the window are now charred, as the body of a 55-year-old man laid inside. firefighters found him deceased in his bed after a fire started in his second story room. this man is his house mate. they say he was smoking a cigarette in there or something and the fire just came he probably fell asleep, because he does that a lot. reporter: at least six people were renting rooms in this house on arthur street. even the living room had been turned into a sort of mini apartment. the legality of that arrangement is being questioned today. too many people in the house, too many people. reporter: at least one of those people tried to save the man who died. it was just black. i couldn t see 2 feet in front of me. i couldn t breathe, so i came back out. i went back in and by that time, i couldn t do anything. right now, there s no obvious signs of any type of foul play. reporter: firefighters think the man, known as benny, suffered smoke inhalation in his sleep, then died i
jose airport where some of the soldiers will arrive in about half an hour. reporter: we re waiting for some of the 180 national guard troops returning to california after nearly a year in afghanistan. they are returning in stages today, as several flights, some landing at sfo, some flights in san jose. they have been coming home, not entirely a joyous occasion. just last month, one of theirs returned home, specialist shawn walsh. he had been killed in action in afghanistan. he s a member of the same company, military police that are coming home today. now, we expect of course many happier moments this evening when these folks finally do get home and meet their loved once, greet them here at norman make net take international, then take off fairly quickly. that s what happened in oakland. they got down on the ground, didn t have much time for media. they met with families and headed home. we ll try and catch a few minutes with them as they get down and we expect that in abou