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could come down in several minutes or in several hours. a crowd descended upon oakland's city hall by the full council. 143 people signed up to speak about the plan surrounding the redevelopment of the old army base. >> so what i'm asking is that we close all the loopholes pertaining to local hire, to be oaklanders to be first. >> reporter: a ban on the box that asks job applicants about their felony records. >> to put on a five year felony probation and i can't really apply for jobs with that felony on my records. >> reporter: council members pushed the developer for special conside...

been restored. here is the fire that started the problems this morning. these are pictures from the first responders. we have live team coverage from every angle, the repairs and the number of ways people are trying trying to get home tonight. ktvu's tom vacar sin west oakland -- is in west oakland. tom? >> reporter: look up here. the thing that is interesting, this was impressive for speed and lucky for its circumstances. >> reporter: there is only one reasons the repairs could proceed thought engineers determined the heat didn't compromise the over pass. it was a few feet away from...

doing with double that wiggle room to 37". they showed us exactly how they are doing it. for a few minutes tonight caltrans gave us a glimpse of the spot where crews have cut the dumbarton bridge in two, making room for a few steel joint that could make a height difference in the next big earthquake. >> the jo joint locks into place on the rebar an concrete and on the other side it's meant to expand and contract. >> reporter: it may not be obvious on- camera, but it's very windy and cold on the bridge. officials say that won't interrupt the work. the only thick that could get in wait...

is going to prompt closures as well. happening now our coverage begins with jana katsuyama who's live at the dumbarton bridge with the big charge construction crews have ahead of them. >> reporter: it certainly is a big job. we're seeing a decrease in the number of cars comes eastbound. we're expecting to see any money the caltrans lights to shut down this area. flashing lights and traffic signed warn driving. the seismic retrofit is expected to last eight days to make way for seismic joint. >> today they will open another 18-inch gap so that they can get ready for the joint. 100 peo...

is going to prompt closures as well. happening now our coverage begins with jana katsuyama who's live at the dumbarton bridge with the big charge construction crews have ahead of them. >> reporter: it certainly is a big job. we're seeing a decrease in the number of cars comes eastbound. we're expecting to see any money the caltrans lights to shut down this area. flashing lights and traffic signed warn driving. the seismic retrofit is expected to last eight days to make way for seismic joint. >> today they will open another 18-inch gap so that they can get ready for the joint. 100 peo...