so, this is downtown oakland right now. it's about 2:30 in the morning. >> a construction housing project goes up in flames in the east bay and people tell us they ul fire afar away daly city. >> it broke out around 2:00 this morning. let's show you where the scene is. it's happening at west grand and filbert and embers have caused he evacuations in the area. let's get to our reporter live on the scene, amy hollyfield. >> reporter: good morning. you can see spots are still on fire and it's very smokey. firefighters are putting water on this building but the situation is much better now. look at the fire they faced when it was really going. they called five alarms for this fire so oakland sent about 90 firefighters. they say is it took about 80 minutes to knock it down to

where they're just dealing with hot spots and smaller fires. that's what they're doing now. when they got here, though, it was really going. they got the call about 2:00 this morning to come to filbert and west grand in west oakland. they say some transformers were also blowing so pg&e turned power off to 2,000 people in this area. they were also worried about those who lived nearby. >> 20 to 25 plus people were evacuated off market street in that area as a precaution because we had a substantial number of embers blowing in the eastward direction. >> reporter: no injuries have been reported. this building was empty. no other buildings burned. this was a building of townhomes under construction. according to the construction's website, they were planning to sell them all for about $600,000 each. they were one and two-bedroom units. they say they were going to be

solar powered, very energy efficient units. now they're almost all but gone. the fire chief wasn't willing to say it was a total loss but he said there's a lot of significant damage here. they'll get a better idea once the sun comes up and they can get inside. it's not safe for them to do that. they're still working on getting fires out. there have been five other fires in oakland at construction sites, residential construction sites. firefighters say they will start the investigation into this fire right away. they tell us this building did have security guards and it did have security cameras. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. we did send a push alert out to you as soon as news broke about this overnight. you can be the first to know about breaking news by downloading the abc7 news app. you can customize alerts to where you live. good morning to you on this tuesday, october 22nd. it is now a few minutes after 5:00 a.m. >> the national weather service is even tracking this fire. >> yeah, it's pretty impressive

what they're doing. take a look at this. they tweeted this out overnight. what you're seeing right there, that purple and the yellow circle is the heat signature from the fire. so, they're picking that up. that's how the intense that fire was from time to time during the morning hours. pretty neat what technology can do. here's a look at oakland. still 8-mile-per-hour moving due east. once you get past there, the winds go calm everywhere else. that smoke will sit and fester. haven't heard of any reports of any poor air quality but we'll keep an eye on that also. waking up this morning in the, say, upper 40s to mid-50s by 7:00. 58 to 62. narrow range with high clouds and sunshine. we'll start to separate at 4:00. 68 at the coast. 65 around the bay. dress for 69 inland. back to 60 with high clouds being a mainstay. take a look at the morning

commute and what's a mainstay for us, sue? >> slow go out of the central valley overthe looking at looks like they may have reopened lanes southbound 880 at 23rd. they had construction project they're working on with an overpass there. it looks like things are starting to improve. we'll zoom in and see the volume of traffic is getting a little better. i believe that has reopened. we'll check with chp and let you know when we come back. we also have an axe consistent in north 101 in marin county. leaving marin up towards sonoma county near the dumps. they have to close down that right lane. the car is off the shoulder, down an embankment. the tow truck will have to do their thing in a couple of minutes. it's october 23rd. >> it is. >> i said it was the 22nd, but that isn't true. this is true -- a massive fire

at a san francisco high rise. an investigation under way to see what sparked that fire. >> matt keller outside the gated community. >> reporter: good morning. we're standing on washington near davis street. you can see there's a lot of debris underneath the high rise. they have police tape up keeping people from walking on the sidewalk here. so much can go wrong with these types of fires but this morning we're talking about what went right. >> high rise fires are a potential nightmare and this thing went exactly as it should. nobody hurt. >> reporter: the fire broke out in the south of the gateway complex in san francisco's financial district, right off the embarcad through 16. lower floors were evacuated. the danger went beyond the building. debris scattered below and firefighters had to get out of the way. within 45 minutes the fire was

under control. >> it was just really scary because we totally thought it was out. and then, you know, it kind of reflared up and all the glass burst out the windows. >> reporter: we caught up with supervisor and he told us residents have been let back in 3 through 8 and 21 and above. other floors are being worked on because firefighters had to punch through walls that had asbestos in them. firefighters are still looking into you the cause. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you, matt. in the south bay, san jose police released the mug shot of a suspect involved in a fireworks explosion. 25-year-old john meltzer was one of two men who was taken to the hospital. they had burns and cuts. the second suspect remains in the hospital. me meltzer faces charges of possession of a destructive device. pg&e says it will inspect

powers lines in areas of risk of wildfires. a post in "nextdoor" says they'll fly between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. they are cleared to fly as low as 300 feet. more developments about the uber executive who was disciplined and then promoted. he's now resigned. "the wall street journal" first broke the story last month. uber leadership had decided to give him a formal warning, cut his annual bonus and put him through sensitivity training. uber did not give any more details about the training. the city attorney for cupertino is reportedly planning to sue the city. according to "mercury news," he says hisbjtishe dopnt got admin.

in a legal filing holm says he questioned whether the plans comply with state law. cupertino has 45 days to respond to that filing. holm will have six months to file a lawsuit. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's take a look at temperatures along the east bay. oakland and alameda at 56. 55 in richmond. 50 in san carlos. a little cooler in antioch. look at that 48. napa, 41. 53 at pacifica. the broke deck of clouds rolling across san francisco from our camera at pier 15. it will be cool all around, in the air and at the beaches. it will be warmer this we why not before itet warmer this

weekend. here's the peninsula, 54 degrees. 61 at noon. mid-60s this afternoon dropping down to 57 with high clouds tapering. east bay valley starting off at 51. 62 at noon. upper 60s for most of the afternoon hours. as the clouds taper, you'll drop down to 58. pretty much the same thing along the east bay shore. look at all the high clouds mixing in. mid-60s this afternoon. under the stars we drop down to 57 degrees. we'll take a look at the warming trend in the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll take a look at the traffic trend with sue. >> we'll take a look at the traffic maps and green is good. we have the usual slowdowns on 580 westbound and better news for you in the oakland area. roadwork has been picked up. southbound 880. they have that cleared now so traffic is flowing nicely. up towards novato, northbound 101, a car over the embankment. they have to shut down the right

lane. it's in the reverse commute so that's the silver lining. the right lane will be shut down to pull the car out of there within the next few minutes. we'll take a look at drive times. just about 45 minutes westbound 580. highway 4 is looking good. your drive into san francisco from marin also at the limit. >> thank you, sue. a new report finds a major factor that fueled the nfl kneeling controversy and it wasn't angry americans. a new way to shop in san francisco. we confirmed the location of amazon's first cashier-less store. two of

you can see a little bit of say sea breeze. a couple degrees warmer tomorrow and a couple degrees warmer by thursday. we're seeing 60s, 70s and 80s and that will continue in my accuweather less than seven minutes away. back to breaking news in the east bay. sky7 just arrived to the scene of that construction site fire on west grand and filbert in oakland. this broke out around 2:00 and embers forced 25 evacuations in the area. a transformer blew, cuttingings power to 2,000 people there. crews are still trying to put out hot spots. no word on a cause yet but

cnstruction site arson has been an issue in oakland in the past. amy hollyfield reports a security guard and cameras were at that site this morning. she'll have more in a live report coming up at 5:30. new details about the nfl national anthem kneeling protest. "the wall street journal" reports twitter accounts linked to the internet nc nt more than 12,000 tweets about the issue. the agency is a russian and kremlin-backed company accused of attempts to encourage discord in the u.s. twitter shut down the accounts after they found the connection to the group and former 49er quterback colin kaepernick was the first to kneel during the anthem two years ago. in "gma's" first look we're learning more about the bachelor party in abc has more. >> reporter: in this morning's

"gma" first look, this new video was taken just before the trip of a lifetime took a tragic turn. 14 american tourists celebrating a bachelor party, all greeared for whitewater rafting trip. moments later, the group from miami boarded three rafts and within minutes all capsized. one survivor tells abc news, all of us struggled to stay above water, swallowing lots of it on the way down as our bodies ricocheted against the rocks in the water while struggling to survive. foursts and one costa rican guide swept away. they posted this on instagram with caption, what was supposed to be the celebration for the best day of our life turned into a nightmare. my heart aches for the four beautiful souls taken from us. we'll have a look on "gma" first look. in the east bay, a law enforcement agency is taking a

cautious approach to its use of body cameras. this comes after one of the same make and model used by the new york police department caught fire. a company called axon makes the cameras. the oakland police department has hundreds of them. it will continue to use them until the department learns more about why the staten island one exploded. >> the chief has made it very clear to me personally and messaged the entire department that if there's a concern or something that's an issue in oakland, she'll remove them all from service. >> a spokesperson tells abc7 news the nypd will use a third-party forensic consultant to determine the cause of the camera explosion. e-cigarette company jule is under fire about whether the company is intentionally marketing to teenagers. the device looks like usb sticks. now a fourth of juul followers are under 18. that study in the journal of

adolescent health. the fda seized thousands of documents at juul's headquarters last month as part of the investigation. juul says it's working with social media platforms to mitigate the problem. electric scooters are suing lime and bird. scooter riders and pedestrians say they were hurt because of the company's gross negligence. some judge seniors include broken wrists, arms, torn ligaments and damaged teeth. a spokesperson for lime said safety is a priority and the mission is to reduce the number of cars on streets. bird says e-scooters are no more dangerous than riding a bike. the company notes cars remain the greatest threat to commuters, killing more than 40,000 people in the u.s. each year. new at 5:00 -- need a bite to eat while on the go in san francisco?

amazon says it's got you covered. amazon is opening an amazon go store with ready-made breakfast, lunch, dinner options, meal kits and groceries. california and battery street is the first amazon go store. a second at kearny and post is slated to open later this year. the highest jackpot in lottery history is up for grabs. >> the huge prize comes with a cash out option of $904 million. that's if you take the whole thing up front. you han that winners who are still swimming in cash and paying it forward. >> the lady who sold us the winning lottery ticket, her car. we gave her enough money to buy a new car and that just blew her mind.

>> this group of florida realtors chipped in in2013. they won $1 million and even let a new employee share in the winnings, even though she didn't chip in for the ticket. since then they've been giving back to the community. >> they're doing it right. i've watched those lottery curse shows. if you did it like that, if you use it for good -- >> set up a charitable organization and gave it away, quietly, probably. >> keep a low profile. >> you know everybody's coming out of the cousin,really? really? hmm. let's take a look at what's going on outside. you're never more than seven eselow wheresunshine once

we should be so willee spots to cloudy spots. here's a look at the low clouds this morning. watch those evaporate as we head towards the lunch hour. the high clouds will start to come in from the northwest. a dry cold front will roll through the sky and that will reinforce the cooler weather. you can see there's a little break during the evening hours before more high clouds and a few low clouds come in tonight. everybody in the south bay, even down to santa cruz in the upper 60s with san 69 degrees. 65 to 68, not too bad, on the peninsula, this afternoon. downtown, south san francisco and sausalito around 63 to 66 degrees. 67 to 70 through most of the north bay. then low to mid-70s cloverdale north shore, mid to upper 60s. in the valleys 71 to about 74.

tonight mid-40s to mid-50s under a full moon with high clouds. could be a little spooky, the sky tonight. look at the temperatures ramp up by friday and saturday. and then reality comes back monday. hi, sue. >> good morning. we'll take a look at the commute through the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights have just been turned on. you can see the not so fast track lanes. carpool lines are getting by. minor slowing coming into san francisco on the upper deck. otherwise we'll take a look out there for the usual slowdowns out of the central valley, a 45-minute drive westbound on 580. we'll take a look from highway 4 into the macarthur mayoze, 25-minute backup. san francisco to sfo, if your destination is the airport this morning, less than ten minutes. >> thank you. oakland airport officials are pushing back on a petition to rename the airport after a

local female pilot. maggie g is the first female fighter pilot. the granddaughter tells us, if this happens, this would be the first major airport to be named after a woman in the u.s. >> she became inspired to fly because as a child her family would go to the oakland airport on the weekend and watch planes take off. she was a trail blazer in every sense of the word. and i think oakland should be proud to claim her as one of their own. >> the petition has more than 2,000 signatures but the airport commission said she should try to get a building or street named after her instead. the seven things youow .'re b how the community is coming together for one woman working two jobs and living in her car. if there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you

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good luck. number five. look atin b from the ocean. that means it's going to be cool today. anywhere from 1 to 6 degrees below average. we'll be stuck in the 60s and 70s. number six. we're following your tuesday morning commute with the bay bridge toll plaza sold out. metering lights were turned on six minutes ago so delays building coming into san francisco. number seven. the first amazon go store in san francisco will open at 7:00 a.m. at 300 california street in the financial district. the store has ready-made breakfast, lunch, dinner options, meal kits and groceries. if there's something strange in the neighborhood, a sacramento boy knows who to call, ghostbusters. >> london green suffers from a heart defect but he ain't afraid of no ghosts. his father says therst saw the cult classic film two years ago. >> he'll come out of whatever room and say, i have to call and

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>> that fire broke out at around 2:00 this morning. people across the bay area tell us they could see the flames. i saw it on my drive in from highway 24 this morning. i know we're hearing some as far away as daly city could see that. amy hollyfield is live near the scene at west grand and filbert. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning. they've allowed us to get closer to it the building. let me step out. way so you can get a good look it is still standing. firefighters had still putting water on it. you don't see flames at this moment but they think there are pockets of fire they want to get water on and stay on top of this. they're still very active as they fight this fire. but wait until you see what it looked like before. i mean, it was really going. it was a huge fire. it was a five-alarm fire. they got the call around 2:00 this morni west grand and filbert. it was on fire was a building of

townhomes under construction. so, no one was here. it was an empty building. i just talked to o officials who are on this project. they are so frustrated and so upset, estimating this is probably going to cost 50 to 75 people their jobs who had been working on this building since last august. back to the fire fight. fire officials had to worry about transformers that were blowing. so they had power issues. also worried about embers flying and very concerned about people who live in the area. >> pg&e came and secured power to roughly 2,000 people in the area as a safety precaution. we had transformers that were blowing because of the fire. that posed a significant concern of safety of our personnel and anyone in the area, like observers, witnesses, et cetera, et cetera. >> reporter: no one was hurt. no injuries on this fire. no other buildings burned.

again, they did have to evacuate about 20 people in the area just in case and turn the power off for about 2,000 customers. also, just out of precaution, i did talk to some people who were evacuated. they didn't want to talk on camera. they're pretty shaken. they told me they thought they saw one house that got embers on it but we haven't heard that from fire officials. you're looking at a drone brought in by the alameda county sheriff's office. they flew this over the fire scene. we're working on getting that footage so we can get an aerial view of this fire. stay with us as we continue to work this story and try to get more developments for you. investigators on the scene trying to figure out what started this fire. there have already been five fires in oakland at the scene of residential construction sites. now we have another one. officials say this building did have security guards and security cameras. lve in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> such a sad trend. thank you. let's give you an idea of

what the site looked like before the fire this morning. this is from google earth. it was captured in april of this year. you can see it was a three-story building under construction and that is wood framing, which, no doubt, helped to fuel those flames. as amy mentioned, residential construction fires have become a trend in oakland. so, this is footage of a previous incident. one of six major fires since 2012. just a few months ago, a coalition of builders put up $300,000 to help catch anyone responsible for burning down the projects. so far no word on what caused this fire overnight. >> abc7 news will stay on top of this breaking news all morning. we sent out a push alert when the fire first started overnight and you can get news on the go by downloading the abc7 news app. there's been a lot going on this morning. it's 5:33. we're following breaking news of another fire. this time in san francisco. first, you're never more than seven minutes away from the

accuweather forecast. let's get to meteorologist mike nicco. >> the unfortunate news is oakland has some of the fastest winds. good news, it's only 8 miles an hour. they were blowing southeast. now they're blowing east. that could be pushing more of the smoke into the hills and piedmont. temperature of 56 and humidity at 81%. everybody else is quiet as far as winds until fairfield. that's another sea breeze today. not much in the way of marine layer. a broken deck of clouds this morning so mostly cloudy, 58 to 53. we're hovering around 60 at noon. low to upper 60s around 4:00. definitely going to feel like fall today. here's sue. >> a live look at your commute leaving san rafael. taillights on 101 and civic center, finding your way to the golden gate bridge where you have four lanes in the southbound commute direction and two lanes in the northbound noncommute direction. everybody's moving at the limit.

no fog over the waldo this morning. about a 45-minute drive from tracy and over the altamont pass into dublin and pleasanton. breaking news out of san francisco. a house fire in the inner sunset has killed a person and left another with serious injuries. this started just after 3:30 this will morning on funston avenue. the fire department tweeted one woman died and a man has been taken to the fire center in serious condition. the cause under investigation. this morning an investigation is under way to find out what sparked yet another fire. this was a massive one at a rise in san francisco's financial district. residents of 30 units are displaced. take a look at this video from yesterday evening. flames gutted five floors in the south tower of the gateway complex at washington and davis. the lower floors were evacuated.

thankfully, no one was hurt. university of california employees plan to go on strike today. >> the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. the union says it's in response to the institution outsourcing jobs. the university of california tells us, the union wants an 8% wage increase. the office of the president says uc cannot justify to taxpayers or the rest of the university workforce this excessive wage increase. now union leaders are throwing a tantrum, putting their agenda above the needs of patients, the students and the public. the strike is expected to last three days. san francisco's longest serving fire chief announced she's stepping down. >> very excited. ar 29-year joanne hayes-white bn francisco's first female fire chief in 2004 after 14 years with the department.

in giving a reason for her retirement, she simply said, it's time. >> relationships between labor and management can be a little prickly, a little challenging. i've definitely had my share of that. but really glad to have sort of weathered that storm and moved forward and really proud of all the accomplishments we've made. >> hayes-white dealt with a number of controversies as chief, including longer ambulance response times. supporters say she was an innovative leader. her last day on the job will be may 5th. the midterm election exactly two weeks away. new data shows more of you are voting early. more than 500,000 californians have already 100,000 more than what we saw in 2018.lirn's proposition 10 is getting a push. the measure would allow cities to expand rent control. rent control activists say it would give local communities greater power over which types

of units can be included under rent control. at an event in san francisco yesterday, supervisor hilary ronan addressed the crowd in english and spanish about that proposed change. >> and if proposition 10 passes, what that means is that we as local legislators will have the ability to craft those targeted local solutions to protect renters from eviction and from displacement from our city. >> and the group says they're trying to balance what they call a flood of spanish language ds pla added placed by the anti-prop 10 supporters. if you want to learn more about what's on the ballot, we have a full voter guide. go to abc7news.com/election. tonight is your chance to become a billionaire, before taxes, of course. the mega millions drawing has become thehiorlet'ak this downo. the meg milon jackpot is

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afternoon. you can see pretty much the same cloud cover down in the south bay. thins out around 4:00 and gone by 6:00. need the sunglasses. dress for temperatures, 53 topping out at about 57 around 4:00. potential upper 80s in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> full moon. >> and the full moon, we'll talk about that also. what do you have today? >> it's pretty light. pretty nice. let's take a look at walnut creek. no major problems here. those taillights headed southbound past northern main to highway 24. you're looking at about an eight-minute drive from concord southbound on 680. otheis l pveo is getting busier but not bad at all. the runway in the lefter upper portion of your screen. traffic is moving nicely through the san jose valley. silicon valley, no problems reported yet. we'll knock on anything we can find. tracy to up and over dublin,

early morning commuters are going at it strong. about a 45-minute drive westbound on 80. >> thank you. a recall over tainted taquitos we told you about yesterday is much bigger than originally thought. what you nee to kn nt. the s 800-pound hammer sculpture is still happening in the north bay but a new giant

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parents and kids f they're heading off to school, dress for 49 and 59. 57 to 60, to grab a jacket if the kids are heading out for recess. our warmest temperatures, palm springs, 93. low to mid-70s in so cal around san diego and los angeles. 75 to 80 from 80 f fresno. any rain will be in eureka. check out the surge of warmth. the same tie we're surging, so is the sierra. we'll see how warm it gets here coming up. presirump c a group of central american migrants headed towards the u.s. a national emergency. right now there are about 7,000 people as a part of this migrant movement mexico. the president's promising to

send troops to the border to stop the caravan. he's also calling for a closer look inside that group of migrants. thousands of desperate families, many from honduras, say they're escaping extreme poverty and violence. >> in that caravan you have some very bad people. you have some very bad people. and we can't let that happen to our country. >> what kind of things have you seen here tonight? >> hunger, despair, very, very sick people. >> mexico's president is warning migrants they stn s country o s follow the legal process. abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area, which means we're putting time and resources into stories that can make a difference. one story where we've already seen a difference being made is about a woman named jane pirisi. lotfoulp.two jobs inas tuy. that includes the jv show on

radio station wild 94.9. they had jane as a guest yesterday morning. here's her with the deejays. >> you should not be on the streets. i know there's a lot have other people. i saw you on tv. i was like, this woman was a chef and she had everything and now she's at risk of being assaulted nightly out on the streets. i want to do what we can to get you off the streets. what all do you need, i mean, to get you going? >> i could sustain a rent of about $1,000 a month. i need a first and a last, and i need to find a spot. >> jane's friend set up an online donation account. you'll find a link to it on our website, abc7news.com. we'll keep you posted on how much it's raised. a recall we told you about yesterday involving frozen

taquitos is much bigger. the usda recalled thousands of pounds of ready-made salads, burrit burritos, wraps and pizzas because of listeria and salmonella contamination. it includes involve foods. some products are sold at whole foods, 7-eleven, trader joe's, walmart. you can find a complete list of all the recalled products on our website, abc7news.com. the warriors made good on a promise to a popular nba halftime performer. >> the team presented red panda a brand-new unicycle. >> the president gave it to her, she performed halftime and all systems go because she was perfect in her routine. >> a man stole red panda's custom made unicycle last january. he has not been caught. the team gave her a new $25,000

one at halftime of last night's game. her agent tells us she's very t there's a new sculpture at the hillsburgh community center. >> someone has a good sense of humor. this nail replaces a giant stolen hammer and the large metal nail has the word "bait" etched into it. the sculptor finds it amusing. someone managed to steal the hammer. we got to get this thing back. come on, now. >> how did they get an 800-pound -- where would they hide it? >> that's the question. >> and why? >> now it has a partner. hammer and nail. >> how big is that nail? from the -- it looked like a close-up shot so it's hard to tell. >> is it really this big? >> or like a 500-pound nail?

>> more than 800. we hope we get that hammer back. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. hopefully you like the next story i'm about to tell you. you can see the increase and high clouds coming after the low clouds leave us this morning. notice the radar returns are to our north. unfortunately, if you were looking for rain, that's where they'll stay. it will be a dry, cold front for us. it will reinforce the cooler than average temperatures and keeping most of the fog away from the coast and the golden gate. partly cloudy this afternoon. slightly cool today compared to average. about 1 to 6 degrees cooler than average. warming trend through saturday. we're getting in the upper sa80 in some neighborhoods. that seesaw is out for now. 67 in milpitas and santa clara. low 70s for san jose to gilroy. 65 to 68 on the peninsula. along the coast, 61 at half moon bay. mid-60s downtown, sausalito.

60 on the north bay coast. mild in the north bay, 67 to 70 degrees. and look at these mid to upper 60s along the east by shore. low to mid-70s if you head in deeper. a full moon tonight so it will be spooky. if you get a picture, i would love to see it. here's the seven-day accuweather forecast and it gets really warm. sue? >> we have a couple problem spots coming into s south of market. we have the oracle open world. that is officially under way today. howard street between third and fourth is closed at moscone center. also so much construction going on in that neighborhood, too, that traffic is already bad. so with that road closure it's a real grind. take mass transit or walk. you don't want to drive around that area if you don't have to. b.a.r.t. is running 41 trains. currently on schedule. pardon me, 46 trains.

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another shot of cool, clean air coming at us today and tomorrow. the warming trend begins thursday and friday. our air quality will remain healthy. the san jose police department just unveiled its newest vehicle and it's an ice cream truck. the department posted these pictures of the first operation frozen treats patrol on twitter yesterday. kids of the boys and girls club of silicon valley were the first in line. necessity are using it to strengthen community. they will give out free ice cream at ws,ldai titanic replica? work on titanic ii just completed. >> the ship will have the same cabin layout as the original and carry nearly the same number of

passengers, 2400, plus a crew of 900. titanic ii is set to make its maiden voyage from 2020. the route traces its doomed namesake. the titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. >> this is not a joke. they say this time they'll have much more life vests and life boats. >> i hope so. do you think second time's a charm? >> why push your luck? >> yeah, why? let's go to walnut creek where taillights are happening at the turn on north main towards 24. otherwise you're looking good for a 15-minute drive toward the tunnel west on 24. an hour to get up and over the altamont pass. we'll take a look at some of your drive times. there's castro valley to the maze westbound 580, not bad. slow traffic in the south bay from 280/680 to highway

you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here's a look at willa. thankfully starting to taper just a little bit. winds are down from 155 where they were earlier to about 130 now. it's going to continue falling apart but it will flood central mexico, northeast mexico and push rain over texas where we had all that flooding last week. we'll be watching for flooding there. potentially really dangerous floods with loss of life possible in mexico. the world's longest sea crossing bridge opens in china today. the 35-mill-long bridge connects hong kong to the mainland. took nine years to build and cost a staggering $20 billion. next at 6:00, the breaking news we're tracking in the east bay. amy hollyfield is getting new details on a huge fire at a construction site in oakland. new at 6:00, it's almost crabbing season. the familiar problem already detected off california's

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a huge fire tears through construction site. sky7 is over that fire on west grand and filbert. it started around 2:00 this morning. you can see we still have flames. good morning to you on this tuesday, october 23rd. >> mike nicco, even the national weather service talking about this fire. >> yeah. some of their newer satellites. take a look at what they're seeing from outer space. they tweeted this picture er