your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. flames rip through an antioch apartment complex leaving many without a place to call home. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm maria medina. kpix 5's da lin is live in

antioch, where flames gutted two buildings in the early- morning fire. da. >> reporter: the street is blocked off and the fire happened that way. it took firefighters about an hour and a half to put out the flames. but the danger is far from over. they are making sure the hot spots don't flare back up and the big question is how will dozens of people left homeless now live? >> reporter: by the time contra costa county firefighters got to the delta pines apartments around 8:15, the fire was already raging. flames gutted the roof, melted windows and spread quickly to a second building. >> there is a shared attic space that quickly extended to both buildings and had both buildings on fire. >> reporter: 32 apartments were damaged or destroyed. >> thank goodness it was early in the morning so the residents were awake. we had the assistance of antioch police department to assist with the evacuations. >> reporter: this teenager

escaped with family and dog. >> we heard someone scream fire and it was me and my sister, we woke up. >> reporter: his apartment is badly damaged. he is happy to have made it out. >> we have some pictures salvaged, family photos. >> reporter: firefighters don't know how the fire started. they say the first 911 call came in as a balcony on fire. no one was injured in this three-alarm fire. the red cross is helping those evacuated families but they still need a long-term solution for the families. live in antioch, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> it's another hot day on the fireline for crews battling the massive "rocky fire." it covers 100 square miles and today, firefighters are finally beginning to get the upper hand. meanwhile an entire town in washington is evacuated due to a fast-moving wildfire there.

chris martinez reports. >> reporter: a wildfire near the oregon border forced the evacuation of a town of about 300 people. flames destroyed several structures but firefighters saved people's homes in roosevelt, washington. >> the firefighters stopped it from coming toward town itself and burned up to the back side of apartment complexes and burned right up to the back of a school. >> reporter: the roosevelt fire is one of nearly 30 major wildfires burning in western states. in california, crews are making progress on the "rocky fire" that scorched more than 68,000 acres. >> today has been the calmest day since the fire started. >> reporter: we can feel the humidity and cooler temperatures here. firefighters hope to take advantage of the conditions to gain control of the fire but flames have already destroyed more than 3 dozen houses including this couple's home. >> everything is gone. >> reporter: joyce is among the more than 13,000 people who

were ordered to evacuate. the retired forest service worker is grateful to the thousands of firefighters on the front lines. >> thank you. >> reporter: crews expect to completely contain the wildfire next week. chris martinez, cbs news, lower lake, california. >> the rocky fire that began last wednesday is 20% contained. the cause is under investigation. breaking news out of malaysia where the country's leader just confirmed the plane debris found last week came from flight 370. the flaperon was found off reunion island sent to experts to determine if it was from the missing boeing 777. since the discovery, volunteers have combed the area looking for more plane debris. flight 370 disappeared on the way to kuala lumpur from beijing last year. high-speed chase through the streets of san francisco this morning ended with three suspects in handcuffs. anne makovec reports.

>> reporter: the chase started at 1:30 a.m. looping through the city. the suspect vehicle driving the wrong way downed one-way streets faster than 60 miles an hour. >> 65 miles per hour. hitting all the greens northbound franklin to california. >> reporter: we followed the police scanner traffic as the chase covered the russian hill, tenderloin and mission neighborhoods. >> going the wrong way down oates. >> reporter: 10 minutes it ended at soma fourth and clara where the suv stopped. >> three units, everybody take a deep breath. it's coming towards me. >> reporter: the three people in the suv were arrested two women and a man. police say they had just burglarized a condo complex in pacific heights. their getaway was bungled when their suv rammed an unmarked undercover cop car coming to

investigate. >> clearly this was an aggressive act towards our officers an attack on them if you will and essentially, you know, anytime we are -- there's a violent felony. >> reporter: nobody was injured in the chase. >> great job, everybody, including headquarters. >> reporter: among the charges for these suspects, burglary and assault on an officer. in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. the suspects include two women and a man ranging in age from 35 to 45. san jose city leaders are testing a new way to save water. mayor sam liccardo and the water smart team are launching new software aimed at helping people conserve water. mayor also says this is cheaper than the alternative. >> we know importing water can cost more than $2,000 an aircraft foot. technology like water smart a fraction of that. less than an 8th of that. >> and the software tracks water use which could help

homeowners detect leaks. a bloom of toxic algae off the west coast is concerns more widespread and deeper than scientists believed just weeks ago. noaa researchers say the microscopic algae is up to 40 miles wide, 650 feet deep in some places, and now stretches from california to alaska. it has shut down fishories. the unusually warm temperatures in the pacific ocean. the debate for republican presidential candidates is tomorrow and jerry brown has an important question for the candidates. he said longer fire seasons, extreme weather and severe drought are all here. what's your plan to deal with the threat of climate change? the rest of the candidates will debate earlier in the evening. cbs 2's craig boswell reports on thursday night's prime time debate. >> in the first spot directly

center stage businessman billionaire donald trump. >> reporter: joining trump will be jeb bush, scott walker, mike huckabee, ben carson, ted cruz. marco rubio and rand paul. governors chris christie and john kasich narrowly made the cut. bobby jindal and rick perry were left out. the split was based on poll numbers. the question is whether donald trump will continue his war of words with fellow candidates. >> i'm not looking to hurt or embarrass anybody. >> reporter: he says he will just go out there and be himself. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. we are getting some breaking news. reports that police are responding to shots fired in a movie theater in a suburb of nashville, tennesee. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. up next an injection that could save the planet. how this silicon valley invention may make it so clouds

can reduce climate change. >> plus, playing at the pump, how gas stations are fueling gambling concerns. >> good afternoon from the kpix 5 weather center. we are warmer today. not as muggy. but wait until you see what happens on friday. the full forecast as the ,,,,,,,

some scientists in silicon valley are working on a potential last resort on climate change. only on 5, kiet do shows us how cloud brightening would work if tests are successful. >> you want to put the light ton? >> reporter: silicon valley research lab scientists are working on what might be considered the option of last resort. >> it's an insurance policy. >> reporter: it's called the marine cloud brightening project.

the goal, fight global warming by making clouds over the ocean thicken and brighter so they reflect more sunlight and cool the planet. the team has reached a milestone with this high pressure nozzle. this is basically saltwater. the salinity that comes out of the ocean. it may look like some normal water spray but it took the scientists a year to come up with the exact rate and flow and the pressure so that the water droplets come out to just the perfect size. would you go as far as to call it a success? >> a partial success. so what you see is very small crystals of salt. >> reporter: the particles are so small to see them you have to use a laser. once the nozzle is fine-tuned the plan is to use a barge to shoot the salt particles into the sky and see what happens. the researchers say you can already see the concept at work. these satellite images show ship tracks from vessels

crisscrossing the ocean, spewing exhaust that turns into clouds that last up to a week. the project needs several more years and millions of dollars in funding. but in 2012, the national academy of science wrote, the seriousness of the consequences of global warming merits research into the possibility of using cloud brightening for climate engineering. robert wood one of the top atmospheric scientists in the world said we owe it to future generations to study it now. >> i don't think this should be a solution. but i think it's appropriate at least to do the research to find out more about it. >> reporter: it's important to note the scientists say the real solution to climate change is a reduction in greenhouse gases. not cloud brightening. that being said, they hope to do some land-based proof of concept testing by next year and if funding comes in they hope to test on ships out at sea by 2018 or 2019. in sunnyvale, kiet do, kpix 5.

i think we all settle for a little bit of rain but i don't think that's coming, right? >> we have a chance of showers on friday, frank, but the only problem is, it could also come with some dry lightning in some parts of the bay area. certainly not good news for those firefighting efforts. but it's my favorite time of the program. time for to your west. and the reason i love these guys because they can see what i can't see. so they are in and out around the microclimates. we have 69 degrees in san francisco all the way to 80 degrees in the novato area. let's check in with that, dana reporting from novato, wow, that's a nice balmy temperature there with the barometric pressure on the rice rise. san ramon 78. vallejo upper 70s. heading outside our mount tam cam from the lick observatory, lots of clear skies. from the south bay to the coast, where the coast is clear. meanwhile to the eastern portion of our bay area, looking out towards mount diablo if the a cloud in the

sky with the -- not a cloud cover in the sky with the temperature in the tri-valley mid-70s, 68 san francisco, oakland upper 60s. north bay now, sausalito looking towards san francisco, we have a few clouds lingering from yesterday's subtropical moisture. if you like it today, going to love it tomorrow. carbon copy. chance of dry lightning in the forecast coming up. this is the plume of moisture that trails to the hawaiian islands, building in with sunnier conditions. unstable air returns on friday. temperatures statewide: sun-up and sundown. smack in between, we have temperatures like this. 60s beaches, 70s bay, 80s around the peninsula and into our inland areas. it gets just a couple of degrees warmer tomorrow and that chance of thunder or friday. >> thank you. you're going to the a's game? >> i'm heading out. >> thank you. some breaking news right now near nashville, tennessee police are responding to a report of shots fire at a movie theater. these are live pictures of the

scene right now. looks like they are taking care of somebody there. nashville police are now tweeting the suspect is dead. no word yet on any injuries. checking wall street now, quite a roller coaster on the dow up and dow. it's in positive territory right now up by 10 points. aficials in a handful of states including california are trying to make it a little easier for you to play the lottery. john blackstone explains tickets are now available right at the gas pumps and the move is fueling controversy. >> reporter: convenience stores aren't quite convenient enough apparently for purchasing lottery tickets. >> gas stations are one of our key retail locations. so if we're seeing that many people who aren't going into the store, we need to find a way to try and put our products in front those people. >> reporter: california has joined north carolina, minnesota and missouri as the only states offering self-serve

lottery tickets. all do you is swipe your driver's license and your credit or debit card. >> powerball, mega, super lotto. why not? >> reporter: it's the why not factor and added convenience that concerns bert. his documentary film out of luck argues that state lottery prey on vulnerable dream seekers. >> the people are actually buying the ticket and the people who are making up the majority of lottery revenue are people who are poor, people who are undereducated and people who are addicted. >> reporter: lottery officials say they are doing their part to make sure gas pump ticket buyers play responsibly. >> it's capped at $20 a day and $50 a week. >> reporter: how often have you won? >> i haven't won yet. >> reporter: not yet. but if you are playing mega millions, there's a 1 in 259 million chance you could hit the jackpot with your next fillup. john blackstone, cbs news, los angeles.

>> somebody's got to win. almost 90 stations in california are now selling lotto tickets while you pump gas. >> dozens more are waiting for state approval. overwhelmed, overworked and stressed out. sound familiar? why taking a vacation is important and what careers offer the most paid time off. >> count me in. and a reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, give our hotline a call at 888- 5-helps-u. volunteers are there right now. right now. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,

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them. the hawaiian papayas one of my favorites. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. this lexus video shows a slide levitation board in action. it works with magnets that hover above the ground "back to the future" style. but don't run out to place an order. it's a work in progress. no word when it will hit the markets. in this today's jobs report, jill schlesinger looks at one important perk of any job, vacation time. reporter: americans receive the least paid vacation time in the world while employees in other countries enjoy as many as 40 days off a year, the average american worker with five to eight years of experience gets just over two weeks or 11 days of paid vacation annually. if your summer respite has you pining for more time off some industries reward their employees with both pay and vacation. top of the list according to payscale.com is civil

engineers. they earn an average of $79,000 year and 3.2 weeks of vacation. civil engineers design, construct and supervise large construction projects and systems including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, bridges and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. civil engineers need a bachelor's degree and a license to practice in the locations where they provide services. to learn more about the rules here in the bay area, go to the american society of civil engineers' website at asce.org. it's organized regionally. i'm jill schlesinger for kpix 5. ♪ at grocery outlet, they sell the brands you love. ♪

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back to breaking news. shots fired at a movie theater outside of nashville. these are live pictures of the scene right now. nashville police are reporting the suspect is dead killed by an officer inside the theater. there are reports the suspect had a hatchet and gun. no word on any injuries. the latest shooting comes about two weeks after a gunman opened fire inside a movie theater in lafayette louisiana during a screening of the film "trainwreck." we don't know what movie was being shown in this nashville theater or the motive. we'll continue to follow this latest shooting as it unfolds. check cbssf.com and, of course, tune in at 5:00. >> you and i were talking about

it but it gives you pause before you go to a theater now. >> absolutely. >> looks like they are taking someone away in an ambulance. no word on any injuries or deaths or anything like that as of yet. >> except the shooter who is dead. >> we are talking about this last week, as well. i went into the movie theater i good searched for food but not a weapon. they took my water. >> times are changing. >> we'll have the latest on this at 5:00 and 6:00. in the meantime enjoy the day. captions by: caption c

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