construction, the apartment that was under construction, but also spread to the buildings nearby. amy hollyfield is live near the scene. she has talked to people who were directly effected by the fire this morning. >> reggie, we are starting to hear stories from the people who do live around this building, although it looks like a heavily commercial area, wee learning there are some homes tucked around this area. some apartment buildings, some older homes. and we're hearing about how people escaped from this fire. look at this live picture that you can see, it's looking better. it looks like they're getting a handle on it. we're not seeing the intense huge amounts of flames that we have been watching over the past hour. that crane is barely spinning anymore. nothing like it was before. soy that is the good news that we can report here. but we do think that maybe some homes have been destroyed in this fire. we talked to one couple who says their apartment building has burned. the woman was very distraught. she was crying, saying she

believes her home is gone. they did get out okay, though, and they believe everyone else did as well. we also just interviewed a man who lives in an older building, he says, near this fire. and he had a neighbor running and knocking on doors and waking people up. he believes that that man saved lives this morning because he believes he would have stayed asleep, as would his roommate, and he worries maybe he wouldn't have woken up. he doesn't know the stater of his home. he's at a safe distance, letting firefighters do their work. he's just waiting, but he is feeling grateful that someone took control and thought of others while this fire was burning. we also talked to a woman who lives in alameda. she could see it from her home and instantly thought of her grandmother. she headed this way. her grandmother does live in a building near this fire. she did get evacuated and safely got out. we're hearing sad stories this morning, but stories of survival, of neighbors and

family members helping each other. and happy to report that this fire does look like it has subsided significantly. what we're told is that this was a building that was under construction. it looked like it was going to be a mixed use building, some business and residential. we're right next to the acura car dealership on harrison right across the street from the whole foods on harrison. that might be a locater you're familiar with in this area. there's a 7-eleven so a lot of commercial businesses. from where i am standing, it looks to me like this has always spread to a parking structure. i'm doing to leave that to you to confirm because you probably have a better vantage point from sky 7 and our emeryville camera, but this fire looks like it has jumped from its original building and caused some significant damage to the area. also worth mentioning is how we're all getting somewhat rained on by debris. it is just soot just falling from the sky. in fact, i happen to have on a

white jacket today, so steve, if you want to -- i can illustrate exactly for you what is happening out here to all of us. we have soot, just ashes all over us as it's raining down. a little bit of water too falling from the sky. falling out of this huge cloud of smoke. but from what we're hearing, it does sound like everyone did get out okay and firefighters are getting somewhat of a handle on the situation. reggie and natasha, back to you. >> that is a relief. amy, we appreciate your reporting. thank you so much. >> let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. >> i have been checking the winds, and still at the surface, as you can see, it's calm. if you watch that fire, it's just a nice cylindrical plume of smoke going up. once it gets up to about 1,000 feet, it's running into what's called an inversion. that's where the air is warmer above and it's not letting it mix out. so what's happening is it's hitting about 1,000 feet and then the smoke is spreading just

about north, south, east, west or should say east and to a lesser extent west. so the smoke is going to stay up at about 1,000 feet. if it penetrates more than that, it's going to start heading up into the east bay hills as the winds are blowing from the southwest to the northeast at about 1400 feet. you'll see smoke all the way down to san leandro and possibly all the way up to richmond. now, the winds are going to stay really calm through the morning hours. they will pick up this afternoon, but the fire hopefully should be out or contained by then. other conditions i want to talk about for the firefighters, temperatures about 58 degrees. humidity is about 80%. so pretty ideal in that respect. you see i put a live doppler 7 in the lower right side of your screen there. you can see that the smoke is not nearly as thick and it's starting to turn white. you can see live doppler 7 hovering just below that canopy of thicker black smoke from earlier. we'll keep an eye on the air quality reports.

unfortunate lay, they lag behind by a couple hours from the bay area air quality management district. if i hear of anything, i'll be sure to tell you and i'll put it on social media if the air quality does get unhealthy in that area. we're going to turn it over to alexis with a look at traffic. >> yeah, and obviously, this is a busy area here. so i'm going to step out of the way. we'll go back live to sky 7. it does look like firefighters are starting to get a handle on this, and obviously, that is great news. we have a huge perimeter around this fire that is blocked off. so all these surface streets are going to be closed. this is near 24th, 27th, valdez, kind of that whole triangle there, you're not going to be able to get through this morning. i have been checking surface streets delays there. we have busy roads, too, so broadway, grand, harrison. i'm seeing pretty hefty delays this morning. so if you can just take a wide swing around this and avoid that area all together, that is definitely my best advice. i'm hearing from a lot of

viewers on social media. they have been seeing this from san leandro, from 880. obviously from 580, 980 is right there, 24, a lot of b.a.r.t. stations not too far away. it certainly could be a distraction for your commute this morning. we have no delays with b.a.r.t., and we did talk to them earlier. they said this is not impacting sufrbs for them today. back to you. >> thank you. >> we're being joined by sherry ann on the phone right now. she tweeted at me this morning. she's in san leandro about 12 or 13 miles away from the fire. good morning. what are you seeing? sherry ann, are you there? all right, it looks like we might be having technical difficulties. >> the point is she lives in san leandro and she can see this fire. that's how dark the smoke was, how massive the fire was, that it was emitting so much that you're able to see it from many miles away. as amy indicated just a few minutes ago, we are starting to see this calm down.

this was erupting and really high flames just a few minutes ago. now it looks as if the firefighters are gaining more control. >> sherry ann, our viewer in san leandro, looks like we have you on the phone. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> what are you seeing in san leandro? >> we're seeing like dark cloud of smoke. like really thick. and actually, now i'm on the road in oakland. and it looks like it has lightened up a bit. it's not as dark as it was initially. but my co-workers were on their way into work and they were saying from 980 you could just see flames, that they have never seen a fire that big. >> yeah, absolutely. i knowia tweeted me some photos. we appreciate it. before and all the way in san leandro, you could see the sky just black with smoke. >> yes. >> in that area. you could smell it as well? >> yes, you could. >> all right, sherry ann, we

certainly appreciate you calling in. thank you so much. it does absolutely illustrate just how far away people are able to see this. we had an abc 7 news employee at a nearby b.a.r.t. station covering fires in this area for a long time. certainly, this is the largest fire he has seen so far this year. we have seen several fires in the oakland and emeryville areas. you can see really live pictures from sky 7, firefighters attacking this from at least one, two, three, four, five, six, seven vantage points in the surrounding area, and really, what a burned out shell this is. we have been tracking this for about an hour and 15 minutes now, and so much of the fuel and this construction site has burned. >> as you can see, it is adjacent to a parking -- a large parking structure which has definitely been damaged as a result. you see there on your screen just how much of the debris has fallen from the building and why firefighters are so far away so that they could avoid that

debris falling on them or their equipment. and there also appears to be a car that has caught fire that i'm assuming happened to be parked on that street at the time. as we have heard, while this building was under construction, not yet occupied, there were units adjacent to this building that it appears were occupied. we don't know how many yet, but amy hollyfield talked to a couple. they say they have been affected. they were talking about people going door to door getting their neighbors out because, of course, many of them would have been asleep and would have probably not even heard anything was going on. >> we're going to keep tracking >> we're going to keep tracking this four-alarm fire burning in

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6:12. we're continuing to watch this massive fire that has been burning in oakland near lake merri merritt. you can see firefighters have taken the blames down considerably. this has been burning for close to han our and a half now, as i'm estimate. that seems about right, right? >> about an hour and a half at this point. also closely watching the buildings to the left of your screen. residences that people have been evacuated from. a whole lot of people in this area watching closely and just

hoping that their homes are okay. >> and this is a building that was under construction, but it is very close to a lot of businesses and some other residences. so we'll continue to follow this. we have not heard of any injuries so far. that has been the only silver lining. we're continuing to follow this, but we want to keep you up to date on weather and traffic. let's go to mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. let's talk about your 12-hour day planner. fog trying to sneak across the golden gate. temperatures mainly in the 60s. 59 in san francisco to 75 in antioch. as we head towards noon, look how quickly the clouds dissipate, by about 9:00, if that. 70 in san francisco already at noon. mid to upper 70s around the bay. 80s to 90s inland already. and by 3:00, look at that, 90s to 100s in our east bay valleys. mid 90s up in the north bay. still a lot of mid to upper 70s around the bay. if you're heading out this evening, temperature at 7:00, 67 in san francisco.

70s around the bay. mainly 80s inland. your weekend forecast coming up next. here's alexis. >> good morning, and overall, it real has been a quiet morning on the roads. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights did come on at 5:33 this morning. yes, you have your typical delays to get on the bay bridge, but once you make it there, you should be fine. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 33 minutes. and southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, in the green at 16 minutes. i quickly want to mention we do have an issue with capital corridor this morning. train 521 is delayed between davis and suisun. they were involved in a vehicle strike, and the person in the vehicle was killed. that's at pitt school road and porter road. avoid that area if possible. >> thank you. now, a live look again at just how much this fire has been impacting the area. you can see from quite a distance away the smoke that continues to billow up into the

air, although the flames finally have started to subside. >> let's get to our second vantage point, the other camera from emeryville, the burnt out shell of this construction site. firefighters still putting water from all sides, and sky 7 in the air as well. showing you a close-up of this crane that firefighters were so concerned about spinning at one pount with the heat of this fire. firefighters concerned it may warp and potentially collapse. we're going to keep monitoring the fire for you. we'll keep l needles. essential for him, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. ljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection.

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that breaking news from oakland near lake merritt where you can see the smoke from a massive fire has now turned to a curl that closer to white. that's what we have been waiting for all morning long as the firefighters have been able to get this fire down considerably. >> the shell of a construction site on 2403 valdez street. a triangular parcel of land. and firefighters still putting water to the buildings, the residences on the left of your screen. they were sending up flames and smoke about 15 minutes ago. >> on the left-hand side of the screen, you see the building that firefighters are hitting with the stream of water. it seems like they've done a pretty good job of keeping the fire which jumped over there under control. we haven't seen flames coming from the building yet. so we're hoping they're able to save that structure. >> the water damage, though, the damage from the heat, the damage from the flames and the smoke in this area, for the businesses and the people that live here, really tough to see. this is near the whole foods

north of lake merritt. we're joined by meteorologist mike nicco also tracking the conditions there. >> i was noticing that. as a layman, it looks like they quickly went from attacking the fire to trying to save what is around there. there will be water damage, but at least they didn't lose everything like they could have. let's talk about what is going on as far as the weather. we pulled up sutro tower. you can see right where the cap is, about 1,000 feet. smoke going up to that, it hits that wall, if you will, or that lid, and then it kind of spreads out. that's what we're seeing. if it gets above that, it will start heading more to the northeast. look for the entire east bay shoreline to be enveloped in a lot of smoke over the next hour or so. sunny and warm this afternoon. the inversion will break. the smoke will dissipate. after we get past about 9:00. still above average this weekend. even though not as hot as today,

and highs back to average next week. let's start with our hottest temperatures. 100s all throughout our inland east bay neighborhoods. san ramon, 99. if you're going to the alameda county fair today, 85 at 1:00. 100 at 3:00. michael jackson tribute band at 9:00 and 79 degrees. for the rest of us, 90s in the north bay. 80s and 90s in the south bay. mid 70s to 80s in the south show and peninsula. >> good morning. and check out golden gate bridge. we had a luof fog settle in over the last hour. in fact, chp has issued a dense fog advisory. so if you are coming to or from marin county into san francisco, definitely use some caution there. and increase that following distance. we have pretty low visibilities. as i switch out to the big picture map, you can see a lot of green. friday light, a holiday week on top of that. very few slow spots. you're down to 35 miles per hour on westbound highway four just past the bay point area.

that's one of our only slow spots. i want to touch on the fire in oakland once again. this is a pretty busy area on the northwest corner of lake merritt. we don't have mass transit delays. b.a.r.t. not impacted but i'm seeing pretty significant delays on grand, harrison, all those major streets around that area. you'll want to avoid that this morning. >> we have been talking to some of the people who live nearby this massive fire that is continuing to burn in oakland. >> we've been hearing stories of good people, neighbors and good samaritans who went house to house waking people up. we spoke to a man who lives nearby. >> so i was asleep. when i woke up, this one gentleman who was going around screaming, saying wake up, wake up. then nothing had gone wrong, but it helped us. it helped us prepare, get stuff out. otherwise, if he was not there, we were all asleep. my roommate was asleep. we wouldn't be able to, i don't know if it's not have been able to make it through that fire.

because i don't know whoever that gentleman was, he was going on screaming, saying, you know, there's a fire. there's a fire. which helped us. we could get a lot of our families out. because if one good shout like that, everybody could move. that helped us a lot. >> that was nice to hear. we also heard from some people earlier this morning who say their apartment was very much affected by the fire, and they are afraid they lost the entire unit. they were able to make it out without getting hurt. that's the good news for them. but obviously, they're going to face some struggles ahead. >> we'll keep monitoring this fire. a live look from our east bay hills camera. you can see the white smoke coming up from this construction site right now. that's a good sign. and a live look from sky 7 above. you can clearly see as the morning light hits that smoke, firefighters still very much attacking this from multiple sides and trying their best to protect the buildings and the residences. residences. and the busines

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>> ten minutes before 5:00. >> about an hour and a half at this point we have been on the air showing you these pictures. when we first want on the air, massive flames coming out of this construction site. an apartment building under construction near lake merritt. most of the smoke now is white. an indication that the firefighters have been able to take control of much of this fire. that does continue to burn. >> there were several concerns as they were fighting massive flames. this four-alarm fire near a bunch of car dealerships in the area. also close to cathedral of christ the light, the church in that area near lake merritt. a school as well. that crane you're looking at in the center of your screen was spinning rapidly in the heat of the fire at its peak. firefighters were concerned it would warp and collapse. also, we did see smoke and perhaps some flames coming out of the roof of a neighbor building. it does seem that firefighters have been able to dump a significant amount of water on the building.

the top of the screen is the one we're talking about. they have managed to at least get that building safe this morning. >> if you woke up this morning and even if you were many miles away and looked out your window and saw a lot of smoke, this is where it was coming from. there was so much fire and so much smoke that people were able to see it since early this morning from quite a distance away. that gives you kind of an idea of what it looks like now. but you should have really seen it an hour ago. it was really quite incredible. fortunately, firefighters have been able to keep those flames from spreading to most of the structures in the area. i say most because we did talk to a couple. they say they were in their apartment this morning. they had to evacuate very quickly because the fire spread to their unit, and they say they may have lost everything. >> you can see the falling debris in the area as we were watching in the last few seconds more of the shell of the construction site continuing to crumble. our crew on the ground is monitoring this. you can see the debris, she's

hit by soot, can smell the smoke, and there's debris all over this area. there are evacuations here, and we have been hearing stories this morning about neighbors actually aiding in that. people knocking on doors. and yelling, trying to wake people up in the area and get them out safely. from all accounts, they have been able to dethat. people did get out safely from this area. this is a live look from our crew on the ground. >> there are a number of businesses in the area including car dealerships. also a large parking garage which i'm certain a lot of you use if you work near lake merritt. lots of big businesses in that area. it appears as if that parking garage was at least singed if not damaged more. if you look at the middle of the screen, the is where the fire originated and now it's just a shell of a building. >> nearby, we also saw a car or pickup that was on fire on the ground that firefighters were working on as well. viewers have been sending photos and videos using the #abc7now.

we really appreciate the different vantage points. people in the passenger seat as they're driving into work this morning, could clearly see just the huge plume of black smoke when the flames were at their height. >> this in the middle of the screen is a perfect example of what i was talking about. just how huge this was. i mean, you know, driving down the highway and seeing that, it looks pretty scary. people have been saying that this morning because they didn't know what it was. and now that we know that it was a building under construction and so far we haven't heard of any injuries, crossing our fingers that that remains the case. >> people 13 miles south in san leandro could see the smoke in the air and smell the smoke. so largely affected. kwee can see the smoke as well from our sutro tower camera. really affecting people in the area. >> we appreciate your pictures and video. that's helping us to tell the story as it will help us throughout the day to share with people who weren't up early. you can see how close the b.a.r.t. station is. you see one of the trains going by at the bottom of the screen.

again, this is a live picture of what it looks like. you can see that the firefighters continue to work on this. but right now, that building is gone for all intents and purposes. you can see that for the most part, just white smoke coming from the scene. >> people who live in this area waiting and hoping that the residents are okay, even if they have not burned, we're looking at a lot of smoke damage and at a lot of smoke damage and water damage and damage from the

we're back at 6:33. continuing to follow that breaking news of a massive fire in oakland near lake merritt. >> this is north of lake merritt. this is on valdez street. we have been tracking live images from the air and on the ground, and we want to get to amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: hi,e situation her significantly. look behind me. still some smoke, some black smoke indicating there is still fire burning, but nothing like we saw earlier when huge flames were erupting out of this area. and that could be seen from as far away as the bay bridge. san leandro, alameda. we have received calls from all over the bay area from people who could see this fire. you can tell this is a heavily commercial area. we are standing on harrison. you're looking at the building that's burning on valdez. we're at 27th. there's an acura dealership here. there's a whole foods market.

but there are some homes tucked in and around this building that was under construction. and we heard one heartbreaking story from a couple who did escape safely, but they do think their home was destroyed. >> so i was asleep. and when i woke up, this one gentleman who was going on screaming saying wake up, wake up. and then nothing had gone wrung, but it helped us. it helped us prepare, get stuff out. if he was not there, we were all asleep. i don't know if we might not have been able to make it through that fire. because i don't know whoever that gentleman was, he was going on right, screaming, saying, you know, there's a fire. there's a fire, which actually helped us. we could get a lot of our families out because if one good shout like that, everybody could move. that actually helped us a lot. >> i want to apologize. i told you were going to hear

from a couple. his story, though, was inspiring to hear. i enjoyed hearing him talk about the hero in his neighborhood who went around and woke up people. he was so grateful. was worried he would have still been asleep if it had not been for his neighbor. he doesn't know how his home did during this fire. he has stayed out here in the evacuated area. so he's waiting to hear what happened. back to that couple i mentioned, they did get out of their apartment building okay and they think everyone else did as well, but they think their apartment building is gone. we also heard from a woman who lives in alameda. she woke up, saw the smoke, heard about the fire, and immediately thought of her grandmother. she said her grandmother lives in a building right next to where this fire was happening. so she rushed over here to help. her grandmother got out okay. doesn't know the status yet of her home as well. so we're still waiting to hear how many buildings were damaged. but we are hearing some inspiring heroic stories in the face of an emergency, people

really sprang into action, thought of others, helped out. and from what we have heard so far, everybody did escape this okay. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. we appreciate you talking to those folks this morning. really heartbreaking to hear from that couple. you see right here a rendering of what this mixed use development was going to look like. it was called the alta waverly. it would have created 196 market rate apartments and up to 31,000 square feet of retail. these are renderings of the project from the architect's website. construction began last year. >> in may, a five-alarm burned construction in emeryville. police believe someone intentionally set the fire. there is a $100,000 reward offered to catch the arsonist still. >> at that same exact complex in july, so a year ago, there was a

massive fire. it was also labeled suspicious. that six-alarm fire cost $23 million in damage. it displaced two dozen people. >> let's take a look at the wind on live doppler 7. you can see there, calm over oakland for the most part at the surface. the temperature still around 58 degrees. humidity, 83%. and look at the clouds. well, the smoke, actually. and the canopy that it developed because of the inversion. your 12-hour day planner, 51 to 65. a little warmer this morning. the bottom line is the coast. you can see low 60s around the bay, 77 to 82. and mid 90s inland by 4:00. alexis. >> okay, taking a look at the roads, we have a new crash reported on the richmond san rafael bridge. it's reported eastbound, but boy, this traffic camera and all my sensors on the maps are telling me, i would say that is incorrect. that's got to be the westbound side. we're looking at heavy traffic as you leave richmond and head over to the westbound side of 580. i will confirm that and have an

update on my twitter page. also a fatal train versus vehicle collision on capital corridor causing systemwide delays that happened after 5:00 on train 521 at davis and suisun. you may want to find alternate modes of transportation if you normally ride capital corridor. >> you want to stay away from the immediate area around this building that continues to smoke, and i'm sure they're still putting out hot spots here and near lake merrittt. 6:38 now. some people are probably starting to head toward that area because there are a lot of businesses there. there's a pandora building, the oakland diocese, and many more, and people have been watching this happen for a couple hours now and wondering what is that. this is what it was, the massive four-alarm fire burning just about a block and a half away from lake merritt this morning. we don't know what caused this yet, but we know that was a building under construction at the time.

>> we have been monitoring this since 4:50, putting up huge amounts of black smoke. the smoke has lightened. a live look at sky 7 showing you the smoke still coming up at this time as firefighters continue to try to get this under control. and also try to protect the surrounding buildings as well. you can see still putting a significant amount of water, a live look from our emeryville camera right now. this is the intersection of 24th and valdez street. 2403 valdez street near a bunch of car dealerships, a school, and a whole foods in that area. >> elwroor continue to watch >> elwroor continue to watch this and lea [ intense music playing ] ]

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6:42. and you can see what remains of the fire in oakland near lake merritt this morning. >> we have been talking this morning to several people nearby. people who live in the area. take a listen to this couple. >> so i looked, looked like a little bit, you know. >> i think we lost everything. >> you think you lost everything? >> yeah, everything. >> ash in your hair. >> everything, more powerful fire. so i get some of my stuff. i didn't get too much of anything yet. >> you didn't get anything. but you got out. i'm so happy that you are okay. which one is your house?

>> it's the apartment over here on this side. >> so there's an apartment building. and it's on fire? >> yes, ma'am. >> so hard to hear from those people. of course, we'll continue to track this fire burning at 2403 valdez street, four-alarm fire at this time. >> we want to let you know about other local news. richmond police are searching for a 12-year-old girl. she went missing on wednesday night. police say jessica padilla was last seen around 5:45 p.m. around the richmond public library. she was getting picked up by her mom, but they got in an argument and the girl ran back in the building. she has not been seen since. 5'5", 140 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes. wearing jeans and black shoes. >> b.a.r.t. spokesman is denying accusations the transit agency is attempting to conceal information about crime on the system. the chronicle reports a b.a.r.t. director was at the station in oakland last friday when at least ten teenagers committed a violent robbery. they tell the newspaper she's

concerned about b.a.r.t.'s recent decision to release less public information about crimes. b.a.r.t. did not publish details about last week's robbery after stopping regularly publishing details about crimes last month. two other b.a.r.t. directors tell the chronicle they plan to look into the way the transit agency communicates about crime. >> all right. let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco now. hi, mike. >> hey. hi, everybody. let's talk weather a little bit here. you can see a finger of fog trying to roll across the golden gate, angel island, alcatraz. short shelf life today because today is the hottest day in the forecast and our brightest one. sunshine returning to the coast quickly again, even faster than yesterday. tonight will be our warmest night with fog returning to the coast. the extended, our highs will cool back to average. let's start down in the south bay. look at this wide range from 84 in milpitas, nearly 90 in san jose. los gatos, 92. morgan hill at 97. santa cruz sunshine and 77 this afternoon. wide range on the peninsula,

too. millbrae, san mateo, 72 and 76. everybody else south of that, 80 to 85 degrees. look at the coast today. mid to upper 60s for you. to 70s in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. low to mid 70s there. 90 to 96 through most of the north bay valleys. you can see the 100s around cloverdale, lakeport, and ukiah. along the east bay shore, 76. oakland, 78, and 74 in richmond. everybody else in the low to mid 80s. to arindy at 90 and the heed continues to build as you head east. 99 in san ramon. everyone else, 100 to 104. if you're going to the game, how about a three-game winning streak before the all star break? let's feast on the marlins. 64 at 7:15, dropping down to 58. would that be sick if they really did serve that? i don't know. temperature tonight in the low to mid 50s along the coast. upper 50s around the bay and 60s inland. here's a look at my seven-day forecast. the heat eases by 2 to 8 degrees

and holds steady and we're back to average by tuesday. here's alexis. >> i want to head back to the richmond san rafael bridge. we have a crash reported eastbound, but i have a tough time believing it's not westbound. we have significant delays growing out of the richmond area and i'm not seeing any delays on the eastbound side. chp on the way to the scene. they can't confirm it, they're not there, but boy, i would expect pretty significant delays if you're coming from the east and traveling west. in the meantime, i'll continue to try to confirm that. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of sun glare. the metering lights on since 5:23. we have sign overall pretty friday light volumes. 680 highway 4 to walnut creek, seven minutes. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, not bad out of the central valley, in the yellow at 35 minutes. >> all right, thank you so much, alexis.

this is what we know about the massive structure fire burning in oakland right now. it started around 4:15 a.m. this morning at 24th and valdez. first off, there are no reported injuries. the building was under construction at the time, called the alta waverly. it was supposed to be a mixed use development with 196 apartment unitst and 31,000 square feet of retail. >> we're seeing white smoke as firefighters continue to put out the flames. we're going to listen to some -- to an interview we did with a woman who saw the fire from alameda this morning. >> i mean, i thought it was like dark clouds from the sun rising in the morning and i'm getting closer to the tunnel from alameda and it's moving. i' like, this isn't obviously a cloud. where is high grandmother? where is she? >> how did she get out? >> they were knocking on her door. she's an old lady. so it took her a couple minutes to get down the stairs but she got out and they took her to her sister's house. >> we'll continue to follow

what's happening with the fire. right now, going to go to the other big international story. president trump calling the president of mexico his friend as he participates in the g-20 summit in germany. earlier, the president shook hands with vladimir putin. that's the moment everybody was waiting for. the first time the two have met face-to-face. they do have a meeting planned for later today. mr. trump also met, as i mentioned, with mexican president enrique pena nieto. the president still insists mexico will pay for a border wall. pena nieto says hecountry won't pay a dime. >> one year ago, five officers were shot in an ambush. they were killed in an act of vengeance for the fatal police shootings of black men. the sniper, michael johnson, was later blown up by a bomb wielding police robot. >> a dealter airlines passenger

is under arrest after assaulting a flight attendant. it happened last night in the first class cabin of delta flight 129. several passengers helped hold the man down until the plane landed safely back in seattle. two people including a flight attendant were hurt. the flight is headed to beijing right now and the fbi is investigating. >> a san jose earthquakes player who nearly drown on the fourth of july is out of a coma now. he's now responsive and able to speak. he'll undergo cognitive and physical tests before being moved from the intensive care unit. he was pulled from the water by teammates and paddle borders. he didn't have a pulse. a bystander was able to revive him. >> a live look showing you the wide view of the white smoke coming up from this structure fire at 2403 valdez street. the shell of that apartment complex under construction at the time surrounded by businesses and residences in that area north of lake merritt. >> and that fire has now

significantly reduced since we have been watching this, just before 5:00 a.m. at this point, that building appears to be a total loss. the effort this morning made by firefighters to really try to keep the flames from spreading to nearby buildings does appear there has been damage and perhaps even extensive damage to some of the apartments in the area. still waiting to hear how many people may be effected. >> a live look from sky 7 as we zoom in. the crane disappearing from the left of the screen. that was such a concern for firefighters earlier this morning. because it appeared to be warping. melting, and was fairful it may collapse. firefighters standing on the roofs of nearby buildings putting a huge amount of water as the smoke continues to rise. >> the building there on top right there, the fire had spread to that building. we were worried about that one. it appears as if firefighters have gotten it under control. certainly, there will be a lot of water damage. they put a significant amount of resources on that adjacent building. >> right across from the oakland

acura, also oakland kia, and residences. we have heard from neighbors who live there, people knocking on doors and screaming to wake everybody up and get them out saerchl. we're hearing those were safe evacuations. everybody got out okay. certainly, people worried about the smoke damage, the heat damage, and what remains of their belongings and their apartments close by. >> this is the third time that an apartment building under construction in oakland has burned in just the past year. so certainly, that is something that firefighters will be looking at as they continue to figure out how this started. >> you can see the firefighters calf deep in the water that they're putting on the water right now on the roof. we'll keep monitoring this from we'll keep monitoring this from the air and

it is 6:53. we continue to follow the ramifications after the massive fire that happened in oakland this morning. we have been following this now since just before 5:00 a.m. >> a live look from our camera in emeryville. you can see firefighters still putting the streams of water on the fire. the white smoke rising. this was a building under construction in the area. started burning around 4:15 this morning. a four-alarm fire at its height. huge flames and smoke visible from several miles around the site. >> that's right, and a real concern about it spreading to other businesses and other residences which were adjacent to this. fortunately, that appears to have been as contained as possible, although it does seem

as if some of the buildings nearby have sustained massive damage. we'll continue to follow that. >> let's get over to mike nicco now. >> the inversion of the lid on the atmosphere will start lifting at 9:00 and the smoke will start dissipating and the fog will also start lifting. temperatures from 51 to 65 at 7:00. coolest at the coast. bottom line, the coast is going to stay in the 60s today. i think we'll get in the mid to upper 60s between noon and 4:00. you can see how rapidly we cool back. those are your bay temperatures in the middle, and the top temperatures, a little conservative. 90 to 96. i think a lot of east bay valleys will still be in the 100s by 4:00, but the north bay and south bay will be in the low to mid 90s. 60 at the coast, 76 around the bay. how about a last check of traffic? >> yeah, let's take a look at the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. we still have not confirmed the crash is on the westbound side, but i'm going to say it's got to

be. it was reported on the eastbound side, but we're seeing several miles of heavy traffic from the richmond area over to about halfway across the bridge. if you can avoid that, i highly recommend that. we also have a situation with capitol corridor, just after 5:00, train 521 struck a vehicle on the tracks. unfortunately, that was a fatality. we have some system wide delays between davis and suisun where the incident happened, and of course, we still have all of our surface street closures around the oakland fire on the northwest side of lake merritt. guys. >> all right, alexis, thank you so much. >> we're going back to that fire right now. this was a mixed use development that was being built on the site where this happened, 24th and valdez, called the alta waverly. it would have created 196 market rate apartments, up to 31,000 square feet of retail. obviously, all of that is gone. >> there are a number of businesses located near lake merritt and near this fire. and as a result, we now know

that the ymca is going to be closed until further notice. they're doing this as a precaution. we don't know if the building was affected. i don't believe it was, but right now, they're just closing because of the fire closures around the area and just a concern for the safety of the people, their members. >> a live look from sky 7 this morning. you can see the view from above. we've been hearing the good news, heart warming stories of people helping nearby, people getting evacuated safely. >> an update in 25 minutes.

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