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Hello, i'm isha. we'll have more from anderson on iowa caucuses in a moment. first, other stories we're following tonight. in crime and punishment, finally an end to the los angeles arson spree. 53 fires were set over four days, causing about $3 million in damage. the mayor says 24-year-old harry burkhart is in custody. one city official described the fires as the work of an arsonist who struck like lightning. >> reporter: just after 1 a.m. monday, los angeles fire crews and arson investigators responded to nearly a dozen car fires in the san fernando valley, hollywood and west hollywood. on d...

Gained major momentum in iowa in the last couple days. also ahead, crime and punishment tonight, a four-day arson spree in los angeles seems to be over. cars being fire bombed in parking lots. there's a man that's been arrested. they counted 53 fires. parked cars, most were started by fire bombs. $2 million in damage. e what i a. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thou...

>> reporter: sunday a task force of local and federal officials released this surveillance video of a man emerging from an underground parking garage in hollywood, announcing they wanted to speak with him. >> the task force has worked together seamlessly around the clock and currently reviewing more than 100 clues, mapping out the sequin of the fires that occurred, interviewing hundreds of witnesses and canvassing the 53 fire scenes as part of this active investigation. >> reporter: monday morning a man resembling the one in the tape was spotted by a sheriff's deputy. fire officials say the ma...

>> reporter: just after 1 a.m. monday, los angeles fire crews and arson investigators responded to nearly a dozen car fires in the san fernando valley, hollywood and west hollywood. on day four of l.a.'s arson spree, the number of cars set on fire exceeded 50. some of those blazes spread to structures, including apartments. residents were terrified. >> it's a new form of urban terrorism. >> reporter: sunday a task force of local and federal officials released this surveillance video of a man emerging from an underground parking garage in hollywood, announcing they wanted to speak with him. >> ...

Politics in just a moment. first we want to tell you about other stories making news, the arson spree in the los angeles area has ended and police believe they have the person responsible for it. 24-year-old harry burkhart has been arrested in connection with 50 fires. police believe he's a foreign national from germany and likely face numerous charges. burk hart is accused much setting parked cars and buildings on fire. it caused $3 million in damage. parts of the country are getting a first taste of winter. folks in indiana and michigan put their shovels to work trying to dig out from seve...