early show national correspondent hattie kaufman is in acton with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the biggest and most dangerous fire, the station fire. i'm here where firefighters are get something rest, but this fire is massive. it's expected to grow to 100,000 acres today. just two days ago, it was only 10,000 acres. i believe you can see in the other screen mt. wilson, which is an area where it's burning fiercely right now, and an area that firefighters have been very concerned about, all of the telecommunications for l.a. are locate the at this site. broadcast towers for all of the television stations and radio and communication for the firefighters. so that is critical. but right now, this is a fire that is growing and out of control. it's an inferno racing lieu thousands of acres fueled by triple digit heat, low humidity and trees that haven't burned in decades. the station fire is threatening 12,000 homes and forcing evacuations over a 50 mile area. >> to say this is a dangerous fire is a total understatement. >> reporter: t

. >> glor: hattie kaufman in los angeles tonight. thank you.e at a searched the california home of a man charged in the kidnapping of a young girl 18 years ago looking for evidence possibly linking him to other crimes. but anger is growing tonight that stole opportunities were missed. john blackstone is following this case from antok. >> reporter: it's now clear how often phillip gareedo and his wife, nancy, fooled police and parole officers leaving jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. gareedo was apparently so confident, he took jaycee out of the compound to help in his printing business. a real estate agent recognized her as the young woman who work wad gareedo. >> yes, that's her. >> reporter: there were warning signs about gareedo, sentenced to 50 years for kidnap and rape but paroled after 10. even his father saw him as deeply troubled, blaming a head injury and drug use. >> he's crazy. he's out of his head. >> reporter: when a neighbor complained about what was happening in garrido's backyard, the department who respond never looked behind

>> hattie kaufman in acton. thank you. >>> it is quite a crowd in space this morning.he space station last night. their combined crews total 13 people now. only the second time so many have been in orbit at one time. >>> the gravesite of senator edward kennedy has been open to the public. crowds gathered arrest at arlington national cemetery yesterday to pay their respect and some left flowers to honor his memory. now hear's maggie. >>> jaycee lee dugard is back with her family after being held cap 2i6 18 years. here to tell us how she's doing is her stepfather, carl probyn, and join us live from berkeley, california, twot officers who broke the case wide open, allison jacobs and lisa campbell. the biggest heros in america. good morning to all of you. let me start you with you, karl. i know you spoke with jay so he ig owe stepsister last night. she is with jaycee and the two girls in california. how are they do something. >> they're doing okay. step by step, like being on mars. this is a brand nuf situation. it's never happened before. 18 years being gone like this, it