To the First Congregational Church in berkeley. Its probably going to stay closed for days. Damon street which is in front of the church and perpendicular to where we are now just reopened. And the people here are still recovering from their loss but say they will use this fire as a way to prove theyre resilient. The pews are empty and the hymn books contain words that will go unsung here this weekend. But this place of worship remains standing and she says her congregation is staying strong. Im thinking this is going to be a lot of work. But im thinking we can do hard things. Our congregation. Reporter the sanctuary and chapel survived yesterdays fire thanks to firefighters who crawled on a catwalk thats between this ceiling and the roof. This water damage is now causing part of the ceiling to fall off in chunks. Its a sad story for the building they call pilgrim hall that served as the congregations office space, library, thrift store and sunday school classes. It was redtagged today
House so far. Everything is okay. Reporter but many arent just waiting on when they can return home. They also want to know what forced them out in the first place. How close are you to finding out the cause of this fire . Its under investigation. Reporter rumors are swirling a marijuana grower sparked the loma fire. Yesterday, kpix 5s kiet do discovered pot farms booming in the Santa Cruz Mountains and confirmed investigators just recently began marijuana operations in the area. Basically every rural area thats mountainous has some type of cultivation whether legal or illegal. And we do investigate those thoroughly. Reporter the sheriffs investigators say if someone caused the fire, they will hold them accountable for a fire that destroyed homes and put thousands at risk during the firefight. It was very dangerous. People put their lives on the line the last two days to hold the canyon and thats what kept it from coming over our ridge. Reporter firefighters say the weather will be on
Driving in a car. And police still trying to figure out their relationship. But they say this was not a random act. One of the things we will always look at in a case such as this where you have a shootout in the parking lot of a Shopping Mall is whether or not gangs are involved in this and right now we do not know that. Reporter now, right after this shooting, police got reports that two men ran into the mall. They found those guys on the other side of the mall outside of the movie theater. Those men were detained for questioning. And police have also been canvassing the local hospitals to see if any gunshot victims may have turned up there. Right now it looks like nobody was actually hit by gunfire. Though did find one vehicle they did find one vehicle, though, that had them. Live in San Francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. A man is under arrest for allegedly killing a woman at uc San Franciscos main campus. Uc police say an altercation happened just before 5 p. M. Yesterday on parnassu
Who have a legitimate argument, i think, when they say, look, gentrification is real in oakland now. Tech companies are moving in. I can barely afford a roof over my head and food. How am i supposed to afford healthcare even if its through obamacare . Im saying that if you get sick, if you get heaven forbid a serious accident, you want to have that financial security. Reporter but former chair of the state gop Tom Del Beccaro says republicans can and he believes will come up with something better. I think the republicans need to come forward with a plan that actually helps people and theres a variety of ways to do that through flat tax or health saves accounts. Reporter also health and Human Services secretary told me at the white house today that boosting enrollment numbers is not just about the president s legacy. One thing it is about is reducing the number of uninsured. We agree with that. Whether thats through better unemployment rates we have seen, we have lower unemployment rate
New name was just officially announced. Jackie. Reporter thats right, anne. After a win late last night against the dallas mavericks, there were a few sleepy faces in the crowd this morning. But that all went away quickly as the music kicked in, there were drinks for the guests, it turned into a party. Live from the chase center in San Francisco how does that sound . Reporter opening for the 20192020 nba season, chase center will be the largest indoor venue in San Francisco seating 18,000 people far bigger than any existing venue in the city. Sprawling across 11 acres in the citys Mission Bay Neighborhood this venue will host an estimated 200 events per year and will be home to restaurants and shops all accessible by public transit. The news we share is gratifying in part because it has not been an easy journey. Reporter it will have been four years since the warriors accepted lees invitation to come back to San Francisco and two years since declaring that this project would be built i