i went running to the fence line and saw it and looked out the window and saw what looked like a burning branch and called the fire department. on the first arrival, the first company found heavy fire coming out of the building. it was breaching into the adjacent structure at 1005. and there was a live power line that fell on one of the engines, and the company had to abandon that vehicle. pg&e came out and responded to that. there were two homes heavily damaged, we are told. one was next door to the man house sitting and then his father s home had damage as well. again, nobody injured except for the two firefighters who suffered heat exhaustion. but they are doing well at this hour. ama dates, abc7 news. that s good to hear. thank you. in oakland, a new attempt to get occupy protesters to gain some ground. they put up tents, but it wasn t long before police moved in. alan wang is live with the story. dan, after tonight, the oakland occupy protesters, they don t kno
died. one of those individuals is alive and is at a local hospital receiving treatment at this point in time. we have no idea right now if alcohol or speed were a factor. that s currently under investigation. because of the extent of the damage, we right now don t know who was driving. she works in and goes to school. she just graduated from high school. thinking about going to college. that s the uncle of tamara johnson, 19 years old. she was in the car at the time of this accident. we do not know of her condition. the family members have been gathering at this location all morning long. they re now starting to leave. they have been crying and hugging. very, very tough situation for them to deal with. now, as the officer said, they do not know if alcohol or speed were factors in this accident. they do believe that the three women were coming back from a club in d.c. when this accident happened. we ve also heard that a second vehicle may have been following behind, maybe
shopping spree.. on us. 3 3 -harbor 3 thursday december 29th. 3 3 3 3 3 traffic cameras continue to nab drivers across the state everyday.if you ve been caught. you know that bad news is coming in the mail soon.. but a new study shows these ccmeras could be bad news for cities too. too.joel d. smith is live downtown near one of the cameras now to explain. good morning joel d. good morning megan, this study looked at deals between municipalities and vendors of traffic cameras like these &pacross the country. and it found in some cases, profits are a huge motivaaor for vendors based on the contracts agree the need for safety is l there, but some say cameras should be left to catching action likk this: this: these are crashes in missouri, caught by a company that makes red light cameras. but the study by marypirg finds that in many places across the country,,safety is not at the heart of the contracts between vendors and cities. the group found many local governments safety - by
in tennessee. a press release sent by the company says it was in regular radio contact with those employees until they were brought safely to the surface approximately at 4:00. it is a big area. it is scary when there is a problem. there are all kind of safety measures that the mine safety and health administration demands and expects. reporter: according to data on the mining website there have been six operator injuries in 2011, seven last year. no fatalities reported here. rescue crews say this incident is unluike any other on the min. i have been on the fire department since 76, i have never heard of anything wecht have had mine rescues before, peoples got hurt, but not no fire underneath the ground. reporter: the company says there will be a full investigation of this incident. that was mike krajcic with the report. two miners taken out had smoke inhalation. being in a mine, did a report from a mine in syracuse, it is a feeling just to work down there of inten
good evening. tonight, the u.s. is engaged in a global showdown with iran. the iranians leveling a threat at the heart of the american economy. tonight, vowing to shut down a key gateway for the world s oil supply. this comes at the end of a year in which americans have paid more for gasoline than ever before. and the u.s. response to iran is tough. don t even try it. so, how real is the threat? and could it harm the fragile economic recovery? abc s cecilia vega covering the showdown from washington for us tonight. cecilia? reporter: good evening, diane. iran, upset the u.s. is about to impose sanctions over the country s nuclear program is now telling the world that it could easily shut down this vital artery, leading to the oil rich persian gulf. any attempt by the iranians to shut down the strategic strait of hormuz could send oil and gas prices skyrocketing in this country. an astounding 20% of the world s oil travels through that vital waterway, just 20 miles wide and