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Left. there was a propane company right across the street from us. not sure if they had anything in the tanks, but im sure if they blew, our house is gone. >> reporter: many thousands of residents have evacuated, and a lot of people just like that woman, wondering whats going on with their homes. they really dont know. its going to take a lot of time to sort of sort things out. at this point, carol, this fire is 0% contained. the good news is the fire is not spreading as rapidly as it wasnt was....

Towards the epa. the epa says theyre doing everything they can to fix this situation. the administrator, gina mccarthy, is coming out to the area today and im sure shell get an earful from residents. >> the epa was at fault. will the epa fine itself? >> reporter: im not sure theres any mechanism to do that. i think the goal right now is just to get that area cleaned up as fast as they can. and try to mitigate any damage to the river. but obviously some people would like to see some legal action ...

Situation. and in terms of where were going forward, its going to be up to the federal authorities to try to regulate these drones even further. just before we go, i want to update you on the overall situation of this fire. were still at a 5% containment. but the flames do seem to have died down a bit. theyre not advancing on the nearby mountain communities. but talk about a lot of cars that were either destroyed or damaged. 20 vehicles just on that highway damage. and when the flames went over ...

Understand but, you know they believe that she is with the lord and so i think they find comfort in that and i think anybody that was in there would find comfort in that. >> such a heartbreaking loss. everybody is just remembering her throughout the entire state. carol, again, this is what we are dealing with here wet mattresses and rugs and this is the first thing that will have to go and now, of course people worrying about the weather. they are looking up at the skies to see what will happen....

>> the agency is now requiring airports to install a system that can almost immediately stop a plane sliding down a runway. san francisco had its installed last summer. >> its a way from stopping the aircraft and creating as little damage to the airplane as responsible. >> reporter: its glued in place at the end of the runway. as a plane careened into them the cubes break apart. the prediction between the cube and wheels cause the plane to stop. its already been installed at more than 50 airport...

What do you make of this rain? >> we need it but i wish it would come more evenly spread out instead of all in one night. we just have to roll with the punches. it will be fine. >> well, this single storm wont get us out of the drought, carol, but its going to help. experts tell us we have to have about five of these major superstorms before we eradicate the drought here in california. the bottom line, its southern californias problem to deal with. its moving there very quick ly that area is exp...

In an hour were expecting to hear from the fbi and san francisco police department at a press conference here in the city. >> dan simon reporting live from san francisco this morning. still to come in the "newsroom," nfl concussion discussion taken to a whole new level. dan marino because the biggest thing yet to sue the league.

When officers arrived, some people in the crowd began throwing things at those officers hitting one officer in the head with a bottle. thats what were looking at in that community right now. the tension is really building. one community activist put it this way. >> theres a feeling of being marginalized and feeling of being discriminated against and a feeling of not counting and not being a human being. theres more thats done for a bear thats loose out in the wilderness that is now in the city t...

What are they saying at san jose airport where you are, dan? >> well, wolf, first, you can certainly understand that skepticism for the reasons you outlined. you talk to the public information officer here, the woman who represents the airport, she says shes been in touch with both the tsa and fbi and at this point they are believing this young mans story and, in fact, it did occur, there are really two separate issues here, wolf. first, were talking about a security breach, which would be monum...

Went to a hospital. simply for observation purposes. what he told authorities is that he got into some kind of argument with his family. he is a runaway child. and thats why he made his way to the san jose airport. >> maybe he got on the plane and hid out some place else and survived that flight to hawaii. well find out. dan simon reporting for us from san jose, thank you. much more coming up on the ferry disaster in south korea. including charges of abandoning ship filed against the captain. an...