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live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. tonight, the rocky fire is bigger than the entire city of oakland. firefighters are no closer to containing it. good evening. the wildfire in the county now covers 54,000 acres. that is more than 84 scare miles. tonight it is still 5% contained. fires exploded in size if the past 24 hours partly because firefighters actually let it run towards a rugged unpopulated area to focus on saving homes. more than 6300 homes are still threatened tonight. at least two dozen have already

been lost. firefighters just setting backfires now to stop the main blaze from crossing highway 20. some of them have been working weeks straight as california fires continue to burn out of control. >> when we are done with this one we will be on to the next one. >> does it wear you out? >> did t does, -- it does, yes. >> one firefighter said he never seen anything like it. fast-moving flames going through thousands of acres of dry brush in three counties. tripling in size in just 2 days. just how much more can the rocky fire burn? that is a question no one has an answer to. >> the fire behavior we are seeing because of the dry vegetation is -- it is historic. >> reporter: he is one of more than 2,000 firefighters around the state on the fire linesment -- fire lines. >> we have not seen fire grow

in that magnitude, that short amount of time. >> we are on the back end of this fire. you can see the flames slowly back down here. >> drought or no drought it is fire country. >> reporter: she lives on the yollo side of the fire. she has not evacuated yet but realizes she may have to. >> we are used to it. >> reporter: this fire is scorching new territory, 12,000 people now under some kind of e -- evacuation order. >> terrifying. you get everything you can, take care of your animals and do what you can to get out of here. >> a viewer sent us a photo earlier today from the walmart in clear lake. the fire actually is a couple miles away but you would not know it from the size of that smoke cloud. one bit of good news can be found in the forecast. a little cooler in the area tomorrow. the winds only 15 miles an hour. still dry, though, low humidity. the temperatures near 90 degrees. you can follow the firefight on

our web site. we posted an interactive map with all of the fires burning across america. tonight, warning signs are going up in a couple of san francisco neighborhoods after a series of sexual assaults on women in the russian hill and knob hill areas. we will only see it on 5:00. joe? >> reporter: an area with crowds of tourists and locals often walking around late at night. now the police say it is a big reason to be on alert. >> last saturday night. unfiltered in tide. neighbors say they heard screams coming in from a dark stair case, a woman was knocking on doors and ringing doorbells, the latest victim of what the police believe is a series of attacks on woman between russian hill and knob hill. a source close to the investigation tells me there are three to four. the suspect comes from behind,

through their clothing and running away. they are random, the source says, the woman do not know their attacker. >> disturbing. i never open my door without looking out the window first. >> i am worried. this is where my kids play, where my family thrives. >> reporter: concerned neighbors have gone so far to post flyers on light poles and mail boxes also on social media, warning woman to be careful about how they interact with strangers. the police say they ask the public to be aware as they walk around in these neighborhoods especially at night when so many people are on their cell phones. flooding the area with undercover officers hoping to catch the suspect if he strikes again. >> it is awful. hopefully, like if we get together as a community and make a difference hopefully we will go in it. >> reporter: i am told one victim fought back. according to the source the groper attacked her from behind, she then turned on him,

she happens to know martial arts and she attacked him back and chased him away. >> she was very alert, all right, joe, thank you. a couple behind bars tonight accused of car jacking a vehicle during a test drive in vacaville. the investigators say shane woodkobg and shauna macklamore dropped it on friday before flashing a gun and speeding away. the police caught up to them after a short chase. similar story out of concord last week. a man showed up and took a van for a test drive. things took a terrifying turn when he told the salesman he was taking the vehicle ask kidnapping him. the salesman escaped. a tracking unit led the police to the suspect and the van. tonight, b.a.r.t is on track to reopen the tube in time for the morning commute. trains should be running through the tunnel again by 4:00 a.m. the tube has been closed all weekend while crews replace a key section of the upon tras near west oakland.

b.a.r.t says the work being done may be inconvenient but it will help the commuters in the future. what we are doing is rebuilding a mechanism on an interlocking. allowing the trains to move from one side of the track to the other. mitigate delays, operational flexibility. a bart board member told us on sunday morning there is growing momentum to build a second tube. >> a number of officials have stated their support for it. it is going to be a huge undertaking. a lot of money, planning, timing. we have to start looking at that as an option. >> before that can happen as an option b.a.r.t need $9 billion. they plan to ask voters next year. health advisory has been lifted after a small fire broke out. sending up a good plume of black smoke. the county health department warned people with smoke

sensitivity to stayed in for about an hour. nobody was hurt. tonight, there is another dead whale on a bay area beach. a humpback washed up in pacificaa today. it became a tourist attraction as people snapped pictures of the -- pacifica today. it became a tourist attraction as people snapped pictures of the carcus. scientists took samples it afternoon to figure out what killed it. >> there have been a lot of humpbacks and blue whales feeding large numbers. hundreds of them at a time. so it is not unusual. >> scientists say they heard of another dead whale floating off shore. that means we could see, yet, another carcus wash up soon. >> a second american is investigating for illegally hunting and killing a lion. the lion lived in the same part

as the lion from last month. walter palmer is accused of illegally killing the animal. officials are trying to bring him back to face charges there. tonight, international investigators say they are certain the debris that washed ashore off of madagascar is from the missing malaysian plane. but it could be a few days before we know if the debris came from the missing plane itself. >> reporter: mystery and confusion in paradise. they hauled off what is thought to be metal debris from a plane. it turned out to be part of a rusty ladder. last week's discovery of a flaperon. now people living here are looking for more. >> debris litters this coast. locals all over come here hoping to find clues. but the problem becomes how do

you separate trash from evidence? we spoke with a family yards away from where the wing fragment was found. >> maybe we can discovery more evidence and what happened about the plane and where the plane may be. >> reporter: so far only a portion of wing and a suitcase have been flown to france for an investigation that is set to begin on wednesday. while neither item has been positively connected to mh370, the officials have sent crews to the island and asked other nations to join in. for now, the beach remains open to the public with so many pieces of the puzzle still missing closure may come but not just yet. >> making matters even more complicated. reunion island is home to a volcano that erupted a few days ago temporarily suspending the search. still ahead, a special honor for a fallen bay area police officer. why the flag flying over hayward tonight is so precious it is kept under constant guard.

plus, a couple close calls between planes and drones. one lawmaker's solution tonight, an invisible fence in the sky. it is the scavenger hunt where you have to drink what you find. where foodies are going

♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. an american flag was raised to honor hayward police

sergeant who was killed in the line of duty last month. kpix5 explains that particular flag is so special. >> reporter: an hour ago a special ceremony was held right here in front of the police department. this flag behind me here, we will give it a zoom there, will remain up until tomorrow afternoon. 15 hours total. each hour representing a year of the sergeant's service on the hayward police force. the police officers hoisted the u.s. honor flag. it is the effort of a nonprofit organization that brings this flag around to honor fallen service members. he was killed on july 22nd during a routine traffic stop. just a few days ago, 5,000 people gathered at the arena in oakland for his funeral. that is when chris hisler the founder of the network traveled cross country to bring the flag here to the hayward police department. >> i understand this flag brings a level of comfort,

however you can do that, whatever healing you can bring. not a religious thing, not an ethnic thing, an american flag that brings comfort and understanding that when we say that sacrifice is not going to be forgotten, this flag employ ice is that. >> so, the first hour has passed since the flag has been here half-staff in front of the police department. 14 more hours to go. the police officer is actually standing guard here. there will be a police officer for every hour that the flag stands here. it ands down at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. we are live, kpix5. tonight, the police identified a suspect if the shooting death of a memphis police officer. they are look figure are this man. 29-year-old wilborne. he was in a car that was parked illegally. when officer bolton went to investigate he got out of the car, had a scuffel with the officer and then shot him.

the police believe that bolton interrupted some sort of drug deal. well, a couple of close calls with drones over new york airports has brought out new calls tonight for tougher regulations. drones were seen friday nearly -- near jfk in new york city and spotted recently at other airports in the region including one that got on the landing path of a plane. newyork senator says a simple change to the drone software could help avoid a deadly disaster. somewhat we should add geo- fencing. no drone, a $50 or a $5,000 one should be able to fly within 2 miles af an -- of an airport. in&out customer claims he found something in his milk shake that was not on the menu. meth. the man is suing the restaurant saying he got sick after drinking the milk shake. he found two capsules at the

bottom of the cup that tested positive for meth. in and out says it is just not true. it is a new kind of drinking game focused on fresh food. a twist of adventure. we go to a bay area resort where they will teach you how to make a drink. >> call it scavenger hunt, mixed with a cooking lesson, add a did she of dangerous. >> you have to be careful, the branches of super thorny. >> you can put it upside down. >> reporter: it makes it. >> he guides people through napa valley's garden where they pick. >> straight off of the vine. >> reporter: pluck. >> we use the lemon here. >> reporter: and get fresh

ingredients for their own cocktail. the catch? you must drink what you find. >> i love cucumbers, i love the freshness. i put them in my gin so that is great. >> another level. >> ginger beer. >> reporter: like a close cousin, forging for cocktails is designed to attract the foody crowd. no ingredient is off limits. >> i rendered that and mix today and made a powder for the rim and used a little bit of hubgelberry. it was my chef dish at the restaurant. i took all of the ingredients and put it there. >> i watch him put together a masterpiece that i would never do in my house without him teaching me. >> we did not just come here to drink we came here to learn. educational experience. >> you will do that. >> reporter: for the smith's

their bar side lesson had two cocktails, they picked themselves, a concept that mixologist can try at home. >> use anything in your garden for the most part. search for it. >> reporter: in napa, kpix5. >> it looks like fun. so does this. if you are free tomorrow night. you want to take in a baseball game. how about the oakland a's. game time temperature in the 60s, under partly cloudy skies. and for us right now. partly cloudy skies around the bay area, we look out to the 580 corridor. and the numbers, 66 degrees right now. oakland, 63. oakland they are going to be cooling off a little bit tomorrow as well as the rest of the bay area. here is how it looks, we have drizzle along the shoreline and 58 degrees to start out monday morning, clouds around the early morning hours, inland, sooner than anybody else. the temperatures start out in

the middle 60s there. afternoon highs, though, recovering to 80 degrees inland. middle 70s around the bay. a bit cooler than it was today. and here is what is happening, low pressure off of the pacific forth west. deepens a little bit. reenforcing the sea breeze, cooler weather. heights in the atmosphere falls, high pressure relaxes, that will switch by wednesday. the high pressure bumps up, a slight warm up for midweek. we will be back for the middle 80s then. cool down towards the weekend. future cast. you can see the low clouds going into the bay overnight by early afternoon tomorrow. still low clouds along the shoreline, a few high clouds as well. in general, monday will feel like a sunny day. high clouds coming in towards the evening hours. sum it up, fog, low clouds by the shoreline, slight cooling continues, the numbers came down, 1-6 degrees today. highs near 80 degrees tomorrow. warm up on wednesday.

the bay area, warm, 98 degrees up at redding. fresno, 96 degrees, lake that tahoe, 81, 76 at yosemite. nice to head up 101 and head towards the coast and highway 101. 63 degrees, upper 50s, low 60s, oakland, 68 degrees, 58 degrees for san jose. tomorrow is looking nice. 68 if san francisco, concord hits 81. san jose, 77, oakland, 72, south bay sunshine, 85 at morgan hills, 77 for san jose. 75 in fremont. over on the east bay, upper 70s, low 80s tomorrow. 81 degrees at antioch. 79 for walnut creek and 75 for vallejo. and 77 for santa rose a cooler by the shoreline. great beach for dogs. on the north end of the beach any way. 89, and 88 degrees at lake port, extended forecast looking for things to cool down in the next couple of days. not dramatically. there will be low 70s,

wednesday, thursday, back in the middle 80s inland, plenty warm, as we head into next weekend we will cool it down. by in large, it looks like a nice mild if ordinary weekend ahead. enjoy. >> we will take it. >> all right, thank you. pedals across the country for a good cause, tonight, a group of exhausted cyclists are celebrating in san francisco. . and i'm dennis o'donell. gameday coming up on location from raider camp where michael crabtree is the mvp three days in. we will talk one-on-one with a man, a new man in the backfield that has to cover him. john groody should he be in the hall of fame or not? giants new starter makes his

mark kelly shows us a group of people starting awareness one pedal at a time. >> a little over 10 weeks and we are here. >> it was long and tiring. >> one day we peaked at 11,000 feet. >> they made the trek from new york city to san francisco on 2

wheels. >> wow! [cheers and applause] >> reporter: and many roads with one person on their mind. >> i was riding for my grandmother. she died when i was about five. i remember her having cancer. >> i am will riding for my aunt, personally. >> reporter: by the time the bikers got here they raised more than $100,000. >> so many people supported us. >> reporter: it will go towards cancer research and patient services. this journey for young people turned out to be more than a fund raising total. >> each town we stopped in someone came up to us and said i know someone affected by cancer. i have been affected by cancer. >> it made me realize it stretches everywhere. >> reporter: in san francisco, mark kelly, k pix5. still ahead, a robot tried to hitch hike across the coun

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heimann kindness, some humans failed in that test. >> unfortunately. hitch-bot was trying to hitchhike from massachusetts to san francisco on the latest leg of its long journey. two canadian researchers created the robot as a social experiment. the idea was that people would find the time and the heart to pick up the robot and help it

on its way. and so they did. until this happened in philadelphia. and, this photo went viral. >> it could of happened anywhere. yes, absolutely. don't really think it has anything to do with philadelphia. it was a sad ending. overall it was amazing. >> it hitchhiked across canada and germany and netherlands without problems until it got to the u.s. it is not clear if it was