flames likely started in an attic and most of the roof is gone. firefighters have been on the scene for more than three hours now. elissa harrington is in antioch where firefighters are not able to go inside the building. >> reporter: that's right. it's so dangerous. they are fighting the fire from the outside and been here more than three hours now. where the fire tore through a single business that contains side businesses. dozens of workers without a job. >>> five businesses severely damaged possibly destroyed by a fire. al's giant's burgers, creative cuts, jewelry store and barbershop. firefighters got the call from big al's about the smoke. they found the attic fully involved. >> we tried to distinguish it but too far gone. we evacuated the entire building and the roof started to collapse soon after that damaging all five businesses. >> the fire wouldn't stop. >> she and her co-workers dressed in pink work shirts ready for a full day. late spring and summer are their busiest seasons. >> we work so hard. it's so hard to gain a client. when you

and the paper attics are you know just like a drunk on the street is handing out his cash he thinks like i'm a great guy i'm so together again no teeth pimply faced raggedy clothes and he stinks like urine he thinks he's the coolest thing on earth but he's giving away all his stuff and people are stampeding to take it now premiums by wholesalers and bulk buyers in dubai to secure a one kilo bar of bullion are being quoted between six dollars an ounce and nine dollars an ounce over the london cash price said frederic pena global head of marketing sales at the swiss space billion refiner that compares with about fifty cents before the rout pena's duty also to executive officer of and cast precious metals said in an interview from dubai so you see the premiums are jumping this is just like prior to the crash we saw a backwardation these are the real physical signals that there's a problem in the attic should market the pay. or market that there's a shortage there's a tightness of supply and here the premiums jumping many fold over showing that this is hard to get the supply side to so

not a storage room, which maybe it was an attic converted to storage, but that's what attics are generally used for. so, and it's pretty good idea. it's like a dormer, except it's an open dormer, you know. so, if you want to, you can use it to the outside, that's sort of what it reminded me of without a roof on it. >> i have another question. if the appellant wanted to put a deck on her -- hypothetical. if the appellant wanted to put a roof on her deck, would that require any -- i guess it might be for planning. but is that something you've seen? >> a roof deck on the flat roof? >> yeah. >> you can do it absolutely. >> would there be any issue if the appellant wanted to do that with that type of structure on the neighboring house? >> they could apply for a permit for that. yeah, they'd probably have to structurally upgrade the roof to carry the load of the deck and they'd have to put up a 42-inch -- >> the issue with it being adjacent to another deck, which gives immediate access. when i saw the pictures, i actually was thinking that -- i got confused. i thought the appel apt's house had t

of both house. >> her neighbor, who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the brunt of the fire was focused here. at one point the house was so unstable firefighters were forced to pull out of it. they worried it could collapse. >> the attic space caught fire, and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping. i think the windows on the house blew out. so it was pretty intense for a while. >> crews were fighting the fire from above, but they couldn't stop it. >> this is all that could be saved. >> i'm a diabetic. he saved my insulin, my needles and test strips. >> she quickly remembers what was lost. >> my parents just passed away in the last few years and left me a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on, and it's all gone. >> no one was hurt in the fire and no one had to be evacuated the firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to any more homes. abc7 news. >> coming up, today's cinco de mayo. the push to keep this year's celebration safe. and cell phone robberies, a growing problem in san francisco. what the d. a. say

so the guys in the paper gutter much of wall street they are the attics to this paper and they find any excuse not to sober up not to get real you know stop injecting the paper into their veins so let's look at what outside of their paper delusions that are hallucinations brought on by a paper addiction gold rush from dubai to turkey saps supply as premiums jump surging demand for gold from dubai to istanbul has pushed physical premiums in the region to levels not seen in years as the biggest price slump the three decades lowers consumers according to m.k.s. now remember joe wiesenthal a business insider had said that this physical man doesn't mean anything compared to how much paper we on wall street can generate and sell are you ready for the truth. r t v are you are you ready for the truth now people watch the show and they realize what we're saying is absolutely correct that their only hope of escaping the paper apocalypse is to buy gold and silver and that's why they're like wal-mart on thanksgiving day afterwards the black friday or people america stab each other to get thirty per

joe wiesenthal henry blodgett they're there in the gutter they're degenerates they're they're paper attics they're sick they need to go to paper a hall aqsa nonis they need to recover from their paper addiction and they just outright lie but you know just the way morgan stanley and goldman sachs can lie to people so can business insider just a lot of people there should be a lot of there's not that's why people are buying gold because they see that these guys are in prison what he says about this chart so you saw the deep red lines that those represented the outflows from the e.t.f. and he says that this has been massively offsetting any physical demand not providing any proof of this he's just saying as a guy with no teeth slurring his words in the gutter and the paper gutter he's saying it must be more than the physical market i have no proof of this because he doesn't because as i said this to send jaitley a bully on basis who deals in physical gold and silver who knows the precious mark metals markets and he says that the amount of cash gold bought and sold every. day is a multiple of

of both houses. >> the neighbor who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the bankrupt of the -- the brunt of the fire was here-and at one point the house was so unstable firefighters pulled out. >> the attic space caught fire and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping, and the windows on the house blew out. pretty intense for a while. >> crews tried figuring the fire from above but couldn't stop it. this is all that could be saved. >> my insulin, my needles, my test strips. >> haul quickly remembered what was lost. >> my parents just passed away, and a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on. and it's all gone. >> no one has hurt in the expire no one had to be evacuated. firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to anymore homes. >> firefighters say the wind and heat played a role in our quickly the fire spread. >>> a home owner napa county sent us these pictures showing how close a vegetation fire came to his property. the three-acre blaze was quickly brought are in crul. two homes were threatened by the fire but

of both houses. >> the neighbor who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the bankrupt of the -- the brunt of the fire was here-and at one point the house was so unstable firefighters pulled out. >> the attic space caught fire and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping, and the windows on the house blew out. pretty intense for a while. >> crews tried figuring the fire from above but couldn't stop it. this is all that could be saved. >> my insulin, my needles, my test strips. >> haul quickly remembered what was lost. >> my parents just passed away, and a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on. and it's all gone. >> no one has hurt in the expire no one had to be evacuated. firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to anymore homes. >> firefighters say the wind and heat played a role in our quickly the fire spread. >>> a home owner napa county sent us these pictures showing how close a vegetation fire came to his property. the three-acre blaze was quickly brought are in crul. two homes were threatened by the fire but

and they will be released away from home, and they can do what raccoons do, get in somebody else's attic and cause problems. >>> a wild close encounter. >> that bear had a big old claw, and got really close to the camera. >> i don't think those things are bear proof. >> next on "right this minute." >>> two race cars go head to head. instead of race cars, they are in giant dump trucks. >> see who comes out on top. >> the pool party where breaking the surface may be sexy. >> don't go, man! >> you got an eight-pack in one slash. >> why this party just is getting started. >>> last year i brought you guys the beautiful story of the landfill harmonic. a community, a slum in paraguay, where a very creative garbage picker decided to take recycled items from the landfill and start making instruments for the kids, and they were able to create an orchestra of kids playing instruments made with all recycled materials. >> recycled. it's trash. >> let me remind you how absolutely beautiful the music is. >> sounds like you are listening to the new york philharmonic. >> the original video was the traile

interviewed registered sex offenders in the area, chased down leads, looked in storage sheds and attics to try and find the killer. but the sherrif says - they ultimately did not have to look far and wide.they believe it's her own brother who committed the crime. the sheriff did not take announcement last night. so this morning we do not know where lay-la's brother is being held or of any potential motive in the crime. >> it was our commitment to make sure that we did a thorough job as possible. authorities did not formally identify the brother, and because of his age we are not either. but on this morning.mother's day. lay-la fowler's family is coping not only with the loss of their 8-year-old daughter. but also with the news it came - allegedly - at the hands of her older brother. live in the newsroom, mike pelton, kron 4 an update now on a story we first brought to you yesterday. in which officers shot and killed an antioch man late friday night. authorities are *still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. it happened near buchanon and barcelona circle around 9 p.

. >> there was so much fire when the first engine got here that it got into the attic which makes it difficult for to us fight the fire. we very quickly had to pull the crews out of the building because of the volume of the tire and go to defensive mode from the outside of the building. >> reporter: neighbors watched as flames consumed the attic. jose hernandez lives next to the apartments on fire. he was one of the many who called 911. >> it could have gone anywhere, you know? it's a fire. so a good thing everybody came out on time and everybody is safe now. >> reporter: unfortunately for residents, redwood city fire says it appears five units were extensively damaged and the building has been red-tagged and not safe for anyone to go inside. fire officials say only two people sustained minor injuries one person treated here on scene and the other was taken to a local hospital for observation. in redwood city, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> arson investigators are still trying to figure out the cause. there is still no estimated cost of the damage of that fire. >>> another apartment compl

all of the fire was up in the attic spaces. so that presented quite a challenge to us, particularly with the advanced stage of the fire once we arrived. >> reporter: in all, five businesses were destroyed, including a restaurant, a hair salon, a jewelry shop, a nail shop. this woman who works at buchanan nail salon says the fire will cause hardship for them. >> our busiest month is the summer month. our clients getting their nails done and their hair down and their feet done, you know, this is the season where we make most of the money. >> reporter: this video from newschopper2 taken just a few minutes ago, shows the real damage done by this fire. you can see the roof has collapsed. one of the walls is partially down. probably this building will be a total loss. fire investigators say they don't see anything suspicious with the fire. they had investigators into the building now so they don't think it was suspicious. they are still investigating. coming up at 5:00 on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, we talked to another one of the b

that circuitry does not function very well in attics. it is the circuitry of motivation which involves dopamine which also does not function very well. stimulants like cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, elevate dopamine levels in the brain, as out,sexually acting extreme sports, workaholics. the question is why the circuit do not work as well and some people as others. the drugs themselves are not addictive. what i mean by that is that most people will try drugs and not become addicted to them. so there has to be some stability there. insusceptible ones are the ones with these impaired brain circuits, and that is caused by early adversity, rather than genetics. the human brain, unlike any other mammal, for the most part, develops under the influence of the environment. from an evolutionary point of view, we have these large heads, and a narrowains, pelvis. that means we have to be born prematurely, otherwise you would never be born. the horse can run on its first day of life. human being do not develop for another two years. us, development oc

of both house. >> her neighbor, who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the brunt of the fire was focused here. at one point the house was so unstable firefighters were forced to pull out of it. they worried it could collapse. >> the attic space caught fire, and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping. i think the windows on the house blew out. so it was pretty intense for a while. >> crews were fighting the fire from above, but they couldn't stop it. >> i'm other diabetic. he saved my insulin, needles, test strips. >> she quickly remembered what was left. >> my parents just passed away in the last few years and left me a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on, and it's all gone. >> no one was hurt in the fire and no one had to be evacuated the firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to any more homes. >> firefighters say the wind and heat played a role in how quickly that fire spread. >>> a homeowner in napa county sent us these pictures showing how close a vegetation came to his property. the three-acre blaze

of both house. >> her neighbor, who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the brunt of the fire was focused here. at one point the house was so unstable firefighters were forced to pull out of it. they worried it could collapse. >> the attic space caught fire, and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping. i think the windows on the house blew out. so it was pretty intense for a while. >> crews were fighting the fire from above but they couldn't stop it. >> my needles, my test strips -- >> she quickly remembered what was left. >> my parents just passed away in the last few years and left me a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on and it's all gone. >> no one was hurt in the fire and no one had to be evacuated the firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to any more homes. >> firefighters say the wind and heat played a role in how quickly that fire spread. a homeowner sent us these pictures showing how close a vegetation came to his property. the three-acre blaze was quickly brought under control. at least two homes

. >> attic, did somebody go in the attic to see what they could find?s there ever a holster found? >> no, there was never a holster found. >> was there a gun case? >> no, there was no gun case. >> were there any indications that a gun had been there? were there any spare bullets of any caliber found throughout the house? >> nothing. >> martinez worked to cast out on every aspect of jodi's story. both what she claimed happened and what the defense witnesses said was her state of mind. clinical psychologist jeannine demarte had kublgted a 12-hour clinical interview with jodi. >> i conduct it had four test that is we discussed. >> did you have an opinion to what the diagnosis was in this case? >> after looking at that, taking into consideration her behavioral observations and all of the different pieces of information that i had, yes, i did. >> and what was that? >> i diagnosed her on access to borderline personality disorder. >> what does that mean? >> you can think of it similar to what we see in teenager, often. this sense of immaturity. there's unstabl

firefighters believe it started in the attic then spread to businesses below. the store owner says he was shocked to see how fast it can disappear. >> that whole mall, we couldn't believe it this morning. amazing and crazy. >> the fire destroyed a gasher shop and burger restaurant. >> thieves have caused thousands of dollars worth of damage for a club. >> someone stole five outboard motors the sailors use to get around the bay. >> larry most people know the group as bad, those motors could ground the operation. take a look at this. if you look at the cable you can see where a tool was used to cut through it. it's putting the operation, like i said in, danger because they caused extensive amounts of loss, thieves used a tool that moi mai have been used to cut through the locks to reenforce cables and fuel lines they used to secure the motor to this craft. five hotors used by the bay area association was stolen overnight. ts mission is take those with mobilibility ish skbruz allow them to operate the boat on their own. this can make operating the sails and rudder

>>gretchen: there was a report of a woman standing up in the attic window, according to police, the attic was also locked up, holding a baby and trying to pound on the window for attention, and people say they called the police, and yet they came to the house but they knocked and when there was no answer they apparently left. the police are saying yesterday that they have no account, no record of those particular calls. but there's going to be more and more information. both on the side of the police and the people who were in the area, now they're going to look back and say, yeah, i remember seeing a naked woman in the backyard. if you called police one time, if you saw a naked woman on a chain in your neighbor's yard and you figured, they must have come and solved it or would you call again? i think the blame or culpability goes on both sides. >>brian: michelle knight seems to have taken the biggest physical beating. when you look at all those three, it turns out they had multiple miscarriages perhaps and there has been one pregnancy. >>steve: brand-new chilling details revealed about t

there are still hotspots in the attic and crawl space.re is concern that so many old-growth trees in the area and concern of them spreading fire and spreading to other homes but that did not happen. the firefighters will be here for quite a few hours. >> we are following breaking news from the oakland hills where crews are mopping up after a fire there. the brushfire broke out off of skyline boulevard near sunset trails and joaquin miller park and crews have it under control. no structures are threatened but traffic is affected as they mop it up. >> more breaking news this time in texas where a firefighter is missing in a massive condo fire. it is burning in northeast dallas right now. part of the building collapsed. the missing firefighter was trapped battling the blaze. authorities have not said if the firefighter is able to communicate with crews. there is no word on what sparked the massive blaze. can you get real time breaking news alerts on all of our breaking news stories on twitter. follow us at abc7 news bay area. >> martinez pol

. >> dana: the cops came because somebody said they saw a young girl tapping at the window in the atticen in his statement he said he used to put them up in the attic when people came over and the cops come by and nobody answered the door so they leave. okay. i can understand that. somewhere in the community, doesn't it sit there and fester? >> eric: okay. it's a weird subtlety, but in the past you would hear -- i mean, it was the deliverance joke, that this sort of thing only happened in rural america, out in the woods, the back woods, but today many of our inner cities are back woods. >> greg: they're dying. the new outback is now the inback. the new breed of hill billy is the city billy. as people leave the cities, you have houses like this that are boarded up with not a lot of neighbors going around, and this stuff happens because nobody bothers to look, they're too scared. at least we stopped the keystone pipeline. >> bob: if anybody saw your place, they would have the same reaction. >> eric: i >> andrea: if you call the cops, why don't you make sure they follow up? isn't it like t

. >> firefighters believe the fire started in the common attic making it tough and the owner must secure is the site and have it torn down on monday. >>> and survivors with lift strong, they will allow their contract to expire and start making gear of a the 448 is the time, any problems, sal? >> yes, it is pretty quiet, it is just the way we like it and traffic is moving along well, i want to show you it still looks good approaching it, no problems getting onto the upper deck of the bay bridge and if you are driving on san jose and 85, you are off to a good start. >>> weather is over to a mostly -- off to a cloud -- cloudy, near 60s and antioch is close, fairfield ever 9 with a southwest breeze, being and in an honest way, we have one more system coming and in the morning it will be warm of here. it is still an on shore bridge and they are inking up to where they should be and there are some above average temperatures here on the extented outlook. probably mild and warmer and although for cast gives us warmer weather on n saturday an sunday. >>> the office building targeted and of the re

. >> where do you think the attics and mentally ill will go? supervisor kim: first of all, a ton of families live in the tenderloin. people do not realize this, but the tenderloin is a family neighborhood. it in not a proponent for cleaning up the tenderloin. i love the tenderloin. i love what it is right now. you know, i recognize that we have a diversity of folks who want to live there. i do not have a problem with people being out on the streets and socializing. it is part of the character of the neighborhood. i do not think the party is something we should criminalize. that being said, we cannot have open drug dealing. i do support a foot patrol. we are currently working with several organizations or have safe passages where we have high school students and adults in the neighborhood. but shockingly, one of the top issues is being hit by cars, more than getting harassed by neighbors. that is something we are working on as well, traffic issues, can turn some of those streets to be two-way. another thing that we are trying to push is actually

all of the cars inside the garage completely destroyed and firefighters looking for hotspot s in the attic. we could see and somali the smoke from green -- greenbrae. the fire moves to three alarms quickly with ten engine companies responding with parts of the guest house open fire. >> the back building was fully engulfed and going in the garage . >> it took 45 minutes to put it out and the cause of the fire does not appear to be suspicious but the big concern is that there are so many trees here on good hill road and that was the big concern with the fire spreading to other parts of the house and other homes on this street. the red cross is here trying to render assistance which now is displaceed. you can see the extensive smoke and fire damage and a guest house in the back we told completely destroyed. that is the latest from abc7 news. >> firefighters are at the scene of another fire, a brushfire in the oakland hills. a reminder of a vulnerable spot as the summer fire season begins. abc7 news use amy -- our reports on the scene. amy hollyfield? >> the first location, the firefighter cos

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. >> the shops burned in this morning after a fire that began in the attic. >> this smoke when popping our ventilation we had smoke explosion which left in the flames. >> it took just 90 minutes to destroy this this row of dreams and more. melvin german didn't just consider himself a barber but a servant. >> serving the community. helping people build themselves up. you know? go look fr a job, get a job. you know? they didn't have money, i didn't care f you want to get a job, come vrx a seat. pay me later. >> the place had been filled with bik tours of kids, graduations and life events this, is all his buddy found to pull out. that is everything. >> just as the economy has turned around. >> we don't know what tomorrow brings. it's in the hands of god. >> melvin german is a man of faith. he ez has been a barber 20 years, his father before that. he says he will continue to be a barber but it won't be in this structure behind us. they're tearing it down on friday. >> just too bad. wayne, thank you very much. a fiery crash led to a huge explosion today. 15 train cars holding chemicals dera

a home that county records show is a modest two story colonial with four bedrooms, an attic, and large unfinished basement. >> we're truly sorry for their pain. >> reporter: from the suspect's family, an apology. >> we're so happy they have been found. >> nbc's ron allen reporting. >>> now to another story that has captivated the nation. jodi arias has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of her boyfriend travis alexander. faced with the prospect of life in prison or the death penalty, a stunning revelation from jodi arias moments after the verdict. >> i rather defend my freedom as soon as i can get it. >> arias gave that exclusive interview to fox 10 not long after the jury delivered the guilty verdict to a packed courtroom, after revealing she would, quote, rather die sooner than later. arias was moved to a jail psychiatrist ward and placed under a 24-hour suicide watch. >>> outside that phoenix courthouse, a chorus of cheers clapping and celebration from a community that did not believe the 32-year-old's claim of self-defense in the gruesome murder that saw alexande

the fire took over the attic of the home and a person a quarter mile away called in the fire and said it appears to be on view ridge drive which is where we are at. all woman tells me nobody was home because of the materials that were not there. they will keep mark teixeira -- extinguishing. >> because of the flames, they could not aggressively fight it and firefighters are still working to determine what caused the fire. it is hooked up to electricity not gas. they are flying between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. >>> some critical questions are involved in a deadly officer involved shooting. it happened during an investigation into a stolen gun. police tried to stop a car with three men inside at 90th avenue and plymouth, but the suspects got out of the car and ran into different directions and that led to the deadly shooting. >> one of our officers encountered the subject who was the officer at that time. he discharged his firearm. >> now the man was taken to the hospital but he later died. officers did arrest the other two without incident. >>> there is a warning for shoppers at the broadway

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. >> firefighters say the fire started in the carport behind had the building and went to the attic. >> i grabbed my pets and everything that -- you know valuable and i pretty much ran out. >>> the cause is under investigation. >>> a 71-year-old woman was killed when police say she was hit by an impaired driver. >> judy grant wood was grassing this street about 8:15 this morning. >> police arrested the 43-year-old driver on vehicular manslaughter. >>> she says the aunt that was with her still doesn't know. >> today, parents volunteered after the death of aileen. >> her 2-year-old sister and her aunt were hit by a silver suv. >> the 20-year-old driver was questioned and release. >> police say they need to speak with the aunt who remains under sedation who to conclude their investigation. >>> president obama honored 143 fallen police officers including one from the annual police officer memorial. >> we can never repay our debt to these officers and their families. >> we must do what we can with all that we have to live our lives in a way that pays tribute to their memory. >> all of the

>> they were in the attic. >> reporter: he and his entire family hunkered down in the bathtub as thehem. >> all the debris just flying around in the air. it lasted about 90 seconds, my daughter said. but it seemed like forever. >> reporter: what was a home now a pile of debris. and there are piles just like it up and down this street from one end of southwest 6th street to the next. homes flattened. tony had just moved in two weeks ago. >> one of the prettiest neighborhoods in moore. we're going to rebuild, though. >> right here? >> right here. god has his reason for everything, you've got to believe. >> reporter: what is almost impossible to believe, all the stories of survival. the tornado ripped through this entire neighborhood. all the memories residents spent a lifetime collecting went flying. one found degree in our front yard 100 miles away. she set a facebook page, a cyberlost and found. baby pictures, a sonogram. graduations, weddings, an i love you to mom. this photo of a kissing couple and a note from the person who found it. just hoping that the two in this photo are okay

as well as attics. >> okay.might not be significant at all, i'm just trying to get a sense of how big a structure thinks. jen steer from wuws, i appreciate you reporting for us. paul orlouski from woio as well. angela garcia will join us shortly after this break. her aunt lives across the street from the house where the women were found. we'll try to find out more information. blackberry z10 with flick typing. built to keep you moving. see it in action at blackberry.com/z10. i am an american i'm a teacher. i'm a firefighter. i'm a carpenter. i'm an accountant. a mechanical engineer. and i shop at walmart. truth is, over sixty percent of america shops at walmart every month. i find what i need, at a great price. and the money i save goes to important things. braces for my daughter. a little something for my son's college fund. when people look at me, i hope they see someone building a better life. vo: living better: that's the real walmart. help the gulf recover, andnt to learn from what happenedg goals: so we co

fire quickly spread up the walls and into the attic of both homes. the house on the right has more severe damage. what's left looks like charred remainsand although much wasn't salvagable, fire fighters were able to save julia hall some very important items my insulin and the owners of this house are on vacation, but neighbors have alerted them about the fire.as far as the estimated amount of damage done to each home, the fire chief says it's hard to determine at this time. in san ramon alecia reid kron 4 news. tonight a handful of bay area firefighters are down south. helping southern california fire crews battle the raging springs fire in ventura county. the fire tripled in size yesterday. the fire has burned 28- thousand acres. and at this time is only 30 percent contained. firefighters are hoping that today's cool ocean breezes and possible chance of rain will help weaken the wildfires that have been burning throughout california. drought season typically begins much later in the year. but l-a has seen less than two inches of rain since january.

. >> he wouldn't open no windows, no doors, only the attic window. >> i have had family members call the police. they've knocked down the door, nothing. >> police say they answered calls twice on the street, once before the women disappeared and if 2004 to question arrial castro about a child mistakenly left behind on his school bus. no charges were filed. >> what we have sheer a psychopath and possibly three. usually we have a ring leader when there is more than one, that would be the one who owns the find. >> it turns out the castros have ties to one of the women rescued. gina dejesus. ariel's daughter appeared in this ep seed of the most wanted and said she was the last to see gina alive. my mom said, no, i can't go over her find. so i told her i couldn't. she said, well, okay, i'll talk to you later and she slumped. >>p college student wrote the d student's disappearance in 2004. pedro castro was near the sne s. he told reporters the search was quote a waste of money. >>> amanda berry's 6-year-old child wassals taken from the home. authorities say the victims were repeatedly rain

the whole attic and roof came straight down on the house itself. >> reporter: but his mother died just last month, he is taking this latest tragedy in stride. >> it can be replaced. so don't dwell on it. >> reporter: and he praised firefighters, who are working to save other homes from the flames. michelle, here at the springs fire it is really moving fast, already about 10 miles west to the beach so they are closing part of pch1 that runs through san francisco and beyond, closing that, continuing some of the evacuations and really going to be on high alert because we have a red flag warning in the region until tomorrow at 5 p.m. so we have some wind gusts here 70, 75 miles per hour. and it is a tough battle ahead. michelle, back to you. >> it sounds like a tough one. thank you, teresa. >>> the red flag warnings just ended hours ago here. now it's all about the heat in the bay area. and now we turn to lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center with the unseasonably warm temperatures for the beginning of may, lawrence. >> yeah. boy, these temperatures really soaring around the bay are

flames quickly spread up the walls and into the attics of two neighboring homes. the homeowner here was in his back yard watering flowers. when he realized the house was on fire. >>>>"wasn't anything flammable" the fire chief says the blaze started in a car port. the house on the right sustained severe damage. the owners of the house on the left are away on vacation. but neighbors have no one was injured and the cause of the fire is being investigated. the estimated amount of damage to each home has not yet been determined. police are still searching for the killer of an eight- year-old girl in calaveras county. investigators canvassed the valley springs area knocking on more than 300 hundred doors in hopes of finding witnesses or refreshing the memories of potential witnesses. >>"in our investigation" fowler had been stabbed to death inside her home last saturday. the closest eye witness -- her 12 year old brother who said he saw a stranger leave their home before finding his sister's body. hwever, detectives still haven't crafted a sketch of fowler's killer. dep