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Eye since the blast, right? >> thats right. he was giving interviews the day after. he was also very noticeable at a memorial service sometime later, actually delivering a eulogy for one of the fallen firemen. hes had a very high profile in this. a very well known figure for people who have been following the coverage of this disaster and the aftermath. and now, again, a very high profile for a man accused of a serious crime, which carried about ten years in federal prison if hes found guilty. >...

>> by removing the bag, david unplugs the drain, and now the pressure of the gushing water pushes so forcefully, it sucks davids legs into the drain. >> i jumped into the water to try and help remove him from the drain. his legs were wedged into the pipe. >> firemen, the roadworkers, they all just dived in and just trying to pull him up. >> fighting the incredible force of water, the workers are able to get his head up. hes gasping for air, and then suddenly, he goes under again. >> give me the ...

It was a terrifying experience. stephanie elam is live in newbury park, california, this morning. where do things stand right now? any improvement? >> reporter: well, we can tell you that as of this morning, fire officials say the fire is 30% contained and still just at 28,000 acres burned. that number did not increase overnight. thats good news. obviously residents are very concerned about the progress of the firefighters because we are across the street from a trailhead. they are doing control...

Driveway, but the house was still there, and the big yellow fire engine with three firemen who were at that point relaxing, having worked in the backyard, they controlled the fire which had wiped out the whole back section, probably about 20 acres and the hillside, and they were just sitting and waiting for the front sides of my house and the actual front to burn. >> reporter: you stayed at your house all day, but when you left, did you think you were going to return to a house? >> with the fire...

This area is burned out. theres no more fuel and it will protect the homes on just the side of the street where i am and this is where a lot of the evacuations have been. fred? >> and what about people who have evacuated and, perhaps, in other regions where the fire is threatening folks have not left their homes yet. whats the status? >> reporter: right. with some of them, they did stay in their homes. they didnt feel like they were that threaten. they were keeping up on updates on facebook and ...

Movie anymore but reality. "fox & friends" hour two starts right now. >> good morning, we want to get to extreme weather center for southern california this morning. massive wildfire now burning 43 square miles. check out this remarkable image of man standing on the roof of his home as the flames quickly approach. the fires are only 20 percent contained at this hour. shifting winds make it difficult to get handle on the flames. will firemen get any relief today. janice dean live in the exsteamin...

They evacuated us over here that they usually have for the naval reserves. were waiting for the smoke to clear so we can hopefully go back home. hopefully tomorrow around 6:00 p.m., thats the word we got. were just waiting. >> what were the conditions like before you left? >> they were pretty bad. actually, everywhere there was thick smoke. hard to breathe. but the firemen came in and took care of it and 208d us to hurry up and evacuate and get out of here. and gave us the direction to go. >> an...

♪ ♪ >> there is not a single house here that was unaffected. >> reporter: before water and then fire ripped across breezy point, no one else could. >> everybody looks out for each other. no place ive ever lived has been like this. >> its the kind of place you go to the beach, you dont bring a bike lock. you just leave your bike there. >> reporter: breezy point queens got it started as a summer retreat for people to escape the sweltering city and tight knit class community founded by police a...

I mean theyre going to miss the loved ones for the rest of their lives. but theres never going to be closure. hopefully theyll just pray. theyre going to miss their loved ones terribly. hopefully the politicians will take some sort of accountability. >> you have to ask for help. you cant keep it inside. everybody suffers ptsd. not just people in battlefield. >> and you have been a voice keeping jims legacy alive. >> we lost 6 to 12 firemen in waco. hopefully osha check the workplaces and not lie...

And, ed, will the president be speaking at that memorial service? >> reporter: its our understanding that will be happening. but whats more impressive that will happen here at this scene here today is the massive contingency, a show of force of firefighters from around the region who will be showing up to hohn yort victims to honor the victims that died in that fire. all this happening as the investigation at the scene continues. and yesterday we got our first up close look at the blast scene. >...