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He is described as a model student. we'll keep you updated on this story. the number two democrat in the senate dick durbin taking heat for what he said about his republican colleagues, blaming them for holding up the nominee. >> loretta lynch, the first african-american woman nominated to be attorney general, is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the senate calendar. >> wow. a reference to race right there. durbin's critics quickly point out to the hypocrisy of that. he tried to block a latino nomination under president george w. bush calling him, quote, dangerous. one c...

Increased fire for sure. >> reporter: it burned through a little more than four square miles of brush and trees in the park and neighboring national forest and private land. this picture-perfect image of the yosemite valley turned to this. the iconic granite walls grayed out by thick smoke. >> we can't take photos because of all the smoke. >> reporter: a similar situation 100 miles to the north, just east of sacramento, california, where at least 13 homes were left in ruins. >> i saw the flames. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: firefighters say they almost had to cancel air drops because so...

Home to call the fire department. at the fire scene, investigators found the remnants of the kerosene heater. but the plastic fuel can was found outside the workshop door, in perfect condition, inconsistent with jean's story. and major michael overbey believed that the position of jim's body was inconsistent with most fire victims. >> it appeared his arms were outstretched and over his head. it appeared to me the way someone would be positioned if they had been dragged into a particular spot or carried. that was the first thing that i noticed. they were not in a fetal-type position that you se...

People lie on their driver's license. and so sometimes that information isn't correct. >> the medical examiner wanted to make a positive identification using scientific methods. this proved to be harder than anyone expected. >> based on the extent of the brns on the face and the hands and the arms, we couldn't do fingerprints. we couldn't do facial recognition. so our only choice was dna and dental. >> well, as it turns out, ari squire hadn't been to the dentist in almost a decade. >> at the fire scene, investigators saw something suspicious on the garage circuit panel. >> checking out all the...

>> in a panic, jean said she ran from the workshop into their home to call the fire department. at the fire scene, investigators found the remnants of the kerosene heater. but the plastic fuel can was found outside the workshop door, in perfect condition, inconsistent with jean's story. and major michael overbey believed that the position of jim's body was inconsistent with most fire victims. >> it appeared his arms were outstretched and over his head. it appeared to me the way someone would be positioned if they had been dragged into a particular spot or carried. that was the first thing that...