he had driven from las vegas that afternoon, stopped for gas and a bite to eat at a mcdonald's in primmyes, there were credit card records to prove it. he arrived home around 5:00 p.m., fell asleep on the couch for a bit, watched a movie on tv and went to bed. wife and son were away, he said. and bright and early the next morning, he met his elderly grandfather for a bridge tournament which his grandfather ernest i confirmed. still, detectives had some questions that ernie surely should have been able to answer, shouldn't he? >> so we asked him what road did you take to get to your home. and he was not able to tell us. we asked him, what television show did you watch? he wasn't able to tell us. >> and then when they checked ernie's cell phone records, they found an unusual gap in transmission right around the time of the murders. from the afternoon of march 7th to the early morning of march 8th. 17 hours 46 minutes ernie's phone did not register on any cell phone tower anywhere. >> he was just a guy that was constantly talking on his cell phone. so the fact that there's a 17-hour window

it started at 10:30 last night at an apartment building on bascom avenue near the primm yard shopping center. 13 cars were damaged or destroyed. there was also damage to one apartment and all the people in the apartment building were evacuated. they were allowed back into their homes at about 11:30 last night. the fire remains under investigation. >>> oakland firefighters put out flames last night at a homeless camp under interstate 880 near jack london square. we got this video shortly before firefighters arrived. no word on how the fire started for if there are any injuries. >>> today will be day two of a strike by oakland city workers disrupting city services. this afternoon the oakland city council will hold a special closed session that may help end the strike. the striking oakland city workers. it outside of the building yesterday where mayor libby shaft was holding a reelection campaign fundraiser. the union representing many workers says it wants a one- year contract with a four percent pay raise. >> we want to come to a resolution. we want to get back to work providing servic