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Theres a big fire. oh, my god, theres someone in the house. >> reporter: inside the house, a woman had gone down to the basement to repair her gas hot water heater. investigators say she accidentally removed her gas shutoff valve and gas poured out. something down there ignited the fire. >> she was upstairs in her bedroom when it happened. she ran down and ran out and she was, like, really confused and crazy. >> reporter: but also lucky. >> we all watched the top floor cave in and collapse down....

Including what happened to all of that money. he says they didnt really have a good plan of what to do after the heist. so they decided to bring it to his house. thats when they unloaded about 50 boxes. there were so many they had to do a firemans bucket brigade, handing boxes from man to man. they counted it. they originally thought they had gotten about $2 million. turns out they walked away with $6 million in cash and jewels. on cross-examination, he admitted, gas ber valenti, that he had tak...

Family at oklahoma state. he was an agriculture engineering professor, awarded the universitys highest honor. longtime friend paul wechler. >> were just a small college town. he and bonnie will be highly missed. >> reporter: investigators are holding chambers on driving under the influence. possible additional charges range from homicide to manslaughter to murder. fendi depending on her intention and driving factors. >> yesterday was a hard day for stillwater. >> reporter: today community member...

Still, critics will question what american troops were doing there in the first place. thomas? >> richard engel with that exclusive, thank you. at home tonight, a suspected drunk driver plowed through a crowd at oklahoma state universitys homecoming parade killing three people and injuring more than 30 others. heres the late details. >> all available units, all available units we need you to respond. >> reporter: first responders found a chaotic scene. witnesses say the car plowed into a parke...

>> pelley: not in vain because the two firefighters were part of a team that carried survivors down ladders from the second floor. tonight, investigators say the 298 people on malaysia flight 17 never knew what hit them. the official investigation says the boeing 777 was ripped apart by a russian-made missile fired in the civil war in ukraine, and 15 months after this tragedy, theyre still fighting over who pulled the trigger. heres elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: the charred wreckage of mh-17 sc...

The attack follows a flare-up in violence between the turkish government and militants from turkeys kurdish minority, fighting between the two goes back decades, originally fueled by a kurdish desire for independence. [explosion]. in july, a suicide bomb claimed more than 30 lives, and though the culprit is unclear, it rekindled tensions, sparking hundreds of killings on both sides. the turkish government began launching air strikes on kurdish militant camps. as kurdish politicians tried to lay ...

And swinging a sledge hammer, perhaps to break down a door. the rest of the week is spent in the classroom at cody high school. it sparked something in 17-year-old steven garden. >> does detroit need you? >> i would say detroit needs everyone in my class. >> reporter: for others, the chance to contribute and belong. >> the city has given me so much, i think it is only right to pay it forward. >> reporter: it is personal for chief steven johnson who rose up through the ranks himself. >> if i coul...

Its big business in san franciscos chinatown. how a new law will end all ivory sales. new corrosion concerns on the eastern span of the bay bridge. what engineers have found and why there is fear for the publics safety. and a dangerous, even deadly, bay area bike path. the change in the works to keep,

Firefighting occupies a special place in our imaginations, why little boys and increasing cannily little girls say i want to be a fireman, i want to be a firefighter. they understand instinctually that theres something special about it. imagine what it takes to put on that heavy coat and helmet and overside the natural human instinct for self-preservation and run into danger as others are running away. to literally walk through fire knowing that you might never make it out because youre trying t...

A massive storm system moving through the mid-atlantic through the northeast into nengds. in frederick, maryland a collapsed roof at a construction company. no one hurt. visible beach erosion in the carolinas where locals sandbagged. virginia was especially hard hit on tuesday. rivers quickly swelling, firefighters making door-to-door safety checks. students at james madison university finding the silver lining. wild, wet weather along the east coast days ahead of a threatening hurricane. ron mo...