Mess. Lets ta the fire. You can see some smoke sight now, this was in the chinatown district on webster street. It broke out around 8 30 a. M. Crews think it raced between two buildings in a tight space and got inside this building. They had to cut into the roof as you see there to gain access to the fire on the second floor. Here is another view from the ground. The building houses several businesses including the rang dang vietnamese restaurant. 70 firefighters on scene successfully prevented the fire from spreading to the buildings next door which were evacuated including a bank. The old buildings, were they built really closely to their neighbors so it always creates an issue with exposures. We want to protect the exposure at the same time that we are taking care of be so tight. People all over oakland and alameda posted video and pictures from the scene this morning of the smoke and the flames. We found this video on the citizen app. No injuries to report. Webster street is going
We want to get together with some developing news with firefighters on the scene of a destructive fire that thankfully is now under control. Start to the a 15 this morning in oaklands chinatown but quickly went to five alarm. This is that 7th and webster street. It appears to have started as a Dumpster Fire and then spread to the twostory building. It has restaurants and stores there on the ground level and the building runs along two thirds of that block. Everyone made it out safely and firefighters were able to keep those flames from spreading to the neighboring buildings. In this densely packed area. It did say that we have the personnel that we were able to get out of the building to the fire under control. To that many bodies. Ted cruz going through the bottles, which for us, that is not a normal fire, we normally go through one or two bottles and tanks and had firefighters going through four of them this morning before they go no injuries were reported in the cause of the origina
Weve had great coordination, great relationship. I know we come from different sides of the plan it. Reporter the Governors Team thanked the president for federal support, and acknowledged the need for better Vegetation Management and made their case for Climate Changes role. The science is in, and the evidence is several everyone dent that Climate Change is real and that is exacerbating this. If we think its awful about Vegetation Management, were not going to seed together protecting company california. Okay. It will start getting cooler. You just watch. I wish science agreed with you. Well, i dont think science knows, actually. Reporter democrats criticized the president s downplaying of Climate Change, and today joe biden spoke on the issue. Donald trumps climate denial may not have caused these fires and record floods and record hurricanes, but if he gets a second term, these heldish events will continue to become more common. Reporter the president honored 7 members the National
Back to big story. Were following tonight, todays visit to california by President Trump is not only highlighting our Deadly Wildfires but also the strategies used to prevent them. Catherine heenan host of inside bay area politics is here with more on that catherine yeah grant and soon as we did hear it again today of course governor newsome. Focusing on Climate Change almost exclusively and President Trump focusing on Forest Management. Newsome pointing out correctly most forest land in the state is federally owned still should our leaders be addressing both concepts more thoroughly Climate Change and Forest Management. I asked our political analysts. Over 45 of californias 33 million acres are controlled by the u. S. Forest service and therefore its measured budget has all gone to fighting fires. So trump can blame this all in california. And you can remove Climate Change from the equation. The droughts are killing all vegetation that are tinder for fires. We didnt have fire tornadoe
Couple of days of this bad air quality but i can to urgent care, have an opening and shutting all day long, people going in with elements of hard to breathe times, runny eyes, headache, you name it, some people thinking do i have covid, or is it related to bad air . Despite cabin fever, doctors say hunker down, bay area. That means stay inside with windows and doors shut and yes, that means no outdoor exercising. I figured i would go in, but it definitely is a bit of a concern. Reporter as the bathtub momentarily to do my interview, hes with the bay Area Management district. Justin kier i see some ash coming on tonight peter screen but i dont feel like i am breathing in that particulate matter. That is deceiving, correct . It is, and the ash is large and it is heavy into the wall and out of the air and it is disturbing, and bothersome the truth is, it is the fine particulates that are pretty much invisible to the naked eye. Dr. Say that is what we are breathing deep into our respirator