Denver Fire Department via TwitterBy CLAYTON SANDELL, EMILY SHAPIRO and JEFFREY COOK, ABC News
(DENVER) — Five people are dead, including two children, in an early morning house fire that Denver police and fire officials say appears to be arson.
The fire was reported around 2:40 a.m. local time, the Denver Fire Department said. Responding officers tried to get people out of the house but the intense heat pushed them back, the police department said.
Three people escaped the fire by jumping from the second story of the suburban home, according to a Denver Fire Department spokesperson. They are not believed to be significantly injured.
A toddler, a child and three adults were killed, according to the fire department. They were all found on the first floor, fire officials said at a news conference.
“We have indication through some evidence that it was an arson,” Joe Montoya, Denver police Division Chief of Investigations, said at a Wednesday morning news conference.
He did not provide further information on the evidence.
The fire “will be investigated … as a homicide investigation,” Montoya said.
(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Isaias raced up the East Coast bringing torrential rain and ferocious winds — and leaving deaths and widespread damage in its wake.
At least six people were killed by Isaias, according to reports.
Among them, a man was killed in the New York City borough of Queens when a downed tree crushed his car, New York ABC station WABC-Tv reported.
And in coastal St. Mary’s County, Maryland, a driver was killed Tuesday morning when a massive tree fell on the car, according to the county sheriff’s office.
Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane late Monday before charing up the East Coast on Tuesday.
Over 3.3 million customers remained without power overnight from North Carolina up to Maine.
Isaias bought powerful wind gusts, including 109 mph on Long Beach Island in New Jersey and 96 mph in New Castle County, Delaware.
The storm also brought torrential rain and flash flooding.
Sotterley, Maryland, was buried under 9 inches of rain while Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, recorded 8.59 inches of rainfall.
At least 26 reported tornadoes from North Carolina to New Jersey.
Isaias came after what has been a remarkable summer for the mid-Atlantic.
On June 3, a wind storm tore through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and on July 10, Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in New Jersey.
July 2020 marked the warmest month on record for Bridgeport, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia.
(NEW YORK) — Search crews have located a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle nearly 400 feet under the ocean’s surface after it sunk in a deadly accident off the coast of Southern California last week, according to military officials.
“Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) positively identified on Aug. 3 the location of the amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) that sunk off the coast of San Clemente Island on July 30,” a military official said in a statement Tuesday.
Of the 16 aboard when the vehicle began taking on water during a shore-to-ship maneuver about a mile off the coast of San Clemente Island Thursday, eight were rescued, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene.
Seven Marines and one Navy corpsman were declared missing and presumed dead on Sunday after an intensive 40-hour search and rescue mission. The AAV was determined to be too deep for divers to reach.
The Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command was able to identify human remains Monday using video from an unmanned sub, according to the statement. Recovery efforts could begin as early as the end of the week.
“The Navy has expedited the movement of assets to recover the remains of the Marines and Sailor, as well as raise the AAV. The equipment to properly and safely perform the recovery from the sea floor will be in place at the end of this week, and a dignified transfer of our Marines and Sailor will occur as soon as possible after the conclusion of recovery operations,” the statement said.
Lt. General Joseph Osterman, commander of I MEF, told reporters Friday that searchers had a good idea of where the AAV went down because Marines on other AAVs close by witnessed it go under. However officials initially estimated it had sunk as deep as 600 feet, as opposed to the 385-foot depth at which it was found.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Though Osterman said that only two AAVs have sunk in the last 25 years, Marine Commandant David Berger declared Friday that all AAV water operations will be halted until the nature of the accident is better understood.
President Donald Trump offered his condolences for the fallen military men on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
“I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of eight Marines and one Sailor during a training exercise off the coast of California. Our prayers are with their families. I thank them for the brave service their loved ones gave to our Nation. #SemperFidelis,” Trump tweeted.
This week the Marine Corps released details of the nine service members presumed dead. All eight Marines served as riflemen in 1st Battalion, 4th Marines based in Camp Pendleton. The sailor was a Fleet Marine Force corpsman serving alongside them in the infantry unit.
Their names, ages and hometowns are as follows:
LCpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas (pronounced dead at the scene)
Cpl Wesley A. Rodd, 23, of Harris, Texas
Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California
LCpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California
LCpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 19, of Portland, Oregon
Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California
Facebook/Los Angeles County Sheriff’s DepartmentBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News
(LOS ANGELES) — Up to 3,000 cock fighting roosters, along with several hundred livestock animals, have been recovered from a California ranch following an investigation into animal cruelty.
The recovery began at approximately 7 a.m. on Aug. 3 when Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Community Partnerships Bureau served a search warrant on a multi-acre ranch in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the operation was part of an investigation related to animal cruelty and possession of game fowl for the purpose of fighting and was conducted in conjunction with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control.
“Several hundred livestock animals are held on the property in various states of health,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. “Approximately two to three thousand cock fighting roosters are also being held on the property.
Several occupiers of the property were detained during the operation although the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not disclose their identity or how many suspects were involved.
Authorities said that investigators are on the scene to determine the animals’ ownership and if any crimes were involved and that all of the animals will be inspected and documented by Animal Care and Control officers.
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, EMILY SHAPIRO and MELISSA GRIFFIN, ABC News
(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Isaias is racing up the East Coast, battering New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania with heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes and rough winds.
One person in Maryland and two others in North Carolina have died.
Over 1.8 million customers are without power in North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.
There have already been at least 16 reported tornadoes from North Carolina to New Jersey. Here is the latest: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a statewide state of emergency.
“Do not be on the roads unless absolutely necessary,” he tweeted.
Long Beach Island on New Jersey reported a wind gust of 109 mph.
By Tuesday morning, the streets in Philadelphia suburb Bryn Mawr looked like a river.
Maryland
In coastal St. Mary’s County, Maryland, a driver was killed Tuesday morning when a massive tree fell on the car, according to the county sheriff’s office.
Over eight inches of rain have been reported in Talbot County, Maryland.
At Maryland’s Charles County-Prince George’s County line, two cars were swept off a flooded road, leaving people clinging to trees and on the roof of cars, reported ABC’s D.C. affiliate WJLA.
Rescuers brought rafts and an airboat and it did not appear anyone was seriously injured, WJLA reported. New York, Connecticut, New England
In New York City, Lower Manhattan is especially vulnerable to flooding, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Between the rain, possible flooding, gusty winds and tornadoes, New Yorkers should “take it seriously,” de Blasio warned Tuesday.
Powerful winds will overtake Long Island and Connecticut while tornadoes will be possible in southern New England.
By Tuesday night, the tornado threat will move to northern New England as Isaias heads toward Canada. Carolinas, Virginia
Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane around 11 p.m. Monday, lashing the coastline and leaving a trail of damage in its wake.
At least two people in North Carolina have died, according to ABC Raleigh station WTVD.
“All in all, this storm got in, got out pretty quickly and that’s a good sign for potential river flooding which we hope will not be serious,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told “Good Morning America” Tuesday. “The damage was not in any way as great as it could have been.”
In South Carolina, storm surge caused streets to turn to rivers, homes to flood and cars to end up buried under sand.
As Isaias moved north, multiple homes were damaged by downed trees in Suffolk, Virginia, city officials said.
Denver Fire Department via TwitterBy CLAYTON SANDELL, EMILY SHAPIRO and JEFFREY COOK, ABC News
