both he and melius denied wrongdoing. but who would want melius dead? a motive or suspect. but according to "the wall street journal," surveillance video showed two men waiting in a vehicle for two hours before the attack. when melius sat in his car, the masked gunmen started shooting into the driver's side window. melius also telling us "if this near-death experience has done anything, it is a reminder to live each day, celebrate life and embrace your family." and back here at the castle police are launching day three of that manhunt but they say melius is still having a really hard time remembering the details of that shooting, robin. >> good to see he is recovering. all right, gio, thank you very much. >>> lara, i guess there is gold in them their hills. >> unbelievable story. it's true, robin. this is a california couple who goes out on a walk with their dog and they come home multimillionaires after stumbling on a veritable pot of gold. ♪ okay, this may not be a national treasure but coin collectors say it may be the biggest buried treasure ever fo

melius was shot in the head. the gunman took off.far the motive for this attack is still a mystery. >> i don't know who would ever want to hurt somebody so nice and generous and thoughtful. in shock. >> fortunately, that bullet just grazed melius. he is recovering. investigators are hoping hoping video that cover that 109,000 square foot estate can produce a suspect. >>> new research finds that women as young as 35 may benefit from having their ovaries surgically removed if they carry either of the two brca genes. women with those genes are much more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer. the surgery, researchers say, can reduce the risk of premature death up to 77%. >>> and now to the sad passing of movie funnyman harold ramis. a long list of movies he had a hand in, whether it's "animal house," "stripes," "ghostbusters" which ramis either wrote, produced or acted in. he died yesterday of a rare autoimmune disease. he was 69 years old. >>> a burglar has been caught on camera preying on an elderly california couple in the middl

now, gary melius is known for being well connected with both celebrity and politicians. in fact, according to a local newspaper, he was planning to meet former new york senator al demado for lunch when this happened. demado told the paper, "it was not a robbery, it was an attempt at assassination." shep, i spoke with a family member today who basically said the same thing. >> hey, we mentioned, lea, this mansion has an incredible history. >> reporter: you know, shep, it ready does have an incredible history. it's been host to a number of celebrities, famous guests. it's also been the backdrop for a number of television and news productions and take a look at these pictures. you can see that it's quite a beautiful place. now, it was built as a summer home back in 1919, and it's the second largest private residence ever built in america. now, the mansion was abandoned and essentially fallen into disrepair back in 1984 when melius purchased it then restored it. as far as that shooting that happened here, shep, police say they are still looking for a suspect and for a motive

>> no one could think of anyone that would want to kill gary. >> reporter: melius bought it in the '80sor $1.5 million spending more than $30 million restoring it. >> i always thought it could be restored. i didn't think how big a job it was going to be to restore. >> reporter: once the nation's second largest private home, the castle is seen on the tv show "royal pains." >> whose place is this exactly? >> reporter: celebrities use it for weddings, like kevin jonas, and former president bill clinton even on fifficiating th wedding of disgraced congressman anthony weiner here. melius would be talking but they said or why he would be targeted, i should say but say the entire shooting was caught on surveillance cameras and right now, robin, amazingly he is alert and talking there at the hospital this morning. >> and that is what's most important. hopefully some clues to that surveillance tape. gio, thank you very much. >>> lara, get ready. this story has -- >> josh. >> a little -- >> riled up. all right. all right. josh. here we go. it's time to talk about the "jeopardy" star, he's a champ

gary melius was ambushed and shot in the head, leaving his castle style mansion.ring now after surgery. the 109,000 square foot estate serves as setting for celebrity weddings and was featured in the classic film "citizen cane." >>> now to a fast-moving fire at a very unlikely location, a firehouse. flames tearing through a fire station in westchester county, new york, this is north of manhattan. it took nearly a hundred firefighters in two other counties about two hours to put it out. one of the firefighters in the building when the blaze broke out said he was embarrassed to call 911. >> i went down as far as i could. i could look around. i saw an orange glow. then it was some kind of an explosion. i said, i think is time to get out of here. >> one firefighter suffered minor injuries. authorities say the fire appears to be accidental. >>> across southern california, of rain that is expected to start late tomorrow. but a strong storm is set to hit on friday bringing several inches of rain to the l.a. area and further inland. the rain comes with california an histo