>> well, the los angeles fire department, the los angeles county fire department, the los angeles county sheriff's office as well as the los angeles police department are joining task forces in investigating these fires. as you can imagine, we are talking about a lot of fires in a short amount of time. we are getting some manpower on the investigative side as well as our firefighting efforts. unfortunately, the firefighters are working tirelessly to extwinnish the fires and they are ensuring a limited amount of damage. but most importantly, they have ensured the safety of the community both in los angeles and los angeles county and insured northbound has been injured. >> cap tichb jamie moore, we wish you the best in solving this. mayor, what do you want to say to the person or the people behind these arsons? >> i think what these people have to understand, they are not just setting cars on fire, they are using cars as an insidiary device to set buildings on fire. many of the buildings are rent-controlled apartments, they are very dense. they are in parts of west hollywood and los angele

police department and the los angeles county fire department saturated the city from los angeles to west hollywood with officers and who assigning detectives to the case throughout the weekend. their efforts cannot be understated. the vigilance of the l.a. sheriff's reserved deputy this morning on sunset boulevard and fairfax avenue lead to a traffic stop which allowed law enforcement to take the suspect into custody. i would like to announce the coordination of the bureau of alcohol, fire, and explosives, which sent a team of agents to assist with the investigation. all of these agencies continue to work around the clock to investigate a 52 arson fires we have experienced since friday morning. it costs to -- it caused about $3 million in damage. by no means is this investigation complete. based on the saturday evening news conference held by the arson task force and video images and distributed to the media, the task force revealed tips from the state department and the u.s. marshals service, which aided law enforcement in identifying the suspect. around 3:00 a.m

it will be unveiled saturday on he at the los angeles county mutual of art. >>> here is bill karins withour weather forecast. only traffic really moves like that in los angeles, though? >> many cities. atlanta. >> and our weatherman is under the weather so we are going easy on you today. >> the last two days was like a james earl jones. today like a 15 yearly. you never know when i will start cracking. >> if you want my pen and draw the numbers and i'll hold them up. >> sign numbers. see if i can get through it. >>> snow and heavy rain is changing over to snow in northern portions of new england. finally cold enough and mostly talking albany, new york, northwa northward. vermont and new hampshire and maine the only locations enough snow. as far as snowfall predictions go 2 to 3 inches in maine and not a big deal. boston to springfield not expecting much at all and the berkshires the white and green mountains here and adirondacks of northern new york but that is where the ski areas are so they will enjoy that know. oklahoma city yesterday had snow and watching the snow from wisconsin thro

coming >> covering the nation -- three dozen suspected arson fires over just a few days in los angeles county have mobilized several law-enforcement and fire agencies. fires like this one set in west hollywood are believed to be linked to the same arsonist or arsonists. so far, 39 fires are being looked at as having been set under suspicious circumstances over the past 72 hours and all seem to have been sparked in the same way. >> most of the fires started as a result as something that ignites a vehicle fire next to a structure. we see auto fires as one of the primary incendiary items that happens first. that's what we are looking for but that's not the only thing out there. >> smoke detectors have kept the fires from becoming so big. a task force has formed to find the culprits. get ready to pay more for power ball -- ticket prices are going up to $2. they hope it will entice more people to play because the jackpots are getting bigger and the odds are improving. it's a strategy to differentiate the game from mega millions that sells for $1 per ticket. lottery officials but players will like

on monday, january 2nd, shortly after 3:00 a.m., a los angeles county sheriff's deputy, assigned to west hollywood station, stopped the driver of a van near sunset boulevard and fairfax avenue in the city of los angeles. the van resembled a description provided by the arson task force as possibly being related to the recent fires and the driver resembled a person of interest seen in a videotape released by the multiagency arson task force the previous evening. the driver was detained and investigators with the arson task force were notified. subsequent to interviewing this individual, he was placed under arrest. at 6:15 p.m., there will be a press conference at los angeles city fire station where we are currently located, 450 east temple, for additional information. i will provide you with the following joint information telephone number, contact los angeles arson watch task force, 213-484-4873. as commander smith said, we are not privy to discuss the particulars about the individual who's been arrested. due to ongoing investigation and information that will be provided to us. we will be

more than 40 deputies from the los angeles county sheriff's department respond.ies say they are attacked. >> several deputies injured. >> the partygoers insist it is the deputies who attacked them. >> they rushed me with batons, flashlights, they were hitting me with everything. >> it appears to be the case of the deputy's words against the civilian. what either side knows is that someone across the street is videotaping the incident. the party is a bridal shower for me lynn -- melinda dole. the music is too loud for a neighbor who calls the police. that's where the trouble starts. >> 415 edward hedda street and noran. >> two deputies pull up to the dole's house, ask them to turn down the music and leave. 15 minutes later, the sergeant is calling for backup. >> it's a large group of very large samoans. i want to be sure we're going to take action before we go in. >> a second caller advises they're still fighting with sticks and knives. >> when sergeant undland and deputies return to the dole's house they say they are confronted by a number of people including the

. >> los angeles county supervisors hoping wider sidewalks will help promote exercise, approving an ordinancerequiring new development in unincorporated areas of l.a. to have wider sidewalks and bicycle parking. and they're hoping this will encourage people to take a walk. >> first lady turned lunch lady to announced new healthy friendly federal regulations for school lunches. the food channel's rachael ray helped prepare the meal. mrs. obama heaped spearhead the measure. >> when we send our kids to school we have a right to expect they won't be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods we're trying to keep from them at home. >> new guidelines involve doubling amounts of vegetables serving only fat free milk and child sized portions and reducing salt and fat. the healthy hunger free kids act will be largely fais phased in over time starting in 2012, 2013 school year. >> and coming up next, the successful placement rate of one animal shelter. >> and we want to invite you to down load our oscars axe pp leading up to next month's academy awards. our special app let's you challenge your frien

los angeles area overnight. that brings the number of suspicious fires to 55. before dawn, los angeles county sheriff's deputies took a man into custody for questioning. >> that person is being interrogated. there have been no fires since we detained this individual. >> reporter: a los angeles city councilman says the man matches the description of a person of interest in a security video released sunday night. commander mike moriariti says the man is shown coming from an underground parking garage minutes after the fire was set under the car. >> he has a pony tail. he appears to have a receding hairline. >> reporter: the commander says witnesses also described the same man leaving the scene of other fires. this morning, police towed away a minivan from this location in west hollywood. and the dark minivan had canadian license plates and may long to the man in -- belong to the man in custody. >> the fire destroyed dozens of cars along the los angeles area but detectives are not confirming how the fire started. >> but witnesses say investigators are examining what appears to be devices placed

. >> every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. and we just don't have enough places to segregate everybody and keep them from assaulting each other. and if you get one group that has superior numbers over the other and something sparks off a fight, it's going to be on. >> officials at the los angeles county jail told us racially segregated gangs are responsible for most of the violence including riots, like this one captured on surveillance tape. but we met one inmate who blames the problem on the system. >> i never wanted to get involved in racial problems. when i went to prison, i didn't hate blacks. i didn't hate mexicans. i didn't hate indians. i didn't hate anybody like that. but when you go to these prisons and by the time you do ten years like me, if you're even halfway sane, it's a miracle. >> this man was awaiting trial for the attempted murder of five police officers while on parole for an earlier conviction of voluntary manslaughter. >> the date i met him it was like meeting hannibal lecter with shackles. i saw his feet

the national weather service is red flag high wind warnings for los los angeles county is expired todayd i here you say 70s? >> yes, definitely 70s. and i will point the warmest day coming up. we have just bypassed winter here entirely. today we have highs of 60 degrees to 71 degrees and it was 69 degrees in santa cruz and now with the blanket of clouds overhead, temperature wise in the 40s and 50's, honestly as it has been in recent nights due to the cloud cover that continues to drape across the bay area. 39 tonight in santa rosa, low 40s in the santa clara valley. for your morning commute, the official sign-up is at 7:16, and temperatures into the 40s as you head out the door. we have an impressive area of low pressure with moderate rain, but watch as the system sags to the south. we could see a few raindrops work its way into the far reaches but i'm holding out a lot of hope here. but noticed the copious amounts of precipitation breaking into british columbia? detail into that, snowflakes in the high sierra, just undercutting that ridge of high pressure within us what they veil of c

before dawn, los angeles county deputies took a man into custody for questioning. a los angeles city councilman says the man matches the description of a person of interest in a security video released sunday night. the commander, mike yeringtonty, says he matches the description of the man. this morning, police tow ad way a minivan from this location in west hollywood. the dark minivan has british columbia license plates and they belong to the man in custody. detectives would not confirm how these fires started but witnesses say investigators are examining what appears to be devices placed under cars. juan lopez found a similar one, under his. >> i see it, the little container right there, under the car. >> reporter: like many of the other cars, his car was parked under a carport connected to an apartment building. edward lawrence for cbs news in west holly food. >>> there is also a person of interest in a shooting that left a united states park ranger dead. rangers in washington state are searching for a 24-year-old man who was believed to be well armed, and has

. >>> firefighters near long beach in los angeles county have knocked down a major fire at an oil refineryomplex. flames broke out just before 4:30 this morning near an administrative -- inside an administrative building at the conocophillips building. more than 150 firefighters responded. they contained a fire with no injuries, no oil products burned. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the death toll now stands at 24 from a building collapse in beirut, lebanon. the five-story apartment building came crashing down last my. search crews have been digging through the rubble hoping to find survivors. among the dead is a 15-year-old girl. tenants say the building been in a state of disrepair, made worse by rain. >>> the search is still on after a cruise ship capsizes in italy after it struck a reef on friday and started sinking off the tuscan coast. crews had suspended their search earlier today after the vessel shifted in rough seas. so far the bodies of six people have been recovered. 16 are still missing, including a couple from minnesota. those who survived said they are luc

. >>> the los angeles county times reports the l.a. county sheriff's office has found no evidence of follow play in the death of actress natalie wood. she died in 1981 while she was boating off catalina island with her husband robert wagner and actor christopher walkens. the case was reopened months ago after new sources came forward with new information. >>> the time 4:38. the cost of your morning oj could be going up. >>> 4:50, the fact is working to -- the n.t.s.b. is working to make sure and everyone else is safe the next time you go to an air show. >>> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. keep it here. >>> 4:40 this wednesday morning. grab the rain gear. you may have to scrape the windshield. frosty conditions. this afternoon we turn wet. rain could be heavy. temperatures in the middle 40s. i'll come come back and talk about a cold shot this weekend. >>> there is already an accident, this time in the district on 295 right after the 11th street bridge but before you get to howard road. watch out for it. it's in the lef

los angeles where several body parts were found. two hands, two feet, and a severed head that were found this week. los angeles countyoner is now processing the hands for fingerprints to try to identify the victim. if the prints are not found in any data base, investigators will turn to dna and dental records. >>> i would say a dozen families have come forward that have missing persons. >> authorities suspect the man was killed within a day or two of the discovery of his head on tuesday. >>> significantly lopsided standards of living have been exposed in california's richest county. a new report, a portrait of marin reveals the top fifth of earners. the bottom fifth struggles for 1%. and for people who live in one of the more impoverished areas, basic services are not a certainty. don knapp shows us, they are fighting with pg and e just to keep the lights on. >> since early november, marin city street lights have been leaving residents in the dark. three street lights flicker out and come back on only to go on again. here directly in front of the community center, two lights are out, as is another light down the stre

joining me now, los angeles county supervisor, ze zezeb zeb yurislovsky.eo anywhere that might help you find a suspect or two? >> my understanding is there is a surveillance video. i don't know how much it helped. it can't hurt. there are a lot of leads being processed by the arson task force, made up of the county sheriff's office. they're going to catch this guy or these people. there is no question in my mind about it. it is a matter of time. and the sooner the better. this guy now has been an arsonist, but if somebody gets hurt or killed, suddenly that becomes attempted murder or murder. this arsonist or arsonist would be well advised to knock it off and turn himself in because he's going to do some time, some very hard time. >> is there a common thread here, types of vehicles, the way in which they're parked, the types of neighborhoods? >> well, i don't want to get into any detail, i think it is common knowledge that the most common detail is that these cars are parked, most of them are parked in ground level parking garages with an apartment building

state highway 39 runs 27 miles from azusa in los angeles county into the san gabriel mountains. the state spends $1.5 million to maintain the two-lane highway. it's frequently damaged by landslides, flooding and forest fires. caltrans hoped the u.s. forest service or county would take it over but neither wants it. >>> well, 10 people were killed in a series of crashes in florida early this morning, several others hurt. drew levinson explains the deadly double threat that worked against everyone behind the wheel. reporter: parts of interstate 75 south of gainesville were littered with the remains of dozens of cars and trucks sunday. what was left of the trailer of this big rig was still on fire, smoke billowing to the sky. the truck behind it and the car in front were smashed up like an accordian. hours earlier in the middle of the night more than 70 vehicles ran into each other in a series of deadly multi-car crashes. dense fog combined with heavy smoke from a brushfire left drivers virtually blinded and defenseless. one woman told the local newspaper that all of a sudden she co

police in los angeles county were responding to 5911 call about an aggressive bus spas jer -- passenger what deputy elbowed a mentally ill woman right there. >> next thing i know she calls one of the deputies a big shot and he reaches back and hits her in the face. >> according to the authorities the woman had hit law enforcement officers before in the past. and this incident is currently being investigated. >>> seven people face charges after an all out brawl in a courthouse in atlanta. witnesses say two families got into an argument and fists began to fly. fight as you expect, and as you can see was call on surveillance video. >> families of the victim walked past and turned back around and just attacked us. they attacked us and they started beating us and we are screaming security, security. >> deputies rushed to the hallway and stopped the fight. all right. stop eating and put down the coffee. this is your story of the day. this is coming through us out of arizona. a husband there got very upset when the estranged wife after admitting to constant affairs and called the police. dave

multibillion dollar a year business but are the porn police allowed to run porn producers out of los angeles county more on the crackdown over condoms in just a moment. to the. people calling like you said for free and fair elections. and they're still reporting from the clintons as you can hear behind me loud explosions. they gave. a. welcome to the capital account i'm lauren lyster. well whole lot of people around the world enjoy watching adult films and most porn movies are filmed in the los angeles area but now the government there is cracking down on the pornography industry and how the performers have sex many in l.a. i wonder why the city is even creating unusual laws like these that a time when tens of thousands are living in the streets and many other basic needs are not being met as our teams are among the lindo shows us the political mess over condoms could be a costly one. it's a very dangerous issue. not only is it unconstitutional but it's kind of against our human rights at a time of growing concern about government in people's liberties the porn industry is fighting for rights they

claremont, which is in eastern los angeles county, says that person has taken responsibility for the false scores and has resigned. math and reading scores were inflated by as much as 20 points for the last seven years. >>> vasser college is apologizing to dozens of high school seniors who thought they received early acceptance to the schools. last friday, 120 students received what the school later called a test letter congratulating them on their acceptance. turns out, just 46 of them had actually been accepted. >> their is a mistake. it was big one. but it was simply that -- a mistake. >> some are calling on vasar -- vassar to accept the letters. they say to accept the other applicants would be unfair. >>> alison burns reports the florida primary could have a big effect on who wins the election. alison? >> reporter: 50 delegates are at stake. this is newt gingrich -- newt gingrich sheiking hands. he won the primary in south carolina ten days ago but he faces an uphill battle in florida. romney has a celebration planned for tonight in it. a pullout this morning shows the former mas

the arson investigators joined a task force between the los angeles police department and los angeles countyb . the la county fire department as well as alcohol and tobacco and firemans . heightened the number of officers out on patrol and the number of fire resources that we have not only for the holiday but in case it happens tonight. >> i have to go before we go into a commercial break. thank you for your time. the fes are now in on this as well good luck out there. thank you, we'll be rig it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. right now a man in custody. i man carrying military type material. and authorities evacuated the term nat. transportation security administration issued a statement saying an x-ray screener found the explosive c4 in the man's carry on bag. u.s. government official said the man came home and appar

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. >> what i think have you here is that this guy is in california filing this lawsuit in a los angeles county supreme court. i think what we have here is just oversensitivity to get a lot of that in california. there are people going out there. >> bill: it s that is why people file should have to pay court costs. i know a lot of people who take their religion ultraseriously. if you, you know tell a joke or this or that, they go crazy. >> and many times on this show i defend christianity. but there is a difference. there is a point. there is a fine line. couple things i think maybe they did this to get attention because it's not a very known religion across america. >> bill: he thinks this is going to help? >> possibly, yes this, will get people to be more understanding of the religion. >> so this is going to get people to be more understanding of seikh religion? suing jay leno? >> here is another thing i do think sometimes comedians fall under the umbrella of being funny then get away with stuff they shouldn't say. >> bill: did you think that? >> no. i thought it was funny. and when they did

family, friends and celebrities gathered at the city of refuge church in los angeles county.ell-known music shans including stephie wonder and christina aguilera performed tributes. james passed away eight days ago at a riverside hospital from complications of leukemia. she was 73 years old. >>> thousands of people hoping to go to burning man will find out next week if they will score those lucky tickets. the annual festival in the nevada desert switched to a lottery for ticket sales this year. organizers say on-line registration was greater than the 40,000 tickets that will be sold wednesday. another 10,000 tickets will be sold at the end of march of the that is on a first come first saved basis. the weekend event sold for the first time last year-to-date. >>> tiger is on the approximate coming up later in sportswrap, what the golfer has accomplished for the first time in more than two years. >>> prepare for many cooler temperatures out. there meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us how much of a dropoff to expect and where the coldest spots will be. . >>> another round of so

. >> shortly after 3:00 a.m., a los angeles county sheriff's deputy assigned to west hollywood station near sunset boulevard and fairfax avenue in los angeles. >> reporter: the suspect will be charged with arson. police say he appears to be the same person seen in this surveillance video released sunday night. a man with a receding hairline leaving a popular tourist spot. >> we're hopeful this is the person. it's been horrible for everybody, terrible. all the sleepless nights. >> reporter: police impounded a minivan with canadian plates. it's caused $2 million in damage. >> it's damage to vehicles with the potential loss of life. that's the scary, you know, part of this. clearly, a sociopath. >> reporter: police belief they have their man, they are urging the public to remain individual lent. >> we are not resting or stopping. we are going all day and throughout night. >>> coming up next at 6:00, a local man is beaten and strangled, plus this. >>> i'm darcy spencer in bethesda. police are gathering to remember two young people who lost their lives here on new year's morning. i'll have

. >>> some disturbing cell phone video, it shows a los angeles county sheriff's deputy elbowing an unrulely bus passenger in the face. now passengers called 911 to report the female passenger after they say she tried to attack another passenger. a sheriff's spokesperson said the woman has several previous convictions for assaulting a police officer and she is now on a 72 hour psychiatric hold and no word if the deputy will face any charges. >>> very shocking, u.s. marines heard peace talks in afghanistan this weekend. in our washington d.c. newsroom, there is reaction coming into this, allison? >> reporter: they are headed to afghanistan this weekend to try to advance peace talks with the taliban and this morning, a taliban spokesperson is quoted as saying the video will not harm that effort. we still don't know who was in the video or when it was taken but it appears to show u.s. marines urinating on dead taliban fighters. we are blurted out, a lot of them jokes, have a nice day buddy, it has prompted outrage and islamic relations condemned them saying it is a violation of our military reg

that anyone who is responsible for creating this chaos and these heinous crimes in los angeles, in los angeles countys convicted and we do not want to jeopardize that case. >> shepard: which makes perfect sense. according to an abc news report after the suspect's arrest he told news reporters he hates america. william la jeunesse is live there now. what do we know about a motive here, william? there is one, right? >> shepard, the suspect is a native of germany and is reportedly angry because his mother faced being deported in a hearing last week. shortly after that l.a.'s arson spree began. roughly a dozen fires set every night since friday. since police have now taken that suspect into custody, no new fires. l.a. police chief charlie beck telling the media today police have their man. a sole fire bug who left the city on tactical alert all weekend. officials refused to release his booking photo. but, you can get a good look at the arsonist here when police first detained him around 3:00, a short distance from where this intentionally set blaze was in hollywood. the 11th of the night. some cops have

los angeles sheriff's >> plus the death of natalie woods. los angeles sheriff's departrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrtrt >> despite so-called possible new evidence that caused the case to be reopen the los angeles countyriff's department says tonight that there is no foul play in the death of natalie wood. that's according to the los angeles times. the actress drowned in 1981 while on a boat with her husband robert wagner and actor christopher walken. case reopened when the captain of the boat claimed he had new recollections about the case. >>> back here there is a 15,000 dollar reward tonight for helping solve the string of novato arson cases. their now at least 57 fires that have been set in novato since saturday. the fires have all been in grassy areas an few did come dangerously close to residential buildings. >>> 3 homeless men have been arrested for trespassing at the san francisco zoo. where a monkey was stolen last month. they told zoo security that they jumped a back fence to get in sunday morning. investigators don't believe there is any connection to the theft of banana sam the squirrel monkey stolen from the exhibit as we reported at the time. that monkey was returned unharmed but the zoo

los angeles county share raves deputy is accused of trying to smuggle heroin into a county courthouseurrito. that policeman turning himself. he is pleading not guilty to drug charges and is suspended without pay. recapping fox top stories. an italian news agency now reporting two survivors found tonight in the last little while in a cabin aboard a screwed shi -- cruise ship. we are told they are in good condition. the search for the survivors who went into the water called off because of the darkness. dozens still unaccounted for. tra survivors describing a kay lotic terrifying night. a while ago on fox report we heard from one of the suffer vooi -- survivors. >> you saw our glasses start to fly. it was like scenes from the titan tick. dishes and everything was falling on to the floor. tables started to fly that's when everybody jumped up in a panic. >> that young man on his honeymoon. if robert mau rishg. >> on this day in 1954 new york yankees center fielder jo dimaggio married movie icon marilyn monroe. super star blonde shell and joe got married at city hall. it was a small circle

los angeles county jail. please welcome robert downey jr. i said he spent time in, you know -- he did. i'm not judging him by that. it's a joke. >> i don't want to make anyone think there weren't rave reviews. jon stewart, a lot of people have respect for him. >> i was offended that a comedian could be that funny at an awards show. ricky was hilarious. >> i do it my way. i get it on everything. >> you are free to do whatever you want, no matter the consequences. >> they don't know what i'm going to say. they won't know until i say it. >> when you are on stage am i watching ricky gervais or a character that you have create thad happens to share the same name? >> the guy on stage is a lot brasher, more arrogant, more confident than me. i take a deep breath and go out with swagger. >> he's got that going on. all next week, we'll have behind the scenes of the golden globes, including what outfits the celebrities might be wearing and who is behind the dinner menu. don't miss the golden globes sunday here on nbc 4. >>> british actress sienna mille

early monday morning, a break in the case. >> shortly after 3:00 a.m., a los angeles county sheriff'sy assigned to west hollywood station stopped the driver of a van near sunset boulevard and fairfax avenue in the city of los angeles. >> the suspect will be charged with arson. but police say he appears to be the same person seen in this surveillance video released sunday night. it shows a man with a receding hairline and a ponytail leaving a popular spot near hollywood and highland after a fire in a parking structure there. >> i'm hopeful this is the person. it's horrible for everybody. terrible. all the sleepless nights. >> police also impounded a minivan with canadian license plates. the fires have caused more than $2 million in damage. >> yes, it's damage to vehicles, but the potential loss of life. i mean, that's the scary part of this. clearly, a sociopath. >> although police believe they have their man, they're urging the public to remain vigilant. >> we're not resting or stopping. we're going to continue on all day and through the night with extra patrols in the area. >> stepha

it shows a los angeles county sheriff's deputy elbowing an unruly bus passenger in the face. passengers called 911 to report the female passenger after they say she tried to attack another person. a sheriff's spokesman tells the l.a. times the woman has several previous convictions for assaulting a police officer. she is now on a 72-hour psychiatric hold. no word if the deputy will face charges. >>> let's check with sal. >> we keep on eye on the toll plaza because this is usually the busy time for that commute and lot people want to know what's going on here. it's backed up for about a 15- minute way. but still not -- not the levels we saw let's say on november day in 2011. but we're getting there. every day we have more traffic it seems in this hour. this is a look at interstate 880, not really that slow right now. and again we have been watching with chp and our camera network to see what's going on. we don't really have a lot going on when it comes to crashes, stalled vehicles that, kind of thing. moving along to san jose, 85 getting slower. if you drive starts to slow rig

we found a very different atmosphere at the sprawling and constantly bustling los angeles county jail. >> stand up, spread your feet. shoulder width apart. lift up your left foot, wiggle your toes. >> l.a. county, which is probably one of the largest jail systems in the world, is a completely different experience. >> drop them, turn around. >> and the inmate reception center is gigantic. you know, they get 400 guys a day. 2,000 a week. hands up. hands over in place. reach back. no talking. no laughing. just reach back and pull them apart. spread them wide. >> while intake can be a traumatic experience for new inmates, settling into the day-to-day routine of prison life provides a very different challenge. >> the time isn't hard if you keep yourself busy. you know, it's a point of managing it. you know, you can either manage it, or it can manage you. >> waddell harper and his cellmate, sakha ren, have created ways to break the monotony with the few sparse items they are allowed in their cramped cell. >> the dice are made from toilet paper. >> roll them up. draw on them. that's basicall

he has filed this lawsuit, by the way, in the los angeles county superior court. will he litigiousness. >> that's why people who file frivolous lawsuits should have to pay court costs. i know people who take their religion ultra seriously. if you tell a joke or this or that, they go crazy. >> i'm the perfect person to ask that question to because many times on this show i defend christianity. >> bill: there is a difference between. >> that's my point. there is a fine line. couple things. i think they did this lawsuit to get attention. we are talking about this right now. >> bill: sikh religion. >> it's not a very well known religion across america. >> bill: he thinks this is going to help? >> this will get people to be more understanding of this religion. >> bill: let me get this straight, carlson, this is going to get people to be more understankt sikh religion that they sue jay leno for that little joke? >> they will hear about it. here is the other thing. i do think that sometimes comedians fall under the umbrella of being funny then they can get away with stuf

that is in los angeles county. this is an administrative building on fire.y do not expect to save it because of the flames already coming. you can see they have several trucks already set up dousing the flames with water. and we have learned 120 firefighters are fighting this. no word on the cause at this point. >>> meanwhile the death toll is continuing to rise in italy aboard the costa concordia cruise ship. they have recovered a sixth body from the ship. a search for missing passengers has been suspended because of rough seas. 16 people are still unaccounted for including to americans. it rolled on its side saturday after it came too close to an island reef. >> there was nobody to help you. the passengers were loading the lifeboats. >> we had to go four or five gates down before we could find a lifeboat to get into. the people were angry we got on that lifeboat because it was very crowded. >> the company that owns the ship admits the captain did not follow proper procedures. >>> 5:47. the people that paved for commemorative bricks 25 years ago will see th

los angeles county coroner's office were was able to lift fingerprints from the hands and the victimntified at this man, 66-year-old. he retired as a flight attendant from mexicana airlines. local news reports says the man's boyfriend was taken away from handcuffs. police reiterate that no arrests have been made. people who live in the hollywood hills describe this as something straight out of a movie. >> this area is creepy with something like this can happen right where you live. we had no idea this is going on. >> reporter: lapd searched a nearby apartment complex where he lived but they are not releasing details when they found there. >> gregg: what an incredible story. casey stegall is live for us in los angeles. thanks very much. >>> first in the south, south carolina primary and polls will be closing in a few hours. that is going to do it for us. bill hem her and martha mccallum taking over. >> heather: stay right here. south carolina primary results and brett baier and megyn kelly that begins at 6:00. >> gregg: have a great weekend everybody. wake up! that's good morning, veg

. >> a los angeles county sheriff's deputy assigned to west hollywood station stopped the driver of a van near sunset boulevard and fairfax avenue in the city of los angeles. >> reporter: just yesterday afternoon investigators released video of a man seen near some of the fires. the task force was amade of the dark colored minivan he was seen driving with canadian license plates. >> the van resembled a description provided by the arson task force as possibly being related to the recent fires and the driver resembled a person of interest seen in a videotape released by the multi- agency arson task force the previous evening. >> reporter: the l.a. times said the suspect is a native of germany use in -- in a dispute with immigration officials. police will not confirm this, but l.a. police chief charlie beck said they have confident they have the right man. >> we have not responded to any fires since this individual was detained this morning just after 3:00. >> reporter: now coincidentally two different men were arrested on thursday in connection with four different fires. but right now p

. >>> authorities in los angeles county arrested a man they believe may be responsible for dozens of suspicious car fires. the 53 fires caused millions of dollars in damages. robert olguin has more. >> at 3:00 this morning near fairfax and sunset when a sheriff's deputy arrested a man authorities say is responsible for setting more than 50 fires over four days. the driver resembled a person of interest seen in a videotape released by the multi agency task force that previous evening. >> in downtown l.a. authorities would not release the identity of the man arrested this morning. but they said he faces several felony arson charges for a string of fires that caused more than $2 million in damage. >> we're not privy of discussing particulars of the individual arrested. due to ongoing investigation. >> sources close to the investigation tell abc news investigators found flammable sources inside of the suspect's van that matched those used in recent fires. the minivan when license plates from british columbia was towed this morning. this is only hours after the recent arson attack taking