john ramose spoke to the owners who lost the roofs over their heads and so much more. >> the reckless use of dangerous fireworks has risen significantly since the pandemic. but one thing that has not changed , that will probably never change, a few people pay a tragic price. no one knows where the spark came from that ignited this home on d street at 3:00. >> when i got to the back door, the doggie door was orange. what? i heard the crackling and i tried the door, it was an inferno. >> reporter: his home is ruined, insurance will pay it but his pride and joy is another story. >> it was a cool car. >> reporter: this was a 1950 chevrolet fleet line deluxe , he is being pragmatic about the loss, something he can never get back . he would lend it to friends for weddings and the day before he took it to show his neighbor, al, who summed up the feeling in the neighborhood. >> so needless . so we are responsible . what can you say? >> reporter: the sky was lit up with commercial grade pyrotechnics, they responded to more than 60 fires, a normal month in just six hours. >> it is clear there a

john ramose looks at what is being done to stop these beetles. >> reporter: and sonoma county, the oakes are like the great grandfathers of the plant world. many of them have been around for generations. the question is, will they be around for the next generation to see? >> it is many, many people's favorite tree . they are majestic. they live for very long. >> reporter: the oak trees that line the highway and sonoma county give the area a timeless feel. in sac fresco's backyard, the pile of wood under this plastic tarp is all that is left of a 175-year-old oak tree. >> one of our neighbor's trees came down in the storm. my kids and i went down and sanded the trunk so we could count the rings and we got 360 years. think about what was happening then. >> reporter: what killed this tree was no storm. it was an invasive beetle called the mediterranean open border. the bug, which is prevalent in france, was first discovered in california about six years ago in the calistoga area. >> they must have been brought to california or this area by some type of contaminated plant material. >> ther

john ramose spoke to passengers eager to ge their vacations started. >> it could've been worse, right? we could be in the middl of the ocean. god forbid something could've been worse. >> if you are getting stuck somewhere on vacation, san francisco is not a bad place to do it. the ruby princess struck a dock when landing in pier 27, punching a hole in the side . for the last few days, the ship has been something of a tourist attraction of its own. >> i read about it in the newspaper. there is the boat. let's see how big the hole is. >> reporter: the hole was patched. it was cleared for sailing. a few thousand accidental tourists not to explore the city by the bay. >> this is an extra choice , a short excursion for free. it is pretty good. we bought souvenir also. >> we acted like we were tourists going for the very first time. >> you have been there before? >> yeah, multiple times. >> reporter: patrick and kat live in a small town in the central valley. they are not complaining about spending thre days on a cruise to nowhere. >> half the fun of the cruise i the experience you get on b