QUITE SOME TIME. BUT WE’RE GOING TO BE HERE AS WELL. GETTING YOU THROUGH IT, DAVID
STUFF. THANK
YOU, STEPHEN.
>> SAN ANTONIO POLICE SAY A
CRASH LAST NIGHT INTO THE LIFE
OF A MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE.
NOW POLICE SAY THIS ALL
HAPPENED ON CULEBRA ROAD AND
ALAMO PARKWAY ON THE FAR WEST
SIDE, INVESTIGATORS TELL US
THAT A BMW WAS MAKING A TURN
WHEN A PERSON ON A MOTORCYCLE
HIT THE SIDE OF THAT CAR.
SO THAT MAN ON THE MOTORCYCLE
DIED, THE DRIVER OF THE BMW
STAYED AT THE SCENE TO TRY AND
HELP AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
FACE CHARGES
>> A CODE INSPECTION LEADS TO
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AT A
SAN ANTONIO HOME INSIDE,
INVESTIGATORS FOUND WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A GAMBLING OPERATION.
THIS WAS THE SCENE INSIDE THE
SOUTHEAST SIDE HOME ON EAST
SOUTHCROSS NEAR LOOP 4.10,
ALONG WITH THE GRAFFITI CLOTHES
AND TRASH. POLICE FOUND 24 SLOT
MACHINES AND MORE THAN A DOZEN
PEOPLE INSIDE DRUGS AND 2
STOLEN VEHICLES ALSO FOUND IN
THE HOUSE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE
NOT SAID HOW MANY PEOPLE.
ARRESTED IN THAT CASE.
NOW THAT FIRE EMERGENCY
OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, A BRUSH FIRE
QUICKLY SPREADING TEARING
THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ABC’S MONA KOSAR ABDI HAS
THE DETAILS.
>> OVERNIGHT, A FAST-MOVING
BRUSH FIRE ENGULFING HOMES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS A
GAME OF WHACK A BALL.
>> FOR THESE FIRE CREWS, BOTH
THE FIRE CREWS IN THE AIR AT
THE FIRE CREWS ON THE GROUND.
THE FIRE STARTING AROUND
02:30PM, SMOLDERING IN THE
HILLS OF ORANGE COUNTY BEFORE
SUDDENLY EXPLODING SPREADING TO
MORE THAN 150 ACRES.
FIREFIGHTERS SCRAMBLING TO STOP
THE SPREAD, BUT STRONG WINDS
AND HIGH TEMPERATURES FANNED
THE FLAMES. THE FIRE ENGULFED
EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH FROM
PALM TREES TO POWER LINES.
>> BY THE TIME IT REACHED THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE GUSTING WINDS
WERE SENDING EMBERS SWIRLING
ONTO ROOFTOPS AND SOON HOME
AFTER HOME AFTER HOME WENT UP
IN FLAMES. THE MINUTE WHITE
HOUSE TAXES ON FIRE.
>> THEY TRY AND GET AHEAD.
A LOT OF MAYBE THEY CAN GET
SOME WATER ON IT. BUT WITHIN
SECONDS IS ANOTHER HOUSE DOWN
THE BLOCK? MAYBE EVEN A COUPLE
BLOCKS AWAY THAT ARE CATCHING
ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE WIN.
BY NIGHTFALL, THE FIRE HAD
BURNED AT LEAST 200 ACRES
DESTROYED MORE THAN A DOZEN
HOMES. THESE ARE COMPLETE
LOSSES.
>> IT COMES AS THE SOUTHWESTERN
U.S. INDOORS, EXTREME DROUGHT,
THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THIS
YEAR, THE DRIEST ON RECORD IN
CALIFORNIA. THE FUELS.
>> BEDS IN THIS COUNTY
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THROUGHOUT THE WEST ARE SO DRY.
THAT, YOU KNOW, FIRE LIKE THIS
IS GOING TO BE MORE COMMONPLACE
TODAY. STATES FROM CALIFORNIA
TO KANSAS FACE RED FLAG FIRE
WARNINGS BACK IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THE CAUSE OF THAT
FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
OFFICIALLY THE STATE’S FIRE
SEASON DOESN’T BEGIN UNTIL
JULY. MONA KOSAR, ABDI.
>> ABC NEWS, NEW YORK.
>> A TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT FOR
NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS HAS
BEEN REACHED IN A CLASS ACTION
LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY FAMILIES OF
VICTIMS OF LAST JUNE
CONDOMINIUM COLLAPSE IN
SURFSIDE, FLORIDA. THE
SETTLEMENT IS STILL PENDING.
FINAL APPROVAL. THE 12 STORY,
CHAMPLAIN TOWERS, SOUTH
CONDOMINIUM PARTIALLY COLLAPSE
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
JUNE 24TH MOST INSTANTLY ALMOST
INSTANTLY DESTROYED DOZENS OF
INDIVIDUAL CONDO UNITS AND
BURYING VICTIMS UNDER TONS OF
RUBBLE.
RESCUERS SPENT WEEKS DIGGING
THROUGH MOUNTAINS OF CONCRETE
FIRST TO FIND SURVIVORS AND
LATER TO RECOVER THE REMAINS OF
THOSE WHO DIED. TOTAL OF 98
PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
>> NORTH KOREA IS REPORTING ITS
FIRST EVER CASE OF COVID-19
WITH STATE MEDIA CALLING IT A
MAJOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
NOW, ACCORDING TO NORTH KOREA’S
NEWS MEDIA OUTLET, THE FIRST
CASE OF THE OMICRON VARIANT
WAS IN THE CAPITAL. PYONGYANG.
NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG
HOON WAS ORDERED ALL CITIES
INTO IMMEDIATE LOCKDOWN.
THE NORTH KOREANS ARE PLANNING
TO DISTRIBUTE MEDICAL SUPPLIES
THAT HAVE BEEN STOCKED UP FOR
USE IN SUCH AN EMERGENCY.
AND JOHN UNITS ALSO EXPRESSING
CONFIDENCE THAT HIS COUNTRY
WILL OVERCOME THAT OUTBREAK.
>> IN OHIO, AUTHORITIES HAVE
RELEASED NEW SECURITY VIDEO
SHOWING A CAR CRASHING INTO
THE COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
LAST WEEK. IT IS CLOSE. POLICE
SAY THE CAR HIT THE BUILDING
GOING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR.
THE DRIVER SAYS HIS BRAKES
DIDN’T WORK, BUT WITNESSES SAID
IT LOOKED LIKE THE DRIVER
INCREASES PETA MAKE A YELLOW
LIGHT. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO
THE HOSPITAL, GIVING A TRAFFIC
CITATION. THE CONVENTION CENTER
REPORTS THE CRASH CAUSED MORE
THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION
DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. A LOT OF