Bathroom of the first floor unit. There were five adults and one child in the building all got out safely. But neighbors say what they heard and saw was frightening. The whole house shook on the foundation. It was one hell of a blast. And it just was completely engulfed in flames. Black smoke. There were a few parents who had to run out with their babies. No clothes on. We went and brought them blankets and things like that. Really heard people screaming and crying because they didnt know what was going on. Reporter this man who lives in the unit that burned became extremely upset about nothing being allowed back inside his home to save his pet cat named chipmunk. But the battalion chief went into the home and found the cat under a sofa. They brought him out and gave him asthma medication. Im told hes fire. Reporter fire crews were able to put out the fire in about 30 minutes but are still looking into what caused this fire. Someone inside the home may have been using a propane torch t
And good wednesday morning to you. Great to have you with us. Well, there is shock and grief across the country at the loss of a High Ranking Army official in afghanistan. Major general Harold Greene gunned down by u. S. Trained Afghan Security forces. Hes now the most senior u. S. Officer killed in action since the pentagon attack on 9 11. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter a twostar american general, Harold Greene, gunned down by an afghan soldier. His Northern Virginia neighborhood is stunned. Its a shock and its awful, the way that happened. Somebody pulled a gun that was supposed to be on his side. Just terrible. Reporter this morning, were learning more about general greene and his mission, he had just been sent to afghanistan after being promoted to Deputy Commander of training. It was supposed to be a routine visit to an Afghan Military academy tuesday, the general there to check on the progress of afghan troops in training. From an elevated position, the shooter, a member of
Does nothing to dispell that notion. Hillary clinton awarded the highest citation. This organization of the lawyers applauding what is described as her service to the cause of justice. Clinton, a former lawyer, senator and secretary of state used the occasion to denounce the u. S. Supreme courts decision that struck a blow to the 1965 Voting Rights act. She believes that will limit access for people of color and the poor. Citizens will be disenfranchised, victimized by the law instead of served by it that. Progress towards a more Perfect Union will go backwards instead of forward. Clinton says this is the first in a series of speeches she views on crucial issues restoring faith in government. Which increases speculation she may be laying ground work for a 2016 rez yil run. Shes not talking about it, her supporters are. In iowa they held a forum called madam president. The founder of emerge america trains women to run for office. She worked with clinton for years. I think there is treme
About what this is here, trs several come poebts. The americas cup is first technology, then its a bit of boat building. And then its team work. And they pulled all of this together. The boat was not working the way they needed it to work. They were in a real whole hole against this team of new zealand. They moted the boat, fixing it to be competitive to where they could take back the opportunity in this regatta here at the very end to defend that cup. Heres a story inside the story, if you guys want to really know the truth of the matter here. Russell is a man behind the scenes we didnt see much here during this americas cup in San Francisco. And now weve staged it all summer. Russell koontz is a man from new zealand who led new zealand to world dominance in sailing. Hes the winningest skipper of all time. Ill tell you in, as we think of Larry Ellisonellisons contribu bringing in a. C. Live line, all of the graph ecks, all of the production to make this Family Friendly and interesting
Interstate 880 in san jose. A mans body discovered near alameda on ramp. Our media partner reports a person working on the roof spotted the body. Patrol officers say theyre signs the man was injured in an accident. Prom side investigators have been called. So far the investigation is not blocking traffic there. Well get you more information just as soon as yek. Traffic is blocked in the east bay. Nasty crashes along both driks of interstate 80 turned the commute into a kroul. This is a live picture showing impact. Cruise working to clear two separate wrecks. Three lanes were blocked between gillman and central avenue. They should reopen as soon as accidents are moved. Good evening, everybody. Our other top story. The law should never privilege the rights of some citizens over those of others. Former secretary of state visits the bay area to receive a honor from the American Bar Association but the guessing game over her political few stur getting most attention. Will she, or wont she,