the pfeiffer fire is burning about 30 miles south of monterey.. here near big sur. the wildfire has so far been kept to the west of highway one. >> reporter:the red area you see here is what had burned as wednesday morning. the 22 structures that have been destroyed are mostly located along what's called pfeiffer ridge.. along here.... the concern right now is that the fire could spread in this directions towards the east. an evacuation watch has been issued for people who live west of highway one.. here... between the fernwood resort.. here... and the river inn to the north. >> reporter:if the fire does move into this area, that evacuation watch could become mandatory. >> reporter:otherwise, there are still evacuations in effect all around the burnzone and several roads through the area have been closed including pfeiffer ridge road, sycamore canyon road to the south and clear ridge road to the north. >> reporter:so far highway one remains open, although drivers are being warned to expect delays because there are fire crews working in the area. >> reporter:more tha

the pfeiffer fire is burning quest of highway -- west of highway 1. ktvu's amber lee just arrived there, what are fire crews telling you tonight? >> reporter: well, we are at the big sur rangers station. we could smell the smoke and off highway 1 we could see the flames and here with me is scott miller to bring us up to date on the fire. >> the fire is very active. it is 0% contained. i was up on the mountain reviewing what happened and our evacuations we have done, and i have seen the devastation of the homes that have been destroyed. >> reporter: how many homes destroyed? >> it appears at least 15 homes have been troyed. narrow roads -- destroyed. narrow roads, it was a quick moving fire and little chance to save the structures. >> reporter: what is the game plan for attack? >> the game plan is to cross our fingers and hope the fire moves towards the ocean and we are hoping based on the weather forecast that that will work out. we believe there will be less structures if any that will be in danger if the fire moves in that direction. >> reporter: at

which is being called the pfeiffer fire... is burning here in the los padres national forest. the flames are mainly burning along pfeiffer ridge which is here with highway one to the east and the pacific coast to the west. it's about two miles between the one and the coast. tap >> reporter:this a very rural area with steep canyons but if we move in closer you can see there are a lot of homes and buildings in the area. so far, 100 people have been evacuated from the area and 15 homes have been destoryed , including the home of big sur's fire chief. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. here you can see the flames moving right up 200 firefighters from cal fire and the national forest service are in the area. there are also 4 airtankers, 4 helicopters and 10 hotshot fire crews working on this also set up an emergency shelter for people forced from their homes. >> reporter:finally, there is no containment on this fire and the cause is still under investigation. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: now at 8-- >> pam: felony charges are bei

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the fire started around midnight in the pfeiffer ridge area west of highway 1. we have these photos from the area. the fire has spread to more than 500 acres and smoke is visible as far as monterrey bay. the cause is still being he investigated. a spokesperson says the unusually dry conditions are a factor. hundreds of firefighters have been called to the scene. >>> people near u.c. berkley are on alert after five burglaries last week. the latest was early saturday morning. two students say they were going to the park to watch a meteor shower when the two men approached from behind. the victims were held up at gunpoint. >>> the family of a 13 year old oakland girl is trying to figure out how she is on life support after routine tonsil surgery. the mother is demanding an investigation to find out what happened. >> reporter: yes she is. the family is in the process of finding an attorney. jahi's mother says the hospital wants them to take the girl off life support. her mother says as long as jahi has a heart beat she will not let them. >> nailah winkfield says you

the flame started last monday destroying 34 homes and including sandborn's home on pfeiffer ridge. she describes as being chased away by the approaching inferno. >> there was just an enormous wall of flame. actually, the smoke becomes illum mati illuminated at night. it was close. it was balls of fire, you know? hot, fast. you know, just ripping along. >> it's a beautiful area. sanborne says she will rebuild and grateful no one was hurt and cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> attorneys in utah set to tell a federal judge today to hold off on a ruling he issued declaring that utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. the decision prompted a flurry of same sex weddings and the state sought an emergency band-aid when it requested to immediately halt same-sex marriage in the state but a judge denied that request. >>> peyton manning breaking nfl records this morning. exciting stuff. joe carter explains in "the bleacher report" coming up next. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm su

. >>> firefighters in big sur are making progress on the pfeiffer fire.s and lower temperatures helped battle the flames. they say the fire burned 843 acres and 74% contained. it is possible the fire will be contained by late tomorrow. 22 residences have been destroyed. no major injuries have been reported. >>> windy weather should clear the wear in the south bay which has been taking the brunt of snaginant weather -- stagnant weather. >> there is not much you can do to prevent that from happening. >> that is why we called spare the air for the entire area. >> today is the 11th 11th straight spare the air day in the area. gilroy and morgan hill saw severe situations yesterday. made worse by another fire at a scrap metal plant. >>> temperatures today were on the mild side. lots of 50s and low 60s. it was 62 in fairfield today. 65 in morgan hill. one of the warm spots. temperatures falling off just a couple degrees. we have come down from yesterday. and from the day before, temperatures in the 70s. clouds sliding through the area. even green showing up. a f

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the crews have the pfeiffer fire 80% contained. they are hoping for full containment tomorrow. it burned 900 acres and destroyed 22 buildings. including a dozen homes. 100 people remain evacuated. the cause is still under investigation but officials are looking into reports of illegal camp fire. >>> a situation in big sur is a reminder about fire danger. high winds today forced fire crews on high alert and warnings. ktvu's john fowler is live where dry and windy weather is making people tense. john? >> reporter: in the last hour or so the temperature has plummeted. firefighters say don't let that fool you, the fire risk is still increasing. we were up on mount diab low and gusty winds -- mount diablo and gusty winds on the unusually dry spell. >> still in fire danger. we had little precipitation and what we did have the wind dried out. >> you have trees stressed. vegetation that hasn't greened up yet. >> reporter: firefighters say all it takes is one tree branch across a power line and this neighborhood could be in serious trouble. look what happened at big sur. northern califo

pfeiffer is. i want to thank you for not doing that and understanding these are complex issues where reasonable minds can perhaps differ. >> when the government shutdown and in mid october, the white house could turn its attention to other public policy issues. we will show you comments from president obama on november 25. we will bring you our conversation with jeff denham of california. he was the first house republican to indicate support for a path to citizenship. he was our guest on "washington journal." >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line and it is there, it would give folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done -- we will grow our economy and make our country more strong. we will strengthen our families. most importantly -- [shouts] we will live up to our character. [shouting] >> i need your help. please use your executive order to stop -- we need -- >> that is why we are here. >> obama! obama! >> you have the power to stop deportation. >> i do not. that

. >> reporter: her home was the first to go on pfeiffer ridge road where 15 of her neighbors also lost their homes. >> his property. >> reporter: carston worked through the night coordinating the fire fighting by radio and ordering evacuations. >> to stand there and watch your home burn, it's not what you want to do. >> reporter: she captured the chaos on her cell phone. today more than 600 fire fighters are battling the blaze against steep odds. dry bush, thick smoke and bad air are problems for miles. fabian perez's family also lost his home. >> it was horrible. it looked like daytime. looked like a volcano just exploded, raining, just raining fire. everywhere you looked fire was landing. >> reporter: 2013 is now california's driest season on record. >> everyone was pretty much chaos because no one expecting a fire in december, and no one was ready for it. >> reporter: fire chief carston didn't expect to be consoling her neighbors. >> we want to protect what we have here. they just do the best we can, and when something like that happens, we're all devastated. >> reporter: the leader

bobby pfeiffer me every sweat -- every step of the way.the only record of my career. at one point, they were ready to drop me because they couldn't hear any hits. will get to "frosty the snowman," i promise. one of the reasons i have loved you over the years is because i have this list -- my staff has heard this over years -- i have this list of the most soulful white guys that ever lived. you are on that list. about yourearlier rockets and indeed you had those, but where does the soulful thing come from? how did that happen? >> i had two big brothers. one big brother was deep into folkways at and sort of country and merle haggard touching it to the folk thing. so he inundated me with the folk money -- folk music. my other big brother is in do r&b. here i am four and five and six years old and he is turning my onto the platters and little richard and the doo-wop stuff and all the things that really hit him. so i like to think that i have you create linkages. it does as a little guy, i don't see any difference. it's all just music to me. so

it's burning near pfeiffer state beach on the rugged monterey county coast. this is video from last night. right now, at least a hundred people are under an evacuation order. two firefighters are recovering after suffering minor injuries and the fire is only 5% contained. >> today our main goal is gonna be structure protection with all of the residents in and around the fire area and then establishing and strengthening our control lines and anchor points. >> one of the destroyed homes belongs to big sur's fire chief. additional firefighters were brought in overnight bringing the force to 400. investigators are checking reports that an illegal camp fire may have started the fire late sunday. all morning we've been receiving reports of smoke and poor air quality, especially bad in the south bay because of those fires in big sur and redwood city. today is the area's 10th consecutive spare-the-air day. rosemary orozco joins us with more on the air quality conditions. >> yes, tori. the wind has been light. it's been variable. when it shifts if you are downwind, yo

it's waging near pfeiffer state beach. pam cook has an update on what's happening on the fire lines. i should stay it's almost winter. we're a couple of days away. >> this is a huge fire still burning out of control. but the little bit of good news that we're getting this morning, just about an hour ago is that the fire is now 5% contained. it's not a lot. but it was 0% contained at 4:30 this morning. now, the fire has burned 550 acres and destroyed 15 homes. about 100 people had to be evacuated but no reports of any injuries so far. the monterey county sheriff says the weather is a major factor in this rare december wildfire. >> the nature of the fire, the low humidity, the winds, the fuel, it has not rained here at all. normally by this time of the year, everything would be wet but it has not been that way at all. >> 15 homes destroyed and big sur's fire chief is among those who lost her home. about 100 people are without power because of the fire. investigators right now are looking into the reports that an illegal camp

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but residents say that they have heard that it started because of a campfire along pfeiffer ridge. the american red cross is here for people who have evacuated and there is a watch for people who are also living along highway 1 near some of the campsites and resorts. marissa schwartz, kpix 5. >>> sims metal management in redwood city could face another fine after yesterday's smoky fire. this is the second fire in two months. white smoke and the scent of burning plastic could be seen and smelled for miles. the redwood city fire district told us there's been discussion about fining sims to recoup some of the cost of fighting the recent fires. >> it's very unusual to have these many fires in a few weeks. sims is very concerned about it. it's not our normal mode of operation and we are doing everything we can to be sure it doesn't happen again. >> last week the air quality district issued a public nuisance citation for the fire back in november to sims. >>> it's 4:33 on this wednesday morning. mr. karnow is here. >> we are going to see some improving air quality. it's been bad the last

the fire near pfeiffer ridge road and state highway one was reported. just before midnight.earned roughly 100 a. as of 2:15 a.m. and had damaged at least one structure. evacuations are underway and residents are being sent north toward the caramel area until evacuation center is set up. there are no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>darya: burglars may be posing as contractors to gain entry to fremont home street last week residents reported that two men knocked on his door and told the homeowner that they were reporting that judge repairing the neighbors spent in needed access to the backyard. the honor to the man into the backyard, leaving the front door unlocked and after speaking with them for about 20 minutes, discover that cashen jury were missing from the home three a similar contract a scam was also reported in the southern part of the city the previous week, in which suspects told residents they were joined at inspections. >>james: the search continues for an animal rights activists suspended in multiple bombings of the bay area. t

. >>> the pfeiffer fire burned 26 acres, the cause is under investigation. >>> we first brought you these images last night as crews worked to put out the flames just north of the panhandle. the flames spread to one other house before the firefighters could contain it. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> a 28-year-old woman is dead and her on again off again boyfriend is in jail accused of killing her. >> reporter: parents of the boyfriend found the body on christmas. ortega had been murdered and left in her apartment. her friends cannot make sense of what happened. >> i was surprised because she was a quiet girl. she was so shy. when i first heard i could not believe it. >> reporter: court documents say the two had a history of problems. in november of 2012, rodriguez was arrested. he was sentenced to jail time. ordered to take domestic violence classes and to take medication. a criminal paper work was issued but ortega asked that it be lifted so he could have quote, peaceful contact. >> the past cases where law enforcement had contact that is what our

the pfeiffer fire has blackened nearly 800 acres but rain forecast to want could help tame the flames. the fire began sunday, fueled by drought and fanned by winds. at least 14 homes have been destroyed. the fire is 40% contained. and we'll be right back. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when n

. >>> the pfeiffer fire burned 26 acres, the cause is under investigation. >>> we first brought you these images last night as crews worked to put out the flames just north of the panhandle. the flames spread to one other house before the firefighters could contain it. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> a 28-year-old woman is dead and her on again off again boyfriend is in jail accused of killing her. >> reporter: parents of the boyfriend found the body on christmas. ortega had been murdered and left in her apartment. her friends cannot make sense of what happened. >> i was surprised because she was a quiet girl. she was so shy. when i first heard i could not believe it. >> reporter: court documents say the two had a history of problems. in november of 2012, rodriguez was arrested. he was sentenced to jail time. ordered to take domestic violence classes and to take medication. a criminal paper work was issued but ortega asked that it be lifted so he could have quote, peaceful contact. >> the past cases where law enforcement had contact that is what our

this catapulted michelle pfeiffer's career, starring the brothers. they play brothers in the film.cross to kath. >> the sister of our dear cameraman right here, jimmy corrigan. welcome. welcome. >> thank you. >> a pivotal scene in "saturday night fever" takes place on what bridge. verrazano-narrows bridge, manhattan bridge or george washington bridge? >> brooklyn bridge? >> good day for kl. the verrazano bridge, right? >> yes. this film came out in 1977. that young lady out there is too young to remember that. way too young. >> of course. >> john travolta and the rest of the guys. >> i forgot that scene. oh, my gosh. back across to kath. >> this beautiful blond is from chicago. right? okay. dakota johnson, who will play anastasia steele in the 2015 release of "fifty shades of grey" movie -- don't act like you didn't read it -- is the daughter of which actress? >> b. >> no. i thought everybody knew that. that's a lullaby album. i don't know. >> a lot of people don't know that. melanie griffith. >> and don johnson is her father. the film started shooting, it will come out in 2015. th

>> rain and humidity helped firefighters get a better handle on the wildfire around big sur, the pfeiffer fire burned 900 acres. it is 79% contained. that is up 5% from yesterday. it troyed 22 res -- destroyed 22 residences. highway 1 is open but traffic could be delayed. >>> new developments tonight, the untilsub is asking b.a.r.t -- ntsb is asking b.a.r.t. to take measures. two were killed while inspecting the tracks and during the strike the men were working under the simple approval practice. ktvu's ann rubin is live with the changes federal regulators want mid. >> reporter: they want redundancies in place, extra protections to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. the deaths remain under investigation. the ntsb wants to require a safety monitoring system, positive train control, warning devices or the use of a shunt. on top of that the ntsb wants them to review procedures and eliminate any that depends on the worker to provide his or her only protection. b.a.r.t. recently did that. as for the rest they plan to make them a priority. >> they need to listen to their worker

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. >>> continuing coverage of the pfeiffer fire. firefighters are making progress thanks to calm winds. 850 acres have burned and it is 50% contained. 22 residents have been destroyed, no major injuries have been reported. two firefighters have received minor injuries. >>> former firefighter is accused of starting a wildfire that killed one person and destroyed 50 homes three months ago. 29-year-old zane wallace peterson pleaded not guilty to arson and murder charges. prosecutors say he started two fires in september that turned into the clover fire. that fire burned 12 square miles before it was contained. he is also accused of starting six other fires. he is due in court next month. >>> booming economy are leading to an eviction epidemic in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson is live with the mayor's push to put more affordable housing units on the market. >> reporter: san francisco is seeing a lot of new apartment buildings going up along with the eviction rate. >> reporter: it is becoming a weekly event in san francisco, prote

the 500-acre fire is burning near pfeiffer state beach. according to the monterey sheriff's department, at least 15 homes have been destroyed. we get tonight's developing news from amber lee, live in big sur. she tells us right now, fire crews still have zero containment. >> reporter: that's right, frank. we're at the incident command center. as you can see, the wind just kicked up in the last few minutes. we have late video we want to show. he tells me it's still zero containment. acres burned around 500, and at least 15 homes have been destroyed. like i said, we can smell the smoke and there's been flare ups from time to time. tonight, fire crews are building a containment line around this fire, but the damage has already been done. >> the fuels were just right for burning. >> reporter: the wind, the low humidity and the steep terrain. more than a dozen homes have burnt. some with nothing more than a show. neighbors describe the fire that started around midnight along a hiking trail. fernwood resort evacuated its guests. ruby works at th

the 500-acre fire is burning near pfeiffer state beach. according to the monterey sheriff's department, at least 15 homes have been destroyed. we get tonight's developing news from amber lee, live in big sur. she tells us right now, fire crews still have zero containment. >> reporter: that's right, frank. we're at the incident command center. as you can see, the wind just kicked up in the last few minutes. we have late video we want to show. he tells me it's still zero containment. acres burned around 500, and at least 15 homes have been destroyed. like i said, we can smell the smoke and there's been flare ups from time to time. tonight, fire crews are building a containment line around this fire, but the damage has already been done. >> the fuels were just right for burning. >> reporter: the wind, the low humidity and the steep terrain. more than a dozen homes have burnt. some with nothing more than a show. neighbors describe the fire that started around midnight along a hiking trail. fernwood resort evacuated its guests. ruby works at th

the pfeiffer fire was fully contained last week, but not before 34 homes were destroyed. all of the people who evacuated have been allowed to return home. investigators are still determining the cause of that fire. >>> san francisco firefighters played santa today. handing out toys in the tenderloin. firefighters from station 1 along with various elves drove around, giving out toys. parents and kids alike were surprised, and grateful. >> what a sweet thing to do on christmas, to go out and just give to strangers. >> for us to be able to bring our children to do this every single christmas for us, it's now become a family tradition. >> also helped deliver the toys, saying it helped teach children about the joy of giving. >> last night, we showed you some of the toys dropped off at lefty o' dules. it exceeded their goal. more than 11,000 toys were donated. by the time the drive ended at closing time at 2:00 this morning. >>> a sad holiday for the family of an east bay girl on life support after tonsil surgery. we talked to the family about how they spent this christmas with

the pfeiffer fire was fully contained last week, but not before 34 homes were destroyed. all of the people who evacuated have been allowed to return home. investigators are still determining the cause of that fire. >>> san francisco firefighters played santa today. handing out toys in the tenderloin. firefighters from station 1 along with various elves drove around, giving out toys. parents and kids alike were surprised, and grateful. >> what a sweet thing to do on christmas, to go out and just give to strangers. >> for us to be able to bring our children to do this every single christmas for us, it's now become a family tradition. >> also helped deliver the toys, saying it helped teach children about the joy of giving. >> last night, we showed you some of the toys dropped off at lefty o' dules. it exceeded their goal. more than 11,000 toys were donated. by the time the drive ended at closing time at 2:00 this morning. >>> a sad holiday for the family of an east bay girl on life support after tonsil surgery. we talked to the family about how they spent this christmas with

the fire near pfeiffer ridge road and state highway 1 was reported just before midnight.the blaze has burned more than 500 acres and damaged at least one structure. evacuations are under way and residents are being sent north toward the carmel area until an evacuation center is set up. there are no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. major changes to a-c ransit lines in alameda county. these changes started yesterday--they include new bus lines serving employment centers and shopping areas and more direct routes for certain lines. there's also increased frequency and longer hours on other lines. for more information.visit the a-c transit website. bart management and its two largest unions will continue contract talks today. they started negotiations on thursday over one clause in the labor contract. that is causing a major snag. the unions have already voted to ratify the contract, but bart management says the paid family leave act was included in the contract by mistake. the talks on thursday and friday were the first formal negotiations si

. >> mike's daily play book, the "new york times" reported that white house aid dan pfeiffer, the lastson he talked to before he went to bed was mike allen. the first person he talked to was mike allen. the wrap on play book, as you know, is a lot of items are spoon fed by the white house or by mike's friends. your thoughts snch. >> maybook is mike's world. that's why it's fascinating. that's why it became so addictive to people. mike has -- and it's been a colleague of yours and mine from our washington post days. and i knew him long before that. from the earlyist says i've the money mike -- >> but who was he aggregating from? >> he has a keen intuition of that's interesting, people will like that. that's what made playbook so special. i think mike's world and the kind of things that people are feeding him, the arguments that are being played out make it indispensable. the key is there's no idea logical flip to that. people on the right will funnel things through mike. the white house will funnel things -- >> but final, that's an interesting verb, funnel. >> it's not unfiltered is the

the so-called pfeiffer fire is burning near route 1 in the loss padres national forest. it's burned 843 acres of brush and timberland and is 74% contained. 22 structure vs. been lost including 13 -- structure vs. been lost including 13 homes. the weather is cooperating. that's key to getting a handle on this. winds generally calm. now there's a 20% chance of rain tonight which will certainly help. therefore, full containment is expected by friday. >>> well, no containing the excitement of the lottery the last couple of days. it is official -- we have two winning mega millions tickets. you heard about it here first. i brought that to you on abc 7 news at 9:00 last night. one of those was sold at jenny's gift shop in san jose. the person when will share the $649 million jackpot is still a mystery tonight. abc 7 has more. >> reporter: camera crews arrived early at jenny's gift shop on tully road. the owner had not arrived, but posters had had. the sooift one of the winning mega millions tickets. when the owner got there, he had lots to see. >> today, very good day. i'm exci

things like i saw today from somebody named dan pfeiffer who works for the president, i think the same who said the law is irrelevant. he tweeted out today that our planet is to allow some kids to stay what to do port their parents. he summarized his entire debate with that tweet. i want to complement you and thank you for not being a demagogic, self-serving political hack who cannot be elected to an advisory committee much less than congress. i want to thank you for not doing that and understanding these are complex issues where reasonable minds can perhaps differ. >> with the government shutdown ended, the white house to turn its attention to other pop -- public policy issues. wishing comments from president we will november 25 -- show you comments from president obama on november 25. we will bring you our senator.ion with a he indicated support for a path to citizenship. he was our guest on "washington journal." reforme get the question across the finish line and it is there, it wouldn't get folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done -- we will grow our economy and

dan pfeiffer outlines a number of things and says don't let grid lock get you down. >> why wouldn't heay we'll do better? the grid loik is the problem. you may talk about the president having low numbers. but congress has an 8% approval rating. the lowest ever. an orc poll shows 73% of americans believe it is a do nothing congress. two-thirds say it is the worst in their lifetime. >> it is interesting that we have pulling out fox, cnn, others that when you break down congress republicans have the upper hand. whether it lasts through the midterm election, it is a long time away. in politics a lifetime. people may hate congress but they hate the republicans slightly less. >> it was another interesting poll out last week that found 72% of americans feel that big government is the biggest problem facing americans going forward in the future. that's something that president obama can take responsibility for, too. as for the e-mail by dan this is classic washington stouf. the white house continues to disassociate itself with itself. with its own record and president obama's presidency. they

we have seen these comments recently by dan pfeiffer, the president's chief communicators attacking theepublicans in vicious terms. look, this white house, i mean, he got caught. he said this two months ago, he is happy to say it two months ago. didn't feel it was necessary to apologize until somebody drew attention to it so, you know, why should would he be surprised? the obama administration is going to be intensely partisan intensely political and vicious in their attacks on republicans. and we shouldn't be surprised by podesta joining that crowd. >> i wish people could see some of the emails i get, carl. because i get them from both parties. and but not necessarily from the official parties but people who are well known within parties. and you would think that the only people in politics were the koch brothers and george soros. the most wicked things are sent back and forth and the most incredible suspensions about those that the koch brothers are taking down the country and so is george soros. >> look, part of that is people trying to encourage their respected bases to send contrib

the 500-acre fire is burning out of control near pfeiffer state beach. so far it has destroyed 15 homes, forced the evacuation of 100 people. so far there's no word of any injuries but containment is at 0%. the sheriff of monterey county says firefighters are facing some big challenges as they battle this rare december wildfire. >> the nature of the fire, the low humidity, the wind, the fuel, it just hasn't rained here at all. normally by this time of the year everything would be wet but it hasn't been that way at all. >> now big sur's fire chief is among those who lost her home. investigators are looking into reports that an illegal campfire may have started that fire late sunday night. >>> happening today, doctors will perform one last test this morning on a teenager declared brain dead after having her tonsils removed. ktvu's brian flores is at oakland children's hospital this morning with how the family is holding up. brian just a tragic story. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely heartbreaking, pam. good morning to you. the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmat

firefighters from alameda county along with about 600 others are trying to get the so- called pfeiffer fire under control and save nearby homes. right now that fire is only about 5% contained. about 100 people were forced to evacuate. 15 homes have been destroyed including the fire chief's. >>> the fire started yesterday morning near los padres national forest. today monterey county sheriff's office issued an evacuation warning for people living west of state highway 1 on top of the other evacuations. ricardo novarro on how volunteers are stepping in to help. >> reporter: fire crews took us here where we could see the flames burning, the smoke still heavy right next to that a home, a woman is evacuating as we speak. now, volunteers are working really hard to get all the dry wood all the dry leaves away from here so that the flames don't spread into the area. >> we are getting a closer look at some of the devastation. the still photos show what was caused by that fire as it went through. you can see the charred remains of some homes, gutted by the wildfire. >>> new at 6:00 bart will off

this 500-acre fire is raging near pfeiffer state beach. here's some video we shot last night. so far 15 homes have been destroyed by the flames. at least 100 people have evacuated. there are no reports yet of injuries but containment is at 0%. the sheriff of monterey county says the reason bone dry weather there is a big factor in this rare december wildfire. >> it hasn't rained here at all. normally by this time of the year everything would be wet, but it hasn't been that way at all. so that's really the main reason. >> now the home of the fire chief of big sur says her own house is among those that burnt down. investigators are checking reports that an illegal campfire may have started the fire late sunday. >> this morning the family of a 13-year-old girl declared legally brain dead is holding out hope on the results of one final test. jahi mcmath was admitted last monday to have her tonsils removed. after the surgery she began bleeding heavily. by thursday she was on life support and declared brain dead. this morning a final test is being done to determine if there is any b

the pfeiffer fire has already destroyed several homes.ds combined with dry conditions making that situation worse at this point, and claudia cowan is live near the scene in big sur, california. what's the latest on it, claudia? >> reporter: well, martha, this fire is burning in one of the most picturesque places in the world, big sur, california, known for its rugged coastline and famous parks but not so scenic today as you can see with the thick smoke filling the air and flames burning out of control in a valley that has the highest concentration of homes in big sur, some 200 homes are now threatened. 100 residents have been evacuated. some of them have described hearing propane tanks explode, watching flames 30 feet high jump from tree to tree, rooftop to rooftop. officials say 15 structures have been lost including the home owned by the big sur fire brigade chief. be. >> i just haven't absorbed it all yet. i walked out the door to go what i thought was a fire somewhere else, and there was ashes and sparks going right by my front door.

when i see things like i saw today from somebody named dan pfeiffer who works for the president, i think the same who said the law is irrelevant. he tweeted out today that our plan is to allow some kids to stay and to deport their parents. he summarized his entire debate with that tweet. i want to complement you and thank you for not being a demagogic, self-serving political hack who cannot be elected to an advisory committee much less than congress. we will also bring you our conversation with jeff of california. he indicated support for a path to citizenship. he was our guest on "washington journal." >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line and it is there, it would give folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done -- we will grow our economy and make our country more strong. we will strengthen our families. most importantly -- [shouts] we will live up to our character. [shouting] >> please use your executive order to stop -- we need -- >> obama! obama! >> you have the power -- >> i do not. [shouting] >> stop deportations! >> you guys do not need to go. le

the fire began around midnight in national forest near pfeiffer ridge in southern monterey college.w grown to 500 acres as it burns through dry vegetation. the fire is moving towards ocean but there are a number of homes scattered along the path forcing its -- forcing the evacuations. so far, there are no reports of injuries. >>> tomorrow marin county supervisors are set to consider a plan to improve pedestrian safety. the meeting comes one week after a 79-year-old man was struck and killed by a van as he crossed civic center drive in front of the marin county civic center in san rafael. county supervisors are scheduled to discuss a sweeping safety plan for that area which has been the scene of many other accidents. >>> and fremont police are warning people about two men posing as contractors to gain access to people's homes. the latest incident was reported last tuesday at a home on landen street. the homeowner says the two men told him they were repairing a neighbor's fence and needed access to the yab neighbor's yard. he -- to the neighbor's yard. he left the door unlocked and le

when i see things like i saw today from somebody named dan pfeiffer who works for the president, i think the same who said the law is irrelevant. he tweeted out today that our plan is to allow some kids to stay and to deport their parents. he summarized his entire debate with that tweet. i want to compliment you and thank you for not being a demagogic, self-serving political hack who cannot be elected to an advisory committee much less than congress. i want to thank you for not doing that and understanding these are complex issues where reasonable minds can perhaps differ. >> when the government shutdown ended, the white house to turn its attention to other public policy issues. we will show you comments from president obama on november 25. we will bring you our conversation with a senator. he indicated support for a path to citizenship. he was our guest on "washington journal." >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line and it is there, it would give folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done -- we will grow our economy and make our country more strong. we

it started sunday night near pfizer -- pfeiffer state beach between highway 1 and the ocean.wildfire comes during one of california's driest years on record. it has destroyed about two dozen structures. half of them homes including the home of the big sur fire chief. the fire has burned nearly 800 acres it's now 20% contained full containment is expected within the next few days. in wown has been hurt. there's still no -- no one has been hurt. there's still no official word how the fire started. >>> the oakland police department's traffic disk vision is holding -- division is holding the annual traffic operation, passing out toys to children. the man began his ride on 73rd avenue. no word on where he is headed but be on the lookout for the only motorcycle police officer dressed like santa. probably easy to spot him. >> yeah. we'll be watching for him. way to go. >>> 8:11. at the same time, there is a hoyle hoax targeting a san francisco elementary school. coming up at 8:30, you will hear from the school's principal. >>> and the unusual holiday drive underway in san francisco

when i see quotes like i did today from someone named dan pfeiffer who works for the president.i think he said, the laws of relevant. he tweeted today that our plan is to allow some kids tuesday but the port their parents. he summarized this entire debate with a point. fornt to, you and thank you not being a political hack who cannot even be elected to a parent advisory committee, much less congress. i want to thank you for not being that. these are complex issues. shutdownhe government ended, the white house concerned the attention back to other issues, including immigration. 25will show you on november urging the house to act on immigration. we'll all see show you our -- we will also show you our conversation about the path to citizenship. he was our guest on the "washington journal". >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line, and it is there, within our grasp. if we can just get folks to do any to be done, we are going to grow our economy. we will make our country more secure. we will strengthen our families. we will live up to our character. >> they are separate

. >> reporter: the pfeiffer fire sparked sunday and has been driven by strong winds as hundreds of firefightersng homes still in the fire's path it. >> it came up so fast. it's a steep hill. whether it is me or anyone else, it's just devastating. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is under investigation. and fire crews say they are optimistic they could contain the flames this week. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> the reward for information regarding the fatal mall shooting in new jersey is now $41,000. 30-year-old dustin friedland was shot in the head at point-blank range. his range rover was found abandoned in newark the next day. dustin fryland's funeral will be held this morning. >>> instead of going home for the winter break, a harvard grad student has a court date today. officials say he has admitted to e-mailing a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of four buildings monday morning. it said shrapnel bombs would soon go off. the student told the fbi he wanted to get out of a final exam. he could spend next semester in prison. >>> and sometimes, you know, over the years you hear

this catapulted michelle pfeiffer's career, starring the brothers. they play brothers in the film.ge, right? >> yes. 1977. that young lady out there is too young to remember that. way too young. >> of course. >> john travolta and the rest of the guys. >> i forgot that scene. oh, my gosh. back across to kath. >> this beautiful blond is from chicago. right? okay. dakota johnson, who will play anastasia steele in the 2015 release of "fifty shades of grey" movie, don't act like you didn't read it, is the daughter of which actress? meg ryan. >> b. >> no. i thought everybody knew that. that's a lullaby album. i don't know. >> melanie griffith. >> and don johnson is her father. the film started shooting, it will come out in 2015. they just shot the first scene at the coffee shop. as soon as they start doing those other scenes let me know. >> please do. >> let you know. >> let's go over to kath. >> in the film "bridges of madison county," robert kinkade comes to town to, what, fix the bridges, tear down the bridges, paint the bridges or photograph the bridges? >> i think i should know. pho