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Police and ems and sanitation workers and the fire department seeing big gains since the mayor announced the mandate 12 days ago. >> anyone who hasn't so far, there is still a chance to fix it. come in and get vbd. come back to work because we need everyone to do their job and we need everybody to be safe. >> reporter: still, 9,000 city workers who didn't get the shot are now at home on unpaid leave. the mayor said there have been no interruptions to police, sanitation and fire services, and no firehouses closed. but the firefighters union is still pushing back against the city's mandate. >> w...

Insurance with fire coverage, typically they will get some return. when the lava approaches a home, the home will burst into flames before it is actually consumed by the lava. so as long as they have the typical homeowners insurance with fire protection they will get some return. you know, we will continue to monitor that and make sure the residents who are paying for insurance get their coverage. >> that's a really good point. we are watching the video of the lava moving across the road and car burst into flames before the lava got there. the heat from the event is so amazing. we are showing ...

Mount kilauea spewing lava and toxic gas forcing residents out of their homes. 35 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. william la jeunesse live from the big idea with the latest. william? >> jon, the red cross says there's 250 people sleeping behind me. there's no where to go. no hotel rooms and longer term, most don't have volcano insurance. the governor told residents last night, don't ask your agent if you have lava insurance. as long as you have fire coverage, we believe you're covered. >> you have to feel for the people that lost their houses. up to now, we're okay. >> so the an...

Of land burned or larger. 9,000 of them across the state. con consumed about one million acres of land. a lot of water to not be absorbed. we'll break down what's happening. it's fascinating when you think about the forest, the tree, the foliage, all of it that covers the hillsides across this region of california. with the tremendous amount of fire coverage, upwards of 9,000, what you're seeing is the foliage and what's left is burnt down. you get this almost sand like layer. a silty layer that makes up the surface of the soil. beneath it is like a lid that blocks off any moisture of going wi...

Okay. imagine the surprise of f >> your house is up in flames and firefighters couldn't save it in time. so they let it burn to the ground. then image the shock of getting a bill from them for almost 20,000 dollars for their services. it happened recently in an ironically named town of, i am not making this up, surprise, arizona. homeowners justin per sell got the bill from the rural metro fire department because his home is in an unincorporated town in arizona without any fire coverage. but he could have purchased coverage from rural metro for about 500 bucks a year. he didn't. here is the ta...