>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions this is abc7 news. >> up until this point we have had a world without consequences. larry: the consequences weeks into the new crackdown on crime in the tenderloin. >> fire season is well u the cruise out to get ahead of the flames. larry: a link to a suspicious flower -- fire that burned in the south bay. been arrested in connection to a three lawn fire. larry: smoke was still blossom hill and caudal roads. yesterday afternoon what witnesses say was a massive explosion. julian: dustin dorsey has the
solutions this is abc7 news. >> the bay area can no longer claim to be home to the top 10 most populous cities in the country. is it a question of what we lost or what other cities gained? ama: good evening i am ama daetz. dan: the top 10 cities have familiar names but no longer a local one. new york, l.a. and chicago are the top three, houston is the largest of four texas cities san diego comes in at number eight. what about the bay area? ama: oakland ranks 45th between bakersfield and long beach in terms of size. san francisco comes in at 17th. dan: san jose, once the 10th most populous city,, is now number 12 it fell below one million. what can bring people back to the bay area? ama: dustin dorsey asked san
we hope we won't see any as dustin mentioned. it is not heavily populated and doesn't have a lot of tall buildings. so we hope that damages minimal there's any but keep in mind that right now police are still asking folks to not call 911 if they don't have an emergency right stay off the 911 line. leave it clear and some of your transit systems may be experiencing delays due to the mandatory checking of the tracks that they always do after a sizable quake in the bay area and we do have confirmation at least that vta is certainly experiencing minor delays minor delays. you don't have to change your plans due to their checking of the tracks down in the south bay. all right, so we're going to take just a super quick break for you to collect things together. but of course as you know, ab 7 coming up in just a few minutes with me and larry beale, so we'll have the latest on this earthquake to hit the bay area or just south of the bay area at four. so i'll see you then.