we get more from kabc. >> yeah, that's fine. >> reporter: tom rice is your average kind of joe. married father of four runs a successful construction business in palm desert. but these days, he also sends women's hearts aflutter. thanks to his wife of four years, leigh. >> a little strange. i was driving in my truck working. she said, by the way, i entered you in this contest. >> reporter: the 48-year-old was recently named "redbook" magazine's 2014 hottest husband, beating out 1500 other guys for the title. rice is humble and a bit embarrassed. but he is taking it all in stride. one photo op at a time. >> well, i don't know him but i just read it in the paper. what do you think when you come out and you say, the guy's right there. >> reporter: it all started last april when rice's wife was in the waiting room of her doctor's office. that's when she spotted the

kabc kay michaelson takes us inside one man's super bowl central. >> reporter: retired musician turned contractor david spiller invented what he calls the ultimate man cave for the biggest day in football. >> we are standing in super bowl central. >> reporter: pretty much every inch of his house is covered in nfl memorabilia. >> i say, enter at your own risk. >> reporter: there are 13 tvs so you never miss a down when you're getting food, standing outside or even going to the bathroom. >> hang on. here comes the snow machine. >> reporter: a snow machine recreates potentially bad weather in new jersey and a fog machine and 70 laser lights makes halftime feel like a live rock concert. dave has a special surprise every time a touchdown is scored. [ horn sounding ] >> reporter: you may not be able to recreate that at your house but dave has plenty of tips for spicing up your party.

i guess i'm just glad i'm on kabc. yeah, i tell all the affiliates we only have a relative small percentage that run the show tape-delayed, and they do it, i think, often to run a local host in the slot. but the vast majority of our affiliates we are live. well, you can tell them. but there are also other -- here's the thing. some of us in talk radio have other platforms you can listen to. i'm not talking specifically about this particular writer and kabc. but i have an app, mark levin app, which has half a million people who use it. the i heart radio app is another way to listen to the show live, you can be your own program director. obviously, we do a live stream on the internet, and i'm on satellite, the patriot. so we're on terrestrial radio like kabc, we're on satellite, i've got two apps where you can pick i us op on your smartphone and on the internet. so if you want to hear us live, you can listen to us live. >> host: tony is calling from woodburn w new york. go ahead with your question or comment for mark levi

through kabc, the flagship abc station for l.a. in the southland, this is west of -- east of los angeles. police now say they have arrested three people for starting this fire. it started this morning, and it has spread to beat the band. apparently they started this when they tossed some burning papers. crew say the flames scorched 200-acres and burned one person. officers are doing a door to door, to get people out. officials have deployed several water-dropping helicopters and at least one plane as the fire spreads. we're over 500 people fighting this now. it broke out this morning in the foothills of the san gabriel mountains. this is the south bay. santa monica. this is downtown los angeles. and then east-east, 25 miles, this is glendora, and this is the foothills of the san gabriel and this is where it is happening. forecasters say it's been very dangerously dry in california. they're in their third year of drought. the temperatures are unseasonably high, in the 80s, and 2013 was one of the driest years on record for them. san

here is kabc's george pennacchio. >> reporter: what does this say to every working actor out there?els like she's just getting started, even if now she's just in her 80s. >> reporter: do you feel like people are just discovering you now, even though you've been around for a while? >> oh, i'm sure. there are people who have probably seen me before, but never knew who i was. >> i like rose but my god she was a slut. >> come on. >> i'm just telling you the truth. >> reporter: june is enjoying and appreciating this moment in the spotlight. she's overwhelmed by all of the honors and all of the nominations she's received for her role in "nebraska." that put her on one red carpet after another. we had a chance to walk and talk last week after she got the great news that she'll be on oscar's red carpet for nominee for best supporting actress. why do you think that trophy belongs on your mantel? >> because i think i did a really good job in "nebraska." >> reporter: do you think the nomination is also a win? >> oh, yes. i'm thrilled with just being nominated. >> am i the only sane one in this

kabc's rick romero is there to give us a look. >> reporter: nearly 20 football fields in size and almostr robotics are huge. take the momma rue for moms. for $250 you can rock your babies to sleep robotically with up to ten different soothing motions. are you one who doesn't do windows? don't worry. the wind bot window cleaning robot will do it for you. >> turn it on. sticks to the window. measures your window for you. and then it cleans it and at the end it goes around the edges and then goes back to where you started it. >> reporter: buggie is your personal shopping cart. this robot carries your items while you shop and then follows you out to the car so you can unload. but while robots may be able to dance to the music, they're just the beginning of this show. this is the aura smart sleep system. this particular sensor goes under the mattress and tracks every movement. it's tied to this lamp. this lamp has a special light, when it goes on, will help you go to sleep. sells for $299. this bracelet is made for when you wake up and get outdoors. it tells you all about your sun exposure. >

here's kabc's miriam hernandez. >> it came through here like a hurricane. teeny patch fires popping up everywhere. >> reporter: in the folds of the glenn dora foot hills, a rude wake-up call. 700 fire crews that were on stand-by because of the threat of fire mobilized because of at-risk homes. >> save this house, save the next one down here. >> reporter: neighbors watched in horror as a home above them caught fire and was swallowed in flames. smoke descended and then embers rained down. >> fire balls just coming off the fire. the wind was blowing them. this tree right here caught on fire. this field was on fire. it was completely black. you couldn't see anything but >> reporter: luckily for those on this block, neighbors own a the small ta the flameand he 3 and then i have another guy over here at the church who's helping the fire wi >> reporter: up the hill, a home that was completely destroyed. the owner going through the ruins tells us four generations of his family lived here but they feel blessed to have escaped with their lives. down the hill, neighbo