someone that paved the way for women involved -- in politics, tinker started four years ago in san francisco. reporter: after more than a half-century of the big offices, -- in public office she made it official. she is not seeking reelection. she told reporters it is time. >> and no, there are times for all things -- you know, there are times for all things under the sun and i believe it is the time. reporter: prompting immediate outpouring, calling her a friend. >> right from the start she was an icon for women in politics. >> she is a legend. >> a legend in california as the first woman senator. a legend in the senate. she was a leader on so many different issues. reporter: she is california's

longest-serving senator and currently the oldest sitting senator and member of congress. her career spanning decades beginning in san francisco in 1969 when she was first elected to the board of supervisors. today the san francisco mayor willie brown reacted to the retirement recalling the first time he met her that same year. >> i remember i was trying to get a house here in san francisco. they would not allow black people easily to get houses. there was a demonstration. this angular, tall, great looking white woman pushing a baby stroller with a little kid and it, nobody -- in knew about came to participate. that was dianne feinstein. it was that long ago. i am a great admirer. reporter: she would go on to be the first female mayor of san francisco, famously succeeding

mayor cecconi after his assassination. >> both the supervisor have been shot and killed. >> jesus christ. >> during her decade serving as mayor, she survived a recall attempt, oversell the 1984 democratic convention and did the renovation of the cable car system. >> the cable cars run because of diane. >> in the year of the woman, she was elected to the u.s. senate, serving as the first woman to chair the senate rules committee and u.s. intelligence committee. she offered the 1994 federal assault weapons ban leading to a 10 year restriction on assault weapons. >> the only member of congress either on the congressional side or on the senate side who has ever been able to get a control weapons ban signed into law.

diane, got that. reporter: in recent years concerns were raised about her mental fitness. california covers vendors -- congress members announcing their intention to run for senate. fueling speculation she would not run for reelection. senate majority leader chuck schumer says she talked about her decision with her colleagues in the senate. >> she got a standing ovation that lasted. minutes and minutes and minutes one of the longest i've ever seen. the josie love the -- shows the love the caucus and the country has for this legend dianne feinstein. reporter: while she is retiring, she has no plans to step down before her term is. up in. 2024 the race to replace her is already heating up. in addition to car spammers in katie porter, bay area congress -- congress members katie porter

and adam schiff, -- >> thank you. abc 7 news insider is joining us now, as liz mentioned she got her start in san francisco politics. what does this mean for the bay area? typically the longer you stay in congress the more influence you have and that is important when it comes to appropriations. >> it absolutely is, larry. the fact is she is there, we have the other senator trying to work his way up the seniority letter. she is -- latter. she is way up. you can look at desert protection act that saved tremendous waltz of the california desert for future generations to enjoy, you can look to south bay in the salt flats restoration. that is her footprint as well. she was instrumental for bringing money for aids and medical research.

she has a couple of things she is still working on and while the reasons she is still staying on. working to get help for drought and preparations for drought. also for fire environment a geisha and for the state of california. believe it or not she has not given up on an assault weapons ban, she planned to have an active final chapter in the senate. >> that is a long list we talk about someone in the public office for five decades there are a lot of a conference. among them opening the door for other women to get into politics. reporter: it has been a long road, along the way, they talk about her being a trail blazer, that is thrown around a lot in politics when you're headed to the door. dianne feinstein was more of a workhorse and somebody not afraid to take on controversy even if it meant going up against your own party. she was the first woman, but she was also a mayor in san francisco that held the city together after some brutal assassinations. the terrible suicides in jonestown and again.

-- ghiana. she was here in the aids epidemic, possibly a leader not only for dealing with aids but teaching compassion for it showing cities can deal with it. that has been her mark. she is not afraid to go up against the democratic establishment or her own party members. some of them have been looking for her to retire years ago. she has hung in there. she is one of the last let's get it done moderates. that is what i am going to miss in washington. she is taking heat in the final months for being too close to some republicans. that was the way you got something done when we were getting things done. >> thank you so much for your insight, eight -- an legacy for dianne feinstein, thank you so much. you can see more about her history and politics politics in the bay area, and

our documentary. the trial that followed, the infamous twinkie defense, murder at city hall chemical watch on our abc 7 app, roku, apple fire. >> efforts to reduce crime in the suit that began last year appear to be working. >> overall serious crime is down 12% compared to the same time last year. shootings and homicides are down 30. are down. -- robberies are down. kristen: according to acting police chief darren allison they continue the downward trend in the last three months of 2022. where homicides fell 45%. he credits the increment eight and of a crime plan last september to address -- implementation of a crime plan to address a spike. a new crime statistics, it ab

for a key meeting that could decide the fate of police chief armstrong, the mayor placed him on administrative leave last month over his handling of misconduct investigation. tomorrow a police commission committee could decide what if any discipline armstrong should base. -- face. he has denied any wrongdoing. >> plans and the work to provide 27 million dollars to pay for police overtime in san francisco. the mayor says there is a severe staffing shortage, down hundreds of officers. mayor london breed will introduce a supplemental fund to pay for overtime and also stop a hiring freeze, supervisors must approve the plan. in addition overtime mayor breed wants to fund additional positions that the district attorney's office. asking for $200,000 for three more prosecutors concentrating on open air drug dealing. a focus for san francisco officials and the district attorney brooke jenkins pushing

for tougher penalties for drug dealers and filing more criminal cases against them. kristen: developing news about the deadly house explosion. 53-year-old darren price is suspected of manufacturing hash oil inside his home. >> percent is wheeled -- neighbors say his will bound -- wheelchair-bound wife was killed and his neighbors badly hurt. reporter: today i talked to the suspect's former attorney and the owner of the gym where the suspect worked out. everyone is surprised, shocked to learn that darren is connected to such a serious crime. >> new photos today of how a blast gutted the inside of the yellow house. everything is turned upside down. torn to shreds or blackened. the houses next door to where he lives. he is accused of operating a drug lab inside the home where he lived with his wife and two kids the past two years.

neighbors say the men shown here is darren price. we heard from the owner of 3rd street boxing gym where price used to work out. paul wayne says it was two years since he last saw him. he said price would come in several times a week for an early morning class and sometimes bring his son. >> deftly shock. once i recognize who it is is even more a shock because it did not seem like that kind of individual. he seemed like a good family man. >> we talked to an attorney that represented price in a civil case nine years ago. he said price at volume -- filed a lawsuit for partial ownership of a marijuana dispensary. >> yeti claim to ownership he had invested in this business -- he had a claim to ownership he had invested in this business. it did not go anywhere. > he said he had talked to price a few times since then. according to neighbors, his

suffered a stroke and was extremely disabled. >> he was a family first guy. last time i was with him he was taking care of his wife full-time and his children. >> the blessing between 2nd avenue caused a tremendous -- 22nd avenue caused a tremendous amount of damage. >> my staff went doorknocking all the houses between moraga and noriega on 20 2nd avenue. -- 22nd avenue. the open house forever around the block who is damaged physically or psychologically from the explosion. reporter: authorities say the goal is to connect the families impacted by the blast to the resources they need. kristen: thank you. a suspect in a fatal hit and run incident in sees hannah was -- east hannah was a is on bail.

he was arres the death of a pedestrian friday morning. investigator say the and identify the victim was not in the crosswalk at the time of the incident. >> because the pedestrian is considered at fault for this collision, there is not a particular manslaughter -- vehicular manslaughter charge it is just mainly -- merely fleeing felony murder. >> are you ready for a red light district in the bay area? the new proposal made today. making it official the plan to per -- appeal proposition 8 and the california lottery mystery is solved. >> windy and chilly afternoon across the bay area. it will turn cold and frosty overnight. all that in t

kristen: san francisco supervisor hillary ronen is taking steps she hopes will lead to the legalization of prostitution in the city. tonight the board will consider her resolution to urge san francisco state lawmakers to introduce a bill to legalize prostitution or decriminalize sex work. she admits that this is something that will not happen overnight. >> it would take many years of discussion before it would ever pass. it would take years to

implement. we would have to regulate an industry. we would need places where sex work could a core -- occur indoors. >> it comes on the heels of the decision to set up arcades curb prostitution -- barricades to curb prostitution. larry: local lawmakers are working to repeal proposition 8. >> the u.s. supreme court made six -- same-sex marriage legal a crossing as is but proposition eight is still in the constitution. >> as many couples valentine's day and beyond, they say they're working to make sure that same-sex couples continue to stay married in california. >> introducing constitutional mm and five to ensure the type of values we have -- amendment five to ensure the types of values we have in the state of california.

>> proposition eight and same-sex marriage in the united states, it was overturned in supreme court. when it was ruled unconstitutional, it was struck down. >> it is still in our constitution, evaporated when the supreme court struck it down but it is still there. >> something brought to the attention of many after the overturning of roe v. wade, and the opinion clarence thomas wrote after it suggesting those cases should be visited. >> those opinions sugge same-sex marriage case, it was a clear signal that this area of the law is far from settled. reporter: the mm into a repeal prop -- amendment to repeal prop 8 would have to pass with two thirds of the legislator. they say the legislation has bipartisan support.

not everyone is in favor of repealing opposition 8. >> for billions of people around the world, marriage is a sacred bond created by god. >> he has confidence the amendment will prevail. >> there are still some people in san francisco who do not support lgbtq equality. that is very set in this day and age. ultimately, i am confident a large majority get it, and want lgbt q people to be treated equally. >> chances are you paid extra and hidden fees and now state lawmakers are trying to better protect us from those charges. reporter: california families are hurting, inflation, high gas prices or this, whether as a hotel, ticket broker for a special event, or the airlines that slam us with baggage fees

or a fee to sit with our family. all of these are exorbitant and just to costly. >> state lawmakers, attorney general, and consumer advocates introduce legislation today they say is landmark legislation to protect consumers from hidden fees. the bill prohibits advertising a price for a bill -- a good or service, that does not include all prices including -- excluding government taxes. it costs people billions of dollars every year. a brief shower. kristen: i know. larry: it is cold and wintry out there. >> is not like spencer didn't warn you. >> there is a chance of isolated showers today, cold showers, they were rather isolating, but a couple of them did occur. list take a look at what happened under dry conditions. cold gusty winds that larry referred to.

40 miles per at sfo, 35 miles per hour over the much of. . the remainder of bay area let's look at the beach hazard statement. the wave heights due to the gusty winds. there is a higher risk of rip currents and sneaker waves, the statement will be in effect through tomorrow morning. live view from the tower looking at partly cloudy skies over san francisco. these clouds represent the chance for isolated showers we mentioned earlier. 48 degrees in san francisco. oakland 52. 50 at santa clara and half moon bay. a nice view, up to the distant to the north is currently 54 degrees at santa rosa. 53 at concorde, livermore. mixed sky conditions, clouds are beginning to thin out to bid,

these are forecasted headlines, clear skies overnight, winds will diminish. frosty and free zeek conditions the next two mornings. overnight -- freeze he conditions for the next two mornings. in east bay look for 34 concord, down for 30 at livermore, southbay is chilly and cold. 33 the low at morgan hill, 36 at san jose. we will see the upper 30's, a freeze warning in effect in a frost advisory from 2 a.m. until 9 a.m. for most of the bay area. areas and purple indicates with a freeze when he will be in effect. some of the east bay hills in north bay hills as well, under the blue, are the areas representing -- the areas represented by the blue are the frost advisory. do not forget to protect pets, plants, pipes. afternoon hours tomorrow under sunny skies high temperatures in the mid-50's at the coast where it will be freezing but not gusty like today.

upper 50's on the bay shoreline and upper 50's inland. up north you will see higher six degrees at santa rosa. here is the future -- 60 degrees at santa rosa. future weather animation showing this friday whether could produce an isolated sprinkle at the coast. we expect dry conditions for the next seven days. cold mornings tomorrow, and thursday. a few clouds in the sky on friday, maybe a sprinkle or two near the coast. warming up nicely over the weekend, larry will be happy about that. mid 60 inland and your the bay, presidents day looking good. presidential prognostication is looking good. larry: i am not the only one who likes it warm. >> i like it warm as well. kristen:i am worried about tonight's jill. -- chill. larry: major milestone for good morning america's robin roberts.

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that registers people to save lives. >> i am so honored. >> reporter: students as superheroes. [applause] those that signed up for the be the match bone marrow registry at st. mary's college of california got capes and roses. in the sense they could save a life. >> we are after young individuals ages 18 to 40. reporter: recruitment court nader for be the match, says it helps -- four nader be that -- coordinator for people the match. >> is more challenging for people of color to find the match there are fewer individuals of color that are. . registering our goal is to change that. make it fair and equitable for everyone the is in need of a match. >> the process was easier than expect, easier than a covid test. reporter: this communications major, said gma's robin roberts

inspired him to be a match. >> hopefully one day it will be used and i get called back. reporter: the process is so easy, the simple swap to get onto the registry. someone is contacted about being a donor, they are a perfect match. 90% of the time it is as simple as a blood draw. >> 1-2-3 process. it took me five minutes to sign up for the registry. it could end up saving somebody;s life. >> it does my heart so good, i love that there saving lives. reporter: the enthusiasm is not lost on darling, whose brother died of leukemia despite her being a part match. >> my husband is a head coach of the best voting, they have embraced the registry and being -- of the basketball team and they have embraced registry and being donors themselves. reporter: these college students could get elected and call that they are the perfect owner for someone somewhere who needs a

super bowl -- superhero. reporter: leslie brinkley, abc7news. larry: to registry scan the qr code you see right now or text kgo to 614-74 >> you will get a kit to do the swap and see if you are a match for someone in need. larry: coming up, terrifying flight, could have been much much worse. we are learning about the flight from my week as a father suddenly lost after -- altitude. kristen: another politician announces plans with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, everyone is making room for binaxnow in their medicine cabinet. do we still need these pregnancy tests?

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kristen: students gathered around the rock. the oldest monument at the school to mourn the victims of the latest mass shooting. larry: three people killed and another five seriously injured, abc news reporter organ norwood has the latest. reporter: frantic students running for their lives into another mass shooting in america. police say a gunman went from building to building on a shooting rampage. >> came into our class and that all three to four rounds, it went silent for 30 seconds to a minute. two of my classmates started breaking open the window. reporter: police identifying the gunman as 43-year-old mcrae.

>> we with msu, not faculty, not staff, not a student. >> a gun was found at the scene come a second and the backpack along with multiple rounds of admonition, the fbi is also work in the suspected gunman was found he had a three page document. expressing reasons for the attack. listing a number of additional locations in michigan, new jersey, colorado. the shooting at msu arch -- marks the 67th mass this year. >> country, we have to do something to stop gun violence from being a part of our community. >> law-enforcement coming through social media accounts and writings for any extremist review -- views. he served time in prison on a weapons charge. i am morgan norwood, abc7news.

larry: san supervisors unanimously approved $700,000 in funding to help farmworkers -- 780,000 dollars in funding to help farmworkers displaced by the shooting at half moon bay. it would help the families that lived and worked on the were seven people were killed last month of funding will company american rescue plan. >> a four-week crime called operation northstar wrapped up in oakland. it targeted gun violence. >> we arrested 21 suspects who have opened arrest warrants in the oakland bay area. number one out of all the 10 locations were operation northstar. . 19 robbery suspects. five assault suspects. two sex assault suspects. one child was recovered. 24 other arrests for lower-level, but still solid arrests.

>> the operation focus on cities with high amounts of gun related crimes. larry: learning more about the 1400 foot drop that absolutely terrified passengers on united flight back in december. abc7news reporter dustin dorsey spoke with an aviation expert about what happened. >> as fast as it went up it went down. passengers aboard a united airlines flight from hawaii to san francisco remember the terrifying moment in the plane nearly nosedived into the pacific ocean. >> felt like a roller coaster. reporter: the aircraft took off and reached 2200 feet before going right back down. 21 c gripping second -- 21 ripping second, before leveling out into sending. the ntsb announcing tuesday it is opening an investigation into the united airlines 777 incident. f.a.a. and united have not

public lisette why this has happened nearly to -- have not said why this is happened nearly two months later. >> it is a public trust, we do need to know what happened. for no other reason to know it is anomalous and recently cured. >> abc news aviation concert in and veteran pilot john nance has theories. while passenger safety weather was betty does not think was that. the pilots involved flight hours combined and they said they received additional training after the incident. they believe they may have been a glitch with the auto flight incident. >> all of us are aware that if you do not -- if you punch it in wrong for the computer you can get a bad result. computers control the flight path of the airplane. my question is, what if it is a miss program? reporter: he says is not about blame it is about understanding. for passenger rub limbs, for

whatever the cause -- rob williams, he says whatever the cause or reason, he is grateful it was not there last trip. >> you ask yourself is this the last time you see her family? you start to count your blessings. reporter: dustin dorsey, abc7news. kristen: nikki haley entering the 2024 presidential race before -- former presidential -- former ambassador to the u.n.. i spoke to rick about how haley is positioning herself. >> she is trying to stop a losing streak for republicans. to make the case that she is the one to do it. as a young woman she talks to a generational change. as a woman of color she can bake -- break the stranglehold democrats have had on voters. that is the distinction she put yourself forward as a candidate. kristen: she is second person to

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larry: time now for the forum for with chris and spencer joining us, tiger woods returned to competitive golf this week. it starts -- marks the first

official tournament start forwards since july. he was playing -- four wo since july. he hostess golf tournament -- hosts this golf tournamen by his foundation. is great to see them out there, at his age, it is if he can last for days. >> the big question is if he can play the golf. as you mentioned earlier, this is his tournament. he has to be there. whether or not he plays is about getting the promotion and selling the tournament. he is kind of the ambassador. it is nice to see tiger on the golf course, but as a sports rain elect to see him healthy. those days it to be behind him. if he can play well and into the weekend it is always fun. there is nothing like tiger on to be golf wise and he is good.

the trouble has been to help. larry: 47 does not sound old, but as an athlete you just do not heal. >> especially the athlete that has had injuries like him. some quite severe the take a while to recover from. kristen: i am wondering why you say 47 like that is old. larry: for in athlete. as a news anchor you are just getting started. kristen: brim of the valentines you gave your friends when your kids -- remember your valentines you gave your kit -- friends when your kids? they are back. the warriors posting some like every kiss begins with clay. how about a kiss i love everything about bear hug, and the giants have a homerun with i am caught in your webb.

these are really cute. chris, i think you saw this, it is so clever. have they been doing this? >> they have been doing this for as long as social media, twitter, instagram has been blowing up for every year. i look forward to these. the warriors should show off how many rings they have one. the last eight season. i will give you mi for -- of my 4 rings. i'm not the most creative. >> the niners could have said jimmy g i love you. >> i am missing some of the former giants, their names could have been great on valentines cards. with buster posey, you could say a bouquet of posies. >> sign me up. >> ring around the posy. >> i am the hunter, you are the prey. >> really getting into this. kristen: i am trying here.

larry: next-door it will really get your goat. and in usual fashion show underway in union square in san francisco. it is all about goats like tom brady. a different kind of goats. the nonprofit value culture is a hind this event that highlights the livestock wearing -- behind this event that's a highlights livestock wearing sweaters, the goats and the show up reduce fire danger in the bay area by eating grass. have you ever drawn by a mountainside and see 200 goats jumping away? it is -- chomping away? it is quite the site. >> they do not have get rid of that gas -- grass. >> that you and everything. >> i am not as amazed by goats as you, but they do eat a lot of grass. kristen: they do a lot of good.

did i hear that right that our own dan ashley is emceeing the event? it is g i cannot even get a courtesy left. >> i am laughing. kristen: thank you for the pay left. keeps fan that likes pepsi's, get ready to enjoy, peoples --peepsi. pepsi is bringing back the marshmallow peach flavored pepsi called pepsi by peach -- peeps. it is back and available to anyone but only for a limited time. >> i do not understand the fascination with peeps to begin with. how about, let's take sugar and add some sugar? can we do that? pepsi is pretty sweet as it is. spencer, how many of those would you like? how many cap witchy down for?

-- can i put you down for? >> zero. i do not get the fascination. larry: kristen? kristen: i am with spencer, too much sugar for me. >> now. -- no. >> clean sweep, poor pepsi. larry: a good place to stop. courtesy left? -- laugh? kristen:

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larry: a long-awaited mystery is now over. we know the name of the person who won the massive lottery jackpot with more than 2 million -- $2 billion. >> the only player to match the numbers of the historic powerball drawing class november is castro. >> edwin castro. remember when we used to hang out all the time? kristen: uncle edwin. larry: he was not there to receive it personally. california lottery officials say he wants privacy after buying the winning ticket in l.a. county. the record-breaking jackpot raised hundred $56 million for the public school system. >> as someone who received the

awards of being educated in the california public education system is gratifying to hear as a result of my win, the california school system greatly benefits as well. larry: that is fantastic. castro is pocketing 997 million dollars after taking the lump sum payment option. doom mover we used to hang you remember when we used to hang out at the game? kristen: i remember hanging out with him to. larry: i do not remember seeing you there. kristen: here is a great date idea. watch an oscar nominated love story. larry: they share an unbreakable bond over their love for volcanoes, the best documentary nominee back in theaters for bounties -- downtimes day and streaming on hulu and is a plus.

-- disney+. >> tomorrow, will be there last day. reporter: fire of love takes us along their numbers count -- adventures, two full canal just who live -- life's volcanologist whose life work change our understanding of volcanoes. >> it includes some of the most stunning images of volcanoes ever captured on film. just as remarkable, is the one of a kind love story between the two scientist who captured this footage. >> [speaking a foreign language] >> the more we learned about them as people the more we fell in love. they are philosophical, brilliant, they really taught us

what it means to living knitting for life -- meaningful life. >> [speaking a foreign language] >> i think people will be absolutely full by how close they got to exploding volcanoes. the fact that they could find intimacy and love with such a dangerous force. also i think people would be surprised by the creative powers of volcanoes. they tend to think of volcanoes as terrifying, but they also source of life on earth. reporter: we will see if it wins as document tree, oscar sunday that's best documentary, -- see if this documentary wins best on oscar sunday. kristen: streaming on disney+ or hulu. we could use some of that fire. >> get close to the fire or warmth of some sort, tonight you

will be very cold. virtually all the bay area will be under a freeze warning or frost advisory as tempers drop into the upper 20's in low 30's in the -- temperatures drop into the upper 20's in low 30's. a cold night coming away. tomorrow, look for something that does not advance here. trying to make these cap -- traffics. -- graphics. sunny skies in the upper 50's along the shoreline and mid-50's along the coast. accuweather 7-day forecast shows another cold morning on thursday. increasing clouds friday. a slight chance of a shower on friday. sunny and milder over the weekend with high temperatures moving into the mid 60's saturday, sunday, early next week. >> are right, a chill might be in the air but so is love. >> absolute, all of the bay area people show how committed they are to love. your invitation to see valentine's day weddings, of next

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larry: tonight primetime abc 7 8:00 catch by the brook -- catch the rookie, then stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. two valentine's day traditions, flowers and weddings. we have -- a report in search of love today. reporter: love is in the air in san francisco. >> it is moving to people who are in love, and in these

moments, all they are doing is looking h other and absorbing -- each other and absorbing the valves. -- vows. >> >> the city's clerk office has arranged for as many people as they can handle to tie the knot inside of historic city hall. 260 couples book this valentine's day. >> we are getting married. decided do it on valentine's day. it is a city tradition. >> super last-minute, super excited, beautiful place. lots of people celebrating we are happy to be here. reporter: they say they squeezed right in last-minute to carry on the valentine's day wedding tradition at city hall. >> i know several people who have done this year, we thought it would be a great thing for us to do. we lived here for four years now, this will cement us as city residents. reporter: outside of city hall

and other bay area valentine's day tradition since 1912. a rush to the san francisco flower market. >> we have every flower at think has grown on the planet right now. this morning we had last-minute rushes of florists who got orders as late as last night to fill for today. reporter: providing a major boost to local bay area florist, like rubble, who had to hire on seasonal help for the occasion. >> is a joy to see flowers bring happiness to people. reporter: each couple getting married inside of city hall today will receive a long stem rose, candy, and a special souvenir valentine's day mayor certificate. -- marriage certificate. larry: if you get married on don has day should never ever forget your anniversary -- valentine's day, he should never

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announcer: this is abc7news. moments a blast lifted several san francisco homes off their foundations. explosion igniting a massive fire killing one person. tonight, for the first time ever, we are hearing from the only other person and said that home who survived. >> that explosion was more than 20 blocks away. the fire said she had ner