all lanes are closed in the san pablo avenue -- san pablo area. are forced off at el portal drive. san pablo avenue for alternate or richmond parkway. >> number two, it will cost you more to cross the golden gate bridge this morning. tolls up 25 cents. the bridge district says it needs the money to narrow a budget gap. >>> good news for tesla and its model 3 customers. elon musk tweeted out that the first of the $35,000 electric cars will be ready on friday, and 20,000 will be ready by december. >>> number four. critics continue to condemn president trump for tweeting this video of him attacking a person with a cnn logo on his face. cnn responded saying it's a sad day when the president encourages violence against reporters. >> could be standing room only at tomorrow's fourth of july parade in morgan hill because spectators started plunking down chairs and reserving spots ott the parade route a month ago. >>> number six. a look at our extremes today. you will notice they're manageable. from 56 in half moon bay, ocean beach, stinson beach. 58, 59.

traffic diverted at el portal in the san pablo area. san pablo avenue is what you want to take for an alternate. that's the best bet. the surface streets are not looking terrible. richmond park way. appian way decent alternates. b.a.r.t. an alternate as well. we are on a normal schedule today. tomorrow they'll be on a sunday schedule. today we are on a regular schedule. that's not going to be any different than normal. nine miles an hour, four miles an hour. i would say that's a generous estimate. probably lower than that. >> let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. > sun is up. check out the east bay hills camera and some of the clouds quietly nestled in the valleys right there. feeling sedated it looks like. a look at the 12-hour day planner. 7:00 this morning, low to upper 50s. by noon -- the bottom line. coolest temperatures at the coast. 58, 59, 57 from noon to 4:00 to 7:00. middle line is the bay. noon 72, then 75. 70 from 4:00 to 7:00. warmest inland from noon. 70 by 7:00. the 7-day forecast includes special holiday tomorrow with fireworks a

san pablo. you can cut over, use surface streets. san pablo avenue to get back to east bay 80.ays right now. the holiday tomorrow, so most folks are off. we'll see what it's doing to our drive times and talk with ter nats

. >> red cross has set up a shelter at the community center on san pablo avenue, but a shelter worker says so far, just one person checked in. evacuated residents say they are taking it one day at a time. but they hope to learn by tomorrow when they can go home. >> imagine how difficult it can be to be out of your home. >>> as we mentioned, this is the fours major construction fire in oakland or emoryville in the past year, two were confirmed arson, one is considered suspicious, all fires happened at apartment billions that were under -- buildings that were under construction. we talked to a construction manager at one building. it's a 41 unit building not far from lake merritt. >> we live in fear, in terror, and how -- you just go out and see how they are. they are afraid there's another fire. >> another construction site at 32, excuse me, 3800 san pablo avenue burned twice. once in july of last year, and again last may. atf determined both fires were deliberately set. the fires in emoryville started in the early morning, just like the fire today. >>> a shooting in east oak left a ma

a year ago on july 6 the apartment building went up in flames on san pablo avenue in emeryville. then on october 31 of last year, the fire tore through the other apartment building under construction on lester avenue in oakland near lake merritt. and last month on may 13 fire tore through the same san pablo avenue building under construction again after last year's fire. and the atf is also offering up to $110,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for these fires. >> family and friends gathered today at san francisco city hall for memorial service for the three ups drivers killed in a workplace shooting last month. >> they came to say good-bye to the men who friends said were hard working fathers and drove their delivery routes with a smile. ktvu leigh martinez live in san francisco with more. leigh? >> reporter: well the majority of the service was more of a celebration of the lives of these men. however at the very end the 17- year-old son of wayne chen got up and talked about his father. and that he was helping them rebuild. it was suppose to b

on san pablo avenue and the third occurred near lake meric. >> a break in the case, police arrested two men accused of killing a teenager. giovanny ortiz and eric carter. last wednesday night after the fourth of july, the 5th of july. officer heard what he thought were fireworks. this was near brokesdale and bing drive. he was taken to a hospital where he died. >>> a high speed chase in the east bay ended with a man's arrest and a sound of applause. the crowd cheered as officers made the arrest in oakland. we brought you this story this morning. police started chasing the man who was an armed parolee around 10:00 o'clock last night. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> a $30 million painting dating back to world war ii may be returning to the family of the original owner. a judge ruled that the family can file a lawsuit in an attempt to get it back from a museum in spain. forced to sell this painting in return of her freedom. the piece has been residing there for the past two decades. >>> this is the view in la fayette. the home red tagged and on the market for $855,000. the hill underneath

. >> reporter: rick holiday own 3800 san pablo avenue, the apartment complex was burned to the ground twice by arsonist this past year, while atf is unsure, rick is convince td is the same story. >> i always believe it is an arsonist, someone-- i said there is a war on housing in my opinion. at the last fire. i think this is bearing out, it is very troubling. >> reporter: mayor libby hfked him to help other developers protect themselves. >> ask me if i would be willing to join other developers to talk about how to fortify the city against having more fires and how to be organize ourselves to best try and catch the people doing it. >> reporter: no arrests have been made, ooshgs tf did release this video of a suspect seen in the area of the san pablo avenue fire back in may, atf is also offering a $110,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this three previous arsons . friday's fire started at 4:30 in the morning and displaced more than 900 residents as hot flames scorched nearby businesses and forced firefighters to rip down a construction crane. the complex would have hous

first he scoped out the building on san pablo avenue and he climbs the scaffolding out of view of the camera. later he's back on the street. this time on a bike. then he puts on gloves and a mask and finally, he walks away from the construction site as it goes up in flames. the feds are offering a 50,000- dollar reward for his capture. and there have been five fires at construction sites in emeryville and oakland. the most recent, yesterday morning. near lake merit. the cause of that fire is under investigation. but according to police, they may be on the look out for someone suspicious. take a listen to this dispatch call. >> if anybody has eyes on a light complexion, male, black, mid 20s. he has a german shepherd on a leash with him. he's walking around saying he's off duty opd. off duty u.s. marshal. we need to talk to him. andthat fire started early yesterday morning at 23rd and valdez. no one was hurt. as many as 900 people have been displaced in the neighborhood. it could take weeks to get them back in their homes. >>> burning over 1100 degrees. flames from the fire lapped at th

the suspected arsonist is seen scaling the building scaffolding along san pablo avenue. that fire destroyed the construction project on may 13th. it had burned once before in july of last year. >> these buildings don't go up by themselves. >> many oakland evidence like tarik calezaleh believe the fir is suspicious. 22 agents withhe bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives arrived this morning to investigate. the developer wood partners says they're helping. >> we obviously can't speculate t we are working closely with local authorities, local investigators and the natnal atf team that flew in today. >> private security teams guarded the alta proct and the previous locations. >> there were surveillance cameras in e. >> meanwhile, pg&e rtored building on waverly has been a read tagged. the developer and red cross have housed displaced residents in hotels. in oakland, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> tonight a bart official is being criticized for a memo about bart ea's position on withholding crime information. the memo suggested reporting the crimes would unfairl

first you see him hiding behind an suv scoping out the building on san pablo avenue. he then climbs scaffolding and outs of the camera view. later he is back on the street on a bicycle. then he puts on gloves and a mask. finally, he walks away from the construction site as it goes up in flames. the feds are offering a $50,000 reward for his capture. there have been five fires at construction sites in emeryville and oakland, most recent this morning near lake merritt. the cause is under investigation, but according to police they may be on the lookout for someone suspicious. listen to these dispatch calls. >> if anyone gets ice -- eyes on an african-american male with a dog, we need to work with him and talk to him.>> the fire broke out on 23rd and valdes. ondrea borba is on the scene.>> reporter: before -- between 700 and 900 residents have been displaced by the fire. city officials say it will be a number of days before they can get back into their homes. safety is the problem at the scene making it difficult for investigators and more difficult for people to go home

on july 6 of last year the apartment building went up in flames on san pablo avenue. last halloween the fire roared through another apartment building in oakland under construction near lake merritt on lester avenue and may 13 of this year there was another big fire at the emeryville construction site. the reward for information is now up to $110,000 leading to arrest and conviction. >>> there are 14 wildfires burning across northern california in butte county near or bill where nearly 9 square miles and burned, the wall fire is about 25% contained. 4000 people have been evacuated and four have been injured. it has destroyed 17 building and damaged five others since friday afternoon. the dry conditions and high temperatures make it difficult to estimate when the fire could be surrounded. there is strike teams across the bay area lending a hand and cruise from alameda county, san francisco, piedmont, albany, hayward and fremont left or you county yesterday in the marin county sheriff's office is sending a team as well. >>> it is 405 a.m. . >>> and oakland teenager drow

the suspect is also seen scaling the building scaffolding on san pablo avenue. that fire destroy the construction project which also burned before -- it actually burned a year ago last july. two dozen atf agents are now investigating friday's fire to see if that was arson. >>> new this morning, hospital workers at stanford have released a report showing patient infections are big problem. the report claims stanford's infection rate is the worst among seven bay-area teaching hospitals. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson live in palo alto with those details. tiffany? >> reporter: yes, hi, reggie. the union president says the infection rate here at stanford isn't just bad in comparison to other bay-area hospital, it's actually among the lowest 25% of hospitals across the united states. >> i'm here today because i care about the patient safety. >> reporter: he's part of the workers union that says stanford has a higher infection rate than several other teaching hospitals. >> stanford is supposed to be a world renowned hospital, just shocking. >> reporter: they attri

. >> reporter: rick holiday is the owner of 3800 san pablo avenue, an apartment complex that has been burnt to the ground twice in the past year. atf is investigating another similar fire at an apartment complex on lester avenue, that one broke out in october of 2016. each of these buildings was at the same stage of construction. >> terrorist group, i think it is a pretty obvious-- they are doing something that is unbelievable destructive and irrationalfelt >> reporter: so far no arrests, atf says it cannot safely enter the site and won't speculate on a cause, but rick and other developers are working on protecting them selve from future fire. >> two armed guards and 12 cameras weren't enough. we have to do better. >> reporter: rick holiday tells me what is adding to his suspicions about this being a case of arson is friday after the fire, mayor libby contacted him and asked him if he would set up a meeting to talk with other developers on how to protect themselves from cases of arson like this in the future and we will have more about that coming up at 6:00. live in oakland, susie st

the suspected arsonist is seen scaling the building scaffolding along san pablo avenue.t fire destroyed the construction project on may 13th. it had burned once before in july of last year. >> these buildings don't go up by themselves. >> many oakland evidence like tarik calezaleh believe the fire is suspicious. 22 agents with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives arrived this morning to investigate. the developer wood partners says they're helping. >> we obviously can't speculate but we are working closely with local authorities, local investigators and the national atf team that flew in today. >> private security teams guarded the alta project and the previous locations. >> there were surveillance cameras in use. >> meanwhile, pg&e restored power to surrounding homes but a building on waverly has been read tagged. the developer and red cross have housed displaced residents in hotels. in oakland, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> tonight a bart official is being criticized for a memo about bart ea's position on withholding crime information. the memo sugg

has released surveillance video of a suspect in an arson last may at a construction site on san pablo avenue and 39th street in emoryville. the person is dressed in black, putting on a mask and hood. another camera from behind shows the person wearing a black backpack and gloves. then a figure in the shadows climbing up a construction scaffold. a short time later the person climbs down and minutes later flames burst out of the structure. another camera captures what appears to be the same person riding a bicycle. atf investigators say the person in that video was only seen at one of the four fires. >> these fires threaten to drag oakland backward. that will make it more difficult for builders and buyers to finance their projects, more expensive to get insurance, and it will make people scared of oakland again. >> reporter: some people worry the fires might be sparked by someone protesting gentrification. on twitter, a photo taken several years ago after the freddie gray protests show graffiti that read, if you build it, we will burn it. that was painted on a building at the corner of 20th st

attacker then followed the other car down refugio road, through the creekside center and onto san pablo avenuethat's where the driver pulled in front of the victim's car, forcing it to stop. he then got out of his car carrying a golf club and began breaking the victim's car windows. he then drove off. no one was hurt. ( james ) and police are looking for two teenagers who robbed a woman on the u-c berkeley campus. it happened along the grinnell pathway just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the student was walking along the path when she was approached by the two teens. they threatened her and then robbed her before running away. the student was not injured. police do not have a description of the two thieves. ( james ) happening now... police are trying to figure out a motive behind the deadly ambush of a new york police officer. that is a story we first broke to you yesterday in the kron four morning news. 48-year-old miosotis familia was shot and killed early yesterday morning in the bronx. she had just started her midnight shift when she was shot while writing in her notebook inside a polic

vincent de paul community center on san pablo avenue. >>> in san francisco, firefighters put out a twoarm grass fire that burned 23 acres at crocker amazon park. it broke out this afternoon and triggered a "shelter in place" for neighbors and students at a nearby school. >> we're asking people to close the doors, close their windows, to minimize any smoke irritation. >> firefighters say no one was hurt and no structures were damaged. no word yet on the cause. all mandatory evacuations have been lifted as firefighters try to put out a large wildfire in yolo county. but highway 128 is closed. reporter lemor abrams on the tough conditions firefighters face. >> reporter: the fierce firefight continues in the rugged blackened hill sights of winters. >> a lot of hard work on the hills. >> reporter: but the real battle is on the ground. hand crews are cutting lines in triple-digit heat and tricky terrain, and the main worry is the wind. >> you know what the tempurbe and the terrain, but the wind is always a variable. >> reporter: fueling the fire, a combination of dry brush from years of drou

one year ago in emeryville arsonist at a construction site on san pablo avenue. uspicious fire on lester avenue. may 13 at the same construction site. the second arson fire. finally fridays incident on valdes street. oakland is in the middle of a housing crisis. the loss of these valuable new units only exacerbates that problem. >> adding fuel to the fire, this photo is circulating. it was snapped after the 2015 freddy gray protest in oakland. a building on 20th and telegraph taxed with the words, if you build it, we will burnet. >> for major construction fires in oakland in the last year. how are you approaching this in the bigger sense? >> we have the task force working alongside the afc -- atf. at our local fire investigators. it is a concern to us. moving forward is that investigation continues we will revealed information helpful to determine the ultimate cause of this incident. >> workers say they will work in fear trying to prevent what they hope will be a trend. >> mere security is not enough. >> whatever it takes. >> the cause of today's fire is unknown.

another site at 3800 san pablo avenue burned twice. what's in july 2016 and again and may. atf determined both for arson. with this morning's fire, the question has to be asked about the fire and city officials >> for major construction fires in the last year. how are you approaching this in the bigger sense quick >> as i indicated earlier, we have arson investigation task force working alongside the atf. and also a local investigator with the oakland fire department. i am unable to provide information about the cause of this incident. it's a concern to us.>> reporter: if this is the work of an anti-gentrification arsonist, it wouldn't be the first time. two years ago new york dealt with the same thing and in san diego environmental activists took responsibility for torching a huge housing development. coming up at 5:00, how local builders are trying to protect their own projects. >> we heard from the mayor saying they would step up security efforts at these sites. >> they didn't want to jump the gun but the concern is out there. there is a concern and talk about it. >> if

last july in neighboring emory vill, a massive fire under construction on san pablo avenue. and in may the same project burned to the ground again. both fires started in the identical stair well of the property. and a blaze ripped through a construction site near the west oakland bart station. it shut down transit service for 12 hours and caused $25 million in damage. to know the news as soon as you wake up, enable push alerts and you'll be notified of breaking news as it happens. our app is free for both apple and android devices. >>> it heated up even in san francisco. you can see the fog has vanished. meteorologist tells us how hot it's going to get. >> it's going to be another scorcher tomorrow. skies are clear across the bay area and as you mentioned the fog has vanished. temperatured still in the 80s and 90s well inland. we're hanging on to some of the warmth earlier today. 101 degrees. breaking the previous record of 89 degrees. 90 at mauft field today and 107 concord, fair field, clover dale. 93 in san jose. downtown santa rosa, 101 degrees. san jose, i should say, i

. >> the restaurant sits on san pablo avenue.ns" is an acronym of the names of her children and grandchildren. this is one of her sons. for customers it is about the good food, fried chicken, tilapia, red beans and plenty of sites. >> the food is number one. you have never seen such big chicken wings. you don't get a small chicken wing. >> i will be back here again. probably tomorrow. >> the celebration honoring nicholson will be a 7:00 this saturday. in oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> an early-morning fire leaves two walnut creek families without a home. why some neighbors are calling the fire suspicious and how they made it out. >>> a bold burglary, up next how new technology landed two men in jail after they stole more than $100,000 worth of merchandise. >>> we are learning more information about an early- morning condominium fire in walnut creek. >> this happened on ygancio valley road this morning, as leigh martinez reports some neighbors say the timing of the fire is suspicious. >> tall flames shooting out of the w

neighborhoodthe mayor says the city has committed to track down the arsonist responsible for the san pablo avenue fires, to review certain city regulations that might need to be changed.sot greg mcconnell/jobs and housing coalition 105-115we asked the city start relaxing some of its rules that prohibit barbed wire, the developers also prioritize project when they are at their most vulnerable and they make sure they have an intense program with the police department to protect against that.the city has comitted to reviewing its regulations and also to provide additional police and fire safety checks when projects are at their most vulnerable. it's what developers wanted to hear.sot one of the developers said he has been in a city with many of these kinds of fires , he's never seen the city pull together like they did today standup dan kerman / oakland.146-156the mayor has also committed to holding a meeting to determine the best practices for keeping a construction site secure. in oakland, dan kerman kron 4 news157/std (pam) an un- authorized - no permit .. skateboard competition .. takes an ugly

. >> reporter: the restaurant sits on san pablo avenue at the oakland/emeryville city line.his is one of her sons busy cooking. for customers, it's all about the good food. fried chicken, tilapia, red beans, and plenty of sides. >> the food is number one. you have never seen such big chicken wings. you don't get a small chicken wing. >> it is my first time here and i will be back here again. probably tomorrow, but i will be here saturday for sure for the celebration. >> reporter: that celebration honoring nicholson will be at 7:00 p.m. this saturday. in oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> so a big cool-down today. you noticed it. we cooled off yesterday significantly as well. today it cooled off another five to eight degrees. nicer, less air conditioning firing off, and just a better air quality. these are the highs, and they are way down from where we were two days ago. sunday we had 106, 107 degrees in those inland valleys. right now it's 88 in fairfield. this is the reason why it is cooler today. there's a low pressure that released the inversion. the next few days t

first, he hides behind an suv on san pablo avenue. then he climbs the scaffolding and out of the view of the camera. later, he is back on the street. this time, on a bicycle. then he puts on gloves and a mask and finally walks away from the construction site as it goes up in flames. the feds are offering a $50,000 reward for his capture. >>> more exclusive new video this morning showing a police officer in vallejo using a racial slur. we spoke with the man who caught it all on camera. we want to warn you this morning that this story does contain offensive language. >> leo bruneau was sitting in his vallejo home when he heard a commotion outside. >> i looked out the window and saw some police approaching a white pickup truck with guns drawn. some shouting going on. >> that is when leo grabbed his cell phone and began recording this five minute video of two vallejo police officers. one man and one woman engaged in a stop with this white truck and two occupants who have their hands outside the truck. 30 seconds in, leo heard and recorded

back on july 6 of last year the apartment building and construction on san pablo avenue in emeryville went up in flames and last halloween fire raced through another oakland apartment building under construction near lake merritt. may 13 this year there was another big fire at the same emeryville construction site. the reward is now at $110 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in those cases. >>> there are 14 large wildfires burning across california and the biggest in butte county near or built with nearly 9 square miles burning so far. the wall fire is 25% contained and 4000 people have been evacuated. four people have been injured and it has destroyed 17 buildings and damaged five others since friday afternoon. cal fire said dry conditions and high temperatures are making it difficult to know when that fire could be surrounded but they help coming from around the state with strike teams from across the bay area lending a hand and crews from alameda county, san francisco, piedmont, hayward and fremont leaving for butte county yesterday. the marin county sheriff's o

you might remember a 7-story apartment building under construction on san pablo avenue was destroyedy fire. investigators determined that was arson. no one has been arrested at this point. there was surveillance video showing possibly a person of interest. that same building was set on fire in july of last year. in october of last year, there was a fire at another apartment building under construction right near lake merritt which is not far from this morning's fire. again, the investigation of the fire this morning is in its early stages. we do not know if it was arson. but gasia, mike and sal, the string of fires on the minds of a lot of people as we're talking about another residential multi use building under construction now destroyed by fire. >> thank you, pam. just a lot of similarities there. just the location. >> right. >> really within five, ten miles of each other. >> under construction. >> under construction. meant for a mixed-use purpose. and at the time of the fire, six to 12 months away from completion. it could be an accident today. but atf agents are on scene out the

he's seen scaling the building scaffolding in san pablo avenue. construction project. remember, a second time that building had burned. it also burned last july. two dozen atf agents are investigating friday's fire to figure out if it was arson. now neighbors who got parking signatures when they're cars were stuck in the evacuation zone on friday could get a reprieve. abc 7 news brought this issue to the attention of cons sill woman rebecca kaplan. she asked the city's transportation director to look into voiding those tickets. the director has asked police to stop issuing tickets to any vehicles that are still in the evacuation zone. >>> the most destructive wildfire burning in california this morning, 37 structures have been roft in the wildfire in beaut county near oroville. it's burned 5,800 acres. 4,000 people remain evacuated. firefighters have been puving through high temperatures in the 80s, rugged terrain to set a line around the fire. a combination grass and oak trees has fueled the fire since it started on friday. >>> smoke from a wildf

has released surveillance video of a suspect in an arson last may at a construction site on san pablo avenue and 39th street in emeryville. the video shows the person dressed in black, putting on a mask and a hood. another camera from behind shows the person wearing a black backpack and gloves. then the camera captured a figure in the shadows climbing up a construction scaffold. a short time later the person climbs down and the atf says minutes later flames burst out of the structure. another camera captures what appears to be the same person riding a bicycle. atf investigators say the person in that video was only seen at one of the four fires. robert is oakland director of the nonprofit s.p.u.r. san francisco bay area planning and research. >> these fires threaten to drag oakland backward. that will make it more difficult for builders, developers to borrow money to finance their projects. it will make it more expensive to get insurance. and it will make people scared of oakland again. >> reporter: some people worry the fires might be sparked by someone protesting gentrification. on twitter

they're trying to find some help they're looking for a man who was beat with a baseball bat near san pablo avenue and mcarthur boulevard. they're having anyone who might have cell phone video to call them. we wanted to see how often this kind of crime happens in emeryville. so reinvestigated overnight crime. they say there have been 26 aggravated assaults as of june. that's up by nine assaults compared to the same point last year. >>> happening today, the second hearing in the kate styly murder case. juan francisco lopez has been charged with shooting and killing her in san francisco. he pled not guilty. both sides were in san francisco court last friday but they said thetd were not ready to proceed but the judge said the case could be set to trial today. >>> a follow-up now, officers involved in a deadly shooting in san ma taye renoio back in april have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. police say a man pointed a gun at a driver and took a car. when officers arrived on scene, the suspect pointed his gun directly at them. fearing for their safety, the three chp officers fired their weapons

the suspect is seen scaling the building's scaffolding on san pablo avenue. destroyed the construction project which had already burned once before last july. two dozen atf agents are investigating friday's fire to determine if it was arson. >>> neighbors who got parking twhikts they're cars were stuck in the evacuation zone on friday might get a repreef. abc sfenz news brought the tissue to the attention of council woman rebecca kaplan. she asked the city transportation director to look into voiding those tickets. the director has asked police to stop issuing tickets to any vic in that evacuation zone. >>> new developments to the most destructive wildfire burning this morning. 37 structures have been lost in the wildfire in beaut county. it's burned 50,000 acres and firefighters have been pushing through temperatures in the 80s, also rugged ter trien set a line around the fire. a combination of grass and oak trees has fueled the explosive fire since it started on friday. >>> well, smoke from a wildfire near san lewis abyss bow can be seen from space. it's bu

this happened before 7:00 along emery avenue, the street i should say near san pablo avenue and mcarthur boulevard. police are asking anybody who might have cell phone video of what happened to call them. we wanted to see how often that sort of violent crime happens in emeryville. it turns out the police department says there have been 26 aggravated assaults as of june in emeryville. that's up by nine assaults compared to the same time period last year. >>> uc berkeley engineering professors blame state water officials and federal regulators for the failure of the oroville dam spillway back in february. a report says the deterioration of the spillway could have been prevented if proper procedures had been followed over the past few decades. a department of water resources says it welcomes additional analysis and studies and will ensure this report is shared with their forensic team. >>> good morning, it is 6:09 and we're starting to sees hazy skies in san francisco as we begin to see some of that fog. we can also see those temps remain on the cooler side along the coast. 56 degrees right

this is one the san pablo avenue construction site was designed to include 105 apartment and a 25,000et of retail space went up in flames five months before its scheduled opening in october. investigators with the bureau of alcohol and tobacco firearms and explosives announced the fire was arson. this exact same building caught fire in october 2016. it is also being investigated as a possible arson. back to you. like a lot of people first thought whether or not this could be offset -- arson similar to the other construction fires. it will take time for investigators to determine that. >> we have to take a quick break that we will be back with more continuing coverage of the breaking news story. the massive fire out of oakland for the latest details straight ahead. >>> welcome break -- back with concerns tending breaking news. >>reporter: we have -- >> we have in evacuation center at the corner of grant and harrison. what i understand is there is roughly 100 people there at the location. >> what about the suspicious nature of the fire? >> it is deemed to be under investigation. we are

neighborhoodthe mayor says the city has committed to track down the arsonist responsible for the san pablo avenuefires, to review certain city regulations that might need to be changed.sot greg mcconnell/jobs and housing coalitionwe asked the city has comitted to reviewing its regulations and also to provide additional police and fire safety checks when projects are at their most vulnerable. it's what developers wanted to hear.sot (vicki) another outspoken political commentator is headed to u-c berkeley... still ahead on kron four news... ben shapiro... a conservative columnist is scheduled to speak.... and it is already sparking criticism. (grant) then, following the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland... several cities are cracking down on building code violations. we'll have a look at the latest crackdown. (vicki) but first, a group of women ransack a cvs in the north bay... and now police are asking for your help identifying the thieves. a look at the video - next. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. why are you deleting thes

atf agents say the previous four were arson, the san pablo low avenue building that burned twice this may, and last july. the october 31, 2016 fire that destroyed the building on lester avenue near lake merritt, and the senior housing complex next to the west oakland bart station in 2012, all were similar in staging of construction, but before drywall and sprinkler were installed. >> stupid. stupid. people are angry. >> reporter: the fire is still under investigation. now, once this crane is down tonight, building inspectors will inspect all of the nearby buildings tomorrow. after that, they can lift the evacuation orders, and the earliest that folks can return home will be tomorrow. >> that means tonight for hundreds, they still have to find another place to house themselves. red cross sets up the shelters. did anyone use it last night, or take advantage of their help? >> reporter: the city says no one slept at that shelter, maybe they will tonight. last night, folks said they were either staying with family and friend, booked a hotel, or used airbnb. but maybe there will be some to

the restaurant is on san pablo avenue. customers love it for the food and vibe.ays it is time for her to move on at 80 years old. >> i hate to go. but my health is deteriorating. i'm getting emotional now. it is hard. i really don't want to go. i have to. >> she certainly hates to leave. nicholson is happy that the raiders own marshawn lynch is taking over. the oakland native has been a customer since he was 9 years old and she was catering out of her apartment. beast mode. >> i love it. >> steph curry's wife is already a chef, tv host and entrepreneur. now she has something else to put on be her resume. >> all right. are you ready? do i just go for it. >> i'm ready. last night she throughout the first pitch at the sonoma stompers baseball game. they had the biggest crowd ever at the ballpark. she was promoting a new line of bottled soups and spent an hour meeting fans, signing cookbooks to warriors gear, even wine glasses. ses. >> steph and really the family as a whole is a great role model for kids. i'm very happy that we have a role model like this. >> yeah. a

back in may a 7-story apartment building an san pablo avenue was destroyed by fire.estigators say it was arson. that same building was set on fire in july of last year. also in october of last year, there was a fire at another apartment building under construction near lake merritt. >> certainly weather a factor in this and all of the fire that's we cover. we will bring in meteorologist rosemary orozco. when i drove by earlier at 5:00, i saw the inversion layer in full effect. like someone drew a line saying no smoke below this point. now look how it has changed. >> yeah. it has disbursed. you can see it right in there. it is still drifting a little bit. we will continue to see that as we go through the morning hours. if you are just joining us and speaking about it just a little bit. so the winds were generally light this morning, which is good news in the sense that wind can really impact a fire in the way of fanning the flames, feeding it more oxygen, sending the embers flying and catching other buildings on fire. thankfully the winds were not strong. but on the f

attacker then followed the other car down refugio road, through the creekside center and onto san pablo avenueulled in front of the victim's car, forcing it to stop. he then got out of his car carrying a golf club and began breaking the victim's car windows. he then drove off. no one was hurt. ( james ) a home in the east bay is vandalized and now police are searching for the people who did it. rick hirsch walked out of his home in the rockridge district of oakland yesterday morning and found that he and his family were subjected to anti semitic graffiti. the word "jew" was scrawled on his trash can. he says he is concerned about the effect this has on the neighborhood children as well as his own kids. ( james ) hirsch has filed a police report and he is checking to see if the vandalism was caught on surveillance cameras. ( mark ) california's attorney general is supporting a proposal that would allow telephone

also beginning at 3:00 today, we'll open a facility at san pablo and grand avenue, an overnightÙt'Ñshelterthat shelter will be open to residents as long as they're displaced in this area. additional resources and partners are on hand to make sure they're taken care of. in an event like this of destroying of personal property is confusing. they can come to the evacuation center at the cathedral at 2021 harrison until 5:00 p.m. then after 3:00 p.m., the church of depaul. the oakland city councilmembers district. >> good afternoon, everyone. we are here, and i will echo the mayor's comments to say we're very grateful there has been no loss of life and our first responders contained this very quickly, and that happened principally because somebody called. we continually want to reiterate that we are a vibrant community that looks out for each other, and that's what we're seeing here. if there are people and information that can help us with this investigation, that's very important as we move forward. we've been in touch with the developer here and they're interested in getting these precious

vincent de paul community center...on san pablo and west grand avenues. it's unclear how many people will need shelter or help tonight but teams are there to provide support. that shelter should be open right now. (steve) and check out this view from up above... this video was sent into the kron four newsroom from a viewer who just so happened to be on a southwest airplane... flying over oakland this morning. you can see just how high the smoke rose up... and you can see the fire glowing.. evidence of the intensity of the flames. (steve) we have posted more viewer video on our website kron four dot com. there you can also hear from more people who had to be evacuated from their home. kron 4 dot com is where you can always stay up moment on this story. we will stream live updates and press conferences. so don't forget to download the free kron four mobile app to get the latest information... and receive push alerts right to your phone - when breaking news happens. (vicki) we are following more breaking news out of oakland... a u-s postal service mail carri

(terisa) police say javier flores of san pablo shot the young boy near truman street and chelsey avenue be airlifted to a hospital. police say he is in stable condition. flores was booked in the martinez detention facility for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and participating in a gang. (steve/on cam)there has been another incident involving a mob of teenagers attacking someone near bartthis latest attack happened yesterday just outside a bart station in an east bay citytonight that city's mayor is calling on local law enforcement to get together with bart police to come up with a plan tp make sure people are safekron4's haaziq madyun has the story this is a photo of a man attacked by a group of teenagers outside thursday morning outside the richmond bart station. richmond mayor tom butt witnessed the attack and is troubled that he could not find any bart police or a station agent to help the man make you feel a little more

avenue and they were vandalized with spray paint. another 17 cars were found damaged on prospect street. those cars had their tires slashed. >>> this morning we're hearing from the san pabloo was involved in a deadly crash in concord that killed two of her young sons. on friday night, aida reyes and her three children were driving home from a movie theater when police said the driver with a suspended license crashed into the family's car killing her five-year-old and 10-year-old sons. she was also hurt and her three- month-old baby remains in the hospital at children's hospital in oakland. yesterday reyes spoke with the media . she has this message for the other driver. >> the way i feel right now, i wish i had perished along with my children so i could be with them. but i have to be strong and i have to be here for my baby who was in critical condition. and i have to be here to give him support so i can get justice for his brothers. >> the man accused of hitting the car has been identified as lemuel wilson . he fled the scene initially and was arrested on saturday at a hospital. ktvu has learned that wilson was just released from jail a couple days before the crash. last

avenue in north richard. the boy was found and airlifted to the hospital. they saw the suspect driving away from the area and arrested him. 20-year-old javier flores of san pablointo jail for attempted murder, assault and participating in a gang. >>> san jose police looking for a woman suspected of stabbing a "mercury news" employee. this happened early this morning in willow glen. that's near almaden expressway. the man was taken to the hospital and he is expected to survive. no word yet on a motive or whether the suspect and victim knew each other. >>> 7 people are safe after being rescued from a plane that landed in new york's east river. the passengers wearing life vests climbed out on the float to wait for help. it took off from the hamptons this afternoon and was scheduled to land at a heliport. no word on what happened. >>> uc-berkeley now says it will allow conservative speaker ben shapiro to speak on campus in september. the berkeley college republicans wanted to host shapiro on september 14. at first, the school said it couldn't identify an available space for 500 people on that day at no cost. but now the chancellor has decided to offer a venue for

down the solano avenue offramp on highway 4 west in concord when it failed to negotiate the curve and veered off into the adjacent on-ramp where it struck the dodge durango with a san pablo her three kids inside. >> at full speed, catastrophic damage, and unfortunately arc 5-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy were both ejected from the durango. and they died on scene. >> reporter: the crash so violent the infinity catapulted off the road and landing on top of a fire hydrant at least 180 feet away at the foot of a barbecue restaurant. the young victims' mother and 3 month old baby brother were rescued from the durango and rushed to nearby hospitals with major head and neck injuries. their father finding out minutes later about the unimaginable tragedy and now privately dealing with his own grief. >> think of my own family or any other family and it's horrific. for the person's first inclination to run, makes it even worse. >> reporter: witnesses clearly described the suspect who they said ran toward the solana drive-in cinema just below the on ramp leaving a trail of blood behind, and evidence inside the infinity that led directly to 35-year-old lemuel sirvonn wilson jr.