. >>> a los angeles fire official now says a second man has died from a natural gas explosion that splintered and industrial building. it happened around 6:00 this morning at a welding business that now looks like a pile of match sticks. the second fatality occurred when a man tried to move his truck away from the wreckage and was electrocuted by a downed power line. so far the search for another employee inside the building has produced nothing. officials believe the explosion was triggered by a gas leak. >>> officials at children's hospital oakland are reviewing security procedures after a frightening hostage operation there this morning. it involved an armed man and an employees. kraig debro has more about the man. >> reporter: he is 49-year-old katrell brodnax. they're going to seek a carjacking charge, a false imprisonment charge and a felon in position of a handgun. this incident was as bizarre as it was rare. a man entered the hospital with a handgun then simply gives up when officers arrive. when the man is finally in custody, brodnack screams two phrases over and over again. no one w

. >>> los angeles fire officials say several brushfires that broke out friday are contained one withinlarger fire east of l.a. threatened about 30 homes. >>> the ongoing search for the 7-year-old missing more than six weeks in portland, oregon. this morning investigators say they are making significant progress but make no details. his step-mother was the last to see him when he was dropped off at school in early june but has not been named as a suspect in his disappearance. >>> the los angeles suburb of bell, california, a week-long uproar over city officials' eye-popping salaries continues this morning. our correspondent john blackstone has the latest. >> reporter: determined to prove they can fight city hall, the angry citizens of belle, california turned city council meetings to shouting sessions especially with the latest revelation, that four council members have been collected $100,000 a year for the part-time job. >> we don't make money like you guys. i'm not up there. and if i was up there, i wouldn't be cheating the people. >> reporter: bell is a blue-collar city of about 37,

fires burning tonight in los angeles county. the biggest problem is the crown fire. it is destroyed at least one home near agua dulce and 1,500 homes and the area have been evacuated. l.a. county officials say the crown fired charred 5,050 acres so far and there is no sign it will be contained soon. so far there is no word on the cause of this fire or two other wile fires burning in los angeles county. we want to show you a live picture now of that fire burning in an area known as the leona valley. cal iso has issued a warning because the fire is burning near transmission lines. two of the three high power electric lines along path 86 are already out of service because of this fire. if we get more information, we will let you know. >>> the ac transit labor

fires burning tonight in los angeles county. the biggest problem is the crown fire. it is destroyed at least one home near agua dulce and 1,500 homes and the area have been evacuated. l.a. county officials say the crown fired charred 5,050 acres so far and there is no sign it will be contained soon. so far there is no word on the cause of this fire or two other wile fires burning in los angeles county. we want to show you a live picture now of that fire burning in an area known as the leona valley. cal iso has issued a warning because the fire is burning near transmission lines. two of the three high power electric lines along path 86 are already out of service because of this fire. if we get more information, we will let you know. >>> the ac transit labor

firefighter planes and 500 firefighters are attacking an out of control wildfire in los angeles county. fire officials say the fire is only 5% contained and was expanding north and west. about 1,000 homes are evacuated, but evacuate orders have been cancelled for people in rancho vista. >>> a nearby transmitter tower caught fire this morning after some members spread -- some embers spread. two buildings have been lost but firefighters have not been able to determine how many homes have burned. winds and temperatures in the high 90s are expected in the area this afternoon. >>> time is 8:38. >>> an update on the c transit labor dispute. they said 150 employees called in sick today. all of this has the judge will decide whether or not to overturn a contract that was imposed on ac transit workers. that hearing begins at 11:00 this morning. the contract changed work rules and shifted hours and that angered a lot of bus drivers. ac transit says it needs concessions from the union to reduce the budget deficit or it says weekend services could be eliminated. >>> well, just 30 minutes ago, the last shift ended

los angeles. the blast leveled an industrial building that contained a welding company. one man was killed, another is in grave condition with burns. fire officials say a gas line that had been tampered with may have caused the explosion. in houston tonight, michael anthony green is getting his first taste of freedom in 27 years. green, now 45, walked out of prison today after spending more than half his life behind bars for a rape he didn't commit. all his appeals over the years had failed. that's until prosecutors tested the victim's genes for dna and identified the real suspect. now, green's long nightmare is over. >> how did you live day by day? >> that's how i lived, day by day, trying not to think about my situation, really trying not to think about it, doing what i did-- get up and try to find me a way out. >> couric: in a separate case, another houston man, alan wayne porter, was released last week after 19 years in prison when new evidence showed he, too, was innocent of rape. still ahead here on the cbs evening news-- dr. doolittles in training. and next, military-wise, on the home front-- hoping for the best but fearing the worst. it's

fires burning tonight in los angeles county. the biggest problem is the crown fire. it is destroyed at least one home near agua dulce and 1,500 homes and the area have been evacuated. l.a. county officials say the crown fired charred 5,050 acres so far and there is no sign it will be contained soon. so far there is no word on the cause of this fire or two other wile fires burning in los angeles county. we want to show you a live picture now of that fire burning in an area known as the leona valley. cal iso has issued a warning because the fire is burning near transmission lines. two of the three high power electric lines along path 86 are already out of service because of this fire. if we get more information, we will let you know. >>> the ac transit labor dispute goes back to court tomorrow. the contract has led to scores of drivers calling in sick. the drivers are upset about the contract because it changed shifts and benefit costs. ac transit says it needs concessions to close its deficit. >>> the oakland school board is meeting at this hour to consider whether to put a parcel tax on the november ballot. if passed the initiative would bring in millions of the dollars and help boost t

fires burning tonight in los angeles county. the biggest problem is the crown fire. it is destroyed at least one home near agua dulce and 1,500 homes and the area have been evacuated. l.a. county officials say the crown fired charred 5,050 acres so far and there is no sign it will be contained soon. so far there is no word on the cause of this fire or two other wile fires burning in los angeles county. we want to show you a live picture now of that fire burning in an area known as the leona valley. cal iso has issued a warning because the fire is burning near transmission lines. two of the three high power electric lines along path 86 are already out of service because of this fire. if we get more information, we will let you know. >>> the ac transit labor dispute goes back to court tomorrow. the contract has led to scores of drivers calling in sick. the drivers are upset about the contract because it changed shifts and benefit costs. ac transit says it needs concessions to close its deficit. >>> the oakland school board is meeting at this hour to consider whether to put a parcel tax on the november ballot. if passed the initiative would bring in millions of the dollars and help boost t

checked with the los angeles county fire department, just about an hour ago, the fire burned 1300 acres and was only 13% con taifnltd residents have been evacuated from 300 homes but officials say that 2,000 more buildings are threatened. the fire broke out yesterday near palmdale. it jumped the california aqueduct this afternoon and is threatening some major electrical transmission lines. stay with us. in about 10 minutes, we'll have a live update from the fire command post >>> san francisco firefighters had their hand full for a time this evening. a two-alarm fire damage two buildings in the city's pacific heights neighborhood. the buildings are on california street near steiner. ktvu's amber lee is live at the scene with the report. amber? >> reporter: frank, tonight, firefighters tell us that the turn of the century building behind me is uninhabitable after a fire severely damaged the unit on the second and third floors. it displaced seven tenants. a fire broke out here. witnesses say they could smell the fire and saw plenty of smoke. >> scary. really scary. i thought people were in there. >> reporter: people were inside. firefighters say that they evacuated people insi

officials say that there has been no containment. this fire is burning just west of where last year's station fire burned. that was the largest fire in los angeles county history. they don't want to see that again. this morning, they are planning an aggressive assault from the air. hattie kauffman. >>> ethics charges against charlie rangel. he says he gained nothing but now that the details are out, rangel is not the only democrat with something to lose. cbs news correspondent sheryl attkisson is in washington and has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. rangel's trial is expected to start in september. a spectacle a lot of rangel's colleagues were hoping to avoid. once among the most powerful democrats in congress -- >> 13. >> reporter: -- rangel stands charged with 13 counts of ethics violations. they include failing to disclose income, check accounts, stock and property. improperly using rent subsidized apartments for his campaign committee and improper fund-raising for a project in his name at city college of new york, randell center. the rangel center was the subject of a cbs news investigation in 2007. rangel i envis