the praised the. they were scared. they were terrified people. you know. like i said, i don t want them thinking that i hate these people or i don t know them. i don t know them. i will say this. i am sorry to their families. i was just in a situation that nobody wanted to be a part of. i hope somehow they find peace with it too. loved ones who were glued to the breaking development like much of the nation. macy-rogers eventually surrendered. at that point they shared a brief moment before the ups driver was released. i told the guy look, i m not running from you. whenever you re ready for me to go, i ll go. but until then, i m okay. he said i know you don t know me and i know you didn t mean to know me and i know you didn t mean to be here, but you re all i ve got right now. you re my brother. he said you re my brother. you ll always be my breast cancer. morasky then let ellerd go. moments layer morasky ran from the truck gun in hand before he was shot by a police of
on the ground. reporter: strong winds and dry conditions are fuelling the raging wildfires in southern california as officials continue to battle. 110,000 people evacuated from homes. schools closed in at least 15 districts and thousands without power. low humidity and strong gusts keeping firefighters on edge as they hope to contain a difficult series of fires. topography, steep, hard to get members in there and hoses deployed. reporter: more evacuations in ojai valley. thomas fire, 150 square miles. state of emergency under way. urge caution even as threat starts to fade. still ask folks to stay away from homes. not completely out of the woods yet. hope to let people back in as soon as possible. reporter: for residents, devastation of homes coupled with neighbors gone in a flash, almost too much to bear. i m numb. i don t know. we ll get through it. it was very quaint, cozy neighborhood. and the house was just wonderful. i don t know what s going to happen.
two new fires sparked today in southern california, making a total of six fires that have forced people to leave their homes. newest is liberty fire, started this afternoon in riverside county and already burned 300 acres. you can see the trees blowing in strong winds fanning these flames so ferociously. hours earlier lilac fire exploded, at least 20 structures destroyed before this neighborhood burned to ground. last check, 2,500 acres and growing rapidly. gained most ground on the smallest skirball fire near bel-air. 20% condetained. rye fire is 7,000 acres. thomas fire in ventura county, almost 100,000 acres and destroyed 150 buildings. creek fire, burned down five homes and ten other buildings, including this barn with 40 horses trapped, just six survived. omar shows us what it s like on the ground. reporter: strong winds and dry conditions are fuelling the raging wildfires in southern california as officials continue to battle. 110,000 people evacuated from
shooting in san francisco, but tonight a picture is emerging of the shooter, a disgruntled employee who apparently felt overworked. first we have identified the gunman as 38-year-old jimmy lam. he and the victims all worked as drivers for ups. we saw investigators removing potential evidence from lam s home in the richland district this afternoon. he shot and killed three people before killing himself. three other ups workers were treated and they have now been released from the hospital. but the warehouse is the distribution facility situated alongside highway 101. it sits between 16th and 17th streets and utah street and san bruno avenue. ktvu heather holmes is here tonight to begin our coverage, heather? well julie and ken can, we learned the gunman had worked for ups for 17 years. the official with the teenster unit said he complained of excessive overtime, but no one foresaw what happened this morning. the shooting took place at the ups package distribution center at
there could be many lines about the unforgettable footage but we won t go there. maybe trying to cool off. could be, with the heat burning up this country. good morning tuesday morning. we ll begin with the dangerous and wild weather for millions of americans on this last day of spring. take a look at today s expected high temperatures. 116 in las vegas. 119 in phoenix. both close to record highs. 122 in palm springs and that heat stretches all the way to northern california. 107 in sacramento. a deadly pileup on the new mexico/arizona border during a dust storm. 25 vehicles involved. the extreme weather causing problems coast to coast. overnight high heat well after sundown. nearly 100 degrees in phoenix at midnight. the extreme heat now impacting travel plans. nearly 50 flights out of phoenix s sky harbor airport already canceled today. smaller regional jets must be grounded when temperatures get above 118 degrees. the hot spot, death valley. where it could reach 12