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Back of a sheriff's department vehicle. all they would say is that man is being questioned. from the look we got at him you could see that he is someone who resembled at least the surveillance video that was released over the weekend of a man leaving a parking structure. someone that police said they wanted to talk to. he was taken into custody very near where the last of the fires were set overnight and then we asked what inference we can draw from that to a los angeles city fire department official. the only thing he would say without drawing a direct connection was that there were no suspic...

"the new york times" says it is the worst los angeles has seen the 1992 riots in arson fires. police are releasing surveillance video showing what they call a person of interest. seeing it there on your screen, 39 fires are said to be linked to a serial arsonist. casey wian is following all the developments for us live in hollywood this morning. we understand police executed a search warrant. is that true? >> reporter: that's what's been reported, zoraida. we have new developments to report on the actual suspected arson fires themselves. we arrived here at the command center about an hour ago,...

I'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. authorities in california have arrested a man believed to be responsible for dozens of arson fires in los angeles. they have not identified the suspect, but police say he resembles a person of interest who was caught on video. the 53 fires terrified area residents. no injuries have been reported, but the blazes cost about $2 million in damage. police believe a body found in a remote area of mt. rainier national part is that of the mt. rainier shooter. an identity has not been confirmed, but authorities believe it is that of iraq war vet benjami...

Me. >> police in los angeles have a person of interest in connection to three dozen arson fires during the new year's weekend. investigators say the man was spotted on surveillance video in several locations. there's a person right there. he is said to be in his 20s or 30s and wears a ponytail. >> a manhunt going on around mt. rainier, washington. actually that's in washington state. police are looking for a man they say shot and killed a park ranger while they were trying to stop him and then he took off into the woods. there's the ranger. there's the suspect. his name, benjamin colton barn...

Still on the run. it's nearly 400 square miles. visitors to the park this holiday weekend, one of the busiest weekends they have had in a while, have been either evacuated or taken to safe locations. seven more suspected arson fires in the los angeles fire have boosted the total to 39 since friday. cars are being torched with the flames spreading to houses. so far, there's only one reported injury to a firefighter. a $60,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. ohio officials are blocking the opening of four wells after an earthquake in ohio. the magnitude 4.0 quak...