Surveillance. Authorities talking moments ago. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And two major fires weve been tracking all day. First, that toxic inferno in houston. At one point, thousands told to shelter in place. Black smoke from the fire blowing across the city. Barrels full of Hazardous Substances sparking fireballs. Black clouds hanging over the streets, schoolchildren evacuated. Tonight, firefighters are on the scene, and abcs matt gutman leads us off from houston. Look at that. Holy moly. Reporter that towering fire at this gun warehouse near houston theres another one. Reporter starting as a housefire. 20 minutes later, the fouralarm fire exploding, setting off this Chain Reaction explosion. One wear house after another. Another explosion right there. Reporter 3,000 residents were told to shutter all windows and doors. Parts of that wear house wound up in that ladys backyard. Reporter a nearby Elementary School with more than 600 studen
Matched. Reporter police got a search warrant for the home of the seller. Inside, a treasure trove of stolen goods, electronics, an 8,000 lighting console and a drone worth 6,000. This carbon fiber trail bike worth 6,000. I got it. Two years ago from having another one stolen out of my car. Reporter the owner got lucky the second time around. Investigators matched the number of the stolen bike with the stolen police report. Bingo. I figured i wasnt going to get it back. Reporter Police Arrested and charged these two. Police say they made a lucrative living selling their wears at the swap meet and ebay. These sellers, they have a rating of 1936. They told almost 2000 items on the Online Auction marketplace. Everything, police believe, was stolen. Police are looking for the publics help in identifying the stolen goods. Just go to our website, abc7news. Com and well have a link to see pictures of the stolen property. A former 49er has been arrested for the rape of a woman with development
The central part of the bay area and santa cruz mountains, showers continue to scatter around the bay area into afternoon and ill show you what is to follow. Thank you so much. Strong winds whipped up this house fire this evening. This video is taken by firefighters. The flames spread into the attic and the garage. Were glad to report that no one was hurt. And look at the dangerous crash in san jose. Sky 7 was overhead after a woman rammed her car into a power pole on lick avenue. This is how it looked from the ground. Bad damage. You can see the wire is on the car. Crews waited until pg and e turned off power and helped the driver out she walked from the crash. A man and woman were captured after a long police chase. The van ended up on its side. One man tried to stop it before it began. Vic lee is live at the Fremont Police department with his story. Vic . The man is being called a hero by fellow volunteers and staffers at wheels on wheels. He told us he was simply doing the right th
France decided it would let in 24,000 people and united kingdom, 20,000 as well. The u. S. Says 4 million syrian migrants will likely enter europe. An iraqi woman recently made their journey to the bay area, tonight, theyre waiting their father. Its been tough. Its a hard breaking story. David . Reporter it s were talking about a father with three teenagers that are in santa clara now. But the father is isiscontrolled mosul in iraq. Now, the family agreed to share with us on one condition. That we mask their identities. Theyre fortunate. Relatives live in Silicon Valley and asylum has been granted, but theyre missing the father. Their mothers husband. I take responsibility on myself. The father is waiting for clearance to be reunited with his family. Hes in isiscontrolled mosul in iraq. It worries his daughter. Its not safe anymore. Reporter its not safe anymore, she said. That is why they decided not to return to iraq after coming here to attend a relatives wedding. This 14yearold say
Good evening, thanks joining us on this labor day. Im tom llamas, in for david tonight. We begin with a firedup joe baden, kicking off a labor day parade in pittsburgh. And clinton we begin tonight with cecelia vega. Reporter is this a man in the running . Joe biden sprinted along a labor day parade route in pennsylvania today, zigzagging from babies to senior citizens. Shaking hands, taking selfies. Hey, guys. Reporter what a difference a Holiday Weekend makes. The Vice President joking when a supporter urged him to enter the race. Youve got to talk to my wife about that. Ive got to talk to my wife about that. Reporter but just last week, this. A heartbroken biden, unsure whether its too soon following the death of his son beau, in may, from brain cancer. Are my family undertake this . The honest thing is, i just dont know. Reporter a decision perhaps made easier by Hillary Clintons serious slide in the polls in two critical states. In new hampshire, clinton losing her standing as a f