Before finding rooms filled with Marijuana Plants. Firefighters were called out to this antioch home on bugle way after neighbors spotted heavy smoke. But the real surprise was what was found inside. Sot robert marshall, Contra Costa County fire marshal the reinforced and the windows has bars which is indicative of a house. Dozens if not hundreds of Marijuana Plants were discovered in several bedrooms throughout the home in this quiet suburb. Sot wow that is crazy, just in a good neighborhood like this you wouldnt would be growing that. The fire marshal says crews had to get out until pg e electricians arrived because meters could have been bypassed as is typical with a grow house. But that the cause of the fire was simply a tossed out cigarette. Sot Ella Sogomonian, antioch investigators tell me that fire started right here inside a planter, and then it quickly spread up to the attic. Sot robert marshall, Contra Costa County fire marshal oddly enough this was our second structure fire
Just before 4 00 this afternoon, you can download the abc7 app and enable push alerts to keep getting more updates on this deloping story. Now to tonights top local story. A proposal to build a New High School just blocks away from a county jail. A parent emailed us about this issue that faces a vote tomorrow from the unified school district. The plan is to use the space to build a New High School. Abc7 News Reporter Wayne Friedman has our story. In dublin today, Gabrielle Blackmon picked up her two daughters at the Elementary School. The Dublin School board may vote to build a high school two long blocks from santa rita jail. Its insanity, its a stupid location for a school, across from a prison. Its got to be a joke, its a bad dream. Reporter but dublin has faced a population explosion in recent years, all the these school kids wont fit into the already existing dublin high. Thus the search for a new campus in this city with not a lot of land left. I dont think we have any location i
Arena in a public space as people were leaving the concert by american pop singer Arianna Grande. An eyewitness described the terrifying moment. Reporter i was wa. I was waiting and the explosion threw me through the first set of doors. And there were people on the ground everywhere. The man was able to find his wife and daughter, thankfully theyre okay. Manchester police is setting up a phone number for loved ones to call. Arianna grande is said to be all right. She is a pop singer and actress. Shes released three albums and had the most top ten singles of any artist in 2014. She was in europe as part of her dangerous woman tour, her fan base is largely people in their teens and early 20s. We confirmed this breaking news just before 4 00 this afternoon, you can download the abc7 app and enable push getting more updates on this developing story. Now to tonights top local story. A proposal to build a New High School just blocks away from a county jail. A parent emailed us about this iss
We should look at clandestine steps. Putin knows theres costs for this kind of meddling. Obama vows retaliation for russian hacking. He was encouraging russia to hack his opponent because he believed that would help his campaign. This foolish guy, josh earnest, i dont know if hes talking to president obama. Because hes so bad. Super cold. Its freezing out here. Winter weather gripping the entire northern half of the country. By saturday morning, you can see the snow total. Pretty thick blanket here. Reports of renewed violence in aleppo, syria. Evacuation of rebel fighters and civilians was suspended. A guilty verdict for the gunman in a shooting rampage at a church in charleston, south carolina. Dylann roof could get the Death Penalty. You take this and i burn it. I can keep the sports world is mourning the loss of craig sager. Theres no person who wanted to win more. 3,000 cases of water are headed to Corpus Christi, texas, after the water supply was tainted. None of this was caused
Stadium said he did not think the raiders did enough to stay in the city of oakland. The city of oakland fought for years for a solution to try to keep the team. Wayne . Reporter the vote to move the raiders to las vegas by the nfl owners was 311. In oakland city hall, both the mayor and the president of the city council think that the raiders were done with the city a long time ago, and now they want nothing to do with them. They dont want them playing in the coliseum, they dont even want them in oakland. We did everything they asked of us, reporter privately funded, endorsed by the city last december. After the carson vote and after the new lease was negotiated, with the coliseum, the raiders ceased all communications with the city of oakland. Mark davis knew he wanted to go to vegas, he shouldnt have just led us on. Reporter the mayor said that oakland would not build and pay for another coliseum. Regarding the oakland as, said the nfl wanted too much. I was specifically asked to ex