this is at the junkyard fire at alco metal. the smoke might be toxic. we are looking for shelter alerts that could be issued. but the thing you want to know is you have the oakland airport here, and here is the fire, smoke is blowing across into san leandro and maybe into castro valley. those are the areas down wind right now. currently you can see the moek rig -- smoke right now. the plume is depressed a little bit. not quite as high on the atmosphere. you can see a lot of the darker smoke blowing off towards castro valley and san leandro. cooler temperature going to help the firefighters. the wind is what they are going to be watching out for. >> let's go back to that fire there at the metal plant. these are live pictures again from our sky ranger. if you have been with us for the past 90 minutes, this is significant progress. during our 5:00 news cast, we saw a lot of flames and the black smoke and now the grayish white smoke which is good news. but it is the pollutants of the smoke that is of concern right now. we are going to continue to follow bot

. >> this happened at the alco iron and metal company. that's where we find lisa amin gulezian live tonight. >> reporter: just a little while ago the shelter in place order was lifted but there is still an active scene taking place here. you can see the firefighters are still putting a lot of water on this yard and they have not been able to pinpoint exactly where the fire started. sky 7 was up above as thick, heavy, black smoke poured from the alco iron and metal company. the fire started before 5:00 this afternoon in one of the piles of scrap metal. >> the smoke was getting blacker and you can hear explosions of stuff that was in the pile or stuff that was burning. >> reporter: firefighters battled the blaze from a safe distance and managed to contain it but the issues continued. >> a large fire and making sure it remains under control. to making sure those residents who live in the immediate area are safe which is why a shelter in place advisory was issued as a precaution. >> reporter: the precaution is because of this, huge plumes of

. >> this happened at the alco iron and metal company.e we find lisa amin gulezian live tonight. >> reporter: just a little while ago the shelter in place order was lifted but there is still an active scene taking place here. you can see the firefighters are still putting a lot of water on this yard and they have not been able to pinpoint exactly where the fire started. sky 7 was up above as thick, heavy, black smoke poured from the alco iron and metal company. the fire started before 5:00 this afternoon in one of the piles of scrap metal. >> the smoke was getting blacker and you can hear explosions of stuff that was in the pile or stuff that was burning. >> reporter: firefighters battled the blaze from a safe distance and managed to contain it but the issues continued. >> a large fire and making sure it remains under control. to making sure those residents who live in the immediate area are safe which is why a shelter in place advisory was issued as a precaution. >> reporter: the precaution is because of this, huge plumes of smoke that s

evacuate prior to firefighters arriving at the scene. >> reporter: neighbors tell me a worker with alco iron and metal said crews were moving things when someone dropped a battery sparking the fear when it struck a piece of metal. now five officials say the cause is still under investigation. julie? >> all right, amber lee reporting live tonight in san leandro. thank you. >> now to the south way where a fast-moving grass fire burned down a house before spreading through a hundred acres in east san jose. debra joins us from the neighborhood. deb, cal fire said it's 40% contained, but they have stop ed it from spreading. >> yeah, it came up this slope, hit the house at the top, jumped the street, and kept on going, but crews did get a stop on it in the open place. that one house, the swab total loss. we shot this video just moments ago. fire hoses are bullpens thousands of thans through the charred sell of a three bedroom home in the path of the fire. a home worth about $1.5 until is in ruins now, and we spoke to the man who reported the fire, and helped these homeowners out. >> reporter:

ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "we can't classify it as a driveby at this point.here's an associated vehicle. uh, we are looking for that car." sergeant ray kelly, with the alameda county sheriff's office says... initially, the child was placed in protective custody... but has since been reunited with his mother. he was not injured. kelly says investigators are looking into del-toro's background -- any possible gang-ties -- to determine who would have wanted him dead.sgt. ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "his child is now going to have to grow up, um, knowing that they were there when their father was killed. so, i, you know, people's past, um, in times like this, there's nothing that would justify a crime like this. so, whether he has a criminal history or not, uh, that's irrelevant." del-toro is survived by his wife and young boy who live near the scene of the crime. in hayward, philippe djegal, kron four news. (tes) linkin park singer chester bennington was found dead early this morning in his los angeles home. law enforcement officials say bennington hanged hi

ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "we can't classify it as a driveby at this point. we do believe there's an associated vehicle. uh, we are looking for that car." sergeant ray kelly, with the alameda county sheriff's office says... initially, the child was placed in protective custody... but has since been reunited with his mother. he was not injured. kelly says investigators are looking into del-toro's background -- any possible gang-ties -- to determine who would have wanted him dead.sgt. ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "his child is now going to have to grow up, um, knowing that they were there when their father was killed. so, i, you know, people's past, um, in times like this, there's nothing that would justify a crime like this. so, whether he has a criminal history or not, uh, that's irrelevant." del-toro is survived by his wife and young boy who live near the scene of the crime. in hayward, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) three chp officers who fatally shot an armed carjacking suspect after a car crash on highway 101have been cleared of any criminal

when it comes to finances, the tts had a-- the alco saying that they had the thinking fund. it seems that their finances got worse and worse. mr. alcott was not always paid very well. it was not that he was not working hard but he was too innovative and people didn't appreciate what he was doing. one time very poignantly he said, promises were not always kept. my coat was stolen and i had to buy a shawl but i opened up -- i will be better another time. he was always trying hard but not necessarily doing well financially. sometimes it meant that all the women in the household were pitching in a way that in that era was not considered very ladylike. it was supposed to be the man doing all of the earning and the women tidying up the house in cooking and cleaning and raising children. they were unusual financially that way. they were deftly struggling a lot of the time. here we are in the dining room. they took meals here. cott's china is right here. the initial am is for her maiden name, may. that was not a made-up name. that was her maiden name. this is english china. they wer

the company is alco iron and metal. the fire is burning underneath the pile of scrap metal. earlier we saw heavy equipment trying to get to the flames under the metal. the hottest part of the fire under the pile. also just getting word the alameda county fire department has issued a "shelter in place" order that covers people west of 880 between davis street and fairway due to the toxic smoke coming from this fire. people being advised, close your windows, stay inside. we'll check back in on both this fire and the one in san jose in just a few minutes. >>> new at 6:00 a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge. it is notoriously one of the worst commutes in the bay area. now a plan to add a third lane has hit a snag. kpix 5's emily turner live in san rafael to explain why the planned opening is in jeopardy. >> reporter: when it comes to that commute, veronica, traffic here has been backed up since 3 p.m. and for those who are stuck in it they might have to wait longer for their reprieve because construction has hit its own slowdown. it's a rush hour delay these richmond/s

thick smoke pours from the alco iron and metal company in san leandro yesterday.the piles of scrap metal started on fire and took off from there. a shelter in place order was lifted last night hours after it was started. people report seeing and smelling the folk as hayward. some reported having headaches and feeling dizzy. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> new developments in the controversy over donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer. yesterday, trump jr. said the meeting was a waste of 20 minutes. that's after he released e-mails from an acquaint nls who told him last year the crown prosecutor of russia offered to provide information that would incriminate hillary clinton and her deals with russia. trump jr. appeared eager to accept that information. >> is that evidence that the trump campaign then knew that russia was trying to interfere? >> no, i don't think so. no. >> this is moving into perjury, false statements, and even into potentially treason. >> the russian lawyer trump jr. met with spoke to abc news overnight. she said s

the fire started yesterday afternoon at the alco iron and metal company on doolittle drive. people living nearby were forced to "shelter in place" for hours after officials grew concerned that those thick clouds could be toxic. he cause is under investigation. >>> senate confirmation hearings are under way now on capitol hill for president trump's pick to run the fbi. weijia jang reports. >> reporter: christopher wray told senate lawmakers he plans to lead an independent fbi if confirmed to run the nation's top law enforcement agency. >> i will never allow the fbi's work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law, and the impartial pursuit of justice. period. >> reporter: the 50-year-old says he supports special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election and a possible connection with the trump campaign. >> i'm asking you as the future fbi director, you consider this endeavour a witch hunt? >> i do not consider direct mueller to be on a witch hunt. >> reporter: wray has extensive legal experience. he led the fbi

> crews are keeping an eye on a junk yard fire that started just before 5:00 last afternoon at the alco iron company. we have more. >> reporter: sky 7 was up above as thick, heavy black smoke poured from the alco iron and metal company. >> it looked like the smoke was intensifying, getting a lot blacker. you could hear a few like explosions of stuff that was in the pile or, you know, stuff that was burning. >> firefighters battled the blaze from a safe distance. they managed to contain it, but the issues continued. >> the large fire making sure that it remains under control. making sure that the residents who live in the immediate area are safe, which is why a shelter in place advisory was issued as a precaution. >> the precaution is because of this, huge plumes of smoke that spread across the sky. people reported seeing and smelling the smoke from as far away as cal state east bay in hayward. bay area air quality officials are here testing the air. still, some have reported having headaches and feeling dizzy. luis was working right next door when the fire started. >> i started getting

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. >>> a follow up now to that fire at alco metals. a drone was set up to check the smoke plume. long enough for the monitor to pick up which gases were present. first time they paired drone technology with hazmat technology. >>> it is finally open again, alum rock park after a double threat. a mountain lion and a fire. the park closed down while firefighters put down the hot spot. >>> just in time for the warm weekend, surfers back in the water. a beach that was closed after a shark attack. >> reporter: yes, the beaches are open. a really busy day. a lot of signs throughout the area including this one. a local artist put this up. tourists told us they were weary to go in the water. and locals say it is just what theyt( expect. >> reporter: on tuesday steve lawson was kayaking when he believes a great white had taken a bite out of his boat. >> felt like i hit a rock. a shark biting the front of my boat. hit me and knocked me sideways and knocked me out. >> reporter: he says the great white population in the santa cruz area has dramatically increased in the last several years. >>

morning, checking into what might have caused this massive blaze that started yesterday evening at the alcoand metal company. firefighters remaining on scene overnight still trying to douse whatever flames are left, it caused thick black smoke to be scene for miles. this video was posted on twitter by our own sheryl burke tcherylo drive through that. >> you go inside, but you're still breathing the air from the outside, right? so we went in and closed it up, it was no better. >> we asked the air quality management district about the impact it has had on the air that we breathe, and they say it will take a week. >>> we're digging for answers for what led up to this wild and chaotic scene last night. casebordea skateborders and police crashing. >> i policed a call to see if anyone will face charges in this event that occurred. but i will show you the video from yesterday, you see they are riding down very trafast. a large group of skatebordarska were having what they called a rally. the crowds would not allow a person who was in need of help. then you had two patrol cars value dannized. one o

it broke out at the alco, iron and metal company on davis street. for miles into the air. firefighters issued a shelter in place order for residents around that area. fire crews put multiple streams of water on the fire. there were no immediate reports of injuries. the fire was put under control about an hour ago. we'll have a live update on both of these fires tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. >>> obviously this time of year the weather has been a very big factor in these fires. want to touch base with meteorologist. >> live doppler 7 not loonly ha the ability to track rain but smoke particles in the atmosphere. the fire was burning near allen rock park. and you can see live doppler 7 under a west wind. you take a look at today's satellite. you see a lot of brown in our hills. our vegetation is very dry. we had a record setting winter but a lot of our vegetation is drying out right now. and the fire danger is running high. the highest threat is between noon and 6:00 in the evening. that's when the humidity is at its lowest. unfortunately we have warmer weather

caller: when i was a younger age, i had people buy me alco hol.e had an older friend that was able to get us alcohol. where there is a will there is a way. that is what the bible states. if you make it a little harder, you make it easier for some people. virginia, is kevin in his point about smuggling going says,e usa today piece less marijuana is crossing the border according to the u.s. border control. marijuana seizures dropped by a 2016, fromn 2011 to 2.5 million pounds to 1.3 million pounds. agents hesitate to speculate about what causes that. in 2011,en it be obviously that's been down in recent years." int is a border patrol agent california. from massachusetts on our oppose line, sandra. good morning. caller: good morning. i have experienced it through my whole family. it is horrible. my daughter is currently in the a two-carrom accident breaking all of her bones. she started marijuana years ago. on top of that, she started oxycontin. she is really bad, in really bad shape. her kids died in her arms. that, i have my nephew and my nieces th

investigators in san leandro searching for the cause of a smoky, smelly fire that -- it started inside of alco scrap yard before 5:00 last night. one worker says someone inside the building dropped a battery. that created sparks that hit a piece of scrap metal. that started the fire. the people we talk to says that smoke pouring out of the building was so thick you couldn't see the sun. >> the whole street was black. it was really bad. >> with the smoke or just the smell. >> both. both. you couldn't see at all and your eyes would hurt. >> everyone in the building got out safely. bay area air quality officials did collect air samples while the fire was still burning. now they're going to try to figure out if the odors and the smoke caused a serious health risk. >>> contra costa county is set to ban tobacco -- the closure tobacco products are sold to schools, the greater chance young kids will experience. the ban will go into effect within 30 days and that restriction will include flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes as well. >>> there was a new bill to set a timeline for california law

according to cal osha, alco had three accidents in the last five years. last month an employee was killed when a piece of equipment fell off a forklift and crushed the worker. in march 2014 a propane tank exploded and flew into a vehicle where a man was taking a nap. back in september 2012 an employee lost four fingers in a machine. the investigation showed workers did not get proper training on the machine. we have good news about the severed wall fire. fire crews have been battling the fire near orville for a week. today they called off mandatory evacuations. 5800 angers have been charred and crews have 60% of that blaze contained. 41 homes have been destroyed. the fire, which started last friday, continues to be under investigation. >>> okay. here are the guidelines. stay out of the water. a follow up to a story about the sharks spotted along the coast. water restrictions in effect after the great white shark chomped on a man's kayak in santa cruz. the city is asking people to stay out of the water through saturday. if you don't, you could be cited or

huge plumes of thick smoke clouded the sky, after the fire at alco even and metal scrap yard broke out shortly before 5:00, making it difficult for people to see. >> 24th the whole street was black. it was very bad. it was dark. you couldn't see at all, and your eyes would hurt. >> reporter: he works at the auto body shop next door, and showed us the cellphone video he took soon after the fire started. the burning sent out a strong chemical odor. >> it's smells really bad. hard to believe right now. >> reporter: this man said he smelled the smoke from his home in castro valley. >> it's going to be one of those fires that they're going to be fighting for a while with the chemicals and everything that are in there. >> reporter: one woman said she came to the area to pick up her 8-year-old son as a nearby golf course, but the street closures made it difficult to reach him. >> there's a lot of confusion, and little kids in there waiting, and they're just stuck in the middle. >> reporter: people in the area, including a police officer directing traffic, due to the road closures wore thick m

ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "we can't classify it as a driveby at this point. we do believe there's an associated vehicle. uh, we are looking for that car." sergeant ray kelly, with the alameda county sheriff's office says... initially, the child was placed in protective custody... but has since been reunited with his mother. he was not injured. kelly says investigators are looking into del-toro's background -- any possible gang-ties -- to determine who would have wanted him dead.sgt. ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "his child is now going to have to grow up, um, knowing that they were there when their father was killed. so, i, you know, people's past, um, in times like this, there's nothing that would justify a crime like this. so, whether he has a criminal history or not, uh, that's irrelevant." del-toro is survived by his wife and young boy who live near the scene of the crime. in hayward, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( darya ) pittsburg police are looking for a 19-year-old responsible for shooting and killing a man outside of a ice cream store. police

one is alco, which has been put up for review.etter than anticipated, which gives management better options when it comes to that business. keep an eye on alcon and novartis. we will be talking to an analyst to get his take on whether we should be thinking about this business breaking up or sticking together. ericsson is another company. a new ceo for around six months. numbers haven't disappointed. pretty much all across the board. questionsing to raise about strategy, about whether he has the ability to deliver for this business, whether or not we need a different strategy going forward from here. stock is called sharply lower this morning and on a when your come already down by 5.36%. aboutw ceo in place for six months. flying higher, the fonseca, the german -- lufthansa, looking good and much better placed than it was a year ago. plagued by strikes. another interesting sidebar on this story is we continually get headlines at this point about people tomiciling frankfurt, one of the main operating hubs for lufthansa. it seems ma

ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "we can't classify it as a driveby at this point.e there's an associated vehicle. uh, we are looking for that car." sergeant ray kelly, with the alameda county sheriff's office says... initially, the child was placed in protective custody... but has since been reunited with his mother. he was not injured. kelly says investigators are looking into del-toro's background -- any possible gang-ties -- to determine who would have wanted him dead.sgt. ray kelly/alco sheriff's office- "his child is now going to have to grow up, um, knowing that they were there when their father was killed. so, i, you know, people's past, um, in times like this, there's nothing that would justify a crime like this. so, whether he has a criminal history or not, uh, that's irrelevant." del-toro is survived by his wife and young boy who live near the scene of the crime. in hayward, philippe djegal, kron four news. (mark) police are warning people to use caution when hiking in the hills behind u-c berkeley after a recent mountain lion sighting. the animal was see