pursuit of a living wage. investigating allegations of a chemicals weapon massacre. inspectors getting access to the sight where the syrian government is accused of poisoning their people. we are live. raging out of control, a fast moving wildfire spreading near yosemite national park. thousands of firefighters on the scene. we are going to show you what's being done to stop the blaze. a family's fight to find a missing pennsylvania teacher who disappeared while hiking in the mountains. >> good morning. i'm michaela pereira.

>> great to have you with us. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> federal firefighters are calling the blaze near and around yosemite national park, the worst they have seen. 7% contained now. the spread throughout not only homes, but san francisco's power supply. nick is following developments for us. >> reporter: thousands of firefighters are battling this massive blaze raging out of control in california's sierra foothills. tens of thousands of acres scorched. the so-called rim fire approached the western edge. >> it's astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. structure protection, making sure we keep everyone safe and protect that park at all costs. >> reporter: bucket drops are the crucial way they are fighting the blaze. parts of the fire are only accessible by air.

on the ground, firefighters like harold cook get little rest. >> how does this compare to others you have fought? >> this is probably one of the worst ones, if not one of the more extreme fires since 2001 when i started. >> it's threatening grovewood. they wait for news about their vacation home. >> it's nerve-racking when they came knocking on my door. this is new for us. i have never been in an area with bad fires. i just wanted to get out. it was thuk in the valley. it cleared. i thought we were okay. we are hoping. >> reporter: more than 200 miles away, san francisco affected. power generators affecting cable fires in the city threatened by the wildfire that shows no signs of stopping soon. >> jennifer delgado in for indra

petersons this morning. jennifer, hopefully the firefighters will catch a break with rain. anytime soon? >> unfortunately, it doesn't look like we are going to see rain. we have a temperature at 46 degrees and winds at roughly 46. i should say at 6 miles per hour. as we go through the next couple days, we are going to see rain chances increasing. as we move through tuesday, we have a 30% chance of rain. you are thinking that sounds good. unfortunately, as we get the storms they could trigger lightning and allow for more fires to spread. unfortunately, as we go through the next 24 hours, the bulk of the rainfall is going to be just to the east of the yosemite fire. in that area, we are looking at a flooding potential. when you want the rain, you certainly can't get it. across the region, it's going to once again be hot and going to be looking at wednesday, roughly

five to 15 miles per hour. guys, back to you. >> weather is just not cooperating. >> no relief there. turning from that to syria. united nations inspectors have access to where the attacks were outside of damascus. the assad regime calling the claims baseless. according to one u.s. officials there's almost no doubt they did. fred is live in damascus for us. what is the latest there? >> reporter: yeah, i saw the u.n. weapons inspectors leave from the hotel they are staying at today and make their way to the southeastern outskirts of damascus where the chemical weapons were allegedly used. one of the thing that is happened as they were about to leave the hotel, there was a mortar that hit the area where the hotel is. it was a loud bang we heard. we are not sure how much damage it was. it brings that mission off to a

difficult start to begin with. as you said, the united states believes a lot of the evidence that might have been there from the chemical weapons attack might have been tampered with. they have been shelling the area in a heavy way. i was there last night, you can see the artillery shells falling on damascus and they could contaminate soil samples. the u.n. in its investigation is not going to lay blame and say this side did it or that side did it. they are going to try to find out what sort of nerve agent it might have been and how it was delivered. was it delivered by artillery shell or some other way. michaela? >> the inspectors are there. the investigation continues. world leaders are denouncing the assad regime. how is he responding and reacting? >> reporter: it's interesting. the assad regime came out early when the allegations were made that it wasn't them, it is

fabricated. this morning, assad gave an interview saying his army would never use such weapons. his own forces were on the front lines and he would be a fool to use chemical weapons in an area where his forces are stationed. they are piling on the pressure saying time is essential for an investigation like this. let's listen in to what the secretary general had to say about this. >> clearly, this was a major and terrible incident. we owe it to the families of the victims to act. all those in syria have a stake in finding out the truth. the whole world should be concerned about any threat or use of chemical weapons. that is why the world is watching syria. >> reporter: there you have it.

the world is watching syria. i want to give you some details about how this mission is going to go today. the weapons inspectors are going to go to the front line, the last check point where the forces are. the rebels are going to let them across. what's gone on is both the government and the rebels said there will be a cessation of hostility, no firing in that area as long as the weapons inspectors are on the ground. >> fred with the latest from damascus. thank you so much for that. as the world is watching syria, the obama administration trying to figure out what to do if inspectors find they used chemical weapons against their own people. chris lawrence has more on that. we want to warn you, some of the images are very graphic in the report. >> reporter: the bombs are falling, the accusations flying. now the pressure is on president obama to defend his red line on chemical weapons, which rebels

claim killed more than 1,000 people in syria. >> we cannot sit still. we have to move and move quickly. >> u.s. and british officials claim british forced shelled it so much it corrupted any evidence the u.n. might find this week. a u.s. official tells cnn behind the scenes, multiple international sources have already collected evidence from that sight. the official says the sources took tissue samples and other evidence shortly after the attack and being analyzed in secure locations. that's why the white house tone changed so quickly from friday's get the inspectors in to sunday's, it's too late to be credible. it's why an administration official sounded so confident saying there is little doubt at this point that a chemical weapon was used against civilians. the president's newly updated

options include cruise missiles launched from one of four navy destroyers or jets firing weapons from outside syrian air space. >> we are prepared to exercise whatever option, if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: chris lawrence, cnn, washington. will army major nadals is ha d san be executed? he was found guilty friday of murdering 13 people and wounding dozens more at ft. hood in 2009. he acted as his own attorney. it's possible he could testify during sentences. courts hearing things about mubarak and his long time political rival. they involve allegations of killing egyptian protesters in

separate instants. he was sentences to life in prison for killing 1,000 demonstrators. his sentence was dismissed on appeal and a new trial ordered. in iraq 60 wounded and ten killed when a bomb exploded inside a baghdad cafe. this is the latest in a string of deadly attacks. attacks on civilians and soldiers is a new round of violence in the country. a train derailment in mexico killing at least five and injurying a dozen. eight cars derailed in mexico near the border of guatemala. the rails shifted from rain triggering the accident. about 250 immigrants were on the train. we are getting a look at dramatic video of a life saving rescue in beijing.

firefighters racing against the clock to save a 2-year-old little girl trapped after falling into a deep well at a construction site. the opening was too narrow for firefighters to get in themselves. they used a rope to lasso her body and pull her up to safety. unbelievable. the girl suffered no serious injuries in that accident. >> grateful family this morning. a family's desperate plea to find a pennsylvania schoolteacher who vanished while camping in the mountains. donald trump sued by the state. new york demanding $40 million. what's got him in so much trouble? we'll tell you that after the break. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection.

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welcome back to "early start," everyone. more than a month after he went missing in the mountains, authorities admit they are no

closer to finding out what happened to matthew greene, a high school math teacher from pennsylvania. his family is desperately trying to keep hope alive. >> i want to be hopeful, but at this point, it's so hard to be hopeful. >> it's hard because her brother, matthew greene is missing. the avid 39-year-old hiker and high school math teacher from pennsylvania who loved being outdoors vanished a month ago vacationing in california. his family said he had gone there to camp, hike and climb. he had been staying at the shady rest campground nearby while his car was being repaired. his family said he was supposed to pick up his car and meet friends. he never picked up his car and his friends say he never showed up. >> there's not a lot of clues to go by. at the time of the pitfall of the investigation is where could he have gone.

>> reporter: ground searches haven't produced clues. family and friends launched a find matthew page. >> this is one of our best friends. we have to focus on the pages missing. we are looking in areas probably 20, 30, 40 acres of mountains. >> reporter: police aren't sure what happened to matthew. it's a missing person's case for now. his family just wants answers. >> at this point, no matter what the outcome, we just want to find him, you know. we just want him back. we want to know what happened to him. former secretary of state colin powell weighing in on the verdict that cleared george zimmerman. powell had this reaction on cbs's "face the nation." >> i think that it will be seen

as a questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system down there. but, i don't know if it will have staying power. these cases come along and they glaze across the midnight sky and then after a period of time, they are forgotten. >> he says he would like to see president obama and future presidents be more passionate about race issues. the age of 80, supreme court justice ruth ginsburg has no plans to retire. she's in good health after surviving two bouts of cancer and intends to keep working as long as she can go full steam. she described the current court as one of the most activist. the new york attorney general is suing donald trump for $40 million accusing him of

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chemical weapons investigation right now, inspectors looking for proof the syrian government slaughtered hundreds of people as leaders discuss what could come next. we are live. will it be life in prison or death for jodi arias, the woman who brutally murdered her lover

heads back to court. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> a child called for help, trapped inside her home. how her quick thinking kept her safe and how police catched the suspects. brave little girl. >> absolutely. welcome back to "early start." time to rise and shine on this monday. we are hopefully -- it is 31 past the hour. >> this morning, the white house said to be considering its options if syria crossed president obama's red line with the chemical attack on its own people. the assad regime is giving access in a suburb of damascus. meantime, military leaders from the u.s., arab leaders are meeting in jordan to discuss it. nick, a meeting going on right now.

any idea what the leaders are saying? do you think they are leaning toward intervention, do we know? >> reporter: getting few details here. we are told they are discussing the regional stability. jordan is a small country, the king not as popular as he was. the fear if they take action against syria, they would fire missiles. it's a concern. four ships could be used. what's happening in the meeting is so secret, there will be no press conference afterwards, we don't know where it's held or any of the details of what is being discussed. >> here is what we do know, a country not at the table, russia. they are urging the u.s. not to get involved, wait for u.n.

inspectors to do their job. how big of an influence does russia have on what happens in syria? >> reporter: huge. absolutely. look at it this way, if you will. assad didn't give permission for them to go to the site until russia said he should. he needs russia backing them up, military advice and support. he needs the veto at the u.n. security council. what russia says is going to have a huge influence on what assad does. that said, they want to keep him as an ally. the russian position is not going to change over the chemical weapons. they believe it was the rebels behind the attack and the united states allies are trying to use it as a pretext for intervention in syria, which they warn against. >> thank you. back stateside, the burn near yosemite national park is

only 7% contained. the blaze consumed 130,000 acres, forced thousands of evacuations. the rough terrain is making it difficult for crews to fight the fire. jennifer is in for indra. she's tracking the conditions firefighters are facing. one of the challenges is it's so, so dry. it would be nice if they had relief in store in the way of rain. it doesn't look likely. >> it doesn't. we are looking at dry conditions across the region. look at the temperature right now. 45 degrees is the relative humidity at 48%. the winds are fairly calm. as we go throughout the afternoon, we are going to see the wind gusts anywhere between 10 and 15 miles per hour. we don't have red flag warnings out there. the weather conditions are going to cooperate today. we have a zero percent chance of rain today, tomorrow a 30% chance for isolated storms to pop up there. you think it sounds good.

unfortunately, some of the storms could trigger lightning. just to make matters worse, yosemite is nice and dry there, unfortunately. look at the rain across the southwest. unfortunately, we can't get that across yosemite. we are talking the flooding proten shl for parts of the southwest. that means the areas you add one inch of rainfall and you could see flash flooding there. it's all going to be worse because we have a burn scar across the region. we talked about fires and flooding potential. then, late summer heat wave across the midwest. we are going to see heat index values up to 110 degrees. that includes parts of the upper plains. look at the numbers we are talking about today. 101 for a high in des moines. minneapolis, i have a problem with this. 94 in st. louis. some of the temperatures running 20 degrees above average with the heat in place. we have a front in place. we are going to see the potential for storms to pop up

in the midwest. we are talking damaging winds as well as hail and the potential for isolated tornado. again, we'll continue to follow the fire. guys, across the northeast, you have comfortable temperatures and rain into new york later in the afternoon. >> all right, jennifer delgado looking at the weather across the nation. thanks for keeping an eye on it for us. it is 5:36 in the east. jodi arias will be back in court this morning at the hearing, a judge could set a date for her penalty phase retrial. she was convicted of killing her boyfriend but the jury couldn't decide on the death penalty. more from ted rollens. >> we the jury sworn upon our oath find the defendant as to count one first degree murder guilty. >> reporter: after listening to four months of testimony, it took three days to find her guilty of first degree murder.

they could not decide against the death penalty or life in prison. arizona law alaws prosecutors one more chance at death. if they still can't decide, she will get life in prison and a judge will determine whether or not she's eligible for parole. >> the new jury isn't going to have nearly the information the old jury did. the jury that made this decision saw every gruesome detail, saw all the lies and everything. >> reporter: finding new juror who is haven't heard of the arias case will be difficult. finding witnesses that will stand-up for jodi arias will be tough. >> mr. martinez, are you angry at me? >> reporter: she has no intention of going thrgh that again. even though her testimony could

make a difference. >> why don't you want to go back? >> threats to my life. threats to my family. my family doesn't want me to go back. >> reporter: in the end, jodi arias may end up being her own best chance for avoiding the death penalty. >> either way, i'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison, either a life that is shortened or not. if it's shortened, the people who will hurt the most are my family. i'm asking you, please, please don't do that to them. >> reporter: arias pled for her life during the penalty phase after spending 18 days on the witness stand during the trial. what, if anything she says to the new jury may determine if she lives or dies. penn state reached settlements with seven of jerry sandusky's victims. one of them, his adopted son. the football coach serving 30 years for child sexual abuse.

there's no word on how much money they received. the amount is kept confidential. they set aside $60 million for payouts. they are facing 30 lawsuits. amanda knox is not returning to italy for the retrial. knox served some time in prison. that conviction was overturned because of a lack of evidence. knox moved back home to seattle, as you recall. there's a chance italy may ask to have her extradited for the trial. hundreds attending a memorial service for christopher lane, the baseball player shot and killed in a shocking act of violence in oklahoma. his killers were three bored teenagers facing first degree murder charges. his two former baseball teams played a game in his honor after the memorial service. the funeral will be held wednesday.

police near baton rouge. they think the child did it intentionally after playing a video game. the boy is too young to be charged and is back with his parents. the gun reportedly belonged to the victim. the family of a 12-year-old florida boy who dieed from a rare brain eating pair site is donating his organs. he passed away over the weekend. he was infected while playing in a water filled ditch near his home three weeks ago. doctors tried an experimental drug that saved the life of an arkansas girl battling the same illness. scary moments for passengers on board a delta airlines flight. the boeing 757 enroute from can keown to atlanta landed when pilots reported the smell. fire officials determined there was no danger. the plane was carrying 187 passengers and they were put on another plane. two people under arrest

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welcome back to "early start," 5:45 in the east. an illegal battle in ohio has a 10-year-old little girl's life hanging in the balance. the amish girl was diagnosed with cancer. the family told doctors to stop, claiming the chemo was killing her. >> they opted not to continue traditional chemo therapy and seeking a holistic, natural way of treating the disease. it's our obligation to do what's ethically and legally right by the child. >> after the parents refused treatment, the hospital sued for guardianship. the bare knuckled babes.

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tiger was fighting through back spasms yesterday. take a look at the highlights of this one. tiger on 13. check it out. after his she could shot, he's going to drop to his knees in pain. ball goes in the water for a bogey. he rallied. he birdied 16 and 17. then 18, he needs this put to force a playoff with adam scott. it comes up just short. tiger finishes tied for second. scott wins. california and japan squaring off in the little league series. california with a tieing runner on first in the final inning. japan is going to turn the great double play to end the game. they win, 6-4 to claim their third world series title in the past four years. bleacher report.com a fleshman at colorado state had a three chances to make a shot but

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welcome back to "early start," everyone. just about 6:00 in the east on this monday morning. it was justin timberlake's night on the mtv awards. he won for "mirrors" and given the michael jackson award. timberlake reunited with his former band mates. bruno mars took home the moon man for best male video, "locked out of heaven." taylor swift won for "i knew you

were trouble." and miley cyrus got the twitterverse going showing plenty of skin. first, she came out with furry friends and got everybody twerking with "we can't stop." then after per that, she stripped down. an r-rated performance we can say. time for "new day." take it away chris and kate. >> thank you. see you in a bit. >> it's almost to top of the hour thachlt means it's time for your top news. >> it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. >> national treasure on fire. thousands of acres inside yosemite national park destroyed by wildfire as crews work to

stop it. we are live with the latest. tensions rising. the u.s. says there's little doubt syria used chemical weapons. calls now for the u.s. to hit the ruling regime. will president obama act? trump fires back. the donald is sued. one state claiming trump university is a scam. he joins us live this morning. >> your "new day" starts right now. announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> wcome to "new day." it is 6:00 in the east. we have a lot coming up this morning. an 8-year-old accused of shooting and killing his grandmother. no one knows for sure why this happened. could this be a clue? the boy was playing a violent video game moments before he pulled the trigger. we are going to give you the details and dive into the debate, coming up. a tough story that has

parents and doctors at odds. the amish parents of a girl are stopping chemo treatments. it's her choice, their choice. it's too painful for her daughter. doctors say she won't survive without the treatment. a court stepped in. we are this. justin timberlake reuniting with the group. why is everyone talking about miley cyrus this morning? we will have much more on the performance that left a lot of people shocked. a race against the clock as crews battle a mammoth wildfire. the rim fire has devoured acres. the blaze is the size of chicago. thousands of firefighters a