. >> gas stations erupt into infer infernos. and rescue workers put it all on the line. >> it was the closest call i've had. >> dire circumstances. >> i'm thinking there's no way somebody's going to live through that. >> disaster, heroism, survival. >> i can't believe i'm alive. >> you won't believe your eyes. >> boom! it went up. caught on camera, fireball. >>> hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. >> everything went bright.

then the gun fire erupted. he said he heard between 15 to 20 gunshots and went on to describe the incredibly chaotic scene. and there was someone in the movie theater next door that was also playing the batman movie as well. that witness said that the gun fire erupted at one point in the movie where there was a shoot-out scene, so you couldn't tell will it was gun fire or part of the movie and there were bullets flying through the wall and had injured people. one man said he had a friend who was grazed by the bullet when the gun fire went off. this theater is attached to a large shopping mall here in aurora, colorado. which is a suburb of denver. we saw law enforcement here going inside the movie theater, assessing the situation and trying to piece together what has happened. but the witness descriptions of what it was like being inside that movie theater when this gun fire erupted is simply chilling and many people just grateful to be alive and still trying to figure out just how seriously wounded some their f

and severe thunderstorms could erupt.o frequent lightning, though, that would trigger and start new wildfires. there's a lot of things to be watching out for across this continent. winnipeg reaching up to 33 degrees. take a look at that. 40 degrees in oklahoma city. new york, 31. so that's a little bit of a relief from the extreme heat due to the cold front moving in. all right. let's take a look at the european continent. still in greece, things are really hot. take a look at this video. people in greece smelled smoke on wednesday as the wildfire raged just outside the city. the fire broke out in the morning and quickly spread across forested areas. 120 firefighters accompanied by ten aircraft fought off the blaze. there are no injuries -- reports of injuries or damaged buildings as of now, but wildfires in greece are common during the summer months but these dry conditions could trigger more. greece is going to be looking at dry conditions yet again. across much of the northern half, some severe thunderstorms could erup

the streets of anaheim, california, erupt in violent protest.lawrence reports for wjz on what is pinning police against angry citizens. >> reporter: police officers fired pepper spray balls at hundreds of demonstrators in anaheim. the crowd threw rocks and a molotov cocktail at police, lit trash cans on fire, and smashed store windows. 21 people were arrested. >> our job is to protect property and life. our job isn't to stand back in the back and let anarchists or rioters damage property and injure people. >> reporter: protestors are wanting to know why police used deadly force in two shootings. the family of one man killed have filed a $51 million lawsuit against the city. >> we want the officers to be arrested for the execution of my son, manuel. >> reporter: police say 25-year- old manuel diaz was acting suspiciously with two other men and ran. they say he would not stop when they ordered him to. and he threw something onto the roof of a nearby apartment complex. >> the two officers are on paid administrative leave while investigators look in

>> -- the road in front of them erupts like a volcano. >> whoa!t first went off, it was like -- it was that split second we think this is probably the worst one i've been through so far and this is not looking good. >> they swerve around the explosion as the asphalt and rock that is launched into the air comes crashing down. >> i got that on tape, man. i know! i thought the cement was going to land on us. >> it was coming down all over. my gunner kept complaining. he was, like, it's raining down on me, sergeant dawes. i'm getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybody's bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didn't know what the hell happened. >> it's like slow motion. >> dude, i didn't know what happened. i thought the whole road was going up. i thought that was it. i thought, we're going to die now. >> just phenomenal when it went off. everybody

there was a gas bomb release in the theater and gunfire erupted after that.shooting lasted 10-15 minutes. the latest from people inside the theater when this happened. >> it took me a second to realize what was going on. people were running away and i hit the ground so i would not be hit. i heard the sound of metal canisters clanking around. . that is one of the reports we are hearing throughout the morning. the fbi and police are expected to hold a press conference later today. that is something we will continue to follow. >> we are also continuing to follow the weather. we want to check in with steve to find out when more severe weather will come. >> heavy rain expected. we do not need it. we could see 1-2 inches of rain. at the noontime hour, the flash flood watch will go into effect. here is a look at the extended forecast grade today's high into the meat-upper 80 -- forecast. today's high into the mid-upper 80's. in ocean city, md. 4.5 inches of rain. they have more rain on the way later today. >> that is incredible, especially when you consider the rest

plus it is literally the hottest attraction in hawaii, the ever erupting kilowaia volcano. good evening and welcome to a second look, i'm gasia mikaelian. hawaii and the bay area are two of the most beautiful places in the united states. and you might not have realized how many connections there are in the history of the two places. one of them starts with the sugar industry. this historic film shows the harvesting of sugar in hawaii in the 1940s. in time the growers would form a cooperative called the california and hawaiian sugar refining company or c & h sugar. they opened a refinery in what is now the town of crockett. >> in hawaii, the children grow up with c & h. >> ♪ >> in 2006, crockett celebrated the anniversary of that plant. it still processes all of the cane sugar coming out of hawaii under the c & h brand name. the sugar plant and crockett faced working strikes. >> reporter: crockett nestled along the cardenaa straight, c & h is what it was called. most of the people who lived here worked for c & h. that's back when the plant's work force was 1,500. it's half t

the volcano is expected to continue its intermittent eruptions. so far, there are no evacuations. >>> a man is dead and an officer injured after a high- speed police pursuit at niagara falls. the suspect died from his injuries, but the officer was rescue bid frferlts. say thai say he suffered a broken leg. police have not revealed what led to the pursuit. >>> chaos on the stroots of anaheim as are tests over a police-involved shooting turn into riots. >> rocks were thrown at officers after they fired non- lethal bullets in the crowd. this comes after a man was shot and killed by police after agreeing to stop. >> plus please stop the vims. it will not bring my son back. it's not. and this is the word thing any mother could go through. >> translator: family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the city. federal authorities are reviewing the shooting. >>> with the olympics a few days away, a major security breach at the brsh airport, and it was caused by an 11-year- old. airport officials say the boy managed to fly fromman chester -- from manchest

randy and the three other people at the facility are all able to get out before the entire place erupts into an inferno. minutes later, dallas fire rescue arrives. >> once we got there, we weren't sure exactly what was going on or why it was happening but we knew that we had a big problem with a lot of air cylinders. >> randy and a colleague are rushed to the hospital with multiple third degree burns. >> i was just all big bubbles everywhere. it was just crazy. from there, you know, the pain starts. once the adrenaline runs off. >> even with everyone out of the facility, fire officials are up against a formidable beast. >> initially, i had never seen anything like it. i just wondered, you know, what the heck is going on. >> the tanks are designed to release gas as they heat up, to relieve pressure. but under these extreme conditions, with so many tanks and so much fire, the released gas ignites and causes a chain reaction that cooks the tanks beyond their limit, resulting in massive explosions. >> each time one of the acetylene cylinders reached approximately 1,000 pounds per square inc

thunderstorms are audible r also possible to erupt in and around the coreeen peninsulafelt this will be moving towards the peninsula bringing torrential rain in the next 24 hours. 250 mm could be possible here. we already have a report of 169 m.m. in the past 24 hours. 66 m.m. in an hour heavy rain has fallen there, too. so triggering further flooding conditions are going to be very high risk. indo china peninsula will be unstable. in vietnam we have a report of 258 m.m. in the past 24 hours. this will be continuing also in the philippines especially in the western sea boards. in tokyo looking at 30 degrees. moving to the americas these are going to be a little bit messy here. we have a high pressure system dominating this area with some windy conditions combined. still critical fire weather with the possibility even though the cold front will be sweeping across the regions cooling the temperatures down. we have premonsoonal flow dumping the moisture around the four corners. isolated thunderstorms will be possible especially in arizona. take a look at your independence day outlook. l

. >> the lower deck of the bay bridge was down to one lane for much of the morning after gunfire erupted at the scene of an overnight crash. lisa washington begins team coverage from your bubble in island. >> all lanes of the lower deck are open cut after the crash in shooting created traffic problems for nearly eight hours this morning. there is now i joint domestication between chp and san fransisco police. according to chp, the driver of this car was traveling at nearly 100 mi. per hour on the lower deck of debris bridge just before 2:00 a.m.. the driver lost control of their car on the curve and crashed into the bridge railing. chp officer happen to be on the bridge and began following the speeding car. the driver crashed before the officer could catch up with him. after the crash the driver tried to take off but did not get very far. >> only made it another 700 ft. before becoming disabled and officers attempted to render aid and a shooting occurred. the occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody. >> could crash left debris scattered all over the highway and created a traffic

she's down gettingmazing shots of this volcano and it is erupting as she's doing it. >> see why she's chasing volcanoes. >>> this army is showing off its mad parade skills. see if they fall like dominos. >>> and there's this guy. five stories up. >> he's going to jump. that's crazy. >>> this next one is really going to make you probably cry. it was really hard for me to watch this. an animal rescue in colorado city, arizona. the posts you're seeing are shade structures. andrew is constructing this shelter. inside one of those metal tubes is a kitten. >> the cat is now stuck in the concrete all the way up to its head. >> you can hear it crying. andrew had to cut the post. then they had to dig out this footing. they had to cut the metal pipe off the cement, and then chip the kitten out of the cement. he was able to chip out and get it to an animal rescue that afternoon. the man who rescued this kitten believes that the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints, or flds, could be behind this act of animal cruelty. andrew left the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of

we did have some very strong storms erupt late this afternoon, early this evening. south of washington between culpepper and fredericksburg. you can see on the radar, going back over the last several hours, exploded into a huge complex of severe thunderstorms that rolled into the tidewater region of southwestern virginia. right now it's near norfolk, right now the locally thankfully the radar is clear. and the situation is settled, and still very humid and the temperatures around the region are still rather steamy. reagan national is now at 86 degrees. the reason you don't see some of those temperatures reporting is because the power is out there where those sensors are located. i'll have your forecast for sunday, we'll take a look at the fourth of july week too. that will be in a few minutes. >>> breaking news for people in fairfax county, the falls church water utility has issued a boil water advisory. for people in tyson's corner and merry field. people are told to boil any water used for drirpging or cooking. water pressure is low, and that can allow contaminant

as the courtroom erupted in laughter..../when... the judge... looked up...rom the video monitor. "iq: he's probably doing back flips..... oq: he's been cured." 3 cured." despite his stunt..../ funk was released from jail with a walker. some florida residents are protesting a policy on american flags... that... lacks... common sense..../the city of seminole... apparently got a complaint about a large american flag being flown from the back of a firetruck..../ it... wasn't a safety issue,.../ and... it... wasnt tattered .../ but... the firefighters were forced to take it down.... along with smaller flags... in the truck windows..../ now,... these demonstrators... are... trying to protect... a tradition that started ... after hundreds of fire fighters were killed on 9-11. dabney says: "my goal today is they say '...yes the flags are going back on the trucks, yes we have a solution.'" ///butt to///fender says: "to be able to fly the flag and support our country it should be a right " " the city claims its trying to be sensitive about the proper display of the am

last night a monthly outdoor art event erupted into a clash between police and occupiers. two officers were injured. several protestors arrested. the occupiers scribbled chalk messages on the sidewalk saying may the youth rise and end the fed. police tried to keep demonstrators from blocking the street when a protestor tossed a bottle. when police moved in they started pelting them with rocks. >>> delta flight was forced to return to new york after a suspicious discovery on board. authorities found wires that did not belong in one of the plane's bathrooms. the flight returned to kennedy international airport and the plane was taken to a remote area of the airport for inspection. the passengers were evacuated and authorities determined the wiring was not a threat. two people were questioned and released. >>> oakland police have few leads in the city's eight homicides in just one week. we first told you about the story yesterday morning at 4:30. investigators say a 19-year-old woman was shot in the head inside a room at the starlight motel on mccar their boulevard. people st

eruptions on the volcano are commonplace.typically erupts once or twice a day, but the explosionses are becoming stronger. >> wow, that is so cool. >> the volcano has already erupted 600 times this year. today ash plumes rose at least 10,000 feet into the air. and all that ash has to go somewhere. it is falling all over nearby cities. that's a mess. imagine trying to wash your car. you wash it today and then again tonight, and then the next day. >> just trying to breathe. >> amaze very difficult to be sure.

there was a very powerful solar flare today, an eruption on the surface of the sunday. effects are now traveling towards us at anywhere between 1 and 5 million miles an hour. at that rate it's between one and three days away from us. now, like other solar flares, it is likely to affect some communications. on the upside, it will likely make for those spectacular northern lights all over again. there will also be an attempt to keep spacecraft out of its way as this ball of energy heads toward earth. >>> in our countdown to the 2012 olympics in london, cue the trumpets, please, the olympic torch started this day in the hands of retired american track star michael johnson, who took a ceremonial lap around stonehenge, as dawn broke. largest henge in the world. another stop in the 8,000-mile journey from the big opening ceremony, now just 15 days out. and there's already a controversy for the u.s. olympic team. two whole weeks before the games begin. it's about the uniforms. they're snappy and snazzy, developed by ralph lauren. they're under fire because somebody found out t

future trend showing a few spot showers and storms erupting across the area.oving the timeline into tonight going down into the middle 70s and back up to 73 by tomorrow. today, humid sunshine with the storms developing and going down into the middle 70s and probably a struggle to get out of the 08 mark for the city. the seven-day forecast shows a humid day today. tomorrow transition but a hot day at 95 degrees. and a beautiful afternoon on wednesday. seasonable humidity returns thursday and friday with a risk of a shower or thunderstorm. here's abc2 time savor traffic. 795 police activity slowing traffic around there. 295 got this in baltimore washington park. 100. a single vehicle accident. 95 southbound past route 198 breathing the road that will tie you up of the here's a live look at liberty road on 695 showing us not a bad commute this far. the clouds and fog reduced visibility but it's -- and hitting fort mchenry from 695 a good looking travel time. 8 minutes. >> two news items to tell you about before we call it a day on this monday. coming up later, ar

shows a chance of the storm from the x class eruption coming toward earth. scientists are still waiting on more data about the speed and severity and spacecraft's monitoring the storm or from spait spacecrafts monitoring the storm. these pictures are from space.com. scientists say these space storms are becoming more common as the sun's solar activity cycle peaks. >> cool. >> yeah, unless it gets here and then i guess we burn, right? >> yes. >>> all right, tom, tell us about this gorgeous weather we've been having. hope it lasts. >> actually some of the solar flares can cause disruptions in communications, too. electronic device, this may be the issue. we have a lot of cloddiness across virginia and maryland. patches of green are getting a few sprinkles. the district into maryland and stretching farther west, too. a few scattered sprinkles, panhandle and shenandoah valley. shower activity here in western virginia. that's going to stay to our west today. temperatures ahead of that throughout much of the region, the 60s. all of the areas in green, low to mid 7

-- flare erupted from the sun expected to arrive tomorrow morning. the space weather prediction center says there should minimal impact in terms of communication and disruptions to the power grids. >> bullying is not just happening to kids in classrooms. now it's moving into other places. >> employees say it is happening in the workplace. and this morning we will take a look at how bullying in the workplace can affect a company's business. >> the quality of your night sleep may depend on what you eat before hitting the sack. we will tell you which ones to avoid and which ones may help you get a few more zs. >> and heavy rains in texas created an emergency for kids at summer camp. this morning we have details on the rescue. lynette. >> so we don't have rain across the area right now. lots of clouds. but that could change. i will tell you when and why coming up. >> reporter: well, traffic is really starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. i am tracking the delays and we will show you the other main lines coming up on "good m

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is expected to continue its intermittent eruptions. >>> all right. it is the first stop overseas as candidate for a u.s. president mitt romney in london. he will meet with british political leaders. romney arrived in london earlier today and the trip is an attempt to build his foreign policy credentials ahead of the november election. a romney aide says it is about locking arms with the allies. from london, romney travels to israel and then on to poland. >>> busiest destination of the day today, well, that would be london. about 100,000 people a day are arriving at heathrow airport. olympic athletes and fans from practically every country on earth, and the olympic flame has not even been lit yet. they are calling today, day minus two, with some events already beginning. the first women's soccer match kicked off today in wales, and this is the rough part for the drivers in london, the traffic lanes reserved just for the olympic athletes and officials get caught in one of those lanes, and it is a $200 fine. >>> so the london olympic venue is an ocean a

and chaos erupted after that. now, we have on the phone someone from the swedish medical center where some of of the victims were taken. i apologize if i don't get your name right. terry gerke, is that correct? >> gerke. yes. >> we received the patients did b. 12:30 this evening. we have three patients. a 20-year-old male that is in critical condition, a 29-year- old female who is in critical condition and and 18-year-old male that is in fair condition. >> can you give us an indication how many different other hospitals -- you say you took three in. >> there are six hospitals that have taken patients. so we believe there is around 50 victims. >> do you know, are you getting a lot of family members that are calling you, coming in there? set the scene us for as to what you are experiencing around this? >> that is really what we're experiencing now. we have multiple calls from people trying to find their loved one an and friend. we are trying to coordinate with the other hospitals so we can direct them to the direct

gunshots erupted just outside of denver in an aurora, colorado, theater during an early morning screening of "the dark knight rises." that is the new batman movie. 12 people are dead, 28 more wounded. a 3-month-old baby is among the wounded. police have a suspect in custody, a young man. a witness saw that man burst into the theater. >> somebody kicked in the emergency exit and started throwing gas grenade sais and started shooting people at random. >> was it movie theater number nine? >> number nine, which is the one i was in. >> what did you do? >> at first, it took me a second to realize what was actually going on. and as people were running away, i hit the ground so i wouldn't be hit. >> there were gas grenades there? >> yeah. all i saw, i heard the sound of metal canisters clinging around, and then i saw plumes of smoke. >> a law enforcement official says the suspect had four weapons, a rifle, shotgun, and two handguns. officials say he acted alone. police searched the suspect's residence, and believe that there may be more explosives there. no explosives have been found. we expect t

the fiftieth anniversary of the korean war cease fire the military conflict on the korean peninsula erupted when the communist north propped up by the soviet union invaded the south though a cease fire was signed tension remains high in two thousand and ten two south korean soldiers in a pair of civilians were killed in an artillery attack by the north which it claims to have been provoked by the south korean. conflict weary israel is on increased alert of a possible spillover of the violence in syria the israeli occupied golan heights is just across the border from the fighting and tourists and now flocking to the site is the death and despair in syria becomes a casual attraction for some bodies poorest live reports. up close and personal you don't get basic ringside seats in this this is the israeli syrian border and it's now also the latest israeli tryst attraction feels good to be able to get close to it a little bit and besides seeing only the items on television i was actually thrilled to come here today into syria to realize that with only a few kilometers and that country unfortunat

and he was with joe paer paternn this whole scandal erupted. he was writing the book before then. he had access to the family. and he is a wonderful writer -- >> did this scandal take him by surprise as well? >> absolutely, yeah. but he -- it's about paterno's life. this man who was the winningest college football coach in history. and a man who valued excellence much more than success, about what happened when all of this erupted. and i would put it right up there with when crime still mattered by david maraniss or richard ben kramer's book on dimaggio that i loved and edited, seabiscuit. it's a book about much more than sports. the only other one i'll tell you about is a novel by herman wouk. he just turned 97 years old, and when i was in grad school, i actually wrote my master's thesis on the idea of entertainment as literature. and literature as entertainment. and wouk was the writer i wrote about to exemplify that. his novels. and he's written a new novel that is very much sort of a latter-day e pis lair update of marjorie morningstar. and it's called "the lawgiver," and it's

or there was a weather condition that suddenly erupted. >> it is not required by law for children undera life jacket while inside the cabin. a boating experts say this afternoon having 27 people on board was just crazy. he said he set his limit at six adults only while others say no more than 15 people for that size yacht. >> thank you for that. still ahead, big changes after a petition started by a teenager. >> why the red cross says a blood shortage has reached critical levels. >> police are looking for >> it was a violent fourth of july in northwest washington. >> six people were shot last night and two of them have died. sam ford with the latest. >> said this. police are looking for up to five gunmen -- at this point police are looking for up to five gunmen in what marred what was supposed to be a time of celebration. residents said it was difficult to distinguish the sound of gunfire from the fireworks. >> people were running all over the place. >> why i teens were seen running for their lives chased by three gunmen. >> i came out and saw the kid's body sitting out here for close t

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the volcano has erupted over 600 times already this year and more eruptions are expected. >> and lookictures coming out of greenland. a tourist captured this photo of an iceberg that broke apart from the peterman glacier. that break caused a tsunami, which damaged the boat he was on. hundreds of smaller icebergs are drifting away from the glacier. >>> a little closer to home, a spectacular site on the eastern shore today. about 140ponies made the swim between the islands. and the ponies were auctioned to raise money for the fire company. they get to roam free for another year. >>> now we bring you a consumer alert. apple's latest operating system for its mack computers roared into the market today. the mountain lion software sells for $20. new features include closer integration with iphones and ipads and easier access to social media. it is available for down load only and free to customers who purchased a new mac after june 11. >>> toyota may be close to reclaiming its top spot as the number one car company in the world. the japanese auto maker says it sold nearly 5 million vehicles

a fight erupted outside a court room in florida after a hearing for a double murder case was canceled. euro leaders have agreed to a bailout for financspanish veins the amount of money spay needs google is facing eight roadblock as it plans to build apartments near its campus. the issue is the during file that was in the neighborhood. >>> where not so worried about the construction itself >>> mom duke council members seem to be opposed to the apartments. the project would allow many google workers to walk or bike to work instead of driving. currently an apartment has to have of least 220 square feet of living space. today's vote is going to cut that to 150 square feet. that would only be applied to new construction. it is for 42, the airline feed passengers want to pay also ahead. >>> hope for the bus and it didn't work out that way >>> he helped a struggling team. now he is officially lost his job. pipit exclusive interview with an agent. >>> the behind the scene looked to turn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 0 clouds and dense fog showing up around the bay area. don't worry we have sunshine c

sisters as fires erupted in just the past couple of weeks. 72 hour eviction notices were posted giving homeless until thursday to leave and that is when city workers will begin cleaning up. neighbors blamed squatters for the fires as well as theft and break-ins. they say it took six months of complaints >> putin citizens can make a difference in the government? >> absolutely, it is more difficult than it should be but yes >> the city will offer temporary housing and counseling for those who were evicted >> pita is giving thumbs down to a new san francisco group. his plan would pay people to care for dogs that might otherwise be put to sleep. pita issue a statement >> i think there is a tremendous amount of compassion and i'm really disappointed that they cannot tap into that humanity. >> peter has offered to give the city $10,000 matching grant use to launch the program. city officials have refused the offer. >> and adams point resident placed a statue on 11th avenue four years ago. the city wanted it move for safety reasons and that got people as far away as france upset some city lea

in 2006, a gunman -- gunfire erupted, killing 62-year-old. will list -- police arrested the gunman. he was committed to a psychiatric institution. >> my mind is always thinking what if. and the what ifs, quite honestly, is a low, keep your loved ones down. as soon as you hear the sound of gunfire or anything like that, you really have to of a game plan established. hunkering down, staying on the ground, not making any sounds or whatever may be the case, and trying to, again, decide what is your next move going to be. if you have to think about it, it's too late. >> these events should also cause business owners to take a hard look at their security measures. >> the first order of business is safety. the need to look at security measures, whether they have active people on site, a crisis plan, an emergency action plan. >> despite what happened in colorado and state -- safety concerns here, they still plan to see that man movie. >> that could happen everywhere. i just hope that it don't happen. >> police in our region are increasing patrols. we did talk to the widow of paul schrumm. s

michelle is on vacation >> this morning we begin with two fires in vallejo >> they erupted about 20 minutes apart this morning. firefighters were spread thin to fight the fires. it >> firefighters are still on the scene right now on amador street in vallejo. you can see this old victorian building with significant damage to the roof. firefighters continued to spray water on the inside of the building to make sure the fire is out. the building was divided into several small rooms because it used to be music studio and it has been under renovation, being turned back into a home but luckily, no one is living there right now. we shot this video just a few minutes after it broke out. very difficult for firefighters to fight, they spent about an hour inside until the ceiling started to collapse. the fire was hiding amongst the false ceilings >> we heard there were people possibly living inside and there was nobody actually inside. there was very little access because of the construction >> about 15 minutes after that fire broke out there was one in the attic of a small strip mall on some loma str

after 930time, a man was getting out of the car near the park when another car drove by and gun fire erupted. the man getting out of the car was hit. >> i saw a group of kids say around the corner and to 68th avenue. they were up and down the streets. y heard the police came. >> the victim is critically injured and his name is not released. the next day, the prince georges county police found a silver lexus around the corner. what appeared to be three bullet holes in the windshield. they're asking anyone who knows about the car or shooting to call them. >>> in prince georges county, happened in langley park after 8:30 tonight. on university boulevard near rigs road. the police say they new looking for a second vehicle that they say struck a female pedestrian after a tow truck had hit the woman. they say that second vehicle flooded the scene. they're looking for an older model four-door toyota. anyone with information on this one is being asked to call police. >>> >>> the edge moving to d.c. and happened on 17th street and the man was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital police are calli

now eruption alert level has been downgraded and air traffic is getting back to normal. an eruption back in 1985 killed 25,000 people. >>> a top leader in iran acknowledged new sanctions are having an effect on that country's economy. the vice president said authorities had stock piled imported goods and hard currency to help cushion the blow. all 27 members of the european union stopped buying iranian oil yesterday. 18% of iran's exports. sanctions to pressure iran over its nuclear program. >>> voters in mexico, presidential election, have sent a message they're fed up with drug violence and troubled economy. official results are expected to show a return to the old guard with a return to the party whose party was voted out of power 12 years ago. the ruling party candidate, first woman to run for president in mexico on a major party line has officially conceded defeat. >> i will teach you how to say it. >> say it one more time. >> you go out. >> leave it to a pro. >> well now to the presidential battle here, right at home. new attack ads from the obama campaign appear t

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. >> right next door, chaos erupted. on the day before he is to be a city council is assessing the to his home. >> a lot of branches and trees debris. near great falls road, a .rushed pickup truck >> there's a little sign on the that says the cars for sale. the timing. >> you can get all the firewood free. >> you will have to haul it off yourself. up >> it is like nothing we have never seen before. >> the thing that is frustrating is they don'th when they will have power restored. of the problem is what you see. a tremendous amount of damage. this tree has come across the road and crushed a vehicle. amazingly, the owner still has a sense of humor. what really has folks concern is how long did coin today. this mess as to be cleaned up. then dominion can begin to take -- the wires and pulls and restore power. folks fear that it could be zero weeks or more. >> a reminder, d.c. public montgomeryd s county schools are closed today along with some others. list on your screen. you can also log on to wjla.com under the hot topic

in toronto, the jays and the indians, both teams erupting with the bats.ming up, a-bomb to laugh. toronto pouring it on with ximenes. adam lynch its it up the middle. two runs scored. they led 10-2. the tribe would rally in the eighth. travis delivers a base hit. cabrera scores and cut the lead by two. the blue jays hold on for the 11-9 victory. a lot of golfers skipped the scottish open. but for phil mickelson, playing this tournament was a must. he needed to find his game after shooting eight straight rounds over par. today, he did it again. he had six birdies on the back nine. trust me, it is rough. still solid at 64 with a 65 today. here is your leader, francisco mall in our -- francisco mo linar. >> a coastal city in south korea is hosting its analog festival. -- its annual mud festival. officials say that the blood has special powers to refresh the skin. -- the mud has special powers to refresh the skin. >> will we get any mud? >> we will have some rain charged more. it will be hot and humid. of course, wednesday into thursday, more thunderstorms. th

gunshots erupted in that theater during an early-morning screening of "the dark knight rises," the newmovie. at least 12 people are dead. 38 more are wounded. at first, many people in the 16-screen theater thought that the gunfire was coming from a movie ongoing. police have a suspect now in custody. a young man. he was heavily armed and was arrested in the theater's rear parking lot near his vehicle. so there were hundreds of people inside the movie theater complex when the shooting started early this morning. and many inside saw the gunman, including one woman who told affiliate kcnc the gunman pointed a weapon at her. >> he came in, and he started lighting a gas can. and he threw it into the crowd. at that point, he shot his first fire into the ceiling and scare everybody. and they started scattering, and mass chaos happened. at that point, he went from here and here and pointed the gun at me. i was terrified. i dove into the aisle. at that point, he started shooting people behind me. i had bullets that were on my forehead, and i just told myself, i need to get out of here. i need t

things and i started to hear them talking about cho-mos, which are sex offenders and then mayhem erupted. >> take that camera off me. your [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. get the [ bleep ] out of here! >> i don't want to buy your story. >> this is what i think of your story. >> i believe he threw a liquid substance under the door that smelled somewhat suspicious and we're going to report that. >> jonathan hall, serving 40 years for murder, was one of the first inmates to make it clear we weren't welcome in administrative segregation. >> unless he does calm down and follow our rules and orders, he'll be cell extracted. >> inmate hall won't calm down. so they call in the special response team. and they suit up in their gear. in these situations, when we want to film it, they always have us suit up as well. >> we'll give him the class three verbal stance. if he doesn't comply at that point, we'll introduce o.c. >> you got it? >> uh-huh. >> inmate hall, come to the door and cuff up. >> [ bleep ]! >> come to the door and cuff up. >> eat a [ bleep ]. >> if you do not cuff up, we will introduce chemical a