with the devastating fire investigators figuring out how it started reporter: the enormous - 5 alarm fire quickly engulfed the 41 unit structure on lester avenue in oakland - this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc news - some residents ran for their lives as they woke up to flames coming close to their homes. sot/tc: 17 fadema traore/oakland resident seconds more, i would have died. take a look at this - this is the fire from several blocks away - it was intense. the complex was under renovation - but two people had been living inside, a security guard and a woman. nats:31 aden villaton/security guard spanish - the guard says late sunday night he heard a noise - he checked it out but saw nothing, but a few hours later he awoke to the heat of the fire. this is his car which as you can see has a pole in the middle - it fell slicing the windshield when the building collapsed. nats: i have lived there since 1955 - alice ng lives right next door to the complex. s
throwing great. that s one thing about samardzija. he wait for his next start. when he s done pitching, he can t wait. he has been that good. he s got a couple surprises for the cardinals because they haven t seen him. a curveball and a changeup to go with the high-velocity sink and cut. greg: 3-1 to angel pagan. angel has walked twice tonight. scored a run. hits this one well to center. it will be run down by grichuk. 1, 2, 3 for kiekhefer. well, csn bay area has complete giants coverage on sportsnet central. csn, authentic bay area sports. greg: turn them on right after the game. shawn estes will have a lengthy postgame giants edition of sportsnet central. matt reynolds will pitch the. trevor brown is in the kitchen. mike: so matt reynolds, sixth time that he has come in and pitched for bruce bochy. he s done a good job. he s a four-pitch guy. he s been around. he absolutely knows what he s doing out there. two types of fastball, slider, curveball, the tchangeup.
we are back. it s time to talk 49ers football. thursday night they were taking on the seattle seahawks. seahawks first drive of the night, marshawn lynch caps it with a leaping touchdown from a yard out. then he went to the sideline to volume minu vomit. maybe too many skittles. second quarter, 10-0, seattle. russell wilson goes deep for tyler lockette. he s on target. yeah, brock needs to get that far hand over, but they were run play action here and when you have beast mode in the backfield, have you to be aware of that running game. next thing you know, they could hit a deep route off the play action. that made it 17-0. colin kaepernick was off his game. he was so far off. take a look at this throw. is he throwing it away or just way off target? a combination of both. he hits the ball boy. that ball boy deserves a raise because of that hit right there. kaepernick was sacked six times on the night. 49ers embarrassed on their home field. they lose 20-3 is the final
5:00 in the morning. hope things are friday light. we have a problem in the richmond area on carlson boulevard on-ramp to westbound interstate 80. early this morning this truck fell off the freeway, slipped down the embankment and ended on its side. it was loaded with hay. i wonder how anyone didn t get seriously hurt. the truck will be there until about 7:00. they ve been out there for three or four. the carlson boulevard on-ramp is not available. they have the tow truck in plate. we ll have a live report, including listening to what the driver had to say about this. go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see the traffic is moving nicely coming into san francisco, not a big whack up. usually starts at 5:30. in san jose, north bound 280 looks okay getting to highway 17. let s go back to the desk. to a developing story out of the east bay, deputies are in hayward at the scene of an officer involved shooting. this happened after a car chase, correct. it did. alameda count
yeah. just one moment. life and death right there. reporter: don used to build and drive race cars and credits his experience with keeping calm behind the wheel. he says he never closed his eyes, even when the beam hit his bmw so hard it cut the engine. i think i have a second life. reporter: he s convinced last friday god was his co-pilot. he lives in san jose, has a wife and two children. he s home after this close call. he s going to cherish this christmas like never before. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. very nice. thank you, marianne. new at 6:00, the housing fight five years in the making. should wul nut creek allow new homes to replace an old jewish community center. the neighbors say no way. but supporters say the city needs more homes. nbc bay area s elise kir much ner is there. this is a heated battle. what s the next step. reporter: raj, a city council meeting is going on behind me in city hall. the city is deciding wheth