flammable. it goes, boom. it's important to shut this off. we use it for cooking, eating and hot water. there were 40,000 people that called pg and e about their gas. that means they call turned off their gas? did they need to do that? when do you have to? when there is a problem. how long did you think it takes pg and e to get out and turn it back on? 45,000 people. days weeks, may be a month. who has seen this in the streets. a lot of muck is in there is it's full of dirt and weeds you turn it to the right to tighten it and left to loosen it. your home work you have to look at your house, pop open the lid, look in there see what's going on in there it's not nice and clean like this. who has seen this around their house? everybody. each meter has a shut off. you want to find out where your gas meter is. you can keep track of your usage but you will know how to shut it off. here's the shut off. i have some tools up here, you can look at these. any hardware store has these. they fit on this and it allows you to turn off the gas. when we talk a

you need to know this is red, it's flammable. if there is a problem, let us know and keep people away from it. these are more placards. explosives, anything orange, reds yellow. oxidizer, that's going to make a small fire into a really big fire without much help. inhalation hazards, don't breathe it. okay. the rest it self explanatory. there is nfpa 704 diamonds, you don't need to know that blue, health. :number 4 it will wreck your health fast. 0 means no problem. red, same. 4 means it's a fire hazard and poof, catch on fire like that. this is it may detonate. this is the dns hacienda. there is a health hazard but we are clueing into number 4. there is flammable stuff in there when frank and i show up we put on our thinking caps. >> do you think putting this great label on the front door is a good idea? glass front door? may be not. what happens when you leave you leave the door open or when we show up, we break the door down. somewhere to the side is better. hazardous material and how they get into us. you breathe them. you can

. >> there's a disadvantage -- the refrigerant used is propane, a highly flammable gas. using it requires high safety standards. >> we use a very small quantity the unit. we are using only 350 to 370 size of about 150 square feet, which what this unit is meant for. so even if this entire charge leaks out into the room, it would not cause a flammable mixture with the air inside the room. >> the godrej company wants to break into a market that many other manufacturers have already cornered the competition is tough, even though the market is growing steadily. company headquarters in mumbai -- the family-owned business is over a hundred years old. anyone who wants an affordable refrigerator or washing machine buys from godrej - at least that used to be the case. but in the past few years the company has lost market share. with its "green" air conditioners it hopes to attract more customers again. for this to work, the marketing strategy has to be just right. video clips emphasize the product's climate credentials. but they're shown only in shops. in its television commercial

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. the heat was real intense. >> a ball of fire races toward firefighters who are forced to run for their lives. >> you just think this could be the day for all of us. it was a violent, violent explosion. >> seconds later, another tank explodes. >> when the second tank exploded, and that's when the debris was flying everywhere and about a ten-foot piece of pipe took the fence out in front of us as we was going out. >> dangerous shrapnel from the destroyed tanks rains down on everyone. including the cameraman. >> holy mother of god. >> well, yeah, it scared the crap out of me, honestly. >> david drumm

they are trying to determine what the flammable liquids are. they hope to get in tomorrow. police say he set the trap to try to kill more lives because he expected to be killed at the theater. he is the grandson of a decorated military veteran who taught at the prestigious york school in monterey, and his uncle lives in caramel. the defense department says holmes is not a past or current member of any branch of the armed forces. james holmes grew up in san diego in the upper middle class community of rancho penasquitos. he played junior varsity soccer and graduated from high school there and then from uc riverside with a degree in neuro science. >> he was in neuro science. he was at the top of the top. he really distinguished himself from an academic point of vaw graduating with highest honors. >> it was a different james holmes who showed up at this san diego pawnshop the last few months asking about tips about firing a gun. >> i immediately recognized him when i saw his picture. my first words out of my mouth is oh my god he looks familiar. >> i can't understand what turn

they are trying to determine what the flammable liquids are. they hope to get in tomorrow. police say he set the trap to try to kill more lives because he expected to be killed at the theater. he is the grandson of a decorated military veteran who taught at the prestigious york school in monterey, and his uncle lives in caramel. the defense department says holmes is not a past or current member of any branch of the armed forces. james holmes grew up in san diego in the upper middle class community of rancho penasquitos. he played junior varsity soccer and graduated from high school there and then from uc riverside with a degree in neuro science. >> he was in neuro science. he was at the top of the top. he really distinguished himself from an academic point of vaw graduating with highest honors. >> it was a different james holmes who showed up at this san diego pawnshop the last few months asking about tips about firing a gun. >> i immediately recognized him when i saw his picture. my first words out of my mouth is oh my god he looks familiar. >> i can't understand what turn

they are trying to determine what the flammable liquids are. they hope to get in tomorrow.e say he set the trap to try to kill more lives because he expected to be killed at the theater. he is the grandson of a decorated military veteran who taught at the prestigious york school in monterey, and his uncle lives in caramel. the defense department says holmes is not a past or current member of any branch of the armed forces. james holmes grew up in san diego in the upper middle class community of rancho penasquitos. he played junior varsity soccer and graduated from high school there and then from uc riverside with a degree in neuro science. >> he was in neuro science. he was at the top of the top. he really distinguished himself from an academic point of vaw graduating with highest honors. >> it was a different james holmes who showed up at this san diego pawnshop the last few months asking about tips about firing a gun. >> i immediately recognized him when i saw his picture. my first words out of my mouth is oh my god he looks familiar. >> i can't understand what turns a yo

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the crowded building is filled with flammable materials, and many of the windows are blocked, turning the inferno into a death trap. >> a rescue helicopter piloted by captain mike ellis spots people stranded on the roof engulfed by flames. >> they were waving quite madly. our priority was getting them off as quickly as we could. >> the helicopter navigates a treacherous path, through the building's tv antennas and scaffolding, not to mention the flames. >> we've got people down here, it just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke. >> several hundred feet above the ground, they drop a rescue worker into the inferno. the helicopter is now directly above the fire, less than 15 feet from the roof. it takes them 12 minutes to lift four people to safety. >> i've been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it's one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. >> but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it's finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find

authorities evacuated five buildings as they determine how to disarm flammable and explosive material. he is currently in a solitary confinement. with first degree murder. he is expected in court on monday. investigators think that it was carefully planned. with a pistol, a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun. recently. also 6000 rounds of ammunition on the internet. he also purchased and assault the best. magazine holders. the ceo of the gear is says that it is company online purchases so many orders that it did not police stand out. the vigil outside with eight men, three women and one child. from ages of 51, the oldest. and for running, sullivan was 6 years old. teresa estacio has more on the victims. >> well,. this is 24 year- old victim of jessica. she was an inspiring sports reporter had recently survived the shooting in toronto and had talked about fragile life was. her father was an utter shock. other victims was alex sullivan he was 27 years old he was that the movie with friends to celebrate a weekend of fun for the 27 to birthday and to celebrate his first wedding anniversar

. >> state forestry officials say the cause of this fire was a discarded flammable substance that was found near, of all places, what is being described as a mallet grill redella pepper. sheriff's deputy is are investigating. it was june 24 when wild fires scorched dozens of makers and threatened homes. >> they came to all the houses along here and ask us to evacuate. >> one month later, state forestry officials say even though the fire is smoldering areas, and -- not common. >> the fire is controlled and contained. we have a very secure fireline and around it and we do not anticipate any escapes or problems. >> the story surrounding this fire has switched years. we have learned that while forestry officials were investigating the cause, he made a startling discovery. several marijuana plants out in the open near where they found evidence of a discarded flammable material. >> our investigators were out there and determined the source of ignition was close to a marijuana patch and they turned over to the county police to follow on the criminal side. >> they had removed six or seven of

they are as we speak trying to disarm flammable and explosive tears there.ve a dangerous situation. we saw some pictures earlier of police trying to go in through the window so that's how concerned they are. and i was struck this morning, one law enforcement official said that this man came to commit a premeditated well thought out massacre at that theater. >> and tell me again, pierre, what you know about his weapons. >> reporter: again, law enforcement sources telling us that he was armed with an assault-style rifle, a shotgun, which apparently is till in the theater, and two pistols and lots and lots of ammunition, diane. >> okay, i want to go back, brian, anything else you've learned about him, exactly what he was wearing and how this relates to the scenes in the movie. >> well, he appeared to be in all black, well armed and fully armored according to one police account, almost as if he was a kind of batman, which, of course, is how police profilers are wondering what was in his head when he carried out this massacre. he hasn't been charged. he is a susp

presence say that they saw can and the area with a flammable device.es they said he was gone karen and then when they were putting out of fire, the man return, the residents pointed him we'll have to wait and see what the police department has to say. the people on the other side of the street were evacuated but it is told that they can return. maybe they will tell us what the causes at later on died >> >>mark: we're following a story this morning out oakland. police went into oakland elementary school and arrested two people were protesting. the parents rather for more than two weeks. they're demonstrating outside the school or protesting that impending closure. the school district said it was necessary to call the authorities to break up the protest. >> we did allow the protest to go on because we did recognize that they had a legitimate complaint >> that our message should get out that we want to stop downsizing education in oakland and across the country. that is a message >>mark: most of the protesters operated in left except for two people were a

this train was carrying ethanol on three of it's cars, and it's highly flammable. they had to evacuate a one-mile area around -- >> people who went to the scene said they could smell a chemical smell because you have this train, three cars full of ethanol, and they're going up in smoke. they don't know what caused the derailment. and fire crews decided to let it just burn out, but obviously this is a serious, serious train accident. they said none of the employees were injured. >> i glad they were ableo burn it look like there were trees in the area it could have maybe spread. >> only two people were injured, they were not on the train, they ran to the train before the explosion, but they were able to drive themselves to area hospitals. >>> i have another update for you on the adorable bear that was rescued in the ukraine. she was taken away from her mother by animal traders. and last week we found out an animal rescue organization had gone in, got her back, and it was time to reintroduce her to her mother. >> there was a little bit of concern because they didn't k

teams found flammable materials and evacuated buildings. >> we're also

several marijuana plants out in the open near where they found evidence that a discarded flammable material that investigators feel started the fire. >> our best investigators were out there and determine the source was close to a marijuana patch and as a result, turned it over to the county police to follow on the criminal side. >> investigators said they have removed six or seven growing plants and other plants have been burned during the fire. >> the sheriff's office describes it as a "basics moll lagrone." something that is fairly common in rural areas. >> you'll find some in cornfields and in the sunny areas of forests. >> the sheriff's office says it will step up their surveillance to see if there are many other growing areas. the queen and county sheriff's tavis says whoever they charge in this case, if they do, they will face a felony. enough was taken into custody. marijuana has been destroyed. anyone having information is asked to call. we're live in in queen anne's county. >> residents prompted a pair of breasts in annapolis. -- of the rest in annapolis. they found a large amount

. >> they're saying this is an eco-friendly way to grill because it has no flammable chemicals.s lighter fluid in it. you light the cardboard. by the time the cardboard is completely burned, your coals are ready. >> grill cube, the easier way to grill. >> it's a good idea. you don't have to mess with the big bags. it does impede a bit on the grill master's manhood. part of it is getting the grill going, saying, you know, i got the perfect grill here. it's a matter of pride. >> but maybe you can have these for back up. >> or you just use this, like when no one is looking. oh, man, i made the perfect gril grill. >> look at this. an obstacle course in the trees. >> this is the coolest, newest way to challenge your body. >> this is awesome. >> the adult playground in the trees, next on "right this minute." ♪ >>> camping, a perfect summertime activity. throw in a fire, perfect "right this minute" video. and forget slip and slides. it's all about the backyard slide of doom. >> it's a water slide 6? ♪ fourth of july means camp fires. we found some guys who are definitely not going to w

authorities evacuated five buildings as they determine how to disarm flammable and explosive material. >> make no mistake this apartment was designed based on everything i've seen for anybody to enter it, to be killed. whoever was planning on entering after this horrific crime was going to be a police officer. make no mistake, and if you think that we are a greek we sure are. what has happened in our city, and if you think that we're--angry we sure are >> this 100 team took four hours to dismantle all lease traps. they took the explosives to an undisclosed location and destroyed them. he is in solitary confinement with suspicion of multiple counts of first- degree murder and he is expected to be in court on monday. investigators believe that this was carefully planned. victims were being treated for chemical exposure some of those injured are released from the hospital. authorities did not release a motive. the fbi said there was no indication that the shooting is tied to any terrorist groups. the ceo of the website processing so many of his orders to not sell out. >> this memorial is

with trip wires and containers of flammable lickd with. >> it is a very vexing problem how to enter that apartment sale. i have never seen anything like what the pictures show us is in there. >>reporter: just horrifying experience. on sunday the victims family and friend will be holding a vij. we also learn investigators returning to holms apartment tomorrow to detonate the series of booby-traps they located. this is abc news. new become to you. >> thank you. >> james holms has some root in central, california. he is the grandson of decorated military veteran who taught at the prison teen us york school in monterey. holms uncle lives from carmel. last nature holms apparently came ready for war. police say in the last 60 days holms bought 4 guns from local gun shops and 6000 rounds of ammunition off the internet. one of the weapons was a smith and wesson assault rifle like this one that we can show you here. it had a special magazine that could fire as many as 100 bullet in minutes. the bullet have such high rate of speed they can travel through 2 or 3 people at a time apparently. he also

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so do watch out for those flammable items.wards alberta, rainstorms bringing heavy rain fall there as well. temperature wise, soaring into 37 degrees in atlanta, looking at a lot of 36 here. but denver, that's well above average at 36 as well. moving over to the european continent. now the british isles looking at a messy picture. again with this system. heavy rain can be found in and around austria and czech republican. temperature wise, still very hot towards the east. budapest looking at 38 degrees. vienna reaching up to 29 as well. on the other side of the jet stream staying cooler here at london at 19 degrees. here is your extended forecast. >>> well be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us.

he wiped his sleeve with iraq that had flammable material on it, which he did not realize at the time. fortunately was a very insignificant incident. he was able to return to work. we also had a near miss, an apprentice operator who has been since receiving additional training and fortunately pulled up a cedar cable for the temporary electrical system, so that needs to be corrected as well, but fortunately there were no injuries whatsoever in that incident. the buttress shafts are going well. last friday there were 92 in place. they have already poured three this week. they are making great progress averaging three shafts per week. first street bridge over -- over memorial day was completed three at hours earlier than planned. the work continues in zones 1 and 2 in excavation and freezing. the auxiliary water system continues on how street. bids were received on the geothermal and grounding, and he will be looking into that matter later in the meeting. coming up in the next 90 days, we plan to bid and award this upgrade package. hopefully that will be before you in august meeting. --

teams found flammable materials and evacuated the surrounding buildings. we are also now learning more about the gunman, holmes has a degree in neuro science. he did buy several guns recently and did it legally. reporting live in aurora, colorado, back to you. >>> this tragedy happened more than 2000 miles away. you will see changes because of it here in the baltimore area. amc movie theaters, security square, white marsh, owings mills and columbia will not allow customers to wear masks or carry fake weapons, police departments are shifting efforts tonight. brian kuebler is live in hamdon to explain the changes. >> reporter: this is a very big night for a very big movie. it's a point not lost on local law enforcement. baltimore county police say while it won't staff officers at all theaters, they will patrol. it's an attempt to calm fears the movie going public may have. baltimore city place will staff police officers at all city movie theaters whether showing the dark night rises or not, this is not to alarm anyone or a response to any kind of real >> i t

when fire units arrived they declared it a first alarm because the chemical is flammable. according to the chemical company dow and other sources it is a heat transfer fluid made up of ethylene glycol a common component of anti-freeze, colorless and tasteless not clear what additives are mixed in to make;t the chemical that spilled this morning. the plant was evacuated. no evacuations of nearby businesses or homes. it was brought under control an hour later. one engine on scene as a precaution. >>> there was no health hazards to surging area or businesses. we had -- surrounding area or businesses. one person complained of difficulty of breathing that hazard was mitigated by plant personnel, the leak was stopped. plant personnel released home for the day. there are plant personnel onsite repairing the piping. >> reporter: i spoke briefly to a member of the district attorney's office from alameda county who is here as part of the haz-mat response. they are awaiting access to do their own selection no employees other than the one that claimed of breathing problems were injure

when fire units arrived they declared it a first alarm because the chemical is flammable. according to the chemical company dow and other sources it is a heat transfer fluid made up of ethylene glycol a common component of anti-freeze, colorless and tasteless not clear what additives are mixed in to make;t the chemical that spilled this morning. the plant was evacuated. no evacuations of nearby businesses or homes. it was brought under control an hour later. one engine on scene as a precaution. >>> there was no health hazards to surging area or businesses. we had -- surrounding area or businesses. one person of difficulty of breathing that hazard was mitigated by plant personnel, the leak was stopped. plant personnel released home for the day. there are plant personnel onsite repairing the piping. >> reporter: i spoke briefly to a member of the district attorney's office from alameda county who is here as part of the haz-mat response. they are awaiting access to do their own selection no employees other than the one that claimed of breathing problems were injured. weather

flammable. it goes, boom. it's important to shut this off. we use it for cooking, eating and hot water. there were 40,000 people that called pg and e about their gas. that means they call turned off their gas? did they need to do that? when do you have to? when there is a problem. how long did you think it takes pg and e to get out and turn it back on? 45,000 people. days weeks, may be a month. who has seen this in the streets. a lot of muck is in there is it's full of dirt and weeds you turn it to the right to tighten it and left to loosen it. your home work you have to look at your house, pop open the d,

we are being told by sources it may take days to get the explosives and flammable material out of the apartment. they're not quite certain what it is but it is a large amount. also, we are being given new information about the arsenal he had at the scene. he had an a r-15 assault style rifle, two blocks and a shotgun. we are told the rival could hold as many as 30 -- the rifle could hold as many as 30 rounds. >> 30 rounds that could be fired at incredible speed. >> indeed. we are being told that the entire thing may have been over in a couple of minutes. >> pierre is still tracking every minute of the story. so is the entire abc news team. we return you to your regular programming now. we will come back when we have something to bring you. and at 2:00 p.m. eastern we will have a special edition of world -- a special report. a special edition of world news later tonight as well as 20/20 and nightline. and we are here at wjla.com throughout the day. >> diane sawyer, thank you. we are learning more about the suspect in the shooting in colorado. he was a near a science student who had wit

and we're trying to figure out how to disarm the flammable or explosive material that's in there. >> again, there are police on the scene confirming that the apartment of the 24-year-old shooting suspect james holmes is booby trapped. again, they got the tip from holmes himself that he had done something to his apartment. but there they're trying to figure out how to disarm this device. we have from the denver post now howard pancrest joining me on the telephone right now. howard, what more have you been able to learn about how police figured out and confirmed the place was booby trapped? >> they were looking at it from the hook and ladder truck. one thing that i want to share with you is some of the new information we have about holmes. he filled out an apartment rental application early last year. he described himself as a student, and he described himself as, quote, quiet and easy going. what we've learned is that holmes is from the san diego area, and he has also lived in riverside, california. we, of course, do not know what his motive was. i covered columbine, and i think what

is a flammable? is an explosive? they don't know.e entire willing evacuated and it could be evacuated for hours, even days, police say. we have also learned that james holmes recently moved to colorado to attend the university of colorado medical school where he is studying to get his phd in no science. we believe he is also a biology student at a university in southern california, which makes one wonder if there is any kind of experience you might have with chemicals or explosives maybe there is a tie in there. we have also learned does not have a hunting license or concealed weapons permit, yet police found him in the parking lot with four weapons. a semi automatic rifle, a shotgun, two handguns, and inside his apartment, they found buckets and buckets of any nation. he is not on any terror watch lists. his parents live in san diego. his mother is inside a home in san diego and the family has not issued a statement. i want to read that according to this statement from our hearts go out to those involved into the situation. we asked

so hopefully they were able to get that flammable liquid possibly if any kind of accelerant ought ofre so, you know, we don't know exactly what the shot that they're getting ready to take right now, we don't know exactly what they're aiming at or what they're trying to disrupt. but i was hearing also on this live shot, fred reeka, someone said they shut down the road. so that's why they were expecting something here shortly to happen. sometimes you may also be able to hear from the live shot right before they're getting ready to do a disruption, they say fire in the hole. fire in the hole. fire in the hole three times before they go ahead with the disruptor or they might just do that inside of the apartment. but they do that as a precaution to let people know that this is getting ready to happen. >> security analyst mike brooks along with me on the phone and former fbi agent tom fuentes from washington, d.c. we want to welcome our -- okay. we want to welcome our cnn international viewers right now just to give you an idea of what we're looking at. this is the apartment of that movie

it can be used with flammable liquid and pressurized devices, things like that.we've been seeing signs of all morning in this terrible tragedy, which is a lot of preoperational planning and a meticulous plot that is laid out in stages. the shooting at the theater allowing himself to be captured, it may give light or explanation to the fact that after making one violent statement at the theater, he didn't really talk to investigators who went to his home on the idea that he wanted more of his plot to unfold. >> pretty sophisticated bobby trapped that was described. i'm looking at the denver post that says this 24-year-old suspect described himself in his apartment rental application early last year as a student who was quiet and easygoing. >> what's amazing to me is he wanted to kill and live. >> yeah. in the various versions of this we've seen, you have somebody strikes out, takes as many lives as possible and takes his own life before police gets there and waits for police and commits what the profilers call suicide by cop. they build up the confrontation and tr

it's not used on wood, paper, classic fires only on flammable liquid and electrical fires that's what you use in your car. if will have a pressure gauge. metal handle and it will have a good sized rubber nozzle and the label and all that will tell you the fire it's for. pass, pull the pin out. aim the nozzle. squeeze the lever. don't squeeze it and class 6 this happens. don't shoot the instructor in the foot because when you hold it, hold it here and don't squeeze down when you pull the pin and squeeze it will shoot down. keep your thumb out of the way and aim at the base of the fire. you sweep slowly back and forth and move in closer. don't be afraid. the closer you get the more dry chemical powder you will put on the fire and it will go out faster. stay low. before you enter a room feel the door with the back of your hand. if it's hot and you don't see smoke, open it slowly, take a look inside, you know if it's a small fire and you can put it out, do it. work in pairs. the second person is your back up. if the fire is too big, close the door and get help. have 2 emergency exits if y

it is potentially flammable. when it spilled, some of that oil vaporized. the 80 workers at the plant were evacuated. one worker was treated for breathing difficulty at the scene but he is released. the spill was not hazardous to the surrounding community. no nearby businesses were evacuated. a fire engine crew did remain at the scene for about two hours after the spill started to make sure there were no further problem. >> you are dealing with an oil- based product and if there was any potential for any health hazard, that's the number 1 concern. the number 2 is flamability. and if there is any ignition sources, we end up with a fire. that's why we kept all fire units on the scene as long as we did. >> reporter: ever green oil is an oil recycling plant and the alameda county hazmat crews have had to respond here, most recently for a minor spill. in march of last year, they responded to a fire at the facility which ended up breaking the arm of an employee. plant officials would not speak to us except to release a statement saying that the plant is in safe c

. >> fbi agents later discovered the suspect's apartment was booby-trapped with explosives and flammableaterial. a number of buildings have been evacuated as agents determine a way to disarm the device is not a written several about terrorism and to say there is no clear motive for the attack. >> let's cross over to our correspondent in washington, d.c. the situation is not over yet. tell us what is happening at the suspect's apartment. >> they are still trying to figure out the booby-trap. apparently this is something that james holmes invented himself. it has a chemical and explosive elements wired together. the police have never seen anything like that, so they're very careful. they're approaching the apartment from the other side, through the window. they're holding cameras into it. the experts are trying to figure out how this works. >> this is becoming a political story now. what is being said about gun control? >> well, so far, most vocal has been new york mayor bloomberg. he is in favor of stricter gun control. he has asked the two presidential candidates, romney and obama, to be

it was diesel, so it wasn't flammable. >> weinberger is unclear how long it will take crews to remove that crane. >> what a sight. the time right now is 4:37. ahead on "news 4 today," waking up without internet access this morning? you're not alone if it's happening to you. the virus that's interrupting service for thousands of americans today and how you can see if your computer is infected. >>> and running for their lives. what sent these major leaguers scrambling for cover. >>> and powerful thunderstorms tore across our area overnight. is the worst over? tom will have yo >>> that powerful boom stopped play at the rangers/twins game last night in texas. it was the top of the fourth inning when that loud crack sent players rushing off the field. the cameras even went black for a moment. rangers officials said the lightning struck north of the stadium and did not hit the facility. texas won the game following a 46-minute delay. and felt like the same situation in reston yesterday, i swear. it was the loudest cracking of thunder and lightning together that we've seen. we were all runni

we're told it's booby trapped, full of trip wires, containers of flammable liquids and what appear to be large explosive devices. sources say the bombs involved a combination of gas and powder devices. it's so dangerous that authorities are inserting remote controlled cameras to scan the rooms. one official said holmes was like a mad scientist. sources say the rooms appear to be designed to explode if police raced through the door. it was massacre police if he had been killed at the scene, diane. >> pier thomas also reporting in tonight. above all, of course, this is a story of those who lived and those who did not. how one seat made all the difference between life and death. we've been hearing harrowing stories today. we've seen the photos of families awaiting word about their loved ones. this woman overheard saying, they cannot find him. abc's chris cuomo spent the day with the some of those families and the survivors. chris. >> reporter: one of the things that make this so unique is so young. they're still in a fog. they don't know how to deal with what happened or why it happened.