some can't get their homeowners insurance renewed due to high fire danger. new at 5:00, laura anthony has the story from the oakland hills, talking about people who weren't even in the fire zone, laura. >> reporter: that's right, kristen, this is hiller highlands, which did burn, but it was 27 years ago. certainly there have been some terrible fires this summer, and, of course, the north bay fires last year, but of homeowners are still wondering why they are being made to suffer for things that are not happening here. it's an area that did suffer a devastating fire, nearly three decades ago. but oakland's hiller highlands hasn't seen anything like it since. >> well, i was disappointed. >> reporter: still hiller resident fred par kins received a letter from his insurance carrier, saying his policy was not being renewed. >> the property listed poses an unacceptable risk for wildfire. >> a half dozen other neighbors received similar notices. >> we have an active fire abatement program going on in this neighborhood, we have an inspection every year by the sugges

but by homeowners... sick of the foot traffic. but kpix 5's devin feheley reports: the state has now stepped in... >>> a pedestrian path that connects two beaches has been closed. not by the city but by homeowners who are sick of the foot traffic. devon feeley says the state has stepped in to lift the beach blockade. >> reporter: the homeowners have removed the gate but are vowing to continue to fight against the coastal commission. it is the latest battle for beach access up and down the coast. >> i haven't gone that way in 30 years. when it was open it was -- homeowners would still chase you out. they did not want you going in. >> reporter: he is old enough to remember a time when there was a makeshift path down the cliff to the beach in santa cruz. but it was the gate that has caught the attention of the coastal commission, which has launched an investigation. >> i really feel it is the owner's description but it is a public beach. >> reporter: the beaches assessable to the public, the path through a neighborhood is a convenien

to buy it but you can buy a policy. >> am i covered with homeowners insurance. >> no california homeownersnderstand their homeowners insurance doesn't cover earthquake they need a separate policy if you're an shiners you can get the earthquake insurance policy. >> so explain why it is for the c e a is deft if a traditional insurance agency. >> irreverent so in the 80s the state of california passed a law that requires any company that writes the policies to over earthquake insurance the homeowners are not required by commissioner cranshaw can bye there was so much loss they were going to stop writing the insurance policies for earthquakes they wanted to stop a serious insurance policy. >> we're talking about the homeownership's buying the earthquake shiners but 70 percent are renters what's my opposite. >> the option for renter the earthquake be insurance company is affordable i think people don't realize just exactly what it covers it covers damaged property but loss of use if you have to be under a building they have a quarter main that was broken as well as emergency repair if interests

the homeowner says, she heard the sound of the branch breaking. it woke up the neighborhood - you can see everyone standing over the wreckage. city crews spent hours clearing hardy circle ... after the homeowners started working with their insurance company ... to determine how to move forward. (ken) turning now to our four zone forecast.(pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karn is here now with a look at labor day weekend. lawrence karnow: low clouds slowly pulled back to the coast but temperatures were all running below the average. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a lot of clouds moving across the state but not much in the way of rain. we are headed toward the holiday weekend and the weather pattern looks warmer. high pressure will build and bring some temperatures near 90 over the holiday weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s at the coast, 70s to low 80s around the bay and low to mid 80s inland. we will see a few more passing clouds on saturday befo

a gate has been installed by homeowners and cut off foot traffic to black speech. tonight the state is stepping in and saying not so fast. our reporter tells us more. >> reporter: the homeowners have removed the gate for now but are vowing to continue the fight nst thastanclefo >> i haven't gone through that way in at least 30 years. and when it was open, it was still the homeowners was still kind of chase you out. they didn't want you going through. >> reporter: richard herzog is old enough to remember a time when there was a makeshift walk impact on the cliff to black speech in santa cruz county. but it was the gate, installed a few years ago and got for now, that has caught the attention of the coastal commission which is large and investigation. >> i really feel of the owners discretion it is a public beach. >> reporter: black speech is accessible to the public. the path through the neighborhood and down the cliff is a convenient work appeared especially for those coming from nearby sunny cold beach. a spokesperson for nearby homeowners who did not want to go o

homeowners closed off a path connecting two popular beaches. kpix 5's devin fehely tells us those opposing the blockade tell us it's also illegal and inconvenient. >> reporter: the homeowners removed the gate for now but are vowing to continue the fight against the coastal commission. and what is shaping up to be the latest battle for beach access up and down california's coast. >> i haven't gone but that way in at least -- through that way in at least 30 years. and when it was open, it was still -- homeowners would still kind of chase you out you know. they didn't want you going through. >> reporter: richard is old enough to remember a time when there was a makeshift walking path down the cliff to black's beach in santa cruz county. but it was the gate installed a few years ago and gone for now that's caught the attention of the coastal commission which has launched an investigation. >> it's a public beach and -- >> reporter: black's beach is accessible to the public. but the path through the neighborhood and down the cliff is a convenient sho

the homeowner now wants to chop it down. she says it's just too risky to leave it there but it's a protected heritage oak. so is it up to her or the city? interesting issues that she and her husband are facing after starting their day with quite a scare. there was a loud crack at 12:30 this morning and then a thud. audra kudd said she knew what happened. >> my husband and i both look up and i went it's the tree. it's the tree. it was so surreal and we opened the door. >> reporter: a giant limb from this 350-year-old oak tree had snapped off and landed towards heritage circle. >> i was scared it was going to fall the rest of the way and take out my house. it was just really a lot of stress. >> reporter: it fell away from the house, and damaging four cars. four of them that belong to this man. >> i got three children, three of them are off to children that's why i have so many vehicles here. i parked my car out of the way for one night and a tree falls on it. >> reporter: some neighbors say they had worried that this day was c

the rest of the remaining tree is up to the homeowners to get rid of. we did talk about homeowners. they contacted the insurance companies. the arborists are here. the tell us they will try to take down the tree. it most likely will be possible to see cranes out here tomorrow. >> back now to the breaking news at the top of the newscast we take in san francisco. we are above balboa high school. this is on cuyahoga avenue. heavy police presence you can see here. this is 30 minutes ago. police responded to an incident at balboa high school. the school is on lockdown as his neighboring leadership high school. we have a reporter on the scene to bring is the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon, guys. i just arrived. as you can see, heavy police presence here at the high school. i spoke to an officer moments ago holding perimeter walked on his side of the high school. as you see another police officer is driving up. they did confirm the high school is on lockdown as whether or not kids have been removed or evacuated, we do not know at this time. we don't have any information on that. we ha

homeowners fear it is leaning toward their house.e down, this is huge and there is no way that regular saws will be able to get rid of this. the homeowners are calling insurance companies now to find out when they can't cash what they can do and how soon. the tree named emma slid apart just after midnight -- split apart just after midnight and made a big crash. neighbors came outside last night awestruck by the crash in the amount of damage. >> it was like a home run was hit by a wood baseball bat and they cracked it. it makes that wonderful sound and that is what it was like, but it was really loud. then you heard the boom on the ground. that is a chevy one ton truck behind it and it looks like a little tiny truck.>> my daughters told my other daughters that it wasn't too bad. i don't know, this car is in pretty bad shape. >> reporter: city crews removed part of the tree blocking the road, but most of it is still laying on two properties. the homeowner said the city told her that it's her responsibility to get rid of the remaining t

the homeowner was only part of the tree. the rest of the tree is still standing and she is worried that it might be leaning towards her property. the large 350-year-old oak tree split apart just before midnight and made a big impact smooshing seven vehicles that were parked on hardy circle. the neighbors came outside last night and they were awestruck by the crash and the amount of damage. >> it was a home run -- like a home run was hit and it cracked and made that wonderful sound. that is what it was like. it was really loud and you heard it boom on the ground. that is a chevy truck behind it and it looks like a tiny truck. it has been squished. >> it is in pretty bad shape but i don't know. >> city crews remove part of the tree but most of it is still laying on two properties. the homeowner says the city told her it's her responsibility to get rid of the remaining tree. on the trunk there is a plaque or that said bicentennial tree and it was named emma. this nation goes to large trees and the tree cannot be touched without

char the homeowner found the body next to his porch sunday morning. police say the victim was with jared smith when his car crashed into aitch. they say smith then hid the victim's body so it could not be seen from the road. we talked to the homeowner who did not want to show his face on camera. >> two families tracally lost people now. they have bigger stress problems than what i have. the victim has been identified as 23-ye-old deandre miller coldwell. officers say cowell just used heroin hours before the crash. >>> this morning a school busin driver b bars accused of sexually assaulting a young girl with special needs in montgomery county. police say etienne kabonghe assaulted t girl last tuesday on the bus he drove for montgomery county public schools. the assault was captured by surveillance cameras. >> it's every parent's worst nightmare to have their child accostedn a school bus. >> prosecutors say he tried to ethiopia e ticket to after he was told about the allegations. he's considered a flight risk and is being held without bond. >>> the mend

we've talked in the past about homeowners' associations and what their powers are when homeowners don't dues. hoas have legal rights and powers over properties. they can, in fact, initiate foreclosures over monthly dues, fees and assessments. back in florida, we met marshall, who's the neighborhood volunteer chairman of his hoa. he took me to a home that sat abandoned in the neighborhood after the homeowner skipped town. and the bank's foreclosures never seemed to get completed. it's what we've called, in the past, a zombie foreclosure. do you have any idea why they haven't foreclosed on this property? >> i have no idea. >> it's probably because they don't wanna pay the hoa dues. and they don't wanna pay the insurance. and they don't wanna pay the taxes. >> that is probably correct. >> the home's exterior began to deteriorate. and it became an eyesore for the neighborhood. >> most of the screens ended up blowing out. and because this represented a safety risk, the health department from the county came in and secured the pool area itself. so there was a lot of things growin' in there, a

but the vast majority of homeowners can still find insurance. thinking is a growing problem in california. in alameda county, in particular, about 8.9% of the homes have been rated by the insurers as high or very high risk. that compares to tuolumne county where 89% of the homes have been rated high or very high risk. >> oakland broker told us while some companies are running from the hills, many others are sticking around, though often for a price. >> there are options through brokers where brokers have maybe six or eight different options or possible options for a property, depending on the risks. there is a scale to the risk. >> brokers say there are options, and in some cases homeowners just have to get creative, perhaps combining a homeowner's policy that does not include fire insurance with one that is specifically for fires. they have all of that information, much of it on their website, the state department of insurance. we have a link to that and a phone number. they want to hear from folks who have gotten those nonrenewal notices. that

that's the responsibility of the homeowner, even if the tree has protected status. the homeowner has to get a certified arborist to do it. >> our records do not show any request for a permit to do work on the tree. >> reporter: and if the tree fails. who's responsible for the damage? >> the property owner. >> reporter: totally? >> yes. >> reporter: now we're told by the city that they are standing by to try to help the home openowner expedite the process to do whatever they are go being ing with the tree. nbc bay ar nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, trying to ban gun shows from the cal palace. and the one final hurdle. >>> plus, the son who spent years translating for his dad finds a new way to help even when he's not around. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. heat builds in and smoke nearby. in about six minutes. cow palce s desk once again. a to ban a gun show at the cal palace is on the governor's desk. it hosts five gun shows each year. today lawmakers passed a bill that bans gun and ammunition sales. there is a buyback program. governor brown has sai

some homeowners report being under insured to rebuild by $300,000. >>> tonight is the deadline for a draft bill dealing with wild fire safety and prevention in california. the disagreement is all about who should pay for it. right now utility companies are held entirely liable for fire started by their equipment even if they followed all safety standards. one option lawmakers have discussed is to allow power companies to sell bonds to pay off wild fire related deaths and pass along the costs as a surcharge on future utility bills. some lobbyists are concerned investor owned utilities could be at risk of bankruptcy if no action is taken. others calling this a corporate bailout. if a bill is on the table later tonight, it will pass through the assembly by friday. >>> california's schools could soon get to decide whether to let parents come to campus and administer a dose of medical marijuana. a bill heading to the governors desk could help students like five-year-old brooke adams that uses cannabis oil to treat her seizures. but a court is allowing brook to temporarily use it until the

one of the last things a california homeowner did before evacuating .... was aim one of his security cameras at ree (ken) he thought he was going to watch flames burn down his house, but he watched firefighters save it instead. stacy butler has the story. (pkg) (pkg)"me, my wife wendy and my aunt, all watching my phone live, watching the fire raging to my house."from his skybell hd, frank grasso watched flames from the holy fire melt his fence and race toward his corona home.frank grasso/homeowner"i hundred percent thought my house was going go down and the next thing we would know, we'd be watching a melting camera. my wife had started crying at that point because it was real."just before he was evacuated thursday afternoon, grasso pointed one of his skybell cameras in an upstairs bedroom toward the canyon to keep an eye on his home.from his aunt's home in irvine, he watched as firefighters attacked the flames and saved his house.then the real surprise..frank grasso/homeown er"all of a sudden, i get a notification someone's at my front door for my video d

homeowners, it touns are spending a lot of money to modernize their homes thanks to a strongng market and an improving economy, but despite the strong report, shares fell today which is typical of home depot's stock when the company does meet expectations. courtney reagan takes a look at what is going right for the tailer. >> t housing market is igarting to raise some concerns, but there's no sof those worries at home depot's latt earnings report and the home improvement retailer posting its highest earnis inales in company history and increasing its full-year forecast. u.s. comparable sales mrewe than 8%. the best in ninequarters, thanks in part for record sales of garden equipment and pent-up demand from an unusually cold spring. >> when we see in thiseport today is when the weather cooperates as it did in fiscal q2, people shop at home depot. >> the chief financial offer says the housing market is tight with only 4% of homes turning over in the u.s. the 96% of homeowns that are rpt selling their homes make a good market for renovating which is great for home depot. interior paint h

i know several homeowners around the area that i know personally. some families have heard of this particular project. the opinion prior to them coming into the community, some of the recommendations they may have changed from the conversations, but just being a person from the community, i would support this particular prague ekojecproject want them to use minority suppliers and contractors and union workers. thank you very much. >> clerk: no more speaker cards. >> chair mondejar: thank you. thank you, mr. james. so hearing no further requests to speak, i will close public comment and i will -- my fellow commissioners, any questions or comments? yes, commissioner singh? >> commissioner sing >> commissioner singh: is there parking? and it's the 50%, right? >> yes, we are providing 50% parking. 16 parking spaces. >> commissioner singh: how far are the garages? >> it's within the building itself and we're using staffers to accommodate 16 cars. >> commissioner singh: is there street parking? >> it was one of the concerns and feedback that we got from n

. >> professor, wells fargo apologized and says they're working to help the affected homeowners.at to say here. if i was one of those homeowners, i'd be so livid at something like this happening to me. >> i think you hit the nail right on the head there. i think it is a glitch. it's not like there last misdeed where there was a concerted effort to reward people for signing people up for fraudulent accounts. that was a strategy. that was unethical, on and on. this, i think, was a glitch. but still, if you were one of 400 people who lost your home, because of a computer glitch, i mean, look. last week, our internet went down because of a glitch at the internet company. okay. life goes on. maybe i missed the opportunity to buy airfare at united airlines for cheap until fair. so i lost a couple hundred dollars. but, losing your home, how do you calculate a dollar amount on that? >> wells fargo did say that it set aside $1 million to accommodate these people that that is likely little accommodation from homeowners who may have been saved from foreclosure because that averages out to 8

. >>> homeowners in the fire areas may enter an era of the new normal.he c department of insurance says the recent wildfires make it harder for california homeowners to find fire insurance. california insurance commissioner, david jones, says he expects more insurance companies to opt not to renew policies but simply stop writing homeowner's policies in areas with the highest fire risk. parts of the state will be reclassified from fire safe to high risk. this is going to explode. >> thanks. >>> speaking of wildfires, there's one burning and threatening the largest and oldest known juniper tree. it is at least 2,000 years old, stands 80 feet tall with a trunk 14 feet indictment. >> the u.s. forest service says the fire burning is less than a half mile away from the juniper. crews created a containment line to protect the tree. >> your accuweather forecast. >> reporter: live doppler 7 showing you the fog and the low clouds, never quite clearing the coast, except right around the southern end of san mateo county and santa truz county and low clouds. we've b

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the officer who shot the homeowner has been place on paid reassignment. homeowners have the right to defend themselves. >> they have that gun in their hand, the police get there, what do they do? >> when the police arrive, place the weapon down and stay away from it and comply with every directive and issue. >> reporter: in aurora, the question now centers around police, exactly what happened and could officers have done anything differently to prevent killing a man defending his own home? gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> coming up, new troubles for chipotle, we'll tell you what's brewing now. >>> and caught on camera the aquarium heist you have to see to believe. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> a scary sc

you know, the homeowners tell me who you're going to hear from in a moment, the robbers were wearing masks, gloves, and all black clothing. it was frightening because one of the robbers actually started to hit the homeowner while his family was right there. >> he hit my son watching tv. i heard, boom, boom. and i come out. >> reporter: he was taking us through how a group of masked men kilkd in his front door tuesday afternoon and attacked him with a crow bar. >> he tried to hit me and after that he say, don't move. i will hit you and kill you if you move. >> reporter: he said he was terrified for his wife and 2-year-old son who were watching as the robbers ransacked their home looking for valuables. >> where is your money? where is your jewelry? >> reporter: he said he didn't have anything to steal, so the robbers left with a small box. >> he took the small box. i don't know what is inside. >> it's scary because, you know, it's so close. >> reporter: leah de guys man lives up the street on a cul-de-sac in hercules. >> i never thought it would happen in this neighborhood because the

. >>> new protections for homeowners in california who maybe underinsured. governor brown signed a bill that requires companies righting residential property insurance to conduct a replacement cost estimate every other year. the goal is to make sure homeowners are covered with current and timely estimates that reflect their property value. bill comes as recent numbers from the north the october wildfires show two thirds of homeowners who lost their homes were underinsured by the average of $317,000. the law takes effect july 1 of next year. >>> an emergency ordinance in palo alto has been passed. mercury news reports palo alto landlords have to pay up to $70,000 to low income tenants who were evicted without reason. the new law takes effect immediately. it will help some of the people being evicted from the hotel president apartment building in downtown palo alto. the owner there is converting the building back into a hotel. >>> people in a richmond neighborhood say the city is a during their complaints about dangerous sideshows. lawyers road west of interst

the room is here anyway. >> reporter: mia is one of hundreds of homeowners opening up rooms on air b&b offering wildfire evacuees a place to stay for free. >> i imagine they will be a little more stressed out and maybe they will need a little bit more emotional support. maybe they will need more love from the dogs. >> reporter: with more than 1000 homes already destroyed it is help that is desperately needed. jacob gray is also ready to open his home for free. this is an the first time. >> during the santa rosa fires we had a family stay with us people were in trouble and they needed help. this woman that contacted me, i could tell she was in desperate need of help. she said i don't have anywhere to go, i need help. would you be interested in doing it for free? i said yes. >> reporter: now he hopes to help another family. all to bring a little light to a dark situation. >> i think most people want to help. i think most people feel like they don't know what they can do. right? i rent out my room constantly. i have people coming in here all the time. to me it is easy to do. >> that was

we learned one homeowner's four-figure payment had gone missing. we took action. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. >>> plus coming up later at 5:00, continuing coverage of that stolen plane investigation in seattle. investigators were combing through the wreckage today looking for one key piece of evidence. but got hit with a lat anyway. >>> nbc bay area responds to a los gatos homeowner who paid his property taxes on time but got hit with a penalty anyway. >> let's turn to consumer investigator chris chmura. >> when alan samuels got his property bill, he paid it by check, on time. a few days later he received this from the santa clara county tax department, a delinquent notice, including an extra $195 in fines and late fees. alan talked to his neighbors and found out some of which them got hit with late fees too. alan called us. we contacted santa clara county. it acknowledged alan's complaint and 100 more. the county told us it would investigate the missing payments. we haven't heard back about the cause of the problem. but we

found a would-be burglar on his screen porchch the sus made a move towards the homeowner so the homeown h fire weapon. the suspect walked home and went to a hospital where he was found by police. the suspect confessed to the crime. in thee of you live suburbs for the peace and the quiet, but the fear of getti shot is a reality in one loudoun county neighborhood. bullets hit several homes over the weekend outside of leesburg on ahrens c viewrt and another development off ball hill road and here's the story. >> reporter: tonight a punctured home with bullets leaving glass shattered and the homeowners uneasy. >> we had every neighbor on our street in our house on sunday trying to figure out what was going on, and everybody is nervous about >> reporter: the residents are asking we not show their face and they shared with us the damage from yesterday's shootings, at least two bullets hitting their home. down the street, at least up other home also it's land that was once all part of the farms. >> go back just ars few y that's why they could do things like target practicing. they gounong out

now, many homeowners are learning that they may not be renewed.y by the california insurance commissioner dave jones shows that 25% of housing is in high or very high risk areas, in almost half of the state's counties. >> we saw a 15.3% increase in nonrenewals in about 30 or so counties that are in the wildland urban interface area. so it's a growing problem. >> reporter: an east bay congressman was also a two time california insurance commissioner, including during the oakland hills fire storm. >> well, the insurance companies absolutely will take advantage of the situation. they will try to raise their prices, do redlining, and eliminate certain areas from any kind of coverage. >> there is no requirement that you write homeowners or fire insurance in california. in fact, we are like every other state, insurers get to decide where they write the insurance and how much. >> reporter: and, insists the commissioner, the computer formulas that decide if your homes are insurable are badly flawed. >> these models don't incorporate things that fire offic

when it was open, homeowners would try to chase you out. they didn't want you going through. >> reporter: richard hairs on his old enough to remember a time when there was a makeshift walking path down the cliff to black speech in santa cruz county. it was the gate installed a few years ago, and gone for now, that has caught the attention of the coastal commission. which has launched an investigation. >> i feel it's the owner's discretion, but as a public beach. >> reporter: black speech, otherwise known as twin lake speech, is accessible to the public. the path through the neighborhood and down the cliff is a convenient shortcut. especially for those coming from nearby sunny cove beach. a spokesperson for the homeowners, who didn't want to go on camera, so the problem is the path cuts through private property. a common theme in battles for beach access statewide. >> if there was historically access, that access should probably be preserved, unless there is some overriding concern, like if there's been a lot of vandalism or something like t

. >> homeowner ellis dozier got his family out. >> everybody is out, and the wife is not too far from us now. >> awaiting news. >> this is my house. this is where i'm going to raise my kids. this is their future. >> others didn't stay. they pack tld caed their cars a off. one rancher moving his animals to a safer location as flames marched down the hill. earlier, our cameras captured the fire off interstate 80. within minutes it was fully engulfed headed towards homes in paradise valley. police telling neighbors to go. >> they came to the house and told us to get out. ? bulldozers cut fire lines. >> they told us we had to evacuate and it's been an experience. this is our retirement home and i can't afford to have him. >> fairfield high school became an evacuation shelter and

the homeowner thinks the rest of the tree will have to be removed. it's too risky at this point. a bulk is over their bedroom and thinks it is time to remove the tree. there's quite a morning ahead for crews who just have to get all of this part cleaned up and cleared out of here. reporting live in pleasant hill, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning, senator john mccain's casket will be moved from the arizona state capitol to a phoenix church for a memorial service. his casket will depart then for washington, d.c. >> four days of services started yesterday to honor the arizona senator. near nearly 15,000 people lined up to say good-bye at the capitol where the late senator john mccain has been lying in state. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez ic icon. on hor john mccain's sons in their dress uniforms saluting his flag-draped casket carried by an honor guard into the arizona capitol building. mccain's cindy, with this silent display of love. daughter meghan, sobbing, comforted by her brother during this private ceremony on what would have been mendocino comple

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. >> forced evacuations overnight as homeowners wage a battle against a raging wildfire. ♪ >>> nfl playerseen kneeling during the national anthem last night. how will president trump respond? >>> the so-called madam mad madametestifies. >>> and the space shooting for the stars. welcome to k"early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm phil mattingly. this is day five of you putting up with me. my wife would tell you is not an easy thing to do. >> she raised you well. >>> to the news. breaking overnight. california's governor declaring a state of emergency as the raging holy fire inches closer to homes in the southern part of the state. here is what we know. the inferno is 5% contained. more than 21,000 people under mandatory evacuation and so far, more than 10,000 acres have burned. look at these images emerging overnight from the holy fire bearing down on this neighborhood in lake elsinore. firefighters asking a man to leave as he was using a garden hose to put flames out on his roof. this man eventually left and told cnn he is not sure he will have a home when we returns. cnn's stephanie e

. >> reporter: this homeowner is one of many now thinking about beefing up their security. i wanted to show you the front door. this million-dollar home is now boarded up. the homeowner was asleep when a burglar broke in. she is one of many victims i spoke with tonight. market rubino considered dish rubino considers himself lucky -- mark rubino considers himself lucky. it all stems from a car crash on pine avenue. rubino discovered a teenage girl driving a stolen car had crashed into his truck. when he tried to stop her, four teenage boys got out and hit him in the head. that car was used in a robbery. >> it is terrible. i don't know why willow glen is being targeted. it seems that things are happening right and left. >> reporter: monica proctor is now changing her credit cards after a burglar kicked open her front door friday around 4 am, stealing her purse, laptop and phone. >> it is very scary. especially since he was so bold and my dogs were going crazy. he knew i was home and did not care. >> it was right here.>> reporter: vicki is on the lookout for her lexus stolen r

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we learned one homeowner's four figure payment had gone missing and we took action.emely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. property taxes on time -- but got hit with a late penalty anyway. >>> nbc bay area responds to a homeowner who paid his property taxes on time but got hit with a late penalty anyway. >> you pay it on time, you get hit with a penalty. how does that happen? >> alan samuels asked the same question. when he got his property tax bill he paid it by check on time. a few weeks later, he received this from the santa clara county tax department, a delinquent tax due notice, including an extra $195 in

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we learned one homeowner's four figure payment had gone missing we took action. nbc bay area responds next. >>> all right. follow us on our social media platforms. i tweeted this morning we'll be having an early christmas dinner before 8:00 p.m. the warriors and lakers are taking the court on christmas day. chris is tweeting he is pretty excited about it too. >> yeah. nbc bay area responds to a los gatos homeowner who paid his property taxes on time -- >>> it is 6:24 for you right now. we respond to to a homeowner that paid his property taxes and got hit with a late penalty. >> we turn to chris and the unknown question is how does this happen? >> when he got his property tax bill he paid it by check on time. a few weeks later he received this from the santa clara tax department. a delinquent tax due notice including an extra $195 in fines and late fees. the county dropped his fees all together. if you're facing the same predicament we encourage you to speak up. call the santa clara county tax department or call us 888-996-tips >>> all right. a little something to

the homeowner found the body ext to his por on sunday morning. the victim was with jared smith when his car crashed into a ditch. smithdy hid the victim's boo it could not be seen from the road. we talked to the homeowner who did not want to show his facen camera. >> two families are tragically lost people now. >>> the morning a school bus driver is behind bars accused of assaulting a girl with speci needs. he assaulted the girl last tuesday on the bus. the assault was captured on surveillance cameras. >> it's every stparent's w nightmare to have their child accosted at school, on a school bus or on the way to and from child care. >> prosecutors say he trio buy plane ticket to et yoepbull. the woman is in critical condition but stable. people who hrd the gunfire say they heard between six and seven shot witnesses say they told police they saw a group of young men running. a crime like this one is unusual in the area. >> we don't have a lot of shooting incidents. there's not a high rate of crime. >> it's up to $1500 reward for t infoion. >>> right