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 heater, hot water heater and

over here to the left even a melted set of golf clubs. a pretty eerie feeling here. everything burned and melted. devastating this town of fewer than 1,500. firefighters, 1,500 of them and support staff are attacking the valley fire which started saturday afternoon fueled by the drought conditions and the heat. one firefighter telling me this morning above all else, it's the wind that lasted for hours on end this weekend. wind that is pushing the fire now in almost every direction. it is waiting game now for many people, including those who live here in middleton. they have no idea what they're coming back to and not allowed back home until at least tuesday. >> behind me there is a swingset, for example. these are people's homes. these are people's lives that they left. not knowing what they're going to come back to. >> cal fire helicopters, air tankers were touch and go yesterday because of poor visibility with the heavy, lingering smoke and chopper base is actually damaged, just four firefighters who were in that

chopper were hurt. on the ground, second degree burns, skin damage when they tried to cut lines to contain the fire. the good news this morning is those four are recovering. they're in stable condition at the local uc davis biurn center. around 6:00 this morning is when we're expected to learn more about just how bad the damage is and what firefighters are facing today. of course, we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. live in middleton, stephanie chaung. >> the fire scorched up to 78 miles and late yesterday began moving towards napa and sonoma counties. overnight that focus turned from middleton to pope valley and a community called cedars in napa. at the same time, another arm of the fire moving towards northern sonoma county. that means more evacuations could be coming. bob redell live where several of

the estimated 10,000 evacuees spent the night. bob? >> and you've got several hundred of them here. this is one of three evacuation centers, scott, set up by this one by the red cross here at the napa county fairgrounds where you have this tent city set up. parking for people's rvs. even an area for their livestock. plenty of food here for them, as well as clothes. again, several hundred people from the surrounding communities have come here, including sterling, sayer and his wife, julia, who we just spoke with. they already heard from a pg&e worker. it was dumb luck that julian insisted that her husband, sterling, bring his rv to that event. they do have that. they are living in the rv at the napa county fairgrounds. the ashes of sterling's previous wife, all of it is gone.

>> we have nothing any more. we have each other. you know. what else can we ask for? i don't know, you have to look at things in a different light. you lose things in life. the things that are going to be hard the pictures and the kids things that they did for us. but we have each other. >> the earliest other evacuees will return to their communities, the earliest will be tomorrow. might not be until wednesday. coming up, we'll hear from some people who actually stayed behind to try to protect their homes during the valley fire. reporting live here, bob redell. >> thank you, bob. the smoke from that fire now raising concerns for much of the bay area. people have reported ash and haze from marin to santa clara counties. air quality officials say the smoke will likely impact every bay area county. anyone with breathing issues is

urged to stay indoors if they see or smell smoke in the air. what about those winds? let's turn to meteorologist carrie hall in the weather cente center right now. >> almost a completely different situation when you consider the wind. today from the south, that may cause the fire to spread in a different direction today. and it will also blow that smoke and the ash away from the bay area. once again, a difference from what we had yesterday at this time. as we go into the day looking at every level of the atmosphere, winds coming in from the southwest and even at the surface. more of a southerly wind pushing the ash farther into the central valley and north of the bay area. we also have a lot of humidity in the air. in napa, you can see the humidity right now is at 93%. and it is also cloudy. as we go into the day, we will also have a chance of some rain moving through. some spotty, light showers in the forecast for this afternoon. we'll keep an eye on that and a

look at those temperatures, too. that's coming up in a few minutes, scott. >> thank you, kari. the speed of this fire is just staggering. look at the timeline we put together on reports from cal fire. the fire first reported on cobb county as a structure fire at 1:30 on saturday afternoon. by 10:30 saturday night, it exploded growing to 25,000 acres or roughly the size of santa rosa. now stands at 50,000 acres. that's an area larger than the city of oakland. the valley fire already forced governor brown to declare a state of emergency. that declaration frees up additional state funding and resources including help from the national guard. the governor is also requesting assistance from fema. it is possible he will ask president obama to declare a federal disaster, which would open the area up to more federal resources. so far, however, that has not happened. one of four firefighters hurt saturday in the valley fire showing signs of improvement.

this is the picture of one of the victims. richard reef with his thumb up there. his crew came to visit him yesterday. as for the three other injured firefighters they are recovering at the sacramento area burn center. we wish them well. people are scamming fire victims through social media. the potential thieves are posing as news crews and asking evacuees for their addresses to check on their homes and then they go in and rip off the place. patrolling evacuated area to keep them safe, but they say it's still best not to give out your address online. humans not the only victims of the fires, people are posting pictures on facebook for lost and found pets. these dogs, cats, even horses that have to be reunited with their owners. they are also pleased from pet owners who could not get back to free their pets after the fire broke out. they're asking others in the area to help bring them to safety. many people have lost everything in the fires already

in lake and napa counties and some are turning to the red cross and others turning to their neighbors or others for help. >> you can make donations online. if you are in those counties they are accepting toiletries and drop them off at the caustoga fairgrounds, the fountain grove inn also in santa rosa and the napa bistro in napa, as well. you can also download our nbc bay area app. it's free. we've been checking in with kari. she's been watching the wind and the possibility maybe even a little rain. boy, would that help. >> yes, it would. especially since it's been so hot and dry. today temperatures coming down all across the bay. it was still warm in the east bay yesterday and even those temperatures much cooler this afternoon. los gatos a high of 79 and castro will be at 69 degrees. a lot of clouds, a few areas seeing some light showers like santa rosa in napa and today it

will be 75 degrees and antioch 82 and san ramon today 79 degrees. with cooler temperatures and little bit of rain, much-improved forecast. coming up a little bit later and let's check in with mike for the morning commute. >> we had the crash and that cleared and a new one towards the dublin interchange causing a lot of slowing. flashing lights arriving on scene. west 580 just at 680 and you see the jam up approaching from the b.a.r.t. station over there. look the map starting to slow down one lane is currently blocked by a big rig that is over there and there may be a couple other vehicles, as well. sending more traffic into the area and 84 now seeing folks cutting through between 580 and 680. the backup at the bay bridge has cleared from the cash lanes and now everything is back to your 509 commute. back to you. coming up, it is officially football season. what does that mean for the giant mess on roads and highways in the south bay?

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it's monday night football. but the question fans and neighbors are asking, will traffic be a nightmare? today kris sanchez is live outside the stadium with the new plan to keep things moving. good morning, kris. >> good morning to you both. we'll know by this time tomorrow whether the first monday night game goes down in history or infamy. but the fans are ready and the stadium authority has come up with a new plan for traffic and what not. the nation watching this matchup between the niners and the vikings, not only because of the game that is happening on the field, but because they know this is where the next super bowl is going to be hosted. fans watching in person might also be wondering if the stadium authority changed up the playbook to get them into and out of levi a little more winningly, shall we say? you might recall that very first game at levi when it took fans hours to get out of the parking lot. tempers flaring with drivers

making questionable maneuvers to get out. more exit lanes and clearer signage for drivers heading out of the parking lot and a later game start. kickoff is tonight at 7:30. here is the advice from the police and 49ers and stadium authority. they say use public transportation, if it is at all possible for you. if you choose to drive, they say don't punch in the address into your gps because it is not going to account for the traffic flow plan that they have developed over the last year or so. tasman drive closed around 9:30 and stay shut for about 13 hours. don't park in residential neighborhoods. the lots open at 3:00. ticketholders can get into the stadium at 5:00 tonight. but, again, a lot of eyes watching not only the action on the field, but the action off the field, as the fans try to get into and out of the stadium. we'll keep you up to date on what we know as we know it. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." when it comes to the new

stadium the city of santa clara already striking gold according to city leaders after they saw a new financial report showing that levi stadium delivered $1 million above forecasted revenues during its first year. not just football either paying the bills, other events like concerts and wrestle mania. in total the stadium netted nearly $3 million for santa clara's operating fund. >> it's not just the revenue from the report. it's 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. >> an independent auditor will release a more detailed report on the stadium's finances later this month. bring virtual reality to your mobile phones. facebook has a new trick up its sleeve. >> good morning, landon. >> hey, scott and laura. stocks will try to kick off the week on a positive note. all three major averages saw the

best week in several months. the two-day federal reserve meeting on interest rates this week. this is a 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 to 1604.33. we're talking soda wars that are heating up and they're headed to your kitchen counter. plan to expand its partnership with soda stream to offer pepsi and sierra mist to flavor your water. at roughly 50 bed, bath & beyond stores around the country. keurig plans to feature a cold drink machine this fall. the social networking giant is working on a new stand alone 360 degree video app that will allow viewers to change their

perfective by tilting their phones. still not clear if or when the app will launch but mark zuckerberg has called virtual reality the next frontier for tech. >> bought a big company. all right, landon, thank you much. at 5:17. back to breaking news this morning in lake, napa and sonoma counties where they have burned homes and businesses and in some cases leveling entire neighborhoods. at least one person has been killed by the fire and four firefighters suffering burns on the fire lines. winds carried ash all over the bay area. traveling 100 miles to land on cars as far away as san jose. so dry out there because of the drought. some rain would be some good relief and some humidity in the air. >> we have that in some spots and some spots waking up with mist and drizzle and a chance of some measurable rain as we go into the next couple of days. we'll take a look at that and now let's take a look at the bay bridge as we start off the

morning with low clouds starting to move in and in san francisco, not much rain just yet. as we look all across the bay area, we've seen some showers in the north bay and it's now 58 degrees. as we take look at the south bay, 60 degrees and highs in the 70s and 80s. yes a chance of rain in the forecast. but it will be dry out at levi stadium today. mostly cloudy skies and peeks of sun and by the time we kick off the game 68 degrees and 65 degrees by the end of the game. we also had a shift in the wind. now coming in from the south and southwest. and will be, continuing to pick up as we go through the day. wind speeds up to 20 miles an hour. little bit more breezy at the coast and the temperatures staying way down. we're all going to feel a cool down today with mostly cloudy skies. and a lot of the models have picked up on the possibility of some rain today, too. so, the clouds stay with us in the eastern parts of the east bay. we may have a little bit of clearing and then we start to see the possibility of some rain

shown there. this is what the radar could look like and we could see passing light showers and then all clears out as we go into tomorrow morning before the next round moves in. and the rainfall estimate shows us at we could get maybe 0.03 and then wednesday higher amounts of rain with that next disturbance moving through. look at that, santa rosa could get 0.03 and closer to 0.04 and the rest of us getting some trace amounts of rain. into the weekend, we will be turning hot, again. we will have a cool week and some temperatures that have been much cooler than we've seen recently. but it just ramps back up as we head into saturday and sunday. let's check in now with mike. >> good morning, kari. this shot looks kind of similar very similar to the last one we saw except the road conditions are different. the slow down towards 580 is jammed pup three lanes blocked instead of just one. westbound 580 at the dublin

interchange. crews have arrived because of that crash. now trying to get it over to the right shoulder. you're right, three lanes are blocked on the approach and quickly build that back up through dublin and heading out of livermore, you'll find more slowing. more traffic comes in and west 580 through the tri-valley. that's a problem this morning. the rest of your bay outside of that tri-valley, you're doing just fine. out of the bay bridge just fine and no problem towards san francisco. in the south bay, we talked about the, wow, that's an indicator there. we're talking about the congestion getting over towards levi stadium. b that will be an issue for local traffic. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it's 5:20. coming back to work for kentucky clerk kim davis. what will it mean for same-sex couples looking to get married in her county?

just into our newsroom.... ==scott/cu== the kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to just in to our newsroom this morning the kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses is back on the job, but still intending to defy the letter of the law. kim davis arrived for work this morning after a federal judge last week set her free. this is her addressing the media

outside her office about 30 minutes ago. deputy clerks in her office have started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. she says they will still be able to do so and she will not stop them. but she also says they will not have the authority of the county clerk and that would technically make the licenses invalid, unless the state or federal government decides to step in. moving on to decision 2016. we're two days from the next presidential debate and we have some new poll numbers this morning. not looking good for hillary clinton. >> we can unlock the potential of every american and when we do that, we will unlock the potential of america itself. >> clinton is in iowa today. a state she needs to focus on. a poll shows most democrats do hot care about her e-mails but her numbers are still falling quickly. she's down ten points to bernie sanders in iowa and down 22 in

new hampshire. >> lost 40 points in the polls over the last month and a half. i'd be a little bit more concerned. >> clinton, however, still has a big lead in south carolina. still no word about why two planes clipped wings last night between terminals at l.a.x. one plane arriving from newark, new jersey, hit another leaving for portland. this is on the ground. happened a little before 8:00 p.m. both planes suffered visible damage. each carried more than 160 passengers. all got off safely. those onboard the outgoing flights were rebooked on to other flights. it's 5:25. new guidelines to help pediatricians and parents to catch the signs that a child is dealing with a crisis. many children exposed to a disaster have adjustment issue. kids should see a doctor if they are having trouble eating or sleeping or show sadness, anxiety or fear or have difficulty concentrating. older children may engage in risky behaviors like substance

abuse. coming up, we continue to cover our top story. flames that can only be described as apocalyptic. a massive fire destroying the north bay. we have team coverage coming up next. morning. vicious flames tear

through entire neighborhoods in napa county. 5:28. it looks like a war zone this morning. vicious flames tearing through entire neighborhoods in napa county right now. the valley fire is the most devastating and damaging fire of this fire season.

hard to say good morning to you, but, yes, it is. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. we know the fire turned dead last laly last night. the valley fire exploded over the weekend, growing to 50,000 acres and hundreds of homes and businesses are already gone. thousands more in its path. right now crews are no handle on this fire. it is 0% contained. >> we have team coverage and how communities are coming together and to what conditions firefighters are actually facing. first, let's get to stephanie chuang live in middleton. steph, what are you finding out this morning? >> well, laura and scott, the flames are heading in every other direction and heading mostly north. you can see the flames completely ripped through this neighborhood, not just this home where we're standing in front and you can see the garage and

foundation and set of golf clubs burned. next door, really, this is what you see all the way down the block. although some houses do look like they remain untouched. took just minutes for the flames to rip through these homes and cal fire says the number of homes and businesses destroyed so far could hit 1,000. way up from the several hundred count right now. 1,500 firefighters and support staff and fueled by the dry conditions and the heat and the gusty winds really the story here. over the weekend at some points going up to 40 miles per hour and lasting for hours. some people staying back to help firefighters like the harpers who own the grocery and hardware store in town. a welcome site for people who want to rescue abandoned animals. >> awesome. the first time we've seen them open and a sign of life, i guess. getting things back on track, i guess. >> while middleton tries to recover, the firefight is still very active. we have lots of flame videos and

seeing how houses were just completely on fire. firefighters are trying to set up fire and corral some of those flames. four firefighters got hurt over the weekend even trying to use hand tools to control flames. they are recovering. that's the good news. you see the devastation and one important note, i was talking to a cal fire and evacuation orders are not mandatory, but they really need people, especially in the communities where the fire is headed to heed the orders because firefighters need to be able to try and protect lives and homes and if people can just leave when they're asked to, it makes things so much easier and so much, of course, safer. >> thank you, steph. one of the four firefighters as steph mentioned hurt on saturday in the valley fire is showing signs of improvement. this is the picture of one of the victims. his crew came to visit him yesterday at uc davis medical center. as for the other three injured firefighters, they are recovering at the sacramento

area burn center. we know this is just the beginning as thousands of people pick up their belongings hoping they have something to go back to. >> bob redell live at the evacuation center where we're learning more about how evacuees are dealing with this disaster. >> laura and scott, that's the hard part for many of the people here at the napa county fairgrounds is not knowing whether or not their home is still standing. there is around 10,000 people who have evacuated the valley fire from all those surrounding communities. about 30 minutes from where we're at right now. several hundred of them made it here to the napa county fairgrounds where you can see they set up a tent city and they have rv parking and places for livestock and people who might have brought in their horses and what not. this is one of three centers opened up for evacuees. many of these people have little time to get out of the pire zone, especially if they live in communities like middleton which suffered a lot of destruction. within the first 15 hours, the

so-called valley fire destroyed over 100 houses. that's in the first 15 hours, which one firefighter said is unheard of. testimony is just how bad the drought is, 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 dave 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 in the back, too. >> the thought is that people will not be able to return to those communities until tomorrow at the earliest. might not even be until wednesday. coming up, we'll show you how generous the people in caustoga have been in terms of donations and what the red cross are asking people to do. the generosity has been

overwhelming. i'll explain socoming up. a popular resort and hot spring among the homes and businesses right in the path of the fire. evacuated early yesterday morning as that rapidly moving fire made its way towards the 5,000-acre property outside of middleton. many residents and staff gathered to wait for updates. >> peter had driven home and arriving in time to find that it was being evacuated. he assisted with the final evacuations getting all the guests out and then finally getting the last of us residents out. >> now, we do not know the state of the hot springs. this morning there are reports that it has been badly damaged. cal fire says it could be days before they can officially confirm what has or has not been destroyed. people across the bay area are seeing the smoke right now from the fires. some areas may have high concentrations of smoke for several hours.

anyone who sees, tastes or even feels that smoke is urged to stay indoors. >> winds will definitely not help the smoke situation. meteorologist kari hall joins us. what kind of conditions will firefighters face right now? >> we have a shift in the wind compared to yesterday at this time. yesterday a northernly wind and today coming from the south. we look at all levels of the atmosphere where we see more of a southwesterly wind today. that will blow the smoke and the ash away from the bay area and more towards the central valley and further to the north. we still could have concentrations in our smoke, especially in the north and east bay. humidity is very high. you see that in napa it's 93% and then even in livermore it's 72%. with a low clouds this morning. we do have a chance of rain in the forecast today, especially this afternoon. we'll keep an eye on that and also what teex pect over the next few days with cooler temperatures. that's coming up. scott? >> thank you very much. well, the valley fire is not the first wildfire to strike this particular area of lake

county this year. >> that is the third in two months. part of the valley fire burn area is just a couple of miles from the jerusalem fire, which was also devastating. you can see it here on the map marked in purple. that fire started at the beginning of august and burned for three weeks. the flames ripped through 25,000 acres of land and burned six homes. there was also the monstrous rocky fire. this one started at the end of july. by the time it was over, 70,000 acres and 43 homes were destroyed. so, the valley fire, not the only large wildfire burning right now. laura, you have more detail on that. >> this map really will give you a good idea of where these fires are actually burning in our state. in central and northern california. let's start out with a fire itself this one is southeast of fresno. the 17th largest fire in california history. it's been burning since late july. they say the drought-like conditions in that area really

making it tough for firefighters to get a handle on this one. almost 130,000 acres burned here. only 31% contained. southeast of sacramento area. and this is a source of a lot of poor air quality that is rushing into the central valley area. this about 65,000 acres so far only 25% contained. now, the monster of them all right now is this valley fire that broke out on saturday afternoon. the thing is, this is a monster fire engulfing 50,000 acres so far. and look at that. it is 0% contained. firefighters having a really tough one with this one, scott. they need help. >> and bay area firefighters were joining in the effort to knock down that butte fire burning. 15 fire engines from san mateo county now assisting on the front lines as fire burned more than 60,000 acres. well, wildfires burning across the state are stretching

resources thin. fire department leaders say their top priority is still to keep local departments fully staffed to protect homes. stay with nbc bay area for the latest on these fast-moving fires. you can download our nbc bay area map, as well. we have a team of reporters in the north bay, including raj mathai. >> no doubt a tough day for all those firefighters out there. we wish them well. time to get a look at your morning commute. we know people are on the go out there. how are we looking? >> tracking a crash in the tri-valley. in addition to the closures because of that valley fire. and 175 all in the area. watch for the traffic control and the closures. over here in the tri-valley a very tough morning because west 580 at 680, we have a big rig fully loaded two trailers there and they need a heavier tow truck to pull that out of the roadway. three right lanes are blocked now. that's over half of 580 in the

commute direction at the dublin interchange. that's the problem for the tri-valley as traffic moves in. the rest of the tri-valley off of that interchange moves very smoothly, though. the bay bridge is clear, but we have the backup just starting to form. as far as the crashes, it's cleared. the two crashes in richmond and san pablo. for the upper east, you're also bogging down. two problems one for 580 and one for west 80. traffic is just backing up over here for the fastrack lanes. back to you. speaking of traffic, happening today, it's game day. not just for the 49ers but levi stadium officials will implement a plan that will make a better traffic experience for those fans headed to the stadium. >> kris sanchez live outside the stadium with how the plans will make for a smooth commute. we'll see. >> i'll tell you, probably a lot of the 49ers faithful are working that it will work a double tonight because we know that there's going to be traffic.

how smoothly it flows remains to be seen. but we know that the fans are ready for the action on the gridiron this morning and the nfl nation is going to be watching because this matchup is not only between the 49ers and the vikings, but also a preview of levi stadium which is going to host the next super bowl next year. fans watching in person, though, might be wondering if the stadium authority changed up the playbook enough to get them in and out of levi stadium a little more winningly. that very first game at levi when it took fans hours to get out of the parking lot. questionable maneuvers to get in and out. better signage for drivers headed out of the parking lot and a later game start for this one, too. kickoff is coming up at 7:30 this morning. here's the advice from police and from the 49ers. if at all possible, make sure you use public transportation. if not, car pool. if you drive, don't use your gps. it will not account for the

traffic plan that the stadium authority and police have been working on for months. tasman drive here around the stadium will close around 9:30 and piles of orange cones and signs that will go up very soon and stay close for the next 13 hours or so. a reminder, do not park in those residential neighborhoods. lots open at 3:00. ticket holders are going to be able to get into the stadium coming up at 5:00 this morning. we're hearing a flurry of activity. some of the workers are arriving now and, again, we're seeing the si signage. road closed and a lot of these folks are getting to work very early ahead of this 7:30 kickoff. in santa clara, kris sanchez. 5:41. ry leaf from traffic headaches. the big renovations that b.a.r.t. has planned to make your commute going to work easier.

50-thousand acres and counting. the "valley fire" in lake county is entirely out of control - no 50,000 acres and counting. the valley fire in lake county is now 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 that they are okay. we spoke by phone with one vacationer who recounts the moments he was evacuated.

>> and then i had large knocking at the door and what i saw was no cars in the parking lot and want to evacuate, the fire is coming, the fire is coming. >> so far the flames have destroyed 400 buildings leaving thousands of people without homes and seeking shelter at nearby evacuation camps. we are tracking the latest on this wildfire throughout the morning. certainly stay with nbc bay area for continued coverage. a rough sea rescue by firefighters now 54 kayakers recovering after getting stranded into the bay. that's in marin county near point reyes station. on saturday night, the group was on a professionally guided tour to see viluminescent light em emitted by organisms in the water. in the middle of the tour the winds picked up and got too dangerous to paddle back to tour. and pelican point where they were picked up by rescue boats. took several hours to get all 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. at the time, but were quickly whisked to safety. the smoke and ash causing delays at the nearby airport. the counties or countries meadimead ier meteor logical agency. the pope's six-day visit next week. pope francis will travel to washington, d.c., philadelphia, and new york city starting eight days from now. yesterday the head of the homeland security committee said not only are agents monitoring threats against the pope, they've already disrupted one case. no details were provided. in new york city, the pope will visit the united nations and ground zero. nbc news will have all angles covered on the pope's u.s. visit. new details this morning. three teenagers facing charges in a copy cat attack near a string of freeway shootings in

arizona. the three accused of sling shotting pieces of granite at drivers and pedestrians near phoenix. all of the suspects 18 years old. they 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. 5:47. a former stanford swimmer will find out if he will stand trial on rape charges. brock turner pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated woman he met at an on-campus party. in a report, turner admitted to sexually fondling the woman. he faces up to ten years in prison, if convicted. a recent spike in crime in san francisco sunset district is forcing city leaders to call a public safety meeting tonight. speakers will include supervisors katy more runs are

being added across the board as more train cars on the busy pittsburg baypoint line. b.a.r.t. says new trains will be added to the fleet starting in 2017. well, by raet rail and how about two by sea. bay area ferry services also booming. due for a big expansion. the contra costa times rides on ferries jumped more than 20% since 2012. buss are now being used because boats are full. earlier this month, agency directors discussed a new strategic growth plan. the new ferry terminal in richmond due to open in 2018, but other expansion plans will depend on funding. even gas prices are low, but

that's a good sign. >> yes, it is. >> let's check in with kari. we have been talking about the fire and the winds, but let's talk about our forecast, as well. >> it will be cooler and breezy and we have some rain in the forecast. it is looking so much better as we go into the next few days. as we take a live look now at san jose. we do have some clouds and can't see it here, but we will also have a few sprinkles moving through as we go through the rest of the morning. as you head out the door, might want to grab the umbrella just in case. not expecting any heavy rain as we go into the afternoon. right now 61 degrees in san jose and sunnyvale and 62 degrees in hayward and 58 degrees now in santa rosa. we have a completely different weather setup from yesterday, especially when you consider the wind direction. it is now coming in from the southwest and it's already breezy. it will just get even stronger as we go through the day, especially along the coast. half moon bay at 8:00 this morning will have winds at 22 miles an hour. and the rest of us will feel more of a southerly and

southwesterly wind throughout the day. and that will carry the smoke and the ash we had yesterday away from the bay area. so our air quality will be improving. heading into the game tonight, levi stadium 68 degrees around kickoff and by the end of the game or later on during the game, we'll be at 65 degrees and a high today of 77 can be expected in san jose and palo alto. we have 60s and 70s across most of the bay area. compare that to the 90s and highs over 100 degrees by the end of last week. even a little bit of rain possible in the north bay. santa rosa 72 degrees today. an early taste of fall moving in thanks to a trough that will bring us cooler temperatures. the rain will be possible this afternoon and then we'll have another chance on wednesday with another system moving in. a look closer at what we can expect today. mostly cloudy skies and then a few showers today popping up especially in the east and south bay. we'll keep an eye on that, mike,

now keeping an eye on traffic. >> that's right, kari. smoother moving flow here at the dublin interchange. notice these lights moving and heading over towards the dublin grade. look at your map, the dublin interchange showing some recovery for the backup because of that big rig crash that was in lanes and now over on the shoulder and a distraction and the build now for south 680 as the commute comes in and now off that dublin interchange, as well. the tri-valley build. over here at the upper east shore a crash and another one getting closer towards golden gate field. still distractions and debris in the roadway and a lot of slowing through richmond starting back in hercules and move down towards the berkeley curve. look at this, the backup is in the fastrack lanes and now the right cash lanes and the left cash lanes still showing a slower fle. >> thank you very much, mike. at 5:51.

how low can they go? gas prices have plummeted across the u.s. over the last three weeks. they'll continue to plunge over the next few weeks. $1.02 cents lower than this time last year. crude oil prices increased slightly. gas prices $2.79 for a gallon of regular gas. san jose drivers getting the best deal at 2.55 a gallon. >> as a driver of an electric car i'm sad. >> as long as you pick me up and take me somewhere. braces for an industry bash like no other. record numbers of people expected to show up for this year's one of a kind cloud computing fest. now, this is just a ton of people. do expect traffic 150,000 people expected to attend. there are some events today. dream force kicks off tomorrow.

you can expect a lot of traffic actually bringing in a cruise ship. >> wow. >> to be part of the hotel system. >> i know they were setting up for it last week. mike had mentioned if, too. coming back. back on the job. kim davis back on the job. will she issue same-sex marriage licenses? new this morning: ==laura/cu==

the kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to at 5:55. new this morning the kentucky

county clerk failing to issue same-sex marriage licenses is back on the job but still intends to defy the letter of the law. kim davis arrives for work after a federal judge last week set her free. she was addressing the media shortly thereafter outside of her office just about an hour ago. deputy clerks in her office started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. thee says they will still be able to do so and she will not stop them. she also says they will not have the authority of the county clerk. that would technically make all licenses issued invalid unless the state or federal government decides to step in. to decision 2016, we are two days away from the next presidential debate. we have some poll numbers this morning. >> it's not looking good for hillary clinton. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> we can unlock the potential of every american and when we do that, we will unlock the potential of america itself. >> reporter: polls show hillary clinton falling fast. down ten points in high waw to

bernie sanders according to cbs. down 22 in new hampshire. >> lost 40 points in the polls over the last month and a half, i'd be a little bit more concerned. >> reporter: clinton still got a big lead in south carolina, but she's in a dead heat with donald trump in abc's latest polls. >> i'll make great deals for this country. >> reporter: trump is now aiming at ben carson who is just four points behind him in iowa. >> donald trump is an entertainer. and, so, he says things that are entertaining. >> carly fiorina is hoping wednesday's debate will be her breakout moment. >> she becomes a real, i think legitimate threat for the nomination. >> reporter: she's on the main stage this time. a stage republicans expect could soon dwindle. >> there's not enough hard cash to go around to pay campaigns and in these states in order to keep 17 candidates alive. >> reporter: in fact, one has already dropped out. rick perry announced he is no longer running. that means there are still 16 republicans and five democrats

in this race. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> all right, thank you very much. still no words on why two planes clipped wings last night between terminals at los angeles international airport. one plane arriving from newark, new jersey, hit another leaving for portland. happened a little before 8:00 p.m. both planes had visible damage. each carrying more than 160 passengers. but all of them managed to get off safely. those onboard the outgoing flight were rebooked on other flights. passenger safety week across the country. some unnerving news about new information that parents don't know as much as they should about retraining their kids in cars. not the selection of child seats that concerns them, but how many parents don't know how to use them properly. remembering how to position your child is crucial. the academy of pediatrics now recommend children ride in rear facing position until the age of 2. >> children between 1 and 2 are

75% less likely to be killed or injured if they ride rear facing instead of forward facing. >> the local fire station is oft an good place to help with child seats. >> it looks like a war. it's scary. right now at 6:00, hundreds of homes burn to the ground in a matter of hours. in less than two days the valley fire has taken a life, gutted more than 400 homes and sent thousands running for safety. this morning the fire continues to burn in all directions with no end in sight. "today in the bay" starts right now. well, they're calling it apocalyptic people who live in lake, sonoma and napa county come to term with so much loss. the valley fire started saturday afternoon near the town of cobb in lake county. less than 48 hours later, tens of thousands of acres have burned, including entire neighborhoods in middleton. >> right now more than 10,000

people have been evacuated. many carrying nothing more than the clothes on their back. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. veteran firefighters say they've never seen a fire move so fast. this map shows how quickly things got out of control. it began with a structure fire saturday afternoon, but within hours the fire had exploded. now, the fire burning on multiple fronts, one arm reaching for sonoma county and the other headed for napa county. >> here's a look at the numbers. 50,000 acres have burned. one person has been killed, but we don't know who or how. four firefighters have been hurt and expects that number to jump in the hours ahead. we have team coverage of the fire, the evacuations and the fallout this morning. we'll begin with "today in the bay" stephanie chuang.