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now they've pulled the firefighters off the building down west portal burning down west portal on thef slow burning, very stubborn fire. the firefighters keep pouring water on there and it won't go out to this point. >> terry mcsweeney live in the west portal district covering that fire that is having a big impact on muni. sue will tell you about that. >> a morning that is drizzley and damp in san francisco, right? >> absolutely and a few out there too. definitely residual moisture left as that low is pulling away good morning. you can see the embarcadero glistening in the lights from around it because of the wetness out there even if it is not raining if your neighborhood there's still leftover moisture from last night's sprinkles, showers even drizzle one lone shower starting to move south of san jose toward -- [ unintelligible ] going to be a rather damp morning. being see how radar returns are definitely fading that is a good sign that we'll have to deal with dampness this morning but that's it for the rest of the forecast 50s now mid to upper 50s monterey bay. a little wet this m
now they've pulled the firefighters off the building down west portal burning down west portal on thef slow burning, very stubborn fire. the firefighters keep pouring water on there and it won't go out to this point. >> terry mcsweeney live in the west portal district covering that fire that is having a big impact on muni. sue will tell you about that. >> a morning that is drizzley and damp in san francisco, right? >> absolutely and a few out there too. definitely residual...
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west portal right there shut down between vicente and ulloa.ire crews are block the west portal mun tunnel affecting the k and n lines. they are trying to get a bus bridge to downtown from saint francis circle. we were told earlier that the l line got through. if that changes we'll let you know. it is up graded to four alarms. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a busy day. now to an explosive house fire this down in santa clara county. two people are in the hospital this morning. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec tells us ammunition inside the homemade this fire difficult for crews to fight it. anne, good morning. >> reporter: neighbors heard several explosions coming from the homes here behind me once it caught fire and 4 a.m. that is why homes surrounding it had to be evacuated. now, everybody has been allowed back in but check out the damage here to this house. it looks like it is destroyed. flames were shooting up above 20 feet in the air at one point. it moved very, very quickly and again several explosions heard coming from inside. the homeown
west portal right there shut down between vicente and ulloa.ire crews are block the west portal mun tunnel affecting the k and n lines. they are trying to get a bus bridge to downtown from saint francis circle. we were told earlier that the l line got through. if that changes we'll let you know. it is up graded to four alarms. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a busy day. now to an explosive house fire this down in santa clara county. two people are in the hospital this...
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we're on west portal avenue. right in front of the west portal muni station.hief says it's too early to tell if it started in the kitchen and was a flue fire. crews had to cut walls out to let the fire breathe and get up on the ladder to attack. it it's called surround and drown. >> right now the squat and gobble restaurant is the main fire building although it has extended into where the wine store is next door. we have over 100 members here. we are getting a much better handle on it. we did pull crews out because of concern for their safety. so far no injuries. >> reporter: arson investigators will head in once the fire is out to piece together what sparked the fire. this is actually the chief's neighborhood as it is for many of the police and fire helping out here this morning. they are all sort of shaking their heads since this is where they frequently eat. they say they are sad to see it damaged but thankful no one was hurt. again west portal muni shut down right now. no trains are going through the area because of the heavy police and fire presence. ther
we're on west portal avenue. right in front of the west portal muni station.hief says it's too early to tell if it started in the kitchen and was a flue fire. crews had to cut walls out to let the fire breathe and get up on the ladder to attack. it it's called surround and drown. >> right now the squat and gobble restaurant is the main fire building although it has extended into where the wine store is next door. we have over 100 members here. we are getting a much better handle on it. we...
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a fire is burning in the west portal area. at 9 west portal ave. it is a commercial building at that address. it broke out just after 5:00 a.m. this morning. fire crews are there and we have a crew headed out. we will give you details from the scene. >> will trget it under control.s house is now completely destroyed. the firefighters are securing the scene to allow investigators to come back later and find out the cause. here is video from for 3:00 p.m.. 20 minutes into the fire and he slams for coming from the back of the house, the side of just about all the sections of the home. a middle-age couple lived at the house. they were woken by the flames in the kitchen area. they manage to get out but they did suffer some injuries. the man h inj6managed the neighbors sprayed the bush is down so they could not catch on fire. with that action as was the quick action from the fire department they managed to contain the fire only to this place. there were no fatalities however there were a few pets inside that died from the fire. there was live ammunition
a fire is burning in the west portal area. at 9 west portal ave. it is a commercial building at that address. it broke out just after 5:00 a.m. this morning. fire crews are there and we have a crew headed out. we will give you details from the scene. >> will trget it under control.s house is now completely destroyed. the firefighters are securing the scene to allow investigators to come back later and find out the cause. here is video from for 3:00 p.m.. 20 minutes into the fire and he...
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and, so, i just want to move into the next item, which is the online business portal. so, since that meeting we have convened a -- a meeting was convened with the department heads, with the mayor, and with the mayor making a direct ask to the departments, the 13 key departments, businesses have to interface with to open their business, and asking for their support to work with the mayor's oewd, moci, which is the mayor's office of civic innovation, and our office to work on developing this online business portal because we need from them a lot of information for us to be able to create it, to develop the road maps for this. so, what i have for you, i'm not going to go into great detail about it right now, but this lays out what both todd, jay and i have worked with about some goals to work towards this online business portal. and one element that is being worked on that we haven't had a presentation with and we will get is the enterprise zone tax credits to apply. they're developing an online application for that. and that is -- they're working to have it be delivered
and, so, i just want to move into the next item, which is the online business portal. so, since that meeting we have convened a -- a meeting was convened with the department heads, with the mayor, and with the mayor making a direct ask to the departments, the 13 key departments, businesses have to interface with to open their business, and asking for their support to work with the mayor's oewd, moci, which is the mayor's office of civic innovation, and our office to work on developing this...
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west portal station. at cafe caught on fire after 5:00 a.m. let's get to the scene we have our kron 4 reporter giving us the latest. have the flames died down?. >> the flames have stopped bursting through which they have been doing the last half-hour. this is a fire that officials say is a difficult fire to fight because of the location of the building. 110 firefighters on seen it is up to a fourth alarm fire. you can see the ladders are spraying water on top of the building. lots of crews on seen as you can the slot and gobble cafe in the background the west portal muni station. no trains are coming through. there is nowhere to go one of the muni trains had to pull over and let 75 to 100 people off. these firefighters are continuing to be on the scene to control the fire. it is difficult because it is on the corner. you can see the flames behind the trees again popping through theing td the adjacent apartment building. now they do earlier they were not. >> you can see the windows is are apartment buildin
west portal station. at cafe caught on fire after 5:00 a.m. let's get to the scene we have our kron 4 reporter giving us the latest. have the flames died down?. >> the flames have stopped bursting through which they have been doing the last half-hour. this is a fire that officials say is a difficult fire to fight because of the location of the building. 110 firefighters on seen it is up to a fourth alarm fire. you can see the ladders are spraying water on top of the building. lots of...
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is allowed on west portal avenue.re are still plenty of ladder trucks out here. there are so many fire and police on scene, as well as red cross, pg and e and muni workers waiting to hear when things are going to be opening back up. we've got several blocks of west portal and down the street that are all backed up. you can see huge hoses in the middle of the street. this is really a restaurant that a lot of folks around here take their kids to. it's very popular. there's a lot of history for folks around here and a lot of heavy hearts. people glad that no civilians were injured. we do have an update as far as firefighters. two were treated. one was for carbon monoxide levels that were a little high. we understand he has been treated and released. then another firefighter did suffer smoke inhalation, but that person is going to be okay as well. . >> customers on the k and m can go to vicente and 15th and catch a shuttle and i wanted to touch on the bay bridge. very heavy traffic. when you get over to the peninsula, it'
is allowed on west portal avenue.re are still plenty of ladder trucks out here. there are so many fire and police on scene, as well as red cross, pg and e and muni workers waiting to hear when things are going to be opening back up. we've got several blocks of west portal and down the street that are all backed up. you can see huge hoses in the middle of the street. this is really a restaurant that a lot of folks around here take their kids to. it's very popular. there's a lot of history for...
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this is on the main drag here of west portal. right across the street from the west portal muni station. so the service we're not sure exactly if it's going to be cut off. we have noticed a couple of the lines going through. but we understand that traffic could definitely be impacted at least for the next 30 minutes or so. now when we first arrived there was a heavy amount of smoke coming from that awning right above the squat and gobble. you can still see they have their hoses and water being sprayed on it. it looks like they have the situation under control now. they are actually going in next door. there is a business located next door where the fire crews are gaining access. they are probably going to be breaking down some wall there is to let the fire breathe. you can see there is smoke coming from the windows of that building that is located next door to the squat and gobble. this is a very popular restaurant here in west portal. and we do not know exactly what caused the fire. we understand it could be due to a flue fire.
this is on the main drag here of west portal. right across the street from the west portal muni station. so the service we're not sure exactly if it's going to be cut off. we have noticed a couple of the lines going through. but we understand that traffic could definitely be impacted at least for the next 30 minutes or so. now when we first arrived there was a heavy amount of smoke coming from that awning right above the squat and gobble. you can still see they have their hoses and water being...
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muni, we have a fire near the west portal tunnel, no inbound, no outbound for the west portal area they bridge in place and we'll be watching. no other mass transit delays if you are heading out now. south 880 accident at 23rd ing two right lanes road sensors not showing significant slowing. if they don't get that out there quickly it will you will have delays through oakland as you head out this morning. >>> very quickly the mythbusters question, do you get wetter running or walking? you get wetter walking they confirmed that on the show that. makes kristen right. could you tell from the dance? >> that was interesting, thanks. next close encounter in space will the earth see it today? >>> have you ever wondered who the average twitter user is? the answer coming up. >>> it is not too late to win $49,000 from abc7. these people want a chance: they've all entered through our facebook page. go to facebook.com/abc7news then click the $49,000 button that will take you to the form where you can enter. we'll announce the winner october 18th, after the 49ers game. >>> how do you compare to the
muni, we have a fire near the west portal tunnel, no inbound, no outbound for the west portal area they bridge in place and we'll be watching. no other mass transit delays if you are heading out now. south 880 accident at 23rd ing two right lanes road sensors not showing significant slowing. if they don't get that out there quickly it will you will have delays through oakland as you head out this morning. >>> very quickly the mythbusters question, do you get wetter running or walking?...
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so this is san francisco's west portal neighborhood.s been upgraded now it a three-alarm response. so there are a lot of news crews on scene and fire crews, as well. we just learned it's the squat and gobble reporter. flames are seen shooting from the roof. that's the address right there 9 west portal avenue. the closest cross street is uloa. west portal is shut down in the area. fortunately we are not hearing about any injuries. what is being impacted is muni possibly because it's right there by the west portal tunnel so inbounded and outbound service you could see delays. if there are delays it would impact the l line and k line across that stretch. so again we are sending our own crew to the scene. we'll let you know as soon as we get more information and live pictures. in the meantime we are following a major accident sounds like on freeways there in oakland. southbound 880 approaching 23rd. they just issued a traffic alert within the last few minutes. so you can see our speed sensors are slow across that stretch jammed solid to at
so this is san francisco's west portal neighborhood.s been upgraded now it a three-alarm response. so there are a lot of news crews on scene and fire crews, as well. we just learned it's the squat and gobble reporter. flames are seen shooting from the roof. that's the address right there 9 west portal avenue. the closest cross street is uloa. west portal is shut down in the area. fortunately we are not hearing about any injuries. what is being impacted is muni possibly because it's right there...
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heavy trucks and equipment blocked the west portal tunnel. no light rail trains in or out. >> 17 line right here. >> reporter: the k and ocean view car lines impacted. >> i'm supposed to be lecturing at san francisco state right now. i'm not there. >> it is inconvenient. as much as i feel badly, i have to get to work. >> we're doing the best we can. no one planned for this to happen. we are providing the shuttles. >> reporter: neighbors say the restaurant had a small fire last year and firefighters believe the origin may be near the kitchen although it was closed at the time. firefighters tell us they will be here for the rest of the day. they have not determined a cause. i spoke with the owner of the wine shop who says it is a loss. he does plan to reopen. firefighters tell me there were three injuries to firefighters. one for smoke inhalation and one for a cut to the knee and one with a cut on the hand. reporting live, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. a married couple is recovering from burns after their san jose home caugh
heavy trucks and equipment blocked the west portal tunnel. no light rail trains in or out. >> 17 line right here. >> reporter: the k and ocean view car lines impacted. >> i'm supposed to be lecturing at san francisco state right now. i'm not there. >> it is inconvenient. as much as i feel badly, i have to get to work. >> we're doing the best we can. no one planned for this to happen. we are providing the shuttles. >> reporter: neighbors say the restaurant had...
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as of today, one west portal is underway and we're expecting the order of 9 to 15 west portal, which we got an update they had a meeting about that today, they have submitted a private engineer's report that documents the building is repairable and thus may not need demolition but we will give an update on that. as we did during the earlier ocean avenue tragedy, dbi is working closely with the property owners, businesses and the mayor's offices and other city departments to expedite recovery from the west portal fire and i know a lot of the staff members had to spend some extra hours over the weekend to make sure that things were going well. we appreciate that. i went by and saw deputy director sweeney hanging out to see if he could help. it plays well with our community that you are out there and talking during these difficult times. the director and deputy director, ed sweeney and also i was at this meeting, there were a few names here, met with supervisor jane (inaudible) on monday to discuss legislation that she is considering that amends supervisor david chiu's vacant building o
as of today, one west portal is underway and we're expecting the order of 9 to 15 west portal, which we got an update they had a meeting about that today, they have submitted a private engineer's report that documents the building is repairable and thus may not need demolition but we will give an update on that. as we did during the earlier ocean avenue tragedy, dbi is working closely with the property owners, businesses and the mayor's offices and other city departments to expedite recovery...
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an early-morning fire ripped through the "squat & gobble" restaurant in the west portal neighborhood. ken bastida has more where the mayor just took a tour. >> reporter: he showed up this afternoon. here's some of the damage. this is the wine bar that's next door to the "squat & gobble." and you can see there is still water coming from the second floor and also the west portal medical dental building that shares this corner building, as well. the second floor has just about been destroyed. in fact they told us this afternoon no one is allowed up there because it' unsafe. i talked to chief hayes and they believe the fire may have started in the basement of the wine bar and spread to the restaurant. the mayor was here this afternoon. i asked him what can he do it help these businesses? >> we have learned how to respond quickly and better because they are small businesses. i'm not just talking talk. we believe this. we'll get a good response to everybody and make sure they are informed adequately and help them out the best we can. >> reporter: yeah. people from the neighborhood have been
an early-morning fire ripped through the "squat & gobble" restaurant in the west portal neighborhood. ken bastida has more where the mayor just took a tour. >> reporter: he showed up this afternoon. here's some of the damage. this is the wine bar that's next door to the "squat & gobble." and you can see there is still water coming from the second floor and also the west portal medical dental building that shares this corner building, as well. the second floor...
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it's located across the street from the west portal tunnel. >> we did a surround and drown. it was unaif so be in there. >> reporter: the fire spread to a dental office, a salon. >> it's a little bit of a panic. we're not gonna be able to work right now. we'll have to find a place locally. >> reporter: the restaurant owner was out of town. his brother called them tell him one of the squat and gobbles had -- called him to tell him that one of the squat and gobbles had gone up in flames. >> reporter: and much of west portal was shut down. these businesses will not be able to open in quite sometime. there's upwards in $4 million. the fire blocked through muni lines for hours. >> it's really frustrating. >> reporter: two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. spoke inhalation and elva lated carbon monoxide levels. luckily -- em la vateed vate -- el la vateed carbon monoxide levels -- elevated carbon monoxide levels. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up in 10 minutes the major fire in the south bay. it was dangerous to fight not only because of the flames but
it's located across the street from the west portal tunnel. >> we did a surround and drown. it was unaif so be in there. >> reporter: the fire spread to a dental office, a salon. >> it's a little bit of a panic. we're not gonna be able to work right now. we'll have to find a place locally. >> reporter: the restaurant owner was out of town. his brother called them tell him one of the squat and gobbles had -- called him to tell him that one of the squat and gobbles had...
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we're by the west portal tunnel.l spraying water on what is now a four-alarm fire. you can see them spraying water an there is a big cloud of smoke. now, within the last 15 minutes, what the fire chief told me is that they upgraded this to a four alarm to a three alarm. it's at the squat & gobble restaurant. what the fire chief told me is that this is a deep seated fire and it looks like it may have started somewhere in the rear near the kitchen area and it spread to an adjacent wine bar, the next building over. she said that it has significant damage, both of them. now, firefighters backed out because they say it got so dangerous that the squat & gobble has actually partially collapsed. here's what the fire chief saw when she got here. >> when i first got on scene there was heavy flames blowing through the roof of the squat & gobble. so what we're doing is obviously working and we have our arson team on scene. they're standing by waiting to get the green light to go in an determine cause and origin. >> reporter: now
we're by the west portal tunnel.l spraying water on what is now a four-alarm fire. you can see them spraying water an there is a big cloud of smoke. now, within the last 15 minutes, what the fire chief told me is that they upgraded this to a four alarm to a three alarm. it's at the squat & gobble restaurant. what the fire chief told me is that this is a deep seated fire and it looks like it may have started somewhere in the rear near the kitchen area and it spread to an adjacent wine bar,...
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regina presented the online business portal and the mayor was very, very supportive of this concept and wanting to work with oewd, osb and omoci. this is all part of a 17-point jobs plan and, you know, this is to make government more responsive and effective. and i mean, it seatxv like he wanted to spend the money and let's do it now which i was very, very pleased about. then we went around the room talking about other items. you know, the noticing and approval of park [speaker not understood] and bicycle corrals was discussed. both use parking spaces and it's different how each one is noticed. so, perhaps utilizing a 311 for notification or planning to adopt a dpw-type notification procedures. give small businesses in neighborhood districts more advance notices to businesses on infrastructure projects. and then there was also -- this came up, discuss, you know, shop local, give support for local business initiatives were discussed. and the mayor wants to lead a campaign targeting city employees to redirect 10% of their spending to local businesses. getting city departments to purchase
regina presented the online business portal and the mayor was very, very supportive of this concept and wanting to work with oewd, osb and omoci. this is all part of a 17-point jobs plan and, you know, this is to make government more responsive and effective. and i mean, it seatxv like he wanted to spend the money and let's do it now which i was very, very pleased about. then we went around the room talking about other items. you know, the noticing and approval of park [speaker not understood]...
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heavy smoke in the area and now they have set up a perimeter here along west portal. they have shut down as i was talking about that tunnel over here now. as far as the firefighting efforts are concerned, we are about to get an update from the public information officer to learn more. what i can tell you right now is there are a lot of confused people out here especially morning commuters as they are
heavy smoke in the area and now they have set up a perimeter here along west portal. they have shut down as i was talking about that tunnel over here now. as far as the firefighting efforts are concerned, we are about to get an update from the public information officer to learn more. what i can tell you right now is there are a lot of confused people out here especially morning commuters as they are
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that fire caused big problems at the west portal tunnel. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: this is a story of the tire that would not go out. it isn't completely out yet. judgment a moment ago there were firefighters out here hitting the roof of the squat and gobble restaurant with more water they've been out here for six hours and there's still smoke many the same fire that caused the tunnel and all the muni trains to shutdown until 40 minutes ago. the report of a fire came in about 5:00 this morning. three hours later, despite a never-ending spray, the fire was still burning. >> it is a very deep building the first building the fire was hard to find they put out what they saw. i think it was way ahead of us before we got here in the walls, attic. >> reporter: when firefighters thought it was just about contained there would be a flare-up. again the fire would appear to be about out, only to flare again. the squat and gobble restaurant where it started is a total loss, next door a dentist office and wine bar both heavily damaged.
that fire caused big problems at the west portal tunnel. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: this is a story of the tire that would not go out. it isn't completely out yet. judgment a moment ago there were firefighters out here hitting the roof of the squat and gobble restaurant with more water they've been out here for six hours and there's still smoke many the same fire that caused the tunnel and all the muni trains to shutdown until 40 minutes ago. the report of a fire came in...
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bart no service west portal tunnel at this hour bus bridges in place. >>> good morning.ive doppler still a little drizzle and a few sprinkles possible through noon then sunshine breaks out in the afternoon temperatures will still be 9 to 14° cooler than average with 60s everywhere 50s coast, 70s and 80s next week. >> "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. starting at $6.99. our tri-tip with hand-breaded onion straws, our crispy shrimp smothered in bang bang sauce, and tuscan chicken on focaccia. sizzler. ♪ jessie's girl i wish that i had ♪ ♪ jessie's girl >>> "jessie's girl," thanks to d.j. calcutta. she is with common. but she's playing rick springfield because he is here this morning. we saw him yesterday in the subway. but here he is in times square. the video that blew up online. ♪ it ain't hard to define >> so many will -- >> we saw it yesterday. >> yep. >> sam and i visited rachael ray. and she had him on. and the burst of em
bart no service west portal tunnel at this hour bus bridges in place. >>> good morning.ive doppler still a little drizzle and a few sprinkles possible through noon then sunshine breaks out in the afternoon temperatures will still be 9 to 14° cooler than average with 60s everywhere 50s coast, 70s and 80s next week. >> "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's...
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we'll show you the map of the areas by the west portal station.ffecting a surface street because the shuttles have to stake some route that's not the rails. already seeing some slowing heading toward highway 1. and a new accident on the freeways nearby getting off of that bay bridge. the upper deck reports of a five-car accident, injuries and a couple of lanes blocked. this is a big problem coming over from oakland. b.a.r.t. not reporting any delays. we do have some rain that hey be in the forecast coming up. christina, what's going on? >> we've got showers out there right now. mike, good morning to you. murky skies over san francisco. look at this giants flag, we're so proud of our boys, big win yesterday. temperatures are going to be cool at that and we're expecting showers for the first part of the day. we'll take that chance out by 4:00 p.m. 70 inland, 67 bayside and 64 at the coast. we'll have your seven-day forecast in just two minutes. back to you, jon. >> we're back in one-half hour. see you then. you've mastered the art of rising and shin
we'll show you the map of the areas by the west portal station.ffecting a surface street because the shuttles have to stake some route that's not the rails. already seeing some slowing heading toward highway 1. and a new accident on the freeways nearby getting off of that bay bridge. the upper deck reports of a five-car accident, injuries and a couple of lanes blocked. this is a big problem coming over from oakland. b.a.r.t. not reporting any delays. we do have some rain that hey be in the...
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that fire caused big problems at the west portal tunnel. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: this is a story of the tire that would not go out. it isn't completely out yet. judgment a moment ago there were firefighters out here hitting the roof of the squat and gobble restaurant with more water they've been out here for six hours and there's still smoke many the same fire that caused the tunnel and all the muni trains to shutdown until 40 minutes ago. the report of a fire came in about 5:00 this morning. three hours later, despite a never-ending spray, the fire was still burning. >> it is a very deep building the first building the fire was hard to find they put out what they saw. i think it was way ahead of us before we got here in the walls, attic. >> reporter: when firefighters thought it was just about contained there would be a flare-up. again the fire would appear to be about out, only to flare again. the squat and gobble restaurant where it started is a total loss, next door a dentist office and wine bar both heavily damaged.
that fire caused big problems at the west portal tunnel. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: this is a story of the tire that would not go out. it isn't completely out yet. judgment a moment ago there were firefighters out here hitting the roof of the squat and gobble restaurant with more water they've been out here for six hours and there's still smoke many the same fire that caused the tunnel and all the muni trains to shutdown until 40 minutes ago. the report of a fire came in...
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it broke out before dawn this morning in a restaurant on west portal avenue and spread fast. abc 7 news is there live tonight with the story. wayne? >> dan there are no deaths and no serious injuries but this is a major disruption in a hub. a special san francisco neighborhood. behind me, what remains is a restaurant of two businesses behind it. the muni station is running again. but this morning the whole place was a blaze. good news for commuters in san francisco west portal district is that trains are running again. bad is visible outside of the window. a mess of soot, smoke, and water. at least three small businesses in the area. >> i'm hoping they reopen. >> the fire began before dawn in what used to be a squat and gobble restaurant. the flames did not squat. they gobbled into walls spreading quickly to two other buildings. no easy task for firefighters. >> high sealings. wood frame. >> and building in an era with less stringent codes. the flames burning so hot, firemen had to retreat for a while. then just pouring water on it. darkness yielded to dawn, then, day to desp
it broke out before dawn this morning in a restaurant on west portal avenue and spread fast. abc 7 news is there live tonight with the story. wayne? >> dan there are no deaths and no serious injuries but this is a major disruption in a hub. a special san francisco neighborhood. behind me, what remains is a restaurant of two businesses behind it. the muni station is running again. but this morning the whole place was a blaze. good news for commuters in san francisco west portal district is...
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causing big problems at the west portal tunnel. wayne freedman with more now. >> in west portal neighborhood the flames are out. businesses are drenched, the trains are running again. and don't let anyone tell you aftermath is easy. looks like water and smoke damage. not to john, who was a video production house. he is fortunate. the fire broke out before dawn in this restaurant unlike the name, those flames did not squat. like it, they began gobbling walls and kept going into the buildings on either side. in the wine bar, next door a sad collection of smoke, pinots and chardonnay. above, an orthodontist needs another place to practice. his dad bought the building in 1966. >> i think i treated 10 of them. i think they were showing up. >> good thing you did a good job. >> you better bet. >> they did do a good job. actually the words they used were good stuff. the loss of three buildings preferable to an entire city block. in the west portal neighborhood of san francisco, abc 7 news. >> investigators trying to figure out what set off
causing big problems at the west portal tunnel. wayne freedman with more now. >> in west portal neighborhood the flames are out. businesses are drenched, the trains are running again. and don't let anyone tell you aftermath is easy. looks like water and smoke damage. not to john, who was a video production house. he is fortunate. the fire broke out before dawn in this restaurant unlike the name, those flames did not squat. like it, they began gobbling walls and kept going into the...
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crews called out to the west portal neighborhood around 4:30 a.m. 5 reporter cate caugiran has been there all morning and joins us with the very latest. cate. >> reporter: frank, michelle, this is one stubborn fire. i want to show you now crews are still here on scene. they are sort of babysitting this building right here. i'm told also that an arson team is on scene. they are going to be starting their investigation, san francisco fire says the fire could have been accidental. it was a fire that would not quit. firefighters say it started at the popular "squat & gobble" restaurant and made its way to four other businesses. >> he saw the flames and everybody. >> reporter: he and his brother own the restaurant for 10 years. right now his brother is out of town. >> this was a -- the restaurant was his baby. he takes care of everything. he has to do it right. >> reporter: frank had to break the sad news that their restaurant was a complete loss. >> such a meeting spot for this part of town, for the community, the food is wonderful. everybody there is s
crews called out to the west portal neighborhood around 4:30 a.m. 5 reporter cate caugiran has been there all morning and joins us with the very latest. cate. >> reporter: frank, michelle, this is one stubborn fire. i want to show you now crews are still here on scene. they are sort of babysitting this building right here. i'm told also that an arson team is on scene. they are going to be starting their investigation, san francisco fire says the fire could have been accidental. it was a...
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we keep in touch with what's happening there and we keep the portal there and we keep pushing. in the meantime we keep learning and we keep pushing and we never stop thinking about them. i think i'm going to end with that. thank you to the military and thank you to lewis. (applause). >> thank you, rob. next up will be nita demato, she has a fascinating story. >> before i begin, i'm very happy i don't have to talk to you about my current position, which is with the 112th congress of the united states. i'm very pleased to talk to you about my year in afghanistan. i'd like to thank the san francisco fleet week association, lewis loeven, specifically, major general myat, always a mentor, former secretary of state schultz and mrs. schultz, mrs. perry, honored to be in your presence. the uss makin island, chief of the fairest city in the world, san francisco, and he esteemed professionals. this is nice, i'm going to move south of here and take you to afghanistan. as you know we have marines, soldiers, sailors in afghanistan currently, but i'm going to bring you to when i was there du
we keep in touch with what's happening there and we keep the portal there and we keep pushing. in the meantime we keep learning and we keep pushing and we never stop thinking about them. i think i'm going to end with that. thank you to the military and thank you to lewis. (applause). >> thank you, rob. next up will be nita demato, she has a fascinating story. >> before i begin, i'm very happy i don't have to talk to you about my current position, which is with the 112th congress of...
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we are live in san francisco's west portal neighborhood.eak. stay right there. >>> good morning. well, we're almost at 9:00 and unfortunately, it's still really backed up at the bay bridge. you're looking at delays of up to an hour now from the macarthur maze towards the bay bridge. it all happened -- all started to backup around 7:00 after an early-morning fender bender on the upper deck. let's go to our maps. more live traffic cameras, still a little slow up the nimitz. northbound 880 past the coliseum towards downtown. that is traffic. for your weekend forecast, here's lawrence. >> the weekend looking good. today we have a lot of clouds outside things beginning to wind down though as far as rain is concerned. still some drizzle outside, low moving eastward throughout the day. damp morning, drying out this afternoon. temperatures will stay cool. highs only in the 60s. warmer weather for the weekend. maybe a little heat wave toward the middle of next week. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com
we are live in san francisco's west portal neighborhood.eak. stay right there. >>> good morning. well, we're almost at 9:00 and unfortunately, it's still really backed up at the bay bridge. you're looking at delays of up to an hour now from the macarthur maze towards the bay bridge. it all happened -- all started to backup around 7:00 after an early-morning fender bender on the upper deck. let's go to our maps. more live traffic cameras, still a little slow up the nimitz. northbound...
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justine, kron 4. >> this fire started at the corner of west portal avenue.nd it spread to structures on either portions of gobble street and squawked street. and this is the muni tunnel. with light will not being able to used because of the fire trucks in that intersection. with the k l and m lines were all shot down but shuttle buses were used. >> we did see some light rain are run the bay area. it has cleared. that storm has pressed to the east. with a round-the bay area light rain but it is starting to clear. with breaks of sunshine and ominous cloud coverage remaining. we did see some warming 50s sunnyvale in 60s. as a look ahead towards the overnight that patchy fog will continue as low cloud coverage. it will stick a run for some locations with more sunshine and warmer temperatures. we will continue that warming trend for sunday and next week. just how warm it is going to get, coming up. >> this serial burglar dozens of homes. this suspect is residents thin targeting residences. this peacock kolff course. peacock drive and north san pedro have all been
justine, kron 4. >> this fire started at the corner of west portal avenue.nd it spread to structures on either portions of gobble street and squawked street. and this is the muni tunnel. with light will not being able to used because of the fire trucks in that intersection. with the k l and m lines were all shot down but shuttle buses were used. >> we did see some light rain are run the bay area. it has cleared. that storm has pressed to the east. with a round-the bay area light...
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turning and crowds cheering, what are the things that will will that inan mat movement live again, some portal to that time. that's part of waking the dead. what if you didn't impose a third person nar rater but allowed love letters, diaries, the way people spoke to an mate that people and added period music, not only the complex sound effects but the commentary of people that have spent so much of their lives studying it that it's almost there? >> we'll take a quick break and be right back with ken burns. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> we're back from more from ken burns from "the dust bowl." let me end on a very passionate subject and that's baseball. >> oh, no.
turning and crowds cheering, what are the things that will will that inan mat movement live again, some portal to that time. that's part of waking the dead. what if you didn't impose a third person nar rater but allowed love letters, diaries, the way people spoke to an mate that people and added period music, not only the complex sound effects but the commentary of people that have spent so much of their lives studying it that it's almost there? >> we'll take a quick break and be right...
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it's the web portal for the public and project tracking system or the permit and the projects so the expectation is to form a citizen advisory group which consists of members from the community which would be, you know, members that use our system, design professionals, contracts by professionals and also one commissioner from inspector statements. the committee is expected to be somewhere between 15 and 20 members and they will be providing input feedback comments on the user interface and providing also the user acceptance part of it. regarding the time frames when they expect the level of time, effort will be coming out shortly in the next couple of weeks. if there's any other questions on that i can answer. >> just the advisory committee. when would you like to hear back from the commission on that if there's somebody from the commission. >> as soon as possible would be great because we're trying to identify the members and within the next couple weeks the letters should go out from the department heads to the respective members. >> the department heads would send out the letters
it's the web portal for the public and project tracking system or the permit and the projects so the expectation is to form a citizen advisory group which consists of members from the community which would be, you know, members that use our system, design professionals, contracts by professionals and also one commissioner from inspector statements. the committee is expected to be somewhere between 15 and 20 members and they will be providing input feedback comments on the user interface and...
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reportaron poco antes de las 5 de la madrugada en el local ubicado en el numero 9 de la avenida "west portaln bombero tuvo que ser tratado en la escena por inhalacion de humo y no fue hospitalizado. ---pese a los esfuerzos del equipo de emergencia para apagar el fuego, en varias ocasiones ..ste resurga. take sot mark gonzales deputy chief of operations in: 00;02;55;02 bombero dice: "there was a lot of heavy smoke, there was a lot of heat in there... vo ---segun este bombero, les fue dificil encontrar el origen de las llamas, y cuando finalmente lo lograron detectarlo, las llamas ya se habia propagado a otras areas adyacentes. take video box ---otra persona resulto con lesiones leves y fue hospitalizada.. ---5 departamento s y varios comercios en la cuadra fueron evacuados. ---ademas, el servicio a las lineas del tren ligero del muni, k-ingleside, l- taraval y m-ocean view.... tuvo que ser suspendido durante la labor. ---los trenes volvieron a correr despues de las 11 de la maÑana. blanca ---en la ciudad de san jose se registro el asesinato numero 37. take vo ---cerca de las 2 de la madrugada
reportaron poco antes de las 5 de la madrugada en el local ubicado en el numero 9 de la avenida "west portaln bombero tuvo que ser tratado en la escena por inhalacion de humo y no fue hospitalizado. ---pese a los esfuerzos del equipo de emergencia para apagar el fuego, en varias ocasiones ..ste resurga. take sot mark gonzales deputy chief of operations in: 00;02;55;02 bombero dice: "there was a lot of heavy smoke, there was a lot of heat in there... vo ---segun este bombero, les fue...
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. >>> univisiÓn.com actualiza el tema y en nuestro portal puede tener acceso a la lista de clÍnicas yrios donde fueron a parar las drogas infectadas. >>> lo importante es estar pendiente a los sÍntomas cuello rÍgido, sensibilidad a la luz, vÓmitos, sueÑo extremo, confusiÓn y convulsiones. >>> la comunidad mÉdica esta alarmada e incÓmoda muchos mÉdicos resienten el hecho que ante esta situaciÓn. estÁn pendientes a la hora de escoger los po ducroductos que utilizar para curar a sus pacientes. >>> culpan a la falta de regulaciÓn que tienen las llamadas o laboratorios de compuestos fÁrmaco lÓgicos supervisados pero no regulados con la fda el mejor consejo por ahora es estar atento y evitar el pÁnico. >>> lo que tienen que saber es preguntar al mÉdico de ellos. de donde viene el producto que utilizara el mÉdico si no viene de este laboratorio, lo probable que estÁ bien y no hay problemas en miami, univisiÓn. >>> la otra preocupaciÓn de las autoridades de salud es la salmonella. y especÍfica una que se adquiere por consumir manÍ, cacahuate y productos derivados. haydee escenr decenas denfer
. >>> univisiÓn.com actualiza el tema y en nuestro portal puede tener acceso a la lista de clÍnicas yrios donde fueron a parar las drogas infectadas. >>> lo importante es estar pendiente a los sÍntomas cuello rÍgido, sensibilidad a la luz, vÓmitos, sueÑo extremo, confusiÓn y convulsiones. >>> la comunidad mÉdica esta alarmada e incÓmoda muchos mÉdicos resienten el hecho que ante esta situaciÓn. estÁn pendientes a la hora de escoger los po ducroductos que...
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. >> nuestra directora del portal de internet nos pone al tanto. >> ¿qué tal?amos conectados en nuestra página de facebook enseñándoles fotos de nuestros partido y hablando con aficionados y no se quede sin visitar nuestra sección de hallowen, tenemos disfraces más insólitos para perrito, tenemos un recorrido en la casa de winchester y me pueden acompañar por la fiesta callejera de los grammys latinos y los detalles de esta gran parranda gratuita en univisión 14.com y los espero en la página de finternet con sus noticias locales a toda hora soy vanessa. >> algunos autos podrían tener un peligroso defecto de fábrica, el problema es que podrían andar sin su conductor, la administro nacional de seguridad en la carretera abrió su propio vesa t investigación por recibir quejas de autos que aceleran solos. >> de repente al aire sale cualquier cosa. >> habloi(habla en inglés) >> (risas) >> cualquier cosa es lo que le salió a un pájaro que salió volando sobre el parque durante el partido de los gigantes, el regalito que le cayó del aire sorprendió al presentador ron. >
. >> nuestra directora del portal de internet nos pone al tanto. >> ¿qué tal?amos conectados en nuestra página de facebook enseñándoles fotos de nuestros partido y hablando con aficionados y no se quede sin visitar nuestra sección de hallowen, tenemos disfraces más insólitos para perrito, tenemos un recorrido en la casa de winchester y me pueden acompañar por la fiesta callejera de los grammys latinos y los detalles de esta gran parranda gratuita en univisión 14.com y los...
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. >> he says that fells point could be a portal to the after life. >> it's rumored off 300 bodies are buried underneath where we stand. to me that explains why there's so much paranormal activity. >> reporter: he points out the unexplained. >> sometimes you'll see gentleman who looks out of time, out of place, walking very slowly up the street. he looks toward it and behind him and disappears. looks like he's looking toward death and looking back at life and not and death wins. >> reporter: the fear of the unknowns. >> even when you work with ghosts all the time, it's terrifying. >> reporter: whether looking for spirits in the glass, fells point has both. >> it's about uncovering the mystery and telling people about how much mystery still exists around here, never expecting it. it's over 300 years of the most haunting history in baltimore. >> that's good stuff right there. >> whether it's halloween or not, you'll probably be doing trick or treating. >> knock, knock, knock. what you need to do to be mindful. >>> thousands still in the dark hoping for the power to come back on before th
. >> he says that fells point could be a portal to the after life. >> it's rumored off 300 bodies are buried underneath where we stand. to me that explains why there's so much paranormal activity. >> reporter: he points out the unexplained. >> sometimes you'll see gentleman who looks out of time, out of place, walking very slowly up the street. he looks toward it and behind him and disappears. looks like he's looking toward death and looking back at life and not and...
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in san francisco's west portal neighborhood this doctor knows the important thing is that no one got hurt. he'll find another spot but he is a die hard giants fan some of his precious memorabilia that he kept in the office is ruined. >> my lincecum zwrersy hanging and the hats were in the back. they're rather messed up. >> he wore that lincecum jersey all the time and had it on at work the day before the fire. his staff bought it for him the year the giants made it into the world series. >> he had a jersey that means a lot to him. it's hard. >> dr. fred followed his father's footsteps as a orthodontist and giants fan. >> and so esh today on the same block, the father and son and staff gathered around the tv in a neighborhood bar to watch the team and after hearing about dr. fred's misfortune, the giants are happy to play ball telling us they will replace that cherished lincecum jersey. >> that is nice of the giants. that is great. >> in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> giants may be the talk of the town. keep in mind tomorrow is 49ers day here on abc 7. we'll air at 5:00. tonight at 6:3
in san francisco's west portal neighborhood this doctor knows the important thing is that no one got hurt. he'll find another spot but he is a die hard giants fan some of his precious memorabilia that he kept in the office is ruined. >> my lincecum zwrersy hanging and the hats were in the back. they're rather messed up. >> he wore that lincecum jersey all the time and had it on at work the day before the fire. his staff bought it for him the year the giants made it into the world...
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the squat and gobble restaurant in the west portal neighborhood caught fire this morning. firefighters say it spread to a wine shop and dental office. crews brought in so much heavy equipment that muni trains could not pass through the west portal station for five hours. bus bridges were set up to get around the tunnel. three firefighters were hurt including one who suffered smoke inhalation. >>> live ammunition made fighting a house fire a little more challenging for a san jose firefighter this morning. the fire started just before 4:00 at a home on carlton avenue. that's near good sam hospital. the intense heat set off the bullets causing them to explode. the couple that was inside the home was able to escape but are being treated for burns. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire but the couple believes it started in the kitchen. >> was the unemployment rate under represented? tonight the state employment development department is denying reports it didn't fully or properly report the number of californians who filed for unemployment last week.
the squat and gobble restaurant in the west portal neighborhood caught fire this morning. firefighters say it spread to a wine shop and dental office. crews brought in so much heavy equipment that muni trains could not pass through the west portal station for five hours. bus bridges were set up to get around the tunnel. three firefighters were hurt including one who suffered smoke inhalation. >>> live ammunition made fighting a house fire a little more challenging for a san jose...
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san francisco firefighters say friday's big time early-morning fire at the squat & gobble in west portal damaged a wine shop. they have not determined a cause. >>> in mountain view, the city council will not allow a chick-fil-a to open up on el camino real. the council voted down the proposal to build the drive-thru restaurant located at el camino and clark avenue. council members were concerned with the high volume of traffic that would likely create a relatively congested site. council members say it count contradicts the pedestrian area. >>> when we come back, the bay area moving one step closer to the super bowl touchdown dance. >>> guess what? the super bowl could be back in the bay area in time for the 49ers to host the super bowl in 2015. the last time they hosted the super bowl in 1985 when they beat miami. >>> get it on, boys. let's go giants! >> go g-men. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-f
san francisco firefighters say friday's big time early-morning fire at the squat & gobble in west portal damaged a wine shop. they have not determined a cause. >>> in mountain view, the city council will not allow a chick-fil-a to open up on el camino real. the council voted down the proposal to build the drive-thru restaurant located at el camino and clark avenue. council members were concerned with the high volume of traffic that would likely create a relatively congested site....