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KOFY ABC7 News At 900PM On KOFY March 13, 2014

Opening in august. The fire destroyed a years worth of work in two hour. The whole thing utterly destroyed by flachls. Leslie brinkly is live from the scene of the fire. Reporter thats right. This is still an actual fire scene, dan. They are still working as you see here. They have been spraying water on whats left of this building. A lot of progress until nightfall. They uncovered pockets of blame that flared up. Fire crews were busy 24 hours now since this fire began. You can see what was left of the Apartment Building this afternoon. The walls frail and dangerous, threatening neighboring structures. Demolition crews used an exka sait tore. The sevenstorey tower gave way, reinvigorateing the display. The fire is contained, as i said, still not under control. As for the investigation. The structure is totally unsafe for us to gain entry in there. So from his observations and from the observations within we first arrived, they first kind of pinpointed the area where the fire started. So they were looking for evidence in that area, then talking to witnesses. Theyll put the puzzle together and determine the cause. Reporter we do know welders were working on the building when the fire erupted tuesday afternoon. Fire crews will be here all night working on these hot spots before demolition work resumes at dawn. Again, seeing those flames erupt. This afternoon was a remarkable moment. They are getting a drip on things now. Can you see that active plume of water going in on the billing as they work to extinguish those hot spots. 4th street will be closed indefinitely t. Cleanup could take days, perhaps weeks. They gottesman a massive amount of debris to move out of here. They will make some decisions on that in the morning. All right. Leslie, thanks, very much. The Apartment Building that was burned was not scheduled to open until august. People living nearby have been displaced. Wayne freedman has that part of the story. At the apartments in mission bay, this is the difference 24 hours can make from dust, a construction zone. We had a massive fire in our front yard. Today, no entry for yen juan but residents, not long if you do go in. Our apartment is fine. Our friends is messed up. Her windows are shattered. We talked to somebody else who said like their bike on their patio was melted down. While our front door was accessed. The security is in our apartment right now. Reporter we first met jason kramer last night in a restaurant. He escaped with friends. It turned out to be a hotel. We heard plenty of those stories today. At a hotel. Reporter we found johnson in that restaurant, too. Again, we found him this morning. He snuck back into the 4400 apartment that this time yesterday he just occupied. Note the furnishings. The unpacked bags. When the fire broke out. He had been in the closet. Only after he heard the sirens did he venture outside to feel the smoke. Its one more tall tale of escape. This time a man that went from moving in, to running outp, and all inside 24 hours. Its a rental with a view, just not the view he planned on. I got myself in the apartment. Least i can live there. Welcome to San Francisco. Thank you. Is that a joke . Yes. Reporter in San Francisco, wayne freedman, abc 23450u7z. With firefighters pouring so much water on the fire. Will is concern the ash could fall into the bay. To keep that from happening, public crews have been working nonstop. The pump contaminated water from the storm drain. It was sent to the nearby sewage drain so it could be treated before it is into the bay. This is unique to newer parts of San Francisco. The rest of the cities have combined sewer drains. That means all of it gets treated. Now, the Real Estate Developer build telling complex, bre properties says its fire losses should be covered by insurance, development would look like when its finished. Estimated costs a quarter of a billion dollars or about 630,000 per apartment. Bre issued a statement saying we extend our thanks, and gratitude to Emergency Personnel for their rapid response. The reconstruction will begino as soon as the demolition is finished. Fire fighters on the top of the hook and ladder truck, this one with enterprise roofing. What a dramatic shot that is. Video capturing the moment itself within fire crews were setting up for the long battle, a fight that lasted through the night as this picture sent to us early this morning shows you, we want to thank all of you who have helped us with this important story. Your pictures and video have added to our understanding of what happened an added to our storytelling ability. Send your pictures to our review site. A High School Student overdoesd on a psychodelich drug. The teenager was found unconscious on Stevens Creek trail near mountain view, reporter nick smith has the story tonight. The Police Department are very concerned about this. Reporter concerned, because if sergeant isnt sure the overdose with the street drug named doc is an isolated incident or a sign of a new trend. They are able to hear things clearly. You get this weird zombielake state is the best way to put it. The students were found unresponsive on this stretch of the Stevens Creek trail. According to police, its a synthetic drug with a combination of hallucinogenic effects. They say the reaction can be possibly deadly. We dont know if this will cause ceasiers, heart palpitations or heart attacks. Reporter investigators describe the teens medical condition as serious. I feel sorry for the child and his parents. Reporter she walks her dog along this path every day. She says she has seen teens do more than hang out. I see kids on this trail experimenting and you talked to my kids about that. I have kids in their 20s. Reporter the district superintendent says he gets it. He has the same talk with his own children 15 years ago and continues that message to the more than 4,000. Students in his district. He wrote this parents and asked them to start a conversation with their own teens about the recreational truck use and used the high school as a resource. Not only is this information available. We will have special sessions for parents where they can come and learn more about these drugs. Now, tdo is the a. M. Acronym for the drug. The infection is long lasting and includes euphoria and increased movement. They can experience fossia and its dangerous especially for those with high blood pressure. If you have ingested doc, you should seek immediate medical attention. There is new everyday in a case that has a San Jose Police officer facing a rain charge. Officer jeffrey graves is accused of attacking a woman he was helping in a domestic call last september a. Sourts tells our mettia partner, the mercury news, dna everyday was found on the bulletproof vestch dpravs is set to appear in court march 24th. A man involved in a wild incident this weekend that included the shooting of a Police Officer went before a judge today. He is charged with assault. Not for shooting the officer, but for trying to ram him with his car. Investigators still have not figurer figured out who shot the officer in his arm. They cant find the bullet that hit the officer. It passed through him, apparently. There is a possibility the officer was shot by a fellow cop. He is classified as someone accused of shooting at a Police Officer. One officer shoots another office. Yet, theyre fighting witnesses, six of seven rounds are fired when he doesnt have a gun. He was arrested after a child case through the peninsula. Have a lot more to bring you tonight. The Amazon Customer who says the company isnt playing fair. Do you use amazon . Choppy waters are reaching the bay. We will show you a few of the things proceeding in the wind. Dan, those winds are diminishing now. Temperatures will be riseing. Ill have the accuweather forecast coming up. Thanks, spencer, plus the unprecedented search for the Malaysian Airline plane that. The code orange from parents protecting their children from sexual predators. Heres a sketch from a man trying to assault two children in Elementary Schools in oakland. Laura anthony has the story. These parents say they dont want one mover child assaulted in their neighborhood. They realize police and schools can only do so much. We need to do more so that Community Members are for all. Our goal is to get out the message that were here, were going to stay positive and we want everybody to know that were altogether in unison to help protect these young ones. Reporter in the meantime, Oakland Police release this sketch they believe he assaulted a 2nd grader on campus last friday. He is described as a white or hispanic male, 20 to 40yearsold, 180 to pounds, a rash or birthmark on his forehead. The subject was on school campus, approached the young girl, she was able struggle and get to an adult and let the adult know what happened. It prompted a neighborhood search. Police believe the same suspect may have groped a y50e6r8d student. She, too, got away. Samantha silver is a 4th grader. I want to message to be that every kid is either like a safe life instead of a dangerous one. These parents say they want the schools and police to do more. But they also realize making parents and kids more aware is a big first step. In oakland, lori anthony, abc 23450u7z. Sunnyvale can move forward with its controversial ordinance banning a gun ordinance, an emergency request was denied to block enforcement of that measure. The nra clas it violates the secretary amendment to lower courts last week. It went into effect last thursday after 67 of vote, approved it at the ballot box in november. Amson. Com has been encouraging sellers to raise their polices to include the shipping costs. They claim a membership or amazon fine provides Free Shipping. An amazon woman claims vendors are increasing their prices to cover the shipping costs. The womans Attorney Says the bottom line is Free Shipping wasnt free. Amazon has so far declined comment. Onto the weather, in a rare move, officials closed alcatraz today. You can see from sky 7 hd rough choppy waters made it dangerous to land the ferry. High winds broke a pair of sailboats from their mooreings. One capsized. This one ran aground in emeryville, this tree fell blocking the ramp from interstate80 to shell mound street. It has since been cleaned up. It was really breezy in the bay area today. Has that calmed down . Exactly. During the afternoon hours, it was partially windy. We lad strong gusts in the afterno afternoon. Heres look at clear skies around the area. Breezy in spots. The winds are diminishing. Only 3 Miles Per Hour in santa rosa. 15 Miles Per Hour, concord, we got gusts at 23 Miles Per Hour. Thats a far cry from the overnight hours. We had a record setting day. Oakland airport, a new record high for this date. A tie of the record high moderation this date. We go to a live view over the bay, current temperature readings, still mild, 66 in San Francisco, 68 in san jose. Heres a live view from our sfo camera under clear skies at San Francisco international airport. Temperatures in the low to mid50s, i beg your pardon. Santa rosa, nebraska, clearfield, and a live view from our emeryville camera. Clear tonight, windy minishing. We will see here record highs this weekend. It will be quite warmer over the weekend a. Deposit showing a huge High Pressure expanding. That will keep our skies clear the next several days. That off shore flow is weakening. The warmup will continue. The tenday outlook, by march 22nd, it looks like there is a slight, slight chance, very little chance of measurable rain pooech reaching us at that point. It looks like the rainy season is pretty much over. The northeast valleys the lows drop in the upper 30s. Tomorrow, sunny, mild again, highs in the 70s. On the peninsula, low to mid70s. Mid to upper60s at the coast. Half moon bay, look for a high of 68. Mid70s across most of the north bay. Low to mid70s in the near east bay, mid70s with 76 at fairfield and walnut creek. Heres the accuweather 7day forecast. Look at the weekend highs, low to mid30s. On saturday and sunday and low 70s on the coast. Thats warmer on the coast than summertime weather is. It will still be mild on mooned, Saint Patricks day, tuesday and wednesday the slightest chance of rain. We may see a significant chance of rain. Dont forget to wear a green tie. Thank you. This is a line you will like. Stig still to come on abc news at 9 00. 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But are they from the missing plan . To help answer that, the number of companies grew to 12, including the united states. The area they are combing for clues is up to 27,000 square miles. I fear that this search and rescue becomes just a search, but le will never give up hope. Malaysian officials said a review of military records show an unidentified aircraft banking hard to the left into the straits. Hundreds of miles off course from flight 370 was supposed to be en route to beijing. The plane they spotted wasnt flight 370 did not indicate the stress of any kind, adding to the confusion, malaysian officials denied such a detour and there is this, an email surfaced overnight. The man says he saw an object burning in the sky off the coast of vietnam. More confusion. Some say the malaysians are mishands himming the investigation. After being side lined for days, the u. S. National transportation board and the federal aviation have been allowed to join the investigation. There is nobody investigating mishaps. So these are the pros. And they are racing against time. Investigators are desperate to find the block boxes to determine what happened. They send out a locator ping, only for the life of the battery. In this case, 25 more days. Now, Satellite Company digital global says it has an unprecedented number of people to locate that missing aircraft. They let people view high images of the search area and tag what they see, as of last night, they were getting 100 visitors per hour. If youd like to check it out for yourself, check out see it on tv. President obama is warning moscow there will be consequences if it does not remove its troops from crimea. The remarks came after a meeting today with the new Prime Minister at the white house. The president said the u. S. Will stand with ukraine in insuring its integrity is maintained. They say ukraine will Never Surrender over its territory but still wants to be good friends with russia. Happening now in new york city, rescue crews are combing through an Apartment Building leveled by the explosion. Three people died. More than 60 injured and nine are still missingch search and rescue dogs have so far found no si

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