home buyers. there are growing concerns about the quality of new build homes. ked away with major issues still outstanding —— toilet cistern. once the two—year warranty was up, they walked away, we had the choice of replumbing the entire house, fitting new windows, repairing the roof and having brick work pointed or moving. we moved after being in the house two—and—a—half years at a significant financial loss. looks like nothing has changed in ten yea rs. like nothing has changed in ten years. this is not a new thing. there is a good e—mailfrom paul if i could find it. my suggestion would be that buyers should be allowed to withhold some amount of money, perhaps a percentage of the purchase price which would be held by the solicitors for a period of say 12 months and would be released to the builders only after all the issues have been resolved. if they don't, it could be returned to the buyers. you would need government legislation. but what do you think of that idea? sounds reasonable to me. let's talk to sue in devon who has got in touch. good morning. what w

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the table is a hand me down. >> home looks a little different now. virtually everything is new or donated. >> there has been an immense amount of support for family and friends and just the community in general. a lot of donated appliances. >> nine years home was north of town. tucked in the hills it was their is he clouded retreat. the fires -- secluded retreat. the fires came quick. a normal night turned into a race to escape the flames. >> you could see it through the trees. >> the wind was screaming through the trees. >> making me nervous. it was like this that night. >> they will never forget that night after a family dinner with their two children already tucked in their beds. the howling wind and that deadly fire came on so fast. >> as i came around the corner and saw that, i saw through the trees a wall of orange. it made your heart skip a moment and a sound i don't think i will ever forget hearing the winds whipping going, just seeing that and i sprinted up the hill and they were on the phone with 911. >> 911 call was at 9:41ment victoria was supposed to be asleep but

home looks a little different, virtually, everything is new or donated. >> there has been an immense amount of support and also the community in general.>> home was north of town and it was there secluded retreat. but on october 8 the northbay fires came so quickly, and a normal night turned into our race to escape the flames. >> reporter: today when we visited there old home, it was quite windy. they will never forget that night after a family dinner with their two children already tucked into their beds, the howling winds came on fast. >> i ended up seeing it through the trees. it made your heart skip a moment. it's a sound that i will never forget just seen that and i sprinted up the hill. and i was on the phone with 911. >> victoria was supposed to be asleep but they like to look out there bedroom window and she said mom there is an orange glow out the window what is it? and so i pulled back the curtain and i sought. >> reporter: they cannot go down there driveway because a tree had fallen. >> we were able to get out of there. >> by morning they knew they could not go back, and si

the need to find common ground and get more new homes built quickly now has a new homes built quickly urgency. swansea city has just appointed the former sheffield wednesday manager, carlos ca rva hal, as former sheffield wednesday manager, carlos carvahal, as its new boss. the portuguese manager becomes swansea's the the portuguese manager becomes swa nsea's the permanent the portuguese manager becomes swansea's the permanent manager in the space of two years and he replaces paul clement, who was sacked earlier this month. cricket news, and an unbeaten 2aa by alastair cook is helping when to ta ke alastair cook is helping when to take control of the fourth ashes test. they finished the third day on a91-9, a test. they finished the third day on a91—9, a lead of 16a. cup's double century was the highest score by visiting batsmen at the melbourne ground. he now six in the all—time list of leading test run scorers. england, finally serenity at the mcg. those who have followed them are aware of a wave around the corner, followed perhaps by unwelcome docs. imagine the ripples caused byjoe

he is getting new perspectives and finding a new home away from home. >> i have my plan. i'm going somewhere. i am really excited and eager to see where i'm going. >> ready for the world. he doesn't worry me at all. i have confidence he is going to make the right choices. >> reporter: we would love to have you catch up on the other scholars. watch their stories by going to our website. i am sherry. ken and liz will see you at five. >>> there is a lot of cooking go on right now. people come over and you start doing different recipes. alesse -- a lot of recipes start with the trinity. carrots, celery, and onions. that is the start of so many recipes. the sweet onion is becoming very popular. you don't have to cook it too long to make it sweet. when you buy it, make sure you buy it right otherwise it is going to taste terrible. make sure it has a beautiful color. translucent skin is important. when you bring them home, simply store them on the counter and not in the refrigerator. if you buy them too long, you know what happens? they start to ferment. that you don't like. it

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yet but these new flat has to become the new home in a new town. they're waiting for the next wave of families to move from the old kiruna. that many scientists studying the northern lights even though they significantly impact people all over the world. one brown stroom has been evaluating data in his lab for many years. her. every ororo is preceded by a solar storm when the particles of the solar storm reach the earth's upper atmosphere force fields are created waves of light can be seen around the north and south poles because the electrons are attracted to the magnetic fields that mixed with gases in the atmosphere they do lower the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere determines whether the light appears blue green violet. the most efficient we have to understand how not to behave as plus a large proportion of not saying the universe is in the plas mistake and that it's important to understand how events in space influence us and that they can badly damaged our technical system from satellites to radio systems power lines and pipelines pipelines

i give a go student sorest doman moved into his new home. t's not the typical kind of student accommodation one would imagine. the primary martie void link is ninety two martin stories have become good friends they both live in a nursing home marty moved in ten years ago she loves all dogs and appreciates her young housemate saurus. yep sure this year i've adopted saurus as my grandson. yes we get along just fine for me though. a very good you said it a loop. physically and mentally marty's in great shape she loves restoring historical dolls and her housemates so risk shows her how to photograph and document her work with an i pad. when souris moved in with the senior citizens he pitied them but that's completely changed in part because of marty. but how do you do on this i don't view our friendship differently. we get along really well because we treat each other with respect that makes a lot of things easier marty inspires me. she wants to keep learning and make the best out of her life despite her old age that's brilliant and often again.

an orphaned sea aughter is thriving in his new home. the pup known simply as 805 was staying at the aquarium after being rescued in october when he was just three weeks old. he's now at the oregon zoo. he started to groom himself. he eats a seafood diet, shrimp tends to be a favorite. he will enter the sea otter habitat next month and he's sure to win lots of hearts. >> you better come up with a better name than 80 sfwlooif 5. >> the oracles are back home for some home cooking after a 6-0 home cooking and despite some injuries, this team has so >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> after a 6 honor road trip the warriors return home for the next of their nine games tipping off tonight at oracle. andre playing if his 1,000th career game tonight. blazers up one in the first. durant to casspi, to jordan bell with the slam goes up one. ig dal la with the fake. he throws it down, the bench goes nuch. then he gets one for himself, continuing the slamathon, now up ten. three of his eight, high 28. he had 9 boards, 3 assists a

and the door opened and i walked right through it. >> she moved into her new home.he stairs are not ideal with her disability but you won't hear her complain. >> i look at my life as my glass being half full, never half empty, never. >> reporter: the chronicle of sharing fund helped renew her optimism. >> there's someone who will help you if you keep your options open and you mind clear and do things to help people and good things come your way. >> reporter: claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there's concern about the california salmon population because of the a decision to move the fish several years ago. in 2014 and 2015 it was moved towards the ocean because the drought made the water too hot for them to survive. and now the salmon are having a hard time finding their way back up stream to reproduce moving them saved many of them. but the confusion may mean a smaller salmon population. >>> a tahoe ski resort has signed an agreement to be one of the official containing sites for the u.s. ski and snow boarding team. alpine meadows has produced some of the best si

the bomb went off inside this building, a cultural centre and also home to an afghan news agency.s had been marking the 38th anniversary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. the suicide bomber apparently has entered through that way, inside this hall, where the seminar was happening and the hall was full of people, students, male and female, from different universities in kabul. translation: i saw many dead in the area, i was looking for my cousin but could not find his body. i'm not sure what happened to him. the number of dead people has increased. after the explosion, ambulances took the injured to the hospitals nearby. this man, one of dozens badly hurt in the explosion. some of the wounded were taken in for surgery. translation: a total of 35 dead were registered here and 20 others wounded. there are men, women and children among the injured. for some waiting outside for news it was all too much. back in the area, to the west of the capital, where the bomb went off, armed guards patrol. the initial blast was followed by two other explosions but nobody was hurt in those. so

. >> one family has a new home for holidays. >> children of a slain police officer is spending the first christmas without their mom. thanks to the kindness of stranger, they'll spend it together in their new home. >> it was a cold-blooded killing of a mother of three and veteran of nypd. >> in july without warning and for no reason, a der ranged gunman murdered the officer. the eldest now the guardian of her siblings, 12-year-old twins. >> just in time for christmas, neighbors and strangers raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy them a new apartment. furnished complete with christmas decorations. >> oh my god. >> it was just really, emotional that there are so many people worried about the well being of me and my siblings and want us to have a place of our own. >> we have had to learn to move forward. it hadn't been the easiest road to go down, but, you know, the support that me and my siblings received, it helps a lot. we would be in a much darker place were it not for that. >> and app sweet reminder of angel watching over them named mom. >> unseen, unheard, so loved and so mis

so nice to hear that he may have a new friend and a new home. >> a new home too. >> that's right.eteorologist doug kammerer joining us tonight. it wasn't terrible. >> no, if you went outside "a" lo as long as the sun was on you it felt okay. temperatures actually about or above average with average of 48 degrees. out there cool night and stay that way if you are making your way on saturday night. current temperatures staying at 43. winds out of the southwest 7-mile-per-hour. any time we get the southerly component helps to keep things on warmer side. but tonight still a chimpanzee night. 35 tonight. so temperatures in most areas will fall below freezing. and that could lead to you run into the icy spots give yourself more time. no rain or snow on the radar. nothing to worry about right now. the last couple of days we've been watching systems come out of the north. those are the colder systems. but now watching this toward parts of texas, this will give us cloud cover tomorrow, and warmer air, but we'll get into that warmer air over the next couple of days. so waking up tomorrow mo

a new home. november saw the biggest surge in new home sales in 25 years. it comes as no surprise with the shortage of existing homes on the market sparking bidding the commerce department says new home sales jump 17.5% last month. kimberly: opinions on this one are mixed. should you buy or lease a car? it is one of the bigger financial commitments you can make. abc7 on your side with the troubleshooter horace holmes digging in to which one is really worth it. >> we are going to look at more stuff. horace: bernard is out shopping for a new car. >> at this point, the most reasonable thing for me to do because i don't own a business and to me it sounds better to purchase a vehicle. horace: leasing, not an option for him. he is taking out a loan and will buy his new car. but is that the best option? to lease or to buy a new car? which is worth it? this is certified financial planner kevin bradley who helps clients make the best money decisions in their lives. next to buying a home, purchasing a car is the biggest investment most of us will ever make. >> people

but the need to find common ground and get more new homes built quickly now has a new sense of urgency capital kabul has killed at least a0 people. so—called islamic state say they were behind the attack. weather experts say they're expecting further disruption in many parts of the uk because of ice and heavy snow tonight. detectives investigating the murder of a 22—year—old woman found dead in a north london park say she was stabbed and suffered a head injury. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre here's james. less than 15 minutes now until the resumption of play on the fourth day of the fourth ashes test in melbourne. alastair cook will return to the crease in melbourne on 2aa not out. it's a double century that's given england the upper hand in the fourth ashes test, and a chance to restore some much needed pride. the tourists are a91—9. that's a first innings lead of 16a. there's still, though, plenty of work for england to do. it is all about, you know, trying to put ina it is all about, you know, trying to put in a good performance as a team. we have been

. >> there are few things exciting than moving into a new home. was more despiting than most. annie mccormick was in buck's county to give us a first hand look. >> the roberts family entered their new home to a round of applause. achieving the american dream with help. >> i came to the u states 30 years ago. >> omar, a peru native is moving his family of six from a two bedroom apartment to a three bedroom home on mill lefts town. nine-year-old aaron couldn't wait to show us and tell us what he plans to bring. >> i'll put my video games and t.v. >> habitat for humanity remodeled the home with volunteers making it home sweet home. the family had to pitch in too. >> it was hard work but we managed to do it. >> contractors on staff as this was the volunteers. the organization bought the home but it needed a lot of help. this is not free. >> they can afford to pay a mortgage. they just can't afford enough of a mortgage to buy a home in buck's county. those that qualify for the program get a zero interest mortgage. they pay taxes on the full value of th

new life was very hard. we hardly had anything to eat, even though we had a nice home. reporter: from january to june this year, there was a drought. that meant the family was unable to harvest anything. the house only came with a small plot of land, and the banana plants are still too young to bear fruit. if they didn't have the remainder of their farmland up in the mountains, the family would be even worse off. once a week, employees from frontier energy visit them. four of the children are no longer going to school, because the family can't afford to pay the fees. peter: we will definititely lok into the whole issue of the land being far, and just review that with them. we'll just go back and look at what led them to choose that place over, let's say, one that is near, and then we will find some way of brbringing to thema piece e of land that is closero them. reporter: the father and one of the sons are currently wororkig as day l laborers s to help the family scrape by. the hydroelectric popower compy still has their work cut out for them. host: our #kids4climate ha

you might be able to give them a new home. hey look, it's those guys. [music] jess: are you good to drive? shawn: i'm fine. jess: how many did you have? shawn: i should be fine. jess: you should be? officer: go on and step out of the vehicle for me. bud: see ya, buddy. good luck! so, it turns out buzzed driving and drunk driving, they're the same thing and it costs around $10,000. so not worth it. second swimmer was attacked by a sea lion. >>> semper just goes -- san francisco's aquatic park was closed after a second swimmer was attacked by a sea lion. only on five, we spoke with the man who explained how he narrowly escaped death. >> last thursday, warnings were posted at the aquatic park after a swimmer was bitten by a sea lion outside the cold.>> reporter: the next day, rick decided to be safe and restrict his swim to inside the brick wall. >> i was swimming along, whatever it was, everyone is thinking it is a sea lion. i never saw him, he came up from underneath me and hit me. >> reporter: the animal clamped his teeth down onto his groin area and wh

precautions a city is taking after a big increase in car break-ins.>>> the just approved plan for 10,000 new homes in silicon valley.>> we are creating a brand-new community.>>> if a picture tells 1000 words fire survivors are doing the talking. we take you to a photo session tree of charge for them to begin a new chapter. >>> new memories for fire survivors in the north bay. family portraits offer free to those who lost homes. deborah live for us in sonoma with these photo shoots are on both sides of the camera.>> reporter: we have been hearing about photographers and studios donating photo sessions. we found one tonight and the sonoma square. a plaza that was shrouded in smoke not that long ago. in the lobby of the historic hotel. a moment in time for fire survivors. smiling for the camera and smiling at how far they have come.>> it is like a phoenix rising. trying to move forward with the new memories.>> they leave with a portrait and a hug. people who did not have time to grab much or figured their homes and photos would still be there.>> this will probably be one of the first things we put in

the museum has been looking for a new home after closing at the national harbor three years ago. >>> recently two students found out they have one thing in common. they were separated when they were small children. they also discovered they were brothers. here is how the two found each other 20 years later. >> reporter: an emotional reunion between two biological brothers and the mother who made the tough decision to give up the youngest when he was just three months old. >> i felt that i could not give him what he needed. >> reporter: the couple that stepped in to raise him. as the years passed. >> he noticed that he was different. and i told him at a very young age that we got to choose our child. everybody else just gets stuck >> reporter: growing up, he always wondered about his birth mom and brothers. so his adoptive mother gave him a dna test kit to region ancestry.com. >> it was a difficult conversation. >> reporter: the results came back last week. >> i realized that my number one match was a guy named vincent. >> reporter: it turns out that vincent also attends kennesaw stat

an orphaned sea aughter is thriving in his new home.he pup known simply as 805 was staying at the aquarium after being rescued in october when he was just three weeks old. he's now at the oregon zoo. he started to groom himself. he eats a seafood diet, shrimp tends to be a favorite. he will enter the sea otter habitat next month and he's sure to win lots of hearts. >> you better come up with a better name than 80 sfwlooif 5. >> the oracles are back home for some home cooking after a 6-0 home cooking and despite some injuries, this team >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> after a 6 honor road trip the warriors return home for the next of their nine games tipping off tonight at oracle. andre playing if his 1,000th career game tonight. blazers up one in the first. durant to casspi, to jordan bell with the slam goes up one. ig dal la with the fake. he throws it down, the bench goes nuch. then he gets one for himself, continuing the slamathon, now up ten. three of his eight, high 28. he had 9 boards, 3 assists and three

elephants rhinos and tigers they have returned to the island many plants and animals have found a new home here. for you yet or go to guys with it that's what the forest is there for a home for all living things. the forest is almost twice the size of new york's central park the trees stand strong defending the soil against advancing erosion. but here somewhere you know what this isn't doable but they should come here and take a look for themselves. and then they should go home and plant trees it's not that hard. you know by the way that. despite his achievements forest man is far from being adopted into the hindu pantheon in spite of the advancing desire to vacation on the island nobody else is dealing with the problem on the contrary the vulnerable villages continue to cut down trees and bamboo so that they can sell them before the brahmaputra gobbles up everything they're convinced they'll be the last generation to live here their children will just have to see what remains of marginally. today is a special day. just after yang is visiting our school. we'll tell us how he's protecting t

you never know. >> much more to come on "action news." home for the holidays. was a police officer killed in the line of duty. these children have a new home in which to celebrate a bittersweet christmas. that story when "action news" continues. we'll be right back.

. >>> and we are following another breaking news story this morning. nine pe their home days before the christmas holiday. a fire broke out early this morning on a home on 21st street on trenton place. >> derrick ward is live in southeast. what do we know so far? >> reporter: well, we do know that as bad as things look, it could have been a lot worse. ten people were displaced by this two-alarm fire. started at 4:00 a.m. you can see the extensive damage. smoke still coming from one of the houses that probably received the most damage. a few feet across, the house was damaged from radiant heat. this is video of the scene earlier. this happened at 4:00 a.m. one of the residents of one of the houses was the first to detect something was going on. she knocked on neighbors doors, woke them up and they had to rush out. some kids in diapers. one child is among those displaced. pretty much what they have on their backs. the red cross is he, city, as is the ward 8 council member's office. they're all there to help the folks out. there's no good time for a fire but, of course, thi

in a few weeks, they will look for a new home in idaho. the mortgage on a new, larger property, will be about one third of what they paid in rent in santa rosa. >> we like the area. we can buy something comfortable. the mac michelle will have to find a roommate to help cover her rent. to mac i am no cushion. i cannot make it one month by myself. >> her and her family will be able to enjoy this christmas together. they are grateful for what they have. as for next christmas, i don't know. the lease is up in six months. >> that was can wayne reporting. gail survived the las vegas shooting. she has been through a lot. she says that the fire in the shooting have given her perspective on what is really important in life. to mac i guess. happening now, volunteers at the salvation army are bringing christmas joy to thousands of people in need. more than 400 volunteers gathered this morning at salvation army south of market community center. they supplied us this video. the volunteer work that's going on. packed up 4000 holiday meals. they are deliv

. >> wait until you see the dramatic makeover that led kona to a new home. >>> four guys, one sailboat00 miles. >> across the ocean. >> why this journey is much more than a grand adventure. >> they're on a mission for good as well. >>> and playing real or fake with mack dreidel. watch the videos and make up your own mind. >> how many times did that take?! >>> the guys from tgf bro are having an extreme christmas advental dhar challenge. every day they're opening up they have to do something stupid. today's challenge? >> microwave polyfiller rock solid breathing tube and a bucket. >> and absolutely no sense whatsoever. essentially they're going to fill the microwave with polyfiller and put his head in it until it gets stuck. ha, ha, ha, ha! if you are thinking he hasn't thought it through? totally. >> i don't know what i'm doing. >> this guy is an idiot. >> you have no idea. his grand plan to put a plastic bag on his head, don't do anything this person ever does. >> this pokes through the hole so i can breathe. >> what can possibly go wrong? >> they fill the oven with polyfiller. dingus

new home sales rise to precrisis levels as consumer spending surprises to the upside. discuss. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ jessica: let's get to first word news this afternoon. president trump stepped off air force one to a trump chant started by his supporters. he gave a thumbs-up as he walked to meet the crowd. president trump signed the tax cuts job act before leaving for the holidays. the bill was a win for the administration, the first -- as his first year comes to a close. more than 44 u.s. attorneys and republican officials believe robert mueller should be allowed to continue his investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. the groups urged him to refrain from firing or trying to discover -- discredit the special counsel. reports surfaced that to teams -- team members had exchanged derogatory text about donald trump last year. and in response to the latest ballistic missile, can it reach that u.s.? as the fourth resolution passed, the new restrictions target north korean economy. federal investigators say video aboard the amtrak train tha

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a new home.tria chateau gardens -- in the . >>> dozens of seniors in san jose just learned that they have only a few weeks to find a new home. in the willo glenn neighborhood they have lost their lease. we spoke with residents who are now scrambling to find an affordable place to call home. >> reporter: for years the chateau gardens has been a peaceful oa sis just outside of san jose. but residents will be forced to move out. shirley israel, 98 years old, is one of them. >> reporter: you're saying it's the pits. >> yes, it's the pits. >> west lake did not renew the lease and plans to convert the property into something other van senior housing. future plans are unclear and they did not respond to our request for comments. >> it doesn't help to be mad. it's disappointing, and we have a lot of soro. >> it's lucky because she has family as support, and many people here don't have family. >> reporter: the seniors learned they have to get out earlier this week and they're given six weeks notice. accor

the family is still living in a home that he doesn't believe is suitable for the family. "my goal is to get this little girl a newne that can build homes or can help get this family to a new place should contact his office. "i think we're able to get her immediate need fixed as far as the house, but i don't want them to just keep doing patch ups," walle said. ( darya ) it was a christmas eve to cheer about at levi's stadium ... as the 49ers unwrapped a win against one of the top defenses in the n-f-l. --let's head to santa clara ... where jimmy g played lights out against the 10 and 4 jacksonville jaguars.a 50 yard pick six in the second quarter extended the niners lead to 16-0.but the jags would rally to even up the score by the half.then ... jimmy gets back to work.a passing touchdown to george kittle in the 3rd quarter to extend the lead.... and in the 4th quarter ... jimmy g rolls out and guns one to trent taylor for the score. some help from the backfield in matt breida would propel the niners to their fourth straight win. 49ers win their 4th straight game... 44-33. ( darya )and this 49er win was the christm

ir new homes.. >> reporter: workers are putting finishing touches on 20 sheds getting ready to welcome the first group of homeless people to their new home. >> if you're in camp from castro over to market and from fifth to seventh, you got an invitation. >> reporter: about a dozen people will move into the lot at brush and sixth streets today. eventually a total of 40 will move in from homeless encampments around the area. the city of oakland will provide officers like social workers and health providers to the community. each unit is 10 by 12. they look like little cabins and city officials say each one will house two people. 20 sheds, still more than 2,000 people in the city living on the streets. >> on the long term front we need to build more units and luckily the oakland voters passed measure k which has 100,000 towards housing and alameda county passed $600,000 towards affordable housing. >> reporter: this community just feet from sprawling homeless encampments, the program among the first tests for the city working to tackle the homeless crisis. should oakland residents expect t

e. >>> plus thousands of new homes coming to the south bay.ee what else is coming to that neighborhood and why some current residents are pushing back. . >>> it is pretty crowded on some of the roads, including highway 24 westbound as you drive toward the lafayette b.a.r.t. station. we will tell you more about this commute coming back. >>> and our weather, it's cold here, although snow and a lot of snow from the great lakes, much of new england. we will talk about what's in store for us, see if there's any change. pretty quiet here but not across the country. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. taking a live look at wall street this morning. there's the dow jones up about 71 points, 24,657. still climbing as we watch. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 up as well, one of the big stories today, disney and fox, disney stock is up, disney announced this morning it is buying a large part of 21st century fox in a $52 billion deal. if the stock deal is approved by regulators, disney would acquire fox's movie and television studio. fox's 22 regional sports ch

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home looks different now, virtually everything is new or donated. >> there has been an immense amountt from family and friends. >> reporter: for almost nine years, home was north of town. tucked in hills, it was a secluded retreat. the northbay fires came so quickly on october 8, in just a moment, a normal night turned into a race to escape the f lames. the day we visited what was their own home, the wind was screaming through the trees, as we walked up the driveway. >> this wind is making me nervous. they will never forget that night. after a family dinner with their two children already tucked in their beds. the halle winds in that deadly fire came on so fast. >> is a came around the corner, i saw that, i saw a wall of orange. it made your heart skip a moment, it was probably a sound i will never forget. hearing the wind whipping, and seeing that. i sprinted up the hill, and found her already on the phone with 911. >> my 911 call was at 9:41. victoria was supposed to be asleep, but they like to look out her bedroom window. she said "mom, there is an orange glow of the window, what i

homebills new homes at a fast pace, work has started to tear down others, found have dangerous faultyonstruction. workers built three-story platforms around a new house, the first of 70 homes in the neighborhood to get an exterior do-over. >> it's going to be a lot of work here. they're going to start tearing stuff down and people won't be happy. look at all the trucks and stuff here. these homes are done but they're not. >> reporter: kpix 5 learned in early october heavy tiles used as siding began falling off homes creating a hazard, after the reporting, they hired a tile expert to check the tiles on every home. the experts found tiles poorly attached, all of them almost needed to be replaced. home managers would not agreed to be interviewed but said, following through on the commitment to rectify the exterior tile concerns we are moving to thoroughly implement the consultant's recommendations. but at a homeowners association meeting last night, one new owner said he regretted buying here. >> i hate to say it, but it's one of the worst decisions i ever made. i wish i rented an apartm