these questions went live on kttv at 7:30. tony valdez described the scene. >> this fire has been going this way for half an hour. units just got here about 20 minutes ago and they're going to go to work on this. the boulevard is in shambling. >> reporter: a small shopping center burned fiercely. flames threatened a gun store two doors away and police tried in vain to keep people away. looters had had their way in large areas in the city. the looting itself sparking violence. chris blachford witnessed these scenes. >> right in front of us. someone running away with it. sharp tv set. a woman with hands full of clothing. two women that look like sisters almost. >> he just hit that woman. >> a man just hit a woman and took what she had. he was carrying a boxed tv set. two women get out of a van. hit the guy and take his tv set. three men in the front of that truck just laughing after they got back in the truck and driving off with a tv set that they stole from another looter. >> many people today took the law into their own hands

kttv ines with much needed rain. flooding has occurred where more than 1.5 inches of rain has fallen. in phoenix, 92 puppies rescued from a puppy milk cared for by inmates. the focus is on getting those pups healthy, removing ticks and cleaning them up. the case is still under investigation. >>> and this is a live look at new orleans from fox 8. the big story there is the king of blues is dead. b.b. king's 70-year career took him from poverty to traveling and playing at shows into his 80s. he gave a guitar to pope john paul ii and sang sweet home chicago with president obama. ♪ everybody let's have some fun ♪ >>> president obama observed national police week today by honoring officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. 131 officers died last year in the line of duty. he didn't specifically mention recent deaths of black suspects in police custody but called on americans to honor law enforcement heroes by working harder to heal risks in the communities they serve. >>> the state is looking at a boone doggle. hawaii is co

we do have kttv, the fox affiliate helicopter right there. keeping an eye on the sky.lding in los angeles california. those are the details. everything i know, i am getting to you the minute we get more, i will get it to you. right now, parts of this building have been vacked. otheevacuated. other parts will be evacuated due to a report that a woman claims to have an explosive device on her person. after la passed a 15 minimum wage, labor leaders and workers look at these crowds are protesting at mcdonald's annual shareholder meeting. they too are seeking a 15-dollar an hour wage for mcdonald's workers. pressure to boost wages has come at somewhat of a difficult time for the fast food chain which has been trying desperately to turn around a slide in sales. today's protests are led by the service employees union. tim cook saying that mark your calendars after a botched rollout. the apple watch will finally be available in apple stores, quote, by june. that according to the website 9:00 t 9:00 to 5:00 mac. they said the watches will be there retail shops by next month. a

meteorologist scott padgett of our dallas-fort worth station kttv is watching. scott, good morning. >> good morning. big systems working its way through yesterday developing more than 50 tornado reports as severe storms popped up and the potential is there this afternoon. we have a cold front working its way into the central plains. dry line developing from kansas through parts of texas and east of that really warm air is in place. there's a slight risk of severe storms for parts of nebraska south and central kansas also pushing way through west sides of oklahoma and into texas for the potential of storms with large hail damaging winds and maybe even damaging tornados. more than nine million, almost ten million people are affected in the slight risk area of parts of kansas and oklahoma. down to the southeast, area of low pressure possibly the first named tropical system of the season well before june 1. >> scott thank you. >>> a few minutes ago, the agent for super bowl winner tom brady blasted a report that claims footballs used in last season's afc title game

meteorologist todd padgett of our dallas-fort worth station kttv is tracking the threat. >> good morning. if you're going into the southern plains more storms in the forecast. a moderate risk of severe storms southwest of oklahoma and enhanced area from oklahoma too texas for more supercell storms possible damaging tornados maybe baseball-sized hail. in the risk area nearly 16.5 million people possibly dealing with these severe storms today. to the southeast from modesto beach, south carolina, to cape lookout north carolina, there's a tropical storm watch because of subtropical storm ana working its way slowly to the northwest making landfall late sunday into early monday. we'll be seeing possibly two to four inches of rain with that system and dangerous surf. on the west coast, temperatures nice, in the 60s to 70s going into the weekend. >> scott, thanks. >>> new england patriots star quarterback tom brady says "we earned everything on the field." that is part of his first response to the nfl investigation of deflategate. a report says brady probably knew that patriots employees deflate