flooding in utah, more than half a dozen people are dead and others are missing when heavy rain sends a wall of water rushing through a canyon community. as the battle against two massive wildfires in northern california continues this morning, thousands of evacuees await words on the fate of their homes. >> someone told me it's burnt down. others told me it's fine. i'm kind of waiting until i can go back up there. >> it's disgusting what's hang to our country. we are a dumping ground for the rest of the world. we are. >> donald trump shows no signs of softening. the republican presidential

front-runner lashes out again at illegal immigrants while thousands demonstrate outside his campaign rally. and in flight interruption, a packed passenger jet is rerouted when one passenger loses control. this is the cbs "morning news" for tuesday, september 15th, 2015. good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie 14. at least eight people were killed by a powerful flash flood in southern utah. the victims include young children and their mothers. rescue crews are looking for five others who are missing near the town of hilldale, right across the arizona border. heavy rains hit the canyons north of the town late yesterday. the area is prone to flash flooding. 16 people riding in a car and a van were making their way to safety when they were overtaken by a huge wave of water. >> they had stopped outside of

that flood area, well outside of it. and were standing there watching the flood and a flash flood came down the canyon and actually came across and come around behind the vehicles. >> three people survived. more wet weather is forecast for today and tomorrow. the area is home to a polygamist sect founded by warren jeffs. two wildfires have destroyed 720 homes and hundreds of other buildings and killed one elderly resident who couldn't evacuate. thousands were forced to flee the so-called valley fire north of napa valley. folks in middle town say they were overrun by a wall of flame t. fast moving flames destroyed over 60,000 acres. kristen ayers of kpix our sister station has the latest. >> reporter: a smoking smoldering pile of rubble. the cell phone video taken by a

family friend is the only glimpse if borges family had of their house since being evacuated. >> they won't let nobody up there at all. >> reporter: for the moment, they live if tiny tents on the. >> calistoga fairgrounds, it's not real. >> i don't think when they have their house they will really feel it afterwards. >> many of the evacuee versus no idea what happened to their homes. brock robertson has seen pictures of the destruction in middletown. >> it looks like hell. it looks like a war zone. >> reporter: he's heard only rumors about the fate of his home. >> someone told me it burnt down. others told me it's fine. i'm kind of like waiting until i can go back up there. >> reporter: for now the bright spot for these refugees have been small. the strumming of a guitar [ music playing ] >> reporter: the kindness of strangers. >> we kind of started up a hot chocolate stand. >> reporter: these young girls spent hours collecting do

nation's at a make-shift stand. >> we kind of held up signs in front of the streets. people just started coming. >> reporter: in five hours, they raked in more than $5,000 for people who lost homes. >> never would we think we were able to get that much money. >> reporter: the red cross is the only hope for some people. volunteers pitched extra tents for anyone who might need them. >> that i say they'll be here as long as the community needs them. the red cross says they have been flooded with donations at the campgrounds where evacuees are staying. they no longer need donations here. instead, they should go online and donate to the red cross directly. well, another massive fire is burning east of sacramento. the explosive butte fire destroyed over 71,000 acres and 135 homes. evacuees returned to find gutted homes and cars,ore than 4,000 firefighters are working to control the butte fire. power lines and polls have been

burned. over 5,000 customers are without power. many area schools will remain closed today. and this morning, a nuclear threat from north korea. the north says its main nuclear complex is in full operation and that it is working to improve its nuclear weapons in quality and quantity. the director of the forth's atomic energy institute, says this country is ready to cope with u.s. hostility with quote nuclear weapons any time. classes are cancelled today at a mississippi college, where a professor was shot dead in his office monday morning. delta state university was on lockdown until late monday night when the suspected shooter, who was also an instructor at the school killed himself before being cornered by police, but a deadly rampage claimed the life of at least one other person. >> reporter: the manhunt for shannon lamb ended on the banks of the mississippi river about

40 miles from the college campus where he allegedly opened fire on a colleague monday morning. police say lamb, a gentleman okayography instructor at delta state shot and killed himself while trying to flee from officers before lamb was located, police made contact with him. >> use extreme caution when dealing with this person. he's made the statements that he will not be going back to jail. >> reporter: lamb is suspected of murdering history professor ethan schmidt in his delta state office t. shooting touched off a campus-wide alert. >> oh my gosh! >> reporter: heavily armed police swarmed the school going room to room searching for the gunman while students and faculty stayed locked inside classrooms for hours. >> people are running left and right. have you police officers approaching you, just telling you to run and get out of the way. >> reporter: hours after the shooting, another grizzly discovery, this one 300 miles away the body of 41-year-old amy prentice was found in the gulf

coast home she shared with lamb. she, too, had been shot to death. investigators say lamb is suspected in her death as well. the 45-year-old lamb taught at delta state for the past six years and had just earned h doctorate in education. >> he was always calm and always very nice. and i just can't -- i wasn't expecting this from him. >> vergs at the scenes of both shootings say they have not yet uncovered a motive. now, the second debate between republican presidential conte contenders is tomorrow. last night the gop front runner donald trump held a rally in dallas as don champion reports, trump minced no words when it came to how he would deal with illegal immigration. [ music playing ] >> reporter: an estimated 15,000 people gave donald trump a texas-sized welcome. >> we are a dumping ground for

the rest of the world. we are. >> the republican presidential hopeful spoke monday night in dallas. his views on illegal immigration have distinguished him from other republican candidates. >> i tell you what, i think the rest of them are shaking in their boots and they ought to be. >> reporter: trump still leads in the polls. neurosurgeon ben carson is a close second. carly fiorina, who is gaining popularity, will join them on the debate stage for the first time wednesday. trump has criticized her looks and voice. monday, fiorina supporters released a new video touting the power of women. >> i am proud of every year and every wrinkle. >> reporter: the other woman in the race, hillary clinton, told "extra's" mario lopez she welcomes the opportunity to debate trump. >> because there the a lot to talk about starting with his, you know, really outrageous statements about immigration. >> reporter: the former secretary of state will face off against her democratic opponents in their first primary debate scheduled for october 13th.

now, also on the democratic side, bernie sanders spoke to a packed house at liberty university. the influential christian college in virginia. he talked about what he called the massive enjustice of income and wealth and equality. anne-marie. >> zon champion in new york, thank you, don. kim davis is back at work and no longer blocking her deputies from issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. davis is the kentucky clerk who was jailed for defying a court order to issue the licenses. yesterday, a license was issued without her name. the governor and state attorney general says it is valid. davis says she never wanted to be in the spotlight. >> i am no he. >> reporter: i'm just a person of interest born by the grace of god who wants me to work, be with my family. i want to serve my neighbors quietly without violating my conscience. >> davis says she was faced with

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try the delicious lunch double burger. then tap, swipe, and go. ♪ ♪ >> don't do that. look forward. >> what do you mean look forward? >> an american airlines jet was diverted to indianapolis to eject an unruly passenger. she hit a flight attendant monday t. flight with 150 passengers and six crew was bounds for miami from chicago. the woman is facing charges, a jet blue reported a drone flying near its approach path in florida. it had taken off from pittsburgh monday morning t. plane was heading for ft. lauderdale,

hollywood international airport. the pilot reported what he had just seen. >> miami jet blue 2007, just advise you, we have a drone cross over us about 1,000 feet. >> say again? >> we just had a drone from our location cross over top of is 1,000 feet. >> the pilot did not have to take evasive action t. twin engine jetliner landed safely. news anchor chris hurst is back to work at affiliate wbbj in virginia. a reporter and a cameraman was shot on live tv august 26th. >> it's good to be back. all of our families kop with the love of adam ward and my love allison parker. >> he spoke about his feelings for allison. >> she and i fell in love in the newsroom. we deeply watched our communities and tried to make them better and safer. that's what drove her as she

came into your home every morning. >> a former reporter at the station shot and killed parker and ward while they were broadcasting live. as police surrounded him, he killed himself. straight ahead now, celebrity switch the hollywood megastar who is tapped to replace the donald on "the apprentice." maybe he was looking for a picnic basket a. bear cub goes on the hunt for a slice.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. sometimes you just have to have a slice. programs that's the craving that got a bear cub trapped inside a pizza parlor in colorado springs yesterday. the baby bear apparently ran through an opened door and stayed inside for a few hours. there were no customers inside, wild life officials tranquilized her and took her to a rehab facility to treat an injury on her paws. on the "cbs moneywatch," the big rush for apple's new iphone and who is replacing the donald on a reality tv show? jill wagner is at the stock exchange with that and more. >> reporter: good morning. apple says the preorders for thefs and 6s-plus are on pace to

beat last year's 10 million weekend sales. they go on sale on the 25th t. new iphones have a different touch screen, stronger body and new processor. on wall street, trading is light as they wait for this day's two-day federal reserve meeting. opinions among analysts are generally split on whether the feds will raise interest rates. interest rates t. dow lost 62 points. the s&p fell 8. the nasdaq fel financial markets in asia followed wall street's leads and finished mostly lower t. shawshank high composite lost 2%. tokyo's nikkei added a quarter percent. the lottery limbo in illinois because of a state bucket impasse. they can't issue payments of more than $25,000. one woman has been trying to collect on a $50,000 winning ticket since july. there are currently 29 big winners waiting to collect. the miss universe pageant no longer belongs to donald trump.

he sold miss usa and miss teen usa to a media company. he briefly became the sole owner when nbc universal severed his ties over illegal immigrants. and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is taking the donald's place on "the apprentice." he will be in the 2016 season. trump made it a success. since regular folks and celebrities competed in business-related tasks. those that lost heard the well known catch phrase "you're fired." anne-marie. >> you're terminated. got a ring it to, right? >> i like that. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks, a lot, jill. when we return, tennis matchup. stephen colbert gets a taste of center court as u.s. open court novak djokovic fires off a serve. we'll have the reaction.

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wildfires california has ev seen continues to burn. we' live with the very latest. plus-- caught on camera.... thieves storm a south bay d store.. snatching everythin sight.. why the owner doesn't think this is an isolated incident. and-- hyde steals the show. the 49ers running back carrs the team to a big win on the monday night football stage what coach jim tomsula is sg about the victory join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 ,,,,

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. tonight champion novak djokovic is going to fire tennis balls at me while i protect myself with captain america's shield. >> it is one of the perks of winning the u.s. open. novak djokovic aces "late show" host stephen colbert. he says it's clocked at 130 miles per hour. well the dallas cowboys are now the most valuable sports team in the world. according to "forbes" magazine the cowboys are worth about $4 billion t. cowboys have been the

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>> it's the kind of guest no one wants. a deer crashed into the breakfast room of a hotel in york, nebraska last month. under surveillance footage shows it dashing into the lobby before running down the hall. someone was able to trap it before police arrived. word is the deer left without paying for damages. figures. well, here in new york stip, a teenager is breaking conventional ideas of beauty. she made her debut as a model at fashion week after her photos became a hit on social media. marlie hall spoke with her. >> reporter: strutting down the runway at new york city's legendary fashion week is every model's dream. for madeleine stewart, it's even

more of a long shot. the 18-year-old from australia has down's syndrome. despite verbal and cognitive limitation, her mom says madeleine few she wanted to be a model after attending a fashion show. >> she told me she wanted to get up on the stage, she wanted to get up on the stage right then. >> it went viral. modeling jobs from all over the world starting pouring in. >> madeleine is a shining light that shows people that nothing is impossible. >> so this is bicker than modeling? >> this is about inclusion. this is about discrimination. it's about letting people out there with disabilities, anyone that feels a little different feeling included in life. >> then came the calm, every modem wants to get, a request to walk the runway on new york fashion week. >> are you excited? >> yes. >> are i going to modem? >> yes. >> is everybody going to clap

and cheer? cheer? >> but excitement turned to fear. and doubt. >> can we get rid of the cameras, please? >> the cameras, the crowds the chaos. >> madeleine conquered them all, to become one of the breakout faces of new york fashion week 2015. marlie hall, "cbs news," new york. >> well, coming up, back to your local news on cbs "this morning" elton john is one step closer to meeting german president vladimir putin. and a duke who tried to pull brain power and celebrity chef stops by the studio with her new memoir. that's the cbs "morning news" for this tuesday. i'm anne-marie green. finally it's become a staple of the "late, late show" with jas corden, carpool karaoke. last night he was joined with

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mallicoat. and i'm michelle griego and good morning everyone, it is tuesday, it's september 15th. good to have you on board, a.m. frank mallicoat. >> and i'm -- i'm frank

mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's get our first check of weather and traffic. >> my phone was blowing up yesterday because everybody had to tell me where they were southeasterns rain develops -- experiencing rain drops. it's so rare anymore. everyone is so happy. >> wipers were going on the way in today. >> more because of the marine layer but yesterday the little down pairs that came and -- pours that came and went. good morning everyone, no rain in the forecast but as frank said, we do have some condensation, some misty conditions associated with the very deep marine layer. currently in the 50s and 670s. partly cloudy skies today and sunshine away from the bay. full forecast though coming up. we have a major closure. this is adjacent to the altamont pass and altamont pass road shut down in both directions between greenville and carroll. because of an accident. i'll have more on that and information on on more road closures because of the valley fire with my next traffic report. the valley fire in lake and napa counties is still going through populated areas. 62,000 acres have burned. the fire is now 10% contained.