that breaking news is in san francisco. flames ripped through a commercial building in the city's mission district in afternoon. it burned like this for hours. large plumes of smoke could be seen as far away as the east bay. residents near the area were evacuations the fire still smoldering, there are still a few hotspots. good afternoon, everyone.

>> the fire started inside a retail store on mission street between 22nd and 23rd streets. at least four people were treated for smoke inhalation. katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> the smell of smoke still very strong out here. it's that building with the yellow facade, can you see the hole in the middle, firefighters blew that open with their hoses to try to get fire on scene. >> sky 7 hd was overhead when this fire was raging this afternoon, can you see the dark heavy smoke and flames at times too. the fire erupted at 1:00, just after 1uk :00, it got big very quickly. the top two floors were all storage and there was so much stuff in there they could not get into those areas, they pulled everyone out and then they were able to breakthrough

some windows that had bars on them, and that's when flames shot through the roof. the heavy fire load creating a lot of smoke that is a toxic level out here. >> people shouldn't be standing around here if they don't have to be, but it's all because of that heavy fire load that's burning inside there. >> people who live on bartlett street which is parallel to mission and just behind the store that was on fire, found themselves smoked out, the fire department says no one was officially evacuated, they had crews on bartlett, the homes not directly composed to fire. firefighters were in his backyard fighting the fire. >> this morning someone said fire, fire, i said, where is it? we looked out back and there was all this smoke. we could hear the fire engines coming. it was a relief they were going

to be here soon. i was like, come back to the backyard. >> we know there have been injuries out here, at least two firefighters and two civilians. some of whom were treated on the scene, others taken to the hospital. some incredible news. good news, but almost hard to believe, the fire was contained just to the one store. the stores on either side did not have any fire exposure here. one ember caught an awning on fire. i talked with other shop owners on the side of the street, that fear their merchandise is lost, just because of the smoke damage. also here on the scene, we know from pg&e, they did have to shut off gas and power, to basically this entire area to ensure everyo everyone's safety about. >> thank you, we have a couple photos from the ground. this is the view of the smoke at

mission and 22nd street. another angle here, moving closer to the scene. you can see the fire trucks there as crews work to protect "buildings in the area. >> a lot of people coming in on 101, you could smell the fire. >> the wind has been carrying the smoke across a wide area. winds are pretty steady mainly out of the northwest about 10 to 20 miles an hour in most locations. let's get down to the fire, windses are steadily out of the west-northwest right now at 8 miles an hour, gusting to 22 miles an hour, the gusts have increased a bit over the next hour or so. quick look at smoke levels, they were declining steadily during the late morning hours, they rose sharply between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., up to 29 micro grams per cubic meter, that's not a

concern of the dangerous level, can you see there has been a sharp rise, if it continues to rise, there might be some health concerns, but at the moment, the levels are below the danger lev level. >> spencer, thank you. the mission campus has cancelled classes for the remaining part of the day because of smoke concerns we will continue to update you on any developments. this is another live look where the fire was, can you always get breaking news by following us on twitter. >> on to other news of the day and the death of comedian joan rivers who died today at the age of 81, surrounded by her family. >> do you know what it's like to take off a facial mask and realize you're not wearing one? you don't know. >> nothing was ever off limits. a trailblazer for women in comedy, opened doors across the entertainment industry. flowers were left on rivers walk of fame in hollywood shortly

after the news, she had been hospitalized just last week after going into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure at a doctor's office. marcy gonzalez takes a look back at rivers career. >> she was known as the queen of the barbed one liners. she brought her unique brand of con 2r0e versial comedy to the world for nearly 50 years, and no one was safe from her zings. rivers who talked about her numerous plastic surgeries, born in 1933 in brooklyn. her new york accent and raspy voice becoming trademarks after her first big break on the tonight show with johnny carson. >> right then and there, changed my life. >> she became the first woman to

host her own late night show. >> i called johnny, and said, john any -- he hung up on me. never, never spoke to me again. >> she hosted a daytime talk show. she wrote a dozen books and was the red carpet fashion critic. >> orange is the new. [ screaming ] >> she and her daughter often on camera together including in their own reality tv show. >> don't do that melissa. >> rivers joked openly about being a single mother after her husband killed himself in 1987. >> i'm still not over his suicide. i'm still furious with him. son of a [ bleep ] they go, you'll go to heaven, you'll meet edgar, i'll kill him. >> i'm making fun of everything. just make fun of it and get on with it. >> she was 81 years old. when she died, she was surrounded by family. her daughter released a statement this afternoon, it's

difficult now, her mother's dying wish would be for loved ones to be able to laugh again soon. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> we've put together a photo gallery showcasing her life and career through our website. we hope you'll join us tomorrow for a look back at the life of joan rivers. if airs tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. on abc 7. dozens of fast food workers protesting low wages were arrested today. they were taken into custody after they refused to move out of streets. it's bart of the latest protest to get companies to pay their workers at least $15 an hour. wayne freedman live now at city hall in oakland. >> i can barely hear you. we had a dozen arrested here

this afternoon -- [ sirens ] >> the people arrested thanked the police department for doing it so gently and so timely, and in return the oakland police department tweeted back, it was a pleasure to work with you and yours. >> are you fired up? >> they showed up for the cause, a purpose and an expectation. >> i don't want to make a career out of this. >> not working the rest of her life in a fast food restaurant, but after today, the 22-year-old college student can claim both, having joined marchers in oakland as they fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage. >> people lack compassion. no one cares about anyone any more. especially people in the corporations, all they care about is making money. i just want everyone to be able to make a living wage and not have to struggle and to be able to put food on their table. >> today's rally one of many across the nation by all kinds of fast food workers and

supporters. >> how many hours do you want to -- do we as a society say a person has to work so they can live, eat, maybe even raise a family. >> in oakland the march wasn't lengthy, just two blocks from city hall to burger king. demand $15 an hour, and not leave until they got it. the local owner who claims to be part of the 99% locked his door. change of plans. >> we're going to sit here and lock arms. >> it may have been written in a script. >> you're here -- >> which is what they wanted. >> did they request to be arrested? >> they did. >> if you've never heard the oakland police described as accommodating before, there's always a first time. >> i really believe in this campaign. and i'm willing to do whatever it takes to be heard.

>> she was scheduled to work at a kfc/taco bell later today. no word whether she got out of jail on time. >> in oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. another set back for san jose's dwindling police department only 29 people were offered spots in the police academy, a class that normally has 60 openings. >> it's another sign that under this city leadership and under these policies san jose cannot retain or higher police officers. >> we need to recruit and hire aggressively. there's no doubt that the 10% pay cuts have had an impact on our retention and we want to improve that. >> there will be three police academys this year. according to the san jose police officers association. 153 officers are expected to

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live over breaking news in san francisco, crews are still battling a fire in the mission district. it's smoldering at this point. you see the smoke, now we're moving a little bit. you see the firefighters still there, at least four people, two firefighters and two civilians were treated for smoke inhalation. muny lines are being rerouted. we'll bring you any new developments during this newscast, you can get breaking news updates hon twitter any time. >> a memorial is growing in honor of a 14-year-old san francisco boy killed at a corner store earlier this week. >> police have arrested a 14-year-old in the stabbing death of orshon williams. the principle of sacred heart talked about how his classmates are coping. >> as students headed into class this morning. the principles described the

move. >> somber, resilient. you know, we talk about cherishing one another, how the tragic, the unexpected helps us look at our priorities. a memorial to him now decorates the sidewalk. the police have arrested a 14-year-old former classmate. the two went to middle school together in the mission. he has been threatened over social media. >> he has friends from kindergarten to eighth grade. >> reporter: the school will be checking in with his teachers today. >> it's my intention with our director of human resources, and others, together the teachers together who had him in class. to make sure we're supporting

them in terms of the work we're doing. >> offers to help have been pouring in from across the bay area and the school community. with some parents wondering if they can provide financial help. the students are also hard at work on offering condolences. >> at the prayer service yesterday, we had an opportunity to write notes. where we can deliver things to the family that shows our support. >> the principal met with the family to discuss how to remember rashon and how the school can help. only one guber in a toria debate is planned before november's election, and it's tonight. neil kashkari and jerry brown will participate in an exchange in sacramento. we'll be streaming the debate live, you can watch it on your smart phone or tablet using our abc 7 news app. can you access the stream online at abc 7 news.com opinion.

a group of world war ii veterans will take off early tomorrow, they're going on a whirlwind visit to the memorial in washington, d.c.. luke sunday is one of those veterans boarding the honor flight, sunday was a navy core man and served in the south pacific. after the war, he spent almost 30 years living in nepal, working at a medical clinic, he never thought he would see the memorial. >> it will be a pleasure to -- just the fact that we're able to come and see our friends our comrades, that we knew so many of, and were so close to for so many years. who have gone. >> freemont firefighters raised more than $30,000 needed to celebrate a group of veterans to d.c. for the weekend. what a wonderful gesture by them. >> let's go to spencer

christian. >> we have lots of low clouds around. here's live doppler 7 hd. reaching locally out over parts of the bay right now. it's a bit overcast, but not dreary looking, these are our forecast pictures. clouds and fog becoming more extensive overnight. spotty drizzle is possible in the overnight hours. we'll see mild to warm days into next week. let's talk about -- we'll give you a little el nino update. the warming of the waters in the basket which can have a look at our winter weather. minor areas of the surface waters there. this week we see a few more areas of some warming on the surface waters. and here's what could happen. the ocean temps are higher than they were a month ago. a weak el nino condition is likely this fall and winter, and the impact on the california

drought, looks like a weak el nino developing, not a strong one. if it's a strong one, it could have a great impact on our weather. how about this, look at the tropical pacific, we have hurricane norbert lashing the cabo san lucas area right now. it's a hurricane one category hurricane. gusts to 115 miles an hour, the center is 130 miles south-southwest of baja, california. the movement will be northwest ward away from land areas, it could impact southern california weather by producing some rain and perhaps even some flash flooding in the southernmost part of the state. and for the bay area, the affect it could have is it produced the beach hazard already monday. waves at 4 to 8 minutes, dangerous swimming conditions. a risk of rip currents. bear that in mind. meanwhile, back to our overnight weather, we'll see extensive fog and low clouds.

low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to 60. tomorrow, a sunny day, even with sunny breaks along the coastline, we'll see highs ranging from mid to upper 70s at the coast. here's our accuweather 7-day forecast. warm days through sunday. inland highs in the low to mid-90s through the weekend. low to mid-80s around the bay, upper 60s on the coast. temperatures will moderate a little bit going into next week. it's still summer and it still feels like it. >> thank you, spencer. up next, how a 3-year-old boy is inspiring grown-ups with his swing. >> new after 4:30, the generous offer by an nfl team to help out a player who was cut from

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we go back to our breaking news, look at the flames, we've been following this all afternoon, firefighters on the scene of a five alarm fire of the san francisco's mission district. you can see the intense flames that were a little bit earlier from sky 7 hd. the fire began just after 1:00, at a two story commercial building on mission street, between 22nd and 23rd streets was closed down. homes and businesses in the area were also evacuated.

more than 100 firefighters were on the scene. that blaze that burned for about three hours this afternoon, at least two firefighters and civilians have been injured, three of them were treated for smoke inhalation. >> we have a live look at the scene right now, there's still some smoldering there, and a massive firefighting presence in that area. we're told by the fire chief that the business where this fire started has been cited twice in 2009 and 2013 for overcrowded conditions and narrow exit roots. we know that one of the businesses located in this building was big house incorporated, at 2632 mission, they sold toys, luggage, towels. a lot of highly combustible materials that all went up. initially the firefighters went inside to try to battle this blaze, it got too hot. the heat was too much for them. they had to go outside, they started to attack it from above.

we'll continue following this sto story. >> today we're learning new information about the marin county arrest of a san diego rapper. >> charles mitchell accused of kidnapping and false imprisonment. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson live outside the marin county jail with a big development now. >> he's been held here since he turned himself in on tuesday. today he had a court appearance. and the district attorney requested more time to investigate, tonight mickey slick will be a free man. sky 7 hd flu over this home after an early morning raid august 22nd. authority authorities looking for charles mitchell. >> we have you surrounded. >> he wasn't there, in the following days, he remained active on social media. even promoting his new song and album release.

but he cancelled a concert in southern california last week. lieutenant pittman suspects the 1.5 million dollar reward for his arrest contributed to the cancellation. >> there are charges being placed against him for kidnapping, false imprisonment, brandishing a firearm, being accused of conducting this criminal activity as a member of a gang. >> mitchy slick grew up in san diego and is rumored to be a member of the lincoln park bloods. he's collaborated with bay area musicians and posted videos of himself in oakland. officials are not releasing any information about the woman allegedly held against her will out of concern for her safety. tuesday mitchy slick turned himself in to marin county jail, and the district attorney's office decided they need more time to investigate. neighbors who called police about activity at his home, just want the chain of fancy cars and trail of women to stop. >> we have kids here and want to make sure that we're all safe.

>> the house appeared empty today. mitchy slick could return tonight. the neighborhood plans to hold a meeting about the situation soon. tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> western leaders are gathered right now in wales for what's being called the most important nato summit ever. president ball and the leaders of great britain, france and germany set down with petr petro poroshenko. he wanted the unpress dented support for his country. >> it's definitely a landmark event. the highest level during the 20 year history of the partnership between ukraine and nato. >> the meeting comes as ukraine and pro russian rebels appear close to signing a deal to end four months of fighting. he's ready to order a cease-fire tomorrow if the peace deal is signed. >> the verdict is guilty in the

federal corruption trial of bob mcconnell and his wife. the jury convicted mcdonnell on 11 of 13 charges while finding his wife maureen guilty on 9 of 13 counts. they boughed their heads and wept as a chorus of guilty verdicts were read. he was charged with doing favors for a wealthy vitamin executive in exchange for gifts and loans totaling $177,000. mcdonnell was widely considered a possible running mate for mitt romney in 2012. a georgia father whose 22-month-old son died after he was left in a hot car for seven hours has been charged in that toddler's death. today a grand jury indicted justin harris on murder and child cruelty charges, he's been in jail since june 18th, that is the day his son died. harris has told police he was supposed to drive his son to day care that day, he drove to work instead without realizing his son was still in the car seat in the back of the vehicle.

police say harris was in his office sexting with several women the day his son died. the u.s. attorney general announced a civil rights investigation, into enforcement practices by police in ferguson, missouri, this follows the shooting death of michael brown. brandy hitt has more. >> reporter: michael brown was shot and killed one month ago by ferguson police. >> we need to turn our pain into power. >> reporter: eric holder says the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation into the police department after speaking with residents. >> i heard from them directly about the deep mistrust that has taken hold between law enforcement officials and members of that community. >> reporter: darren wilson shot brown six times after a scuffle, setting off two weeks of violent clashes. this broad federal probe will

examine the department's past police stops. arrests. claims of excessive force and whether there's a pattern of discriminating against the majority of black residents by the nearly all white police force. >> you must disburse immediately. >> it's been an unequal balance for years. >> the police department is cooperating. and we've also learned brown had no felony charges filed against him as an adult or juvenile. amid protests last month, holder is encouraged by the investigation. adding, we believe that transparency in law enforcement is the only way to build trust in the community. the civil rights investigation is in addition to a criminal probe already underway into brown's death, the justice department made it clear it could also skparnd the civil case to include other police departments. brandy hitt abc news, los angeles. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, one family's missing socks mystery is solved.

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along the mid-atlantic coast washington to atlanta and beyond, there is hurricane norbert there along cabo san lucas, moving away from land areas over the next several days, look for sunny and warm to hot conditions. 100 in fresno, 102 in palm springs. here in the bay area, we'll have mild to warm conditions, maybe a couple hotspots, look for 91 at antioch. generally upper 80s in our inland areas, upper 70s to low 80s around the bay. it looks like a nice weekend coming our way as well. >> thank you spencer. the stars of dancing with the stars were revealed today. what they're saying about the upcoming season. a classy move by an nfl team, what the cincinnati bengals have done for a player they cut all to help his little

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breaking news in san francisco, fire crews are mopping up after battling a massive building fire on mission street between 22nd and 23rd streets, it's still smoldering, you can see white smoke coming up off the roof, at least four people, two firefighters and two civilians were treated for smoke inhalation. the fire was apparently contained to that building. we will have live team coverage coming up at 5:00, and get breaking news updates on abc 7 news bay area. an albino kobe bra that attacked a dog is no longer slithering the streets. the snake was caught not far from where it bit this dog. the dog is fine, the snake is called a white monday ago elled cob cobra, illegal to own in california. also a permit is required for that snake. officials believe the highly venomous snake got away from its owner, nobody has come forward

to claim it. ucfs opened its doors to give you a first look at its campus. the 289 bed state of the art complex features three separate hospitals, specializing in serving children, women and cancer patients. one of those -- it's new building was designed with their patients in mind, there are special playrooms for kids and their development and lounge areas for teens. looks great. >> yeah, it does. a whole new group of celebrities from a mixed martial arts will be putting on their dancing shoes for this season's dancing with the stars. >> the new cast announced today. marcy gonzalez talked with their stars and partners. >> the new dancing with the stars cast already shaking it. >> yeah, that's how you do it. >> oh, indeed. >> from tommy chong of cheech and chong fame, to jonathan

bennett and tavis smyly. some of this year's cast members revealed today on gma, including michael waltrip admits they're a little rusty. >> the first week has been iffy at best. >> others say, they are ready. and one of the dancers already has a signature move. >> shopping cart. and the sprinkler. >> no, not youtube star bethany moda, it's alfonso rivera who made the carlton famous. >> a ballroom dance. >> it could be incorporated, could it not? >> it definitely could be incorporated. >> i'll find a way. >> randy couture hoping to find a way to get through to the judges. >> they know what's to come. >> a little bit of intimidation. >> betsy johnson has her game face and fashion ideas ready.

a topic already on actress lea thompson's mind. >> what are you most nervous about? >> wardrobe malfunctions. >> that's just what antonio sabato jr.'s partner joked she's scheming up. >> we have to change it up. >> as they set out trying to win the mirror ball trophy. >> i just want to dance. >> marcy gonzalez abc news, new york. >> the new season premieres september 15th. a week from monday already. right here on abc 7. this is something an nfl player will never forget. his 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 pediatric cancer, understandably, the 25-year-old put his career on hold to spend all the time he could with his daughter. that decision ended up costing him his job, because the bengals cut him on saturday. a move he said he understood because he couldn't devote 100% to the team. the bengals are stepping up to

help him still, they signed him to his practice squad, he'll get $6300 a week he won't have to travel, and he gets to keep his medical insurance. >> they could have washed their hands with me. it's a blessing in disguise for me. leah is ready to put up a fight to beat cancer and he's ready to do it with her. good job, bengals. >> that is fantastic. google will be refunded millions of dollars to some of its google play customers. michael finney has the word of a major settlement. >> it is a major one. the purchase of apps by children in the google play store without parental consent. we've heard about this before, google reached an agreement with the ftc to refund $19 million to those families. the ftc earlier this year, you may remember, they had the same

issue with apple. a similar case was brought against amazon, they will not settle. google says it's made changes to its purchase policies and is hoping to put this entire matter behind it. 80% of computer users failed to detect at least one out of seven phishing e-mails. those who scored worst are from the finance and hr departments. mcafee warns the total volume and sophistication of phishing attacks has risen significantly. an airline passenger who sparked a national debate is speaking for the fefrt time. he used these $22 pieces of plastic known as knee defenders to keep the woman in front of him from reclining her seat. the 6'1" passenger says he is

ashamed and embarrassed, but he'd use the devices again. he doesn't advertise he uses the knee defender, he says i'd rather just kind of let them think their seat is broken rather than start a confrontation. the woman found out and got into an argument. the two caused such a ruckus, the flight had to be diverted to chicago and both passengers removed. >> these two were fighting, can you only imagine what the folks a few rows behind them were feeling? >> it was the first of three incidents in a little more than a week, involving reclining seats on airplanes. an interesting op ed in the new york times, the guy says, i'm allowed to recline my seat, if you don't want me to, pay me for my space. >> way to make some money on your flight. up next, samsung gets a jump on its biggest rival apple. we get a demonstration of the newest gadgets coming out this fall. coming up new at 5:00, a

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general hospital moves to its new time at 2:00, followed by rachel ray at 3:00. with all the buzz about the new iphone expected to be announced next week, apple's biggest competitor is getting a jump on them. samsung came here to abc 7 to give us a sneak peek at some of the gadgets it will release this fall. jonathan bloom has a look. >> with this fall away screen, it's an infinity pool look. >> we invited jessica to join us

for samsung's demo of its edgy new phone. >> waterfall's blast, it falls away, and tapers to a point on the right edge. >> there's no smoke and mirrors here. the display panel is curved, the extra space becomes a second screen of sorts for buttons, news alerts and even a ruler. >> and because i am right handed, this is easy for me. i think if you're left handed it's not going to be as useful, you -- i guess you could use it upside down. >> or you could buy the gal ascy note 4, the noncurved version. they have a quad hd screen, that's a lot of pixels and here's why it matters. today we're introducing gear vr. which we have developed in part with our friends at oculus. samsung provided this video, you can see the heart and soul of this headset is none other than

your phone. >> you take it, and install it in the goggles like that. >> taylor made for the galaxy note 4. it will make the screen feel infinite it. >> not just streaming a live concert, but attending it on stage and backstage. >> the korean phone giant is known for taking risks. when the first galaxy note came out, it was the biggest phone we had ever seen. >> we clearly don't know everything we need to know about the iphone 6. but we're not going to see a fallaway screen, i can tell you that. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> i was impressed by the ruler. >> the phones are getting so big we're getting back to the days of the big brick phone.

>> thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> smoke and flames billow out of a building in the mission district. why this fire was so difficult to contain, and the early warnings the building's owner got. >> you're now in violation -- >> on strike and under arrest. the demonstration that turned into a feud. >> how the world is a little less funny tonight. that dress has more creases than my face did before botox. >> the death of joan rivers and her huge impact here in the bay area. a firefighter sprayed water trying to douse flames. the black smoke, you can see how it envelopes the entire

neighborhood that is down wind. four people were hurt, two are firefighters. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> offduty firefighters jumped in to help, doing everything they could to support the first responders. here's a live picture from the scene. you can see it is an empty smoking shell. take a look at what it looked like earlier. flames relentlessly consumed that building. live team coverage begins with katie marzullo. katie? >> reporter: i've been on scene since the fire began, the wind keeps changing, getting quite windy again. what's left of the smoke could waft over you at any time and smack you in the face. let me give you a live picture of what's happening on the scene. i was just able to talk with the fire chief out here, the peer is contained but there are still hotspots inside, and there is

still a very real threat that it could reignite. take a look at this video, our photographer was on the ground and closer than anyone else as this fire was really at its peak. so much fire, and water that there is now a danger of collapse on top of the danger of things reigniting. city inspectors ultimately will have to decide if they tear this building down, the chief of the fire department thinks they will have to do that. the fire erupted after 1:00 this afternoon, inside a 3 story building, we understand they had everything inside there from clothes to toys and trinkets, that kind of stuff, the people inside got out by themselves, firefighters didn't have to do any rescues. they tried to battle these flames which were massive, the reason for so much fire and possibly for hindering the firefight, the amount of merchandise inside the store and also in storage, the entire top floor of the store was storage. and the