. >> we got just our truck and my family and that's it. at least one life lost, an entire neighborhood gutted as the wildfire continues to race across the north bay. as the valley fire explodes in size, fire crews and residents are scrambling to save whatever they can. thousands evacuated this morning. as the sun comes up on a new day, we'll have new information on how crews plan to try to slow the fire's progress. we have complete live cover age coming up. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

the breaking news we've been following overnight. flames ripping through lake sonoma and napa counties and now this fire has turned deadly. at least one person has been killed, but as of right now, not much is known about the victim. the valley fire exploded over the weekend growing to 50,000 acres in less than 48 hours. hundreds of homes and businesses already gone and thousands more in its path. right now crews have no handle on this fire. actually zero percent contained. >> we have team coverage from the latest on the 10,000 people evacuated to the conditions firefighters are facing on the ground right now. let's get to it. let's get to stephanie trong in middletown who has been devastated. what are you seeing out there this morning. >> as we weretriving into town you could see parts of the neighborhood completely untouched and places where we're standing where you can see the foundation of homes, shells, just really a lot of debris. even a swing set in the distance and next door and across the

street homes that are still up as though there is no fire here. so far the number, 400 homes destroyed or several hundred i should say, according to cal fire spokesman i just talked to. that figure expected to jump quite a bit as firefighters try to get all the different neighborhoods and all the information. 1,500 personnel attacking the valley fire that started around 1:00 in the afternoon near cobb fueled by the heat conditions and gusty winds that were really bad. cal fire saying that is the story. as for the people many who live in places like middletown aren't sure what they are going to come back to and they're not allowed to return until tuesday. some did stay back to help firefighters and their neighbors like the harpers who own the grocery and hardware store in town. >> we wanted to come here and make sure that we could open it up for the fire mp and anybody else that stayed behind. >> we have a generator running the store outside and we have outside access to the store. so, we'll have somebody here 24

hours. >> the harpers themselves lost everything and at their store they were taking ious from people who didn't have cash. just trying to help where they could. 5,800 people still without power. so much devastation around here and you can, obviously, smell the devastation really with the smoke. we can't see the flames from here. the fire is moving in so many different directions, all directions, really, headed to places like angwin. we're expected to get an update from cal fire between 6:00 and 7:00. >> stephanie, thank you. veteran firefighters say they have never seen a fire spread this fast. take a look at how fast these are spreading. started saturday afternoon. within 24 hours, the fire had scorched more than 7 square miles. that is much bigger than the city of san francisco. this morning thousands waking up

to evacuation shelters with no idea if their homes are still standing. bob redell live at one of those evacuation centers. are you hearing from evacuees this morning? >> scott, many of the people want to know whether or not their home survived this fire. around 10,000 people have evacuated the fire zone. several hundred of them coming to this tent city that has pa d popped up here at the napa county fairgrounds. one of the red cross evacuation centers set up. one of three centers set up for evacu evacuees. many people had little time to get out of the fire if they lived in the town of middletown. suffered a lot of destruction. the so-called valley fire destroyed 100 houses. within the first 15 hours, which one firefighter said is unheard of. testimony of just how bad the drought has been which is why

some residents had to rush out of there. however, some people did stay behind in an attempt to save their homes. including david demonte who suffered burns and bruises. >> hoses, rakes, shovels, anything that you can get that you could use to get fire away from something. >> everything was burning from tree to tree and out on the back, too. >> so, for the people here in the tent city, when are they going to be able to go back to middletown to see if their homes survived or not. the earliest will be tomorrow. it's probably going to be a day or two. tomorrow or wednesday. reporting live here , bob redel people across the bay area seeing and smelling the smoke from the valley fire. air quality officials say some areas may see high concentration of smoke for much of the day. anyone who sees or smells heavy smoke is encouraged to stay

inside. what kind of conditions are they going to face today? i heard about rain, that would help a lot. >> we're looking at some very light rain this morning. mist and drizzle. a lot more humid as we start off the morning. also, we had a shift in the wind. yesterday the winds were coming in from the north. today from the south. so, it will blow the smoke farther off towards the north and towards the central valley. away from the bay area. the big difference from what we had yesterday. all levels of the atmosphere we're getting more of a southerly wind and a lot more hew mi humidity. look at the relative humidity this morning. in the 90s up in the north bay. that will really help add moisture to the air and also a chance of rain in the forecast today. you can see that blowing up this afternoon. we may have some light showers moving across the bay area. and we may have several rounds of that, which, of course, could help out with these wildfires over the next couple of days.

we'll keep you upto date on that. >> we'll talk about the commute and we'll also talk about the roadways and highway 29 and 120 and all the local roads, of course, affected by this fire. we'll give you a locater. so, we know where these are up in wine country. we'll move down. note for the travel advisory up there. definitely watch for local traffic control. meanwhile, closer to the bay, still very early and very light traffic as you would expect all around the bay. we would talk about a disabled vehicle from that cleared from the flat section of the bay area. we look over a smooth drive back into san francisco restored. >> mike, thanks. we'll continue to follow the fire, but in the meantime, people are talking football. you ready for some gridlock. preparations under way for the first ever monday night football game at levi stadium. what you need to know, even if you're not going to the game. happening today: =scott/cu=

packed trains and plenty of traffic expected in the south bay with the first football game of the year. happening today. packed trains and plenty of traffic in the south bay with the first football game of the year. 70,000 fans will be heading to the game at the same time that many people will be heading home from work. last year traffic was a real problem and this year stadium officials have added lanes, as well as detailed signs to help slow that traffic through the area. the vta has added trains to and from games, as well. tonight's game against the

vikings kicks off at 7:20. it shows levi stadium delivered to the city $1 million beyond forecasted revenues during its first year. the other events including concerts and even wrestle mania. all results to $3 million for santa clara operating fund. >> not just the revenue from the report. these other things that the businesses that are making money now because on a sunday or a monday night, they didn't have that business. now they can actually bring in more revenue. >> had an independent auditor will release a more detailed report on the stadium's finances later this month. a little relief for b.a.r.t. commuters. experiencing record ridership. about 430,000 people ride b.a.r.t. on most work days to help handle the crowds. more runs being added across the board are more train cars to the

busy pittsburg line. new trains will be added to the fleet starting in 2017. coming up, we told you about victims throughout the state. what scammers are doing to make matters even worse.

a look at weather and traffic together. it's rather early. the first morning i really felt fall in the air. >> yes, so much cooler,

especially when you consider how hot it was last week and even yesterday. much cooler weather in the forecast. i think you'll like what i have to say as we take a look at the san bruno mountain towards san francisco. we have low clouds this morning and even mist and drizzle starting out in spots and we will have a chance of rain in the forecast today. expecting some light rain, it will be really not a lot to measure. but it will at least have some humidity moisture through the air and give oslittus a little relief from the dry conditions we had. starting out at 58 degrees in napa, livermore 64 degrees in san jose and now at 60 degrees our winds have shifted direction. yesterday we had the smoke and the ash coming down from the wildfires from the north. today our winds have shifted to the south. that will blow anything farther to the north and the wind will really start to pick up. look at the wind speeds at half moon bay. 22 miles per hour and then we go up from there feeling those winds up to 20 miles an hour

throughout the afternoon. once again, coming from the south. so that will also change our temperatures. today at levi stadium. we're looking at temperatures around 70 degrees at 5:00 and by kickoff, it will be 68 degrees, mostly cloudy skies and 65 degrees. a look at all the microclimates. san jose 77 degrees and also 77 in palo alto. sunset at 61 degrees. a lot of clouds and areas of showers and 67 degrees and 72 in santa rosa and livermore today topping out at 80 degrees. let's see how the commute is going early this morning with mike. >> it is early. obviously a light flow of traffic around the bay. 580 westbound your commute direction. we still have a respectable commute. we'll look at your map and way over here. that's where the orange shows up. an earlier issue a stall reported through livermore and no major problems coming over towards the dublin interchange. including the bay bridge toll

mrauza and maybe you don't care about monday night football, but you care about this monday over by levi stadium and south bay an easy flow of traffic, but the parking lot at levi opens at 4:30 just before the game. there's the stadium and great america parkway and 101 a lot of congestion on the roads and on the rails. >> thank you, mike. changes are coming to help more people pay for school. students hoping to go to college in two years will be able to apply for financial aid earlier. >> for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell, we learn to landon. good morning, landon. >> hey, scott and lorau good monday morning to both of you. futures are mixed after all three averages saw their best weeks and the two-day federal reserve meeting on interest rates this week. there's no major economic data or earnings today, but later in the week, we'll get a key read on retail sales and consumer prices. the dow rising 103 points on

friday and the nasdaq up 26 to 4822. china is taking a big bite out of apple. less than a week after apple unveiled its latest line-up of hot new products some suggesting iphone 6s and 6s plus are selling out in china. new data showing a two to three-week weight time and a wait of three to four weeks for the big screen iphone 6s in china. students hoping to attend college in the fall in 2016 will be able to apply for financial aid three months earlier than they do now and submit a previous year's tax return. students planning to start school in the fall must wait until january of 2017. the new system will let them complete the form as early as 2016. that's the month that marks the traditional start to the college application season. right now total debt in the u.s. over $1.3 trillion. scott and laura, back over to

you. >> all right, landon, thank you. continue to follow our breaking news, as well. the latest on the napa and lake county fires. explosive wildfires burned at least 400 homes and businesses while leveling entire communities. at least one person has died in the fire. four firefighters are in the hospital. ash spread across the bay area as crews continue to battle these flames. winds carried at least 100 miles to land on cars in san jose. wind's just another obtiobstl stuicals are fighting. asking for evacuees the s f their address so they can go to their homes. people are posting pictures on this facebook page for lost and found pets in lake and napa counties. there are cats, dogs, even

horses that need to be reunite would their owners. they're also pleased from pet owners who could not get back to free their pets after the fire broke out. others are asking for help to bring them to safety. now, as we continue to cover what people have lost in these counties some are turning to the red cross and others are turning to friends and neighbors. >> you can make donations online to the red cross or if are you are lake or napa counties, bring mon m it to any of their dropoff locations. >> you can drop them off at the custoga fairgrounds, the founden grove inn in santa rosa and the napa bistro in napa. we'll continue to track the latest on this vicious fire both on air and online. stay up to date by downloading our free nbc bay area app. a rough sea rescue and now 54 kayakers getting stranded in

marin county near the point ray station. on saturday night the group was on a professionally guided tour to see bioluminescent light emitted by organisms in the water. the winds picked up and it got too dangerous to paddle back to shore. the kayakers were able to paddle to pelican point. they were picked up by rescue boats and took several hours to get 54 kayakers to safety. two were treated for mild hypothermia. one of japan's most active volcanoes erupted without warning this morning sending thick, black smoke and ash more than a mile into the air. about 100 tourists were in the area but quickly whisked away to safety. causing delays at nearby airports. the country's meteor logical agency are warning that a second eruption is possible. the valley fire in lake county consuming homes at a rapid pace. we'll continue our coverage all morning.

welcome back to you on this fine monday morning. >> 4:54, still early but want to get a look at our forecast. >> this forecast looks so much better than last week. we start out this morning with cloudy skies and even light mist and drizzle, but we do have a chance of rain in the forecast today. here we are at 2:00 in the afternoon. this is what the radar could look like. showing green in parts of the east and north bay. cloudy skies, areas of light rain and that continues into tonight, as well. we may have some passing light showers between tonight and tomorrow, as well.

we'll have another chance on wednesday. i'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike. >> carrie, in the last couple of minutes we saw this over to the left. tol lane is opening or a shift change going on there, but a typical flow for the rest of the approach. just know go to the right, if you can. the rest of the bay looks nice on the speed sensors and the maps. typical overnight road crews cause a little slowing towards the golden gate bridge. the disabled vehicle, no, a crash over there blocking your center divide and your center lane. and the rest of livermore and the tri-valleys looking okay. back to you. 50,000 acres and counting. the valley fire in lake county entirely out of control. no containment this morning. people rushing from their homes to escape those flames. communicating on social media to let friends and family know they're okay. one vacationer who recounts the moment he was evacuated. >> i was sleeping and then i

came out and what i saw the fire is coming, the fire is coming. >> the flames destroyed 400 struckerchise leaving thousands of people without homes and seeking shelter nearby evacuation camps. of course, stay with nbc bay area for the latest on these fast-moving fires. also download our nbc bay area app, it's free. new details this morning. three teenagers facing charges of a copy cat attack in a way of three-way shootings in arizona. sling shotting pieces of granite. they're all 18 years old and face charges of assault, endangerment and criminal damage. investigators say their alleged crime spree is not related to recent highway shootings in phoenix. authorities are still looking for that shooter. a recent spike in crime in san francisco's sunset district is calling leaders to call a public safety meeting tonight. speakers will include district

attorney george gostone and michael redmond. the meeting will be held at 6:30 at the sunset recreation center. we will continue to cover the massive valley fire. team coverage all morning, in fact. as flames just continue to burn out of control. air quality concern even outside the fire lines as ash and smoke fill communities across the bay area.

==laura /cont.vo== entire neighborhoods gone, and ale >> we got just my truck and family. that's it. entire neighborhoods are gone and one life lost as the wildfire continues to march across three northern california counties this morning. the flames have forced thousands to evacuate. many left wondering if they will have a home to return to in the days ahead. as the sun breaks on a new day, we're live. awaiting new information on how crews plan to tackle those vicious flames. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew in for sam. >> i'm laura garc se acia-canng >> flames in sonoma lake and napa county. as of right now, very little information exactly how that

person died. the so-called valley fire started saturday afternoon and quickly exploded to 50,000 acres and counting. hundreds of homes and businesses already gone. thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate. right now, crews have no handle on this fire. it is 0% contained. >> we have team coverage on what is now the most destructive fire of the season. the conditions firefighters are facing right now. we'll begin with stephanie chuang. the words being used by many is apocaly apocalyptic. what are you seeing out there? >> it does feel apocalyptic and cal fire saying the number of homes and businesses completely destroyed could go up to 1,000 at this point and in this neighborhood, you could feel it. homes behind me still standing. some damage, but it is still up. just next door you see all this damage here. the garage, the foundation. a heat,