through this fireplace. contraptions to limit the coming and going of enslaved servants and at the same time, does a lot of work going on to make that dinner and the engaging conversation possible. house is side of the really devoted to private spaces for jefferson. private apartment and it consisted of three separate rooms. library, and his bedchamber. it would've been the most private space. that is where jefferson would wake in the morning with his son a bathin each day with and begin to read and respond a few hours before breakfast. it is where he would return in the evening for a few hours of reading before bed as well. significant thing about the bedchamber is that it's the space where he passed away at the age of 83. on july 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the adoption that he was the primary author of. it was a very sad time at monticello, both for many different reasons. jefferson struggled with that his whole life. many millions of dollars in today's money. the family was unable to keep

because we have a ghost on this side -- on the other side of the fireplace that shows where the wall would have sat against the fireplace and so we're able to, you know, even though a typical carpenter would love to have a nice straight wall we're putting it back just a bit out of square because that's the way that the evidence is telling us it's at in jefferson's time. >> so what's going on right now is that craftsmen from salvage rights, a local restoration company are putting up the timber frame. we know the size of the frame members from jefferson's documents. they should be 4 x 3 inches and so these craftsmen have prepared all of the framing offsite like they would have done in the 18th century. everything is prepped and assembled and taken apart and brought on site and put up. so what's going on right now is they're actually fitting everything and securing everything and putting up, you know, brick nothing -- nogging. >> so we are in the south pavilion cellar and this is one of the first buildings built on the mountain top by jefferson. finished by 1770. and the space was origi

so that means no fire in the fireplaces on this holiday.malcolm reports that has some people upset but they say they will stay comply with the law. >> what? that's crazy. you can't have a fire today? it's not dry season. it's winter. it's like i get it in the summer but it's winter. >> reporter: wrapping gifts inside their franklin park home the family has an issue with the latest winter spare-the-air alert. this fire, they say, is part of their christmas tradition. >> having a fire is very -- it's cozy and fun for people to sit around the fire, people talk and relax. >> reporter: they aren't trying to ruin your holidays but the bay area air quality management district has issued two additional winter spare the air alerts. the reason, for the past three days an inversion layer has been trapping all the smoke in the air. >> for people who like a wood fire it is disappointing but there are other options. they can put candles in the fireplace and still have the glow. >> reporter: if you need the glow, you can always check out ktvu plus for the

the fireplace -- it's like it never -- you can't quite move on. because, you're still dealing with it. i know it's stupid, and people say it's just things, but it's my things. my life, you know, that is gone. >> reporter: michelle was at work when her fire -- when the fire broke out and says the parents were lucky to get out with the close on their backs. they had already made the decision to leave before the fire. >> it was a most impossible for us to live in a retirement income.>> reporter: now they are living in the house michelle had leased before the fire, but they are looking at a new house in idaho with a mortgage about a third of what they paid in rent in santa rosa. >> we like the area, and we could buy something comfortable.>> reporter: michelle will have to find a roommate to help cover her rent. >> i don't have a cushion. >> reporter: still, her and her family will be able to enjoy this christmas together, grateful for what they have. as for next christmas,>> i don't know. i don't know what's going to happen. the lease is up is in -- i

so it's a split fireplace. so each side of the house has its own viewing of the fireplace.all looks out over the valley as well. >> yeah. the view... you never lose the view. ♪ you know what i always find interesting, dave, is the unique taste that people have, which, obviously for you, you have to find a special buyer. >> oh, yeah. but it makes 'em fun to sell. >> yeah. >> i mean, somebody that can appreciate the fine stone, the wood-beam ceilings. >> somehow, the house doesn't feel too big, although the large entertaining spaces seem to just keep going on and on. not content just sitting in front of one of the 10 fireplaces? well, you could take in a movie in style within the full home theater. >> the master suite is separate from the other bedrooms in the house, so it allows for a lot of privacy. >> let's go see the office. >> bob, this is my favorite room in the house for sure. >> oh, this is beautiful. >> as you can see, he's quite an avid gun collector, old antique pistols, rifles. >> i love rooms like this, where you can really feel the character of the homeowner wit

there are other options, you can put candles in the fireplace. you can always check out ktvu plus for the yule log. and natural gas fireplace inserts, the meadows installed there's 5 years ago. with one click of a button, heat and flames. >> we are cautious about burning the wood. now we don't have to worry about it at all. we get heat from it, and a nice glow. basically what happens during these types of the winter weather conditions is like, we are in a terrarium. it's like we have a dome over us. the smoke sits there, and nothing carries it out. it builds up and builds up. it only takes a few fireplaces to pollute the whole neighborhood. the maggots the parse -- particles and carcinogens that are harmful to kids, elderly, and those with respiratory developments. >>> the indoor fire does not bother him. we have a bonfire in the yard, yes.>> to burn or not to burn is the question. >> i will abide by it if they say i cannot have a fire. >> i won't have one. i will resent it. >> if you choose to burn, the district will be patrolling on christmas d

don't be tempted to turn on the fireplaces.ing is the number one cause of air pollutants to make the air unhealthy. avoid that. 57 is the high in con ford. oakland, 57. in terms of the overall highs, similar to what you saw yesterday. not expecting big changes. let's talk about the chance for rain. tonight, 11:00, 12:00, we have this really weak cold front that is going to move to the east. if you notice, we have a slight chance of seeing very light showers for the north bay, maybe areas in monterey and anything north of the golden gate bridge has a light chance. the rest of the area is going to stay dry. in terms of the snow, oregon is going to keep the snow. if you head up to lake tahoe, you may catch rain and dangerous air-conditions. some areas may see snow flurries early on. as we fast forwards through monday and tuesday and wednesday, we see that high pressure system start to dominate, yet again. what that's going to do is warm us up by a couple degrees. if you are heading out of town today, christmas eve, i know i'm head

fireplaces not allowed. it's illegal to use your fireplace. there are 1.4 million fireplaces across the bay area and that's the number one source of winter pollution. so keep that in mind. it's not allowed. but things are going to change this weekend. i'll explain coming up. >>> thank you. i don't even have a fireplace in my house so that works for me. right now, we have interstate 80 at highway 4 and traffic is doing well in both directions. 14 minutes down towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we are tracking delays along richmond parkway due to some traffic signals that are out at the intersection of richmond parkway and par boulevard. it's creating slowdowns for those heading over towards 580 there. speeds right around 30 miles per hour. remember, if you come to an intersection and the lights will blacked out, treat it as a four-way stop. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, things are really backing up in the cash lanes. we are almost backed up to the west grand overcross. fastrak in the green across the span. >>> the public will pay respects

early reports indicate the fire started near the fireplace. when firings arrived they spotted flames near the chimney and apparently the fire had spread into the attic. we're told that three people in the home got out seeing the smoke. the firefighters are urging residents to check their fireplaces and chimneys to make sure they're working proper properly. turching to weather now and taking a live look outside. it was much warmer today compared to earlier this week or even yesterday. so will the mild temps continue into sunday? i'm crossing my fingers and saying yes. let's say hi to gwen with the latest forecast. we are going to be pretty much at the same level temperature wise as we were today. if you enjoyed it, that's what we're serving up. however, a cold night tonight. bundle up if you're heading out to any of the holiday parties out thrcht it is chilly. let's take a look at the highs. yesterday the highs were into the upper 20s and low 30s. but today we actually reached the 40s. 48-degrees at reagan airport. forty-six at dulles and that'

a gas fireplace is to blame for this scene. the fire spread to the walls and the ceiling around 10:30 last night. adrianna: breaking overnight, the thomas fire in southern california only getting bigger. it is now the fifth largest in california's history, burning an area larger than new york city. firefighters announced a setback late last night. they are losing containment, 15% down to 10%. the fire has destroyed 800 buildings and threatens thousands more. some good news for your ride into work. crews have patched up a water main break the force 50 homes to evacuate. we always send out traffic alerts about these types of incidents. be sure to sign up for them at wjla.com/text. autria: jury selection resumes today in the trial of the metro transit officer charged in a terror case. he is accused of trying to support isis. he was arrested last year in a government sting after buying nearly $250 in gift cards he intended for the islamic state group. he is the first u.s. law enforcement officer ever to be charged with the terror o

david dearlove swung the one—year—old child by his ankles and hit his head on a fireplace in 1968.lied about what had happened, but then a photo posted on facebook led to the investigation being reopened as danny savage explains. this picture triggered a murder trial. it shows a man called david dearlove with his stepson, paul booth. when this image was posted on facebook, paul's now adult brother went to police, telling them dearlove had murdered the toddler and he had witnessed it. the 21—year—old dearlove in the photo is now 71. almost 50 years later, he was today convicted of murder. back in the late 1960s, he lived with the boys' mother in this house in stockton. on the night he killed his stepson in the living room, he claimed the boy's injuries were accidental, but his three—year—old brother, peter, saw what really happened. he'd crept downstairs for a drink, and through a gap in the living room door saw dearlove swinging paul violently by the ankles and cracking his head against the fireplace, causing fatal injuries. nearly half a century later, what peter booth sawjust bef

and now we have learned that the fireplace played a part in this fire here overnight. about 2:30 this morning, fire crews did arrive here. they called in assistance from charles county firefighters. and as you can see, they were able to knock down that fire but could not spare quite a lot of the damage we are now seeing. back out live again, it is gutted from the roof to the first level of this home is charred black by that fire here overnight. again, it was cold. and a reminder for all of us with fireplaces to make sure we put out the fires completely after we're done burning them. justin finch, news4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you so much. tough story there. >>> well, this morning, two men who served our communities are being remembered. a veteran agent with the fbi and a decorated member of maryland's fire marshals office were both killed along 270 on friday night. [ sirens ] >> those are sirens that you're hearing there from the procession that traveled through rockville last night. police and firefighters escorted the body of lieutenant sander co

you don't need your fireplace where i was cold. you can see why.doppler seven showing you extra clouds tonight that will keep us insulated. you can do flannel sheets or p.j.s. saturday highs coming down a few. upper 50s to low 60s and clouds thickening up as the day goes on and fast forward to next wednesday. temperatures will be coming up low to mid 60s. above normal thursday. san jose, santa rosa in the upper 60s. well above average for this time of year. i want to show you something cool sunday night. moon rise at 5:27 p.m. and the super moon will be the closest that will appear 14% larger and 40% brighter. the last chance of the year. do it or you'll have to wait until 2018. forecast, sprinkles saturday into sunday and then we clear out and go with cold conditions. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, in the mornings but in the afternoons, really mild. >> beautiful. >> sand hya, thanks. >>> a perfectly tact 300-pound egyptian. >> part of the set built for the 1956 movie "the ten commandments." they believe the director had the set burned or bu

we are not seeing much mixing of the air so a lot of it has to do with fireplaces, wood- burning stoves. so these are the rules. when there's a "spare the air" alert, no wood, fire logs, pallets in your fireplaces and using wood stoves or any other burning device is illegal for today and tomorrow. and then when that alert is lifted, you still have to burn clean fuel. so you still cannot burn garbage or leaves or things like that. as far as the winds are concerned, southern california of course they are still getting the santa ana winds because of this high pressure ridge. what's also happening this is interesting, we may get more of the smoke because the way this high pressure is just hanging right on the state, we'll start to see possibly the winds shift and if they go from the south to the north at all, then we will smell the smoke in the air. but for now, if you do see that haze, it's just because it's wintertime across the north bay. it's not smoke until you really actually smell it from the fires. national futurecast here across the great basin extremely dry and that's how it's goi

that allow flames from the fireplace to shoot into the walls and attic of the home.reas. it's fading. nice while it lasted, though. it put everybody in the holiday spirit. a loft the kids got out anden yoid. over the weekend, a right. hats off to all the highway officials who made sure the roads were pretreated in plenty of time so we didn't have to have too many issues there. that was at least some good news . cold for today, windy as well and cold for tonight. the winds tonight are at least light . we do have a few clouds that are rolling in, however. but we've got some changes coming up in the seven day forecast for you. we're talking about the clouds tonight. ridge of high pressure will be in control once we get into tomorrow. by tomorrow tonight i can't rule out in the overnight hours into early tuesday that we may have a little bit of sleet. it's all looking like it's happening to the mason dixon line. it's going to be bitterly cold and then we have another system that could bring us some snow showers into the later part of the week. time of the week, yes, dece

at least if it's a wood fireplace. here is the visibility. we are dealing with fog again over the north bay. we could have patchy and dense fog along highway 101, petaluma and nevada area and stretches toward the sonoma valley. visibility was reported at about a mile in napa. we will continue to track that. that could last until around 9:00. 43 and nevada. 43, santa rosa. 38, concord. 36 walnut creek and livermore. around the bay it's not bad. 44 in hayward. 51 in san francisco. half moon bay is very cold. afternoon highs today, widespread 60s. mid- to upper- 60s for some areas.

warming up with a safer fireplace. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: now to a very big fire out west. california's thomas fire already more than 270 that is bigger than all of chicago, and it is intensifying. of firefighters are working around the clock and new evacuations are underway. this massive inferno sent people scrambling. >> my neighbor pounded on my door, get out, pack your stuff and get out. >> in 10 seconds, we had the fire close to us, hundred feet high. kimberly: that man decided to stay put, a dangerous decision. the grab a hose to keep the fire from spreading and his efforts paid off. he was able to save several neighbors' homes. new video of the damage left behind after a car slammed into a business in rockville. glass shattered and customers were left to scramble inside. shelves were overturned. that happened at the kill bassa factory on rockville pike. the owner said it was a very busy up and movebacked the truck and then she drove inn harder the second time destroyed the front of the store. kimberly: nobody was seriously h

the fire marshal office determined a malfunctioning fireplace was the cause. the family says they had just relocated one month ago from qatar and lost everything. >> we took them into our house to distract them but it was terrifying. >> yet, both parents were smiling on camera. >> we are fine because of our neighbors and the community. i am so thankful. >> when those neighbors learned all that happened they created a gofundme account to take donations. they are even hiding christmas parents for the family. >> there are amazing people in the world willing to go above and beyond. i am going to cry. it has been a tough weekend but it has been amazing. we have gotten to know so many neighbors that we didn't know. people are coming together. it is incredible. >> reporter: it is a very touching community story. says they had basic renters insurance but they don't know what is happening with that. they are supposed to meet with their agent tomorrow and the company responsible for the property. from ashburn stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> so good to see people come toget

. >>> a faulty fireplace is being blamed on this house fire in montgomery county.ighters responded to the fire friday night. they spotted flames near the chimney and apparently the fire had spread into the attic. we're told three people did get out safely after spotting the smoke. firefighters are urging residents to check their fireplaces and chimneys to make sure they're working properly. >>> more sobering news from southern california. the massive thomas fire only 40% contained. continue technology burn across santa barbara county forced evacuation of hundreds of residents. the fire is to blame at least two deaths including the loss of firefighter cori iverson. >> devastating fire scene. >> it's really bad for them out there. keep our fingers crossed >> 40% contained, that's incredible. >> rain over in california. >> we had just a few light sprinkles. not everywhere. a few you saw a little bit of a light spotty shower orbit of drizzle, the moving out. the atmosphere is just too dry for any of it to really touch the ground in most of our area, haven't had to have

. >>> if you were hoping to fire up the fireplace for christmas eve, don't. a spare the air alert is in eflkt through tomorrow. here is a look through the hazy conditions through the bay area. wood burning is banned because it's the biggest source of pollution this season, so no fire in the fireplace tonight or tomorrow. at this point an alert has not been called for monday, christmas day. >>> with accuweather we will have haze tomorrow in our sky tomorrow as well as a stagnant pattern in our air this weekend. satellite showing you we have a bit of moisture off the coast near clover dale. our atmosphere is so dry and it's not reaching the ground. but it is keeping the clouds in place. outside we go. atop pier 15 and the beautiful skyline of san francisco decade in holiday lights with the cloud cover overhead. later on we'll hang on to the cloud cover through the next six hours. we're dropping into the 40s, and by midnight it's cold, temperatures already in the upper 30s. 40s and 50s right now. 52 in san francisco. 52 in concord. san jose with a temperature of

unless you are exempt, not a good idea to light up in the fireplace. the overnight lows will be quite cold. we are going to see temperatures come up some. an advisory is not issues just yet for tomorrow morning. the national weather service will continue to keep track of that. and we'll look at the lows from the morning in just a moment. the high pressure is going to remain in the ridge. you can see washington and oregon. here's a look at the future cast model. sunday, monday, and here we are to monday afternoon where we see a mix of clouds at times. that looks like it's going to be it. take a look at the overnight lows and into this morning. a lot of 20s and 30s reported across the region starting in the north bay. a low of 25 degrees at the napa airport. the oakland airport at 31. concord mid-20s. livermore the overnight low. and even in san francisco, san francisco hit 40 degrees. and i saw some low 20s in the santa cruz mountains. getting back to the current temperatures, still a cool one out there. 49 oakland. and mid-40s in walnut creek and upper

the gas fireplaces are still ago. first-time offenders who earn wood on spare the air days can be fined $100. the second time offenders face a possible $500 fine. >> a little rain and wind, with certainly hope that out. let's kick it over to rosemary on this holiday. we have none of that coming, right? >> neither of those are coming our way. we had a very weak system moves through yesterday. we felt a few sprinkles. we were hoping it would clean up here just not that we did not have to see another spare the air day today. as you heard the anchor, that's not the case. we are partly to mostly cloudy skies. this is a glorious start your christmas morning. it's a bit cool outside. will check in on the air quality expected for the afternoon for your area. the north and south they are just about the 100 index. the shade of orange indicates that folks with respiratory issues, and asthma, you may be definitely more susceptible with the hazy skies. moderate air quality is expected at the coast, and the central bay. onto the te

make sure your fireplace is in working order. gather up the wood, because the next seven days, temperatures will be well below normal. saturday our first snow of the season and a direct shot of true arctic air two days in the next seven days. afternoon highs only near freezing. so time to prepare. right now temperatures not all that bad out there. typical december chill. philadelphia 43 down from our high of 47 which is 1 degree below normal. allentown 37, and cape may 44. satellite and radar showing clouds are beginning to advance from the west but what i'm watching is this moisture that's gathering across the deep south. this will be changing over to snow. baton rouge, louisiana. they have closed the schools for tomorrow. here tomorrow, just a lot of clouds. it will be a dry day but with a thick cloud deck, temperatures not climbing out of the 30s. the cold air is in place and future tracker showing on saturday the moisture will meet the cold air. 7:30 in the morning we've got light snow close to philadelphia, most of the actio

malfunctioning fireplace was the cause of the house fire in ashburn on friday. there are big fires recently. i felt it was time to get it clean. you may not know three levels of inspection. the first is a visual look. the second will send a cam ro to the -- camera to the chimney. it costs more but most recommended. >> don't not relight it if you have suspicions. >> i saw smoke and i got out. michelle: a commute rocked by an explosion. a close call short distance from times square. >> a real-life grinch in takoma park. the damage left behind and what you can do to keep the holiday decorations intact. michelle: how the first responders from the congressional baseball shooting are being honored. >> commuters sent scrambling and the officers rushing to the scene. explosion below new york city port authority. >> the bombi the height of the morning rush in a tunnel that connected the port authority 57 the time square subway station. the suspect in cust by -- custody. a 27-year-old from bangladesh and this was an act of terror. >> thank god they did not achieve the goa

. >> alternative heat sources, fireplaces, space heaters, anything of that nature we will have an uptick in calls. >> reporter: that's certainly been the case over the past few days. among the latest this fire. it's among at least a dozen fires in montgomery county just this weekend. >> we had a fireplace ash cause fire. they removed the ashes and did it in an improper fashion and those rekindled, burnt down the home. >> po at least one serious injury from slipping on the ice also once the fire's out there's all those ice coated streets. >> we will need to make sure that for our personnel it's safe and as we leave the community, the neighborhoods and residents are also safely and aren't left with a slip hazardous road conditions. >> reporter: there have been no serious injuries. smoke detectors are largely to thank for that. derrick ward, news4. >>> today's your last chance to donate to charities. remember the new tax law that doesn't apply to this year's taxes. so the donations have been pouring in to the good will in arlington. goodwill says new year's eve is always the busiest day of

investigators say the cause of the fire here on bramer circle was traced to a malfunctioning fireplacebrick in the chimney allowed the fire to spread to the interior walls and attic of the home. a qualified chimney sweep may have zee tekted the missing brick. we reached out to beth saida chimney. the owner showed cleans the chimneys. he says you need to have your chimney inspected once a year. >> you need to have it annually inspected before using it by a certified chimney sweep because if you have any type of gaps or cracks inside the chimney, the fire could escape and become a house fire in this exact type of situation could occur. >> reporter: he also said often times inspectors will make recommendations for people to make repairs but then they don't make the repairs. you definitely need to do that and if you feel maybe they're giving you bad advice or too much money, it's always okay to get a second opinion. erica back to you. >> it's a warning for a lot of folks in the area. thank you. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> what a weekend it's been. take a look at your radar r

tomorrow no wood burning, even though it's cold, i know it will be tough, if you have a fireplace, you may be tempted, but no wood burning is allowed. that air quality remains unhealthy for the north bay. but look at 11:00 they'll eventually climb into the 50s. we'll cece some of those high clouds into the afternoon. i'll bring you an update on the chance of rain for possibly christmas day. we've have to stay tuned. vianey, thank you. >>> one person was shot during a concert at a bay area bowling alley. it happened at x bar inside homestead bar in cupertino. a group of rappers were performing in the packed bar. witnesses say a group of people entered and began throwing chairs and shooting. one witness and his girlfriend ran to hide in the bathroom as shots ricocheted. >> when the gunshots slowed do you want, me and my girl came out of the bathroom. we were running to the back door, and we saw with a guy with white shoes all bloody and stuff. >> police say somehow only one person was shot and taken to the hospital. as of this morning police have nod reported any arrests. >>> now to a fo

originated around the gas fireplace. three people and two pets displaced but they do apparently have somewhere to stay. good news is no one was injured. >> police in the district looking for man who robbed a mcdonald's after climbing through a drive through window t this happened on sunday morning around 5:00 in the morning at the restaurant on georgia avenue. police say the man climbed through the drive through window. once he was inside he robbed the store and he took off with an unknown amount of money. anyone with any information is asked to call police. >> let's get to the devastating wildfires in southern califni there. the thomas fire continues to burn out of control forcing new evacuations in ventura and santa barbara counties to the north of los angeles. some evacuations taking place in the middle of the night. this is the fifth largest fire on record in the state of california burning more than 270 square miles an area larger than new york city. it's destroyed 800 homes and other buildings and it is only 10 per

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it is beautiful. >> they have some made for fireplaces. >> they do. i put a bunch of candles this front. i wanted that ambiance. >> we're all going to pam's house tonight. >> come over. >>> coming up at 7:19, are new security measures at airports violating laws. why there are concerns about facial recognition's accuracy. >>> plus, the reason that a woman lost her first class seat. who took her seat and why she is unhappy about how the airline handled the situation. >> welcome back to mornings on 2. people near pleasanton were -- woke up to -- >> actually pleasant hill. >> pleasant hill. >> i'm sorry. >> people in pleasant hill. a little shaky after christmas day. >> indeed. >> 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit just before noon. the u.s. geological survey said. no reports of any damage or injuries. but a few people felt a little shaking. >> they did. >> the republican tax overhaul could cut affordable housing funding in california by 20%. while the plan preserved some key programs in the state, the new tax rules could still reduce federal funding for subsid

>> a malfunctioning fireplace is to blame for a house fire in fort washington overnight.ome on braimer circle went up in flames shortly before three this morning. they say the home had a missing brick in the chimney and that allow the flames from the fireplace to shoot into the walls and attic of the home. the fire caused bd $200,000 worth of damage. still no word on what sparked this house fire in el cot city. firefighters say it started yesterday in the garage of the home on spring meadow drive. the fire was contained to the garage and it damaged the house and two cars parked outside. the fire there cause bd $100,000 in damage. >> it's been a week since firefighters began battling those massive wild fires in southern california. yesterday it seemed they were making progress, but overnight firefighters faced a setback when fears santa and a winds kicked up again. we get the latest from fox's will car. >>reporter: new he vacation orders in the fires continue to burn. nearly 15,000 homes and businesses now in harm's way. i'm scared to death. we packed up our whole car and

. >> nine fireplaces, a game room, media room, true theater, as well as a walk-in wine cellar. >> soin every home, you have the kitchen, the den area. and here's a perfect example. you can make it your own. >> make it your own. customize it. maybe change paint colors. >> now, the first thing you notice here is that the house is empty. the current owners moved out and decided not to stage the home. >> if it's staged, then it -- it also helps a prospective buyer who doesn't have the creative mind. if i walked in and i could say, "okay. oh, i see. that's where the couch would go. oh, i see. that's what you would use this room for." >> staging can have huge benefits, as we've shown on this program before. but these owners decided to let the home speak for itself. >> a prospective buyer can walk in with his or her designer, give them... it might give them an idea of what they can do to make it their own, whether it be changing the paint, changing the flooring, changing window coverings, placing different types of furniture where they wanted to. >> if you look at the pictures of the home w

david dearlove swung the 1—year—old child by his ankles and hit his head on a fireplace in 1968. dearlove lied about what had happened, but then a photo posted on facebook led to the investigation being reopened, as danny savage explains. this picture triggered a murder trial. it shows a man called david dearlove with his stepson, paul booth. when this image was posted on facebook, paul's now adult brother went to police, telling them dearlove had murdered the toddler and he had witnessed it. the 21—year—old dearlove in the photo is now 71. almost 50 years later, he was today convicted of murder. back in the late 1960s, he lived with the boys‘ mother in this house in stockton. on the night he killed his stepson in the living room, he claimed the boy's injuries were accidental, but his three—year—old brother, peter, saw what really happened. he'd crept downstairs for a drink, and through a gap in the living room door saw dearlove swinging paul violently by the ankles and cracking his head against the fireplace, causing fatal injuries. nearly half a century later, what peter booth

no wood-burning stoves and fireplaces. the winds are going to shift. they are going to start to get breezy tonight. right now, east-northeast winds in oakland at 6. but calm throughout the south bay and east bay, also very calm throughout the north bay which is why the fog is forming and why that haze is just lingering. basically there's almost like a lid on top of all the bay area keeping that particulate matter in the low-lying valleys. i'll check in with you later about the forecast for the weekend coming up. >>> right now, we are tracking some slowdowns. this is along westbound 205 as you approach 580. so all those heading out of tracy are dealing with a big crowd. we have some overnight roadwork but that's been picked up. we are still seeing the residual delays of that and then the top of the morning commute. so 23 minutes from 205 over to 680. speeds drop right around 35 miles per hour giving you a travel time around 25 minutes. if you are heading through oakland, highway 13 is shut down right now. caltrans has that closed in both directions at b

david dearlove swung the 1—year—old child by his ankles and hit his head on a fireplace in 1968.earlove lied about what had happened, but then a photo posted on facebook led to the investigation being reopened, as danny savage explains. this picture triggered a murder trial. it shows a man called david dearlove with his stepson, paul booth. when this image was posted on facebook, paul's now adult brother went to police, telling them dearlove had murdered the toddler and he had witnessed it. the 21—year—old dearlove in the photo is now 71. almost 50 years later, he was today convicted of murder. back in the late 1960s, he lived with the boys‘ mother in this house in stockton. on the night he killed his stepson in the living room, he claimed the boy's injuries were accidental, but his three—year—old brother, peter, saw what really happened. he'd crept downstairs for a drink, and through a gap in the living room door saw dearlove swinging paul violently by the ankles and cracking his head against the fireplace, causing fatal injuries. nearly half a century later, what peter booth sa

house fires that appear to be caused by fireplaces.t montgomery county firefighters responded to a house fire on clarksburg road. early reports indicate the fire started near the fireplace when firefighters arrived they spotted flames near the chimney and apparently the fire had spread into the attic. we're told three people in the home got out safely after seeing smoke. firefighters are urging residents to check their fireplaces and chimneys to make sure they are working properly. now to those massive wild fires out west in southern california tonight the flames continue to grow. threatening thousands of homes despite hundreds of firefighters battling the fires fox's will car has the latest. >>reporter: the raging wild fire now california's third largest ever with more devastation possible from a resurge event of the harsh santa and a winds deadly fire. i went to sleep last night about midnight and then woke up to the roar of this fire coming through about 3 a.m new he vacation ordered in the hardest parts. the fire destroyed 750 home

early reports indicate the fire started near the fireplace. when firefighters arrived they spot ted flames near the chimney and apparently the fire had spread into the attic. we're told three people in the home smoke. firefighters are urging residents to check their fireplaces and chimneys to make sure they are in working order. let's take a turn now and take a look at the weather. there's a live shot there. the sunshine was great earlier today and it even warmed up just a bit. gwen joins us now with a look at our forecast. hey there, gwen. it was a warmer day, matt. and yes , you're right, some brighter skies out there but the clouds are going to start rolling in and we'll see a little less in terms of all the sunshine when we get into the second half of tomorrow. here's the numbers from today. a far yie from yesterday. we moved into the upper to 40s at all three airports. definitely a day that was blilt more enjoyable as far ats temperatures are concern. we had a breezy day, though the winds picked up quite a bit. sky conditions all all infl

david dearlove swung the one—year—old child by his ankles and hit his head on a fireplace in 1968.had happened. but then a photo posted on facebook led to the investigation being reopened, as danny savage explains. this picture triggered a murder trial. it shows a man called david dearlove with his stepson, paul booth. when this image was posted on facebook, paul‘s now adult brother went to police, telling them dearlove had murdered the toddler and he had witnessed it. the 21—year—old dearlove in the photo is now 71. almost 50 years later, he was today convicted of murder. back in the late 1960s, he lived with the boys‘ mother in this house in stockton. 0n the night he killed his stepson in the living room, he claimed the boy‘s injuries were accidental, but his three—year—old brother, peter, saw what really happened. he‘d crept downstairs for a drink, and through a gap in the living room door saw dearlove swinging paul violently by the ankles and cracking his head against the fireplace, causing fatal injuries. nearly half a century later, what peter booth sawjust before his fourth

leland: missing a fireplace. pete: have a fireplace installed.and: even if it's one of those video fireplaces you feel warmer. pete: i did the yule log this christmas on the tv. rachel: you don't have a fireplace. pete: i have a fireplace as well real and virtual. and enjoy us all morning long on "fox & friends." we'll move on to little bit of news as well. enough is enough. house intelligence committee chairman devon up in nez blasting the doj and the fbi for failing to turn over documents on the anti-trump dossier. rachel: that's right. nunes is demanding all records be available by next week. leland: griff jenkins live in our nation's capital where there is not a fireplace either. good morning, griff. >> good morning, leland, rachel and pete. a strongly worded letter sets a deadline for possible showdown between the intel committee and the agency. chairman nunes is slamming the department of justice and fbi for failing to produce documents related to subpoenaed issued four months ago over the so-called trump dossier. telling rosenstein in the

alcott i want to focus above the fireplace. this was an expression of mr. thatt's lifelong leaves scooped in van if alter ---- learning's that was very important. mr. alcott dedicated most of his life to education. in the early years he was educating the young, and his ideas were unusual. it was an era when most teachers were concerned with primarily or orderin the -- primarily in the classroom. if a boy is not bad now, he is about to be. just go ahead and strike. you spare the rod, you spoil the child. mr. alcott was more like a staff to guide, a walking's thick. theould not strike students. he would allow questions in the question, which was frowned upon. the teacher knows what you would have to know, so why are you encouraging these questions? he had a lot of difficulty with people being nervous about these unusual techniques, and the children were learning more and really loved mr. alcott. so it was really the right thing, just about a hundred years ahead of his time. his lifelong dream had really been to teach adults as well. and he did find he could f

dinner table from being disturbed by the bustle of servants he designed a dumbwaiter concealed in the fireplace it brought the wine up from the center no doubt there was a slave below who ensured a constant supply from dennett a dog i give to society in recreation with my neighbors and friends. the pano was the focus of social life that monta channa. the generously proportioned room reflects most clearly jefferson's humanist ideals . the same age of monticello as he was known to his guests also designed the interior as according to ancient rules of proportion and decoration every detail is an expression of jefferson's classical convictions. these convictions will also reflected in his views on education in his opinion providing all citizens with a sufficient level of education was the best protection against dangerous ignorance . for jefferson as an ardent adherent of the enlightenment education was just as much a fundamental right as freedom and self-determination when jefferson ten years before his death was commissioned to found a university it was the culmination of his life's work once mor

if you plan on sitting around the fireplace with fire tonight, that's illegal. look at weather with drew tuma. >> yeah. we're in string of spare the air days. another one today and another tomorrow, stagnant air mass overhead. live doppler 7 along with satellite, a veil of cloud cover. live doppler 7 is tracking moisture off the coastline. it will stay off, not anticipating showers next 24 hours although we desperately need it. cloud cover overhead. it's quiet night. out and about, going to hang on cloud cover. quiet and dry. temperatures in 50s will fall into the 40s by 10:00 and midnight. out there it's similar where you live, coast to bay and inland, all sitting at 50s at this hour. overnight, call from accuweather, gradually fall into the 30s in coldest spots north bay and inland. around the bay waters drop to low 40s next few hours. spare the air day. mixture of sunshine and clouds. 4:00 in the afternoon, chilly, mainly 50s for most spots. seven-day forecast, partly sunny on tuesday, clearing skies on wednesday, thursday and friday mild with above average t

highs: 47-50 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph coming up-- a hidden danger-- fireplace.hat firefighters want you to do-- to prevent a destructive fire. ( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping? i do. ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's over $7,100 on this buick envision essence. experience the new buick this holiday season. after a house fire in prince george's county. the fire broke out in a home on braemer circle in fort started in the chimney. and it was caused be a problem that homeowners probably wouldn't notice. the homeowner was able to get out safely. but that missing brick allowed the fire to spread. fire officials say the homeowner did get a chimney inspection this year. but they say there are three different levels of inspection. and it's possible she needed a higher level. taking a look at the day ahead -- the

when the union army camped on the grounds of the capitol, soldiers even used its fireplaces for cooking. for over 60 years, the marble room was steeped in the life of the american citizen. it hosted meetings with advocates, constituents, and the free press. it became a very tangible example of our nation's experiment in representative government. in march of 1921, it took on a new equally important purpose. the space was reserved by the rules committee as an escape for senators from the crowded halls of the capitol, and the windowless, smoke-filled rooms where they often had to gather off the floor became the place where senators of all stripes would come to catch their breath and take their armor off. some would nap, some would eat lunch, read the newspapers. they all would end up forming bonds that rose above politics. today, the marble room is almost always empty. this emptiness symbolizes something that worries me about today's politics. it's likely both a symptom and a cause of the partisan gridlock that often dominates this chamber. the story of that room, the interplay between th

. >>> long as we sit at home with the fireplace or the fireplace on our television we'll be all right. we're watching an overturned truck ac expressway, east of crews are clearing out the overturned truck. head to the route 30 the white horse pike or 322 black horse pike. coming off the ac expressway, 42 northbound you're moving at a good pace up along 295. no major delays on 42. morning in croyden, bucks this i i-95 in the on going work zone 413. no crane malfunctions overnight both lanes i-95. overnighter construction on the schuylkill expressway has cleared and vehicle on the on-ramp to the schuylkill expressway. 18 street is blocked because of the water main break. and a crash kingsessinging at springfield avenue. the accident involving the deer in schuylkill county has cleared out. >> let's give you the breaking news out of australia. investigators say a driver deliberately drove suv into a crowd of people in melbourne. this is between the rail station and a shopping area. 19 people were injured four critically. video from the scene shows paramedics working on the victims right i

what researchers found and why local air quality experts say it should change how we think of our fireplace. >> i started noticing during the north bay. >> it was first time 27-year-old jojo affected her running. >> i notice my workouts are shorter or i'm not able to take the deep breaths. >> know it's been known that wood smoke is bad for the lungs. researchers found it's bad for the brain. >> we're finding in young adults there may be an increased risk in psychiatric problems. >> piediatrics professors say i can inflame the lungs, and inflame all over the body. it can speed up the brain's aging progress even in kids. the bay area's air district adds more dto the fire the flame. regulations that protect what the district calls sensitive individuals, the young, old or those with medical conditions but this changes things. >> that's the importance of the study. it isn't just sensitive individuals, it's all of us. >> that's why they're enlisting all of us to spread the word. burning wood is illegal during winter spare the air alerts but the district offers insensitives to get rid of your fire

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