this is kpix 5 news at noon. a lake county man is jailed , accused of setting the fires that destroyed more than 100 homes and forced 7 mi.2. i am michelle griego. kenny is on assignment. let's go to lake county where anne makovec tells us the fire was deliberately set. >> reporter: the good news is

that the fire is 20% contained at this hour. you can see some of the damage behind me. the front door has that yellow piece of paper, that is part of the damage assessment process which is going to go on in lake county over the next several days. >> that is all we got. >> reporter: weight holly owns this auto repair shop in downtown lower lake. while there is plenty of damage on the lot, the building is still standing.>> we are lucky compared to most of the people around here. >> reporter: he has been holding down the fort since sunday. >> i am making sure stuff did not get stolen, putting out hotspots. >> reporter: the fire has charred more than 6 mi.2 and this is the man accused of setting it. he is charged with 17 counts of arson connected to fires all over lake county. the charges carry enhancement because of the homes and businesses destroyed.

175, a number likely to grow once crews get into the neighborhood hardest hit. 400 people are under evacuation orders this afternoon. >> there is a process. it is not just that you open the door and allow everyone to come back in. >> reporter: the fire started on saturday and blew up, jumping its containment lines sunday afternoon.>> the cruise came by and asked if we were packing up, we said yes, then the third one came by with a loudspeaker and said we need to leave now. >> reporter: afternoon winds are bringing ongoing challenges for the 1000 firefighters on the scene. the recovery process is underway. pg&e is flying in 16 new transmission poles to replace those that have burned. >> we can't access this area by truck because the terrain is too difficult. we have to fly in.>> reporter: holly shop is among the 700 buildings without power this

afternoon. he is waiting for some sense of normally to return. >> i hope it does not take too long. we are a strong community. i hope it pulls together for us. >> reporter: while we don't know when the evacuation orders will be lifted, the sheriff's office is going to start the process of escorting people back to their properties to check things out. sometime in the near future, possibly as soon as this afternoon that will happen. will containment of the fire is expected by sunday. live in lower lake, anne makovec, kpix 5. one hospital in lake county has moved its patients further from the fire line. clear lake's st. helena hospital has transferred all 17 of its patients to some of the smaller facilities. schools and area will remain closed for the rest of the week. that affects students and clear lake and lower lake. the school district plans to provide an update on friday. you can keep tabs on the fire

with our continuing coverage here on kpix 5 and 24 hours a day on www.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. say they f a chilling discovery near san francisco's pier 14. police found a bag of bones forensic crews have determined the remains are not human and are trying to figure out where they came from. we expect more information in the coming hours. temperatures -- police are investigating a brutal crime at the westfield mall. police say a group of muggers beat and robbed a 20-year-old man and got away with some of his school supplies. this attack comes two days after a body was discovered in one of the malls stairwells. police have not said how the victim in that case died at they're calling it a homicide. muni is launching a safety campaign after driver was assaulted. we show what passengers will be seeing soon. >> reporter: it is an ad campaign that comes directly from the mouths of muni drivers. one of the 11 new ads says i

get you across town safely, i want to get home safely too. >> our operators are working hard to get people where they need to go safely. they have difficult jobs. violence should never be an option against of these operators who are dedicated to getting people around the city.>> reporter: the transport represents muni drivers are releasing these ads in an effort to keep operators safe. just a few days after a muni driver says she was assaulted. sfpd says the operator and her alleged attacker claim the other was the aggressor. >> i have not seen the video but all of our buses carry video internally and externally. hopefully the video will be able to show and hear a lot of the confrontation that occurred. >> reporter: despite this attempt, critics from the united public workers for action are still planning to hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the stress and dangers muni employees face

every day. >> every time there is an assault of an operator, we take it seriously and we follow-up with the police and anybody else involved to find out what happened. >> reporter: this ad campaign has been in the works for months. you will be able to see them on buses and trains starting in early september. >> there is video of this weekend's assault that has not been released. checking bay area headlines. san jose's latest puts the city on pace to top last year's moderate. police say two wounded men showed up out of hospital with gunshot wounds last night. one of them was a teenage boy. he died. investigators say it appears the shooting happened at north white and mckee road. the teen is the city's 32nd homicide of 2016. san francisco transit authorities will meet today to examine ways to make mission street traffic flow more smoothly. the agency created transit only lanes and abandoned certain bus stops. some drivers say that made things worse. the public will have a chance to respond -- respond at the

meeting this afternoon. a mountain lion is proving it has curious hops. surveillance video captured the cat on granville road. when it realized it was fenced in, and looked around at its options and it decided to jump the 6 foot fence. last month, the same camera filmed another mountain lion on the property. pokimon go is going too far. why a couple is suing the game's creator. a state of emergency rose in louisiana. -- grows in louisiana. we kick started with some drizzle along the coast and into the bay. now we are starting to see some sunshine around san francisco. how those clouds will affect your forecast, coming up. ,,

the couple is suing "niantic," the pokemon go company, and nintendo. a michigan couple is suing after they say the pokimon go game ruined their yard. the couple is suing the pokimon go company and nintendo. they say the company placed a pokimon jim near their house which turned their neighborhood into a nightmare. since the game has been released, players are trampling their landscape. the couple's lawyer believes the makers of pokimon go should be held responsible for the nuisance. meanwhile, pokimon go is blamed for another robbery. two men were held up at gunpoint while playing sunday in fremont. the suspect got away with their phones and their wallets. hillary clinton is facing new criticism over an old issue and donald trump has laid out his plan to stop terrorist attacks. greg boswell has the latest.

>> reporter: hillary clinton is facing more questions about the private email server she used while secretary of state. >> very serious issues, so many unanswered questions. let's face it. hillary clinton did not come totally clean. >> reporter: republicans sent a letter to the us attorney in dc saying there may be evidence she perjured herself in congressional testimony. >> they went through every single email. >> reporter: lawmakers will be looking for more inconsistencies with clinton's fbi testimony when the agency turns over its notes to congress. that could happen any day now. clinton insists she was truthful to both the fbi and congress and says she did nothing illegal. donald trump shifted the focus to foreign-policy with his anti- terrorism speech monday. trumps in priority is centered around screening immigrants.>> i call it extreme vetting. >> reporter: trump would limit or ban immigrants coming from countries with links to terrorism. he wants to give a test that

only allows people who respect america and its values to enter the us.>> reporter: what would you use? what you stand there at the airports and have somebody say do you believe in the constitution? >> reporter: trump promised more details about his plan after he is elected. greg boswell, cbs news, the white house. >> trump also called for a special commission on radical islam i would keep the public and police identifying terror networks. tech companies want to make sure its employees vote. 180 startups and venture capital firms across the country have pledged to make election day a holiday. other silicon valley companies are hoping to get out the vote. air b&b, salesforce and lift all hundred with a campaign to help america reach 80% voter turnout at 2020. the state of emergency in louisiana has been expanded after record flooding. the governor says 40,000 homes have been damaged 2 feet of rain in two days.

we are in baton rouge as residents return to what is left of their homes. >> we will not give up. we will stay until the end. if it knocks us down we will get back up and we will rebuild.>> reporter: overnight, voluntary evacuations were underway in ascension parish. floodwaters poured into the community. on monday, national guard helicopters hold more people to safety from the unprecedented flooding hitting southeastern louisiana. we went along as they took us on a search and rescue mission into the flood zone.>> we are now flying over denham springs louisiana. this area is covered in water right now. >> reporter: 90% of the homes in denham springs have a damage. the city's main highway is washed out. christina broad and her boyfriend returned to their flooded home for the first time monday.

>> my entire life has washed away. i worked my entire life for all of this. >> it is like the end of your life, having to start over like that. >> reporter: more than 11,000 people have been forced into shelters. >> i never thought i would see this day. >> reporter: 20,000 have been rescued since friday due to the help of volunteers. this man's home is a loss but he is thankful for what he has. >> we are homeless today but we are hopeful. we will be billed and we will get back. it is time for a check of our weather with roberta. >> bear in louisiana, since august 11, they have seen 31 inches of rain. that is more rainfall them los angeles in three years.>> that will cause some problems. >> we had some blue skies today.

there is some stratus in the distance there. here's a look out towards alcatraz. 73 degrees and 77 in the tri- valley. 77 degrees in redwood city. the winds have been picking up out of the north and the west. winds will rotate to the west and southwest later this afternoon. we have charlie in vallejo reporting 73 degrees saying the sun has broken through the fog. thanks, charlie are having lunch with us here at kpix 5. moderate air quality today throughout the bay area due to the clayton fire to the north. that is a blanket of low clouds and fog hanging very tight to the coast this afternoon. don't count on any clearing. upper level to the east. we are slightly warmer midweek.

an area of low pressure will continue to enhance our marine layer each and every day and a cooling trend by the end of the workweek. it is 79 in sacramento, going up to 96 degrees. it is 76 in the high sierra. smoke and hayes in monterey bay back through carmel. our temperature today in the mid-60s pacifica to the low 70s around the rim of the day -- bay. 83 degrees in san jose. that is spot on for this time of the year. 4 degrees warmer than on monday. if you are sneezing and wheezing you can blame it on the grasses. i know my eyes have been itchy. here is your sunset tonight at 8 pm. your sunrise forecast calls for a repeat performance. we welcome the cooler air mass on thursday through sunday. we have the giants in town. the shark is on the mound for the good guys. cool conditions, dress in layers. come on, giants.

only nine wins since the all- star break, come on. >> let's give them good vibes. audi just gave the green light to some new technology that will drastically cut down your wait time at red lights. here is how it works. when an audi vehicle approaches a red light, it will send a signal to the light indicating you are sitting there waiting. it is like a button at a crosswalk. on top of that, it will have a real-time countdown on your -- until the light turns. audi is testing out the technology in select cities through the end of the year. and electric delivery van challenge a dodge viper to a drag race and it one. the video posted by electric carmaker tigre shows the van go from 0 to 60 in less than three seconds. not only did the van when, it smoked the viper. just for good measure, they included the fastest the mw on the road in the race and that car brought up the rear. let's take a look at wall street. the dow was down 58 points.

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at first, there were two or three varieties but now there are dozens of varieties of apricots, plums, plots and let me tell you, they are beautiful. they all taste different and look different. they are refreshing. we open this one up inside. look at that. when you bite them -- by them, you want to make sure there are nice colors all the way around. make sure they are free from any type of bruising and any type of shriveling. when you bring them home, store them on the counter. high sugar content. they will not last long. you want to buy them and enjoy them in three days at the most. it is like dessert out of hand. that is how sweet they are. but some students are being turned away. school is back in session. some students are being turned

away. a new requirement for vaccines is in place for the first time this year. it eliminates the personal belief exemption for parents. students are required to have vaccines for 10 diseases including measles and whooping cough. it is a life-saving device for kids with food allergies. the cost of epipen's have skyrocketed. >> reporter: and epipen is never far away. >> this is our mexican pizza. >> reporter: dinnertime is a cautious time. of the families six children, two have severe food allergies. it is why the girls never leave their home without their fanny pack. >> it is always good to have it with me. >> reporter: you can get sick if you don't have that? >> yes. joe kelly's allergic reactions as a baby were so severe that types covered her entire body. her family has twice used the epipen to save her life. >> her lips turn blue.

she starts swelling. she isn't able to breathe.>> reporter: they have to in place -- replace them every year. they remember paying $80 for them six years ago. that is before they switched to a high deductible health plan. >> when we went to go have it filled, it was $600.>> reporter: in 2009, pharmacies paid $200 for two pack of epipen spirit the price has skyrocketed. now, it is more than $600. a medical reporter has -- is the manufacturer of the device and has a virtual monopoly after its main competitor lost -- launcher recall last fall. >>'s brand name epipen is like kleenex. it is a name they know and trust. >> reporter: in a statement, the epipen's price has changed over time to better reflect important product features and the value of the product that it provides. we have made a significant investment to support the device over the past years.

>> are you fearful the price will continue to go up? >> absolutely. prices are based on competition and there is no competition. 's back the voucher offers coupons who allow patients to pay nothing at the pocket. those coupons are worth up to $100. families with high deductibles are still on the hook for the majority of the cost. we are following some breaking news. we will show you a live look at the blue cut by your. this is in san bernardino county. we know it is at 1000 acres. evacuations have been ordered in that area. it appears to be going fast and out of control. it gets pretty breezy out there in the area. we will have more information tonight. ,,,,,,

california's clean air laws are working. we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪

ken and liz will see you at five. have a great afternoon. that will do it for kpix 5 news at noon. that is it. we are out of here. let's go. ,, ♪

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