scene. welcome to thursday, december 7th. jessica is off today. >> sue is in for alexis. hi, everybody. we'll open the weather window on south beach looking at the western span of the bay bridge. it is clear this morning, a little breezy along our coast and in our mountains gusting to 33 in half moon bay. we'll go back to south beach and use that as the backdrop for my accuweather 12-hour day planner. winds give tremendous micro climates during the overnight. by noon, 60 to 64. 4:00, 60 to 63. 7:00, still mild under the stars. what are you seeing, sue? >> right now that shot of the bay bridge that you have behind your graphics there and it looks really good, doesn't it? on the oakland side we do have metering lights on at 5:23. we're still down toll booth number 14 with no estimated time and that is going to be accomplished. your car-poolers getting through just fine.

hercules all the way into san francisco, a moderate 45 minutes. our big problem here remains highway 84, isabel, closed in both directions between concannon and vineyard. no estimated time of reopening and of course that's a big alternate to 680. 680 not looking so good this morning on the sunol grade. prepare for the grind. >> at the live desk it is going to be a rough day for southern california firefighters. wind gusts 50 miles an hour in some areas and that's fanning the flames of multiple wild first that continue to burn out of control. the rye fire burned 7,000 acres near santa clarita. the creek fire charred more than 12,000 acres. the skirball fire burned nearly 5,000 acres. near the getty center. the thomas fire has grown more than 90,000 acres in ventura county. john gregory has the latest now from la conchita.

>> reporter: right along the 101 freeway, right along the coast and you can see homes being threatened by the fire. this is la conchita, a very small coastal community, maybe a couple hundred homes along the freeway and they're being threatened by this fire. big flames coming up along the hillside. one bit of good news we've had some wind but nothing like the intense santa anas we saw on tuesday and that's good news for firefighters and residents. this area is under a mandatory evacuation. there are some folks who are standing by and watching things. the 101 is shut down in both directions as well. there's no traffic on the freeway. they will let you evacuate but not back in. firefighters keeping a very close eye on this fire as it gets close to homes. this area has seen its share of tragedy. they had a landslide here that claim the lives of ten people so they've seen this sort of thing before and they dealt with it.

now they're dealing with these fires. but so far no homes lost. it is very close and firefighters keeping a very close eye on the situation here. that is the latest from last conchita along the 101. i'm john gregory for abc news. developing news out of the east bay, the observiakland cit council will meet behind closed doors. all nonemergency city service also remain closed. mayor libby schaaf says that could lead to job losses. building permits, libraries, head start and senior citizen programs will remain closed. a story you will only see on abc 7 this morning, new details about a carjacking suspect shot and killed by a san francisco police officer. new information is emerging about that officer. the shooting happened last friday. we've learned the suspect did not have a gun. san francisco police say they were chasing after him because

of a carjacked state lottery van. it ended near the alice griffith housing development on griffith street. >> he was running trying to get out of this gate, and the officer in his police car blew the window off with the gun. blew the window off, first shot shattered the window and hit him in the head. >> that was an eyewitness. the officer graduated just three days before the happening today pg&e will answer to san francisco supervisos and explain what caused this gas explosion on mission street. no one got hurt but as you can see the explosion ripped through an apartment building and caused major damage. that meant several families have that meant several families have been displaced. they will discuss public safety

and emergency response protocols. it's 6:04 now. there is a push by some supervisors to split up the san francisco municipal transportation agency. supervisors say the split is needed because they believe the city has mismanaged transit policies. the proposal would create two agencies. one would handle parking and the other buses and light rail trains. lack to the breaking news, a carbon monoxide incident. >> matt keller joins us live from moutrie street. >> reporter: good morning. i have lieutenant baxter with the san francisco fire department, and he's going to provide us some information. what did you find at 4:26 this morning? >> at 4:26 this morning our crews were called for reported carbon monoxide alarm going off in the upper units. our units arrived on scene. we had four subjects in the upstairs unit to this two-story residential structure.

they were all exhibiting signs of being exposed to carbon monoxide and our machines were picking up low levels in the upper floor. we were concerned that there was a lower unit. we confirmed there were two individuals who lived in the lower unit below. we were able to knock on the door. we had no answer so we gained entry. we located an elderly female near the door, she was taken out of the building and advanced life support care. she was subsequently transported to st. frances hospital which has a special hyperbaric that treats carbon monoxide exposure. we located an elderly male in the structure who was found with no pulses. he was immediately extracted in the building and, unfortuately, we were unable to return pulse to that individual. he is a fatality from this

incident. two of our firefighters did receive low c.o. readings. these are two of the firefighters who came in before we realized it was a c.o. incident. those individuals required to be oxygenated with low levels of oxygen and they're going to be completely fine. the levels they retrieved were tremendous minimal. currently we're working with city officials and pg&e with the building. we were able to let the tenants back in after airing it out. we have zero readings of c.o. pg&e and city officials are looking into the cause. >> reporter: still no determination. thank you. we'll get more information as you go back and try to figure out what exactly cause this had carbon monoxide poisoning. four treated here on the scene. one is being treated with

hyperbaric. we'll update you all morning long. back to you in the studio. >> abc 7 news talked with one of the women recognized as a silence breaker on "time" person of the year. details about what uber did to keep its data breach a secret. and let's open up the weather window on the exploratorium. give you an idea what i'm working on as i have the finishing touches on the forecast. high clouds today, slightly warmer weather near record highs. clear tonight with seasonally cool temperatures and warm cool temperatures and warm weekend su

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south bay, we're going to start with your temperatures, dress mid to upper 30s in most neighborhoods. up in the hills it's a little warmer. downtown, san jose about 39. it's 38 in newark. frosty 33. the same thing in novato. let's take a look at your activity planner for the day. choppy north of the bay. started doing my yard work yesterday. man, that wind storm really made

things messed up and then outdoor exercising. the mcarthur maze coming off the bay bridge eastbound noncommute direction. we had reports of the accident blocking a lane of traffic coming off at the berkeley curve. what you're looking at here is the westbound berkeley curve into the mcarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is sluggish all along that portion of the span. better news in traffic has cleared. details on the plan that's being proposed today to expand the "full house" house in san francisco. neighbors are saying cut it out. neighbors are saying cut it out. >> amazon

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6:15 and happening today a former doctor to the usa gymnastics team will be sentenced. dr. larry nasar pled guilty. prosecutors are pushing for a 60-year sentence. he admitted to sexually molesting seven girls who were 15 years old and younger. accusers include u.s. olympians maroney, raisman and gabby douglas. plans for a person to be demoted or resign after he interrupted a meeting and suggested a colleague was gay. you really do have to see this video of the incident to understand how this went totally out of control.

>> there is a better way to do this, guys. we don't have to proceed on this one. i hear you. i understand there are some hard feelings -- >> look, i'm a heterosexual, i have a wife, i love my wife. i don't like men, as you might, but stop touching me all the time. [ laughter ] keep your hands to yourself. if you want to touch somebody you have people on your side of the aisle that might like it. i don't. >> okay, chairman, chairman -- chair -- [ laughter ] okay. we're officially off the rails. >> the woman in the blue is not having this today. the lawmaker under fire chairs pennsylvania's state government committee. the state's governor is calling the comment offensive and discriminatory. we looked up the biography of lawmaker he suggested was gay, he is married and has four kids, so don't know what this was all about. metcalf has not commented on

what happened. a lot of his colleagues are saying this is part of a disturbing pattern of behavior on his part. the bay area is represented in "time" person of the year issue. they're being recognized for breaking the culture of silence surrounding sexual harassment. that lobbyist is adame iwu. she spoke about the cover. iwu says she was chosen after writing an open letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in the state capitol. >> it turns out women were really angry and i think now is a good time to be angry. it's not a momentary thing. we will continue to push for. >> the other women include ashley judd, taylor swift, susan fowler and isabel pasqual. "time" has named them and everyone else who has come forward the silence breakers. new developments with the massive uber data breach. uber paid the hacker $100,000 through a bug bounty program.

in making the payment uber learned his identity and may ha made him sign an agreement. he was a 20-year-old man from florida who lives with his mom. as part of the deal uber made the hacker delete all the data from his computer. amazon expanding in silicon valley. our media partner "t"the mercur new news", located west of north capitol avenue. the building is being renovated. happening today neighbors of the "full house" house on broderick street expected to oppose renovation plans for that iconic house at a planning commission meeting. >> at least two neighbors fighting the building permit for the renovations. the creator of the popular sitcom is the owner of the house and he wants to renovate the home to replicate the set of the television show. neighbors fear it will make

tourist traffic from fans of the show even worse than it already is. >> i guess i can understand that. >> if you lived right next door. >> a ton of people already visit it. if you're going to create a set of it is officially a tourist attraction. >> officially it gets really bad for the neighbors. we took some people by, slowed down, didn't stop, and you still saw people go -- sorry. >> having said all that, would i go and check it out. i'm being honest. >> you would put the blinders on. >> i would put a hat on. >> there you go. a hat is good. you need a hat in some areas this morning where it's cold. stocking cap for those kids inland. 36 there. ash the bay, 42. a big spread for your morning trip off to school. heading home your school forecast looks really nice. mostly sunny. get outside. come over to my house, do some yard work. 63 to 66 degrees.

i don't pay well, honestly. i do it myself. it is clear out there. a look at what's going on with our highs today. 70s. no doubt 70s in san jose, morgan hill, santa cruz and even up here in ukiah. you see the asterisk by concord all possible record tying or setting temperatures. in the south bay start off at 42. 62 at noon. upper 60s to a few 70s back to about 60 by, say, midnight. so our lows tonight mid to upper 30s inland. low to mid-40s around the bay and upper 40s in san francisco. just a little bit milder than this morning because of the high clouds that are coming in and they're going to get thicker. we're talking low to mid-60s at the coast. mid to upper sick around the bay. upper 60s to near 70 today all the way through next wednesday. sue? we're heading to the mcarthur maze where we have slow and go and brake lights from 80

westbound making that turn in towards the metering lights which were on at 5:23 this morning. it is slow and go through the east shore freeway. we'll check on up drive times. first, a look overall green is great. out of tracy and of course out of antioch on highway 4 westbound. earlier problems on 84. a great alternate has been cleared. we had a sig alert for a while but the damage is done. it's just slow and go. look at 680. not a great alternate either at this point. accident cleared on 80 west at midway and davis. still slow and go through as you get in towards vacaville. >> thank you, sue. if you are tired of sitting in all the traffic sue talks about every day on the bay bridge, listen up. >> there is a plan to sol that have congestion and it involves building a new bridge. you see the proposal to build a new span that would cross the bay.

here's a live picture of the current bridge from sky 7 or just darkness. we can tell you that. dianne feinstein backing the new bridge. the proposal comes on measure three. the congressman says east bay residents need to get something if they're paying more. >> so they need to see a benefit specifically through those corridors for what they're being asked to spend more money on tolls. >> this idea actually not a new one. it's been studied numerous times starting in 1990. it was updated again in 2010 so we'll see if it finally comes to pass. >> you're not going to be seeing san francisco comic con in san francisco anymore. where it's now going to be held. toys 'r' us in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings. >> but first, a look at what "gma" has in store. good morning, coming up on "gma" powerful winds overnight. the santa anas helping to spread the devastating wildfires in

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welcome back. coming up at 6:26. there are some unhealthy side effects starting tomorrow and through monday, a winter spare the air which means a ban on wood burning even though the poorest air quality all of us will be under that wood burning ban. >> mike, thank you. comic con moving to oakland next year but don't expect the name to change. it will still be called san francisco comic con. the city will not allow the event to return and are disappointed by the decision to not allow consumer events. it will be held at the oakland convention center come june. if you bought one bitcoin yesterday you would be up thousands of dollars today. a big overnight update in your morning money report. san francisco officials are floating the idea of cutting cable car services. fires raging in southern

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the evening folks would like to see it, too. 24 in the observioakland hills. through the alat thtamont pass 7. look at the coast. the rest of us in the 30s and 40s. 60 to 64 at noon, get outside and enjoy the lunch and sunshine. 60 to 63 at 4:00. the daly city and richmond direction due to an equipment problem on the train. highway 4 to san francisco, hercules, you're looking at a 48-minute drive and that includes your backup here at the bay bridge. metering lights on this morning. look at the golden gate, just a gorgeous morning, no delays here. southbound on 101 is moving from marin into san francisco at a nice clip for about a 20-minute drive to get to the bridge.

>> and now tracking breaking news out of san francisco. firefighters respond to go a carbon monoxide incident. they found a person dead. matt keller raced to that scene. he brings us an update now. he brings us an update now. good morning, matt. >> reporter: this tragic scene -- at about 4:26 this morning firefighters were called to the scene. they had a carbon monoxide alarm going off. and those occupants were able to get out safely. two in the lower level of the home were impacted. a woman was taken to the hospital and she's being treated in a hyperbaric chamber. she is in serious condition. an elderly male died here at the scene after firefighters tried for 45 minutes to save his life

using cpr and other lifesaving methods out here. trying to determine exactly what caused this carbon monoxide there in the home. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> at the live desk powerful winds are bringing extreme fire danger in southern florida. ucla has canceled classes because the wildfires are burning so close to campus. you can see traffic and how thick the smoke is on the hillside. the fire is still going. it has green to 90,000 acres, it has green to 90,000 acres, just 5% contained. thousands of people are affected. veronica miracle from our sister station in los angeles has the latest from ojai. >> reporter: overnight conditions procving to be treacherous. at one point we were completely

surrounded by a wall of flames. that were reaching hundreds of feet into the air. explosions from trees bursting into flames as firefighters work to protect homes in the area. even as the fire rages around them, we were concerned about high wind tonight, we haven't seen extreme gusts, but the winds are certainly pushing the fire in almost every single direction. it's an extremely precarious situation here. at one point we had to run to get away from the ember that is were falling from the sky and even as conditions remain terrible for these firefighters they're staying put this morning. i'm veronica miracle in ojai for abc news. news helicopters getting dramatic images. take a look. an explosion lighting up the sky near the thomas fire in ventura

county. it's not clear what exactly exploded. you can download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts for breaking updates on the fires. it is 6:34. developing news from oakland where a young child is recovering after being shot last night. the woman was in a car with her mother on simson street. someone opened fire on them. only the girl was hit. she's said to be 3 or 4 years old. her family drove her to children's hospital where she is being treated for a wound to her being treated for a wound to her arm. back at the live desk we are just learning now we'll be hearing from minnesota senator al franken at 8:45 this morning when he is scheduled to make a so-called big announcement. he's expected to say whether or not he will resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct. dozens are calling for his resignation. >> the numerocity of the

complaints and allegations against him carry weight. >> the number of instances is a problem. it's probably the right thing to do. >> you're saying he should resign? >> at least six women have accused franken of sexual misconduct. no libraries open, no senior centers, no meter maids -- possibly the only welcome part of the strike by city workers in oakland. we're entering day three of people on the picket lines as there's an impasse that continues between city hall and these unions. >> reporter: there was some optimism out here yesterday that the closed door meeting with city council would result in a deal. it did not. the city is already stretching to make the deal that's on the table and they just can't go any

further. 3,000 are on strike. that means all nonemergency city services are shut down. >> we're trying to get to the point where there's an agreement so we can get our employees back to work and making sure we as a city are providing the services people expect. >> after being unable to reach a decision, we're disappointed to hear that but we're glad they're taking time to consider the matter until city council, we're still on the picket lines. >> reporter: the workers say they can't afford to live in the city anymore. the city can't afford to pay them what they want saying if they agreed to what the union is asking they would have to lay off 188 full-time employees. so here we go again. picketers will be here. they're just starting to arrive right now here in the plaza right in front of city hall. picketing in front today which

will be locked and closed. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. normally payday is a reason to celebrate. for some at oakland unified it's turning into a real headache. more than 2,800 employees had their paychecks pulled from their bank accounts. some employees were accidentally paid twice when the district tried to reverse the original mistake. work letters have to return the double payment. the district is taking blame for that mistake. the error comes as school leaders are discussing a plan to slash $5.5 million from the budget. outraged parents and teachers packed a school board meeting to fight the cuts. the board says the money would come from the central office but the plan would eliminate funding for school supplies. a meeting to discuss the cuts will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the committee room on 2nd avenue in oakland. this morning the preliminary hearing continues for two men jailed in connection with the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. the first two witnesses took the

stand for the prosecution. both were ghost ship residents. aaron marin said musicians and deejays brought in amplifiers and a projection screen. that equipment may have blocked access to rooms that were potentially lifesaving exits. >> big, bubbly screens which blocked everyone from getting out in terms of the staircase. that has nothing to do with my client or the co-defendant. that's the people who came up and placed these items there. that wasn't part of the warehouse. >> dpoes ship founder derick almena and associate max harris face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. 6:38. the verdict in the kate steinle murder trial has caused a lot of outrage after an undocumented immigrant was acquitted. one of the alternates is speaking to abc 7 news in defense of those who deliberated behind closed doors. phil van stockum said they made

the right decision of acquitting based on the evidence the prosecution presented. why did the jury not settle for involuntary manslaughter instead. the reason, the prosecution had to prove zarate was brandishing, meaning waving, a weapon. >> it wasn't just a ricochet, it was a bad ricochet. if he intended to make that shot he was a terrible shot and got really lucky. >> he acknowledges it was not easy to see the steinle family in court. take a trip down south and show you what our folks and friends are dealing with in southern california. nearly 8.7 million people affected by the fire danger through san diego, l.a., all the way up and that will continue through at least saturday. winds were really high. they did calm down during the overnight hours. they will pick up once the sun comes up 35 miles an hour. they could reach 40 to 45 during

the afternoon hours. and overnight through friday morning 40-mile-per-hour gusts and possibly 45 by 8:00 friday morning. so you can see it's the overnight hours when the hill tops get the breeziest and some that have translates into the valleys during the day. breezes kept our temperatures in some areas up to 14 degrees warmer. 47 in sunny side, glenn park, mission and castro 49. everybody else in the 50s until you get to the financial district at 62. and looking around we're from 32 to 59 in richmond. a quick look at your commute planner and just worry about those breezes on the water north of the bay bridge. sue? we have a lot of red popping up. give yourself plenty of time. westbound 580 at hacienda, an accident just cleared out of lanes. traffic is stacking up back to livermore. we have an accident in the american canyon area westbound before westbound 12 before highway 29.

slow traffic approaching highway 29 and on the east shore freeway westbound 80 before el portal, lanes blocked with an accident. you are starting to see backups. east shore freeway is already slow and go. we'll give you drive times when we come back. a case of road rage gets taken to the extreme. when the two people involved pull guns on each other. >> we now know who spent $450 million on the leonardo da vinci original. the big reveal next. and coming up, live with kelly and ryan. a live look from sky 7 right now. the top of salesforce tower. you can see the glow of the sun reflecting off the panes of glass.

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hate to cover it up. i want to talk about your commute planner breezy north of the bay bridge until 3:00 this afternoon. it's breezy up in the hills so watch out for that. there's new video. this is about the most incredible thing i've seen all day. look at this man risking his life to save a wild rabbit that was dangerously close to the flames. this is right along highway 1 in la conchita. he manages to get the rabbit, stopping him in his tracks. he picked him up and held him in his arms in an effort to calm him down. updates on the fires as we get them. parliament passed legislation today changing the definition of marriage from a union between a man and a woman to a union of two people. members of parliament almost unanimously voted in favor of marriage equality erupting in

cheers and a standing ovation. australian couples must give one month's notice before getting married so the first time they'll be able to marry would be january. ad 62% of australian voters support same sex marriage. a dating app mystery in lincoln, nebraska. police believe they found a body that belongs to a young woman who went missing after a date. two people of interest are in custody. she was preparing for a second date with a woman she met on tinder. bailey boswell and her roommate trewell are being called persons of interest. >> she asked me to drop her off at friend's house. i haven't heard from her since. >> coming up find out how authorities were led to what they believe is her body. that is starting at 7:00 a.m. here on abc 7. this minor car accident in houston, texas, quickly turns

violent. news crews just happened to be in the right time to capture this. the drivers out of their cars guns raised and they started firing at each other in broad daylight. people nearby instead of running were filming the whole thing with their phones. a woman passing by was hurt as well as one of the drivers. police arrested both of the men. san francisco transportation leaders are looking at a proposal to cut late night cable car service. the sf mta wants to end runs of the california line at 11:45 p.m. it operates until 1:00 a.m. the line runs, the transit agency says fewer people are riding it and depend on the cable car loins to get to and from late night jobs. the fight for net neutrality hits verizon stores today. people will protest the plan to roll back regulations. verizon opposes what the fcc is doing but protesters chose to

rally outside verizon stores because the chairman previously was an attorney for that company. that stops internet service providers from intentionally blocking, slowing, or charging money for specific online content. the house is set to vote on a plan to avert a looming government shutdown. washington runs out of money at midnight tomorrow. the house measure will keep the lights on for two more weeks. in the senate enough democrats are expected to vote in favor of the measure. anheuser-busch looking to go green. "the wall street journal" reports the company's u.s. subsidiary is buying 40. tesla ceo elon musk gave the public a first look last month. it will not be available until 2019. toys 'r' us may be bankrupt but depending on how the holiday season goes may be paying out $16 million in bonuses. a judge is approving the plan

now as long as the company hits financial targets. companies who are in bankruptcy can give out incentive bonuses but they're not allowed to give retention bonuses. the chain filed for bankruptcy in september after racking up $5 billion in debt. the company said it planned to keep all its stores open for the holiday shopping season. and california's insurance commissioner wants to take away wells fargo insurance licenses. >> almost 1,500 unauthorized policies reportedly sold from 2008 to 2016 from wells fargo kiosks. in some cases customers gave their information for an insurance quote but instead got signed up for the policy itself. the accusation says wells fargo showed incompetency or untrustworthiness and knowingly misrepresented the insurance policies. another day, another absurdly huge surge for bitcoin topping $15,000 for the first time overnight. 24 hours ago it was just around

$12,000. wow. looking at it now it's closing in on $16,000. some experts fear the volatility of sharp increases in drops. bit coin is the most popular crypto currency. it's mined by computers using complex algorithms. gibberish, gibberish, gibberish. we know the mystery buyer who paid for a leonardo da vinci painting last month is a little known member of a saudi royal family. adding to the mystery is why someone from an islamic country would pay so much for a painting of christ. it was in san francisco in october just before the auction. can't people buy whatever they want to buy? >> maybe he just liked it. >> why are we going in on the prince? he likes the painting. >> one of my twitter buddies, rocket man got this from a friend and that's the fires from

yesterday in l.a. just look how crisp and clean the air is until you get to all that smoke. it was producing a lot. sky 7 this morning, my accuweather highlights, a few high clouds but a lot of sunshine, slightly warmer, a records possible. clear ton, seasonally cool. because this high pressure retreated to the north you seep the clouds from the south. some of the high clouds we could some of the high clouds we could have today. 70 in san jose. 71 in santa cruz. ukiah 70. santa rosa, concord and hayward could set record high temperatures. 40 to 46 around the bay. 49 in san francisco. now look at this. we have a 50% chance of being drier than normal and it starts with the first seven days here. not a drop of rain. 66 to 68 around the bay.

68 to 70 inland. sue? >> to the san mateo bridge. reports of a stall in the slow lane on the high rise. residual effect, brake lights now on the causeway in the flat section. expect delays on the san mateo bridge. that's been cleared out of lanes. the damage is done. slow and go still with the left lane blocked before highway 29. expect delays there. keeping traffic stacked hercules, a bit of a break until the 580 merge. slow and go. >> happening today b.a.r.t.'s board expected to set the prices for the new ebart service. the train will serve riders at stations in antioch and stations in antioch and pittsburg.

antioch to san francisco's embarcadero is $7.50. embarcadero is $7.50. from pittsburg would cost $6.85. >> cheaper generic version rather than lose sales when the pill gets its first generic pill gets its first generic competition next week. another drug maker is going to start selling its own version, too, but it's not saying what that price would be. >> refund checks for buying into weight loss supplement scams. 7 on your side michael finney first alerted us to the refund. the ftc says the company used

baseless weight loss claims and fake endorsements from people like oprah winfrey to sell their products. a state tradition will get under way at the capitol. the 86th annual capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony. the 65-foot-tall white spruce was selected from the state forest. it's been decorated with 10,000 l.e.d. lights and more than 900 hand crafted ornaments. tonight's tree lighting cerem

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we have breaking news from oakland, at this picture live from sky 7 over a fire burning. you can see a train moving right now north of 880 and as you can see it appears the trains are continuing to move but i have to believe that is going to change soon. amy hollyfield is heading to the scene. we will bring you any updates on our news app. we're tracking this breaking story, a sad one, a deadly carbon monoxide incident.

first responders are at the home on moutrie street. one person is dead there. five others sickened by the poisonous gas. number two, more than 100,000 people under evacuation orders from southern california as four wildfires rage out of control. the largest in the 90,000 acre thomas fire. 3,000 city workers are striking. the city council plans to meet behind closed doors again to try to reach a deal. all nonemergency city services are suspended. at 8:45, minnesota senator al franken expected to announce whether he's resigning following intense pressure to step down april mid mounting sexual misconduct claims. abc news will have live coverage of franken's announcement. and number five, a look at your accuweather 12-hour planner. 36 to 55. micro climate because of the breezes. all of us from noon to 5:00. number six, following your thursday morning commute all sold out here at the bay bridge toll plaza. an earlier accident el portal

has things about 1:10 from hercules into the city. number seven, tune in tonight to see some who will day cheer. curry is co-hosting the great american baking show with former san francisco 49ers anthony spice adams. that airs tonight at 9:00 here on abc 7. we'll continue to follow this breaking news out of oakland. let's take another look from sky 7. it is over a fire burning just above the b.a.r.t. tracks north of the 880 and 980 interchange near 7th street. we have seen b.a.r.t. trains move over that fire and we don't know yet, of course, if b.a.r.t. service will be affected. this is very close. and there's another train coming by. a lot of smoke being produced. i don't see any fire apparatus there just yet so we'll continue to watch this. we'll be back every 25 minutes for the next two hours to give you updates on the situation. >> you can see a lot of debris, potentially a homeless encampment. they will be investigating it as soon as the fire is out.

good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. scorching inferno. those california wildfires growing in size. 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts fueling the massive flames. these homes swallowed by smoke. thousands of firefighters struggling to battle the blaze. >> this is hot. and during and race to escape, the urgent attempt to save this animal. now schools are closing, amusement parks threatened and new warnings out this morning. under pressure, senator al franken promises a big announcement this morning as dozens of democrats call for him to step aside after a new accuser comes forward. dating app mystery. a 24-year-old disappearing after a date with someone she met on tinder. police finding a body.