And shut down streets around the strip for several hours. Abc News Reporter alex perez. Reporter a towering inferno. Parts of the Cosmopolitan Hotel up in flames. One of the trendiest and Luxury Hotels in the country. Smoke billowing across the desert sky as firefighters battle the blaze. We have spread across. All the palm trees in the area are on fire. Reporter one person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Hotel employees suspect the fire may have been started by a cigarette. It started on a pool deck at 12 15 p. M. And quickly consumed the cabanas and artificial trees. Witnesses in shock. Some capturing the whole scene on their cell phone. It is so bad. There is something serious going on. It is like igniting. 100 people just running from the hotel. Reporter the hotel a magnet for celebrities. The cause is still under investigation. Firefighters were working to contain a fire that broke out in nevada county. So far at least 50
Taking place at the hickory 8 Movie Theater. Two officers working a traffic crash ran to the theater and one immediately went inside. The suspect raised his weapon towards the officer and pulled the trigger. The officer fired on the suspect and backed away from the theater. Reporter the inside of the theater was thick with pepper spray which police say drove out the other three people watching the movie. We heard screams in a theater nearby. Reporter customers in other movies were told to stay put and watch out for a man with a gun and a hatchet. We heard screams and then a shot and then a little while after that metro police came in and they escorted us out. Reporter the gunman went out the theaters rear door where police shot and killed him. We are very grateful that we only have three pepper spray exposure cases to treat at this point. This could have been a lot worse. Reporter the bomb squad is now on scene where they have just detonated the backpack the shooter was wearing. Police
Francisco. Jeff wright was a colleague and friend. Its a really big loss, but my heart is so full. Reporter its unclear how philips contracted meningitis. Wright says his wife shared he was being treated for flulike symptoms. Marin health and Human Services was notified tuesday. Philips autopsy revealed he had meningitis. Most of the time its an isolated incident like this. Our goal tois to make sure this remains at one case. Reporter health and Human Services sent letters like this one to approximately 250 people that may have had close contact with philips. You hear meningitis and youre like, uhoh. So everybody googles it to see if something possibly could be spread to you. Reporter in an emailed statement a spokesperson says we are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our riders. While the rider did not contract our infection at our studio, we have nonetheless been in constant communication with the department of health. The risk of transmission in a setting like that is very lo
Clouds into the morning picture with the fog there, one mile in santa rosa and other than that, it will be sunny and dry the next several days but check out wednesday. Thursday and friday, yeah, weve got rain to talk about. Thank you, lisa. We begin with developing news out of San Francisco. Fire crews rescued two people who were skinny dipping in the ocean beneath the cliff house. When rescue personnel arrived, one person was in the water and another on the cliff. We have video of a naked man being pulled to safety and being taken away for observation. Fire department has not released any further information but its believed the latenight adventure was fueled by alcohol. Raucous protests by students at uc davis caused the cancellation of a talk by two speakers, conservative commenter Milo Yiannopulos and Martin Shkreli were slated to speak on the campus but never got the chance. Reporter protesters blocked the doors. Police tossed them out. Nobody got inside, not even the Davis Colleg
Increase tonight, we could see a passing shower overnight and the timeline for the next significant rain is straight ahead. Just a few minutes away. With begin with developing news out of San Francisco. Fire crews rescued two people who were skinny dipping in the ocean beneath the cliff house. The rescue personnel arrived, one person was in the water and another on a cliff. We have video of a naked man being pulled to safety and taken away for observation. Fire department has not released any further information but its believed the late night adventure was foouled by alcohol. Raucous protests by students at uc davis caused the cancellation of a talk by two controversial speakers, conservative commentator Milo Yiannopulos and pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli were slated to speak on the camera bus pus but never got the chance. Reporter protesters blocked the doors. Police tossed them out. Nobody got inside, not even the Davis College republicans headliner, conservative commentato