gave the okay to start tearing apart the structure and put out the fire. >> reporter: the battle to put out the worse fire in two years entered its second day with the focus on taking down chunks of the building -- chunks of the building. it went to fire alarms, engulfing the apartment complex in a sea of flames and smoke that could be scene for -- seen for miles. crews pour water on the building for 24 hours now. >> it is like 3 collapse. i am not a engineer but given the amount of fire damage and water being applied, it weakened the structure further. >> the top four stories collapsed. it forced firefighters to abandon truck number 8. it was recovered today. investigators welding work done in the area may have started the fire.

engineers this afternoon began bringing in equipment to tear down sections on the ledge of collapse. >> it will be two days worth to get the collapse hazard squared away. >> reporter: the owners said we are assessing the situation, including the cause of the fire, we believe any losses caused by the fire should be covered by insurance. 172 apartments were destroyed, at 6:00 p.m. the fight to keep the hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from polluting the bay. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and another live look now from news chopper 2 of the apartment complex. crews are slowly starting to dismantle this building, what is left of it because they don't want it to collapse.

firefighters as you heard said that will take about two days or so. live pictures of what is left of the huge apartment complex in san francisco. >> neighbors are waiting to get back into their homes. one neighbor watched as the warm building burned. ktvu's ann rubin spoke with neighbors about what it will take for them to get back in. there is damage to the buildings. the problem for residents is the instability of the one that burned. they can't come home till at least part of this comes down. >> reporter: windows shatters. sprinklers went off upstairs. the apartment building managed to survive yesterday's massive fire across the street. >> flames shoot over. >> so did his store on the first floor. >> yesterday when i walked away i thought it would be gone. >> the flames were just feet away. but firefighters managed to put

up a protective curtain of water and this is the store today. >> i was very lucky. blessed. >> reporter: considering this is what the fire looked like from their windows. today they were able to retrieve belongings. inside it smells like smoke but it is the structure across the street they are worried about. the manager across the street they are assessing the situation there. >> every apartment will be inspected. >> reporter: also saved is his car which was parked in front of the building. he says he can't thank the fire department enough. >> incredible, amazing job. thank you so much san francisco fire department, you are the best. >> reporter: some residents grabbed belongings to last them three days.

still no official word on when they can go home. one bit of good news, the buildings may work out an agreement so people can stay in units that are not yet leased. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> embers from the fire sparked another one a block away. firefighters responded quickly to put out the fire before it could spread. >> san francisco mayor ed lee says a water system was crucial to keeping the fire under control. >> but for the water pressure system this fire would have been perhaps very hard to contain. and that water pressure allowed for so many of the 150 firefighters to have the apparatus, to have a system work in their favor. >> we are working to learn more about the strategy the

firefighters used when it comes to battling high rise fires. details coming up at 6:00 p.m. we watched the fire from all angles from the air and on the ground as the flames ripped through the building last night. the smoke could be seen from miles away and a lot of viewers sent us pictures. this one, you can see the black and the white smoke coming from the building. another angle. you can see the firefighters hose pouring water on the flame. and a time lapse of the fire. you can see the jet black smoke get thicker and thicker as the fire continues to spread. after 90 minutes the flames and the smokeb start to die down -- smoke start to die down and you can see the color go from black to white as firefighters start to get control and bring the fire out at the apartment complex. if you want to see more images we created a slide show on

www.ktvu.com. it is in our hot topics section. firefighters were grateful the winds weren't stronger yesterday but today the winds caused damage. news chopper 2 was over head when a boat crashed near oyster point marina in south san francisco. our chief meteorologist bill martin will -- [no audio] >> john fowler and a look at the damage at the shoreline. >> reporter: we are at oyster point marina inside san francisco bay. sailors never seen winds like these or damage like this that it caused. >> reporter: this is all that is left of the fishing boat. one of three small boats smashed now on south san francisco oyster point marina shoreline. these pictures from news chopper 2. sailors never seen this kind of damage here, it is

scary. >> seeing the sail boat hits us. to think we could crash like that. upsetting. >> they were aboard their boat inside the marina this morning. it was undamaged but there was a powerful east wind storm. >> blowing pretty good. 40 nots this morning. enough to break loose their anchor and toss them. >> reporter: it was not only the wind but the high tide. you could see water here on the shore, all that action drifted the boats on to the rocks. >> water 4, 6 feet average. that is why you never see boats out here anchored. >> reporter: it is a total loss tonight. we learned both the other boats were little used and anchored in no man's land. no one was injured. land owners are responsible to

remove the wreckage from the store but they may sue the boat's owners to recover costs. looking at a live picture now. at 6:00 p.m. how they plan to remove them and why the coast guard is not involved. reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today's wind meant disappointment for a lot of tourists. with choppy water, alcatraz cruises canceled around 11:00 a.m. and 1500 people already on the island had to leave. that left a lot of people with only a model to look at. people can get a refund or rebook. they expect tours to resume tomorrow. to our chief meteorologist bill martin for more on the winds. what is going on right now? are we over the strong winds? >> heaviest winds were last night and this morning. there was a wind advisory from

8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and that is when the strongest winds hit the bay. east bay hills as well, wind gusts over night 59 miles per hour. as you look here and see 34 miles per hour winds at crissy field, 36 richland. you are getting a northeasterly wind, creates a lot of chop. the winds died down. the winds right now out of the north, northeast, fairfield 18. that is a gust to 26 down there. gusts to 20 in caw cord. the advisory -- concord. the advisory is down. this wind is warming us up. the air is sinking. as we go into the next 24 hours, we will warm further. there will be sinking air that could allow us to see temperatures into the 80s. which day that could happen. back here after the break.

the fbi says it has evidence that one of its most wanted bay area terrorism big island. daniel andreas san diego was indicted in 2004. investigators say they believe he is responsible for two pipe bombings in 2003. one he has been on the run from law enforcement for a decade. in december the fbi offered a $250,000 reward for informationing leading to his capture -- information leading to his capture. man is targeting young girls girls and touching them inappropriately. today police released this sketch. the most recent incident happened friday on 28 avenue and east 17th street in oakland. ktvu's allie rasmus shows us how parents are taking action. >> reporter: it has been a day of action for concerned

parents. they started out with a march and rally outside the school pright now there is a meeting -- right now there is a meeting going on. it started at 5:00 p.m. we are seeing parents trickle in. the focus of the meeting to discuss with administrators how the school is going to keep kids safe. >> reporter: on the front steps weem passed -- people passed out flyers. parents grabbed their children's hands and started walking. >> certain things you can't control. >> reporter: what he and others can do is make a statement. >> we have to get out a message we are vigilant and we are strong. >> reporter: we want safety. a group of parents marched. two schools in the past two months as predator struck. now police believe the same man

is behind it two salts. the man -- assaults. 6 feet tall, 200 pounds with a mustache. >> and he has a skin rash or some sort of birth mark on his left forehead above his eye. >> reporter: the first incident was january 24. police say a man touched a six- year-old girl inappropriately in the bath room. then on friday at the world academy police believe the same man inappropriately touched a 7- year-old girl. >> they occurred during after school program, 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. >> reporter: which makes parents upset, propting today's -- prompting today's march. >> reporter: this afternoon we got a copy of a flier the administration sent out to parents explaining the security

measures they will make. this flier explains the front door will be locked while school is in session, it will no longer be accessible from the side instances and they will get security cameras in place. they will host another meeting tomorrow morning here at the school at 9:00 a.m. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. elderly tenants trapped in their homes, some stuck in elevators. the road blocks when we tried to investigate. >> warnings about a dangerous mystery drug. the over dose that has officials all investigating the threat. >> a deadly explosion takes down two buildings in east harlem. >> the call for help that came 15 minutes before the blast. [doorbell rings]

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developing news now, chaos in manhattan after two buildings collapsed following an explosion. >> all of a sudden a explosion goes off. boom! >> three people are dead. 60 other are injured and authorities think death toll will go higher because several people are still missing. in east harlem with late information on what happened and what is going on there right now. steve? >> reporter: yeah. it is nearly 10 hours after the explosion and the two buildings collapsed and search still goes on here. happened at 9:30 a.m. in the morning. the ground shook for blocks. it may have been fueled by gas leak, a natural gas line leak here. in addition to the three deaths confirmed we have crews behind

us searching through a pile of rubble. 9 people are still inaccounted for. -- unaccounted for. >> reporter: wednesday morning a deadly scene. fire crews and the bomb squad water called out after an explosion caused two buildings to collapse in east harlem. >> st. sounded like -- it sounded like a bomb or something went off. and it kind of shook, shook us. you felt the ground shake. >> reporter: these pictures show where the buildings used to stand and the debris field on a rail track. >> this is a tragedy of the worse kind because there was no indication in time to save people. >> reporter: officials aren't sure what caused the explosion but they say 15 minutes before the blast, residents here reported the smell of gas and called con edison but it was too late. >> con edison dispatched a team

immediately to respond. the explosion occurred before they arrived. >> the blast shook the entire neighborhood, damaging several buildings. many people felt it 7 blocks away, some were frantic in the after math. >> it was a big boom. a loud explosion. >> it was so powerful that you heard the boom and it rocked the apartment. >> reporter: 39 fire department units, 168 firefighters and a drone controlled by a civilian responded to the explosion. but the investigation into what happened is only just beginning. as you can tell from the smoke that is still rising from the rubble, firefighters are still dealing with hot spots here. it took them a long time to put out the fire this morning. the bulk of the fire. they are still dealing with flames 10 hours later. in new york, ktvu channel 2 news. all around the bay we showed you wind damage and now

let's turn to our chief meteorologist bill martin, it was warm out there today. >> yeah. the winds are adding to the warmest. blowing down slope and they warm. that is why numbers today got into the 70s and tomorrow warmer still and into the five- day forecast, temperatures could touch into the 80s. jet stream going to the north. they are following had jet stream and drop down. we have a high pressure ridge over us. currently temperatures, check them out. looking at mid-70s. at this time of night. 75 antioch, concord, napa, 77 in oakland right now. record highs in oakland today. i think we could see more records through the next couple days. san jose 77 degrees in san jose. the forecast tomorrow for san jose, you start off 45. end up at lunchtime, 70 degrees. by 3:00 p.m. mid-70s. again. like it was today.

in san francisco, currently 70 degrees. winds died down. san francisco downtown, temperature coming up. start off in the low 50s. mid-60s, upper 60s by lunch. 70 degrees into the san francisco hours. tomorrow, thursday, warmer. high pressure, low pressure. the low set up the wind. lows migrate to the east. as it does the high pressure -- fills in and the winds die down. still breezy. we will see the warming as the air sinks. winds not as strong but temperatures warm saturday and sunday into the low 80s. pretty warm. tomorrow morning, you will see upper 30s in the cold spots. and then lunchtime upper 60s, low 70s. as you get into the afternoon hours, most spots in the 60s and low 70s. highs tomorrow, 74 fairfield. 75 antioch. not much different than today. we could see upper 70s. maybe couple low 80s in the fringe areas to the east and

north. we will track that for you. the five-day forecast, no rain in it. we need rain. we are not going to get it. as we go into next week, clouds come in. maybe things change but sunny tomorrow and warm. saturday and sunday, temperatures come back up into the low 80s and yes, i mentioned this last night, friday, saturday, sunday, tree pollens. they are already out there. do you suffer from allergies? >> i was scratching my eyes. >> when temperatures hit it low 80s, the tree pollens are at eye level. not like weeds. trees are dropping their pollen. tree pollen will be noticeable. >> thank you. chinese authorities have new clues about where a missing malaysia airlines plane could be, the evidence they unveiled and the pilot's final message,

the last four words before the plane disappeared. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, a look at the construction project destroyed in yesterday's fire in san francisco. we are digging into the developers portfolio and looking at the other major products in the works. >> around spring time is boating season but this year because of the drought, there might not be much of a season. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

the massive search for the missing malaysia airlines flight is covering 27,000 square miles with 12 countries participating and there is word tonight the last message from the pilot indicated everything was okay. his words were all right. good night. that last message from the pilot is another oddities the disappearance of the -- odd disappearance of the plane. they are focusing on huge ocean areas to the east and west of malacia. >> to analyze both the civilian and military data. >> the plane disappeared on saturday from kuala lumpur to beijing. air traffic controllers could detect the plane for an hour after they lost contract and it

appeared they went the other directioning -- direction and that lead to speculation. the lack of information and problems communicating with the airline have caused great frustration for relatives. >> we tried to call their phones but they weren't active. we waited till the time the plane was supposed to land but they were still turned off. we called malaysia airlines but they didn't have any information. after that they confirmed the name of the passengers we just cried. >> representatives say their pritorties is to help -- priorities is to help families of those unboard. -- on board. there were 239 passengers and crew members on board malaysia airlines flight 370. demolition begun on the burned out shell of the massive

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. flames shot high into the air as the massive fire ripped through an apartment building under construction in san francisco last night. most of the san francisco fire department scrambled to the scene. but they realized the building was too unstable to get closer. >> news chopper 2 is over the scene right now and firefighters are still putting on the hot spots. all that is left you see he is the skeleton of the building

that is teetering on the verge of collapse. >> we received new upclose photos of the fire. you can see the flames and smoke swallowing up the floors above it. and again another close up shot. you can see the boom from one of san francisco's fire trucks as it reaches towards the flames flames flames and another spraying water. >> we have been sharing new video of the scene which we will show you tonight. the video comes from a drone that was flying over head. >> ktvu's christien kafton is here with the pictures and how crowds come to see the destruction. >> reporter: demolition began here, just about the last two hours. you can see they are using heavy machinery, trying to collapse it building in on itself. all of this going on as firefighters continues. crews will be on the scene for

at least another 24 hours. working to put out hot spots. >> reporter: fire crews dumped thousands of gallons of water on the apartment building. firefighters say as the building collapsed yesterday it left lot of void, hot spots. so crews spent the day today satchiater the flight. -- satchierating the -- saturating the building. spectators showed up all day long hoping to see the damage for themselves. he was here yesterday and flew a drone over head to capture video of the fire. >> yesterday i came out with the drone, flew it over the fire. today i wanted to come back out and get the after math from above. a unique perspective when you get up that high. >> reporter: we have some of

the video he uploaded to youtube. he said we could show it to you. you can see the heavy damage the fire is causing and the flames ripping through building. firefighters say at this point the cause of the fire, the official cause is still under investigation. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the statistics surrounding the fire are impressive. half of san francisco's fire department arrived, 100 personnel. in all 47 different vehicles and ambulances, engines, suvs and fire trucks arrived and the public utilities commission says since the fire started two different water pumping stations have been pump null hundred gallons of -- pumping 200 gallons of water to the fire. that is 500,000 gallons of water used. we have been invited here by the tenants.

>> you have to go -- [ talking at the same time ] >> we go to investigate reports of problems in san francisco's public housing have gone unrepaired. people say they have been trapped for hours or unable to get home. even though they are just a few floors away. ktvu's ken wayne is live with the legal action being taken on behalf of the tenants. >> reporter: we are outside the towers. each one of them is 13 stories tall and getting up and down without a worker elevator is next to impossible for many tenants. >> reporter: today the elevators working. but these pictures show that is not always the case. the elderly and disabled tenants often see these orange signs indicating the elevators are out of service. it is no surprise. >> you push your number ain't no telling where you will go. >> reporter: he was once

trapped in an elevator and had to squeeze out. >> i pried them open and came down the stairs. >> 7 stories down. >> i have informed our property manager all the way up to the mayor and in between and in all that time i have yet to get a response. >> reporter: now residents are taking legal action. >> san francisco housing authority doesn't want to put the money into it to fix them and so it has been a problem for many years. >> legal claim has been filed against the san francisco housing authority claiming emotional distress. >> the 94-year-old was stuck in the lobby from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. somewhere between 10 and 12 hours. 134 residents think the elevators started working again because of the legal action. >> it is the first time they have worked for a week in a

long time. >> you need to turn this off. >> reporter: we were invited here. >> reporter: while talking to the residents who invited us on a staff member said we have to leave the area. the legal claim was filed last week. 45 days from that date a lawsuit can be filed in san francisco superior court. 15 minutes ago we saw an elevator repair truck leave the area. could have been a coincidence. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. in an hour -- an hour ago they sent us a statement saying the san francisco housing authority's number one priority is the health and safety of our residents. the good news is the elevators are working. unfortunately the repairs have taken longer than we would like. we are working on changes so break downs and service repairs are fixed more quickly. s.w.a.t. teams swarm a park training for

a hostage situation, why the things that make the park fun also make it the perfect place to train. >> stanford looks at how much home work your kids are doing, how more may not be better. >> san jose police chief speaks to ktvu for the first time since rape charges were filed against a san jose officer.

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embarrassing is how san jose's police chief said, geoff graves is charged with raping a woman while on duty last september. >> it does tarnish our reputation right now. it is up to all of us to continue to do the right thing and our officers are -- they are not happy as to the revelations of late. >> tonight geoff graves is free on $150,000 bail. he is due in court march 24. to the escalating tensions in ukraine. the u.s. is warning russia it will pay a price if it tries to sees the crimea peninsula. they met that white house today. ukraine's prime minister claims russia has forces along the

crimea boarder ready to invade. russia denies the build up. planes are monitoring the area. president obama hopes russia will choose diplomacy over force. >> there is another path available and we hope he is willing to see that path. but if he does not i am very confidence the committee will stand behind it ukrainian government in preserving its unity. >> secretary of state john kerry warned russia sanctions could get ugly if it takes crimea. he is heading to london for talks on friday in hopes of diffusing the crisis. on sunday crimea scheduled a vote on whether to join russia. republican defends dianne feinstein, why he says her

accusations against the cia should be taken seriously. >> hitting a running trail is about health and well being but something that happened here yesterday has police alarmed about a new designer drug -- >> tracking temperatures that could make it into the 80s. which areas and what days we could see that.

new at 5:00 p.m. concerns a dangerous new drug

is reaching kids. in fact it prompted police to reach out to parents trying to figure out what the drug is. ktvu's john sasaki is in mountain view tonight. john? >> reporter: a high school student found himself in trouble yesterday and it was because of a new designer drug. >> reporter: people hit the trail for their health and well being. but yesterday near central avenue a high school student's health was in jeopardy as he had a seizure. >> the person was transported to a hospital. it was learned that this person had over dosed and possibly on a drug called doc. >> reporter: police say they have greet confirm the drug but -- have yet to confirm the

drug, it is called doc. >> the only trending is a zombie like state, the person is out of it but they are hypersensitive, they can see and hear real well but they are out of it. >> he came to school with me. >> reporter: at mountain view high school he is friends with the boy. >> i was shocked. really shocked. i never knew that would happen. but i hope she -- he is okay. >> the student is recovering. >> the kid had a couple tough rough hours. but is doing much better now. >> the district and police are warning about this dangerous new drug. perhaps this incident has scared many kids. >> i am never going to do that. you know? i am never going to do that. not even weed. >> reporter: police had little experience with this drug but say it comes in a variety of forms, including pills and drops. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today the senate debated

that aims to increase safety at daycare daycare daycare daycare centers. they would be required to undergo training and open up their centers for inspections every year. background checks could also be required. >> you must assure every parent they are not part of the work force. >> $13.1 billion over 5 years to expand access to programs. a final vote is expected tomorrow. the suspect linked to the shooting and injury of a san francisco police officer last weekend was in court today. this is surveillance video of the 50-year-old, jeffery ruano, who was arrested sunday morning. today he was charged for backing his car towards officers and for possessions

ammunition. prosecutors say the officer was injured by friendly fire by his fellow officer. >> the charges jeffery ruano has been charged with are the appropriate charges. >> the incident happened during a traffic stop in san francisco about 9 hours before the arrest. the officer was hit in the shoulder and recovering. the proposal to let voters decide on the building height limits is getting major support. today the chairman of the california democratic party endorsed prop b. in an hour the san francisco democratic party committee will take an endorsement vote. if approved it would require voter approval for future water front development that exceeds existing height limits. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking wind and temperatures that are higher than we expect. >> it is. numbers are up into the 70s. mid-70s. it is warmer out there today. temperatures tomorrow still

warm and warmer still towards the bay area weekend. satellite shows every leaving the area. nothing over the top of us except high pressure that will keep us dry and warm. the high pressure was responsible for the strong winds but the strong winds are starting to die down. 77 in oakland right now. 75 napa. these are right now temperature. the air is still sinking and it warms. clear and breeze tonight. winds not as strong as last night. right? last night wind gusts 59 miles per hour. clear and breezy. clear, because when you have wind like this, you can see forever. see how clear it is? san francisco ocean beach, you can see the islands, you can see the sierra nevada crest.

atmosphere is so clean. mostly sunny tomorrow. the weekend, continued, is up any warm. over night lows -- sunny and warm. over night lows, 40s. nice thursday tomorrow. nice as today without the win. similar to today but forget the strong winds. no wind advisory. towards the weekend, the high pressure, the winds will be there but the high setting up and pushing the air from land to sea. you know about that, keeps the fog away from the coast. keeps the temperatures warm. that is why this weekend we are seeing numbers into the 70s and low 80s. 74 fairfield. 75 walnut creek. highs thursday. friday comes up a few more degrees and saturday and sunday. 75 in san jose. 68 daily city. 69 in san bruno. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view no rain in the forecast.

dry, dry, dry. these represent the warmest inland valleys. temperatures on saturday and sunday, 80s. so just -- really does feel like spring throughout. it is not spring but it feels like it and it will this entire week, tree pollens will be something you can notice. people already notice it. lots of trees will blossom. that will be something. >> thank you. helicopters and smoke grenades at six flags. why a theme park is the perfect place to train for a critical situation. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a spotlight on the challenges of high rise fire fighting. >> blat algfire 30 -- balling a fire 30 floors up, the plan in place if they have to roll up. >> back to business after the fire in san francisco. we take a closer look at other

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too much home work could be a bad thing for the students. two hours may be conductor productive. it -- counter productive and

may cause stress and physical health problems and alienation from society. rare tree could fall victim to the plans to build a commutedder rail system. -- commuter rail system. officials say federal rules require it to go. there are only 10 albino red wood trees in the world and they are trying to figure out a way to save it, possibly by moving it. a congressman is back in dianne feinstein -- backing dianne feinstein's acidation dianne feinstein ac-- is backing dianne feinstein. he respects dianne feinstein and he pointed out the criminaltrieval the department of justice warranted more of an investigation. s. >> we need get to the bottom of

this soon to make sure it doesn't stop the agency from being able to do its work and we need to make sure they did not break any laws. >> dianne feinstein said the cia searched computers because they believed her committee might have gained unauthorized access to a internal review. tonight a man is behind bars in colorado accused of kidnapping a four-year-old and carjacking three vehicles and most of it was caught on camera. it started at 6:00 a.m. this morning as police chased him, who stole this red car with the boy inside of it. you see him ditching the car with the child tin and stealing a -- in it and stealing a van and then throwing a woman out of a car. he was arrested after crashing and trying to run away from

police. new at 5:00 p.m. s.w.a.t. teams roll into six flags. it looks like a stand off but this was all part of a drill. the police department organized the event to prepare for a potential large scale event. as part of the scenario s.w.a.t. teams were told a group of people took over the park and were holding costages -- hostages. organizers set off smoke gunades and simulated a shoot out. -- grun nades and simulated a shoot out. >> they can't see and there were people they needed to rescue. >> organizers say it is key to making this drill feel like the real thing. someone told us it is invaluable. >> i believe it is a very

important exercise to partake in and if something like this goes down i would feel better. >> organizers say the park is an identical location for a drill because there are so many buildings and that allows them to train for more scenarios. now at 6:00 p.m., two big stories, crews arrived at the construction site at this time last night flames were gutting the building, now what is left of that huge structure is coming down. this as investigators work to pinpoint what exactly caused the fire. the evidence that is pointing to a simple mistake. >> and strong winds and choppy waters creating problems on the bay. we are surveying the damage. and tracking the impact of the windy conditions. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. this is all that remains of the mission day production site after it erupted in flames last

night. news chopper 2 is over head right now as crews begin the work of tearing down the structure. >> it is a different scene from last night when half of san francisco firefighters surrounded the site. i am. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> we have live team coverage tonight. ktvu crews have been looking into the back ground of the developer and the challenges. we begin with ktvu's david stevenson where the remains of the building must now be torn down. david? >> reporter: let's go right now and look at how the demilation on the building picked up -- demolition on the building picked up. it is getting taken down piece by piece by that large piece of construction equipment. we are seeing it tumble bit by bit on to the street as construction crews watch. it wasn't just the fire in the area that sent smoke into the

clouds and threatened the environment but also the water that was used to fight the fire that weakened the building and washed talkens down the drains. -- toxins down the trains. >> reporter: crews began tearing tain the retains this afternoon -- down the remains this afternoon. >> right now we have a perimeter set up to keep everybody out of the area. >> the building began burning at 5:00 p.m. tuesday afternoon. investigators said welding work may have sparked the fire that could be seen for miles. the water system kept other buildings from burning down. >> if the water pressure wasn't there we could have seen a worse fear which was the fire would jump. >> 172 units were destroyed. the fire sent embers, ashes