Two firefighters were injured in this mornings fire. This is the fifth deadly fire in Montgomery County this year. Smoke poured out of the windows and roof of this home early this morning after a fire level,through the split ultimately claiming the life of an 81yearold woman. This is very sad. Very sad. Montgomery county fire officials tell us the fire started in the basement of the house around 4 30. The man who lived in the basement was able to get out on his own and told firefighters his mother was still inside on the second floor. An old lady. She seemed very nice. Firefighters went in through an upstairs window. Abc 7 cameras were there as the injured woman was pulled from the home. The woman was taken to the hospital where she later died. Two of the firefighters involved in that initial rescue were taken to the hospital as well. Minor injuries and things of that nature. A gas lineters say to the house complicated matters, making it more difficult at times for firefighters to put
And a very good tuesday morning, everyone, im dan kloeffler. And im reena ninan. We begin in california. A dozen major wildfires tearing across state this morning, fueled by powerful winds and stifling heat. The newest near the oregon border, forcing half of a town to evacuate and torching every home in its path. But from there, a little farther south, the big worry, rain. And lots of it. All from the remnants of hurricane odile. Since slamming into ka bow san lucas, its heading towards the southwestern u. S. Its cut a path of destruction across baja, california, the 125 mile an hour winds leveling just about everything in its path. The authorities are overwhelmed with emergency shelters and loots. There are no reports of deaths or serious jurinjuries. But its packing a punch and in phoenix, residents are stacking sandbags. By the time odile hits the u. S. , its expected to have winds of 40 miles an hour and dump up to a foot of rain in its path. Even ahead of odiles rival, the south c
And we say, thank you. Thank you for your guidance. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your teaching. Cardinal is one of 117 cardinals headed to the vatican to elect the next pope. He says he is preparing for the task prayerfully. I cant imagine that i will ever have to do anything as important as this. In the rest of my life. Parishioners told us they will support whoever is chosen but they are holding out hope for some favorites. I am hoping that cardinal will be the one. Im pulling for a third world pope myself. Why is that . I think its interesting to notice the is only growing in the third world africa, asia. The cardinal says its unlikely the next pope will be from the u. S. Someone young enough to take on this demanding job. Think of the travel alone that the pope has to do and at the same time have a sense of beauty for the foundation for wisdom. Now the cardinal says he expects things to move along quickly. Of course everyone is hoping a new pontiff will be in place