Road near union avenue. Live with a closer view of the fire fight. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The smoke is strong here. If you look here , you can see its so much black smoke. Really an inferno raging down below. Weve been told this fire is definitely not under control. It has grown to 6 alarms since it has first erupted at about 5 15 this morning. The good news is that were hearing theyve gotten everybody out of the building. But, again, thats still not still not sure. Its just their belief. To get more information on injuries, were joined by fire marshal jim polizi. What can you tell me the status of injuries and whats going on here . Well, we know of four injuries as of this interview. One serious, one moderate and two minors. All four have been transported to area hospitals. How many people were evacuated and how do we know really everybody is out . Were in the process of getting an accurate head count. The building is a fourstory 75 unit apartment building. So getting an accurate head count, finding where the people are is very important to us. As you can see, the fire activity is very extensive. They are doing interior operations right now as well as doing additional searches and rescues for the other floors. Do we know how this started . You guys got the call. How did this start and was it chaotic in trying to get everybody out . From what i understood, the First Arriving units were greeted with people evacuating the building. And they could hear alarms which is a good sign. As far as the cause, thats not determined. We havent even been able to get in there to start the investigation. Are you fighting this from the inside . It is still actively burning. Last report, they were doing ana degrees i have been interior fire attack. Doesnt appear from now, theyve opened up with the area ladder. Probably going to be a combination of interior and exterior. If they go 100 defensive, which means everybody comes out of the building, that would be determined by the commander. Thank you so much for this preliminary information. You can see a lot of people are standing around here just because this is such a huge fire here in redwood city. Woodside road is jammed with fire engines and police cars. An area to avoid. For more information, we go to sal. All right. Thank you very much. We just heard a report that fire has just gone to a defensive fire. You heard the fire marshal say theyll be fighting it from the outside until they determine its safe. The fire is blocking woodside road. Thats one of the major roads in the area. You might want to think about using other roads. Jefferson gets you through. Avoiding that whole area in general. The freeway now, you can see some of the smoke from highway 101. The traffic is looking normal in the area. You look at the south bay. The heaviest traffic is on northbound 280 but also 85. Earlier accident northbound 87 north of 85. That crash is on the shoulder. Traffic on the nimitz freeway is busy. Also want to mention highway 4 is getting slow. We have a live picture of it through bay point. 680 southbound is going to be a little slow. The bay bridge, we had earlier problems on the span. This morning we have about a 25 to 30 minute delay. Busier than it normally is. At this time we had an earlier stall gone. But give yourself a little extra time. Lets go to steve. All right, sal. Thank you. Clear skies, sunny and warm. Very quiet week. Even the coast is on upper 70s to near 80. Could be a little hint of a wind shift instead of being east or northeast turning more westerly. I havent seen it yet. Well ease into that. A little cooler by the coast. Santa rosa and napa. 57. A few upper 40s and 50s. Fairfield 47. Two days ago San Francisco made it to 78. Yesterday made it to 80. If the west wind kicks in, this wont make it. Every observation showing component of easterly breeze. The higher clouds are diving to southern california. A little haze. Slightly cooler coast. Upper 70s, low 80s, not changing too much. Things are on hold for another couple days. Back to the desk. Thank you, steve. Also happening now, they are still talking in the bart labor dispute. The he negotiations that began yesterday morning are still going on. Bart trains will run today. We dont know if the sides are getting close to a deal. Tara joins us live. Reporter we know were in the 21st hour at this point. And the two sides did meet facetoface in the basement, then went out for coffee. And we noticed there was a huge tray of pastries being delivered. If we take a look over live to our left. If we could pan over to our right, we notice that it looks like the lead negotiator is walking up the sidewalk right now and he has coffee. So they are all wanting to get caffeinated so they can continue these talks. They are coming around the corner right now. You can see them all walking over here to my left. So looks like lets see if we can get any comment at this stage. How are negotiations inside . Moving along. Are we close to a deal . Looks like they are headed back in again. After taking a small breakfast break. If we can take a look at our video from last night, we can talk to you about the fact there is a gag order in place. We really dont know how close or far apart these two sides are. Just before 2 00 this morning, hes back after a quick trip this week. And Union Leaders arent happy about it. More progress was made when his replacement spear headed talks the past few days. Last night a federal mediator stepped out and made this announcement. Negotiations have been continuing. The parties are totally engaged. Some progress has been made. And the parties have authorized me as they have on the two prior nights to advise that on their interest and for the good of the Public Interest, trains will be running for today tomorrow. Union leaders warn these talks could still breakdown. Obviously, not the news anyone wants to hear. Especially after 150 days of these intense negotiations. Weve been dealing with this all summer long. And the possibility of going on strike this week. Everybody would like a resolution here. Tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you. Stay with mornings on 2 for continuing coverage of the bart contract talks. Well immediately bring any breaking news in the negotiations. Also get updates on twitter and facebook. It is 7 08. New this morning, the alleged driver of a stolen car rammed into a building in oakland. Police say the speeding car drove through a metal gate at an auto shop full of cars on mlk and 29th in oakland near berkeley. A Police Officer saw the car that sped by, then heard an alarm go off in the building. As the suspect was coming out of the building, the officer did order the suspect to stop. At one point, the officer did deploy his taser. The driver was taken into custody and taken to the hospital for observations. Investigators in Santa Clara County are searching for the cause of an Early Morning house fire in campbell. Started around 1 30 this morning at a home on el moro drive. 30 minutes later everyone got out safely. The fire caused at least an estimated 100,000 in damage. 1 million furloughed government workers will be back on the job today after Congress Passed a last minute deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. Here in the bay area means the 3,000 people that work at the Federal Building will be returning. And in san jose, the irs office will be staffed again. 6,000 workers at Lawrence Livermore lab were to be furlough today. The end of the shut down means National Parks and Tourist Attractions are open again as well. San franciscos crissy field reopened. And National Parks are reopened. And the first alcatraz tour will resume. National parks as a whole lost 715,000 visitors at a cost of about 76 million per day. This is new video of white house chief of staff greeting federal workers returning to work this morning. Coming up at 7 15, well have a live report on why the next budget battle could be even more contentious than the last. The great shake out is also happening today. Its an earthquake drill designed to help people prepare. Millions of californians and millions of more will practice the drop, cover and hold. Drop to the ground, take cover under a desk or table and hold on to something sturdy until the shaking stops. Schools, businesses will be taking part at 10 17. Because of todays date. It was 24 years ago the earthquake hit. I was at candle stick park when it happened. 7 11. Shock over a daring act of stealing a car with two children inside. I was waving my hands stop, stop. I got hit by the car. How this frightening story came to a happy ending. Were seeing dramatic footage from a massacre in kenya. The odd behavior of a gun man and the act that prompted them to stop shooting. And the big breaking news out of redwood city. This is a huge fire at an apartment house. Live pictures from news chopper 2. Four people have been hurt. You can see this huge ploom of smoke over the entire area there. Live Team Coverage continues right after this break on mornings on 2. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Time now 7 15. We want to update you on the breaking news this morning. Crews battling a huge 6 alarm fire there at an apartment complex in redwood city. These are live pictures now. Its been burning now for close to 2 hours. Started around 5 30 this morning on woodside road near union avenue. Janine is on the scene and four people have been hurt including one person seriously injured. This fire still burning out of control. We understand the roof collapsed as well. Still unclear what started this fire. The first goal is putting this fire out. They are mounting a very aggress i have been fight to put this out this morning. We understand the apartment complex is four stories and has 75 units. In the meantime, an Evacuation Center is being set up for fire victims that need a place to go. That Evacuation Center is at the red Morton Community center, 1120 roosevelt avenue. Ktvu has three crews on the scene. Well bring you live updates throughout mornings on 2. This is 7 15. New this morning. Chilling new video of last months terrorist attack in kenya. Some may find these images disturbing. The video shows the attackers chatting on their cell phones while they sprayed bullets at terrified shoppers. At one point they took turns to pray taking a break from gunfire. The footage was taken on september 21st which was day one of the four day siege. 67 people were killed in the attack. It was the worst terrorist incident in kenya since the bombing in 1998. 7 15. In about 20 minutes president obama is scheduled to make remarks on congress avoiding a default on payments and reopening the government. But its not all good news. Kyla is live in our washington d. C. News room to explain the cost of the shut down and the economic concerns for the next couple months. Reporter brian, in just 16 days the government shut down took 24 billion out of the economy. That doesnt even include what it cost us as a federal government to shut down, to reopen, to start again. Even though the debt limit has been raised until early february and the government is funded until midjanuary, house law makers and senators now must hammer out a longterm budget to avoid a similar crisis. Economists say this could set up a hum bug holiday season. And consumers are likely to hold back on spending knowing they could ring in the new year with another shaky political showdown. President obama will likely try to encourage congress to keep from doing that. He is speaking in 20 minutes. Ill be watching his remarks live and break them down for you at 8 15. Ktvu, channel 2 news. Thank you. 7 17. The 49ers are mourning the death of a team doctor. Daniel garza died at his home on tuesday night. He was an assistant professor of orthopedics surgery at stanford. And a leading researcher on concussions in athletes. No word on his age or cause of death. Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has an important new job. This time in the world of college sports. She will help decide the fate of ncaa football championship. She was one of 13 people named to be part of the College Football playoff selection committee. Select four schools to play for the title game of College Football. Rice is an avid football fan and currently a professor at stamford university. Wherever she was, she would have to watch the superbowl. Sometimes shed have to get up at 2 in the morning. Got to do what you got to do. Time now 7 18. A very busy morning so far. Sal is keeping a track on everything so far from the traffic to the fire. And they blend in. Obviously, we want to show you the fire and the progress. Weve been showing you pictures from the ground. These are pictures from news chopper 2. On the right is woodside road. One of the busiest roads in the valley. A lot of folks take that. You can use jefferson maybe but its crowded. I would stick to the main roads 92 or go down to 237. Or stay on 101 and use that way. This fire is nowhere near being out. Its obviously, still burning. We heard last time they had taken a defensive stance. Going to be here all morning and probably all day. Woodside road is going to be closed on a major fire like this. After doing this for so long, i have no hesitation in saying, this is going to be a multiple hour event. They are not going anywhere for a long time. Think about going home a different way. Bay bridge toll plaza. The traffic is moving along slowly. We had earlier problems at the toll plaza on the bridge this morning. I want to mention the south bay. Weve had a couple crashes on 85 and 87 that cleared to the shoulder. 85 is slow heading up into the saratoga area. And earlier stalled vehicle or crash or something that blocked the road. Southbound traffic is also slow from 238 all the way down to fremont. Weve had slow traffic on 880. What else is new . Lets go to steve. Thank you. Very good morning. Very quiet morning. Cold for some. Mild for others. Its 39 in p petaluma. Still cant find a west wind in the city. Tdz all off shore slightly east. That keeps temperatures mild. Clear skies, cool, cold. Maybe a little haze. Sunny and warm. Slightly cooler by the coast. I dont see it yet , but the fog is out there. Just not on the coast. 40 in napa. 40 santa rosa. 57 in San Francisco. 52 san jose. Concord 49. Santa rosa may dip to 39. Well go for a high today of 81 degrees today. I need to fix that so it says today. Tomorrow will probably be 80 anyway. 39. 55 monterey. Thats down about 8 from yesterday. If the wind collapses and you are much cooler. Its not making the push. Lots going on though. Just not here. Things are quiet. Next week, we may see a low come underneath. The remains of the typhoon which hit japan, moving into colder waters. A lot of energy. Tremendous amount of energy and sometimes the models dont handle that well. Might enhance a weak system. Otherwise, good today. Lots of sunshine. Cooler coast. May only be something those would notice. Very close to what we had the last couple days. Very low 80s. Oakland downtown still getting a slight breeze. Theyll be 80. 80s for some. Low mid. 83 today. Still pretty warm. San jose at 82. 80 woodside. Mountain view and 70s on the coast. And 79 in San Francisco. Looks good. I dont think inland temps change. Slightly cooler by the coast going towards the weekend. Thank you, steve. Coming up on 7 22. High schoolers taking on a school. The lawsuit going to a San Francisco court today. Plus, a first for a broadway show. The major milestone the lion king is set to accomplish. And the big breaking news out of redwood city. Live pictures over the scene of a huge Apartment Fire complex. Several injuries at a 6 alarm fire. Our Team Coverage continues. 7 24. We want to update you on our breaking news from the peninsula this morning. Live pictures overhead as crews are battling a huge 6 alarm fire. This is happening at a redwood city apartment house. Firefighters are taking a defensive stand meaning they are out of the building. Theres fears the building could collapse. They will be on the scene for quite a while. This started around 5 30 this morning. This is on woodside road near union avenue. At least four people have been hurt including one person who was seriously injured. This fire is still burning out of control. Its not clear yet how the fire started. Stay with ktvu for Team Coverage. We have a team of reporters and photographers at the scene to bring you the very latest. San francisco is cancelling a plan to up coming celebration commemorating the help given to the city 150 years ago by the russian navy which helped fight massive fire. The reason . The current russian governments antigay laws. Supposed to happen on october 23rd and include a precession along the embarcadero. But leaders decided against it because of fears of protests from gay rights activists. Hundreds of employees have signed an online petition against the universitys plan to drop elective abortion coverage. Last week, they said they will no longer provide Health Insurance for elective abortions. Last night, several faculty members protested a decision on the topic. Recently made a similar decision. Hundreds of employees at cal state sacramento could be at risk for Identity Theft after a Campus Security system was hacked. Social security numbers and drivers license information of 1800 employees may have been exposed. The problem was first discovered in august. The University Says all of the affected employees have been notified. And disneys lion king is on track to become the first broadway show to earn more than 1 billion at the box office. The Tony Award Winning show has been on broadway for 16 years and earned more than many on big shows like Les Miserables and phantom of the opera. The u. S. Government is back in business this morning. And were going to hear from president obama about the 11th hour agreement to reopen the government. That should be coming up at 7 35. Reporter its been a frightening morning for dozens of people who live in an apartment complex. 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