more evacuees from the valley fire returning home today, but thousands are still stuck in evacuation centers with no place to go. hi everyone, good afternoon,.

>> i'm michelle griego. kate tells us some residents who are being allowed to go home are bracing themselves for the worst. >> reporter: more evacuees will get to go home, or what is of it, this afternoon. crews near bonanza springs getting ready to reopen roads in the area. those who live in cobb still can't go back, the roads there still badly damaged by the fire. >> you try to be strong but you can't. your feelings are getting involved. what do you do about your kids? not you, i can do this. but my kids. >> reporter: at the napa county fairgrounds, a few tents and cars are left. at one point nearly 800 people were here. now just dozens. most have gone back home or are staying with family and friends. >> if the county doesn't get involved and the state doesn't get involved, they are in trouble. >> reporter: david free lost his ranch in hidden valley.

since the fire started, he has been staying here. >> this camp stuff you can just dough so much. but it wears on you. you are constantly thinking about what you lost. >> reporter: others say volunteers are getting ready to move whoever is left to other evacuation centers. insurance companies trying to find temporary places for victims but not everyone here has the luxury. >> the ones that don't have insurance, and don't have that stuff, what are they going to do? >> reporter: evacuation orders for north lock loamed, ziegler springs and bonanza springs will be lifted at 5:00 p.m. cal fire says the valley fire destroyed more than a thousand homes. that could rise as clean up crews get deeper into the burn area. the fire is now 70% contained. since it started a week ago saturday the valley fire has burned within 75,000 acres or about 118 square miles. >> and in monterey county, firefighters are making

progress on a pair of wildfires. a fire is burning north of jamesberg and the monterey fire is near the aurora salinas highway .10 homes are damaged or destroyed. today some evacuees will be allowed to check out their homes. meanwhile, investigators are looking into the death of a man whose body was found near the fire's origin. as for the 95-acre l'oreal fire, it is 85% contained. it also began saturday when a loose chain, dragging from a trailer created sparks. hot weather and wildfires combined mean unhealthy air. today is another save the air day for the bay area. people are encouraged to carpool, bike or take public transit. sunnyville charter school employee is behind bars accused of sexual assault.

spark charter school is accused of violating state law for not completing background checks before starting school. the violation was discovered after an 18-year-old staff member was arrested for sexually assaulting an 8-year- old girl. the employee also had more than 600 images of child pornography. the local teacher's union says parents now have a very tough decision to make. >> as a parent i would not send my child here. >> reporter: i would seriously doubt the ability of my school to keep my child safe. right now that is my concern, as a parent, would be how would i know my child is safe? >> it is unclear when sparks will reopen. until then the 160 students can either wait it out or enroll in another school within the district. traffic was backed up for hours on an east bay freeway after a fiery and deadly crash, involving a motorcycle and a big rig. they collided in the southbound lanes of highway 685 at bollinger canyon road in san ramone around 4:30 this

morning. the motorcyclist died at the scene. the crash sent the big rig careening into the center median before erupting in flames. lanes on southbound 680 were closed for several hours while crews cleared the scene. on this final day of this historic trip to cuba pope francis is inviting all in cuba to convert to catholicism. more on the pope's plans for today before he heads here to the u.s. >> reporter: pope francis has already held two open air masses during his time in cuba. one on the eastern part of the island and one on the west. thousands turned out for both. under a scorching late september sun, pope francis celebrated an open air mass before thousands of followers in cuba's third largest city. >> jesus goes before us. he precedes us. he opens the way, and invites us to follow him. >> reporter: the pope has chosen his words carefully

during his three days in the communist country. upon haze rival, and at mass with cuban president castro looking on, he told the crowd to serve one another, not an ideology. >> he won't be you know, hard line, no, that is not how the church is going to work this. >> reporter: francis heads to the u.s. tomorrow for the first time ever. yesterday the vatican released a message from the holy father to pilgrims attending the world meeting of families. >> see you in philadelphia. >> reporter: but before he gets there the pope will make stops in washington, d.c. and new york city. >> reporter: pope francis is making the most of his last full day in cuba. he will be meeting with the bishop of the city of olguin and then will move on to santiago. tomorrow he heads to the u.s.

for the first time ever. frank, back to you. looks beautiful behind you. has the pope had any talks with cuban dissidents, at small. >> reporter: the vatican tells us he has not. he was supposed to greet dissidents yesterday but that didn't happen. the vatican didn't explain why. dissidents from the group known as the ladies in white, they wanted to demonstrate and attend at the pope's mass yesterday here in that van that. some of their -- in havana. some of their members were app preppedded at dawn, before they had apprehended at adawn, before they had a chance to go. the pope spends two days in washington, d.c. before heading to new york thursday and friday and then it is on to philadelphia where he'll spend the weekend before leaving the country sunday. in san francisco, the

archbishop blessed 150 catholics who planned to make the pilgrimage to see the pope. france will officially proclaim sainthood for father o'hara. many native americans oppose canonization because of how sarah converted. critics say sarah treated his converts like indentured servants. >> they could not speak their language, they could not wear their clothes, they could not sing their songs, they could not say their prayers. >> reporter: valentine lopez says his tribe has been outspoken critics of the canonization. they have written letters about what they dark the dark reality of mission life. three men accused of beating a minnesota vikings fan are due in court today. people in 4ers garb attacked a man after the september 14th game in santa clara. the fan and a security guard

were injured. the fourth suspect in the felony assault case is a juvenile. the incident could lead to two big changes at the stadium. banning booze after halftime and boosting police patrols. officers typically make about 30 arrests at 4ers games, most of them involving alcohol. at a meeting tomorrow, city council members will discuss safety issues. today the 15-year-old santa cruz boy charged with killing his neighbor entered a plea of not guilty. supporters of maddie middleton held photos of 8-year-old adrienne gonzalez. in july her body was found in a dumpster one day after she was reported missing. thieves are stealing cars at an alarming rate in san francisco and new numbers show the problem is getting worse. auto thefts in the city are up 10% this month. this year alone, more than 7000

trucks, motorcycles and automobiles have been reported missing. the uptick in car thefts in the city is part of a bigger trend. last year the bay area had the highest rate of thefts in the country. volkswagen admits to cheating emission tests for some of its cars. a big boost for one candidate in the gop presidential race. more on the major shake up following last week's debate. we have a heat advisory, a save the air day. another hot one for today. but changes are on the way. coming up, ,,

carley fee's debate performance last week is paying off. fiorina is in second place from the latest cnn poll, repleased this weekend. donald trump is still in first, but he has dropped 8 points in the last few weeks. trump went on the attack monday morning, telling the "today" show fiorina's business record, which resulted in her being fired from hewlett packard, makes her unelectable. >> i don't see how she could possibly win. the reason she lost in a landslide running for the senate is when her record was exposed. >> reporter: on the democratic side, hillary clinton appears to be gaining strength. the cnn poll showser way ahead of bernie sanders and joe biden. in an interview with america, the vice president tells the catholic magazine he still can't make a decision. >> i may not get there in time and make it feasible to be able

to run in 16, because there are certain windows that will close. but if that's it, that's it. like it is not like i can rush it. >> reporter: if he does run, dr. jill biden's office confirms she will support him in a bid for the white house. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. the migrant crisis in eastern europe worsens. croatia says it is impossible to deal with the influx of 20,000 refugees pouring into the country. migrants are trying to push further into europe toward countries that can offer them a better economic future. tensions are building as families and children try to board buses moving people through toward austria. >> they say it is a matter of hours. but you can see, it is a matter of days. >> reporter: croatia says it is

meeting later this week to address possible solutions. time for your forecast now. another hot one around the bay. get ready for another warm one today, but relief is on the way, so just hang in there. your weather headlines show what i'm talking about. plenty of afternoon sun today. warm to hot again for some probably most folks. a heat advisory is in effect and we have a save the air day today. look at the heat advisory primarily for folks away the from the coast. 90s to triple-digits, depending on where you live. now the good news is, satellite shows high pressure finally giving way, low moving in from the pacific northwest and that is going to cool things down significantly by tomorrow. we are talking 10 to 15 degrees of cooling by tomorrow. tonight sunset 7:08. sunrise tomorrow 6:57. and here's a look at your lies. yes one more day of extreme heat for some of you.

triple-digits for folks in livermore, 97 concord. 70s along the coast. 75 pacifica. 91 redwood city. 92 in san jose. it is going to be another warm one. but take a look at this. the payoff is in the extended forecast. tomorrow we drop significantly, 10 to 15 degrees, 80s for the warmest spots inland. 60s along the coast. likely going to see the return of the morning fog. getting back to a fall-like weather pattern just in time for the first day of fall. it will be significantly cooler, 81. low 80s for the warmest spots midland, and we stay in that fall-like temperature range for the rest of the week. topping out with highs in the mid-80s for the warmest location, 70s by the bay and 60s along the coast. break out those pumpkin lattes. fall and fall-like weather is

returning. the dow is looking mighty good on a monday, up 138 points at this hour. that is a good monday so far. >> yeah. so far pretty good. volkswagen stock plummeted 20% today after news spread it cheated on emissions tests. diesel cars are getting pulled out of the automaker's showrooms. chris van cleeve reports. >> reporter: volkswagen and audi dealers are being told to stop selling certain models of cars after a notice from the environmental protection agency. it is a black eye. the epa says it designed a defeat device. it is a switch built into 4 cylinder models that would detect when the car was undergoing emissions tests and switch it to a more efficient mode. the vehicles include the diesel versions of the audi a-3. golf and passant models. car owners don't need to do

anything right now. agency officials insist the violations do not pose any safety hazards and that the cars are legal to drive while volkswagen comes up with a plan to recall and repair them. the automaker's ceo is apologize and go says i personally am deeply sorry we have broken the trust of the public. we do not tolerate any breaking of internal rules or the law. >> reporter: volkswagen could face fine up to $37,500 per car. chris van cleeve, cbs news, new york. new show debuts tonight on cbs. and here on channel 5, it is a comedy called life in pieces. i had a chance to chat with cole lynn hanks and joey lifter jones and ask what makes their show a little different. >> greg and jen are new parents, struggling to keep it

together. doing so. >> fairly well. >> i don't know the jury is out. we'll wait and see. but they are just one portion of the large short story. each short story focuses on a different member of the family and that is sort of how you get to know these people. it is a really fun show. >> life in pieces airs tonight 8:30, right here on kpix 5. children in the u.s. are not getting their daily dose of recommended fruit. but researchers found there is one way we can improve that statistic. we want all you pet lovers to send us questions about their health and well-being. we'll have our pet ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,

most children are not getting the 1 to 2 recommended cups of fruit per day but the journal of pediatrics shows apples are the favorite fruit for kids in the u.s. apples and apple juice make up about 30% of all the fruit kids consume. a third come from 100% juice

drinks. pediatricians say kids should eat more whole fruit. >> you are not going to get the fiber you get with the wheel piece of fruit. >> reporter: only 40% of children meet the recommended guidelines for eating fruit. that is 1 to 2 cups per day. and for some, it is an acquired taste. but tony swears by cauliflower. >> are you a fan? >> no. >> this variety, has tony with more. >> reporter: naked cauliflower. you know why it is called that? because it is not wrapped in cellophane. and right now, between the spring and the fall, a lot of farmer's markets, this cauliflower at retail stores is abundant and it is fabulous, because it gets colder at night, so they actually get a little bit sweeter. let's talk about selection. nice and white all the way around. where it green has to be green. where it is cut, simply store them, oh it is starting to rain. when you bring them home, it is important to store it in the

refrigerator right away. room temperature for too long you lose all the wonderful flavor and nutritional value. naked cauliflower is available this time year in the spring and if you see it at the market, you have to enjoy it. always education realty trust fresh and stay healthy. put this back,. put this back,. >> e-mail our consumer line at

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