really kind of scary to come out and see it as engulfed in flames as it was. >> flames and smoke pouring out of a san francisco apartment hih rise tonight. >> we're told at least five floors of the building damaged were uninhabitable. >> it broke out 5:15 in the buildings along washington court. >> now, it started on the 12th floor and quickly spread up to the 16th floor. three units were ufed. crews managed to knock down the flames in about 45 minutes. >> now we have team coverage for you. abc reporter wit the latest. >> reporter: the fire broke out in the south tower of the gateway complex. flames tore through five of the building's 25 floors. a frightening scene for the

people inside and out. it's unclear what started the fire but it spread fast sending black smoke over san francisco's financial district. firefighters took the stairs and raced up to the middle section their equipment and then battled the flames floor by floor. building residents who were outside when the fire started watched in horror. >> it was on the opposite side of where my apartment was, but i thought it would spread to the entire building. >> tenants on the floors above the fire remained inside while the lower floors were evacuated. debris scattered below. firefighters had to get out of the way. but within 45 minutes the fire was under control. >> high rise fires are a potentialnith mare, and this thing went exactly as it should, nobody hurt. >> reporter: this three alarm fire broke out the same day the chief announced her retiremkeut.

>> the te day. still alee, b they gototototot on it. >> reporter: building residents thankful everyone's safe. >> there are only two elevators. the building's 25 stories high and two small staircases. >> the fire department says while there are no physical injuries nine people were treated for smoke inhalation and anxiety. in san francisco lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> we continue our team coverage with abc 7 reporter kate larson who's been speaking with evacuees. >> it must have been so scary for so many of those people. >> reporter: absolutely. especially because so many of the people who live here are elderly are and mobility issues. eryone has a psue areed c and you can see these people are

actually vacuuming up glass on the ground that broke from when the windows shattered. these white trucks actually that pulled up tonight are fire remediation trucks. telling me believe it or not people are doing asbestos remediation inside because firefighters had to punch holes in so many walls in this older building in order to combat the fire. so at this point some people are arriving back home, and i'm told at midnight many other people on the lower and upper floors will be allowed back home. it s just lik really scary because we totally thought it was out, and then, you know, it kind of reflared up and all the glass burse out of the windows. >> reporter: they live in the gateway apartment. she at first thought it was a false alarm, so she was shocked to see part of building engulfed in flames when she got outside.

>> pretty stressful to see our building like that. we thought it was fake. they're always fake in this building. we've had 2:30 a.m. fire alarms and half the people from our building out here and the other half said it's fine. >> we get fire alarms but normally we don't smell smoke. >> reporter: when they realized there was a fire above them, they grabbed their cat and left. they were on their way out anyway but instead ended up spending the night out in the cold with dozens of other residents and their pets. not how you thought you were going to spend your birthday. she's lived on the 14th floor for 23 years. her unit is above the unit on the 12th floor where the fire started. so she's worried the flames may have spread. she was visiting another friend on a floor and was not able to go home and take back her

belongings. >> it's weird to go visit a friend at 5:00 and not be able to get back in. we don't know any information. >> reporter: i've spoken to many residents the staed whenwo people curtain on a unit on the 12th floor. the fire department tells me they're investigating that theory as well as many others. there is a salvation army shelter setup. live in the financial district, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> all right, kate. thank you. and we've been getting a photos from this fire. >> just some unique views. the downtown image of san francisco gives you a really

good perspective of the building. and there you can see in the center of the building flames and smoke coming out the front of it. from the business times showing us the flames, the smoke and look at that ash debris falling from the building and landing on the sidewalk below. there you see firefighters dodging that debris, trying to get that fire quickly under control. and look at this, massive fire at my apartment community, financial district smoke just pouring out. thankfully, dan and ama, firefighters got this fire under control quickly before it could spread any further than it did. >> now, we sent out multiple push alerts on this breaking story including this one just after 6:00 p.m. when the fire was contained. stay tuned in with breaking news update alerts on this >>ndg up in st a fews,ad retire unment fro she tells us in a one-on-one

interview. the maker of round up lots its bid on a new trial but will have to pay far less after a man sued. if johnson doesn't agree to this ruling monsonto will get the new trial it's requesting. quote, we continue to believe that the liability verdict and damage awards are not supported by the evidence at trial or the law and plan to file anea >> 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and that means we spend more time and resources on specific issues that have a big impact on our quality of life day to day. and tonight we're putting a spotlight on traffic on the peninsula specifically. the transportation town hall was held tonight in palo alto. the call for a special session

came after the palo alto mayor suggested they may have exaggerated traffic issues. her comments caused neighbors in the crescent park community to take action. let's go to amanda with the story tonight. >> reporter: she's apologized for calling concern from neighbors an exaggeration. still those living in the crescent park area say recent survey should prove that traffic is a real problem. from downtown palo alto to the done barton privilege have some neighbors fed up. it runs straight through the heart of the crescent park unit. >> the real problem is you never know what it's going to be. and i know from a lot of my neighbors that unpredictability is part of the problem. you don't know what to plan for. >> reporter: greg and nearly 200 other neighbors participated in a nine question survey about

area gridlock. >> i think some of our reports of traffic are really exaggerated. >> reporter: the survey found 88% of participants consider traffic in palo alto a significant issue negatively impacting their quality of life. community concern said include the time it takes drooivers to reach freeways or travel a distance. other include bike safety and impeded access to vehicles. >> let's have a town hall and talk about it. >> reporter: john spearheaded the community survey which questioned actions by city leaders. among the list of recommendations by residents the most common was freezing development. >> we're never going to build enough housing to catch up to the job growth in palo alto. you have to pause that job growth and then go back and build the houses and fix the infrastructure to make a workable. >> reporter: he says after tonight's study session the next step is getting transportation officials involved, and experts

i should say, but that is something that may prove to be a little difficult as the city has gone without their chief transportation officer in the last six to eight weeks. abc 7 news. >> amanda, thank you. we'll hope you'll join the conversation. use the #better bay area to share your ideas. together we can make progress on building a better bay area. a surprise announcement today. san francisco's fire chief says she's going to retire. what she tells us about the decision in a one-on-one interview. there's an effort to rename oakland airport by a trailblazing female pilot. why the plan is getting some push back. why are people still buying lottery tickets? first, live. >> thank you, dan and am littl threw together. it's no big deal. >> here we go.

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down. making the announcement today simply saying it's time. and she sat down with abc 7 news for this interview. she became the san francisco fire chief in 2004 and has a total of 28 years with the department. >> i think my record has proven itself. it's not a popularity contest. i've had to make some tough kegs. >> she dealt with controversies as chief. with a fire truck hitting and killing a victim of the asiana flight crash. >> certainly that affected all of us, me personally. but resilience is a word that comes to mind when it comes to doing the best you can with the circumstances you're presented with. >> one think she's most proud of she says is the number of women in the department. in comparison there's 207 women in the's department. >> everyone's watching. >> earlier this year the international association of fire chiefs named hey's white

career fire chief of the year saying she increased accountability and improved operations. > really put my heart and soul into it, and i can say i still do the same each and every i come to work. i love this job. >> she does. moments after our interview the chief jumped right back into the job she loved so much. you see her here spooding oeedio the high rise fire we reported about at the top of the broadcast. a petition to rename an airport after a local female pilot is gaining traction. she served during world war ii. the woman who started the petition is the granddaughter of another pilot who knew her. she tells us if this happens, it'll be the first airport to be named after a woman in the u.s. >> she was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. a hometown hero, and i think

oakland should be proud to claim her as one of their own. >> not everyone agrees, though. some saying she should aim lower and try to get a street or building named after maggie instead. moving on you have not one but two chances this week to win big. >> the megajackpot topped $2 billion. abc 7 news spotted a man today spending $1,300 on ticket for an office pool. >> $620 million top prize will d. picked on wednesday. ght? cry. ll weathy ni, notra yeah,rogian showing you the low clouds have pushed over the bay. a wider picture showing you why it was below average today.

it will bring the pacific northwest and far northern california rain, but it'll keep us below average before we head into tomorrow again. you can definitely feel the chill in the air, and as you check out what the highs will look like in san jose in the next few days below the high is 47 degrees in the afternoon, 67, and slowly those temperatures will moderate by the time we head into the end of the week into the weekend. we're going to see some changes. looking along and there's barely a breeze there. hour by hour tomorrow morning between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. you'll notice how gray it is across the area. there will be pockets of low visibility, and higher clouds will move ahead in the afternoon hours. so your sun will be filtered by most of the day. by 9:00 p.m. we start to see

clearing. tomorrow night no clearing expected, just a chill in the air. low 40s to low 50s. you can download the accuweather app and check out those temperatures and track them whenever you want. tomorrow afternoon 66, santa rosa, 65 in fremont, 67 san jose. nice weather to keep our fire danger down. a little milder, low 60s to upper 70s. thursday you see that warming trend getting under way, and we do have the fall warmth ouily turn your atteion tracking dangerous hurricane willa closing in, expectinged to make landfall tomorrow. is packing winds 140 miles an hour, is a category 4. watch as it makes landfall tomorrow. looks 100 mile an hour winds as a category 2 eventually

weakening. expected to drench texes. destructive waves, strong winds, rainfall, isolated amounts up to 18 inches and that means flash flooding and land slides are possible. if you have loved ones there, we are keeping track of that storm. accuweather seven day forecast keeping it cooler from where you should be this time of year tomorrow. warming trend will take us into the mid and upper 80s range friday, saturday. upper 60s to low 70s at the coast, and temperatures back down again sunday and monday. >> sandhya, thanks. well, tomorrow on good morning america singer elle king opens up h

from hammer to nail, a new sculpture has replaced a stolen sculpture at the community center. it has the word bait etched into it. he sefinds it amusing. the 800 pound hammer vanished more than two weeks ago.

a 2,000 reward is being offered for its safe return. >> i don'tknow what's going on. >> it baffles the mind. >> speaking of baffling the mind. >> we know it's not about the here and now for oakland right now. the raiders trade a former first round draft pick for a future first

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mired in a one in five season with an offense that scores near the bottom of the league oakland is now looking towards the future. the raiders traded omari cooper to the dallas cowboys. oakland wanted a first-round pick, and apparently dallas was the only team willing to pay it. cooper has undeniable talent but he's beeninconsistent. he's had two games this season with at least 100 receiving yards and four with fewer than 20. the raiders now have three first-round picks in the 2019 draft after trading cooper and defensive star khalil mack to two of their best players. placp running back on injured reserve today due to a grown injury.

at 32 beast mode was still putting up the yards. he's expected to be out at least a month, but this could very well be a career ender. a back-to-back is hard enough, but to have one in denver last night and tonight, warriors don't mind. they've won 15 straight against phoenix. that's their longest winning streak against any opponent. guess what? red panda is bag. her custom unicycle was stolen, and warriors gave her one at halftime. it was nice to see her. draymond green found kevin durant. durant certainly knows how to finish. three points for curry here. he had six three pointers on the night. 29 points in three quarters. he didn't course. look at this. who's going to stop kevin durant right down the middle?

nobody. right down the break. second half durant taking on trevor orizza, look at the hook shot. this game is nuts. kevin durant can only laugh. curry with that three. 22 threes of the first three games of the season for curry. that's a new nba record. it warriors cruise final. lebron james, final seconds and lebron to tie it. it's good. in overtime with under ten seconds to go the lakers leading one, and at first take a one point lead. final play of ot, and we've seen lebron do this so many times before, the step back for the win, no good this time. lakers lose by one. lebron is 0 and 3 to start the season for the first time since.

and after the warriors game the media had to wait because all the players and hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there.

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