[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today and im in the pocono mountains of pennsylvania on my way to meet an heir with a headspinning story that will take us back to 1970s manhattan, the era of punk rock, disco and wild parties at studio 54. My name is hugh hooper. Back in 2008, my brother hoop received a very strange inheritance. When he died three years later, he left one twice as strange to me. Hugh, hi. Im jamie. How are you doing, jamie . Nice to meet you. So great to meet you. You know, i dont come out of manhattan for just anything, but i heard your inheritance is way cool. It is. Its crazy. But you can keep manhattan. Ill take the country. All right. Lets see it. You wanna see it . Go ahead. Absolutely. Hughs strange inheritance is actually two separate art collections that belonged to two separate people. Heres some of the first, parked on the pathway outside his home. What is this . Well, this is hoops cars. They call this the musicmobile. Christmas albums, paul simon. [ playi
[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today and im in the pocono mountains of pennsylvania on my way to meet an heir with a headspinning story that will take us back to 1970s manhattan, the era of punk rock, disco and wild parties at studio 54. My name is hugh hooper. Back in 2008, my brother hoop received a very strange inheritance. When he died three years later, he left one twice as strange to me. Hugh, hi. Im jamie. How are you doing, jamie . Nice to meet you. So great to meet you. You know, i dont come out of manhattan for just anything, but i heard your inheritance is way cool. It is. Its crazy. But you can keep manhattan. Ill take the country. All right. Lets see it. You wanna see it . Go ahead. Absolutely. Hughs strange inheritance is actually two separate art collections that belonged to two separate people. Heres some of the first, parked on the pathway outside his home. What is this . Well, this is hoops cars. They call this the musicmobile. Christmas albums, paul simon. [ playi
Contain the fire. Hundreds are evacuating as the fire continues to spread. The plume of smoke can be seen blowing into nevada. Thu thousands of firefighters are woorking the line. We have a look at what it means for crews. Reporter when thousands of homes are threatened by a Massive Wildfire and the whole town of mariposa is under evacuation orders, help is needed. Dozens of firefighters from santa clara Fire Agencies answered the call and headed to the fire outside of yosemite. They face a stiffer challenge. Youre talking about large stands of dead trees that will never come back. Big timber field source. Reporter 48 firefighters and ten engines from santa clara fire, san jose, mountain view, santa clara, morgan hill make up the three strike teams. The firefighters staying behind are working extra hard during fire season. We send 40 out. That leaves 40 spots at home that have to be filled. Lots of time its filled with overtime. People are working extra days. They are here back at home
It to get to me. Reporter clearly a resilient group, those living in mariposa county, but still not completely unafraid. As the raging Detwiler Fire consumes acre after acre of dry brush, trees and hillsides. Threatening the small sierra foothills, towns and neighborhoods in its path. The lower temperatures are appreciated. The winds are still there that drive fires like that, the dry fuel is still there and then you have the dead fuels. Reporter with flames closing in on two sides, the residents of coulterville were given an emergency evacuation order. These folks were coming down from a Hilltop Community about ten miles outside of town. Prayers for the firefighters, and everything up there can be replaced. We cant. Reporter what did you grab . My golf clubs. Animals, clothes. Coffee maker. Thats about it. Reporter in coulterville, most of the Historic Downtown is empty. A town thats built several times before. A fact not lost on the locals. My house has been here since 1849. I think
The most destructive wildfires this season. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Calfier says 1500 homes are threatened by whats being called the Detwiler Fire burning outside Yosemite National park. More than 45,000 acres have burned, double the figure from yesterday. The monster fire has been going for four days now and its 7 contained. Good news, though, calfi fir says there are no injuries. The fire hasnt reached yosemite but is threatening power lines. People from Mariposa County have been evacuated from their homes. We have the story of some of the evacuees. Reporter the fire has grown tremendously in the last 24 hours. Some of it right here behind me in that canyon above where we are standing. Thats just above highway 49. This is the main thoroughfare from coulterville to mariposa. Its this kind of activity today that prompted a new round of evacuations. I am alive. m not going to stay there for it to get to me. Reporter clearly a resilient group, those living in Mariposa Cou