a state of emergency in california. some of the state's fastest burning wildfires in decades erupt over the weekend, forcing thousands of evacuations and leaving hundreds of homes in smoldering ruins. the presidential campaign gets contentious in both parties. a new cbs news poll finds hillary clinton falling behind and donald trump pulling away, but one republican is gaining ground on the gop front-runner. the pressure on the left side. he drops the ball! throws! caught! witten! touchdown! >> sunday night stunner. the dallas cowboys and new york giants go down to the wire to cap off the first full day of nfl action. miss georgia!

>> a new miss america is crowned! while the pageant makes amends with an infamous former winner. >> on behalf of today's organization, i want to apologize to you. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 14th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, firefighters in california are battling two devastation out of control wildfires. at least one person has been killed and nearly 500 homes are destroyed and over 20,000 have been forced to evacuate. these are just two of the fires burning throughout the drought-stricken state. the so-called butte fire is burning southeast of sacramento and at least 81 homes have been destroyed there. but over 6,000 more buildings are threatened. the valley fire burning north of san francisco is even worse.

at least 400 homes were at least 400 homes were destroyed in the town of middletown and another thousand buildings destroyed or partially burned. chelsea edwards is in middletown. good morning, chelsea. >> reporter: good morning, and anne-marie. it is devastating entire neighborhoods destroyed by the fire and shells are all that remains on some streets. this apartment complex in middletown, it is in ruins. the shelled cars are left in the parking lot here and still smoke rising from the rubble. emergency officials here in california say this summer's fires are some of the worst they have seen in decades. the fire is burning 20 miles north of napa valley is now california's top priority. the governor has issued a state of emergency and fire crews working other blazes are moved here to stop the destruction. >> it's chaos. it's just utter chaos. there is nothing like it. i've never seen anything like that. >> reporter: embers rain down on people trying to escape after the fire erupted on saturday.

it even jumped a highway and drivers were forced to abandon their cars. at least one person died. >> within 12 hours, we had over 40,000 acres and that is unheard of. >> reporter: officials say the four-year drought and erratic winds fueled this blaze that exploded in size at a rate not seen in 30 years. the fire burned hundreds of homes down to their foundations here in middletown. this used to be a 50-unit apartment complex. hundreds of evacuees have nothing to go back to. >> we are fairly certain that we have lost our home. >> reporter: and more homes could still be lost. the forecast calls for gusty, unpredictable winds. the same condition that caused the fire to grow so quickly. about 1,000 firefighters working to try to get control of the valley fire that is burning right now, so far, though, it is zero percent contained. >> chelsea, before you go, can you tell us a little bit more about the weather conditions and what is expected for today? >> reporter: it certainly is much cooler today than it was yesterday. and, yesterday, one of the biggest problems were the winds.

there were wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour and fire officials say that was lifting embers from the fire and dropping them on homes and made it much harder to fight. we are hoping for some sort after break today, although there are no promises. >> they need all of the help they can get. thank you so much, chelsea. we will have the latest on the california wildfires coming up on "cbs this morning." no one was injured when two passenger jets bumped into one another at los angeles international airport. it happened last night near the terminal as a united jet was arriving on a flight from new jersey. the united jet was stopped near its gate when an alaska airlines plane pushed away from the gate and clipped the wing of the united jet. we are learning this morning that americanairlines flew the wrong plane from los angeles to hawaii. this happened in late august. the mistake was caught midway through the flight which continued, without incident.

the airbus 321, a twin engine jet, was not certified to fly long distances over water. some models have a certification called etops with more redundant systems and fire suppression equipment. this plane didn't. american only started using a-312s on this route a couple of weeks before the incident. this week the republicans hold their second presidential debate, as donald trump maintains his lead among the gop candidates. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is losing ground. bernie sanders is growing his lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire and iowa. a just released cbs news tracking poll finds sanders with a 22-point lead among democratic primary voters in new hampshire and a 10-point lead in iowa. as don champion reports, sanders' message is strike ago chord with middle class voters. >> the american people, in my strong view, are sick and tired

of establishment politics of establishment economics, and they want a candidate who is prepared to stand up to the big money interests. >> reporter: last night, sanders wrapped up a weekend of campaigning in the south. it's in the south that, for now, clinton is holding her own. the same poll that shows her losing in new hampshire and iowa, shows her firmly in the lead in south carolina. on the republican side, donald trump leads in all three states, but former neurosurgeon ben carson is just four points behind in iowa and trump is taking notice. >> well, i'm a deal maker. i'll make great deals for this country. ben can't do that. ben is a doctor' he's not a deal maker. and i'll make great deals for our country which is very important. >> reporter: over the weekend, trump said carson was a very nice man but doesn't have the energy to be president. >> i recognize that i have plenty of energy. you know, operating on people to 10, 12, sometimes greater than 20 hours at a time and making critical decisions after many hours of intense work.

>> reporter: and the man most thought would be the republican front-runner broke out an old t-shirt to try to rouse the faithful in his home state of florida. >> that's the party i believe in. reagan and bush. >> reporter: this week's debate may be critical for bush to try to make up ground. tonight, donald trump holds a rally in%[átáy >> don champion in new york, thank you, don. it's reported that the company that took care of hillary clinton's private e-mail server has no knowledge of the server being wiped. clinton has said for months that she deleted her personal correspondence but "the washington post" reports there is a difference between e-mails being deleted and wiped. deleted e-mails can often be restored. meaning thousands of clinton e-mails may be recovered. kim davis, the county clerk in kentucky who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, returns to work today. davis spent five days in jail

because she disobeyed a court order to hand out the licenses. her assistants did issue the licenses but davis' attorney says it's unclear what she will do today. the judge says he will throw her back behind bars if she refuses. european ministers are holding an emergency meeting in brussels today to discuss the migrant crises. yesterday, germany had on its board with austria. last week germany opened its borders to the refuges and now admits it can't cope with the thousands of people arriving every day. over the weekend, 16,000 arrived in munich alone. coming up on "the morning news" phoenix arrests. three teens are in custody for possible copycat freeway attacks. and, later, spray tan scam. a company partnered with the miss america organization, is charged with some ugly allegations. this is the "cbs morning news."

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huge plumes of smoke in southern japan this morning as the volcano forced the evacuation of dozens of tourists. the eruption prompted authorities to raise the alert level for the area and it banned people from approaching the volcano. there were no immediate reports of injuries. police in arizona are trying to determine who is responsible for a series of highway shootings. there are 11 incidents, mostly along interstate 10 in phoenix, under investigation. authorities have a person of interest in custody, and they made three other arrests sunday for what may be copycats. brian webb has the latest. >> reporter: three 18-year-olds were arrested for launching rocks from a sling shot at several vehicles saturday night. a husband and wife whose windshield was shattered got a license plate and called authorities who made the arrest sunday.

>> this is probably a copycat, but it's still serious. >> reporter: phoenix drivers have been on edge since august 29th since the shootings started mostly along inner city freeways. eight people were struck by bullets and three others hit by unspecified projectile. nobody has been seriously hurt. last week, authorities arrested a person of interest. 19-year-old oscar de la torre munoz is still behind bars, but hasn't been charged with the highway shooting. there hasn't been a confirmed incident since last thursday. >> none of us should have to drive the freeway or any roadway and be worried about people just randomly shooting items at our vehicles on. >> reporter: authorities say the trio of teenagers shot rocks at approximately 10 pedestrians and four other vehicles on saturday night. brian webb for cbs news. straight ahead, a memorable football finish to start the season. the new york giants and dallas cowboys go down to the final seconds in sunday night season

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. the pressure on the left side. he drops the ball. throws. caught. witten! touchdown. >> a thrilling finish between the dallas cowboys and the new

york giants on sunday night to cap off the first full day of nfl action this season. giants fans are stunned this morning, while cowboys supporters are feeling like maybe they got away with one. dallas hosting new york on sunday night. new york leading by as much as ten points late in the game, but the giants make a questionable call on the dallas goal line. an incomplete pass stopped the clock and the cowboys are left with more than minute and a half trailing by just six points. that is enough time for tony romo to lead dallas down the field and hit jason witten for a touchdown with just 11 seconds left. the cowboys come from behind to win 27-26. an ugly scene at the raiders/bengals game. cincinnati defensive back adam jones is scene ripping the helmet off oakland's amare cooper and then banging his head into the helmet. jones was not ejected and later he said he was just playing football and that he doesn't expect to be fined.

the bengals win the game 33-13. a forgettable first start for the number one draft pick in the nfl. jameis winston's first pass as a pro is picked off and brought back for a touchdown by tennessee's cody sensabaugh. meanwhile, the player drafted after winston, marcus marryo ma marrow take mariota does much better. the denver broncos travel to kansas city to take on the chiefs on "thursday night football" on cbs. kickoff at 8:25 eastern here on cbs. novak djokovic is king of the the court here in new york. the top ranked men's player in tennis collecting his second u.s. open championship and third major of the year last night. djokovic struggled and was even bloodied at one point during his final match against roger

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around forecast in some cities around the country. your new miss america is miss georgia! >> betty cantrell, miss georgia, is the new miss america. she was crowned in atlantic city last night.

she sang a song from the opera "madam butterfly "and won a scholarship along with her title. returning for the first time to the pageant was 1984 miss ameri vanessa williams. she resigned due to a nude photo. the president of the organization apologized to her on behalf of the organization. >> i want to apologize to you and to your mother, miss helen williams, i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the miss america you are and the miss america you always will be. >> williams, who went on to become a famous stage and tv actress, says she did the best she could during the scandal. the miss america pageant gets caught up in a spray tan scandal that is one of the stories on this morning's "moneywatch." jill wagner is at the new york

stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning. wall street has its eyes on this week's federal reserve meeting waiting to see if the board has enough confidence in the economy to raise interest rates. if the fed acts, this would be the first rate increase since 2008. some analysts say iet's about a 50/50 chance they will raise interest rates. if it doesn't happen this week, traders still expect an increase by december. stock markets in asia were mole lower. tokyo's nikkei lost. uncertainty about interest rates and the chinese economy pushed stocks higher on friday. the dow gained 102 points. the s&p rose 8 and nasdaq up 26. gasoline prices have dropped again. lundberg survey reports that the average price of gasoline in the u.s. fell 27 cents since august 23rd and now at $2.44 a gallon.

>> delta airlines is opening spas at the airports but not for passengers. they are for delta workers. delta will open three sky spas where employees can get discounts massages and manicures and pedicures and hairstyling and makeup treatment and uniform alterations. the airline says happy employees mean happy customers. some women say they were scammed by the spray tanning partner of the miss america pageant. the beauty pageant has suspended the contract with b. bronze. women say they paid money to the company but weren't allowed to participate in an event in atlantic city. the company says it received less space for the event than anticipated. the pageant is investigating the charges. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," u.s. open champ novak djokovic. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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a hellish scene this morning in northern california. you're looking at what is called the valley fire burning about two hours north of san francisco. it's one of two major wildfires that erupted in size over the weekend, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee. one of the hardest hit towns is middletown, california, in lake county, where a state of emergency has been declared. cbs chelsea edwards is there this morning. chelsea, what is the latest? >> reporter: we learned overnight the valley fire has turned deadly. state fire officials confirm that one person has been killed. although right now, they are not providing details on how that person died. you can see the devastation is widespread in middletown. i'm standing at a former apartment complex that is completely in ruins and the

smoke is still smoldering and still coming up from some of the rubble here and charred cars were left in the parking lot after this fire. the fire broke out on saturday. it erupted in size and swallowing up at least 78 square miles in less than 48 hours. very quick moving. we are told the lake fire has destroyed at least 400 homes and possibly as many as 1,000 and it also prompted an entire town of 3,000 people to evacuate. the flames spreading so fast and leaving the residents to leave to a chaotic scene. >> you could see the flames creeping up. i think the wind changed direction and sent it toward middletown and i feel very bad for all of those people there. i think there was a lot of destruction so far. >> i got on the phone with them letting them know what is going on. some said they were told their houses were burnt down. and some say, no, it's not burnt down so i many sending pictures to them saying your house is okay or it's not okay. >> reporter: the scene in middletown during daylight hours was horrific. entire blocks of homes were left

smoldering and cars burned so hot, their tires melted. the fire proved dangerous to firefighters as well. four firefighters suffered second-degree burns area were air-lifted to the hospital. meanwhile, the other fire causing big problems this morning is about 150 miles west of where we are. that one is called the butte fire and it's also prompted the governor to declare an emergency in two counties. that fire has destroyed at least 81 homes since it started last week and it's proving to be a tough fight for firefighters as well. it's burned more than 65,000 acres and is just 25% contained. firefighters are trying to burn away fuel but they say the terrain combined with the dry conditions makes this very unpredictable. back here in middletown. about a thousand firefighters now are trying to get that valley fire under control. so far, though, it is zero percent contained. >> very dire situation. chelsea edwards in middletown, california, thank you very much. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we will have more on the california

wildfire crisis. we will get an update from middletown. plus the growing problem of laser strikes targeting passenger planes. and u.s. open tennis champ novak djokovic joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. captioning funded by cbs

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