Broken jaw. It wasnt discovered until it manifested in what appeared to be an abscessed tooth. Reporter a spokesperson told abc7 news garcia got injured during a fight with another inmate. Powell says garcia told them there was an inmate on inmate scuffle, but it was later and lasted 30 seconds. He said i already had the blood on my face. Reporter in a statement, a Sheriffs Office spokesperson said our detectives are blocking at the evidence and documents to determine if there were any issues with the original documentation. Powell says he will file a civil lawsuit that will name the county, and two correctional deputies. He may be representing additional inmates in the near future. You cant discount these stories. There are too many of them. Reporter the attorney told me he is considering filing a march type of claim. He says if he does, it would say that there is some false, or failure in the pattern, practices and policies surrounding the deputies training. In the newsroom, abc7 new
Probably gone. Reporter others are looking for friends, concerned about who left behind. Its not the normal business that, you know, as if it was down. Reporter a rancher says he was forced to leave his home. He waits on highway 49 looking over the animals he couldnt get out. The mamas wont leave with the babies. They guard and protected the babies. They were saying at the baseball diamond and that once it hits this dry grass it would be on top of us. Reporter the fire has burned 50,000 acres so far. Cal fire says even more evacuations will be likely before the day is done. Like the rest of california, the brush in Calaveras County and amador county, they are very dry because of the drought. Youre looking at live pictures now. Firefighters say this fire has the potential to be a major disaster. Late late this afternoon the lawmakers passed the right to die legislation after emotional lobbying by the family of Brittany Maynard the woman had brain cancer who moved to oregon so she could
Alecia to the naked eye absolutely pam. To the naked eye it looks like the fire did its damage and now its gone. You walk around and there are cars sitting in driveways completely torched, and homes that have disintegrated. But firefighters were still finding small fires all day today. we were assigned out here to check on the area and put out any problem smokes alecia two days after the lake county fire, crews sweep this middletown neighborhood. Many times finding hotspots. work on trying to keep it out of the town alecia outing these embers could prevent another fire from starting. Keeping these homes safe is key. this isnt our normal line of work so were helping out the best we can alecia this team normally fights forrest fires. They drove 14 hours from arizona to help out. These guys from reno also got here as quickly as they could. Walking through the rubble, they checked to make sure the fire was completely out and that there were no bodies under the debris. Once each dwelling wa
And the toll of destruction is overwhelming. Nearly six hundred homes burned to the ground. Thousands more still threatened. And the fire is 35 percent contained. We have Team Coverage tonight. Kron4s scott rates is talking with evacuees. About their plans to rebuild and recover. Kate cagle talks with a man sheltering dozens of animals from the fire. But first, grant lodes is here with more. About those who lost their lives in the fire. Grant . Grant three confirmed deaths. Bruce burns, barbara mcwilliams, and leonard neft all lost their lives. An unknown number of people still missing. Barbara mcwilliams, a retired teacher, had multiple sclerosis and was unable to drive. Rescue crews said, they were unable to make it to her, before her middletown apartment was lost. Leonard neft a former San Jose Mercury News Reporter was packing his car to leave, when he last spoke with his wife. Officials confirmed his death today. The body of bruce burns another middletown resident has been discove
Of western ranchers like the bundies. What theyve done to ranchers across america and this is not an isolated incident with them. Its a pattern of behavior. Reporter she says this is a rural issue and its one many dont understand. I ride atvs and shoot guns, but the bottom line, i live in the city and most city people dont understand rural america. Reporter but it is an issue she and others vow to keep in the spotlight. Theres a president ial election coming up very soon. This is an issue that needs to be brought forward. Reporter im terri hendry, news 4. Firoi says she intends to fight for western ranchers. Chief meteorologist Colin Jackson joins us with a first check on the forecast. Right. Maybe 1 to 3 feet. Were going to experience that moisture starting in reno, past noon tomorrow. Cold pocket behind that drops the snow level from 7500 feet down to perhaps 4,000. Keep an eye on that. A variety of watches and warnings out in this air. High wind watches turning into high Wind Warnin