it's got the original brick fireplace. i'm so happy they didn't rip that thing out. and that is the first, as you mentioned earlier, the first of five fireplaces in the house. the blue living room has 12-food ceilings, beautiful touch. i think they did a great job on that. another fireplace, and oversized windows. there's even a heart room. i love a hearth room. glass doors lead to the wood deck out back. the dining room to my eye, which you'll see in just a moment here, is a little too formal. i mean it just doesn't feel like people really live there to be comfortable, but that big wall of bookcases there, i don't get it, they need a book. look at all those bookcases. there's a dramatic staircase in the main entry hall that has double windows on the top of the stairs. you can't see that from the shot so it's nice and lit, which is unusual with the stairway. that house, remember, is only $329,000. >> all right, we've got an unusual one. we're going to dillsburg, pennsylvania. it's a home with a huge yard. four bedrooms and it comes with its own tractor. >> and you kn

but he's really interested in robert kennedy's fireplace. do you remember the scene?> yeah. >> jon: later on in the movie he's informing robert kennedy of the assassination standing in front of the same fireplace. because he admired robert kennedy's fireplace he actually bought and built one for himself in his office. >> exactly. >> jon: how crazy is that guy? >> some people get obsessed by little things like that. i guess he was... he thought, why should he have something i don't have? >> jon: it was such a nice moment because you don't really point it out. it's at this very dramatic moment but the whole time i'm going he's got bobby kennedy's fireplace. >> you thought it was a mistake. we just used the wrong set. >> jon: i thought why is he standing in bobby kennedy's office telling him about... and then i realized he's psycho. >> well, he could have been. >> jon: do you think such an interesting personality portrayal, what do you think of hoover and his intentions? was he, you know, obsessed with law and order because he was obsessed with trying to control himself

the time of year when fireplaces and chimneys need to be checked, flues need to be cleaned, fireplaces need to be emptied out. for those cleaning their fireplaces after using them, make sure the ashes are placed in an approved container, a metal container placed far enough away from the house. >> police say the townhomes did have smoke detectors, but they didn't go off. no one was hurt. >>> three weeks after being benched rex grossman was back under center for the burgundy and gold. it didn't seem to do much to improve the skins anemic offense against the miami dolphins. trailing in the fourth quarter, the skins were knocking on the door when grossman threw an interception. he threw for 215 yards and had two interceptions in the game. the dolphins capitalized on this latest one with reggie bush finding the end zone. miami wins 20-9. for the second straight game, the skins did not score a single touchdown. >> i felt good coming into the game, and we had our opportunities to do something to win this game, sxwh it didn't happen. all i know is that it's frustrating being 3-6. we're a bette

mike sugerman on who the worst offender is on using a wood burning fireplace on a spare the air night mike? yeah well this is spare the air season, it starts tomorrow, but you wouldn't expected it. marin is the worst offender. let >> imooh just going to go and pick up some sticks here. >> this woman will be among the major causes of pollution in the bay area this year. >> interview: in my wood shed. >> reporter: even though she wishes she wasn't. >> interview: so in the winter we see particulate solution, tiny particles from wood smoke, it's a huge health issue here in the bay area. >> reporter: burning fireplaces in the winter are as bad as cars are for summer smog. >> interview: one fireplace operating to for an hour is the equivalent of 90 suvs operating to one hour. >> this homeowner prefers we not use her name because he is not in compliance with officials. you can get an exemption if it's your only source of heat, this is, but she has never got around to together can it. >> interview: in my spare the air day, if i didn't burn my wood burning stove i would freeze to death. >> rep

.$♪ the fire started after the residents but ashes from the fireplace fire into a paper bag and leftt outside on the patio. >> it could have been a hole lot worse. again it's too far into the year but we need to be taking care of how we are taking carry of our fireplaces. >> it spread up the siding on the home and firefighters also had to cut a hole in the -- a hole in the roof. >>> they will vote on a key element over seam sex march ran ban. prop 8s say they should be allow to take up the case because they have refused to defend voter law. >>> right now i want to check in for the early morning commute, hi, sal. >> we will look at the east shore freeway, which looks good if you are driving from vallejo to berkeley, it is a nice drive. also bay bridge toll plaza, it looks good coming to the pay gates and there are no problems getting to san francisco. 17 itself is looking good heading down to the bottom of the hill so they are off to a good start. thank you, here is steve. >>> this is a very weak system increasing low clouds 30s 40s and 50s, a couple of systemels will come in, the fir

the living room has great details with wood floors and i like the green tile fireplace.ining room is one of the best dining rooms i've seen. it's delicious with a high coat ceiling and an oversized arriveway and huge picture wind co windows. the window galley kitchen is fresh and modern, simple with a honeycomb tile counter. look at the small breakfast area outside the archway. not too big. not enough room to fit two chairs frankly, but it's pretty to look at. the bedrooms are all simple and peaceful with big windows throughout all the rooms, simply designed and the fully fenced backyard has the right sized brick patio. please, buy new furniture. that hardly looks like it goes with the house. my god. why did they stop at the backyard. get some new furniture and um brel la brel las. >> they have grate windows. >> madison, new york nearly on three acres of land. >> 3 1/2 acres to be exact. you have to ask where is madison? it's smack in the middle of new york state, five hours from new york city. not an easy commute if you want to work here. this is a 1802 federal style ho

of year when fireplaces, chimneys need to be checked, flues need to be emptied and fireplaces cleaned out. for those emptying their fireplaces after using them, make sure the ashes are placed in an approved container, a metal container placed far enough away from the house. >> investigators say the townhomes did have smoke detectors, but they did not go off. no one was hurt. >>> this morning police are trying to figure out who broke into several shoe stores at the westfield montgomery mall. the owner of the xavier dean store said someone broke in and took the cash register but no shoes. at least four other shoe stores at the mall were hit. montgomery county police are looking at surveillance videos showing the burglar leaving with the register. that should be a big clue. >> that's right. >> hope that helps them recover the money. >> that's right. he didn't want any of the shoes. >> no shoe fetish, just cash fetish. >> almost 5:21. meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at our forecast. i think we're going to like it, tom. >>> it's already off to a balmy start. we've had clouds

. >> a know a lot of my folks in my neighborhood, have wood in their fireplace and sometimes they are not supposed to. how much does it contribute? >> with wood burning worry confederate about the particulate matter but anything that uses has has carbon in it can produce carbon monoxide. so in a fireplace, you have em elevated levels of carbon monoxide. >> are there some areas that you think that contribute to it. or is that just overall pollution in general? >> good question. in general, industrial companies produce lots of carbon monoxide but the largest is automobiles. >> cheryl: so that is something the industry is adressing? >> carbon monoxide is a success story. back in the early 70s we used to see the standards, 40 or 50 times a year. we haven't had any nor the carbon monoxide standard since the early 90s. >> so we're doing well and national standards compared to california standards? >> there are two standards. one is exposure over eight hours and california and federal government have the same standards. for the more acute standards, the one hour standard, the federal standar

so, again, it's this time of year we need to be aware of how we are taking care of our fireplaces. >> reporter: firefighters say that flames destroyed the back deck and spread to the home's siding. the crew also cut a hole in the roof. >>> a 15-year-old boy is at contra costa juvenile home. police say he told the driver he had a gun. the drive was not hurt. this morning, san pablo police spotted the car and arrested the teenager. >>> instead of classrooms, hundreds of cal state university teachers are walking the picket lines at two schools this afternoon as part of a one- day strike. ktvu's christian captain is live at cal state unfortunate where faculty members say that the big issue is money. christian? >> yeah, we're going to give you a live look right now at the picket line here. you can see that they are holding a kind of an organized dance in the middle of the road blocking traffic into cal state east bay. they have been chanting all morning long and only letting a few vehicles in at a time. if you take a look down carlos b avenue, you can see that the road is entirely shut dow

this is what used to be a fireplace. the wood inside the fireplace, untouched. but then just a few feet over, you see this used to be the garage. these two cars a total loss. >> went down into this gully and went roaring into one of the doctor's homes over there and then just expanded over to here. >> dennis saw the flames and didn't wait for firefighters to take action. >> we got the garden hoses and i spent most of the morning keeping that fire down. and it was raging in our gully. >> and his efforts paid off. one of the lucky ones. his home was saved. he just wishes others had the same outcome. >> sad part, we witnessed our neighbors houses just burn down in front of our eyes. >> paul watched as burning embers got into this attic and smoldered three hours later. attacking the flames from all directions were enough to save it. >> the wind was so strong that it just went through the attic and flames were shooting out. probably 30, 40 feet downwind. >> so now, as people survey the devastation in the neighborhood. when these homeowners come back, all they will se

giant fireplace with original cooking arm, the friendliest kitchen. i love a kitchen like that.oap stone counters and cabinets hand made by a local artist. beautiful, and comfortable kitchen. the living room has hardwood floors, six over six windows, built-in book shelves and look at the detail in the fire place, distinguished for a house that reads informally. you can also see the extra wide floorboards in the parlor, throughout the house, a good shot of it right there. many of the windows have still their original panes from way back when. there's another elaborate fireplace in the parlor with the original tin ceiling above it, you have to peek under it a little bit but the house is charming end to end. >> one last stop, the adirondacks, one-bedroom house in ohio, new york. >> ohio, new york, kind of a whacky name but listen to the name of the street, called teacup street. that sounds friendly. this house you have to appreciate comes with 100 acres of land, with streams and woodlands and animals crawling around, all that kind of good stuff. so you get not only a gorgeous house

we added a fireplace, sofa, an unusual furniture which we recovered in cream london.aster bath and, personally, is my favorite room in the home. it has a huge walk-in marble shower, and an outdoor area as well as a beautiful jacuzzi. when our friends and guests, over, there are three guest cottages on the property. everyone's favorite is the top left. their two bedrooms, private outdoor sun garden, outdoor shower. when one walks up there, you can see a colonnade of olive trees with wide stairs that lead to the grass area and you're up against the mountain. very dramatic. i hope you enjoyed the tour. thank you for visiting my home. >> i would love to take a dip in that pool. coming up after the break -- >> is everyone ready? >> welcome back to "open house." let's watch as george does one of his favorite things, rescuing the rescuers. he said his sights on a volunteer ems unit in new jersey to give these unsung an updated -- heroes a place to hang their hats. >> this squad is made up entirely of volunteers who donate over 25,000 man hours a year in servicing their commu

firefighters believed it started in the fireplace or chimney.anch has its own fire crew, which called the marin county fire department for help. lucas does not live there, but the ranch has living quarters for guests as well as facilities for lucas films. >>> brentwood police are looking for a man who broke into an officer's home. the off-duty officer ended up shooting at one of the suspects yesterday. that victim was airlifted to the hospital. the second guy took off unhurt. >> picked the wrong house there. >>> republican presidential candidates will debate tonight in michigan. all eyes will be on herman cain, who once again denied he sexually harassed anyone. >> i have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period. and as far as these accusations causing me to back off, ain't gonna happen. >> cain responded yesterday after a fourth woman came forward. he said he would be willing to take a lie detector test to rebut accusations he harassed multiple women. that should be an interesting debate tonight. >> we'll be watching. >>> 5:39. we'll have

the raccoons were doing their business so to speak in the fireplace. that was his comment. >> on that note, let's go to martin from texas. we look at the life and career of barry goldwater and his 1964 presidential bid. >> good evening. the reason i am calling in on veterans day. i happen to be a retired captain from illinois. i like to tell my friends not so much the history of how many times i met barry goldwater accidentally but i was first influenced being a democratic can man from illinois where my cousin became the supreme court justice, head of state of illinois, attorney-general. i will not go on. it was a world war ii texas a &m colonel in the air force -- excuse me, army and later airforce that influenced me to vote for barry goldwater. interestingly enough, i like to say to my texas friends, i am one of the few guys left that remembers on monday hearing fdr when i was 7 years old give the day of infamy speech. i ran into barry goldwater a couple of times in a little restaurant that he looked on connecticut avenue. one time i was there my bos

. >>> is 57 too warm to build a fire in the fireplace for thanksgiving. in columbia, 57. that is water clear, a beautiful satellite picture. we have all of this mild air to the south and that is indeed going to make a run at us, the forecast for the last few days, it is coming into being and it is five above normal, it would have been big here. 34 overnight and sunshine, the high temperature of 63 and milder. the showers later in the weekend, that is in the forecast. >>> the university of football tar opinions are hoping to win their game right here on our station. today at noon, the risk of eating meat. why doctors are telling people that they need to step back from the grill. you remember, wjz is always on for you. here is what we have for this hour and the day's news and the updated weather morning forecast, go to our ,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> children may be needing to use their inhalers he's, it is just as effective when they feel an attack coming on and parents need the talk to their doctor before changing their child's medicine. >>> you could develop an aggressive form of

people are thinking about their fireplaces for the first time. >>> it may be thanksgiving. for a lot of ravens fans, it's focused on the big game. it pits the ravens against the san francisco 49ers. it's also brother versus brother with john and jim harbaugh leading the teams. a little football and sibling rivalry. >> reporter: all right. here we g we are ready. we got the harbaughs, jack and jackie -- mom and dad will be on the field. they will say hello to

. >>> right in front of the fireplace is a perfect way to keep warm, first you got to get it cleaned. >> reporter: deny it all you want, winter is fast approaching, you've got to get ready. >> people are thinking about the things they need. >> reporter: your chimney, if it's in need of cleaning, it's not the kind of job you can do on your own. angie with the better business burreau says you could be at risk for chimney sweeping scams which often run door to door. some from people who say they were quoted one price for cleaning, then charged another after the contractor added on services or repairs that weren't necessarily needed. it's a standard bait and switch. >> there is a few bad apples in the bunch. be cautious of those. >> reporter: it's tough unlike some contractors, chimney cleaners aren't licensed in maryland. they get certified through a national trade group , the chimney safety institute. check with the bbb for complaints and get references even if they come door to door. you could get caught up by a scamer in a clean sweep. >>> for more information on the story or other sc

(laughter) and a working fireplace for a romantic evening destroying evidence of financial fraud. (laughter) but, of course, even if you make it to your yacht, where will the 1% go to rebuild our society? luckily silicon valley billionaire peter seal has the answer, is funding the creation of a network of artificial libertarian island. finally a haven as connected to land as libertarians are to reality. (laughter) these anything-go islands will have it all. >> it's a planned floating nation or city constructed on barges and water platforms. it will have everything like schools and homes and hospitals and bikes for transportation. even aqua farms for food. >> stephen: yes! aqua farms. now, i know what you're thinking who's going to harvest all of the aqua fruit if everyone on the island is rich? simple, we will breed dolphins with illegal immigrants and make aqua mexicans. hey! hey! hey! porpy, squeak in english! (laughter) and, yes, that's an artist's approximation. and, yes, you will be starting over in a brand new world but make sure to bring along your armored limo, your yacht,

it was confined to one of the chimneys and fireplace. a spokesperson says the fire caused little damage to the property. >>> there are jobs in the bay area and abc 7 will tell you where you can find them today. the 16th annual hire event starts at noon on market street. katie joins us with a preview. ro >> reporter: we are live at the hotel vendors just starting to arrive and set up this is the second job fair in as many days. we were in concord yesterday, about 400 people showed up. this one is going to be bigger. it is more diverse, a lot more companies showing up and a lot of openings in customer service and administrative openings. i want to introduce stephanie simmons with manpower one of the companies that is going to be inside. how many people and what kind of jobs are you going to fill? >> we are working on 25 openings. the jobs range from entry level bookcasing to sales management. >> reporter: things are looking good or better? >> they are. manpower's outlook survey for the bay area shows about a net 8% increase in employers wa

it was confined to one of the chimneys and fireplace. a spokesperson says the fire caused little damage to the property. >>> there are jobs in the bay area and abc 7 will tell you where you can find them today. the 16th annual hire event starts at noon on market street. katie joins us with a preview. ro >> reporter: were live at the hotel vendors just starting to arrive and set up this is the second job fair in as many days. we were in concord yesterday about 400 people showed up. this one is going to be bigger. it is more diverse, a lot more companies showing up and a lot of openings in customer service and administrative openings. i want to introduce stephanie simmons with manpower one of the companies that is going to be inside. how many people and what kind of jobs are you going to fill? >> we are working on 25 openings. the jobs range from entry level bookcasing to sales management. >> reporter: things are looking good or better? >> they are. manpower's outlook survey for the bay area shows about a net 8% increase in employers want

if you have a fire in the fireplace you're probably exposing yourself and family. not only to particulate matter but elevated levels also. >> and i hope you'll join me in how to protect yourself and your family at 10:00. >> such an important topic. >> and well, still ahead, finney's friday free stuff. your ticket to a fall festival and a meal ticket for comfort food. >> stay tuned for that. and one man calls it a tough transition. at 6:00 the challenge facing veterans as they go from being soldiers to students. [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney... veterans day sale get savings on top of savings. use your jcpenney rewards credit card... ...and get an extra 15...20... or 30% off all regular, sale and clearance items. no exclusions. go to jcp.com... ...to e erything on sale. jcpenney. veterans day sale get savings on top of savings. use your jcpenney rewards credit card... ...and get an extra 15...20... or 30% off all regular, sale and clearance items. no exclusions. go to jcp.com... ...to see everything on sale. jcpenney. >>> it's friday. there is food and enterta

firefighters think it started in a fireplace or chimney. >>> penn state football coach joe paterno is facing increased calls to step down because of a former assistant's sexual abuse scandal. the university has a special committee investigating the allegations. >>> good morning, bay area! if you are just getting up, it's looking like the best day of the week today. still a bit chilly outside. let's get out there right now and take a look. a mostly clear day over the bay although we have some reports of patchy fog in toward the santa rosa area this morning. temperatures chilly. we have 50s and 50s out there right now -- we have 30s and 40s out there right now. this afternoon sunshine to the coast and numbers warmer today in the 60s and low 70s. still, a cold one though starting out in the valleys. 34 degrees right now in santa rosa. 38 in livermore. 36 in concord and 35 degrees in fairfield. you have 40s in and around the bay. high pressure holding on for one more day. so yeah, it's looking pleasant for now but this area of low pressure is going to approach the coastline. we have chang

firefighters believe that it may have started in the fireplace or chimney.his is in a building known as "the main house." >>> well, a puppy about to be adopted was stolen from the san francisco spca. we have a photo of him. and he is the darling of our newsroom. i got news for you. eight-week-old james is light brown, white mixed breed. the spca has video of the thieves actually stealing this little dog. they are described as a latino couple in their mid-30s. they were accompanied by a little boy, as well. they are offering a $500 reward if you can bring james back home. >>> poor little guy. >> cute. >>> coming up, well, toyota announces a major. the vehicles affected and the potential problems. >>> singer mariah carey is lending her voice to a new project. find out how it started with a loss in her life. that coming up. >>> weather looking good now but we have changes coming up and, yes, we're talking about the possibility of more rain. we'll tell you when next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fireworks display. all the fireworks were set off at once! the show was suppo

crews say it started in the fireplace and quickly became a small fire. now lucas has his own fire crew on property. they are called the sky walker fire brie brigade. sky walker ranch is not the main studios, but it is the spot where some of the movies, including the music are put together, at least part of them are. once again, this fire is out, but extra crews were brought in to protect the $100 million facility. in marin, elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> we learn tonight that a nasty smell in parts of contra costa county will get worse before it gets better. it started with a crude oil pipeline that burst at the concord weapons station. juliette is in concorde and why are they saying it's going to get worse before it gets better? >> well, actually what they are going to do is have to cap this leak and then when they do the final repairs, they think this oil may seep up again or the odor itself and it will have that stench and we're smelling it tonight. it's a sulfur smell. it's pretty potent. there's no evacuations being ordered. a lot of the residents in th

again looks like a fireplace but that's early. spokesman for the ranch says there was very little damage. glad to tell you. fire went to 3 alarm because the building is fairly large. sky walker ranch sits on 6100 acres outside here and own fire department but called for back up from marin county. fire tonight at sky walker ranch. working ranch of film director george lucas. no major damage but very quick firefighters response. we keep you updated on that. >> election results. lets start with most competitive race certainly the most public in the bay area. 16 candidate running for mayor of san francisco. here is where things stand right now as we take a lack at the numbers just coming in. still early returns but ed lee is leading with 37 percent of the vote. john is 11 and 10 a candidate needs 50% plus 1 vote to win out right. if it doesn't happen rank voting kicks in. here's the list. we continue to show you some of the early returns. pier 4 percent. devin 4 percent. hall 4 percent. 16 candidates in the race trying to replace inte

from the sconces to this amazing chandelier, the medallion and this double sided gas fireplace which leads into the master bath. a little hidden gem. i will show you what it is all about. this clause it is what everyone wants. i cannot blame them. it is like a cross between neiman-marcus and the chanel boique. this carriage house is not just a garage, it is more like an exotic car showroom. it holds 15 cars. black absolute granite choicflo. ferrari, rolls-royce, he has at all. when you step outside to these five manicured acres, you have hundreds of specimen trees. this place takes your breath away. 50-footer pool with roman ends fountains, and unbelievable pool house. if my wife ever throws me it out of the house, i am coming here. i had a great time showing you this incredible home, but it is getting late and i have got to get to my next appointment. >> that closet is bigger than most new york city apartments. coming up, the set decorators of "parent.">> welcome back to " we meet up with a designer in her beautiful dallas digs. she believes your space can be lux without sacrificing

we thought it was a fireplace going. then our house started to get engulfed in smoke. my windows are not up to code, i guess. the house started to fill with smoke, and that's when we realized that there is something gosmght we looked out and saw the flames on the hill. we started loading up our stuff. we were waiting out the smoke and seeing if anything would clear up. the smoke got to about 200 feet from our front yard, and that's when we decided to leave and our dogs stayed with us thankfully. >> thank you very much. she is still waiting to find out the fate of her home. again as we mentioned, firefighters are trying to save about two dozen homes in the soda canyon road and off silverado trail. and there is some homes in loma vista and they are fighting the fires. these 25 mile per hour winds are making it eek -- extremely difficult to fight this fire. we will keep you up-to-date. i'm alan wang, reporting live. >>> those strong winds are knocking down trees and power lines. they are falling in oakland and san san leandro. that's where lisa is right now. >> what a dif

in the fireplace. we had an indoor fireplace. i would build a fire every night.ry night. and it was things like that that he taught me. he was a little like live with a mad scientist at times. one year he made wine, and there were always flaws in everything he did. he made wine and then late on winter nights at 2:00 in the morning we'd hear bottles exploding in the basement. >> but could he be self-critical of himself? he made the bad wine and said, oh, i really messed this up? >> oh, he would own up to all his mistakes. >> he'd skewer himself just like everybody else. >> he knew how badly dressed he was. in his woodworking he'd have these wonderful ideas and a perfect form in his mind and then ended up having to use a lot of putty. >> which a lot of people can relate to just as they can relate to him every sunday night or even in reading so many of the things he wrote. must have an incredibly difficult for him to decide that that final essay that he did on "60 minutes" not very long ago was going to be his last one. >> yeah, he said, i am going to work until i d

if you have a fireplace open the flu. don't get offguard by a high bill. keep it at 55 at night and 63 during the day and make sure the furnace doesn't lead to a funeral. >> we have not turned it on. tonight is the first time. we will see if it still works. we don't know yet. >> always take a few minutes, just do a quick inspection, make sure that pilot light is burning blue. if it is yellow that is carbon monoxide so watch out. >> they say another way to keep your bills low is to wear a sweater indoors and don't forget about pets and plants because they get cold too. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news, now for a full weather forecast let's go over to rosemary. >> good afternoon to you, the storm pretty much out of here and leaving behind it the temperatures we are taking about. 5 to 10 degrees below normal this afternoon. this morning the north bay freezing and subfreezing temperatures. there are your saturday morning forecasted lows. we are looking at 30s below freezing for the north bay again. 47 in san francisco, so just as chilly as this morning. cooler

blaze in the 50,000 square foot main office building of the it was confine today one chimney and fireplaces in the renovated victorian. there were concerns overlay of wiring in the subfloors of the high-tech building. fans were brought in to vent the smoke which includes screening rooms and sound equipment for film and television. a spokesperson says the fire caused little damage to the property. >>> in oakland, city officials have started new dialogue with occupy protesters trying to find out who the vandals were last week. the protesters have been cap ed outside city hall for nearly a month. the city says it seems some of the same problems that appeared before daily inspections turned up ongoing potential fire hazards. some cam 7ers started fires in their tents to stay warm. others are running -- running extension cords and electrical wireing. >> i'm looking for full cooperation i'm worried as it gets colder we'll get more people burning small fires. more people bringing in gas heaters that are going to get close to combustible materials. >> that's wet hay underneath. many oakland busines

we thought it was a fireplace going. then our house started to get engulfed in smoke. my windows are not up to code, i guess. the house started to fill with smoke, and that's when we realized that there is something gosmght we looked out and saw the flames on the hill. we started loading up our stuff. we were waiting out the smoke and seeing if anything would clear up. the smoke got to about 200 feet from our front yard, and that's when we decided to leave and our dogs stayed with us thankfully. >> thank you very much. she is still waiting to find out the fate of her home. again as we mentioned, firefighters are trying to save about two dozen homes in the soda canyon road and off silverado trail. and there is some homes in loma vista and they are fighting the fires. these 25 mile per hour winds are making it eek -- extremely difficult to fight this fire. we will keep you up-to-date. i'm alan wang, reporting live. >>> those strong winds are knocking down trees and power lines. they are falling in oakland and san san leandro. that's where lisa is right now. >> what a dif

crews say it started in the fireplace and quickly became a small fire. now lucas actually has his own fire station on property. it's called the sky walker fire brigade. they had to call the fire department to make sure the fire didn't spread. sky walker walker ranch is the spot where parts of the movies, including the music are put together. it remains an intriguing place for star wars and lucas film lovers because it's exclusive and few have been inside. but the sources that i've talked to tell me that there's one of a kind memorabilia inside and the ranch is also the home for development for future films. there's also an extensive research library. and now the fire is out, but they did have to bring in extra crews to protect this huge compound that is expected to be worth close to $100 million. again, that fire is out. some minor damage to the main house on sky walker ranch. dana. >> all right elizabeth cook. thank you very much. >>> oakland police have taken a lot of heat for their handling of the occupy protest. some claim that their tactics are exce

the wood inside the fireplace untouched. but then just a few feet over, you see this used to be the garage, the two cars a total loss. >> it went roaring into the one of the doctors' homes over there and expanded over to here. >> reporter: he saw the flames and didn't wait for firefighters to take action. >> we got garden hoses and i spent most of the morning keeping that fire down and it was raging in our gully. >> reporter: and his efforts paid off. he is one of the lucky ones whose home was saved. he just wishes others had the same outcome. >> the sad part, we witnessed our neighbors' houses just burn down in front of our eyes. >> reporter: he watched as burning embers got into this attic and smoldered. three hours later, not even three fire engines attacking the flames from all directionses were enough to save it. >> it was amazing. the wind was so strong that it just went through the attic and flames were shooting out probably 30, 40 feet downwind. >> reporter: so now as people survey the devastation in the neighborhood

but they believe they have the cause isolated in or near one of the fireplaces. right now they are bringing in fans to vent the smoke out of this victorian-style mansion. it is decorated with a lot of expensive art, oriental rugs and impressive woodwork. but a spokesperson says there is little to no damage. as for george lucas himself, we haven't seen him, and he has not commented on his film making retreat. reporting live near skywalker ranch in marin county, alan wang, abc7 ne. >> alan, thanks. >>> on to the election in the san francisco mayor race. 100% of the vote has been counted in the first part of the rank choice voting. >> ed lee and dennis herrera. supervisor david chu, leyland ye and the public defender jeff adachi. mark matthews is live at what was at least election party. the party is over there. >> yes, it is, dan. at 9:30, ed le has pretty much close to 40% of the vote. his nearest competetor had 10%. ed lee took the stage. while he didn't claim victory, he came very, very close. >> thank you, san francisco! >> a jubilant ed lee thanked everyone fo

you have to create a landing around where the fireplace flue comes through and walk around that, go left, and null from there. force -- and pull in from there. commissioner miguel: can i ask for comment from project sponsor? >> so in looking at the proposal by ms. moore, it sounds like 3 feet in is what is being requested, which we specifically looked at the

. >> we've done our water on the fireplace. we're having breakfast on the grill. >> reporter: what followed for many was a day of headaches and inconvenience. the best way to find a gas station open is to follow the traffic. >> we saw the lines. we said, we need gas, so here we are. >> actually, i noticed this is the only place with power. >> the refrigerator's out so i'm throwing just about everything away. >> reporter: many here like lou, clearing away the debris, feel all of this was just inevitable. >> we just had irene a couple of months ago. i came out of that great. so it was my turn. >> reporter: and that doesn't make it any easier for him, though. here's another way of looking at things. during the height of the storm some 3 million people were without power across the northeast. hurricane katrina caused the same number of outages when it hit. that's the magnitude of what happened here. brian? >> don't forget we're going to spend all that money, put the wires back up next to those trees one more time. ron allen in hart

but they believe they have the cause isolated in or near one of the fireplaces. right now they are bringing in fans to vent the smoke out of this victorian-style mansion. it is decorated with a lot of expensive art, oriental rugs and impressive woodwork. but a spokesperson says there is little to no damage. as for george lucas himself, we haven't seen him, and he has not commented on his film making retreat. reporting live near skywalker ranch in marin county, alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thanks. >>> on to the election in the san francisco mayor race. 100% of the vote has been counted in the first part of the rank choice voting. >> ed lee and dennis herrera. supervisor david chu, leyland ye and the public defender jeff adachi. mark matthews is live at what was at least election party. the party is over there. >> yes, it is, dan. at 9:30, ed le has pretty much close to 40% of the vote. his nearest competetor had 10%. ed lee took the stage. while he didn't claim victory, he came very, very close. >> thank you, san francisco! >> a jubilant ed lee thanked everyone