The flames and are putting out hot spots. Toni yates joins us with the developing details. Toni . Reporter sade, diana, one woman we saw was crying her eyes out as she was talking on the phone to someone about the fire that either heavily damaged her apartment or completely destroyed it. It did not take long for the fire that started in one house to spread causing huge damage. We got an initial call at 12 505, record structure 12 55 for a structure. We have a total of five structures burning from 175 to 179. Reporter five homes igniting, 31 people displaced. She lives in the house where the fire started. She wasnt home but she got a frantic call from her mother. The house is on fire. Me and the kids are outside, p. J. s, no shoes. Its gone. She kept telling me its gone. I was coming home and i saw the smoke and everything. It was like is it my house. I see that it was four houses that caught on fire. Reporter firefighters are looking into the cause including talk at the scene that a ch
Recent string of attacks. Jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Kimberly a former Fairfax County Police Officer charged with seconddegree murder collapsed in court today moments after a judge denied bail. Adam torres collapsed hitting the chair before landing flat on his back. Torres was taken to the hospital to get checked out. His attorney said he was awake and alert this afternoon. You cant help but feel sorry for the entire situation. Kimberly torres shot and killed john geer in a standoff outside his home two years ago. G his hands were up. And the trial date is december 14. Leon tonight a water main break tying people up before 6 00 this morning. We spoke with the crews out there who say a temporary patch put in place. You can expect the delays to start clearing up now. Ten. I pipe put in 1941. The water back on to the few folks there who were affected. Kimberly we dont remember that long ago. Do we . Live outside, its hot and muggy. We look ahead to rain on the way. Meteorologist steve rudi
Out what time the driver started driving on the tracks. Police still have not released the name of the victim only saying that he was in his late 80s. Police also say that they will look at Surveillance Video along the tracks trying to figure out if he made a wrong turn this morning and driving down the tracks or sat there for some time. Live in new jersey, kala rama, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, kala. Also new at noon, a woman was killed after being struck by an mta bus in midtown. Police say the 69yearold was crossing 57th street between broadway and 8th avenue when she was hit. Officials say she was not in a crosswalk at the time. The woman died a short time later at new york presbyterian hospital. No word if there were passengers on the bus at the time of the crash. For the first time we are hearing from former president jimmy carter after his cancer diagnosis. The 39th president opening up at a News Conference saying there are small cancer spots on his brain. Marci gonzal
Man who said can i ask you a question . Sources say the suspect may have called out to her on purpose to get her attention in order to toss the chemical in her face. Police say the victim tried to drive away but couldnt stopping her car and screaming for help. Felony likes alvarez saw where she abandoned it. I saw a lot of cops there and it was in the middle of the street. Reporter sources tell Eyewitness News that the attack was not random as detectives and a crime scene unit searched the Victims Office and officers canvased the neighborhood for surveillance video. That was darla miles reporting. We will try to get back to her and get more of the story when we can. Meanwhile, we want to turn to the weatherment after several hot and humid days we could get heavy rain coming through the area after isolated storms yesterday that left route 22 flooded in union county, new jersey. All lanes were reopened through Scotch Plains but now the next storms could be more widespread. Meteorologist