. >> demonty bros and sandra brooks burr grandson and grandma, t growing upy always had each other but so they enroed at the goodwill excel high school and became clas iates. >> wheirst started i'm like what am i getting myself into. it was a struggle but it took my dedication and determination i was going to finish. i was not going to stop. >> it was kind of exciting to me. i mean, a the teachers are kind of cool. >> and the two helping each other through the long hours ofa homewo through delonte's learning disability. >> it was a little hd at times, but i -- i got used to it. y >> if ang man like him can come in after being declared unteachable, he's proven them wrong, it's great. >> no, he had h own little homework. >> today they took the stage one after another. >> delonte lewis brooks. >> sandra brooks burr. >> in the fall both will head to udc, the next stop on their grand jury. >> extra proud. >> real proud. , in northwest, aimee cws 4. >>> heartbreak and horro after a duck boat packed with tourists capsizes during a storm in missouri. the death toll stands at 17 including child

grandmother sandra brooks burr wanted to finish high school. then her grandson delonte who has a learning disability decided to jn her on stage today. theyoth graduated from the good will excelharter school and said having each other helped them get through the lono s of homework and studying. >> it was a little hard time but i got used toit if a young man like him can come in and society says that he's not teach but he's proving them to be wrong, it's amazing. >> both are headed to udc in the fall. sandra plans to study hospitality. delonte will study technology. >>> coming up a waitress refuses to be a victim. going after a customer who grabbed her behind. th video has gone viral and tonight, you'll hear the customer's excuse. >> a summer travel season warning. crooks a ting to get their hands on your hard earned vacation cash. we're working for you so you don't get scammed. >> and only o news4, a survivor who lost two friends in a crash iny fairfax count he survived a crash that killed two friends. anel he us he can't remember the wreck that

. >> grandmother sandra brooks bu wanted to finally finish high school and then her grandson delonteho has a learning disability decided to join her so today they both goodwill from the excel charter school and said having each other helped em get through the long hours of homework and studying. >> it was a little hardime but i got used to it. if the young man like him can come in and society sayshat he's not teachable but he's proven them to be wrong, it's amazing. >> both are headed to udc in the fall to continue their education. sandra plans to study hospitality and delonte expects to study technology. congratulations to both of them. >> the tassel was worth the hassle. >> nice going, folks. >> porch pirates on the prowl and here's david kill ver with a look at what's ahead. >> this tells yougeour pac have arrived. u look, and you're gone. >> after amazon prime day we'll tell you about the porch pirates that are out there and how you can secure your goods. >> and some big changes for our rain is moving in, and staying for a while. doug is back >>> porch pirates targeting your prime

brook. the body found in charred ruins of a home. hundreds of residence told to evacuate. to the south in sandra barbara county, a fierce fire erupted friday night. burned 20 instructs including homes. investigator say a fire started at a home and spread to nearby brush. in san diego have burned in the foothill community of alpine. dozens of hope owners told to leave. >> you've heard the term, new normal, the number, size, frequency of fires that we've seen over the last several years unfortunately has become -- i won't say the new normal, it's just become normal. >> we tried to get what we could and got out. we got some dogs, couple of tortoises. we were able to get out the important things. >> people hoping they can return home soon. cal fire says the holiday fires are just 5% contained fire. the west fire, 30% contained. we got an update, 18 structures very lost in the san diego county area now. evacuation orders still in place. i'm cornell bernard. abc 7 news. >>> right now these firefighters are facing sweltering heat. he's drew with a look at the conditions. >> the highest threat for wildf

brook. the body found in charred ruins of a home. hundreds of residence told to evacuate. to the south in sandra a fierce fire erupted friday night. burned 20 instructs including homes. investigator say a fire started at a home and spread to nearby brush. in san diego