a gofundme page raised more than $600,000 for kristen king after the deaths of her husband and two of their sons. >> that's just tragic. >>> and saturday's fire in kwarktown is still under investigation, but officials are focusing on a symbol of the season. >> the massive fire killed 40-year-old eric king and sons liam, 11, and patrick, 8. kristen king and their investigators say a dried out christmas tree may be to blame. >> we're looking at the christmas tree that may have ignited as a result of christmas lights on that christmas tree. >> i didn't see anybody, so i thought that they got everybody out, but, you know, it was kind of sad, you know, it was -- really sad to realize that not everybody was saved. >> the fire also dried a nearby home. a family of four in that house was not hurt. >>> turning overseas now, two dams burst sunday in northeastern brazil after weeks of heavy rains. threatening the region with more flooding. no deaths or injuries have been reported to the dam's breaking, but at least 18 deaths have been blamed on the record-setting rainfall since november. some pe

kristen king and the family's oldest boy made it out. they suffered minor burns.f one of the boys. >> he was so happy. hearing that his house got burnt down and his family was in it tore me. >> the school district released this statement. this news is devastating for the k community at large. eric and kristen are very active in the community and the kind of people that make this a special place to live. they send heart the felt sympathy to the king family. members of the community set up a gofundme page. 8,300 people have contributed $562,000 so far. the fair marshal is investigating what happened. but it looks like it was a cry christmas tree and faulty wiring on those lights. jon: new york city soon will have a new police commissioner. the first female to ever serve in that position. and she'll have a lot to tackle. commissioner saffer, you seat headlines and the numbers. what does the incoming commissioner need to do to bring down crime in this city? >> she has a high hill to climb. what we accomplished in the late 90s and early 200s has been destroyed by the d

two young sons. 41-year-old eric king died with his son 11-year-old liam and 8-year-old patrick, kristen kingll display 13 euro brady made it out safely. they suffered minor burns and were treated and released at the local hospital. the community is devastated. here is a classmate of one of the boys. >> he was so happy and hearing that his house got burned down in his family wasn't it toward me. >> the school district releases statement, this news is devastating for the district community and the quakertown area. eric and kristen are very active in the community and the kind of people to make this a special place to live and attend school. the school district sent its heartfelt empathy to the king family and their many friends and relatives. >> they set up a gofundme page and the responses been overwhelming as you might expect, within 7500 people contributed, more than $520,000, the fire marshal investigates exactly what happened but early on it looks like perhaps a dry christmas tree in those lights. >> what is christmas day tragedy, preschool out to the family, thank you for that story. >>

king tides. >>> that's your local forecast. kristen, back to you. >> thank you. >>> still to come. more than a dozen people arrested in those smash and grab robberies we've been telling you about in california, but will it be enough to stop the recent crime wave sweeping the state. >>> plus the big investigation under way after hundreds of envelopes filled with cash were found hidden in the bathroom at >>> we are back on this saturday morning with the weekly down load, our look back at the week's other big stories. >> among them alec baldwin breaking his silence after the deadly shooting on his movie set. actor alec baldwin sat down for his first interview since he fatally shot the cinemaing to a ferwhile shooting "rust." >> you didn't pull the trigger? >> no. but someone put a live bullet in a gun. a bullet that wasn't supposed to be on the property. >>> in arizona authorities are investigating after a police officer shot and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair after he was suspected of shoplifting. >> reporter: moments later with the suspect's back still to officers, the deadl

killed in the fire 40-year-old eric king and his two youngest son 11-year-old liam and 8-year-old patrick, his wife kristen and oldest son brady were able to escape with minor burns. friends and neighbors were shocked by the tragedy. >> it's horrible hearing about this. we have four kids and two biological and two stepchildren, it is horrible to think about this on christmas. >> the quakertown school district put out a statement saying this news is devastating for the district community and the quakertown area at large eric and kristen are active in the community and the kind of people who make this a special place to live and attend school the school district sends its sympathy to the king family and the many friends and relatives. community member set up a gofundme page $500,000. it's continue to work on coming up with the exact cause of the fire. griff: a heartbreak for the king family in that community. thank you. >> another socially distance christmas for many airlines canceling thousands of flights globally due to another surge in covid cases while some major u.s. cities apple that more mandates, we

eric king and his sons liam, age 11, and patrick, 8, seen here in a family photo posted on the crowdfunding platform gofundme, died in the blaze. eric's wife kristennd their oldest son, brady, escaped and were treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. >> i couldn't see anybody, so i thought they got everyone out. bt, you know, it was kind of sad -- it was really sad to realize that in the end, not everybody was saved. >> reporter: investigators now suspect that a dried out christmas tree may have been to blame. >> we're looking at the christmas tree that may have ignited as a result of christmas lights on that christmas tree. >> reporter: in a recent study, the u.s. consumer product and safety commission estimated that between 2013 and 2015, there are about 100 christmas tree fires each year, resulting in 10 deaths and costing $12 million in property damage. thousands have rallied behind the surviving family members. an online campaign raising more than a half a million dollars in a little more than 24 hours. >> he was in my class. he survived. his mother survived. i knew them, and then i got the news that sadly his father and his brothers died.