Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Breaking news from the east bay, firefighters battle a raging apartment complex fire. The flames so intense, kids had to jump out the wane doe to escape. Kpix5s joe vasquez live in the news room for us. Joe . Reporter the flames were high and so was the drama. Apartment number 13 caught fire just after 6 00 and quickly spread to three other units. The fire did significant damage to those four apartments and the rest of the entire wing had to be evacuated. Firefighters say they ended up having to rescue two kids. We have two females who have been transported to the local hospital for minor injuries because they went out the rear window. Reporter they are safe now. 30 people are out of their homes. 20 adults and ten children. They cut off the utilities. They will not be back on until tomorrow. Red cross is on the scene to help folks find the place to stay the night. Investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. Im j
This morning at all. But when it does, its all going to be associated with that right there that moisture coming into the bay area. Mostly cloudy skies. Hints of sunshine today but boy, is it much cooler, 35 in santa rosa to the mid40s around livermore and in San Francisco. Redwood city at 44 realizing a high today of 50. Look at that sky. Well have some sunshine. Well track the incoming storm in a matter of minutes. First good morning, roqui. Good morning. Its 4 31. Lets take a look at your wet roads. No rain but you still got to drive safely and slowly. The bay bridge toll plaza from carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take you about 18 minutes and then expect no delays through the toll until around 5 30 or so. If you are heading into the peninsula heres a live look at the san mateo bridge from 880 to 101, that should be a smooth ride across the way. Now to our problem this morning the Altamont Pass coming out of tracy youre moving at 50 Miles Per Hour and n
Here, but there are far bigger fish to fry. Reporter like russias influence during the leakedz. General flynns connections to russia, and why the president waited weeks to act after being notified flynn could be subject to blackmail. While Vice President pence was left in the dark. Top democrats are demanding a full timeline from the white house, and they want attorney general Jeff Sessions off the case. If this trail leads to the oval office, the person investigating that trail should not be the same person who helped put President Trump there. Reporter intelligence and other congressional panels are investigating, but democrats worry the republicanled committees wont dig deep enough. And thats why they want this independent investigation, and interestingly, today, wendy, Senate Democrats were calling on the Trump Administration to hold on to the paperwork, so to speak, any documents, or records, phone logs, transcripts that might help out in that investigation. Wendy . Ll more now on
Pictures. Welcome to news 4 midday, we begin with big action happening around the country. A day without immigrants, stores and restaurants close to show the impact immigrants have on our country. Single day strikes planned in several different cities including philadelphia, chicago and right here too. News 4s justin finch is live at the corner of 16th and u streets in northwest. Justin. Reporter hey there, good morning, i know its almost lunchtime but i can tell you if your plans include busboys and poets youre out of luck of all of those things will be closed today to show what life is like on a day without immigrants. Look out for locked doors and dark storefronts as local businesses and Restaurants Join the nationwide strike called a day without immigrants. Its meant to send a immigrants, their contributions and not to break up their families. Democracy should be diverse. I think that america has been about immigration since the beginning of time. President and founder of urban Adv
Form oakland, california, superintendent antoine wilson. He started work here two weeks ago. Hes on a mission to visit all 100plus schools within a year and to get up to speed on the billiondollar School System and its 48,000 students. The learning curve for me is around just getting to know the city, getting to know what is important to the city. I am a quick lerner, though. Reporter wilson already reaching out to the Washington Teachers Union knowing conflicts are natural. The wtu says it was given little input on his appointment. Those communications have been cordial. They have been i think productive. And i think we are relying on the importance of teaching, were relying on the importance of supporting teachers. Reporter wilson follows Reform Efforts of Michelle Reid and kaya henderson. One spoke does showing middle schools are improving across the city, better than their reputations. A tall, imposing person, hes anxious for his wife and young ch oakland. In our interviewea highly