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here with first hand knowledge of what it was all like. [ siren ] the flames had people in the hills of oakland, and berkely running for their lives. >> my god, i've never seen anything like it! >> reporter: no one had seen anything like it, including gordon piper. his home was one of more than 3,000 destroyed in the firestorm. >> the area looked like it had been bombed. >> reporter: he helped create this gateway exhibit center. a monument to the fire. >> my conclusion to the firestorm, kind of where we lived, we lived in harm's way. you can't wait until the fire is coming over the h...

the making, and. >> aits chronic deez. the demand for these drugs is not going to go away. >> new jobs to help save looiftz and new jobs to help with your home and business. it's why they're able to buck the trend of job stagnation, instead, growing, building and hire. >> dell says it needs 200 people right away with plans to grow in the future. they will put construction workers to work to build its new facility, part of an expansion project that will bring as many as 1700 new employees to the company. janelle? >> very promising news. scott, thanks so much. apple employees gathere...

live at the dellums federal building with the likely reason for dellums new job. >> reporter: during his three decades in congress, dellums was so far to the left he described himself as a socialist. so it's raising eyebrows to learn he's now working as a lobbiest for an influential republican firm. from his days to his last days in office as oakland mayor, ron dellums has been among america's loudest liberal voices. now he's working as vice chairman of watts partners. the lobbying firm was found bid j.c. watts. >> it feels he's betrayed the public, he's betrayed the public, he's bet...

>> reporter: during his three decades in congress, dellums was so far to the left he described himself as a socialist. so it's raising eyebrows to learn he's now working as a lobbiest for an influential republican firm. from his days to his last days in office as oakland mayor, ron dellums has been among america's loudest liberal voices. now he's working as vice chairman of watts partners. the lobbying firm was found bid j.c. watts. >> it feels he's betrayed the public, he's betrayed the public, he's betrayed his ideals. >> reporter: long time dellums supporters are stunned. why woul...

issue, then government building may have to stop issuing social security checks, medical reimbursement or even stop paying salaries. congress started the day bracing for a vote. >> listen for the sakes of jobs, for the sake of our country, i'm asking the representatives in the house in a bipartisan way and asking let's pass this vote. >> reporter: but by midday the vote did not go. >> this plan aims to hit our seniors, our children and low income families. far more draconian cuts. both plans call for up to $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade. democrats want to raise t...