issued. >> tonight money matters a down turn in real estate the data quick reports sales hit a six-year low. that includes condos

they're just not that many homes on the market. unemployment claims are down. that is not enough to prevent a slide on wall street today the nasdaq is off by 62. s and p 500 fell 21. >> williams sonoma own pottery barn and between two, sales up more than 10% last quarter. the stock went up almost last quarter today also doing well is the pet industry. people spend all-time high on nearly $56 billion on pets last year the number expected to be higher this year. $56 billion. wow. >> coming up next an unusual save the redwood campaign in the north bay. >> because there are only ten trees like this one in the world. that story as we continue. [dad] [laughs]

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there is a growing movement to save a rare tree. >> the rare redwood has been

there for decades but no one appreciated it until now. >> if you're a tree and notice a tag or pain on the the trunk it's time to take notice >> that green stripe? is that a bad sign? >> we found the redwood today that has spent half a century in relative obscurity until a recent discovery. >> there is two genetic strains in one plant. >> they call it a genetic redwood two species in one tree. there may be ten such on the planet. this is at a shopping block. it stands in the way of the future smart commuter train. today, the agency stepped back.

>> we're going to bring in additional experts to have them trying. >> like removing it. allowing the city to place the tree in a nearby park. the city manager is willing. >> we haven't had a discussion yet at the city about where the tree could go. we'd be happy owe find homes for the tree. >> pressure began when she wrote about it in her historical news letter. >> i thought the guy was kidding me. >> the tree was planting it just seemed to be a normal one. the only time they paid attention is when it changed colors. >> you know you can see this yellow. and say gee it's going to die. >> there is november telling it won't. so yes.

it is a rare tree that may be enough to somehow save it. >> it's a small city. we don't have a lot of things to be excited about. we can get excited about this tree. >> just ahead tonight life saving advances in treatment of stroke. >> taking you to a newly certified hospital here in the bay ar

fewer than 60 hospitals in the nation are designated as comprehensive stroke centers but now a third hospital has been given that disstucks. what it means for patients >> for clara, a simple walk with her daughter is something she never thought she'd do againful a year ago an aneurysm in her brain burst. >> what happened to me? this is too painful.

it's not regular headache. >> did you have idea that you could be having a stroke? >> no. not at all. >> she was smart enough to know there something going wrong and seeks help many don't and have a worse outcome. >> the neuroradiologist specializing in the treatment of stroke and aneurysm. >> aneurysm is a gum we blow up the side of a tire that goes out. it's burst. traditional would be we move the skull, move the brain out out of the way and place a staple at the bottom of it. >> a 3 d image allow

>> we can travel these catheters to the brain and put shrinky coils inside of the aneurysm to fill the aneurysm. >> cases like this one can now be done with a single catheter. >> surgically this could not be treated this way. it would probably be a 24 hour surgery. >> how long did it take to do it? >> two-hour procedure. the patient goes to icu. >> the care continues for next couple weeks using monitoring and other options when needed >> aneurysms can cause other issues because of the blood there that can cause strokes people can have heart attacks and infections and so forth.

>> clara returned home with a new appreciation for life she almost lost. and the doctor who helped safe her. stroke centers have dedicated beds. clara will be monitored for two years >> she's doing well. >> she's doing terrific. >> fabulous let's update the weather for you. >> yes. >> weather looks fantastic. clear skies butçó that is changg towards morning. highs well above where we should be. four degrees above normal. look at oakland. ten degrees higher than normal,

temperatures coming down, high clouds we'll cool off next week. no storms in sight, hopefully that will change. >> let's turn our attention to sports now. >> raiders giving new meaning to the tuck rule just in time. sports

good evening, after the embarrassment last night, raiders able to rewound today in free agency. two time super bowl champions te were very tight with the money.

and tuck will provide solid play and pass rush. raiders signing poermer steelers linebacker with 57 sacks nine years old. and his thoughts on joining raiders. >> from the time they released me oakland was the first team to call me. so you want to play for a team so i wanted to make sure oakland got the first visit. i felt good with the coaching staff. very feel like it's going to be over as far as the scheme. >> so raiders say they examined him and nixed the deal. the rams had no issues with his

shoulder and took him back immediately. it would have been worse if i spent 42 million on the guy the cal bears may have just secured their post-season berth in vegas, dressing for colorado led by as many as 17 in the second half. to the hoop with authority. that made five seconds left. and not close. droe drop to 19 and 13 >> you have to make plays at critical times. we've had some problems

throughout the years. and i don't know how much better we can play. >> so here is gordon with a steel. it's one-handed thunder. listen to the final. arizona 71, utah, 39. wildcats leading by a.3.7. they may have cost themselves a one seed in the big

a five on three couldn't score. rj hum burger. third period tied at two. finally a power play goal. james griping and we'll show you the shoot out at 9:00 and 11:00 >> i've seen larry do this. the five second rule. is it safe to eat food on the floor a few seconds? >> a san francisco parklet meant to improve a neighborhood overrun with crime and drugs.

>> and on prime time tonight, we'll be back with the late news. >> breaking news continues now on twitter. from all of us here, we appreciate your time as always see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. s

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