ponds and the road. but for now the thousands of people who had to find another way to and from work, they can get back to their normal route down spears creek church road. in columbia, loren thomas news 19 wltx 3 it s not clear how long it will take property owners to fix the dam.but after it is.the state transportation department will make permanent repairs on the road. 3 3 fort jackson has a vulture problem. we re being told more than 100 birds have been seen in people s backyards.going through trash cans.and taking pet food...and because of that.fort jackson has started using lasers and firecrackers to scare them off. wildlife experts question those methods.but the project manager says this is the most effective and safe way to get them to 3 doug morrow chief of the wildlife branch with the directorate of public worksthe vultures have basically destroyed the vinyl boots or rubber boots that seal the vent pipes that protrude from or through the roof of this building, and f
today as the team travels to auburn to face the tigers.but this is the first season in over 80 years that they head into sec play with an undefeated record.despite the success the team is having so far, head coach frank martin said that the team is sticking to their principles. 3 3 that game will tip off at 7 oclock tonight on the sec network. 3 meanwhile. the national championship game is a little less than a week awaythe clemson tigers will face alabama. in glendale arizona next monday. clemson earned a spot in the title game. after beating oklahoma in the orange bowl.our sports director. reggie anderson. week. looking ahead to the big game. 3 3 the columbia housing authority has been given permission by the federal government to tear down gonzales gardens. they plan to ask city leaders for a million dollars to do the job.city council is expected to talk about that later tonight. the facility currently has 274 units. the residents will be given vouchers for new housing. thi
live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this. is abc7 news. a grassfire comes dangerously close to homes. the wind-whipped flames raising fear of a bad fire season as we close in on summer. good evening, everyone. the fire began behind eastridge mall and the east capitol expressway. abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live in san jose with the latest. lilian? katie the fire started across the street. it is a known spot for the homeless and theiren comp meant their encampment is where the fire started. the flames went from one of the empty lots to the other in a matter of seconds. the smoke was so thick residents did their best to get away from it. we have to keep going back. you. it was pretty bad. the fire was started behind these trees along east capitol expressway. the witnesses say from there the fire just took off. that s when we seen the trees on fire. and then we walked a little more and we jumped to the palm trees and they incinerated fast. they were so dry.
kellye: record rainfall and record flooding in texas and oklahoma. two people confirmed dead, three missing. we have an update on the search. reporter: this oklahoma farmland became an instant sea as sprawling floodwaters turned homes and barns into islands. in texas, the rivers surged 35 feet over its banks, destroying this concrete bridge. a helicopter rescue wing two men from its raging waters. he was like, i don t know if i m going to make it. reporter: with the minutes to spare, the black hawk helicopter saving both men from a watery grave. the blanco river also bashed its way into this home in austin forcing hundreds from their home, setting off a white knuckle week. we saw it coming down the river. we cheered. then we realized it was a car. reporter: this man was stranded and separated from his 91-year-old mother. she might be over at the cypress creek church, but i cannot get across the river. reporter: in texas, a flash flood tore this tree from its roof and sm
the annual rolling thunder ride for freedom saluting the nation s military veterans. those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 25th. from abc news this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. well, a happy memorial day weekend to you. bebe gan this half hour with a verdict in cleveland. the city earning praise this morning for the way the decision was handled. certainly compared to what we ve seen in some other cities. but protesters did take to the streets to express their anger. some got out of hand. this morning streets are pretty much overwhelmingly calm. alex perez reports from cleveland. reporter: tension in cleveland. don t shoot. hands up don t shoot. reporter: police making 71 arrests mostly for violence against bystanders. most of those arrests coming at night. we had incidents of protesters actually pepper spraying patrons that were seated at restaurants in their patio areas walking down the street. a judge saturday cleared c