so that's why oakland fire is still here on the scene. this is what the fire looked like last night. start around 745. in the evening. it grew so big that oakland fire had to call for a fourth alarm. this is a four alarm fire at its height, at least 80 firefighters were on the scene working to put this out, and for a short time rail service was shut down on the nearby railroad tracks. that has since resumed. now the lumber yard sits near a gas station. as we mentioned, the man who operated again, he said. there's been fires here before. they normally start along the railroad tracks near a homeless encampment. but again, the fire department says they do not believe that that is what started the fire last night. they don't believe the fire started by the railroad tracks. they believe it started in the lumber yard itself. here's that man at the gas station. i was very afraid that. can we get a lot of gasoline? got over 30,000 gallons of gas under the ground over here. we got a lot of people over here. of course, i was worried. as far as we kn

now that we're getting the sun up, which is why oakland fire is still out here. sionally throughout the night, been pouring water onto the site where this fire started. you're looking at what remains of economy lumber here on high street, not far from 880. you might be able to see that smoke still wafting into the air. there this is what the fire looked like shortly after it started, around 745 last night. you can see the big flames as you can imagine, there was a large amount of lumber inside which provided a lot of fuel for this fire. oakland fire escalated this firefight to a fourth alarm with at least 80 firefighters on the scene at one point. fortunately, no one was hurt and the fire was contained to this property. as i mentioned, a man who runs a gas station next door says he recently has seen a number of small fires set along the nearby railroad tracks. he believes set by unhoused people. but oakland fire tells us they don't think this fire originated there, that it started at the lumber yard itself. the exact cause still under investigation. there are rail

oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the property and the high street also borders. it's getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day monday working with the owners to go through the property for any additional hot spot excavation crews, the heavy equipment operators deal assistant to the park property. and additionally, make sure that any flare ups are being quickly extinguished throughout the process. the

a massive fire broke out at a lumber yard last night. the flames destroyed a portion of oakland'smber company. >> kron four's lezla gooden shows us the extent of the damage is yeah, that's right. nearly 80 firefighters respond to this fire at the lumber yard around 8 o'clock last night. now crews were >> able to eventually put the flames out. but right now there are still working on certain parts of this property. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the property and the high st

oakland fire is still trying to determine the cause of the fire, but confirmed tonight that the firenate inside of a building at the lumber yard. as for next steps, john says work at the lumber yard will be put on hold until next week, and any future redesign of the building will include a sprinkler system, which was not in place previously. and now he's making sure his employees stay strong during this difficult time. yeah, really super disappointing. but pointed. i have customers, customers and employees crying about it. it's you know what? you just got to go after it the next day, you know? in oakland, pete serratos, nbc, bay area news. it is only may, but tomorrow is election day in berkeley. four candidates are vying for the district four city council seat that was left vacant after kate harrison abruptly resigned in january. soli alpert, currently serves as the berkeley rent stabilization board's vice chair. ilana auerbach is a community organizer. ruben hernandez story is council member terry taplin, current chief of staff, and igor tregub works in climate policy and has serve

a fire tears through an oakland church just as parishioners were preparing for a friday night event, causing smoke to pour out of the building. good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. this fire started just before 730 tonight. that church, located on the corner of 27th and west streets in oakland. and from what we've gathered so far, the church has been around for decades. abc seven news reporter tara campbell, following this developing story, went to the church and spoke to a witness. >> smoke billowing and flames ripping through saint andrew missionary baptist church in oakland, fire crews responding to the scene just before 730 friday evening. >> it eventually spread to the church and the church. there was a partial collapse in the residential property, and the church also suffered pretty severe damage on the charlie side of the building. in the rear, multiple crews making every effort to save the historic church with no reported injuries. there was no one living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire ch

oakland fire battalion chief says nearly 100 firefighters were on site. >> it's definitely one of our exposures that we had from the lumberyard with the gas station. >> reporter: sam jabril was here last night. >> they came in less than five minutes after i called 911. it was spreading out of control shooting up to the roof and they have been working on it since. >> i was worried about we got close to 30,000 gallons of gasoline and i was worried it's going to move. >> reporter: oakland fire tells us the cause of the fire is still under investigation. firefighters are still working through the damage with the entire warehouse and showroom at economy lumber company coming down. >> the entire building's going to come down because it's not stable. it's too dangerous. we can't send crews in there. we have four collapsed on the second floor. >> reporter: john bacon still figuring out just how much was lost at his lumberyard. firefighters were able to chainsaw through his filing cabinet to retrieve some documents, but no matter the final amount of damage he plans to rebuild. >> i love oaklan

. >>> a new political chapter for oakland's fired police chief.hy he's running for office at the time, the same time he's suing the city. >>> and then we'll get into an edge of the college emission process because of your family's ties. a look at banning legacy emissions in california. all that coming up in ten minutes. >>> but let's go to vern and some sports. >>> we will take it from here to give you baseball up top. they got a shot in the arm today over a month in the waiting on the injured list. blake snell was on the mound at the pirates. we'll have moving pitchers of that on the late show. >>> in the meantime the a's will get back in the win column last night to end that eight-game losing streak. setting up the other save opportunity for the closer who was simply unhittable right now. he picked up the ninth save of the season. but that doesn't do them justice. over his last 13 outings, hitters combine with 33 strikeouts. that is pretty good. >>> over to the nba, steph curry has another piece of hardware that's coming his way. he was just sel

a fire tears through an oakland church just as parishioners were preparing for a friday night event, using smoke to pour out of the building. good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. this fire started just before 730 tonight. that church, located on the corner of 27th and west streets in oakland. and from what we've gathered so far, the church has been around for decades. abc seven news reporter tara campbell, following this developing story, went to the church and spoke to a witness. >> smoke billowing and flames ripping through saint andrew missionary baptist church in oakland, fire crews responding to the scene just before 730 friday evening. >> it eventually spread to the church and the church. there was a partial collapse in the residential property, and the church also suffered pretty severe damage on the charlie side of the building. in the rear, multiple crews making every effort to save the historic church with no reported injuries. there was no one living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chie

night in oakland. fire department now says they have to pull the building apart to put out hot spots. this was that economy, lumber warehouse on high street near 8080 neighbors were told to close their doors and windows because of concerns over air quality, no injuries were reported by our crew say they still don't know what caused that fire. workers on the alcatraz island ferry are on strike after a year and a half of negotiations. almost 100 unionized, very workers are fighting for better pay and workplace benefits. alcatraz city cruises condemned the strike and said operations we'll continue. without the striking workers. oakland's libraries main branch is going to be closed until november for major upgrades. the library says. that includes a new roof and upgraded electrical system and new floors and lighting that's going to be funded with a 4.2. 0 state grant and matching money from the city in san francisco, the aquarium of the bay at pier 39 has been stripped of its certification. from the association

no word on how this fire started. >> oakland, fire crews are still cleaning up after a massive fire destroyed a portion of a lumber yard. and the flames broke out sunday night. trump was lezla gooden walks us through the extent of the damage is. yeah, that's right. nearly 80 firefighters respond to this fire at the lumber yard around 8 o'clock last night. now crews were >> able to eventually put the flames out. but right now there are still working on certain parts of this property. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the border czar railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railr

to the memorial day forecast as well. >> paul, thank you. >>> oakland starts a fresh chapter with a newly hired police chief. the man fired from that job is making moves to launch his own new chapter in politics. chief leronne armstrong filed paperwork today to run for oakland city council. armstrong was fired last year by mayor sheng thao who said she lost confidence in the chief over how he handled an internal police investigation. an independent arbitrator later cleared armstrong. >> filing a wrongful lawsuit against the city. today he announced his candidacy for the at large council seat held by rebecca kaplan. our katie nielsen spoke to kaplan today about his decision to run for office. >> reporter: former chief armstrong told me he never really had any political aspirations until after he got fired as the city's top cop. it was actually community members who pushed him towards politics. >> good morning, how are you? >> reporter: the former chief was all smiles as he filed the paperwork to run for the at-large city council seat. >> this is a few one. >> reporter: and armstrong was born and raised in oakland, saying t

fire crews are back at a lumber yard in oakland tonight after a massive fire sparked there last night. >> kron four's lezla gooden joins us in the studio now with the latest on this lezla. yeah, that's right. nearly 80 firefighters respond to this fire at the lumber yard around 8 o'clock last night. now crews were able to eventually put the flames out. but right now there are still working on certain parts of this property. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the economy. lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the property and the hi

oakland fire department had to call for a fourth alarm. int, there were at least 80 firefighters out here. but as you can see, the fire is contained just smoldering, which is why firefighters are still on the scene. thank you. bob, let's check in with kerry who has that all important forecast for today. yeah, it looks really nice for us as our temperatures come up a few degrees compared to the weekend. and we're going to see for the valleys mostly sunny skies and then a few more clouds. and it's going to be in the mid 70s for tomorrow. chris thank you so much kerry. don't forget you can watch today in the bay live streaming at 8:00 this morning. we're going to take you inside the house from home alone which is now for sale. you can watch on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo and streaminplatforms like g nb >>> and he's going to do it back-to-back! josef newgarden is a two-time indy 500 winner. oh, my goodness! >> he did it. back at 7:30 now. that was the exciting finish yesterday at the indianapolis 500. josef newgarden making a late move to grab t

oakland fire crews, by the way, still cleaning up after that massive fire that broke out at a lumber night. we brought that to you yesterday morning's fire at steroid, a portion of oakland's economy, lumber kron four's lezla gooden takes us there. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put water on one side of the property and the high street also borders. and so getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day monday working with the owners to go through

the fire broke out at oakland's economy, lumber company. it destroyed 10% of the property kron four's level. got in. joining us in studio now with the latest on that fire fight. less love. that's right. nearly 80 firefighters responded to this fire at the lumber yard last night. now crews were able to eventually put the flames out. but right now they're still working on certain parts of that property. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the propert

to the east bay, where we are working to learn more about a fire at the port of oakland. video taken just about an hour ago shows that thick black smoke pouring into the sky over the port. there it appears to show a shipping container on fire. we are hearing reports that the blaze was caused by a lithium battery. we do have calls into the oakland fire department to confirm that, and we are waiting to hear back. the fire, keep in mind, is under control now. this time lapse video taken from our abc seven news roof camera shows the smoke changed from that darker color to white, which is usually a sign that firefighters are getting a handle on the flames. developing news now on the war between israel and hamas . u.s. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are clashing after president biden's warning he could suspend more military aid to israel. it follows a state department report that found it is possible u.s. arms were used in military operations that killed civilians. abc's marcus moore has the latest now from tel aviv. >> democratic and republican lawmakers at odds over a

oakland, fire crews still cleaning up after massive fire broke out of the lumber yard over the weekend. the flames destroyed a portion of oakland's economy, lumber company. >> kron four's less the good and showed us the damage. flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company. >> off of interstate 80 in oakland while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sets the border. the borders are railroad we could put. all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the property and the that high street also borders, it's getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day monday working with the owners to go through the property for any ad

time is up by 32 and oakland. fire crews. cleaning up after that massive fire that broke out at the lumber yard sunday night. the flames destroyed a portion of oakland economy, lumber company. >> of course, lezla gooden shows us the extent of the damage is. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building as a large footprint. so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put water on one side of the property and the high street also borders. it's getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out

oakland fire crews are still cleaning up after massive fire broke out at a lumber yard on sunday night a portion of oakland's economy, lumber company kron four's lezla gooden showed us the damage. >> planes filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours like a hot with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sets the border. the borders are railroad we could put. all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put. on one side of the property and the that high street also borders, it's getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day monday working with the owners to go through the property for any additional hot spot excavation crews,

it's time to go. >> the oakland fire department telling us they believe the start of the fire is suspicious and that they are still investigating. >> we're just at a point now where, you know, we're still numb to the fact that the fire was set. it wasn't because of any structural errors or whatever. >> and now they're trying to salvage what they can of the designated landmark. it was nominated, i believe, in 2007. >> okay. to be a historic landmark because of the significance of the building. >> the church was built in 1910 to house african american oaklanders displaced by the 1906 earthquake, later becoming a home to the black panther movement and more recently serving as a school which did encounter some scandal. it now serves a small congregation. do you have any reason to believe anybody? like why anybody would want to do this? >> no, i'm just this this this is a this is an area prone to, you know, this kind of activity. >> it was just a total shock, i couldn't believe that this was really taking place. >> elizabeth curry is the mother of pastor lacey and has a long history with the chu

living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chief damon covington noting it could have been a lot worse. crews did an outstanding job of keeping the fire to this building, and half of the church . it really could have gotten a whole city block going had they not reacted so quickly. >> i was walking from the burrito spot down on what's that, san pablo? and yeah, it was it was intense. >> matthew evans says he could see the flames from a distance. >> when i walked by, there was still flames protruding out the building. i just hope everyone's okay. >> meanwhile, the fire chief says despite everyone being safe, there was a close call. >> there was a collapse to the rear of the building while the firefighters were inside the building, and we were just lucky that no one was got hurt, the chief says crews would stay on the scene until late friday night as an investigation into the cause of the fire gets underway. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> happening today, thousands of uc berkeley students will walk the stage and graduate at

evidence has change and that he was convicted and he is in prison now serving his time. >> well, oakland, firere still cleaning up now after a massive fire broke out at a lumber yard sunday night. flames and smoke seen for a long way from the economy. lumber crawford's lezla gooden has the story. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put water on one side of the property and the high street also borders. it's getting up or out as into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day moiday

smoke bellowing from a fire out of the port of oakland today. a spokesperson from the oakland fire department says it was caused by a lithium battery at the port video from the citizen app showing a large cloud of smoke over the san francisco bay around 3 crews got the fire under control. no injuries were reported. >> mother's day celebrations all across the bay area today. this is video from union square in bloom. they celebrated mother's day with salsa dancing in the fashion show. there was bright floral displays and a local designer unveiled luka toward local pop ups at the ferry building in san francisco are also celebrating mother's day, offering free flowers, filipino style food and drink vendors and local plant vendors where there are also local artists. one even using a 3 d printer to make plant holders and 3 d dragons. pretty cool. >> coming up. >> oakland's police chief addressing the city tomorrow where he's expected to speak for the first time as top cop and back to back break-ins, forcing a well-known restaurant owner make a tough d

fire in the middle east. they put together this vigil out of the lake merritt amphitheater in oakland. last night's event was called all eyes on rafah following an israeli air strike that killed at least 45 people in a tent camp last sunday night. 2 of those killed were apparently hamas terrorists. white house national security spokesperson says israel has every right to go after hamas, though they say israel must take every precaution to protect civilians that israel's prime minister is calling the death of civilians. a tragic mistake. an investigation is now underway. >> this is a look at some of the pomp and the server at a ceremony that happened to respect the veterans who paid the price, the ultimate price. this is in san francisco, the national cemetery there where every year 30,000 flags are placed on the graves. and there's former house speaker nancy pelosi talking about the fact that we need to remember their sacrifice us. >> so we have to work together to come together. one nation. one destinee. to honor the vision of our founders, the aspiration of our children. and the sacr

. >> coming up, the vacant house fire revealing the long list of issues for this property in oakland. residents in the area say they do feel safe. plus, facing thousands of dollars in veterinary bills after kepte found with a gunshot wound. >> but first, the clash between san francisco and oakland over the planned renaming of oakland airport. has intensified. our catherine has intensified. our catherine keenan is live with us next. no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! >> there >> is another twist in the showdown between san francisco and oakland over the planned renaming of oakland airport. it's and 11th hour offer by san

fire sent smoke into the bay. >> this is near the port of oakland. you can see stacks of containers are not too far from the dark black smoke. this fire also caught the attention of people driving on the bay bridge. oakland fire says it started from a large pile of lithium ion batteries. the fire was clearly visible from across the bay in san francisco. here is what it looks like during the giants game at oracle park. here is video from the salesforce camera. you could get a better idea of where that dark smoke was coming from, burning close to the containers along the port. you can see smoke was still hanging over the area. there is another angle of the dark smoke that's looking flat, hovering over oakland. >>> well now for more on the weather, it didn't have a great impact on the air quality, but you could definitely see it behind the blue sky. >> it's having a definite impact on how that smoke is dispersing. we could still see it from the windows here on the virtual set, so let's go straight to that. when you take a look out behind me, it's subtle

fire in the middle east. we're going to take you to vigil oakland. and a driver was killed.ruck in san jose. >> we'll talk to witnesses. how actually people live and work in the area, what they have to say. and multiple people are injured in sacramento, including a child in a shooting that happened in a neighborhoo >> right now, the kron 4 morning news. multiple shots fired in a san jose neighborhood and now police are investigating it as a homicide. concord police responded to to barricade incident just minutes apart from each other. we say both suspects were armed and the man convicted of attacking paul pelosi is set to be re sentenced in federal court this morning. we're live with the details. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at no good morning and thanks for waking up and i'm james and on this tuesday, back to work for many people, it's find

oakland. fireing up after massive fire broke out at at a lumber yard on sunday night. those flames destroyed a portion of oakland's economy, lumber. >> kron four's lezla gooden shows us the damage. >> flames filled the skies sunday night around the lumber company off of interstate 80 in oakland. while no one was injured, the fire spread quickly and ended up destroying at least one building has a large footprint so tight. it's showroom. it's administrative offices. >> a warehouse and then a large lumber yard outside full of for what? so it burned for several hours. michael hunt with the oakland fire department says crews initially struggled gaining access to the lumber yard and the surrounding area property. >> sits the border. the borders are railroad we could put all we can bring was hose lines on the railroad track put water on one side of the property and the high street also borders. it's getting apparatus into the property was a challenge. fire crews were out on the scene all day monday workin

living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chief damon covington noting it could have been a lot worse. crews did an outstanding job of keeping the fire to this building and half of the church, it really could have gotten a whole city block going had they not reacted so quickly. >> i was walking from the burrito spot down on what's that, san pablo? and, yeah, it was it was intense. >> matthew evans says he could see the flames from a distance. >> when i walked by, there was still flames protruding out the building. i just hope everyone's okay. >> meanwhile, the fire chief says despite everyone being safe, there was a close call. >> there was a collapse to the rear of the building while the firefighters were inside the building and we were just lucky that no one was got hurt. >> the chief says crews would stay on the scene until late friday night as an investigation into the cause of the fire gets underway. tara campbell abc seven news. >> happening today, thousands of uc berkeley students will walk the stage and graduate at me

. >> and in oakland, fire officials say they are now investigating a november fire at horn barbecue as arson. the popular restaurant reopened at a different oakland location last week after a fire shut it down for more than six months. the building was deemed unsafe to use following the fire and closed off because of the damage. now, firefighters say evidence found at the scene has revealed someone may have set the fire intentionally. the owner, matt horn, says the restaurant was defaced and vandalized the day before it burned down. >> a heckler clashed with protesters at stanford tonight in a heated exchange. the man could be seen shouting at the group and pushing a student outside a pro-palestinian prayer vigil. this is protests at colleges around the country have turned violent in recent days. ktvu joey horta has what the university and protesters are saying tonight. >> get off of me! >> a counter-protest shows up to a pro-palestine prayer vigil during a protest at stanford on friday night, and is caught on cell phone video shouting and pushing a protester. he is then seen resisting

. >> oakland fire investigators say they now know where a massive lumberyard fire started, but the causes still unknown. news sky seven video today shows the aftermath of sunday's fire near high street in coliseum way took more than 75 firefighters to knock down those flames. crews used excavators to tear apart one of the buildings at economy lumber, so they could put out hot spots. the business will be closed for the rest of the week. >> there is a push underway in sacramento to protect firefighters from a health hazard found in their very uniform. san francisco assembly member matt haney was part of a news conference today announcing legislation that would ban so-called p-fas chemicals from being used in the making of fire retardant gear. the. they're commonly known as forever chemicals, are known to cause cancer, but they're still used in the making of some uniforms. >> it can no longer be in plastic packaging. it can. no. mcdonald's can no longer use it. it's out of menstrual products all over the country. there is a recognition all over the world that pfas should not be around human

oakland fire battalion chief says 100 firefighters were on site. >> that is definitely one of our exposure that we had from the lumbar yard, the gas station >> a manager at the neighboring gas station and was here last night >> i called 911. they came within less than five minutes. by that time they get here it was spreading out of control. shooting up to the roof. and, they have been working on it since >> i was worried about it. 30,000 gallons of gasoline. i was worried it was going to move >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. firefighters are still working through the damage. with the entire warehouse and show room at economy lumber company coming down snow the entire building will come down. it is not stable, it is too dangerous. we can not send crews in there. floor collapse on the second floor. >> john bacon is still figuring out just how much was lost at his lumberyard. firefighters were able to chainsaw through his filing cabinet to receive documents, but, no matter the final amount of damage he plans to rebuild. >> i love oakland. you know, problems downtown, i t

the fire that destroyed the famed horn barbecue restaurant in oakland is now being investigated as an arson. the fire happened just a few days before thanksgiving last year. so look at the aftermath of the restaurant. since then owner matt horne has maintained his restaurant was targeted by arson. and today officials confirmed that saying it was deliberately deliberately set. no word tonight on a suspect horn. barbecue did reopen last week as part of horns. other restaurant matty's old-fashioned located in downtown oakland. let's get check of the forecast safe. heard some people had wanted to barbecue this weekend. tomorrow is probably not the day to do it. this is a live look at sfo tonight wheryou can see it is. >> really gotten misty and foggy out there. lawrence karnow here with more on the timing of this storm coming through. yeah, you know, barbecue you can walk rate that thing up and keep warm and that's a big change. there's going to be in the temperatures outside. >> it is going to be unusually cool throughout the entire weekend. but rain is on the way. looks like it is on no

it's time to go. >> the oakland fire department telling us they believe the start of the fire is suspicious and that they are still investigating. >> we're just at a point now where, you know, we're still numb to the fact that the fire was set. it wasn't because of any structural errors or whatever. >> and now they're trying to salvage what they can of the designated landmark. >> it was nominated, i believe, in 2007. okay to be a historic landmark because of the significance of the building. >> the church was built in 1910 to house african american oaklanders displaced by the 1906 earthquake, later becoming a home to the black panther movement and more recently serving as a school which did encounter some scandal. it now serves a small congregation. do you have any reason to believe anybody, like why anybody would want to do this? >> no, i'm just this, this, this is a this is an area prone to, you know, this kind of activity. >> it was just a total shock, i couldn't believe that this was really taking place. >> elizabeth curry is the mother of pastor lacey and has a long history with the ch

a massive fire destroys a showroom at a lumber supply company in oakland. out last nign gh street, which is just off of 880 people driving by could see it and smell it, prompting air quality concerns. abc news reporter gloria rodriguez is here. gloria, that fire is contained, but crews are still monitoring it. >> yeah, they're still out there right now. reggie and we have this new video in that shows the fire is still smoldering and firefighters are still monitoring it. they're also reminding anybody who lives in the area to keep their doors and windows closed to prevent smoke exposure. you can see the flames at economy lumber company on high street near interstate 880, in oakland. the blaze started around 745 last night, and there were plumes of smoke for miles in east oakland. more than 75 firefighters responded throughout the night. >> the fire was very established, putting up significant amount of heat due to the materials inside of this building being a lumber supply company, the building behind us was used to store materials. it also was their main sh

what it means for anyone hoping to tour that famous prison and oakland's fired police chief launches his bid for city council. how he hopes to make a change from city hall after being ousted. the news at 11 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. gia has the night off tonight. a normally quiet peninsula neighborhood is on edge after a rare and deadly shooting happened just off of ralston avenue in belmont, right near a park. nbc bay area's marianne favro spoke to neighbors as police search for the gunman. reporter the shooting happened around eight last night. neighbors tell us they heard three gunshots, and then they saw a car parked here with bullet holes. belmont police responded to reports of gunfire near hiller and irwin streets last night. around 810. neighbor thomas martin describes what he heard before police arrived. i heard some shot, what sounded like shots, and, i thought it was maybe fireworks, but then about 10 to 20 minutes later, we walked outside and the police were roping off the area, and there was paramedics, giving chest compressions to a ma

now at 11, firefighters are responding to a fire involving at least 2 buildings in oakland. this is video shared on the citizen app. it captures that big plume of smoke. >> you can see it from nearby freeways. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus. the oakland fire department first reported this fire about 8 o'clock tonight near 27th and west streets. firefighters say. >> a single family home and the church burned the home is considered a total loss. the church suffered significant damage. both buildings fortunately were empty at the time of the fire. so no one was hurt. the cause is being investigated. >> we're learning of a death investigation at san jose's animal care center. staff members say a city contractor was found dead at the facility this morning. san jose police fire and cal osha are investigating. the animal care center was closed all day today, but plans to reopen tomorrow. they say pets were not involved in this incident. >> more protests in the bay area today over that ongoing war. this group of protes

living in the single family residence, and the pastor was in the church when the fire started, oakland fire chief damon covington noting it could have been a lot worse. crews did an outstanding job of keeping the fire to this building, and half of the church, it really could have gotten a whole city block going had they not reacted so quickly. >> i was walking from the burrito spot down on what's that san pablo? and, yeah, it was. it was intense. >> matthew evans says he could see the flames from a distance when i walked by, there was still flames protruding out the building. >> i just hope everyone's okay. >> meanwhile, the fire chief says despite everyone being safe, there was a close call. >> there was a collapse to the rear of the building while the firefighters were inside the building, and we were just lucky that no one was got hurt, the chief says crews would stay on the scene until late friday night as an investigation into the cause of the fire gets underway. >> tara campbell abc seven news. >> happening today, thousands of uc berkeley students will walk the stage and graduate at m

that started last night at a lumber yard in oakland. firerews are still out at the economy lumber warehouse on high street this morning, watching for flare ups. the fire started at 745 last night, was contained a few hours later. people in the area have been asked to keep their windows and doors closed as air quality remains a concern. amtrak and freight service in the area to the warehouse has resumed. firefighters say no one was hurt in the incident. four men were seen vandalizing several vehicles in san francisco's marina district. a neighbor says he began recording them at 230 saturday morning near the intersection of bay and fillmore. the men were seen jumping on cars and trying to break into them, the neighbor says. one of the men noticed he was being recorded and threw a bottle at him. the video has been shared with san francisco police. no word on any arrests. >> staying in san francisco near alamo square, neighbors have come together to support a man who's been targeted by recent racist attacks and lost his home in a fire last week.

. >> a family in oakland says they're grateful to be safe tonight after a bullet went right through their window. it was just one of several shots fired in their neighborhood. tonight, i spoke with community members who are now calling for change. just behind this bullet pierced window is where an oakland man tells ktvu he was lying on the couch sunday when a bullet shot right through the room, also home at the time, his wife and their three year old child are. >> we need more police around here. >> oakland police could be seen investigating the shooting at east 32nd street and hamline avenue in the tuxedo neighborhood, one block south of 580 on sunday. joyce wong lives down the street. heard all the commotion at first not realizing what was going on. >> first of all, you think about fireworks. >> she would end up counting more than ten shots fired. >> very big noise. >> wong, who's lived in this community for 40 years, ran outside concerned about her neighbors. >> i see two people was running away. first, this man. >> and soon after this woman took off running as wong snapped photos of them. >> we don't want all the criminal coming h

included marine veteran and surgeon doctor michael baker , who served 30 years in uniform, an oakland fire. crews are investigating the cause of a four alarm fire that started last night at a lumber yard. the fire started at 745 yesterday evening at the economy lumber warehouse on high street near interstate eight. 80. crews were able to keep it contained to one building, but the warehouse was destroyed. and while the fire is out, the air quality remains a concern. no one was inside the building at the time of the fire, and no injuries have been reported and new. at 730, a plane full of passengers who were headed to sfo today are facing major delays after their plane suffered a mechanical problem. the virgin atlantic boeing 787 dreamliner took off from heathrow this morning and had just crossed over iceland when it turned around due to a cracked windshield. it's unclear how long those sfo board bound passengers will be on the ground, virginia atlantic said in a statement, saying the captain decided to return to london as a precaution and that the airline is working to get the passengers ba

providing lifesaving affordable reversal reversal medicine to californians statewide and quote, oakland fire officials say they have figured out the origin of this fire that tore through a >> lumber warehouse. the fire was sunday at the economy. lumber company that was on high street right off 8.80. crews were on scene through yesterday to put out hot spots. investigators are still working to find out what caused the fire. our weather time here as we get a live look outside above san francisco. it was a cool start to the day warmed up nicely. pretty breezy out there. that's pretty much the pattern we've been seeing and the winds we really have been dealing with some wind. kathy. >> yeah, it really has been is always a problem. if you have fires to have breezy conditions this morning, lots of gray skies. but now the wind is one of the big stories. you can see the palm fronds behind me whipping in the wind. you can also see should a quite tower? well, yeah, the winds are dancing. the leaves are just really moving quite rapidly now, little earlier that winds were screaming through the golden ga

sky seven was over a fire that damaged at least two buildings this afternoon in oakland. this is at the intersection of east eighth street and sixth avenue. you can see those flames coming out of an apartment building on the corner. now. they also spread to the home next door as a fire looks the oakland fire department says no one was hurt. however, 12 people inside the home were displaced. it's not clear if anyone was living inside the apartment building. it was covered in graffiti and had boarded up windows. the cause of the fire is being looked into. happening now. the san francisco unified school district is facing some cold, hard truths, a new report from the state's department of education says it's cash could run dry as soon as next year. the alarming report echoes years of financial mismanagement and unmet needs. our team here at abc seven news has covered it all. tonight, abc seven news reporter tim johns was there at a special district meeting. he's in the newsroom now with more tim. >> yeah. ummah. now, the district's problems have been ongoing for years. and d

it's time to go. >> the oakland fire department telling us they believe the start of the fire is suspicious that they are still investigating. >> we're just at a point now where, you know, we're still numb to the fact that the fire was set. it wasn't because of any structural errors or whatever. >> and now they're trying to salvage what they can of the designated landmark. >> it was nominated, i believe, in 2007. okay to be a historic landmark because of the significance of the building. >> the church was built in 1910 to house african american oaklanders displaced by the 1906 earthquake, later becoming a home to the black panther movement and more recently serving as a school which did encounter some scandal. it now serves a small congregation. do you have any reason to believe anybody, like why anybody would want to do this? >> no, i'm just this, this, this is a this is an area prone to, you know, this kind of activity. >> it was just a total shock, i couldn't believe that this was really taking place. >> elizabeth curry is the mother of pastor lacey and has a long history with the church

. >> sky seven was over a fire that damaged at least two buildings this afternoon in oakland. this is at the intersection of east eighth street and sixth avenue, where you can see the flames just shooting out of an apartment building on the corner. there and then spread to a home next door as bad as this fire looks, the oakland fire department says no one was hurt, but 12 people inside the home were displaced. it is not clear if anyone was living inside the apartment building. it was covered in graffiti and had boarded up windows. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> coming up, a plan to buy homes for farmworkers on the peninsula. we'll tell you how many and how it will help some of the families impacted by last year's half moon bay shooting, plus the latest on campus protests. >> today's message from president biden and the impact they could have on some graduation plans. st yes, ahh!! mom: what is going on with you? get out! andy! get out of my room! get out! mom: andy. fight! fight! i didn't say anything. yes you did. ♪ (ominous music) ♪ ♪ (ominous music) ♪ toda

oakland fire was anticipating we won't be closing firehouses and that's an incredible gift. grateful to escape the cuts this time. the president of the oakland firefighters union explains the department still needs more funding to keep pace with the city's growing needs. we're already at a tipping point where we have barely enough resources to handle all of our need, and were we to close firehouses like it looked like we might have had to. that would have had dire consequences for the citizens? well, council members have not seen the detailed budget yet. i just want to make sure that the numbers that are being presented financially are accurate and evaluated, and don't come back a month later and tell me what? guess what? we're still $60 million short. councilman noel gallo is hoping the concrete numbers show where money is being spent and saved. we budgeted so many positions from public works all the way up transportation, but we never filled them. so what happened to all that money in the year? well, the mayor outlined her priorities today. we won't get to see the actual de

. >> more than 60 firefighters from the oakland fire department battled with this apartment buildingn tuesday at east 8th street. nearly college. the fire left the apartment like this full of debris and damaged. another home decided displacing a family. officials say no one was injured, but they have reported to other fires here in the past. >> the van and building. well, that's one the building. >> residents in the neighborhood tell us the building has been ongoing safety issue for them. this house has been a huge issue for the block. >> for. >> i think close to 5 years at this point, the first fires in 2019 squatters moved shortly after that. and it's been constant problems ever sense. one neighbor who did not was she go on camera says. >> many of them don't feel safe. walking outside anymore. one of my neighbors in my the last shooting up the house there's been to in the last year. >> a bullet hole went through the hood of his car right in front of the steering wheel. this neighbor has been living here for 10 years and tells us they have tried working with owner of the building. b

no oakland police say this all started around 7:45 tonight. notable shots were fired and multiple people were injured. opd confirming there are two victims, both adults, one female and one male. we do not know if they were students or how they were connected to skyline. police say this stemmed from a dispute at the graduation. >> walking around and taking pictures. out of nowhere. >> graduation at skyline it should be a good day, you know. next thing you know you hear gunshots. i thought it was fireworks at first but it was gunshots. at first i didn't think too much of it but i ran with the people. >> reporter: opd says it immediately locked down the school with the help of the chp. there is no description on the shooter but police are looking for multiple suspects. two people have been detained so far. now the oakland fire department is reporting that there was a third victim that transported themselves to the hospital. we do not know their condition but the two people that were transported to the hospital from this location are reportedly in stable condition. back t