as john-patrick smith reports, there are -- john henry smith reports there are worries it could be vulnerable to fire. >> reporter: fire roared through this complex in edgewater new jersey. >> it advanced quickly into the hallways and ceilings. >> reporter: the flames lit up the sky. >> it billowed and the roof blew off. >> reporter: it took more than 12 hours to control and drove more than 1,000 from their homes, including norm golding, joy and their dog lexie. >> good girl. >> they couldn't put it out. it took them so long. >> reporter: they couldn't put it out at all. >> not at all. >> reporter: this is what is left of the apartment building that caught on fire. 240 units gone in a flash. since that night, a lot of attention has been paid a lot of finger pointed at what is inside the walls of this building, and other like it videos the country. >> it's called lightweight wood. it's o compost of smaller pieces of wood chips pressed and glued toot. light -- glued together. lightweight wood is used throughout homes in the country, including the avalon here. >> it's lightweight construction wh

here's john henry smith.ftc. >> pope francis urged his cardinals on thursday to help form vatican bureaucracy. >> the goal we aim to reach is always to achieve more harmony in the work of the various vac can offices. >> the proposals drew drastic changes that merge offices and reduce waste. on saturday the pope went beyond the traditional catholic strongholds and chose 20 new cardinals, some as far away from the vatican as tonga and myanmar, places from around the world that have rarely been on the vatican radar. >> never had moves like that. >> moves like that show the pope as a charismatic leader. pope francis became head of the roman catholic church. catholics and noncatholics quickly noted that francis practices what he preaches. he spoke out on global inequality and echoed those sentiments by turning down the palatial vatican apartments. he's often turned down the papal vehicle for more humble once, and one of the first acts as pope was to kiss the feet of inmates. >> he is in a better position to unders

john henry smith has more. >> on just one day this year january 5th, alameda county, california saw as many cases of measles as it does in a whole year.theyear. the source became obviously. >> the only place we could find, it turned out there are other cases that tested positive that had also been to disneyland on those same dates. >> reporter: the concern isn't just that measles is a deeply dangerous disease especially in young children it's also that the bay area is especially vulnerable because for some reason people are not vaccinating their children here. all 50 states require measles vaccinations for students. but 19 states give parents the choice based on medical or religious reasons. these exemptions are a growing problem. because when more than 8% of a school isn't vaccinated like those shown here in red a disease like measles can spread quickly. in the bay area, parents in wealthy enclaves like marin county which enjoys ready access to great health care are for some reason exempting their children at an alarming rate. >> we have to really look closely. >> for example dr. john

john henry smith reports. >> fire roared through this apartment complex in edgewater new jersey. >> itdid advance very quickly into the hallways and into the ceilings. >> the flames lit up the night sky. >> it just billowed and billowed and the roof blew off the place. >> the fire took over five hours to control and drew more than a thousand from their homes. including john and be his wife and their dog lexie. >> they put it out. >> they couldn't put it out at all. >> this is what was left of the avalon edgewater. 240 units gobben in a gone in a flash. since that night, a lot of attention pointed at what was inside the walls of the building. >> it's called light weight wood. chips glued together. widely used in homes throughout the country including the avalon at edgewater apartments. >> if it were made out of concrete and cinder block, you wouldn't have this issue. >> fire department achiever thomas clinton battled this fire. >> how scared are the firefighting communities of a fire in that struck? >> all firefighters are concerned because it's a matter of timing. >> underwater laborat

here is john henry smith. >> reporter: pope francis urged cardinals to reform vatican bur okay rahs yip. -- bureaucracy. proposals including merging officers reducing waits. saturday he went behind the catholic strongholds, choosing 20 new cardinals, some as far away from the vatican as tonga and myanmar. voices from parts of the world that have rarely been on the vatican's radar. the pope has gone where no pope has gone. moves like that earnt the pope app reputation for being a transformative leader. less than two years ago, on march 13th, 2013 pope francis became the head of the roman catholic church. catholics and non-catholics noted that pope francis practices what he preaches. he spoke out on global inequality and echoed the sentiments by turning down the pal asia apartment -- pal ashial apart: he bi ---al pacial apart. he bypassed the pope mobile for him ble transportation. tee took off the red shoes, slipping on the black shoes a priest would wear. one of his first acts is to kiss the feet of inmates. >> he's in a better position to understand us. when we talk to him, he connects