so much developments that those of how don't know about china basin that's down near at&t park. it's near lot a parking lot where some people would like to see the warriors build their to arena. construction has road? ed in that area. there's a lot of something that's oily and tar-based and they are up on the roof or the fire is burning up to the room. construction has exploded in that area. can't tell if this is a commercial area or housing. a lot of housing being built in china basin now. >> you can see the scaffolding on the side of the building. this fire just increased to a three-alarm fire. it appears crews are attacking it from the bottom with massive fire hoses trying to get a handle on the blaze now creating this huge big black plume of smoke. obviously, as you said, burning some sort of chemical or nonorganic material. >> now as you can see as chopper 5 widens out that smoke is billowing out of the other side of the building out of windows that haven't been installed. but again, to give you some idea of where china basin is, if you can just think of where at&t ballpark

it happened at a building under construction in mission bay at fourth street near china basin. d of black could be seen for miles. people who live nearby in strata which has 200 units had to be evacuated. >> some of the wdz at str -- windows at strata blew out. there's water damage, smoke damage on the west side of the building. >> reporter: all right. so those people won't be able to get back inside any time soon? >> correct. >> reporter: it looks like about 30 units received the brunt of the damage. even if they get the clearance, inspectors will have to go through each apartment to make sure it's safe. there was no damage to the sister building next door called venue. they still had to evacuate because of a safety issue. that building is new. residents are going to be allowed to stay there if strata is not considered safe. we expect an update at 10:00. in mayor lee's press conference, he stated that workers were doing welding at the building that caught fire yesterday around 5:00. now arson and possibly atf will come in and try to figure out exactly if that is the reason behi

earned the nickname, the people's pope. >>> we are following a new development in that huge fire near atvening. what happened at the fire scene just 30 minutes ago. >> reporter: we're continuing to monitor a dangerous police standoff in this san francisco neighborhood. a man wanted in connection with an early-morning shoot something thought to be hiding out. >>> right now, we're still looking at conditions that are very slow on this thursday in san jose. now, 280 is beginning to get filled in. i will give you some alternate routes. >>> well, plenty of 30s, especially towards the north bay and points north. a very dry air mass. it will be sunned any and warm today. how warm? the temperatures are coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "mornings on 2." these are live pictures from the outer mission district of san francisco near interstate 280. police there are engaged in an armed standoff with a suspect gunman. we've been following the situation since 4:00 this morning. alex savidge is also out there and in two minutes i will tell us about the other violent incident that p

this unfolding, breaking news in the soma region near at&t park. look at all this smoke right now. this again blowing off towards the south. winds coming out of the north, huge plume of smoke and firefighters are going to have a very difficult time getting containment of this just due to the fact that those winds are so strong. let's move on to the weather story and we'll get more on this, but an unbelievable sight from the sky. no rainfall right now. that's going to keep us under the influence of high pressure. we'll see that wind again throughout tonight, you can see it will stay gusty through tomorrow morning from santa rosa down to san jose and lines up with a key of winds of about 25 miles per hour. then by the evening hours tomorrow, lot of blue moving in. the other side effect of high pressure, look at these temperatures. 10 to 20 degrees above average. by friday and saturday, low 80s here across the interior valleys. that could be new record setting heat. we will have sunny skies tomorrow. close to 80 degrees for part of the south bay. 77 in morgan hill. a round of mid-70s.

still putting out hot spots from a massive fire that gutted a multimillion dollar apartment complex near at & t park. we will let you know about the street closures coming up. >> two young girls sexually assaulted at two different oakland schools. we will tell you why police think the same person is responsible and how the schools are stepping up security. >> a san jose police officer out on bail after his arrest on rape charges. we are talking to people in the community as the police department deals with the fallout. >>> good morning. here's a live look at san francisco in the mission bay neighborhood. you can see firefighters still pouring water on the sight of that massive fire that broke out early yesterday evening. coming up ktvu tara moriarty will report on the situation at the site right now. we can see it's very windy. also what has happened over night and the road closures you need to know about. it is wednesday, march 12th i'm tori campbell. >> i'm brian flores. pam and dave are off today. let's get you started with

police say they found a man shot in the torso at least once near the art academy at the intersection of sutter and taylor streets just after 2:00 this morning. they say he was shot by another man who jumped out of a stolen mercedes. the victim who is in the hospital is in serious condition. so far, though, no one is under arrest. >>> case closed in that postgame brawl near at&t park where a dodgers fan was killed after a giants game. san francisco district attorney george gascone will not file charges against michael montgomery. prosecutors did not have enough evidence nor could they reject the claim that montgomery acted in self-defense. this is the victim jonathan denver, he was wearing dodgers gear when he got into a fight with montgomery last september after the giants/dodgers game. witnesses say denver and his brother teamed up against montgomery and police say the brothers were bigger and heavier than him. at one point montgomery used his knife. denver's family say they are disappointed with this decision. >>> two women are in jail where they are living better than the three ch

this again at fourth and china basin near at&t park. folks around the bay area can see this massive plume of smoke rising from the city. >> there's one of the cranes that's involved in the construction but spreading not just to the other construction sites but looks like right across the street from what our videographer joe cousins is telling us there is a complete building people already living and working in that one building on one side of it. it's just off to the lefterrer with we see the fire burning right now but this multiple stories as gone to multiple alarms, four alarms as it just is uncontrolled burning at this building at 4th and china basin. >> joseph cousins our videographer is down on the ground right now. he was talking about how it's just incredible how hot and how this fire has a real strong chemical odor and just seeing right before his very eyes how quickly it was spreading. he did mention that he didn't see a lot of people evacuating from the building. he said mostly just firefighters. so hopefully nobody is in in

near 80. but warmer weather kicks back in on your weekend. should be mostly sunny at>>> president obama has ordered a review of how the united states deports people. he wants to mike sure immigration enforcement is a little humane. here in the bay area as in the rest of the country we have seen many protests against immigration policies president obama's call for immigration reform but says congress is unwilling to make changes. >>> mark zuckerberg was so outranged over a report of nsa spying that he called president obama. the report stated that the national security agency used phony facebook servers. he phoned the president wednesday night telling president obama quote frustrated over the damage the government is creating for all of our future. end quote. >>> the systems of san jose looking into the possibility it broke u.s. laws about offering bribes to foreign officials. its internal investigation is focusing onagetivities in russia and other countries near russia. the countries make up less than 2% of its total revenue so it does not think it will have a big imp

you law is last night near at&t park. and now as we take a live look at pictures now, more than 18 hours after it broke out, firefighters still pouring water on hot spots to make sure that the fire is fully extinguished. good afternoon, everybody. i'm brian flores in for tori campbell. ktvu's alex savidge is live in san francisco. what we're learning about how it may have started. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. right now, firefighters are worried that portions of this building could easily come crashing down and later on today, the contractor will be bringing in cranes i'm told to take apart certain sections of the building, including this corner you are looking at that you can see looks very precarious. firefighters still spraying water on it. there is a danger of this section of the building and other sections collapsing. this fire is still not all the way out. crews have spent all morning on this building when it began to burn yesterday. it flared up several times overnight. this massive fire forced two people in t

at 50 in lake tahoe. mid-to-upper 70's through the central valley. 70 in monterey and near 80 in los angeles and palm springsline from muni is back to normal after yesterday's fire. there are no delays there. from hercules we have at when you get to emeryville to the bay bridge we have a high wind advisory issued by c.h.p. and the san mateo bridge shows traffic moving along fine in the westbound direction. leyla gulen? >> you can tip your starbucks coffee maker with a tip of a finger, rolling out the updated app for iphones in a week that allows you to pay by phone with an opening to tip 50 cents or one in ten starbuck purchases are made with a mobile device. >>> next at 5:00 a.m., continuing with our top story, the massive fire in the mission bay neighborhood and firefighters remain on the scene with a report coming up. >> more on the midair mystery surrounding the missing airlines jet with questions on the flight path. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> san francisco firefighters are watching for flareups after the fire that devoured a massive building unconstruction near at&t

it is a $230 million development right near at&t park and ucsf mission bay. ndreds of apartments selling at 6:30 thousand dollars plus some retail space down below. bre properties broke ground on the project a little less than a year ago. the company did thank the firefighters last night. kpix 5's kiet do is live with more on the evaluations evacuations in effect. >> reporter: some of the folks life slowly getting back to normal for them because this is the building that they live in right here. this is the strata apartment complex at 555 mission rock and if you look right there, thigh fire is next door. a lot of the embers flew over and contacted with the roof. a lot of heat melted some of the windows out here. the ladder truck there is literally just feet away from the building. so a lot of the people who have chosen to come back home this morning having to deal with that headache right now. here's what the scene look like last night. for at least a few hours, this is the only home a handful of evacuees have. >> i was able to get him. >> reporter: she got th

a development near at&t park. and ucsf mission bay. it was supposed to be hundreds of apartments plus retail space. bre properties broke ground on the project a little less than a year ago. tonight, bre issued a statement saying it don't know what started the fire. look how similar it looks. a huge complex still under construction when flames destroyed the businesses, the apartments t townhouses. it all went up. the man who fought the santana row fire says it is impossible to put out the fire like the one today or the one in 2002. >> a building like that is a like a big piling of kindling. they will have a hard time figuring out how it started. it was like that on santana road as well. it burned all day and all night and shoulders for a week or two aver wards. it is just going to go out when the fuel is gone. >> of course, we have some amazing video. amazing pictures from our crews on the ground, our crews in the air. we have much more of this video. you can see it. go to kpix.com. we have it all there. >>> well a bay area police offic

. >>> more breaking news, news chopper 2 over the scene of a fire near at&t park. there was a call before 5:00. the fire has friendship to 2 alarms -- grown to 2 alarms. water is shot at the flames from one of the rigs on the ground. a number of firefighters on the ground. the intersection is blocked off. when we get an exact lowcation, how many buildings are involved. this is largely a residential area. there's a lot of new construction, a lot of buildings, a lot of retail on the ground floor. we're trying to find out where the fire is, if any people are evacuated. as we look at the pictures, it's 5:00, a lot of people home at this time. >> it looks like the building where this is happening is a building under construction, i'm wondering if the pilot could pan over and show us where at&t park is in relation to this. china basin is near at&t park and again, you can see, this building right now is fully involved. it's next to what appears to be a condo complex or apartment building. there's a lot of buildings that are packed into this area. they will try to keep this

the winds, of course, and immediate temperatures at 47 in guerneville which is as cool as it gets and 54 in calistoga and the rest of us in upper 50's to nearrican canyon and petaluma and bodega bay and napa at 61 degrees. we have low 60's around alameda and newark and san francisco and san jose and lafayette and 52 with the winds not affecting you and san ramon and redwood city, half moon bay, all in the upper 50's and brentwood is 54. from the east bay hills we are at 59-miles-per-hour gusts with camera shaking and we will have sunny and windy conditions early and dry humidity and sunshine all throughout the day. it will be clear, calmer, and significantly cooler in the not bay valleys and east bay valleys and up to 15 to 20 degrees if the winds calm down. from mount tamalpais: we are eight to ten degrees above average in the home 70's. we should be in the mid-60. we will even be in the 70's at the coast. tonight, we could have upper 30's in the north bay valley and low-to-mid 50's in the east bay valley. the seven-day forecast shows temperatures close to today, thursday and friday with the warmth on saturday and sunday and 80's away from

it's been more than 24 hours since the flames started to rage at the construction site near at&t park. neighbors are still rattled as you might imagine. we have team coverage for you and begin with cheryl hurd and one thing we see is parts of the building coming down, cheryl. >> reporter: parts of the building. we've been waiting all day for what looks like a tower to come down and some of it just started coming down piece by piece. you can see the crane just kind of tugging at it right now if we can go overhead, you can see the chopper shot. a bird's eye view of the demolition, construction crews started tearing down the front end of the building to create a safety zone. now they are on the other side continuing to tear that building down. they wanted to get that hmiddle piece, the tower down and they wanted to bring that down last. dismantling the building is a tedious process and san francisco fire officials say it will take time. >> we were very lucky that the winds were not as strong as they are today last night. the fire was challenging in that it's a very large building with no

a man was shot 3:30 at farragut avenue near interstate 880. streets are shut down and we will have a live report. and we will have more coming up at 530. >>> police planned to meet with the children where a girl said she was sexually assaulted. ktvu channel 2 news spoke to the child's mother. she said she and her seven-year- old friend went to the restroom and he was already inside the restroom and he touched her underneath her clothes. >> she is not the same. she stays in a corner, she doesn't want to eat. >> reporter: more than 100 community members marched from the world academy to the think now college elementary school where a 6-year-old was also assaulted in january possibly by the same man. police will hold a meeting this morning. >>> he is described as a white or hispanic man 20 to 40 years old, 6-foot tall and weighing between 150 and 200 pounds. he has a birth mark as well. >>> the idea came up because the county wants to avoid closing more stationations and they responded to 3 5,000 medical a emergency each year. they already pay whe

. >> reporter: that is bright near at&t park. flames everywhere and building under construction and perhaps some of that construction is tendering firefighters ability to get to the scene. >> pam: scena can you hear us? >> as i can hear you. it is he used smoke is coming from the building. >> pam: de uc the emergency crew in that area already? >> null from where i am at i do not see any emergency crews. i do see traffic building up. >> definitely the smoke. i noticed a huge cloud over the giants stadium. >> pam: it is not at&t park that is on fire, it is from a commercial it is from a building under construction and that appeared in that area what's >> is you had a new residential development going on one. what is interesting is this will have a ripple of fact effect. >> have a lot of people that use this as a shortcut and it will have a ripple affect all on different types of traffic. i'm sitting here thinking how long will it take for me to get home because of the traffic is building up a round third and fourth street. >> pam:

background now on the property itself, this is the mission bay 360 project, a $230 million development near at&t park and ucsf mission bay. it was supposed to be hundreds of apartments plus retail space. bre properties broke ground on the project a little less than a year ago. bre said it doesn't know what started the fire but it did thank all the firefighters. >>> the fire was immediately compared to the massive santana row fire almost 12 years ago. it is still the biggest fire in san jose's recorded history. the huge complex was still under construction at the time. winds were so strong that day, flying embers set fire to apartment buildings a mile south. a san jose firefighter who worked the santana row inferno in 2002 says there's no way to quickly put out fires this big. >> potentially any building that large under construction is like a big pile of kindling waiting to go up in flames. they will have a hard time figuring out how this one started. same thing with santana row. i don't think they ever truly figured out what started that fire. it burned all day and all night. and it smoldered

. >>> happening now -- demolition crews are back out at the tuesday's huge fire near at&t park. these are live pictures of that scene. firefighters are continuing to monitor the area for possible flareups. ktvu's alex savidge is live with the challenge facing fire investigators. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. fire investigators still haven't been able to get inside this building and they won't be able to do so until it is made safe. construction crews right now are continuing work out here. they are trying to lessen the likelihood of a collapse and what they are doing with that large crane is tearing down one of the taller six-story sections of this building. this is in all likelihood where the fire started. the contractor this morning continued demolition at this 172-unit apartment building that is near 4th and china basin. while they clear out charred wood and metal debris, firefighters are still here on scene keeping an eye for smoldering hot spots under the rubble. city building inspectors have been called in here as well to check the integrity of

i can see at least four active hoses. hoses near this tan building that we're worried about but no flames from that building yet and i have yet to meet anyone from that building. i've been talking with a lot of people walking by, people taking pictures and gawking but a lot of them coming out of office buildings nearby, most of them would be riding muni but walking down to catch it wherever it begins service because right now it's closed. we're at mission bay and third street and it is a ghost town as far as cars go. lots of curious people here watching the firefighters battle the fire. we still are seeing flames jump above this tan and white building periodically. we're seeing columns of black smoke and columns of white smoke. so it looks like maybe there is progress being made on the backside of this apartment building that's under construction, but on the side closer to fourth street, closer to the caltrain station, flames are periodically appearing and you can see them, above this five-story building in front of us. the flames a

at the toll plaza. there are no meaning problems on the bridge and if you are driving on the richmond san rafael bridge, those are still light. this is 880 north and southbound, right near the coliseum, drive time is about 5 minutes. now then southbound 680 at durham, north of durham, it says a car is down an end bank. and we are -- embankment, and we are looking at fremont and 6:19 let's go to steve. >>> before we get started, joslin tweets us from daily city. she tweets all of us and if she says it is cold, it is cold. the joslin meter says it's cold but that offshore breeze is calming down in the northeasterly breeze and there will still be a warm um saturday maybe into sunday and in the 80s here and 90s in southern california. >> it had gusts up to 42 and it is not nearly as windy. there is a hint of a westerly breeze and there is a lot of cloud cover and once it moves out they will start to to warm up. there is a lot more 40s here and the southern california low that has been the cause and things are relaxing and this will start to move off if you are headed to spring training and you may not to have deal with it, snow that has windchills about 5 to 15 pillow and a

. >>> also new at 11:00, case closed in a postgame brawl near at&t park. a dodgers fan was killed after a giants game. the district attorney said today that no charges will be filed against the suspect, michael montgomery. prosecutors didn't have enough evidence nor could they reject his claim that he acted in self-defense. we're going to show you a picture of the victim, jonathan denver. he was wearing dodgers gear when he got into a fight with montgomery last september after a giants/dodgers game. police say the brothers were bigger and heavier. at one point montgomery used his knife. >>> it is simply horrific. a case of child abuse so disturbing. it was discovered inside a selinas home. thee children found starving and abused. tonight, they are safe but hardly free from the torment. inflicted police say by these two women. both in jail tonight. >> not the kind of situation you expect for three young children to be living in. >> reporter: the sheriff said it was the worst case of abuse he's seen in 30 years of law enforcement. and it happened in this hom

this morning's gust will be potentially near 40 at times. gusting near 30 once we get into the afternoon all thanks to the big nor'easter. this has hurricane force winds that are hammering areas from nova scotia toward southeastern massachusetts. for us just a couple of flurries and snow showers are lingering on the back side here coming out of frederick county, virginia southeast into southwestern loudoun county. still a few flurries, sprinkles -- snow showers, not sprinkles for sure. this is all moving southeast. there's been somewhat of a persistent band north of cross junction, north of winchester into berryville. there could be a little coating coming out of that. a few other snow showers out of woodstock, some of the higher elevations but that's t. a lot of us seeing clear skies and windy conditions with winds gusting from 30 to manassas gusting to 30 in eastton. we've had gusts in the mid-30s last hour. now gusting 23 here and also win chester. i do expect gusts between now and 9:00, 10:00, 35, even 40 miles an hour will be possible as

some of the giants for their planned tower near at and t park. >> business groups are concerned the city of richmond's step towards having highest minimum wage in the state have going to lead to fewer jobs in the city. the city council gave approval too a minimum wage of $12.30 an hour the group board chairman gives an example of a person owning multi-mel pel hamburger stands >> you raise richmond one $15 this guy is going to have to close the richmond store we don't want to keep that suspect. >> the increase would be raised in by 2017 a second reading is scheduled for next month. >> drivers, the california highway point tral on the lookout for people who toss garbage out of a car window. chp laufrnled it's doenl trash california enforcement campaign they kicked it off by having workers do spring cleaning n 2012 enough trash was picked up to fill 8,000 garbage trucks can getting a ticket is not cheap. minimum $480 fine. >> have you ever seen people do that some >> yes. >> just take to it a can. >> or home. >> yes. >> i brought my anger with me. and my out raining >> we count on that. >>

some of the giants for their planned tower near at and t park. >> business groups are concerned the cityf richmond's step towards having highest minimum wage in the state have going to lead to fewer jobs in the city. the city council gave approval too a minimum wage of $12.30 an hour the group board airman gives an example of a person owning multi-mel pel hamburger stands >> you raise richmond one $15 this guy is going to have to close the richmond store we don't want to keep that suspect. >> the increase would be raised in by 2017 a second reading is scheduled for next month. >> drivers, the california highway point tral on the lookout for people who toss garbage out of a car window. chp laufrnled it's doenl trash california enforcement campaign they kicked it off by having workers do spring cleaning n 2012 enough trash was picked up to fill 8,000 garbage trucks can getting a ticket is not cheap. minimum $480 fine. >> have you ever seen people do that some >> yes. >> just take to it a can. >> or home. >> yes. >> i brought my anger with me. and my out raining >> we count on that. >> just

it follows an all-day manhunt for the gunman which closed parts of highway 1 near fort bragg. atne point a helicopter and chp plane were involved in the search. according to the sheriff's office the shooting happened around noon in cleone. it was a shootout between the deputy and a gunman from oregon. he was reportedly wanted for a carjacking near eugene. the deputy has been identified as ricky dell [ indiscernible ] he has 16 years with the mendocino county sheriff's department. the suspect was found dead of suicide. >>> news tonight in the bay area casino wars. river rock is running dry as many gamblers are opting for the new graton resort 30 minutes to the south. that's where da lin is standing by tonight. graton seems to be holding all the cards here. no pun intended. >> reporter: yeah, ken. well, if there is a casino war graton is winning the battle ever since it opened last year. the small casinos around here have been feeling the effects. >> reporter: in a game of poker graton casino is holding the better hand a newer facility chipping away at its rival river rock casino j

reminding us of the san francisco fire near at&t park in the mission district. >> do they see him? >>oh my god! >>oh no! >> reporter: watch this. part of the structure comes peeling off crumbling with strong winds fuming the flame the building obviously district and the cause of this fire unknown. >> catherine: still had ahead >> catherine: new stadium. new rules. the guidelines football fans will have to play by. at the 49ers stadium in santa clara. >> gary: we will talk more about the 49ers' grabnew tonight at 8 the stories later in the broadcast >> reporter:face=book makes an announcment that shocks the tech world. they are acquiring the tech company oculus rift in a deal worth 2 billion. oculus rift is a gaming hard=ware company that makes virtual reality head=sets. female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring you

clean-up.after a massive fire in a houston building under construction.reminiscent of the fire here near atcouple weeks ago. authorities say this five- alarm fire that destroyed a large apartment complex in houston earlier today is now under control. you can see raging flames and heavy smoke. construction workers had been working in the high rise when the fire began. crews were able to contain the fire in about two and a half hours. one construction worker was trapped on the third floor and was rescued before he was forced to jump. high winds caused the fire to spread quickly. no injuries were reported. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> ahead in the 7:00 a.m. hour. friends and family of community activists aj alejandro nieto interrupt san francisco's police chief and a community meeting. we will tell you what they are so upset about. >> the dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball. does this mean trouble for the giants? that story coming up with gary. >> [ kelly ] my days start early. and so do mouth germs. but now i have the protection of colgate total® mouthwash.

at sfo as well. this will be lots of 70s today. windy and warm. the breeze will tail off but clear skies. lots of sunshine. wall to wall 60s to upper 70s and nearis sal. >>> all right, steve. we are looking at windy conditions as you mentioned. it will be kind of a tough drive. the only good news is today's commute seems a little better than yesterday as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up for a 30 minute delay. yesterday for some reason we had a horrible traffic day. that laugh was a sarcastic laugh. boy it was bad. 880 is moving along well. the wind will be pretty gusty if you drive near the coliseum. i do want -- southbound 101 is getting slow. still have some road work that is not slowing anyone down. 280 and 85 look good. if you are in vallejo the tree that was down it looks like it was no longer a problem. but we should have slow traffic nearby on 80. let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> we continue to follow the huge fire in san francisco that burned for hours last night in the mission bay neighborhood. on the left news chopper 2 live over the aftermath there. firefighters have been on scene all night pouri

afternoon it will be cooler than yesterday but it will be dry, mid-to-upper 60's at the bay and near 60 at the coast. >> we have road work between belmont and redwood city and up to belmont northbound direction. c.h.p. is on the scene. some of the roads are slick from san francisco, mill valley own the golden gate bridge with limited visibility. outside, this the bay bridge toll plaza a couple of cars waiting to pay cash with reports of a bicycle rider on the western span to use caution. >> no damage reported after a powerful 6.9 earthquake off the northern california coast last night. the earthquake hit at 10:18 p.m. 50 miles west of eureka. the center of the earthquake was four miles below the pacific ocean. this are no injuries reported but the shaking was found along the northern california coast and oregon and some felt it in the bay area and southern california. more than 16 smaller after shocks have been recorded. >> in san francisco, officers scoured the neighborhood looking for an armed carjacking suspect. police say a man walked up to someone at 12th avenue at 1:40 and deman

francisco are dealing with strong winds as they try top finally end a 13 hour battle with a huge fire near at & t park. you are looking at live pictures of the scene. and yes crews are still pouring water on the building. more than 12 hours after the fire started. there are still a lot of burning embers in there. the fast moving flames gutted this large apartment building under construction on fourth street near china bay sin street. news chopper two was over the scene just before the fire broke out. flames shooting out of the building. black smoke. the red hot flames literally melted chunks of that six-story building. >> and the windows face the fire directly. i saw the smoke starting in the corner. and then all of a sudden it just flamed. flames engulfed the whole building. >> one firefighter suffered minor injuries. investigators will be on the scene all day long looking for the cause that is still unknown. a news conference is scheduled for 7:00 a.m.. just 90 minutes from now and we will be there live. an ember from the massive fire sparked another fire just one block away. that small fir

welcome back our coverage continues on the mission bay fire near at&t park 3 here's what's happening. reports of steel and the building and warping due to the heat. firefighters continued to pour water on the building. the extreme heat is putting the building in danger of collapsing in fact one firefighter was burned because of the intense heat. it's also shattering nearby buildings. some of the homes have water damage because the fire's heat triggers sprinkling systems and the neighboring buildings. everyone is encouraged of avoiding the area of china basin and fourth streets. george raft is tracking a hot spot. let's check in with him. >>george: you won't be able to get through on fourth street this morning because there are three closures and connection with the fire and its fourth street that is shut down between channel at the north and which is right at the edge and of the forestry bridge suffered travel down to the north bay. fourth street completely closed. third street is open this morning but there is a lot of police presence there. >>: tracking your ride throughout the bay

you can hop on or hop off near at&t park, at pier 1 1/2 near the ferry building, and at the hyde street now, it takes about 30 minutes to get from stop to stop, but the bay can get exciting. >> this boat is -- the way it's designed, it can rock and roll a little bit. it's my job to keep you dry and healthy. >> reporter: right now, you could wait an hour or two for a ride, but more boats are going online. >> our goal is certainly this time next year or late summer, that you can come to a dock, and within 15 minutes, a boat will take you up the bay. >> reporter: tourists we talked to say it sounds like a great idea. >> better than flagging down a taxi. >> reporter: thomas hopes it becomes one of those san francisco traditions. >> the worst day out here, it's magical. a sea lion may pop up next to you, thing for will roll in. the city is roman take. >> reporter: beyond the romance, there's also a bottom line. grand opening is this weekend. thomas is hoping his new water highway is profitable by 2016. >> the trip will cost between $5 and $10, with options for an unlimited day pass also bein

>>> it san francisco firefighters are still watching out for possible flareups from the huge fire near atate yesterday, demolition crews finished all of their work allowing firefighters to search for any remaining hot spots from tuesday's fire. tons of twisted metal burned wood and sheetrock are all that's left of what was supposed to be the latest apartment complex in the city's mission bay neighborhood. investigators say video and pictures from the public are helping them pinpoint exactly where the fire started. >> in san francisco, you have a lot of people with a lot of electronic devices, there's a lot of things they can put together. >> investigators believe welding may have set off the huge fire. two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling that blaze. >>> a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for selling brownies laced with marijuana to students at hayward high school. the girl is accused of selling the brownies wednesday morning while riding the bus. at least five students got sick. >> she was walking and passed out and everybody that was walking around the area ran up to her.

el nino is a warming of the water near pacific and affects weather patterns there is no el nino developing at this time. there is only a possibility within six months. it will depend on whether it develops and the intensity, and last 60 years there have been 16 el ninos half resulted in above-normal rainfall. half, below. so i'll be back to let you know when you'll need to pull umbrellas out this weekend. thank you. >> that is fascinating. google barge that got so much attention is firmly anchored in the port of stockton the barge floated up the delta. officials told the barge to move after it was discovered that google did not have proper permits. the barge pulled into the port. >> got word after 2:00 in the morning that barge was finally on its way. and it made it here in seven and a half hours. just bringing it up the river. moving pretty fast. all of a sudden they put brakes on parking it there. >> the hope is that it will become a tourist attraction. as to what is inside, rumors range from a data center to a party boat. >> jean kwan wants to bring 10,000 new residents to her city and bui

at twinbrook approaching the beltway, again, no issues. and near georgetown, wisconsin avenue, looks like the street is still completely asleep. and this is right at q street. we do have the accident that ddot told us about. two-vehicle crash, 14th street at c street southwest to worry about. and we've had a couple of vre delays. ten minutes on fredericksburg 300, and five minutes on fredericksburg 302. aaron and ericka, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> 6:02. a developing story now as the sun rises this morning. search crews will be back out at kenilworth park looking for 8-year-old relisha rudd. police are searching the park after learning about items purchased by her alleged abductor, khalil tatum. megan mcgrath is live in northeast d.c. with more on what they found and how long the search might take. >> reporter: well, aaron, let's talk a little about the search area. i'm standing in front of just a small piece of it. you see a police officer has the entrance to the park blocked off. that's the case all along this stretch of anacosti

but in the afternoon it will be cooler than yesterday but it will be dry, mid-to-upper 60's at the bay and nearat the coast. >> we have road work between belmont and redwood city and up to belmont northbound direction. c.h.p. is on the scene. some of the roads are slick from san francisco, mill valley own the golden gate bridge with limited visibility. outside, this the bay bridge toll plaza a couple of cars waiting to pay cash with reports of a bicycle rider on the western span to use caution. >> no damage reported after a powerful 6.9 earthquake off the northern california coast last night. the earthquake hit at

are still putting water on what is left of the inferno at a high-rise under construction at the giants ballpark nearu can see how massive the flame were at the height yesterday evening. katie marzullo is on scene. >>> i can speak to the winds mike was talking about and they are gusting. right now firefighters are very much working on the building and you can see down the road there were three ladder trucks in place. they are down to two but they are still blasting water on the building trying to soak it down and keep the embers from flying. if you look at the video, a gas truck had to drive around and refuel the diesel because some are in such precarious spots and they are not moving. the fire was reported 5:00 last night. the building is under construction.

michael montgomery accused of stabbing jonathan to death near at&t part. he later died in is unclear how the fight started however authorities said the suspect was outnumbered. the investigation shows denver push the suspect and then around the same time the victim's brother song and aluminum chair at montgomery. this of information the district attorney's office says it cannot prove beyond a reasonable about about the michael montgomery did not act in self-defense. let was angeles county public defender they the child assault and battery to charges she >> : kicking a group of officers to escort her from the gate. which is not allowed to get on a plane. shoes to drop to fly authorities say jenkins pleaded not guilty and released from jail she said to return for trial in july. >> : the asian information for tens of thousands of bay residents along. since the of data now apparently in the hand of the street >> : nearly 56,000 patients then served as co department of public health are affected. i can protect yourself if you're among them. >> : patients who we

this all came down at 9:39 last night here on the 5,000 block of eppling lane. that's in south san jose near blossom hill and 101. the person who called 911 said there was a man down possibly dead here at the home and that's what officers found. there was no sign of forced entry. the victim was in his 20s and he had a right to be at house. however they didn't say whether he was a resident or just visiting. there was no call prior to this. so whoever called 911 knew the man but we don't know exactly how he knew the man. whether he was a friend or a relative. but the man has been taken awe by the coroner and we have seen technicians remove boxes of evidence sealed in envelopes and also a computer was taken away from the residence. and here is the other interesting thing. they found potted marijuana plants inside. san jose police did not describe it as a grow house. but they said that there were quote more than several potted planted inside the house. -- plants inside the house. we'll likely have that number later on as we get employer information about the -- more information about the investi

there was a shooting at lawson's landing near dillon beach at 2:30 a.m.found a man dead from a gunshot wound there. two people have been detained for questioning. but they have yet to be arrested. >>> time now 6:33. let's check weather. >>> changes on this first day of spring. nice weather into the afternoon. still the temperatures are coming down a few degrees. numbers as we head in toward the afternoon pleasant but clouds streaming overhead right now. the temperatures still into the 70s in the interior valleys. 70s and 60s inside the bay and cooler at the coastline. cloudy overhead looking toward the bay bridge. the temperatures because the clouds are warmer 40s and 50s this morning. and by the afternoon, we'll squeeze in a little sunshine between those clouds. 75 in san jose. about 73 in oakland. and 69 in san francisco. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> back out to san francisco, again, this is one of the few accidents we have actually been seeing so far this morning. northbound 280 coming into the city on the approach to 101. it was a solo ca

york city firefighters are desperately searching for survives after a massive explosion and near collapsed at least two buildings. this is a look in harlem. there is still white spoke billowing and crews are putting out hotspots as they continue to search through the rubble for survivors. at least two people were killed, at least two dozen injured. >> the mayor called the explosion "a tragedy of worst kind." he says it was caused by a gas leak. the reporter is at the scene with the latest. >> right new we are a block west of where this building collapsed. this is looking east to park avenue, those are members of the firefighter out here all morning. there is a heavy smoke condition and now, hours after the collapse, they are dumping water on to the building. we have seen windows shattered. this is a church. we are a block from the building. this is a church at mount zion. the windows are shattered and the store fronts have been shattered and glass all over the sidewalk here. we have witnessed a courtyard behind this and there is a playground that is covered in shattered glass, screens blown o

caltrain released this surveillance video of a near miss at the redwood city station. one train passes and then about a minute into the video with the guard arms down and with the express train bell barreling ever closer a group scampers across the tracks and then one more guy makes a run for it. feet, possibly inches from death. in a release on their blog caltrain says incidents like these throw the whole system into a slowdown as the near misses have to be investigated throwing everyone's commute into chaos while someone else wastes one of their nine lives. now it's not like there aren't, in fact, signs all over these caltrain stations warning people to stay off the tracks, watch out for trains. that video was taken in the middle of train around 9 a.m., could have thrown everything into severe chaos had that man been hit. caltrain says don't think you can outrun these trains. this guy got very, very lucky. andria borba, kpix5. >>> a couple hours ago concord police arrested this guy they say killed a mother of five in a hit and run. kyle larson is 20 years old and liv

apparently, it was issued near or at leedy center. at the campus book store. a text letter went out to students moments ago instructing them to avoid that area and stand by for further information. we had a crew at the scene and we will bring in the latest once we get it. >> this is very rare for an airplane to disappear is not normal. >> industry overseas. the search continues for a malaysian airlines plane that disappeared last night with hundreds of people on board. tonight, we could get a critical clue in the hunt for that missing jumbo jet. earlier today, vietnamese air force is spotted to large oil slicks lows to where the aircraft went missing. the plane was headed from kuala lumpur to beijing, china when contact was lost. richard reeve is following all the fast-moving developments. news does not appear good. vietnamese air force plane spotted those oil slicks close wentere that going 777 missing. it is the first sign the jetliner has crashed. among those on board, three americans. a man identified as philip boyd and two young children, aged 4 and 2. jo

at the market. a statewide survey by bay area health departments found 63% of bay area stores stock unhealthy items neary at the cash register. and those items include cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks. that same survey found 52% of bay area stores put sugary drunks right at the checkout counter. >>> time is 8:10. the federal government is demanding answers from general motors. federal safety officials want detailed information on why it took ten years to recall more than 1 million cars that had faulty ignition switches. the government has 107 specific questions, and general motors has a month to answer them. those faulty switches have been connected to 13 deaths and 31 crashes since 2004. >>> a man hit and killed while cross ago san jose street. the two questions investigators are hoping to answer after this deadly collision. >>> plus, a 12-year-old boy who is losing his eyesight, he has a visual bucket list. he just went to an nba game. we will tell you what is next on his itinerary and the bay area sights he is already seeing. >>> traffic on 280 in san jose looking pretty good at this hour, but

. >> temperatures inland were near 80 degrees, although at the coast and near the peninsula saw temperatures come down a bit today and that's because of a stronger sea breeze. you can see on live doppler 7hd the low clouds and fog banking up near the coast, and temperatures there drop considerably back down into the mid-to-low 60s, but highs today, a nice day in antioch, 81. check out gilroy. record high there, 86. 78 in redwood city. 66 in san francisco, north bay, enjoying 70s today with novato, 78. right now, we are looking at temperatures down, minus 10 in oakland, minus eight at sfo, minus ten in santa rosa. livermore, down three from this time yesterday. more cooling for tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> thank you. a man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a tour bus in san francisco. police say it happened while the man was crossing 7th street at mission street just after 8:00 this morning. the victim appears to be in his 60s. the bus driver remained at the scene and has cooperated with police. investigators are trying to figure out who what at fault

near sixth at concord you see these flares. the victim, that person was hit was pronounced dead at the scene so sounds like a serious scene being investigated now. it involved a pickup truck and possibly two tone truck f. you have information dahl concord pd off highway 242 on willow pass road. this is not affecting the on or off ramps but a serious situation we continue to follow. there will be reroutes but there are surface streets a couple blocks from what i understand. we'll track it as the commute continues. the rest of the commute the freeways moving but we have unexpected closures southbound getting on at davis street for southbound 880, usually we have those ramps open so watch that until 6:00 a.m. 880 fast coliseum, a lighter volume of traffic north with the hail lights toward the bay bridge toll plaza. an easy flow from oakland to san francis francisco. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," the people of crimea voted to break away from ukraine and join russia. we'll tell you what's next for the region. >> plus, honda

. >> temperatures inland were near 80 degrees, although at the coast and near the peninsula saw temperatures come down a bit today and that's because of a stronger sea breeze. you can see on live doppler 7hd the low clouds and fog banking up near the coast, and temperatures there drop considerably back down into the mid-to-low 60s, but highs today, a nice day in antioch, 81. check out gilroy. record high there, 86. 78 in redwood city. 66 in san francisco, north bay, enjoying 70s today with novato, 78. right now, we are looking at temperatures down, minus 10 in oakland, minus eight at sfo, minus ten in santa rosa. livermore, down three from this time yesterday. more cooling for tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> thank you. a man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a tour bus in san francisco. police say it happened while the man was crossing 7th street at mission street just after 8:00 this morning. the victim appears to be in his 60s. the bus driver remained at the scene and has cooperated with police. investigators are trying to figure out who what at fault