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From cbs news bay area , this is the afternoon edition. A massive fire burns through a building under construction in hayes valley, and hours later, crews are still on the scene keeping an eye on the unstable building. Firefighters had to jump on this one really quickly to keep the flames from destroying even more buildings. Good afternoon, im elizabeth cook. The flames were so intense, several nearby buildings were also impacted. The flames started just after 6 00 a. M. On octavia and oak streets, and within the hour, dozens of trucks raced to the scene. Since this building was under construction, there was no Fire Protection in place. Firefighters say a Quick Response was crucial. Investigators have not said how this fire started and the scaffolding is a hazard so Officials Say just to avoid the area, it is just a skeleton now. Justin andrews has the latest from the scene. Reporter it has been several hours since the initial call came in and here we are, the fire crews are still on the scene, basically monitoring this. Look at the debris that is on the road, this is all because of that fire that broke out in the Early Morning hours this morning, it left a mess. You can see that from the debris on the streets. I want you to watch these flames from around 6 00 this morning, you are looking at the fire during the height of this, the flames were going right through this building. This is the intersection of octavia and oak streets, this is where that broke out in the hayes valley neighborhood, flames and even collapsed walls caused about four other homes nearby to be damaged. At least six people are displaced but she sings thinks that number could go up. No injuries, that is the good news. A woman told me she was driving past the fire and she could feel the heat of the flames through her windshield , the size of this fire was so massive, 40 trucks and at least 140 firefighters were fighting the flames. Here is what the chief saw when she got there. When i pulled up, i thought we were possibly going to see a full block go down. So im really proud of the members and what they did today. Really limiting the impact to the entire neighborhood. You can see the smoke at the intersection here in the hayes valley neighborhood. Fire crews again will be on scene for quite a while. The biggest concern is the scaffolding and we are told the Construction Company will be out here to take care of that, that could take hours, if not days. Back to you. Thank you, justin. As you can see, we are waiting to hear word from the San Francisco fire department, you can see the microphones are set up, we are awaiting on the press conference to get updates on how this fire started and how it got out of control so quickly. Also waiting to learn if anybody was injured, the initial news that nobody was injured but we will bring you the updates as soon as we get them. We are also following this story on kpix. Com. Lets get over to first alert meteorologist, darren peck. Luckily in the city, it is a little bit cooler and we have the fog. And for that fire with a little bit more humidity, you are always concerned for some strong onshore wind, but that time of day is not too bad. We have a big drop in temperatures today, a little perspective because we have been up and down, lets look at what the average numbers are for today and when we do that, we will see that the temperatures for this time of year which are warming up to the upper 80s , 88 is the average. This is the main story. These temperatures are about 10 degrees cooler in some spots than yesterday, specifically inland. Bottom line, we started a cooldown today, we are going to see more of the marine layer over the next two days, it is going to stick around throughout the day. Strong onshore flow, certainly cooler, and there is a warmup for the weekend, we will look at that in just a bit. Back to you. Right now, day two of a preliminary hearing is underway for the man accused of stabbing tech executive, bob lee to death, a judge is trying to determine if the evidence is enough to bring him to trial. In court, his lawyers questioned a San Francisco Police Sergeant about the knife found near the scene. Arguing it was a common brand that could specifically be trust traced to his sister. The Police Sergeant testified that when bob lee called 911, the operator asked if he knew who stabbed him. The second witness was a San Francisco medical examiner who performed bobbys autopsy, she confirmed he was stabbed three times with the most lethal blow going through his heart. They were seen leaving the Millennium Tower together the night of the murder on april 4, nima momeni has pleaded not guilty. Lauren is in the courtroom and we will have a full wrap up of todays proceedings later on this afternoon. One of oaklands most upandcoming stars and dr. Died at the age of 25 years old, he was known for his role as fez as on hbo euphoria. Im sorry, but you cant be coming over here no more. He never acted before as his role as a drug dealer, he had a lot of heart and charm. Oakland hiphop legend, new angus posted these pictures of him. I said, are you from euphoria . And he said, im from oakland. And now that is the description for him, he had a lot of love for me and i had a lot of love for him for having love for me, not even knowing his status. He was just a good kid, man. Good kid. The family did not say exactly how he died but noted he had been struggling with the recent loss of his father. Oakland police say the cause of death is unknown. Looking at san jose, where city workers are voting on a possible strike , about 4500 members of the union could be on the picket lines if the vote is approved. Union members are asking for a 7 pay increase next year and for city administrators to address understaffing, san jose employees worked dispatch at the airport and libraries. Workers say they just want an agreement that can restore san jose as a competitive city. Just in time for lunch, a new restaurant concept opening up in san jose brings doordash beyond delivery, it is called doordash kitchens, you can get food from several restaurants coming from the same location in the plants options under the shopping center. This probably wont be the last restaurant like this. Watch on the menu, while it may not be printed on any of the official venues, efficiency and innovation are without question on the menu. The food from 10 different restaurants emanates from a single kitchen and theres an efficiency for that for the delivery drivers, for customers, and the staff. The secret ingredient of this Business Model is cross training to make the food from up to 10 different restaurants. It is great that we got trained to make chicken and burgers and salads, a variety of things. Reporter its the next evolution of the companys Business Model, branching out from the Delivery Service roots. It is allowing them to broaden their reach without the apparent risk of opening a standalone store. I think it is efficient for the drivers and also efficient for customers. You might have a family that wants to try different stuff and they could come here and get korean Fried Chicken and a burger. Reporter the location features a variety of food, everything from Grilled Cheese to dumplings to dessert. The san jose mayor said that sounds like a recipe for success. Innovation is what takes the economy to the next level of growth and opportunity, you have to keep evolving and changing and trying new things. Reporter for now, doordash is the best test kitchen for her culinary dreams. Im new in the industry, and theres a lot more experience , and im learning from a lot of people every day. This is a hightech and low risk ways to test the waters in the new market, if successful, they want to open standalone locations in san jose. One of the 49ers best players is not at Training Camp. The latest as the team works on a deal to bring nick bosa back. First, a change in the rules that could alex mateteo, hey hows s business . . Greaeat. You knonow that loan has reallyly worked wowon. Thats whahat u. S. Banank is. And yourere growing in c california . A . Yyup, socal,l, norcal. Mmonterey . 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Reporter those meals were given out in drivethrough lines similar to this food giveaway, people got used to the service and the numbers swelled, this is what the Summer Lunch Program looks like today. 10 kids were scheduled for food but only four actually showed up and three of those belonged to program volunteer , santana. The Lunch Program is sponsored by the usda and midsummer last year, they switched back to the prepandemic rules, requiring kids to eat the meal at the site during a 30 minute time period. The parent asks if they can take it home and they cant, so they seem discouraged, and they dont come back because they may not want to sit here or they may not want to eat the meal in that time, kids usually just want to eat a little bit and maybe eat a little bit later. Of the rigidity of the rules has had a dramatic effect. At its height, the redwood empire food banks Summer Food Program serves 150,000 meals. The summer they are on track to abo we have seen definitely a decrease in participation, it was great to have that option, where families could pick up the meals for their kids, whereas now we are hindering that. Its not that kids are accessing those lunches at a different location at this point in time. They are just not getting those lunches. While that might seem ungrateful for some, if the purpose of the program is to get food to people, it does make sense to deliver it in a way they want or need. It is unfortunate to know these relief programs could be suited a little bit differently or tailored a little bit differently, knowing that the community could use a different option so the kids are fed. Reporter at the stroke of 1 00, the window closed, the food was put away and everyone left. Now that covid has faded, the bureaucracy has returned with rules that must be followed even if they stand in the way of the mission. And the programs manager said there is hope, the usda is operating a pilot program, in some rural areas, testing the same system as during the pandemic. She said it might help for people to contact their congressional representatives if they would like to see change. Lets get a quick break from the news and go to the weather, we need to be enjoying the cooler temperatures now because its going to change pretty soon. By the weekend, but most of this week is below average, and we are really just starting that change today. It was in the mid90s for inland parts of Contra Costa County yesterday. Concord made it up to 94. Look at difference today. We will show you what the trend will look like here. This is concord, the sevenday specifically, a lot of days in the low 80s. We are going up to 101 by the time we get to sunday. The heat is coming back , but the two days that stand out the most would be thursday and saturday, simply for the contrast because we are going low 80s on thursday and then you are right on the verge of 100. Friday will be the transition date but thursday is the end of the time where we have the Cool Temperatures around and by saturday, we are back in the heat. Lets take a look at the current number in concord, it looks a bit hazy out there. 76 with a bit of a breeze. San jose, your number is only two degrees warmer, you are not feeling much in the way of the onshore breeze. And when we go to the city, it has been cloudy and cooler but at 68 degrees right now for San Francisco , that is relatively warm in the city. You can see the marine layer still hanging out along the coastline and over the city, 58 is the current number for downtown. It really depends on where you take the reading but 58 makes more sense for the way itll feel in the city, and you can see the influence the cloud deck is having. 78 over here. If we take that and play it forward in the futurecast, watch the clouds build, much more widespread tomorrow. Its much more of a foggy type scenario, far more widespread and is going to hang out until the morning. Plan on things looking a little grayer, feeling a little cooler through thursday and then the warmup comes back for the weekend. Theres the forecast for tomorrow, in the low 80s in livermore, in the mid80s for santa rosa and the sevenday forecast shows for oakland, upper 60s for thursday and friday and back to 82 on sunday, that is the warmup for you but for the north bay valleys, 97 will be the number in the valley, itll be 89 in san jose, we will bring you right up to the verge of 90 once again and yes, 101 for the inland east bay. But, low 80s for the next several days. May be the best players on the 49ers defense not at Training Camp, why the organization say they are not worried that the 49ers put their pads on for the first time for Training Camp on monday, but with one very notable player still missing. This is the volkswagen red and gold report. After four days of Training Camp, the 49ers finally got to start hitting each other on monday. The team held their first padded practice, but they were still without one of their best players, we are talking about nick bosa. Bosa remains out as he and the team negotiated a new contract but as he said last week, the general manager john lynch on monday expressed confidence that a deal will get done for the defensive player of the year. I dont like this. I dont like not having one of our best players here, he has a really good track record that im proud of as a group. But i also understand it, and i understand we are going to have to exhibit some patients and understand that ultimately this will work out. Im very confident , and we are looking forward to the day hes coming back. With the red and gold report, im vern glenn. We are looking at the eyepopping Mega Millions prize up for coming up at 3 00, would you get a manicure from a robot . We are looking at how Artificial Intelligence is changing the beauty industry. Looking at the sevenday forecast where most of the day is below average, San Francisco and oakland, you will be around 70 in oakland, but you do go back to the low 80s by saturday, so that does stand out because you are going to feel that most when you are inland and 100 in the north bay and we will get back up to 100 for the east bay, but rest of the week looks great if you like it cool. Tonight Mega Millions jackpot is going past the 1 billion mark. It would be the fourth largest and the lump sum option totals around 528 million, the drawing is tonight at 8 00 am a nobody has won the Mega Millions jack got since april 18. 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