and that breaking news is in contra costa county where firefighters are waging an aggressive fight against a growing wildfire near mount diablo. >> good evening everyone i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. a wildfire sent fire crews scrambling and residents fleeing. the fire started around 1:45 this afternoon and more than eight hours later it is still burning out of control at this hour. it's the largest fire seen in the area in years and comes as the area near mount diablo sweltered with temperatures in the mid-90s. the fire was first reported at morgan territory and particular, creek road that's

right outside of clayton. those roads soon became filled with people trying to get out of their properties. you can see the fire still active and burning intensely on mount diablo. it is just 10% contained. firefighters are still on the scene. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since shortly after it started and tells us it's going to be a long night for those firefighters. >> reporter: we're on marsh creek road. you can see some of the very same hot spots you saw from news chopper 2. take a look up on the ridge. a pretty big flair up. as you can see the smoke is tinged pink. crews are up there on the fire line all night tonight and an aggressive fire fight will resume as soon as the sun comes up. this afternoon, 40 acres by nightfall 800 acres. this fire ran faster than crews

could chase it. burning in deep dry brush. helicopters doused the fire for hours. some residents who didn't have to leave headed out any way. >> there's not a lot of in and outs. and i want to get my mom out of here in case it decides to come out this week. >> reporter: many people watched the fire fight from their properties. owners were worried and divided on what to do. >> i'm more inclined to go. he's more inclined to stay. i've been watering around the house and i had all the horses ready to go. >> it's a pretty scary fire. we all live out here and we wonder when it's going to hit. and this has been the first big fire in a while. >> reporter: big fire egged on by winds gusting at the higher

elevations of the state park. some 250 firefighters responded from all over the bay area to a pocket of clay that hit the mid- 90s today. hot even by contra costa standards. three hours into the blaze, a mandatory evacuation sent some 75 households down to military road below. >> less than 500 yards from the house. it's going to burn the whole house down. >> reporter: and that's where many parks took in sleeping bags close to what's precious. >> it is what it is. you know. we have a barn and a four base shop and a nice house. if it burns down just rebuild it. that's the way that it is. >> i worry. we worry about the animals that's what bothers us. >> reporter: and just about everyone in this rural area has lots of animals not just dogs and horses but livestock. that makes it really stressful

wondering how they're going to get through the night. the evacuees do not know when they're going to be allowed to go home. it all depends on how well they're able to get on top of this fire tomorrow. reporting live in clayton, deborah villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this fire started around 1:45 this afternoon. any early indications what may have started this fire? >> well, officially it's under investigation. unofficially what you hear in the neighborhood is a lot of people who say they were hearing gunshots, possibly target practice in a yard along the main street there and maybe a young resident doing some shooting and that is what may have started the fire. that speculates at this point, certainly what people are talking about tonight. >> deborah villalon live at the fire scene. we'll have an update later on in the newscast.

thank you, deb. the heat was the main issue today. really increasing the fire danger all evening long. temperatures today maxed out in the mid- to upper 90s. still 74 degrees in walnut creek. as we fly in closer to the fire zone. here's a closer inspection with our mapping system. here's morgan territory road. marsh creek road and the morgan fire. temperatures earlier today 94 to 95 degrees. at last check in the fire zone in the upper 70s. 78, winds out of the west northwest. not that strong and humidity levels are coming up. earlier right around 20% right now. 37%. this was a time lapse earlier today looking at this big smoke plume being produced by the morgan fire. you will see this coming up in a few frames. you will see this plume coming up. in fact, right around here. air quality will be an issue. especially in the east bay.

if you're extra sensitive to the smoke keep that in mind for tomorrow. keep the windows close and recirculate the ac. coming up in 30 minutes we will take a look at this. another round of triple digit heat and the timing of the next fire storm. many nervous residents had minutes to get out. patti lee is with those now forced to evacuate. many of them now concerned about the animals they left behind. >> reporter: that's right, heather. we're live at what has become the defacto staging area for those evacuees. you can see the red cross is here and behind me is the one way road that leads directly to the heart of this wild land fire. that is where dozens of horse trailers are waiting to rescue the many animals left behind during this evacuation. >> reporter: this raging wildfire forced about 50 familys to snatch up a few essentials and flee.

>> i saw it start. watched it move toward us. >> reporter: unable to round up her pet lamas and dogs she told us she had to leave them behind. >> i don't have any way of getting them out. it's the worse we've ever had. i've been there ten years. >> reporter: after several uneasy hours watching the fire spread. a mandatory evacuation was ordered at 5:00 tonight. families on morgan territory road and oak hill lane told to park up their pets, lock their doors and leave -- pack up their pets, lock their doors and leave. >> people have been able to make their plans. >> reporter: the mandatory evacuation caught them by surprise said many. >> reporter: i've >> reporter: -- >> i've seen firefighters lined up and going up the hill so seems like they have it under control now. >> reporter: it could take many more animals, trailers are still in line waiting for firefighters to let them pass. >> there's a bunch of fire trucks up there. and you know they want to make

it safe for everyone else to go up. so you have to wait. official red cross evacuation center a few hours from here. but many residents are staying there tonight. most are staying with friends or are here waiting for word of their animals or their homes. patti lee, ktvu news. official evacuation center is is located at 2161 clayton road. people with horses can go to the contra costa fairground in antioch. the fire can be seen from miles away. we want to see the images of the fire from near the caldecut tunnel which is just a few miles from the fire.

ktvu viewer melissa fowler sent us this picture. you can see the towering plume of smoke created by the fire which was seen from all over the bay area. another viewer sent us this picture from at&t park. sharon mcclone was at the fire game when she spotted the fire and she sent us this photo. and we've been posting all the pictures we've been getting from the fire. you can see the fire still burning intensely tonight. stay with us as we monitor this out of control wildfire and we will bring you live updates throughout the hour. insane is how one witness described the fire at a pallet factory in sonoma county. near eighth street east, that's just south of downtown sonoma. investigators believe this fire may have been started by sparks that came from a tow truck. propane tanks were exploding sending huge fire balls into

the sky. at least six structures and several rvs were destroyed as well as factory equipment. ktvu viewer patrick helen sent us this picture of one of the exploding propane tanks. you can notice how small the house and the truck looked in comparison so this big blast. san francisco police say a fan at today's 49ers game at candle stick park died after falling near the stadium. a viewer sent us this video of the scene after the fall. a victim a man in his 30s was walking right there on the elevated pedestrian walk way when he fell. first responders tried to revive the victim but were unable to. the man appeared to be intoxicated. it was often a bittersweet day at a stadium that is going into its very last season.

today was the first game of the final season for the stick. next season as you know the niners will move to levy stadium in santa clara. fans say they are excited about the new stadium. but they are also feeling a bit nostalgic about leaving the old one behind. >> it's all the memories we hold here a story we think is positively -- it's all the memories we hold here already. you can't take those away. the days not over yet. there's still seven games that doesn't include play offs and plenty more memories in the making. i heard this crash of all this metal and all these seats clicking together. >> a carnival ride accident. the malfunction that sent children tumbling to the ground. also a reform school with a dark past. a bay area man describes the abuse he says he endured there

and how he survived. we're continuing to monitor breaking news. an out of control firefighter burning in mount diablo. stay with us. we will return in just a few seconds. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove

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to us from newschannel 2. here we are more than eight hours later and you can see the intensity of this fire. it is threatening homes. in fact, there have been mandatory evacuation orders for at least 75 homes near the clayton area. we will have much more on this fire coming up later in this newscast. a dozen kids were among those hurt when a carnival swing ride suddenly malfunctioned. authorities say a mechanic problem halted the ride at the oyster festival in connecticut. that sent the swinging share slam into the base of the ride. riders said they slammed a good two or three times before they stopped skr-z there were just injured kids everywhere. the parents ripping off the gate just trying to get to their kids. it was horrible. >> 12 children and one adult were taken to hospital for minor injuries. five other adults declined treatment. the ride is closed for further

inspection but other rides were reinspected and reopened for the evening. >> continuing coverage now on the debate over the crisis in syria. syrian president assad sat down with cbss charlie rose and warned the u.s. against striking his country saying syria or its allies may retaliate. president assad denied using chemical weapons. the u.s. claims more than 1,400 people including 429 children were killed in a serin attack outside damascus at the hands of the syrian regime. >> a little girl pulled from the rubble near syria. this amateur video provided showing the aftermath of a government strike looked like this.

>> assad is clearly watching, closely watching what is happening in washington. >> reporter: in paris secretary of state kerry taking a tranquil walk. trying to secure their backing of a military strike. >> this is not fantasy land. this is not sort of conjecture. assad has used chemical weapons at least 11 times or so. he has one of the largest stocks of chemical weapons in the world >> reporter: the arab nations he met with want a tough response. secretary kerry says he received support from saudi arabia. there's tension across the region. thousands protesting in pakistan. and turkey is bolstering its defenses sending additional troops to syria as they continue to provide he'ller to

more than 1/4 of the refugees. and sunday, the u.s. would notify israel before any attack this as the nation ramps up and prepares if president obama decides to launch an air strike. conor powell, ktvu news. >> we will be carrying the president's a -- address live right here. and tomorrow afternoon, sending a message about the attack on syria. americans weigh in. the san francisco fire department has apparently reached a settlement with a firefighter that accused superior of racial harassment. according to the san francisco chronicle. african american firefighter larry jacobs says he was called house boy. that he was told he could not associate with other trainees. some veteran firefighters

supported his story. under the agreement jacobs will receive $175,000. city supervisors must still approve the settlement. and oakland man is sharing his own story of abuse in an old reform school in florida. investigators have already found remains there. a local man believes the disturbing discoveries will continue. >> reporter: for more than 25 years, oakland has been a place of refuge for paul price. >> i wanted to get away as far as i could from florida. >> reporter: pryce says that he was one of the lucky ones. he made it out of a reform school in florida. officials found the remains of two young people. there could be as many as 50 secret graves at the old boys

school. >> don't be surprised of all these bodies. >> reporter: pryce was there from 1951 to 62. >> i saw kids 12, 13, 14 years old who were -- they were literally black from the neck all the way to their knees from the beatings. they had an army cot in there. and you had to lay face down there and reach over and grab that bar, and hang on for dear life. >> reporter: at 66, pryce now spends his days as a die-hard raider fan. but he says discoveries and memories opened up old wounds. >> it's a relative that are still looking for their sons, my heart goes out to them.

and i hope they find some closure, i really do. >> reporter: a team plans to return to the site hoping to find additional remains. starting this week, work on b.a.r.t. silican valley extension will close some lanes due to work. capital avenue and milpitas and next weekends the montague expressway. the project is set to be please in 2015. and this will be the first time during this court ordered 60 day cooling off period that the two sides will meet. both sides remain far apart on pay and benefits. the cooling off period ends october 10th and if no deal is reached by then, b.a.r.t. workers could go on strike again. authorities are asking for

your help to identify an injured man found unconscious in san francisco's union square early yesterday morning. he's being treated at san francisco general hospital where he remains unconscious and in critical condition. the hospital released these photos of the man and hopes someone will recognize him. he's between 30 and 40 years old. about 5'10" tall and weighs 165 pounds. officials say he suffered a severe head injury likely from some kind of a fall. he was carrying a jeep key and a silver house key. we have late details on a deadly shooting in berkeley tonight. plus -- >> this roller skate rink near antioch become as crime scene after someone opens fire at a parking lot inside leaving one woman dead. what investigators say happened inside the place before the shooting. >> more live pictures from news chopper 2 flying over that out of control wildfire. 75 homes evacuated we're staying on top of the story. we'll keep you posted.

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back again to our breaking news covering the fire that's burning at mount diablo. as you can see from these live pictures there's very large flames still burning in the darkness at this hour. that gives you an idea of how intense this fire is. generally fires lay down at night but in this case this fire is still very active. we've been getting reports from some people who have been monitoring the fire who indicate this fire is much larger than 800 acres. we're hearing reports this fire is now more than 1,000 acres possibly close to 3,000 acres. but again we have not got official information yet from calfire and we're continuing to monitor this. we will break in with more news as this fire continues to burn. berkeley police are investigating a deadly shooting

in the west side of the city. it happened on eighth street in a residential neighborhood between hurst street and international avenue just before 6:00 this evening. police say they found a male victim who had been killed. police say they have not found any suspects and made no arrests. ktvu's alex sadvidge talked to someone who was inside a skating rink when shots were fired. >> reporter: sheriff investigators shot photos and collected evidence inside of the skating rink. the venue was at the contra costa fairgrounds. someone opened fire around 1:30 in the morning. police say a 31-year-old woman was killed and two men were injured. >> it's pretty scary, pretty frightening. >> reporter: perry tells me he was one of 100 people inside the roller rink at the time. he saw two groups arguing then a man pulled a gun in the middle of the crowd.

>> i saw his hand go up with a gun and put it back in. that's when everybody started scattering. >> reporter: no shot -- shots were fired inside but the dispute continued outside. according to the website, this rolling rink was holding an adults only skating event. gunfire broke out in the parking lot. we saw several people who appeared to be employees driving out of this parking lot. but no one wanted to comment on what happened and no one could be contacted. tenesa told me her 9-year-old niece birthday was supposed to be held here. and is scared this will deter some. >> this is a place where people

are supposed to have fun. san jose police arrested a man in a deadly stabbing that likely began with a domestic dispute. the female victim was found near dakota drive and south san jose around 10:40 last night. she died at the scene and was identified as 39-year-old martha casilla. officers say casilla knew the suspects but details on their identity have not been released. casilla leaves behind two children. a 17-year-old sunny vale teenager was killeded in a crash that spared his two passengers. the crash happened on highway 35 near los gatos before 11:00. the scene was cleared today. police say the car burst into flames after the teen crashed into a tree. two 16-year-old passengers were injured but they managed to get away from the car. the 17-year-old driver did not. his name has not been released. officers say alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors. new metering lights are said to be turned on tomorrow

for drivers commuting through pittsburg. all of the metering lights will glow green to get drivers used to seeing the new lights. the meters will be on during commute times from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. westbound and northbound. protesters gather as congress debates taking action in syria. the message these protesters took today to the golden gate bridge. and new pictures of the fire burning in contra costa county. we will bring you more as residents watch the fire burn near their homes.

back now to that breaking news that we're following near

clayton. that's where news chopper 2 is right now over this wildfire that has burned at least 800 acres so far. we are hearing projections go much higher than that possibly more than 1,000 acres. and as you can see in these live pictures it is still burning out of control. ktvu's patti lee is live on the ground with an update for us. >> reporter: we are live on peacock road. you can see mount diablo behind us. you can seelights, those lights are vehicles leaving the grounds. many of those vehicles have animals. we met up with mrs. laughter who drove here with a trunk full of food for the animals. thank you for speaking with us. tell me why you came up here tonight. >> i just wanted to do something. i thought there might be people coming in here with their dogs and cats.

and i thought it was something i could do. go to the market and bring the food? >> reporter: you have two horses, tell us what it's like for the community trying to find out what happened to their animals. >> it was a relief to know that my horses were okay. >> reporter: so people are just calling each other trying to figure out what happened to their animals. >> absolutely. yes. >> reporter: how do you locate a horse that is in a pasture surrounded by flames. >> i know where mine were. and they are very safe. so i didn't have to worry long. >> reporter: so you'll be here with lots of dog food and cat food for the animals that will be coming off this mountain very soon we're hoping. you can see this community is coming together to help each other cope with this fire. which is the worse they've seen in decades. reporting live in clayton, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a team of experts has

arrived at the site of the rim fire to evaluate damage there and the risk. the bear -- b.e.a.r. team is made up of 60 scientists. california's third largest fire consumed almost 400 square miles. it remains 80% contained tonight. the cost to fight that fire is almost $90 million. continuing coverage now on the crisis in syria. and congress returns to capitol hill tomorrow with lawmakers facing the question of whether to back president obama's plan to launch a military strike on syria. ktvu's cara liu tells us that looming vote prompted a vote. >> reporter: about a dozen protesters showed up at the new bay bridge to share their message. organized by code pink,

demonstrators voiced their opinion against a military involvement in syria. >> no war in syria. >> we're outraged that the congress is not listening to the american public. they're saying no to an american involvement in syria. we've had enough of war. >> i think we've spent way too long there. we spent 10 years or more in iraq. we're trying to pull out and now we're moving into the next country. i think it's gone on for way too long. >> i'm for a military strike. i don't necessarily want the u.s. to go into another war because i think we've lost too many in the iraq war and afghanistan. >> reporter: and along with a syrian american council which demonstrated yesterday, the u.s. action is desperately needed. they want to see an end to

president assad's regime. in san francisco, cara liu. >> east bay congressman flowell say they want more specifics before they vote. a vigil is scheduled at the district office. organizers say they came to vote against a strike. the that vigil is part of a day in action that will take place around the country. giants niners and raiders all the bay area sports action on sports wrap coming up in less than 10 minutes. plus music, art and the great outdoors. we'll take you to san francisco's latest sunday streets event. and live pictures now looking at mount diablo tonight how long will the high heat and high fire danger last? our meteorologist mark tamayo is up next with the complete bay area forecast.

well we have to show you live coverage all evening long of the morgan fire. still the live cameras picking up the intense fire fight through the evening. as far as the signature of the fire fight, you can see the fog showing up offshore. look at those two little dots. i will expand this view. the one dot is the rim fire. that one dot on the left is the morgan fire. all that heat being picked up by the satellite. you can see a little bit of a signature there showing up. as far as the forecast for tomorrow as we come in closer for your monday. we had some hot temperatures for today. and basically a repeat performance for tomorrow. now tomorrow morning, of course it's going to be on the mild side 69 degrees out of the south. moisture levels are up is there, 60% but once again into the afternoon hours by 4:00. upper 90s, 98 degrees.

winds out of the southwest at 13 miles per hour. the moisture levels really coming down to right around 15%. so once again the heat and the dry conditions return for monday afternoon. highs from today speaking of the heat, topped out at 104 degrees in liver mother. san jose 88. san francisco 58 degrees and santa rosa at 92 degrees. fog returned to the coast for today. right now it's sneaking locally back into the bay. so it could impact your visibility. first thing tomorrow morning, look at these current temperatures at the 10:00 hour. livermore 78. what's happening we have a layer of warm air compressing that marine layer so that marine layer that could be deep is not the case. it's a shell of a marine layer. as a result dense fog. that will impact your visibility first thing tomorrow. overnight lows will be in the 50s to the 60s pretty mild well inland near fairfield, antioch

and livermore. the fog targeting part of the coast. for livermore starting today on the warm side. not a big change from today. on the satellite, the clouds cooled off a good five to 10 degrees on the beaches for today. high pressure still in command of the weather. with th another round of very hot temperatures inland. but we do scale back on the heat. into the afternoon hours, clearing back to near the shoreline. you can see the big change in temperatures here from the 60s coast side. warmer locations inland. 100degrees for afternoon highs. a big spread in the bay area temperatures for tomorrow. santa rosa 90 degrees. fairfield 98 as you head east toward antioch, livermore, brentwood. san francisco lower 70s. 72. here is a look ahead your five day forecast.

we will trim back on temperatures beginning tuesday and wednesday. a little bit of a rebound for frizz ár friday and saturday. steve pallson will be here saturday morning tracking the conditions right around the fire zone at 12:30. >> thank you, mark. the weather did cooperate for those who did take advantage of the street fair this weekend. rock & roll, a san francisco band that bills itself as a rock & roll cocktail after its version of surf, punk and rockability today. the event also offered people and bikers a chance to walk and ride on city streets that were free of cars. we will hear from raiders quarterback as he takes the blame for today's game. >> it was a wild one and no love lost between the niners and packers. we recap the wild game between these two power houses, next in sports wrap. so, we can measure, plan and install it for you.

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good evening everyone and thanks for joining our sunday night edition of sports wrap. it's never easy for one team to beat the same opponent three times in a five day period but the san francisco giants achieved that in the last game of the preseason. kaepernick can beat you on the ground or can beat you in the air. kap 83 yards in a perfectly placed pass to vernon davis. green bay answers, here comes collin scrambling. he sit an nfl record with 500

yards passing. just 22-yard rushing today but look at clay matthews that's a cheap shot. he draws a penalty. it offsets when 49ers stanley sticks up. stanley is penalized. but if referees put down third down. that's a mistake by the officials it should have been fourth two. ten yard touchdown 14-14 at halftime. but why did the ravens let that guy go. injury a nonissue today. this one is a one handed grab. it sets up another touchdown. 208 of that 410 yards receiving. aaron rogers rolls out his jordi nelson. a great horizontal kick. brown just watches as nelson keeps both feet inbounds. sets up for a touchdown