dunlap: no, i don't. and, you know, the interesting thing on comparison of that was we would have to be able to compare in constant dollars, because what money would have been at that time would not be money, say, with a kennedy fortune or a bush fortune. swain: annette, there's a task for you for your research. dunlap: there you go. charnock: i think that the -- i believe that george washington was the wealthiest of all the presidents, if you can calculate everything. and obviously, his wealth was based for the most part in plantations and slavery. but herbert hoover, i think, had about $4 million that he'd made by 1914, which in today's dollars is anywhere from $75 million to $90 million. and they even think that he might have been wealthier than his successor, fdr, who had inherited his wealth. herbert hoover had made it from scratch, so he was one of the wealthiest presidents, though not the wealthiest. swain: next caller is from your town, charlottesville, virginia. this is dan on the air. go ahead,

lifeto tell us about the she led before the white house is a net dunlap. .- annette dunlap she is workingn a biography of lou henry hoover. what interested you in looking at this woman? annette: i got interested in her when talking with a friend of mine in canton, ohio. when i started looking at lou, i realized this woman story had not been fully told. there were so many layers of her. legacy for women in particular, even today, that i would like to see more people know about. susan: let's talk about her growing up years. she was born in whether luke, iowa. her father wanted a boy. annette:

mandatory evacuation measures are in affect in grant grove in sequoia national park and dunlap in fresno county. the lightning-caused fire started on july 31st and has burned 172 square miles. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with howow bad the smoke is getting in parts of the state. >> it is getting pretty bad. look at this nasa satellite imagery and it will spell out how bad it is. when you look at the extension of the smoke it stretches a good 200 -- more than 200 miles as the two fires are burning. some of the smoke actually made its way across and into the east bay, contra costa county. it was sent to me via twitter and it was in the concord clayton area. watching live doppler 7hd and those clouds to our southwest and along with that moisture. we will see a cool down over the weekend, but will you see more out of the clouds. i'll be back to let you know. we'll -- it will help the firefighters. >> see you shortly. >>> the chp recovered a stolen hundred thousand dollar race car tonight. the 1967 mustang fast back was found in a storage yard near the railroad tracks in eas

here to tell us about the life she led before the white house is a net dunlap. -- annette dunlap. she is working on a biography of lou henry hoover. what interested you in looking at this woman? annette: i got interested in her when talking with a friend of mine in canton, ohio. when i started looking at lou, i realized this woman story had not been fully told. there were so many layers of her. she has a legacy for women in particular, even today, that i would like to see more people know about. susan: let's talk about her growing up years. she was born in whether luke, iowa. her father wanted a boy. annette: the name "lou" which is not short for a female name. he raised her as a tomboy. one of her early pictures is with her father fishing at a stream. we have a picture of her carrying a rifle on top of it -- a burro. she had great joy in being outdoors. susan: how does that translate into her grown-up years? annette: she stayed fascinated with the outdoors her entire life. her decision to study geology at stanford university is an outgrowth of that. even as late as her night -- a

mandatory evacuation measures are in affect in grant grove in sequoia national park and dunlap in fresno county. the lightning-caused fire started on july 31st and has burned 172 square miles. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with how bad the smoke is getting in parts of the state. >> it is getting pretty bad. look at this nasa satellite imagery and it will spell out how bad it is. when you look at the extension of the smoke it stretches a good 200 -- more than 200 miles as the two fires are burning. some of the smoke actually made its way across and into the east bay, contra costa county. it was sent to me via twitter and it was in the concord clayton area. watching live doppler 7hd and those clouds to our southwest and along with that moisture. we will see a cool down over the weekend, but will you see more out of the clouds. i'll be back to let you know. we'll -- it will help the firefighters. >> see you shortly. >>> the chp recovered a stolen hundred thousand dollar race car tonight. the 1967 mustang fast back was found in a storage yard near the railroad tracks in east

now, some homes are endangered in the town of dunlap. >> reporter: sheriff deputies were warning residents to evacuate and most were complying. >> we're packed up and have been preparing. we've got the cattle out to the south pastures. hopefully, they can survive the fire, the smoke in this case, also. >> reporter: while called a mandatory evacuation order, not everybody has to leave. >> yes. grown adults can stay if they want to. if they have children, or infirmed elderly, they have to take those people out. >> reporter: some residents are taking a wait and see approach. >> i'm just going to stay here and make sure my stuff doesn't get stolen. other than that, when i see flames, right there, i'll leave. >> reporter: flames are getting closer. the fire has consumed over 119,000 acres up nearly 10,000 in 24 hours. in addition to residents, the giant trees in king's canyon national park are in danger. >> the fire is making its way toward grand grove. it's one of our most-revered national resources. >> reporter: in squaw valley, abc7 news. >>> next week, one of the larnlest construction compa

. >> reporter: others were being turned away at the road block on dunlap road.nts who live on the road were able to get permits to get back to their property to retrieve what they could. then, they had to leave. >> everything north of 180, all private property is being put under mandatory evacuation. include th. >> what doese1 it mean for you? >> we've got to be out within two hours. >> we're trying to get our stuff out. >> despite a major effort, the fire continued to grow, spreading to 110,000 acres. >> there has been growth and these are ideal conditions for the fire to spread. we've got a little more breeze in and very low humidity. so they're doing these evacuations. >> reporter: most of the threat are summer homes but some permanent residents are being replaced. >> reporter: the french tourists' bus driver has a plan. >> hopefully, we can find something to make them happy. probably the underground gardens in fresno. >> those cool underground gardens sound like a good plan. abc7 news. >>> tonight members of a rock band are telling their harrowing story to a

. >> reporter: others were being turned away at the road block on dunlap road.residents who live on the road were able to get permits to get back to their property to retrieve what they could. then, they had to leave. >> everything north of 180, all private property is being put under mandatory evacuation. include th. >> what doese1 it mean for you? >> we've got to be out within two hours. >> we're trying to get our stuff out. >> despite a major effort, the fire continued to grow, spreading to 110,000 acres. >> there has been growth and these are ideal conditions for the fire to spread. we've got a little more breeze in and very low humidity. so they're doing these evacuations. >> reporter: most of the threat are summer homes but some permanent residents are being replaced. >> reporter: the french tourists' bus driver has a plan. >> hopefully, we can find something to make them happy. probably the underground gardens in fresno. >> those cool underground gardens sound like a good plan. abc7 news. >>> tonight members of a rock band are telling their harrowing stor

. >> reporter: big cats like this one will soon be moved to a new home as cat haven in done -- dunlaposing doors. >> we'll wait until this gets through. hopefully, we'll have something to come back to. >> reporter: the foot hill communities are only under evacuation warnings, that means being prepared to leave at a moment's notice. >> if next week, you didn't have to put those valuables in the car and we laugh about it, great. if you, if the sheriff knocks and says go right now, i'd know that i'm ready for that. >> reporter: fire information officer says there is a contingency line west of hume lake. the grand quarry area of king county park is also under warning. >> i says how is the fire going? she says it's going. >> reporter: the fire burned 5,000 acres of national park land, the giant trees are still standing. it would be a challenge to move them and put stress on them, at least the 34 wildcats halfway down the hill will be protected. >> we have had bad things happen and got through them. so it's it kicks you in the teeth for a while, but we'll get things done. >> reporter: evacu

. >> reporter: big cats like this one will soon be moved to a new home as cat haven in done -- dunlap is closing doors. >> we'll wait until this gets through. hopefully, we'll have something to come back to. >> reporter: the foot hill communities are only under evacuation warnings, that means being prepared to leave at a moment's notice. >> if next week, you didn't have to put those valuables in the car and we laugh about it, great. if you, if the sheriff knocks and says go right now, i'd know that i'm ready for that. >> reporter: fire information officer says there is a contingency line west of hume lake. the grand quarry area of king county park is also under warning. >> i says how is the fire going? she says it's going. >> reporter: the fire burned 5,000 acres of national park land, the giant trees are still standing. it would be a challenge to move them and put stress on them, at least the 34 wildcats halfway down the hill will be protected. >> we have had bad things happen and got through them. so it's it kicks you in the teeth for a while, but we'll get things done. >> reporter:

now, some homes are endangered in the town of dunlap. >> reporter: sheriff deputies were warning residents to evacuate and most were complying. >> we're packed up and have been preparing. we've got the cattle out to the south pastures. hopefully, they can survive the fire, the smoke in this case, also. >> reporter: while called a mandatory evacuation order, not everybody has to leave. >> yes. grown adults can stay if they want to. if they have children, or infirmed elderly, they have to take those people out. >> reporter: some residents are taking a wait and see approach. >> i'm just going to stay here and make sure my stuff doesn't get stolen. other than that, when i see flames, right there, i'll leave. >> reporter: flames are getting closer. the fire has consumed over 119,000 acres up nearly 10,000 in 24 hours. in addition to residents, the giant trees in king's canyon national park are in danger. >> the fire is making its way toward grand grove. it's one of our national resources. >> reporter: in squaw valley, abc7 news. >>> next week, one of the larnlest construction companies in the c

people in dunlap, miramonte and pinehurst are returning home. the fire is 49% contained. >>> this bird's-eye view gives you an idea of how long it will take middletown to rebuild from the "valley fire." you can see what used to be an apartment building, now rubble. you can see homes covered in the red flame retardant below. another building alongside it completely burned to the ground. so some homes have been saved. christin ayers has the amazing story this morning of a man and his pregnant wife who made a narrow escape out of that blaze. >> reporter: when the "valley fire" ripped through middletown saturday night cody smith and his family came close to the flames trapped on their property surrounded by a wall of flames. >> 30-foot flames coming across in front of us across the arena. >> reporter: cody a pg&e worker was on the clock when his wife, who is nine months pregnant, called in a panic. >> my wife called me screaming, said, the fire is here, the fire is here! >> reporter: he rushed home. power lines falling behind him and it was too late

mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in grant grove, sequoia national park in dunlap county. the fire start the july 31st and has burned more than 172 square miles. >>> in develop news at least one person is believed dead in hayward from a shooting overnight. officers arrived on shepherd avenue to find a person near the car suffering from at least one gunshot wounds. authorities are trying to uncover a meet and find a suspect. >>> another shooting overnight in oakland has left one person dead. shots broke out at 10:00 around 80 avenue and international boulevard. whatever happened was intense. 40 bullet cases littered the scenes when officers arrived. again, no suspect is in custody, but an investigation underway. >>> another unsolved murder marks its fifth anniversary today. 35-year-old was shot and killed on his birthday in 2010 during a robbery in berkeley. his fiancee, who was with him when he died, put up posters and put out flyers trying to keep his memory alive. a $20,000 reward is offered for any information lead to go the arrest and conviction of the person or perps

people in dunlap, mere monte and miramonte and pinehurst have been allowed to return home. >>> temperatures will top over on the weekend near 100 degrees on sunday. right now rain showers developing in the valley fire area by lunch hour. right now this is the forecast you can anticipate for that region. southwest 15 to 30 miles an hour. rain is likely. our live hi-def doppler picking up a little green north of the bay area. we'll see rain target the north bay before lunch. house of the precipitation will be north of the golden gate bridge. we are in the 50s and 60s now. we have cooled off in santa rosa and napa. later today cool inland by 10 to 13 degrees our highs from the 60s to the low and mid-70s. that's about it. we are going to talk about how much rain to expect in the north bay today and how much rain you can expect in the south bay but first here's gianna. >>> we have two new accidents to report. first westbound 80 at powell a wreck blocking left lane. looks like chp is heading out to the scene, causing a backup on your eastshore freeway commute delays out of berkeley this morning o

mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in grant grove, sequoia national park in dunlap county. the fire start the july 31st and has burned more than 172 square miles. >>> in developing news at least one person is believed dead in hayward from a shooting overnight. officers arrived on shepherd avenue to find a person near the car suffering from at least one gunshot wounds. authorities are trying to uncover a meet and find a suspect. >>> another shooting overnight in oakland has left one person dead. shots broke out at 10:00 around 84th avenue and international believed. whatever happened was intense. 40 bullet cases littered the scenes when officers arrived. again, no suspect is in custody, but an investigation underway. >>> another unsolved murder marks its fifth anniversary today. a 35-year-old was shot and killed on his birthday in 2010 during a robbery in berkeley. amber nelson, bravo's fiancee, who was with him when he died, put up posters and handed out flyers, trying to keep his memory alive. a $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conv

mary and alice dunlap. michael and jennette mooth. karl nilson. dorny samuelson. larry and margie smith. charlotte witmire, and rob boston. so if i called out your name, would you stand so we can recognize you for each of your ten years. as a special gift, we are making next year's value voter summit free to you, so you can sign up for free since you came all ten years, and that includes rob boston who is with americans united for the separation of church and state. and even though we disagree on just about every issue, we are grateful for the thousands of dollars you've donated to the organization, so we feel this is the least we can do because after all, if it wasn't fr organizations like yours, we wouldn't need organizations like ours. it's our way of giving back. seriously. if i called out your name, we would love to give you next year absolutely free. let's take a deep breath. it was action-packed today. just great speeches. wouldn't you agree? wasn't that tremendous? but i think it's time for some comic relief, and i can think of few guys i'd rather have to