Fallout. Not a shot we get too often, good evening, im dan ashley. That was the sound of flame ret retarant hitting the ground, burning between clayton and black hawk, this fire is 20 contained, burning more than 3700 acres at this time. Abc reporter Laura Anthony has more. Reporter with so much of the terrain rugged and inaccessible and in some places on mt. Diablo, the firefighters just have to let the flames go. Like this . Were seeing it burn down to gray ash. What youre seeing here is not typical california burning conditions the first part of september here, so were about a month and a half ahead of schedule, in the second year of a twoyear dry spell. The ground crews were able to push back the flames at summit road, they held the line and then got out of the way to let the dc10s drop the retardant just below. By midday, the main aim of the firefight was to keep those flames on this side of summit road. Despite those efforts, a good part of mt. Diablo state park has been charred,
manhattan. manuel gallegos, back to you, anita. thank you. to winchester, virginia, tonight where a mother and stepfather are grieving after losing their two small children in a fire. it happened around 9:30 last night in the 200 block of summit avenue. that s where we find our surae chinn live in front of the house where tall happened. so sad. where it all happened, so sad. reporter: this community and neighborhood is in mourning after the loss of these two little boys. the children were up in the second floor bedroom. the youngest would have turned 5 next week. the family desperately tried to save them, but it was too late. god, don t let your kids go to bed without hugging them tonight, please. reporter: a message from a grieving grandfather of 4-year- old braden and 6-year-old landon. you can lose them so quick and it s just not worth. it. reporter: family friends say the boys step grandfather was woken up by the hallway smoke detector around 9:30 last ni
look at taron white, the man pleading guilty to two counts of kidnapping. once prosecutors are done with the legal process here in montgomery county he will then face similar charges in baltimore county, howard county and even prince george s county. these are all the counties that he led miss on this wild chase through. we will, of course, have to see what happens when he faces those charges in those other counties. ken molestina, 9 news now. two people are dead, nine others injured after a wild shootout on the streets of midtown manhattan. that shooting shut down one of the busiest tourist areas in the city as police had to close off the streets around the empire state building. reporter manuel gallegos has more from the scene. reporter: a new york city office worker took this photo showing the carnage and chaos immediately after a fatal shootout outside the empire state building. police say a laid off designer of women s accessories returned to the police where he used
seven houses and 5% contained, it started on saturday more than 2000 people of vaca waited. joe vasquez has been in shasta county all day. among the 1400 firefighters in the area which spoke to some they are focused on the fire because of the intensity and the fact it is unpredictable. a ponderosa fire started with lightning strikes saturday morning and grows and intensifies the area is rural and rugged a challenge for firefighters. inside the fires on the battle several enemies it is a wooded area surrounded by brush and going against the wind. the wind gusts the at times spreading the flames devastating and said the folks along ponderosa way to the brunt of the fire some homes burned beyond recognition save the occasional kitchen appliance some are over 100 years old the what went up the fire moved on but i can still the still feel the intense heat you can see the damage along ponderosa way this tractor, the wheels from the tractor melted off you can see the roo
the incident that as thousands of people filing claims. anne mackovic shows us recent maintenance work under scrutiny. this incident highlights the hazards of performing may not on a unit like this one the fire at the chevron refinery on monday sent hundreds of people to the hospital and to file claims against the company. the smoke came over my house i was rushed to hospital more lines at the clams help center today and anger towards chevron the federal department investigating the fire says corrosion could be a factor, after a refinery inspection last year and nearby pipe replaced but the one that failed monday to inflammable liquid was not. i understand that decision making process was the twelve inch pipe was corroded it begs the question was there groschen in that by this man did not give his name but board at the plant in the 1970 s they was making money and did with the want to do that did not take care of the maintenance the chemical safety board sai