. >> reporter: today, we rode into the fire zone with livestock rancher van brewster. >> one home in there burned. >> reporter: as the flames advanced, brewster and his family jumped into action, making his own fire break. >> my son put his loader bucket down to peel the vegetation down so there wasn't as much fuel to feed the fire. >> reporter: what happened to the fire when it got to this point? >> it stopped. >> reporter: today there were new evacuations and hundreds have been out of their homes for over a week. >> this is what we have been dealt and we got our strength from the lord. >> reporter: and as fire swept across more than 85 square miles, firefighters are seeing the impact on wild life. bears like these cubs who lost their mother in a wildfire last year, caught in the firestorm. >> bears are confuse, runs around, looking for food and a safe place. >> reporter: as you can see, the fire has turned into it a moon scape. even though many homes are sto this home on the hill that was saved. and firefighters are getting better containment on the fire, they tell me they haven't

. >> special guest who has come a long way from the old punky brewster days, it's the actress soleil moon frye. we all remember her like this. now she's a successful mommy blogger. we have a lot to talk about, including the incident we covered earlier with the woman on the middle school bus where the woman was bullied. >> more like terrorized. >> everyone is outreached about it. we'll talk about how those kids should be disciplined and we'll talk about is it okay to drink in moderation while you're pregnant? >> there's another study i find kind of surprising that actually kids tend to gain the most weight during the summer. so you think they're more active, they're outside, but maybe not. we have strategies for smart eating and keeping your kids active. >> also, the latest trends in fashion, including jewelry you can actually rent. and also clothing that actually adds to your body's illusion of curves. >> okay. a lot to get to. let's go inside. natalie is satanding by at the newsdesk. >> good morning, everyone. today george zimmerman's defense team released new documents, including a

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an accident had happened >> she and other neighbors have never liked this corner at arlington and brewster. cars and bikes be around the corner making it safer to cross further up the road from the crosswalk where jean smith was hit >> unbelievably fast, they come flying down the hill >> police say this accident was probably not caused by excessive speed but they don't know exactly why it happened >> regardless of who is at fault is a tragedy >> a bicyclist did not stop and said that he yelled as he came down the hill before hitting her. he could possibly be charged with manslaughter. now her family has gathered to celebrate her life >> 15 m.p.h., sometimes at neighbors say. the bicyclist was hospitalized complaining of neck injuries but they say he will be ok. >> concord police are recommending vehicular manslaughter charges against a teenager who ran into a family on their bikes. they say that 17 year-old david rosen was speeding when he ran over a father and his two daughters. the 41 year-old father died at the scene and in nine year-old daughter died later at a hospital. the other daug

. >> reporter: brewster and his family jumped into action, making his own fire break. >> my son put his loader bucket down to peel the vegetation down so there wasn't as much fuel to feed the fire. >> reporter: what happened to the fire got to this point? >> it stopped. >> reporter: today there were new evacuations and hundreds have been out of their homes for weeks. >> this is what we have been dealt and we got our strength from the lord. >> reporter: and as fire swept across 85 squire mile, they are seeing the impact in the wild life. bears like these bears who lost their mother in a fire in new mexico. >> they are running around, looking for a quiet place. >> reporter: as you can see, the fire has turned into it a moon scape. there are success stories, like this home on the hill that was saved. and firefighters are getting better containment on the fire, they tell me they haven't turned the corner yet. david. >> clayson sandell, thank you. i want to bring in ginger zee back from the front lines tonight. and a tough week ahead. >> yeah, and some of the variables are some of the worst

that accident happened on a stretch of arlington boulevard, near brewster drive, not far from where the woman lives. you spoke to the cyclist. >> reporter: that's right. the cyclist tells me he feels horrible about what happened. and the woman's family says they are not holding a grudge against him. they are looking back on a life well lived. after 92 years, it's hard to imagine a woman so full of life. just last year, jean smith was riding a tandem bike with her son and kayaking. in her late 80s, she repelled down rocks at donner late. her daughter expected her to be alive another decade. >> the day she died, we saw her three times. and she was in action every time. >> reporter: yesterday afternoon, jean smith was crossing arlington boulevard in el cerrito. and a cyclist said he yelled to alert smith but couldn't stop in time. smith died as a result of her injuries. he said i'm very sorry it happened. i feel horrible. >> he was not speeding. he was going under -- he was riding his bike under the speed limit. she was not in a crosswalk. and that he -- there are skid marks that suggest h

. >> reporter: as the flames advanced on the touchb bellevue a few days ago, brewster and his family jumped into action, making their own fire break. >> my son put his loader bucket down and drove it along here to peel the vegetation down so there wouldn't be as much fuel to feed the fire. >> reporter: and what happened when the fire got to this point? >> it stopped. >> reporter: there were new evacuations and hundreds have been out of their homes over a week. >> this is just what we've been dealt, and we get our strength from the lord. >> reporter: and as fire has swept across more than 85 square miles, firefighters are seeing the impact on wildlife. bears like these cubs that lost their mother in a new mexico wildfire last year caught in the firesto firestorm. >> bears are hungry. they're probably confused right now. they're roaming around looking for food, looking for a quiet place. >> reporter: this fire has turned many areas into a bit of a charred moonscape, and even though many homes have been lost there are success stories like this home on the hill that was saved. and even t

here are patrick duffy, brenda strong, josh henderson and jordana brewster.asting your success already because it's getting so much buzz. >> it's crazy, isn't it? >> who would have thought dallas would have come back? this is one of those things you thought we had seen that day. what made you decide to bring it back? >> the script eventually. we rolled our eyes for 20 years when suggestions are made, oh, no. i read some scripts and they were awful. >> you weren't too keen on the other movies, you did, as well. >> larry and i produced the worst one ever. i figured if we didn't know how to do it, who knew how to do it? i thought it was a done deal, would never be done again. >> okay. ask them questions. >> poor brenda. >> brenda lost her voice. how did this happen? >> we've been traveling around talking so much and just exhaustion, i don't know. >> you're another story. you're a party animal amongst the cast. >> she is the party girl. >> i think all "desperate housewives" fans know my voice. >> you're the new one on the scene. victoria principal is not on the s

she is so cute punctuationy -- punky brewster wears a jedediah bila t-shirt. and "maxim" magazine's editor-in-chief. and bill schulz who thinks he is in got them city rising up against baine. and look it is anthony cumea, co-host of the "opi expe anthony -- and an thon nay show." >> today in science the jennette tau cysts sequenced the genome in the hope of breeding better specimens and found that it is 30,000 genes versus 30,000 in a human being. which begs the question, who cares? and furthermore, why do we do this story to begin with? never mind. >> everything you say begs the question, who cares? i'm talking to both of you. >> making fun of an inadd met -- an inadd do met object. why go through the paces? mitt romney may have officially clinched the gop nomination. apparently the election is already over. according to a volume gist, the skies predict an obama reprize. five star stargazers assess the opponent and say barak will be back. for you know nothings, that's when the sun enters the sign of air reece. that clinches the decision. she says, quote, it i

. >> reporter: 91-year-old gene smith slowly made her way across the street at brewster and arlington at the same time, a bicyclists was heading north on arlington. it bunt until the bicyclist was 100 feet out when he saw smith crossing the street. less than 10 seconds later, impact. officers arrived on scene and neighbors soon followed. >> we saw a bicyclists laying on the side. >> the 92-year-old female that was struck was pronounced dead at john mere hospital. >> reporter: the cyclist was also transported to a hospital, he is expected to survive. >> yeah they come flying down that hill. >> reporter: some residents say this intersection is dangerous, so dangerous julie mcconkey says she does not even use the crosswalk. >> you notice how i cross. the walk is over there, but i position myself here so i can see the traffic coming this way and coming around here. >> reporter: for 62 years, june smith walked this neighborhood. a grandmother to 22, a great grandmother to 28. her family says she will be missed, her friend says the same thing too. >> she's always thinking beyond herself. ve

joining us, josh henderson, jordjo jord jordannna brewster. and jesse metcalf.e new brigade. >> thank you very much. >> the inauspicious task of playing j.r. junior. >> yes it was intimidating to figure out what would john ross be today after having this amazing father. >> my guess is evil. >> he's one of the nicest guys around. >> i don't want to hear that. >> he learned how to do business one way, and that was the j.r. way and he thinks hopefully he can put his spin on it. >> massive pressure on you in particular, because every one is going to look at you as being effectively the new j.r. with the old j.r. towering over you like this omni potent figure. how do you feel about it? >> i actually was completely excited about what i considered to be a fun challenge. i knew there was a lot of expectation on this series in general coming back, but who is also j.r.'s spawn, who has he turned into? >> john ross was a little baby. >> wide-eyed kid who looked up to his dad. >> we worried about him. >> here i am. >> so you play the ewing's cook's daughter. >> i am not a e

wednesday afternoon jean smith was on her daily walk in a marked crosswalk at arlington boulevard and brewster drive. police say at the same time 57- year-old douglas herring was riding downhill on arlington. they say he didn't see smith until he was about 100 feet away. by then it was too late to stop. smith was pronounced dead at the hospital. herring suffered minor injuries, and police say he did not act negligently. >>> today un special enjoy to syria meets with secretary of state hillary clinton about the crisis in syria. this follows reports about another mass killing in syria that includes women and children. coming up the growing pressure for the united states to step in and intervene. >>> back here at home supporters of proposition 29, that's the cigarette tax here in california, they believe they can still win. the latest ballot count shows the measure is losing by less than 53,000 votes. the difference was 63,000 on election night. now the initiative if it passes would impose on extra dollar per pack of cigarettes to fund cancer research. an estimated 1 million ballots still have no

remember the adorable punky brewster? now that actress has grown up.n front of our professionals. good luck to her. >> and. we should tell you the opening ceremony of the london olympics, 36 days away. a lot of our athletes competing in trials over the next couple of weeks, including olympic superstar michael phelps. and we're joined this morning by one of the women behind the great man, debbie phelps is his mom. >> hi, you guys. >> how are you? >> i am great. how are you, matt? >> i am great. are you more nervous than michael? nothing to be nervous about. are you nervous with this amount of time left to go before the games? >> i'm excited. >> not nervous? >> i can't get nervous because he has control of everything. i just sit there and watch. kind of. >> he has said london will be the last olympic games for him. you have said you kind of like brazil. >> i do like brazil. but, you know -- >> if you've never been -- >> michael told me he will send me there on vacation. he will not swim there. no convincing him. >> we should mention we had a chance to si

. >> it was there today that quarterback elizabeth receive pld brewsteres as is customary in private.hanged outside, the queen and the new ambassador exchanged the diplomatic small talk fitting for such occasions. less than an hour later, mr. brewster was back at the american embassy. >> a privilege and pleasure to have a chance to be presented to her majesty, as well as to present my credentials. >> how do you like the tradition, the protocol and the pomp of being ambassador at the court of st. james? >> i love it. >> and of course, today more ceremony and celebration with the rifl pageant on the thames, honoring queen elizabeth on her diamond jubilee, 60 years as the monarch. >>> number four on our first five web stories, a rare space event coming this tuesday, called the transit of venus, when venus passes between the sun and earth and you will see it in the u.s. only until sunset. this will likely be your last chance to see it, considering the next time it happens will be in the year 2117. we're not going to make that, no. eat good fats. avoid bad. don't go over 2000... 1200 calor

years of age, in 1962, i was working for a united states senator, his name was daniel brucer 69 -- brewster from our state of maryland. and that summer he hired as an intern a young woman, younger than me, but about my age, close, and we had the opportunity to get to know one another. and we sat approximately 12 feet from one another as a young college graduate and a young law school student. that was 1962. through the years i stayed in maryland and that young woman got married and moved to california. and just a few years later i came to the congress of the united states and six years later she came to the congress of the united states. after having been the chairman of her party in the largest state in the union. having been very much involved with the united states senate. having been a leader in our country not as a member of congress but in her role as a significant party leader and a member of the democratic national committee. in sally burton died, herself a member of a distinguished political family, this young woman ran for congress of the united states. her father had served in th

jean smith was crossing arlington boulevard near brewster drive and a cyclist came around the corner and saw her too late. he yelled to alert smith but could not stop in time. smith died from her injuries. the cyclist says he feels horrible about what happened. the woman's family says they have no hard feelings. >> we have sympathy for him too. >> you do have sympathy for him? >> oh, i would hate to live with that. and i know he was hurt too. >> smith's family and friends say they would rather celebrate the life of a woman with 20 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. and someone who lived each day to its fullest. there's no word if herring will face charges. >>> 6:05, wrong place at the wrong time. this morning, an east bay woman is recovering after being hit by a stray bullet. police say two groups were arguing thursday night near sycamore drive in mandarin way when gunfire broke out. a woman standing nearby was hit by a bullet. police say she was not involved at all. but she is expected to be okay. the suspects are still on the loose. >>> the wife of embattled san francisco sh

which is like the new york times in canada after my book was reviewed and said, how could, hugh brewsterot now that the fourth funnel was a dummy. and on his book and that illustration, you know, he is the fourth funnel with steam coming out of it. surely everybody knows. so i was very tempted to write, you know, i am not such a dummy as to not know. so i wrote saying i am very surprised our learned correspondent didn't recognize the famous 1912 illustration, which is used for its charm and is buried and drama, not for its historical accuracy. however, the fourth funnel my friend is not such a dummy, nor am i. i felt like saying. you know, it was used or exhaust from the kitchen, from the hospital. it had a very useful function. and actually all photos, all the files have high strung up the side through which steam wasn't it. and after they were shut down on the last night, steam was seen shooting up from all four finals. including the last four. so indeed it was designed to make the ship seem like the german liners which were for stackers and to see more bigger and grander and so forth.

>> wednesday afternoon jean smith was on her daily walk 0 in a marked crosswalk on arlington and brewsterrive. police say jean smith was hit. the driver could not stop in time. neighbors say it's a dangerous intersection. >> i don't really try to cross that because i use a stroller. the cars come by quickly i think because they are not expecting anybody. >> smith had taken walks in this neighborhood for the past 62 years. >>> today in oakland, a $21 million program starts to buy foreclosed homes in low income neighborhoods and convert them into affordable rental houses. the first 20 foreclosed homes will be purchased this summer. 80 more homes will be purchased next summer. it's the result of a partnership between way point real estate group and enterprise community partners. the current homeowner facing foreclosure, they will have a chance to stay in their houses and went them out with the possibility of repurchasing them later. >>> and two bay area men are accused of rigging auctions of foreclosed houses. coming up for you at 7:45, what the men have already admitted doing and the others

to brewster. >> came out of the bushes there. it was walking around. >> reporter: before reaching the tip in provincetown. >> it was the most beautiful big, black bear, coming up the side of the hill. >> reporter: along the way, it's become a local celebrity. local tv reporters, feverishly tracking the bear's every move. >> it's still here. >> reporter: and like its brethren, the bronx zoo cobra and pig, the cape cod bear has become a social media sensation. with over 1,400 people following. the bear's summer holiday may be coming to an end. officials will try to tranquilize it and bring it back to the mainland. but for residents, it's one vacation they'll never forget. they're going to try to tranquilize it? try? >> all they can do is try. >> give it their best effort and maybe get the bear off the island. >> thanks, josh. >>> let's get back out to the park and sam champion is there. we're counting down to our counting crows concert. sam? >> not only that, robin. but there's barbecue trucks in the park. i'm just saying. right th

years of age, in 1962, i was working for a united states senator, his name was daniel brucer 69 -- brewster from our state of maryland. and that summer he hired as an intern a young woman, younger than me, but about my age, close, and we had the opportunity to get to know one another. and we sat approximately 12 feet from one another as a young college graduate and a young law school student. that was 1962. through the years i stayed in maryland and that young woman got married and moved to california. and just a few years later i came to the congress of the united states and six years later she came to the congress of the united states. after having been the chairman of her party in the largest state in the union. having been very much involved with the united states senate. having been a leader in our country not as a member of congress but in her role as a significant party leader and a member of the democratic national committee. in sally burton died, herself a member of a distinguished political family, this young woman ran for congress of the united states. her father had served in th