there's no more ash raining down on us. but if you take a look back here, you can still see there's a lot of activity from firefighters. they are working on the ground at this point. you can see a lot of water running down the gutters. all of these trucks full hoses and still trying to contain it and keep it from spreading. we have a resident from the area that we are going to be talking with. she doesn't want to appear on camera because she is still in her bathrobe and slippers. [ laughter ] >> but she wanted to talk to us. she lived here for 39 years and lives across the street from this property. ethel richardson, walk me through what happened this morning. >> what happened this morning, i was sleeping, i heard banging on the door, banging bang, banging and the police broke my front door and told me i had to get out. so i had to get out of my bed and they said got to get out, can't get anything. so i wasn't able to get anything. i left me cell phone. i did get my id and everything and that was it. that was it. and they t

from a central kentucky coal fired power plant they say coal ash from the plant is polluted harrington lake poisoning it's fish joining me now to talk about this story is fair and cousins he's executive director executive editor for the trial lawyer magazine of fair and what is the kentucky utilities being charged with in this lawsuit and who's leading that charge and. leading the charge is an attorney from earth justice who's representing the calla kentucky waterway alliance and the sierra club and they're charging that kentucky utilities has been illegally exceeding the amount of coal ash that they're allowed on fortunately to dump into the harrington lake and again that to me is one of the most disgusting parts the kentucky utilities is absolutely allowed to dump a certain amount of this toxic coal ash into harrington lake but apparently that was not good enough for the company and they have been illegally discharging their coal ash into this lake leading to issues of salinity i'm being found in the wildlife it's disrupting the ecosystem there and this is a very vital manmade lake f

the ashes were born. hutton‘s had a knock of 364 against the aussies and more recently the 2005 ashes clinching moments and also in 2009. the oval somehow breaks the mould. i did not think the atmosphere has hugely changed. looking back, you can see articles by players talking about the boisterous crowds. there is something south london at this place. you come as you are, everybody is welcome it is relaxed and everybody has a good time. former surrey and england captain alec stewart sampled those good times. what does it mean, tojoin lords and melbourne and sydney on the list of venues? it is massive. i'm pleased surrey have made a big think about it, it is something they should be proud of and shouting from the rooftops. i hope the quality of the rooftops. i hope the quality of the game matches the occasion, the 100th test match at the oval. the oval, 100 not out. england's wheelchair rugby league side have reached the world cup final in france. england were the final home nation left in the competition,

i should also say canadian ash is a major export. they have a huge terminal, where is located the largest wood structure west of the mississippi river. and further around on the columbia terminal six, we have autos on each end of the terminal. honda upstream, hyundai from korea downstream, and we also are now exporting for automobiles, made in the center of the country, railed to portland, customized here on our terminal for the chinese buyers. if they went a sunroof or radio, that is installed here, and dr. -- and off they go to china. standingck we are there is a channel that is 40 , feet deep. it needs to be dredged regularly. in the columbia, it is 43 feet. we own a pipeline dredge. the contract with the u.s. army corps of engineers, a federal agency in charge of maintaining navigation channels to the united states, and without that, we would have no maritime commerce. it isn't something most people see or experience or know much about, but it is incredibly vital. rivers like the mississippi and the columbia river could not funct

it's raining ash on us right now from this fire.re retewsd stoba viously scene doing their best to try to get this under control. from where we're standing at 24th and harrison, you can actually feel the heat from this fire. there is a construction crane in the middle of the fire and right now, it is spinning. it almost appears out of control. evacuations under way for people who live in the neighborhood. we have been seeing people as they are coming out of their homes carrying their pets. people didn't have a chance to grab anything. firefighters trying to get a handle on this. there are evacuating the areas around here. now, what we understand is that this was a complex that was under construction. so there was no one actually inside this building at the time of the fire. and so far we are not hearing any reports of any injuries. and at this point, we don't know if there are any other structures involved or if the fire is spreading to any of the nearby homes or businesses. so a lot of confusion here among the residents wondering w

. >> this is all coal ash. >> this is what coal ash looks like. it's the waste product of coal, and there's some dangerous chemicals in here that could cause some serious problems, things like neurological problems, behavioral issues, and increased risk of cancer. according to the lawsuit neighbors are worried dominion energy is dumping coal ash into a tributary of quantico creek to get rid of it. neighbors say it's getting into their drinking water, and they're worried it's going to get them sick. >> this is dominion energy, and just to give you a lay of the land, we're about 30 miles southwest of d. c. and 80 miles north of richmond. we just wanted to see exactly how close those neighbors lived to dominion. >> we're starting at 00. so the closest home is 1 mile away by car, but if you look at the map, dominion and th than that. >> it's hard to protect your family when you don't have education, so you feel like your hands are tied. how do you protect them knowing that any minute something else can happen. >> i poured bottled water over her head e

this is all coal ash. this is what coal ash looks like. it's the waste product of coal and there are some dangerous chemicals in here that could cause some serious problems, things like neurological problems, behavioral issues and increased risk of cancer. according to a lawsuit, neighbors are worried dominion energy is dumping coal ash into a tributary of quantico creek to get rid of it. neighbors say it's getting into their drinking water and they're worried it's going to get them sick. this is dominion energy and just to give you a lay of the land, we're about 30 miles southwest of d.c. and 80 miles north of richmond. we just wanted to see exactly how close those neighbors live to dominion. all right. so we're starting at 00. sohe 1 mile away by car, but if you look at the map, dominion and these homes are actually a lot closer than that. >> it's hard to protect your family. so you feel like your hands are tied. now do you protect them -- how do you protect them knowing that any minute something else could happen? >> we didn't know what

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ash was raining down on us all morning. you can actually still see some of the ash coating the cars. so firefighters and investigators are going to be on the scene here all day, trying to clean up, mop up what's left. also, they will continue their investigation. and people here are now tasked with trying to clean up the area around their homes. reporting live in oakland, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> kpix 5's jackie ward continues our team coverage with people who had to rush out of their homes when the fire broke out. jackie. >> reporter: for a while, a lot of people who live around here didn't know where to go, what to do or where to seek shelter. for a long time they just knew they had to get out of their building and get out fast. >> we had to wake up, get your stuff and get out. >> holy crap, that's the biggest fire i have ever been this close to. >> reporter: she was one of hundreds looking for a safe place to go while this fire ripped through the structure adjacent to her home. >> it's giant. it was all the way up into

there's ashes dozens of feet in the air here. am mainly worried about the ashes spreading to other places but this is a new building here, this high-rise. you can see the crane does appear to be moving: we are hearing booms and pops and that crane, if you take a look, it is swinging around as we speak. >> okay. we are watching this how far are you guys it seems, are they telling you to move back? >> they're not telling toss move back at this point, but we are probably about maybe 200 feet away from the fire. as we speak. again the major danger we have been hearing about all morning long it was crane, we're hearing a series of pops and bangs. we've heard a cup of warning horns. if you look you can see there are fire crews trying to get as much water on this as quickly as possible, not sure exactly why this crane started spinning, if it is off balance and that's why it is starting to spin but big concern has been the imminent collapse of that crane and some of the residents as soon as they saw it starting to swing, they said that's

in the last few years it's eating its way through ash trues. kim killing it. scientists say it's happening at an alarming rate. >>> people are trying now to at least save seeds and deep freeze them so when we are able to get some kind of controls on this beelt that we can actually introduce ashes back into the forest. >> to help you identify the trees, ash trees look a lot like maple trees. if you think your property is at find out if the beelt has been found in your area. in the next hour introduce you to another foreign insect threatening the summer fruit crop. >>> about four minutes before 5:00 a.m. let's find out how traffic is looking on the schuylkill this morning. >> if anything is threatening that, right jess. >> looks good right now. only time it looks good. by the time we get to 6:30 marker we see big delays. not yet. right around the roosevelt here. this is the westbound. 12 minutes right now on the eastbound side from the blue route to vine. total trip there speeds into the 60s still. nice drive on the schuylkill. there's a crash. out in abington,

just this side of that terminal is a facility that exports soda ash, and ironically, it is a nature -- major commodity used in the manufacture of glass, many of it auto glass, so these companies come in with windows made from soda ash that is being exported on the other side of the terminal. when those cars are old and not working anymore, they go right over here to a steel shredding facility, where it is shredded, and sent back to japan or china so remounting -- re-melting, a sustainable operation here. grain is a major export, wheat, soybeans, corn, a lot of that exported. some of it coming down the barge. much of it for writing by train. railve a tremendous infrastructure here in portland that has been developed, largely because of port operations. ashould also say canadian is a major export. they have a huge terminal, where is located the largest wood structure west of the mississippi river. and further around on the havebia terminal six, we autos on each end of the terminal. hyundai fromm, korea downstream, and we also automobiles, customized here on our terminal, or the chinese

there's some ash there. again, it is because of that, lid on the atmosphere that would not allow the smoke to escape. so even though the winds were light and that is beneficial, in one aspect on the flip side, that smoke just lingered and any. of smoke is toxic. if you are still spell smelling it outside, close your windows. if have you a recirculate button on your indoor system, definitely hit that, and just avoid the smoke until it is cleared out of the way. but yeah, just want today mention that dave because as we know this started really early on. for those just waking up and wondering how did the ash get so far from the fire and out on to my street, it is because we had a thick, the thick plum of smoke that could not escape and it started running back down. >> right. we have a photographer, keith who is at webster near 24th who showed us the video just some of the cars covered in big chunks of embers and debris. >> here is a picture. look at the votes. >> yes. >> to give everyone an indication of just h

courtney ash was last seen leaving a relative's home in ash bun on friday night. she was supposed to bring them to another relative's house in leesburg. they're likely in a blue ford taurus with tags 9844. >>> it has been a rough and violent weekend in the district. two people are dead and eight people are hurt in seven separate shootings. news 4's darcy spencer has three things to share. she tells us about the victims, the action plan from police and their desperate plea for help. >> reporter: a police officer evidence in the dark. a canine searches the area and an officer takes pictures of the scene. this after a double shooting on clay place not far from minnesota avenue in northeast d.c. the victim, the ninth and tenth to be shot in less than 24 hours in the district. >> these are some of the challenges that we're here for. we have to continue to engage the community and put a squash to some of the issues happening. >> reporter: it started just before 10:00 saturday night. two of the shootings were fatal. one man died, a second critically injured on campus ave

it was raining ash. it took us by surprise. the car was a blanket of white ash. >> there are 17 major wildfires burning in california alone. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency. >>> now to the russian investigation into the election and what appears to be a showdown between the president and special prosecutor robert mueller. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. he's drawn the line saying his finances are off to investigators but it seems those investigators looking into russian meddling in the 2016 election has already cross thad line. robert mueller is looking into businesses and prosecutors at the attorney's office in manhattan who have initiated the probe have turned out what they found. >> speaking for myself, i have nothing in russia. >> they're also looking into whether there are any financial links between president trump and his associates as it relates to russian meddling in the election. the president said veering into his finances was a red line mueller should not cross. >> the point the pre

roll on the ashes. you head over there as world champions. we do.r league first, about a week off to recharge and then head to australia for the ashes in october. what a tour it is set to be. i think australia are still number one side in the world, and obviously we have got the trivia but we will have a massive ashes series. we played a brilliant game against the aussies down in bristol, i'm sure there will be many more thrillers come this winter. cannot wait. heather knight, world champion, england skipper. many thanks indeed. the head of women's cricket in england and wales says that the world cup — and notjust england's win — is a game—changer for the sport in this country. for me the most inspiring thing about this tournament has been the number of girls and boys in crowds together, absolutely loving it. none of these girls, and certainly my generation of players, did not have that. it was not normal. it gives us a huge platform in this country and globally. to continue to drive the women's game. in this country particularly, we will probably l

an active volcano in mexico has erupted blowing ash and steam over nearby communities. take a look at this dramatic video right there. this is a volcano that erupted this morning spewing an ash cloud more than 6,000 feet above the crater. this volcano is southeast of mexico city and has been active roughly 20 years now. there are more than 3,000 volcanoes in mexico. kind of scary, but only 14 are considered active. >> really cool to see that, though, isn't it? >> so crystal clear, too. >> beautiful. >>> still ahead -- keeping a close eye on the sky. not just for fireworks. >> live look at the golden gate bridge. overcast. air quality concerns for others, though. for the fourth of july holiday. >>> we're watching the fog, the air quality and the sun around hillsberg right now. if you like those temperatures, good news for tomorrow. similar numbers close to 80 degrees. what about the fourth of july coming oup tuesday? hour-by-hour forecast when we come back. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things

courtney ash has been missing since friday. she had in the car with her her own son, who is five years old, and her nine year old cousin. we showed up about 30 minute ago, to interview courtney's mother. and as we got to the door, the mother had just gotten word that a family member had discovered courtney's car in a creek. here on evergreen mills road in ashburn. you can see that huge emergency response down there. we've seen multiple ambulances, and firetrucks, arriving to the scene. we've seen some paramedic running from their car. again, a woman's body was found, but no sign of those two children. and it is unclear when the crash into the courtney ash is 27 years old. she from suffolk, virginia. she was last seen leaving a family residence here in ashburn, on friday. she had with her, her cousin, jaylen russell, nine years old, and her son, cameron martin, who is five years old. courtney had traveled from another family residence in the leesburg avenue with jaylen the cuss town pick up her son cameron. three were expected t

more than 50 homes reduced to ashes. but the evacuation order in the town of mariposa has now been lifted. more than 74,000 acres burned just west of yosemite. right now, it's just 15% contained. andria borba reports. families got to go home. that's good news. >> reporter: it is. the fire picked up a little as we have seen it in the afternoons around here throwing a bit of ash into mariposa where i'm standing now. but today for the first time, people who were evacuated got to see if their homes were still standing. in the hills south of coulterville, the detwiler fire is still sending hillsides to flames, leaving a blackened moonscape in its wake, broken up only by the white ashes of manzanita. five miles north of mariposa, after five days of evacuations, kevin poe came home to find his home was still standing. >> i'm glad. i mean, i'm happy. my place is left. i was blessed literally feet from the house. >> reporter: check out his propane tank completely surrounded by burned grass. his neighbors were not so lucky. >> the

that fire tripled in size triggered air quality because of all the smoke and ash. >> it's raining ash. it's on our outdoor furniture, on the door mat. it is very heavy and ash is on everything. >> reporter: health experts say people with pre-existing heart, lung, or respiratory problems are at the highest risk. >> i shouldn't be out without a mask. because it is very difficult. >> reporter: local residents say the alamo fire has burned closer to santamaria about an hour north of santa barbara in recent memory. >> i've been in my home for 47 years and i have never considered this. we've been lucky. >> reporter: on saturday los angeles broke a heat record set all the way back in 1886, 131 years ago. with a high 0698 degrees. but there is summer relief inside. the temperatures are suppose to drop 5 to 10 degrees over the next 24 hours. in southern california will carr fox news. >>> fire crews in oakland made major progress clearing the site of friday's fire. crews this morning dismantled that large crane that they brought down on saturday. the crane is scaffolding posing a risk to anyone

the sheriff's office says courtney ash was last seen a relative's home on saturday night.for more on this, look at the nbc washington app. >>> trying to figure out whether a driver did this on purpose. half a dozen people are recovering from the crash yesterday. the driver stayed on the screen scene. >> john kelly will be sworn in as the new chief of staff. he takes over from reince priebus. the "today" show will have a look at his day ahead, coming up. >>> senator john mccain will begin treatment for his brain tumor today. his office will begin and chemotherapy treatment at the mayo center in phoenix. >>> bless you. >> excuse me. >> had a sneezing fit there. >> sorry. >> that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic. >> it's coming. >> it's not allergy season. enjoy your day. make it a great monday everybody. >>> good morning. >>> good morning. get out. vladimir putin excels hundreds of diplomats and staff from rush after sanctions being imposed by the u.s. the sta

reporter: former first lady michelle obama presented eunice kennedy shriver posthumously with the arthur ashe award for courage. >> i'm proud to be joined by these special olympians who represent millions around the world. >> reporter: peyton manning handled hosting duties although his joke about kevin durant's move seemed to fall flat at least with kevin durant. >> our gymnastics team was so dominant that kevin durant told me he wants to play for them next year. >> reporter: manning told me backstage k.d.'s reaction was not part of the script. >> he knows what a big fan i am of him. >> reporter: that wasn't staged. you didn't it beforehand. >> a good zinger is probably good for him. >> reporter: kevin durant had fun with it. he wasn't upset playing it up and something you did not see in that celebration on stage with bill murray, he came backstage to talk to me and had blood running down his hand. he had cut himself during that celebration. he didn't need to go to a

we have courtney ashe 27 years old from suffolk virginia.. here's the interesting thing. courtney apparently was at a family residence somewhere in leesburg on friday night she left with cameron. i'm sorry, she left with jalen, the nine-year-old. the nine-year-old is her cousin. they went to another place in ashburn, another family home where she said she was going to pick up her son five-year-old cameron. the three of them were there in ashburn and then the three of them left together, courtney, jalen and cameron. and they did not return back to where they were supposed to go which was the house in leesburg. so, no one has seen them since friday night. we don't know exactly what went on on saturday in terms of whether the family was trying to contact them or didn't realize they were gone. really not sure here. trying to get a few more details from the loudoun county sheriff's office. on sunday, that is when the three of them were reported missing. loudoun county has also put out a description of the vehicle they were riding in, a 2002 ford

oakland residents say it rained ash for hours this morning. the smoke carrying burnt pieces of the development into the neighborhoods near and far. >> i live about 15 blocks from here, and there's soot all over our whole street, all over all the stores and everything. i don't know if the city or insurance how they work that out, but hopefully that goes back to the city to help clean all of this up. >> we shall see. nearly all the cars exposed to the ash along auto row are now going to need a good wash. >>> we spoke with one woman who watched the flames rip through the structure and who feared the worst about her grandmother who lives nearby. >> i mean, i thought it was like dark clouds from the sun rising in the morning, and i'm getting closer to the tunnel from alameda and it's like moving, and i'm like this obviously isn't a cloud. where's my gramma? where is she? >> how did she get out? >> they was knocking on her door. she's an old lady so it took her a couple minutes to get her down the stairs and she got out of there and they took her to

people here are saying the ash and i can see the ash falling on it. is hot. it feels like you are sitting very close to a fireplace. you can actually feel the heat but in the time i've been here this apartment complex has almost disintegrated. we have seen it tumble down to the ground and is going to keep tumbling but everyone is keeping an eye on that crane. that just keeps spinning around. we have some people here -- do you live around here in this area? >> i live right next door. my house is on fire >> my house is right next to where the -- literally adjacent to the fire. >> i'm sorry. i know you are emotional now. how did you find out about the fire? >> a gentleman came in rang our doorbell and told us there was a fire and we tried to back up where the first ones to be notified. we immediately got up and looked outside and ran back and grabbed whatever our important things like documents because that is it. whatever i'm wearing is the last thing i'm wearing. we ran and knocked on everybody's door and told them to evacuate now. likely for that gent

more recently came the ashes clinching moments of 2005 and 2009. somehow breaks the mould. i don't think the atmosphere has changed much, even if you look through old editions of wisden, you can see articles written by players talking about enjoying the boisterous crowds at the oval. there is something special about this place. when you come here you come as you are, everybody is welcome here, it is very relaxed and everybody has a good time. a man who sampled many of those good times is former surrey and england captain alec stewart. what does this occasion mean, to join alec stewart. what does this occasion mean, tojoin lords and melbourne and sydney on this list of venues to have hosted 100 test matches? it is massive, it really is. iam pleased matches? it is massive, it really is. i am pleased that surrey have made a big thing about it, because it is something they should really be proud of. they should be shouting from the rooftops. i hope that the game, the quality of the game, matches the occasion, which is 100 test matches here at the oval.

larry: well, ashe will be honored in l.a.onight when an award named after him presented in the espys. a show where the athletes from all sports face off for a different kind of trophy. >> hitting the super bowl. >> bringing this sucker home. >> against the world series. westbrook against michael phelps. tonight celebrates the best performers of the >> some of the big winners are already announced. >> you are trying to be mr. showoff. >> the new orleans saints super fan robinson who has inspired the team as he battles liver disease will take home the jimmy v. perseverance award. >> you are part of our team. congratulations. >> former first lady michelle obama presents the arthur ashe courage award. going to eunice kennedy shriver, the founder of the special olympics. but this is l.a. so there has to be a touch of hollywood with samuel l. jackson among the presenters. in los angeles, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. alison: it should be a gad show. >> toy maker to include the characte rye in the next version of the "star wars" monopo

tle called the emerald ash board originally from asia. lay eggs and larva feeds off water and nutrients from ash tree. scientists say it's happening at an alarming rate. >> people are trying now to at least save seeds and deep freeze them so when we are able to get some kind of controls on this beetle that we can actually introduce ashes back into the forest. >> if that's not bad enough, another nonnative insect spotted lantern fly is also destroy forests scientists say. also from asia. in our area. first appeared in berks county. eats hardwood trees plus fruit crops. only been detected in pennsylvania. >>> new this morning, reason to avoid sugary drinks if you're pregnant. may be a way to help your child avoid obesity. harvard studidy looked at more than 1,000 mothers and children. kids whose mothers drank more sugary beverages during their second trimester had higher amounts of body fat when they reached age 7 of 8. metabolism develops in response to environment including a mother's diet. >>> as much we try to teach our children that ev

sheriff's department does say that they found courtney ash's body that it is these three victims. but family members tell us they have come to the very sad tragic conclusion that the family members they have been searching for several days now have been found this evening near this overturned car in sick land creek, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, julie. >>> well, he ran into harm's way to save his comrades and today a vietnam veteran is receiving a medal of honor for that bravery. president trump awarding his first medal to 71-year-old. he was a young army medic during the war in 1969 two u.s. choppers were shot down. he was surrounded on three sides by the vietmanese troops. he waited through a rice patty while bullets were flying around him. when he was given a chance to get out, he refused to get on that >> the one thing that kept him going was knowing that he had never told his father, i love you. it was the first thing he said to his dad he he finally got home. >> tonight the legal fight over those shrinking airline seats as we work to put this story into context fo

. >> reduced to ashes, killing at least 80 people. >> you're in it. >> the flames and spoke was very, very intense. >> now one month after the deadly blaze, disturbing questions remain. >> it was a death trap. >> how did a fire sparked by a refrigerator consume a building so quickly. >> it went from the fourth floor to the 18th floor in eight minutes. >> could the build's exterior be to blame? investigators are warning of similar dangers across the u.k. forcing the evacuations of thousands of residents. this special edition of "nightline surviving the inf inferno" will be right back. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline, surviving the inferno". >> thanks for joining us. it been one month since the deadliest fire in britain history and questions loom as ominously as the charred tower standing over london. how a refrigerator fire managed to engulfed 24-story grenfell tower in 80 minutes and taking the lives of people left a community in disbelief and outrage. eyewitness accounts from survivors that take us inside the horrifying inferno. here is james longman. >> woken up by the n

. >> reporter: you know, that's right, wend courtney ash came late friday night to pick his mom up. she lives in virginia now. she grew up in this area, she knows her way around. it was around 11:30 p.m. when they pulled out here. she was driving a 2002 blue ford taurus and none of her relatives have heard from her or the boys ever since. an emotional moment as relatives of a mying nine-year-old boy arrived from new jersey embracing family here. jalen russell is one of three relatives missing. he was with his cousin courtney ash and five-year-old son cameron martin late friday night when the trio never made it to their destination. jalen's parents say he had come here to spend the summer with family. >> it's a nightmare. >> i never expected this. it's shocking to me. i never expected this, at all. >> it's like you see this on and you don't expect this to happen to you. >> reporter: this afternoon a police chopper searching the sky, following the route courtney ash was expected to take friday night from her mom's ashburn townhome back to her uncle's place in leesburg. she tears up re

i want to bring in our translator here, ashed. ashed, can you ask the ladies why they did this?hy were these holes made? >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> she said they make us do this so they can use it as a cover from the air strikes to go in and out from another house to another house. >> so like a rat run essentially so they can move there and they're completely unseen. >> yeah. >> what would have happened if you hadn't made those holes that they drew on the wall? >> they will blow up the house. >> they'll blow up the house if they didn't do this. or they'll kill the people inside. and we've heard this story repeatedly from people, that they were ordered to do things by isis, and these stories are repeated time and time again throughout this whole neighborhood, throughout this whole city. for the families that have reached safety their struggles aren't over. [ child crying ] nearly a million people are displaced. ahmed stands at his brother's bedside. he's waiting for word from his wife. they were separated as they escaped. so he's asking family members if they have news.

ash, soot and smoke still coming from the center. that's question that's foremost on everyone's mind is was this arson? it's the fourth construction site fire in a year. >> we know that two recent fires on the emoryville oakland border were confirmed as arson. that's incredibly disconcerting to us. we're brinking all resources to bear to investigate and we'll be working to beef up our prevention efforts around any type of illegal activity or arson that might be a threat. >> reporter: after eight months of construction the alto building would have soon provided 196 market rate apartment and 31,000 square feet of retail space. now it's all gone. according to the mayor exacerbating oakland's housing crisis. >> this is not a ghostship story, thankfully. i think we're responding quickly and timely. the koorcoordination is stellar. we're going to be okay. >> the construction workers who were building the apartment complex are now out of a job. crew members say their boss called around 5:30 this morning and told them about the fire. they sa

courtney ashe and her 5-year-old son and 9-year-old cousin were last seen leaving ashe's mother's house. she was supposed to be on the way to her uncle's home and she never got there. stay with us for updates as soon as we get them. alison: still to come why 100 people repelled off a bridge and then ate barbecue. jonathan: plus, the uptown aconnic sign in jeopardy of going away -- iconi the moment you could put this iyourselfment. in the driver's seat of a new mercedes-benz. come to mgm national harbor and enter the choose your ride giveaway. the more you play, the more chances you earn to win your share of $350,000 in prizes including a new mercedes-benz convertible, sedan or suv. so get a move on. join m life rewards and enter the choose your ride giveaway for a chance at your share of $350,000 in prizes and freeplay®. this is monumental. giant has unbelievable pro tip produce prices. : i thought i was your favorite. that's right honey. bye! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. alison: new details on the story now about how a dozen enmites escaped from an alabam

homeowners in the area of the 18,000-acre fire are being showered with ash. >> we're getting more ash today than we ever have. we're getting full-size leaves coming down. we hope they're not hot. we check them. they're completely visible as a leaf. >> cal fire reports that fires have burned twice as much land so far compared with the same time last year. that's just one of ten large wildfires burning across the state today. the largest one being in kings county in central valley. and three of them are in san bernardino in southern california. more than 6,000 firefighters are battling all those flames. >>> new at 6:00 daisht air canada flight that mistook a taxiway for the run way at sfo earlier this month may have overflown jets at lower altitude than originally reported. that's according to ntsb's report into the incident. they say flight 759 flew united holding on the taxiway at 100 feet. abc7 news has learned ntsb investigators have arrived in the bay area this weekend as part of their review. >>> we're learning from hollywood that oscar award winning actor martin landau has died.

over the years, the ground has often been the climax of series, times when england has lifted the ashessitional phase, where england are trying to rediscover perhaps the appetite and technique for playing test cricket and also trying to discover some test cricketers. toby roland—jones comes in in the absence of mark wood who has injury concerns. he has probably earned his place, having been on the fringes of it for years, with consistent county cricket. it is the batting and top order that is an issue. joe root, the captain, he has to deal with the aftermath of an overwhelming defeat at the criticism as captain comes his way. from everybody out there and in particular former test captain. i spoke to joe root today. they are entitled to their opinion. that is theirjob, to speak out how they see it. it is important as a side, we remain true to each other. we are honest in the dressing room and know we were not good enough last week. effort has never been an issue and we have a massive desire to go out this week and put in a strong performance and bounce back strong. always in the developm

the ashes is still coming down. >> i live about 15 blocks from here. there's soot over the streets and stores. i don't know if the city or insurance how they work that out. hopefully that goes back to the city to help clean all of this up. >> it wasn't only the car dealers who were hit. many of those who live in the area park on the street so you can imagine the car wash will be a busy place this weekend. asked a judge to release them without boit. >> they appeared in court today. abc 7 news reporter has the thee story. >> reporter: neither entered a plea today as planned. their attorneys say they are waiting for the district attorney's office to turn over my discovery. >>. >> reporter: what he's seen is cause for reports for federal authorities saying they couldn't identify a cause in the ghost ship fire. he receive witness statements suggesting his client was in right. the district attorney's office writes there's a lot of discovery and both the defense and our office are working dill gently and cooperatively ensuring that everyone has all they are e

all those flames are spewing smoke and ash into the air.ome of ash is falling on homes and cars in nearby neighborhoods. (sot) according to health officials... symptoms of smoke exposure include repeated coughing, shortness of breath, and unusual fatigue or lighheadedness. (justine) turning to weather now, meteorologist lawrence karnow has our forecast. lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled as much as 10 degrees in the hottest areas today.high pressure is weakening allowing the cool ocean air to move futher inland. numerous fires are burning around the state with very dry and hot condition but there should be a little relief on the way over the next couple of days. if you're going out tonight the fog will be on the increase and the breeze will be blowing too. skies stayed mostly clear except near the coast today where fog lingered for most of the day. high pressure will weaken during the first part of the week which should help the temperatures cool a little more. but it will remain hot in the central valley where heat advisories and warning

all those flames are spewing smoke and ash into the air. some of ash is falling on homes and cars in nearby neighborhoods.<> (jr stone) according to health officials... symptoms of smoke exposure include repeated coughing, shortness of breath, and unusual fatigue or lighheadedness. (jr stone) meanwhile the whittier fire in santa barbara county is just five percent contained tonight. fire officials said it destroyed approximately 20 structures along highway 154. at last check, it has burned 78- hundred acres. mandatory evacuation orders and warnings were issued for people who live near the fire. no injuries have been reported. lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled as much as 10 degrees in the hottest areas today.high pressure is weakening allowing the cool ocean air to move futher inland. numerous fires are burning around the state with very dry and hot condition but there should be a little relief on the way over the next couple of days. if you're going out tonight the fog will be on the increase and the breeze will be blowing too. skies sta

is underground where the roots are, all of that can still burn underground, but it can be a ash pod that is very hot. those are around the homes and things like that. we don't want to let people back on their property, have them fall into one of those. >> wow. right now the detwiler fire is 30% contained. >>> well, a rash of mail truck brake-ins and residents are being told to check their accounts linked to the stolen mail. the mail trucks were broken into on back-to-back days last week in willow glen while the carriers were delivering letters by hand. the post office has sent warning letters to 350 homes urging customers to keep a close eye on their bank statements. >> living in an area like willow glen, there is kind of that expectation of security, especially when it does come to something like your mail. i think having that sort of breach in the neighborhood is kind of a little bit scary and shocking. >> police say they are still investigating. >>> a man who police say sped away from a dui checkpoint is now under arrest in santa rosa. the suspect was waiting in line at the check

it spewed ash into nearby communities. the ash cloud rose 6500 feet above the crater.here are more than 3,000 volcanos in mexico. only 14 are considered active. this one active since the 1990s. impressive. >>> a bald eagle getting treatment after a scare over the weekend. >> someone spotted the bird in southwest d.c. saturday morning. the humane rescue alliance said it was having trouble breathing, was lethargic, couldn't fly. they posted pictures on its facebook page. recover. we're still working to find out what happened to the bird and we'll let you know when we get an update. >> already looking better. combed his hair. cleaned him up a bit. >> amazing how that works. >>> you have seen him on the big screen, he used to dealers on the streets of virginia. a angie golf has a cop following his hollywood dream. >> he played a clumsy detective, serial killer, and faced off with mark wahlberg during disaster. jim clack is making it in hollywood which may have you wondering what is he doing here walking the halls of the sheriff's department? >> reporter: before chasing his

had to move my car because it was raining ashes. i came over here. >> what i have is right here in this tent. and that's all i have. and so i wouldn't want to come back and see -- you know what i mean? -- my tent burned down or anything like that. >> reporter: oakland city officials say there have been 60 homeless campfires since january in the area. most, they say, were accidental. they have an encampment management team which include public works, police, and fire which monitors some of the 25 large camps in the city and determines whether they have to be clean or closed. >> encampments are not safe places to live. under a freeway is not a safe place to live on any number of levels whether it's fire, traffic, garbage. it's not safe which is why we're having to manage these better. >> we're incredibly concerned. it's an uptick in these fires. they're growing as the encampments grow, the fires grow. and they are unsafe on all levels. >> reporter: after each fire, there's cleanup and outreach. this public works crew from the city wil

courtney ash was last seen leaving a relative's home in ash bun on friday night.ed to bring them to another relative's house in leesburg. they're likely in a blue ford taurus with tags 9844. >>> it has been a rough and violent weekend in the district. two people are dead and eight people are hurt in seven separate shootings. news 4's darcy spencer has three things to share. she tells us about the victims, the action plan from police and their desperate plea for help. >> reporter: a police officer