that went up in flames early this morning. it's now being investigated as arson.. soot bay area construction site that went up in flames, early this morning. being investigated as arson. good afternoon, i am kenny choi. the travertine fire broke out around 2:00 a.m.

it was seen for miles. this is in the area of filbert street and west grand avenue. one of the five fires that broke out in the city of oakland, this morning. let's get right now to and magnetic who is life with the almostter:ally a nine hours, some of the roadways aroureeopening. you can see firefighters still on scene right now. watching this area for hotspots, for at least the rest of the afternoon. the department of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, the feds are here, into the investigation of this fire continues. you can see the outside e stilandihis apartment building partf aition sit string of similar fires in the east bay. this cell phone video shows the original fire, just after it broke out at 2:00 a.m., burning six apartment buildings under construction. entire city block.

the fire burned all morning as firefighters sprayed water to try to stop its spread and while it has not been ruled arson yet -- >> we do know arsonists have been trying to burn down housing projects in oakland. >> reporter: winds carried embers from tarti this fire in between two homes at about 5:00 a.m. red cross workers already on scene snapped into action. >> people didn't have the clothing on, get their clothes on and get them out. >> reporter: about an hour later, this abandoned home caught fire, halfway down the block, and neighbors on either side -- >> i felt like i was -- the next thing you know they're telling us to open the gate there some fire again. >> reporter: an hour after that, he fire started in this shed after a tree that had caught fire fell o its roof. firefighters monitor the fire from above, using a heat sensing drone to find the fires

toughest spots as one firefighter was taken to the hospital with a leg injury. >> he stepped in a pothole, or injured himself somehow doing them. >> reporter: ages of construction , as they help with we hecity guard on site. still this fire was star live nea instruction sites today. >> we don't know if something was bark again. >> reporter: at one point about 2000 people around this area were without power. some transformers blue in the height of the fire. all the power has been restored this afternoon. meantime, crews are investigating if another residential structure fire just a mile away is arson related. this is near 36 street. these two fires mark the sixth and seventh fires at residential construction sites

in oakland in the past few years. the east bay has seen major construction fires in recent years. just last month, july of 2017, another suspicious fire broke out in oakland at the corner of 23rd and valdes streets. just two blocks away from lake mary. in may have 2017, a six alarm fire gutted another apartment complex under construction on the oakland/emeryville border. the same complex was burned down in july of 2016. a man riding a bicycle was identified as the suspect in the emeryville fire. authorities release these photo shortly after showing a man wearing this hooded sweatshirt as he pedaled away in the middle of the night on the sidewalk. across the bay, in san francisco, crews trying to figure out what started a deadly fire in the inner sunset neighborhood. flames broke out around 3:30 a.m. chopper 5 flew over the home is crews investigated. we havat home died,

and the woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the cause of this fire is under investigation. the red cross is now helping the six people, including a child who were all displays. a new report lists 263 catholic priests in the bay area accused of sexually abusing children. the report was released today by a minnesota law firm naming 135 accused offenders in san francisco, 95 in oakland diocese, and 33 in the san jose diocese. earlier this month, the san jose diocese released its own list of credibly accused priests that only had 15 names on it. the law firm says the vast majority of the claims against the priests named in the court have been settled. not fully evaluated in civil court. a news conference will be held in about half an hour in san francisco, where victims are expected to speak. let's see how wall street is doing after a plunge to start the morning.

the dow dropped 549 points, about 2%. a little bit of a rebound, after some companies r: geol te are the selloffs started in china with a shanghai dive today. china's economy has slowed down to its weakest growth at about 10 years, because of the trade war with the u.s. that impact a couple of key earnings reports. caterpillar turned in forecasts that were weighed down by the trade tensions, and their respective shares are diving , that is taking a big chunk out of the dow jones today. >> the market closes in about 15 minutes. hurricane will adjust roared into a cluster of mexican islands. the storm dropped to a category number overnight and it is now a residents are to prepare for

landslides and flash flooding. let's check in with mary on where the hurricane >> hurricane willa moving dangerously close to the west central coast of mexico here. just in a few showers it will make landfall as a major storm. the outer rain bands already impacting the coast with windfalls -- -- winds for the hsn card of mexico. maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. northeast of mexico there. moving north-northeast at 6 miles per hour, making landfall as a major hurricane in a few hours here. moving over mainland mexico, and then into the u.s. as a tropical depression and low pressure system. bringing rain and thunderstorms to texas, and then it will merge into a cold front and become a nor'easter. this is this weekend for the

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started after 1.5 years filled negotiation talks. today is day one of a planned three day strike happening at all 17 facilities. jackie ward is live at the really with how this strike is affecting patients. >> reporter: some of these patient workers have been out here since 6:00 a.m. because of this strike, more than 4000 appointments and 241 surgeries had to be reschedu [chag] among the 15,000 uc workers striking today are operating room specialists, patient care assistance, pharmacist and more. according to their union, their median salary is $55,000. while they are on strike, they will not be paid at all. >> what the university refuses to talk about is the heart of the issue which is inequality on outsourcing. >> reporter: catherine, asked me president tells me

the positions these union workers hold is outsourced. they can make up to 53% less with little to no benefits. >> for a university that professes social mobility, that is outrageous. >> reporter: in a statement from uc's office of the president, it says the union is making it about wagesg nd36%e over for years. nearly triple what other uc employees as a receipt. >> what they have imposed as a pay cut given the increased cost in healthcare. >> reporter: senior vice president and chief operating officer , she says outsourcing wages are not what she is concerned about right now. >> the need to get back to the bargaining table and resolve this are going to leave with others. today, my focus is on patient care. >> reporter: a spokeswoman wrote "the number of unionized patient workers is increased by the early 19% over the past five years , while outsourcing contracts have stayed relatively flat. the employment deal to be implemented next month would implement 3% raises

her patient care and service staff as well as a health plan at the same rates as the other uc employees with similar salaries ." union leaders tell me of contract negotiation talks continue to be going the way they have been , they do plan on striking sometime again in the near future. talk to you. >> jackie ward live for us. more than 20 people are displaced this afternoon after a fire ripped through a san francisco high-rise. the fire broke out yesterday evening at the gateway complex. the 25 story building near washington street , in the city's financial district. you can see flames shooting from the windows as we are going to take a look at some of this fire that started. the fire jumped from the 12th floor all the way up to the 16th floor yesterday. about seven people seup aat the hyatt hotel. >

ming an update on the missing washington post journalist. who may have killed him and how he died remain a mystery. the world's longest sea crossing bridge has opened up. where you can take this road. just ahead.

) is not buying the saudi's explanation of wha developing at this hour, the turkish prime minister is not buying the saudi's explanation of what happened to u.s. resident and journalist, jamal khoshoggi. how he died, who killed him and why is still up for a matter of debate. angelica alvarez has more details. >> reporter: turkish president says

jamal khoshoggi's death inside of the saudi consulate, in turkey, was no accident. >> jamal khoshoggi was murdered inside the consulate premises to come inside the consulate building. >> reporter: the saudi's claim jamal khoshoggi died during a fists fight after he enter their consulate , in turkey, on october 92. they claimed it was interrogation gone wrong. he called on the 18 suspects in saudi custody to be tried in turkish courts. >> this murder was indeed committed in the saudi consulate building which is considered as saudi soil. of the republic of turkey. itas a plot gone awry. >> i will know very soon. i am not satisfied with what i have heard. >> reporter: the president dispatched cia director, gina haspel,

to turkey to get the latest on their investigation. the treasury secretary, met with the saudi crown prince. >> this brutal murder , of a journalist , of an innocent man , of a dissident , will not go without an american response. >> reporter: president trump has ruled out any response which would stop the multibillion- dollar sale of weapons to the saudi's as retribution for jamal khoshoggi's death. angelica alvarez, cbs news , the white house. >> president trump knows that he would be very upset if it is detmiatgith by tdi c p former supreme court justice o'connor announced in a letter today , she is in the beginning states of dementia, most likely alzheimer's disease. the progressive convention , she added, is why she will no longer be able to participate in public life. o'connor was nominated to the supreme court by president ronald reagan back in 1981 , and swor t

she is the first woman to serve on the supreme court of the united states. she retired back in 2006. after nine years of construction, the longest sea crossing bridge in the world has [ the 34-mile long bridge connects hong kong to the chinese mainland city. taking the travel time between the two cities from three hours to just 30 minutes. the price tag, let's check in with mary to see what is happening with our weather. >> let's take you out to our amazing golden gate bridge. you can see mostly cloudy skies. patches of blue out there, you can see, some sunshine, as well. our temperatures are rising. we are talking low to mid 60s at this lunchtime hour. santa rosa as well as oakland, 60.

san jose, concord and 64 for you in livermore. here is the satellite and da this is that ridge of high pressure keeping us dry. we are tracking this area of low pressure. that will bring the ring for the pacific northwest, not really for us. we can use the ring, but it does not look like we will see it anytime soon. tracking this frontal boundary that will continue to push through on futurecast, sweeping away the clouds for us. looking at plenty of sunshine as we have through the rest of the afternoon and into tomorrow. actually the next several days we will see the sunshine. our next low-pressure system in the pacific, that will bring the rain once again for the pacific northwest, not really for us. the rain stays to our north with that load to our north as well. our sunset coming in at 621, our sunrise at 726. another cool day with below average temperatures.

looking at mid 60s in front san francisco. low 70s for many locations here from 70 in mountain view, also for fremont, 70 vallejo. 72 for a hyatt napa. for tomorrow, we warm up, we start out warm up as high pressure builds and for us. we warm up with plenty of sunshine there. upper 70s on wednesday, low '80s inland. friday and saturday looks like the warmest days out of the week. a little bit cooler on sunday, but still the sunshine and much cooler by monday of next week. fothrke >> was your father involved? >> only one way to find out. new o.

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to kick off you'll have to wait a little longer. the upcoming crab season is set to kick off next month. if you're waiting to find out if there will be delays due to toxins you will have to wait a little bit longer. according to chronicle, the department of public health released from land marinara testing and found toxins in dungeness crabs. they were found to be clean, but health officials say it is too early to tell if they are safe to eat. testing is such a continue in the next three days. we will be right back.

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