Recovery ahead. Its been a difficult month and a difficult road ahead. It sure is. Fire survivors say its all a blur. They try for a sense of normalcy. Now a new threat. Today many people in the fire zone race to prevent new defr stati devastation from the rain. We bought 400 feet of coverings. Were going to try to collect as much as we can. Reporter his house was destroyed but like many others hes trying to protect whats left. His neighbor is using his company to help his community by donating the straw tubes for free. Theyre used to keep toxins out of drains and waterways. He said he has found a purpose by helps othing others. It gives you something to concentrate on and its a great opportunity to give something back. Reporter this community is trying to move on. Debris removal continues all over the county. The journey Mobile Home Park was just deemed clear of asbestos today allowing fire victims entrance. The agonizing process of recovery continues. We plan to rebuild and you just
Ahead of the shooting. Authorities are also working to access kelleys cell phone. They have the phone but describe it as encrypted. At this point, police say they believe kelley acted alone, amid a domestic dispute involving his motherinlaw who attended the church and they now confirm that among the more than two dozen People Killed was a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Records indicate multiple red flag incidents that should have blocked his access to guns. We have a loophole that needs to be closed. Reporter kelley was a suspect in a 2013 texas Sexual Assault case that while in the air force he briefly escaped from a Mental Health facility, and he was caught trying to bring guns on a military base. He was also courtmartialed for assaulting his wife and fracturing her childs skull. This is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. Reporter a Community Wide prayer vigil just began at the local high school. Vice president pence will speak and pr
Hospital. Because you didnt think the paramedic was going to leave until he got the dog . Yes. Reporter family friend kevin chung tracked down the puppy with the help of the Fire Department. Their brother was reportedly given to friends of the paramedic. Its crazy. I mean you shouldnt be taking advantage of these people during that situation given her condition, given his condition. You shouldnt be doing that to people asked about the dogs. Patient care, right . Shouldnt that be your top rye yourty. Sdplp wh what do you think about that now . Im so sad. Reporter the Fire Department says its investigating the incident but declined to name the accused paramedic. The family tell us that a fire captain came to visit today and said the puppy will be returned to them on november 21st following a routine Health Maintenance and check over. The family says that they also have been told that the paramedic will face disciplinary action. Live if San Francisco, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Than
The house. They have the best seats in the house that honors them and gives them a little bit of a reprieve and night away. Its so exciting. I didnt realize i was going to come here until a couple of days ago. My friend invited me. We got the ticket for free. Im grateful to be here now. Just really cool that all these artists get together and raised all this money for people in need. Were here on a thursday night. We all have to get up at 6 00 for work tomorrow. But we are here for home in county reporter again, 100 of the proceeds from tonights band together bay area concert going directly to help low income communities hit hardest by the fire. I dont know if you can hear behind us, but it sounds like rafael sadiq just took the stage. The music hasnt started yet. But if you cant come down, you can live stream it on youtube and twitter. Test, the you can donate online or on twitter. Thank you. On ktvu. Com we have posted a link where you can watch tonights concert live. Just click on t
Gear cleaning lots of debris. Its such a big job, we noticed many lots are now being covered with plastic tarps and straw barriers to keep toxic ash from washes out of lots into drains during the months of winter storms ahead. Rebuilding is another matter. Its going to be three to five years for most of the rebuild. Reporter full recovery predicts keith woods of the north Coast Builders exchange will perhaps take a decade. Every contractor i know in the area was busy before these devastating fires hit us. And this is going to put a real strain on capacity of local contractors. Reporter making matters more complicated, theres a serious shortage of labor to work for those contractors. We do not have anywhere near the capacity, the number of contractors to even come close to rebuilding the homes that weve lost up here in the tragedy. Reporter licensed contractors from other parts of the state can work here as well as from a few neighboring states where we have reciprocal agreements. But i