a us citizen born and raised in hawthorne california with a limited mental capacity, having lived in the united states, living with his mother and 3 other kids. got arrested on a small trespass. he entered what i can call a criminal factory known as the main jail in los angeles where they process and you can almost feel bad for them but not quite. they process thousands of people. people with hispanic names are called out to be interviewed. he did not have the capacity to explain what i just told you was his background. he was on a bus. he went to immigration service. he was on a bus. he was taken to tijuana and released. no lawyer in that process. every religion that i'm familiar with teaches that things like that are not the right way to go and we do have public officials who are happy to mention their own religion and i get a kick out of it and check their voting record because on this issue and on your issue, they are part of the problem. who are they? they are your friends. they are the people you like. they like environmental things, other things. these things i tried to talk t

again, this is the town of hawthorne in southern california. really in southeast l.a. county. and now as you can see, there is some water being put on that fire by a firefighter. so they are on the scene trying to battle it. looks like it's coming through the roof of the strip mall in southeast los angeles county in the town of hawthorne. no information on injuries or when caused it. obviously, this is a tragedy for those business owners in that area. let's hope no one was hurts. but as you see, it is quite a fire. it is really spreading and is burning ferociously. we'll keep you updated here. as i get information, i'll pass it along at 9:00. we're following it on twitter, as well, abc7newsbayarea. >>> let's continue. it is moving day on the peninsula. boxes, bags, and everything in between. between. what it takes to to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can

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california strip mall. the fire was reported last night in hawthorne, a suburb of los angeles. several businesses were destroyed. investigators think the fire started at a discount store, then came the trouble. it spread to the ceilings and attics. some restaurant employees were inside when the fire start ee e but made it out okay. >>> still ahid, we're going to tell you how you can get your hands on tigts to the 49ers last home game for free. >> plus, the hrumors are flying. will the ace stay in oakland? >> and a smooth drive for palo alto, but spots with gusty winds shaking our cameras around. we'll take a couple of other looks and talk about the advisories coming up. >>> welcome back, everybody. on this thursday morning. 4:53, the time. we're looking out from san bruno mountain and at san francisco national airport. you see the lights. it looks almost like they've got enough red lights to make it christmas light. warm morning and a great day coming up. but wind is the big story. more from christina shortly. >>> astronauts are gearing up for a series of emergency face offs to

california tonight, as well. a massive fire is tearing through strip mall in an l. a. suburb. the city of hawthornes been going on for more than two hours now, and you can see from those pictures caused roofs to collapse. flames have been shooting about a 0 feet in the air according to witnesses. the heat so intense that firefighters have been put on the defensive. so far, there are no injuries, and we don't know what caused it. >>> for second night, the big yes, who bought the lottery ticket in san jose, you know, the one that's worth $324 million. well, betty is at the store, and we know bet one thing, betty, the story owner is now a rich man. this guy has quite a story. >> that's right, liz. he will get a million prize before taxes for selling that winning ticket. in the last 24 hours he's also been dealing with a whole lot of attention outside his store, jenny's gift shop. >> my life is good how god gef it for me. i go church every week, and i -- i believe if i'm doing good then good come so i'm happy with my life. >> he's owned the shop for about four months. it sells various items including b

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california. this is what that fire looked like a few hours ago. the fire started about 9:00 last night in hawthorne. officials say it started at a discount store and then spread to the ceilings and attic space at a nearby restaurant. no injuries reported. >>> redwood city officials are talking with sims metal management after the second fire in two months. they want to come up with quote, immediate actionable items. tuesday's fire sent smoke as far as south san jose, a november fire triggered a health advisory in three bay area counties. >> san francisco's city attorney now investigating a collapse of a home in the twin peaks neighborhood. mel murphy has reported to save all documents related to the home in case there is legal action. the home on crown terrace was under construction when it slid down the hill on monday night. >> palo alto officials will consider allowing tesla motor add a couple of signs to the showroom today. adding the new signs would also go over the number of signs companies are allowed to put on each wall. tesla says the signs will make the property look better, that the curre

developing news now in southern california where firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire in a commercial building. flames broke out around 8:45 this evening in a hawthorne strip mall. area flames show smoke shooting out from the roof which has reportedly collapsed. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene right now, working to put out those flames. >>> a former firefighter for the u.s. forest service is now facing charges of arson, and murder in connection with a massive wildfire in shasta county. 29-year-old zane wallace peterson pled not guilty today to setting the clover fire. the fire claimed the life of brian stanley henry last summer. he was found dead in his charred motor home. the clover fire destroyed 60 homes, 130 outbuildings, and cost more than $7 million to fight. >>> do you think your teenager doesn't smoke marijuana? new numbers on just how many do, and why some say teens may be receiving a mixed message. >> it's not quite santa's workshop, but it's close. the efforts underway to bring smiles to bay area children on christmas morning. >> and a reminder, you can get a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community

developing news now in southern california where firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire in a commercial building. flames broke out around 8:45 this evening in a hawthornetrip mall. area flames show smoke shooting out from the roof which has reportedly collapsed. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene right now, working to put out those flames. >>> a former firefighter for the u.s. forest service is now facing charges of arson, and murder in connection with a massive wildfire in shasta county. 29-year-old zane wallace peterson pled not guilty today to setting the clover fire. the fire claimed the life of brian stanley henry last summer. he was found dead in his charred motor home. the clover fire destroyed 60 homes, 130 outbuildings, and cost more than $7 million to fight. >>> do you think your teenager doesn't smoke marijuana? new numbers on just how many do, and why some say teens may be receiving a mixed message. >> it's not quite santa's workshop, but it's close. the efforts underway to bring smiles to bay area children on christmas morning. >> and a reminder, you can get ktvu news to go. just click on the ktvu app to watch all of our newscasts