this morning on "world news now," wild inferno. >> entire communities burned to the ground. thousands forced to evacuate as their homes are destroyed. the flames now turning deadly, a full report just ahead. the donald in dallas. an enormous crowd comes out for the gop leader as trump shows some love for his poobts while protests are marched against the white house hopeful. the simple way you can save face after a summer of spending. sell off all your old clothes. it's a lot easier than holding a garage sale. the few easy steps to make a buck and clean out your closet. and a real-life rocky raccoon relentlessly rapping at the door. is it looking for a meal or is there something more sinister at play details coming up in the

mix on this tuesday, september 15th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it's sort of like the cat video tickle the little kitten. i could look at that all day long. >> i'm not familiar with that in you be. >> it's a number one youtube video. >> okay. >> it's what i do at 2:00 a.m. or 3:00 a.m. in the morning. >> i usually watch this show at 2:00 a.m. >> there is that, too. i dvr it. >> i'm reena ninan with kendis gibson who likes to watch cat videos in the middle of the night. >> exactly. what are you watching? i'm kendis gibson. good to be with you all. we have a lot of wildfire action still continuing in the west. the absolute devastation in northern california. ferocious wildfire still burning out of control and whipping out 00 wiping out hundreds of homes. >> more than 60,000 acres have been scorched as thousands of people escape the flames and elderly disabled woman passed

away, trapped in her home unable to evacuate on her own. abc's david muir got a firsthand look at the widespread destruction. >> reporter: authorities stunned at the speed and strength of the valley fire. the first moments captured as it erupts on saturday. on the ground they tell us faster than any fire in recent history. families fleeing on the roads as is sky coo disappears filled with smoke. 40,000 acres engulfed in the first 12 hours and the fire is still burning. entire neighborhoods up in flames. this video capturing one person's attempt to escape the flames. trapped by calls of fire in every direction. more than 1,000 homes and buildings gone. so many families surprised by the fire's speed. this man driving through ot worst of it, this time lapse video showing him try to flee its path. struggling to find a way out. firer from he turns. he makes it out. you can hear the roar of the

fire. these images showing just how quickly homes were consumed by this fire. barry beerman is the napa county fire chief. >> we were having spot fires. we had hundreds and hundreds of homes instantly threatened more than 23,000 evacuated. governor brown declaring a state of emergency in two counties. >> reporter: many said this had a speed you haven't seen in years. >> unprecedented. >> reporter: the fire moving so quickly, scott kelly's home was destroyed in minutes. >> your house is gone? >> yeah. >> the chief was telling us the speed of this thing was impressive. >> going through 40 miles an hour. blew through everything like nothing. >> reporter: they took us through what's left of the town. >> some of the fire still smoldering. this is all you see, these burned out shells of cars all that remain. you can see the melted aluminum and melted metal here in the street. so many of the families gathered

in calistoga, california, still holding their pets. and we go to find patrice conklin. >> we all about you. >> i heard. >> reporter: she got her children out and what little she could grab. >> reporter: your home is gone? >> my home is gone. >> and so what now? >> i got my kids out. i got my dog out. a couple of birth certificates and that's about it. we have the clothes that we can put in the car. >> reporter: we meet her daughter sidney who tells me the whole thing has been scary. what was the scariest part? >> the thought of not having a home. >> reporter: the thought of not having a home. you don't know where you'll live next. >> reporter: and then a smile when we spot their dog. what's the dog's name? >> neal. >> she shows me what's left of her home. nothing but the foundation. while back in that neighborhood where most everyone remembers being at that football game, wyatt now wondering if he'll get back to his senior year.

>> reporter: could you imagine anything like this. >> never. i've seen a lot of big fires, you know. >> reporter: it's part of growing up in california. >> i guess so. >> david muir there reporting. the fire is still threatening thousands of homes and this morning, it's only 10% contained. breaking news from mississippi where the suspect wanted po are a deadly campus shooting has taken his own life. before being found dead last night, shannon lamb told authorities he "wasn't going to jail oifs he was wanted for the killing i've woman he shared a home with and suspected in the murder of dealt at that time state university professor ethan schmidt. authorities put the school on lockdown yesterday just after schmidt's death. >> i took his class over the summer. >> elves a great guy. and just pray for him and his family. >> reporter: shannon lamb was also part of delta state's faculty. he taught geography and education classes. investigators are now seeking a motive for both murders he's

accused of. ahead tomorrow night, republican debate. donald trump spoke to a sold out crowd in dallas last night. ticket holders lined up trying to get a good seat and despite calls from some of the gop to tone down his rhetoric, trump said the u.s. is becoming a dumping ground for the rest of the world. he was surprisingly mild when it came to his rivals. >> i like carly. and i like ben. and i like many of the people that i'm running against. i mean, many of these people are terrific people. but nobody's going to be able to do the job that i'm going to do. nobody. they won't. well, outside the arena, hundreds marched to protest trump's anti-immigration policies. mounted police were called in when trump supporters and protesters clashed. no arrests were made. >> campaigning in iowa now, hillary clinton admits trump is entertaining. she even did an imitation of trump's enthusiastic approach to

politics and another surprising admission. clinton says she considered putting her husband on ticket as her running mate. she concedes that would be unconstitutional since bill has already served two terms as president. to south carolina now where a judge has denied bail for a fired white police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of unarmed black man. former north charleston police officer michael slager was caught on camera last april firing his gun eight times as walter scott tried to run away during a traffic stop. the judge said releasing slager would constitute an unreasonable danger to the community in his words. we are learning new details about the shooting death of a kentucky state trooper. police say joseph cameron ponder was trying to an arrange lodging for occupants of a car when the driver took off at speeds up to 115 miles an hour. the driver opened fire on ponder, killing him. that driver was later killed by

police after a massive manhunt. new government guidelines say low dose aspirin taken daily can help prevent heart attacks and strokes but not for everyone. the new recommendation for prerentive aspirin use is specifically for people in their 50s and 60s with a high risk of heart disease and a low risk of bleeding side effects. but as always, thepable says doctors should decide what's best for their patients. and here's a food item that may very well, well, make its way to some state fairground before long. it is gooey. it is crumbly and, of course, it is deep fried goodness. >> how about some mac and cheese filled onion rings. that's right. the chef who started it with mac and cheese put it all inside of an onion ring. >> get this. it's a beer battering and a panko crust. deep fried into it must be healthy if it's panko.

>> it's golden brown but no one cares about the calorie count because it brings two unique american favorites together into one tasty treat. there's nothing that is wrong about that. that is on the atkins diet, the south beach diet and all of those. >> really? i'm not so sure. >> i cannly hope. >> seeing all this deep fried goodness for some reason reminds me of bill clinton. remember during the campaign when he would go to mcdonald's and get the burgers. now he's super healthy. i can't let go of what you said earlier, that hillary clinton wants to put him on the ticket. is it really illegal if he becomes vice president? you capital run for a third term. >> if she becomes president and -- >> he's technically not president. he's vp. vp is more of a social. >> he might have to step in at some point. that's like being the miss america runner-up and not being

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a volcano no southern japan spewing smoke and ash nearly 7,000 feet into the -- look at that, wow, 7,000 feet into the air covering everything in the area. there are no homes near the volcano. japanese authorities are banned people from going within two miles of it. no reports of injuries or serious damage. a photo of a breastfeeding mom going viral this morning. multiple moms. what's the difference between amongst these moms? they're all active duty military. the photographer who was once a young mom in the military said she wanted to show that breastfeeding in uniform is normal. she says the female soldiers are stronger for having to juggle the demands of their jobsen an

needs of their babies. incredible image. i was once embedded in iraq and i saw a woman who was -- we were showering in the same little area together and she told me she just came back to base after giving birth six weeks ago to her baby. a lot of women go through such anxiety returning back to the workforce. i always thought about her leaving her child behind in texas to help our country at war. and never forgotten that. >> it's rough enough just getting back after childbirth into a war zone after that. >> it sure is. a new battle is brew brewing in that kentucky county where clerk kim davis is back at work after her jail stint for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> her deputies have been issuing licenses in her absence. but the question now is are they valid. here's abc's marcy gonzales. >> reporter: keep the clerk kim davis back on the job. the work she still refuses to do carried out instead by one of her doips. >> congratulations.

>> thank you guys. >> reporter: brian mason issuing this marriage license to shannon and carman wampler collins while davis who despite being sent to jail for denying marriage certificates to same-sex couples still refuses saying her religious convictions leave her with what she calls an impossible choice. >> my conscience or my freedom. my conscience or my bait to be people that i love. >> reporter: the license given doesn't include her name and she refuses to authorize it. her attorney therefore questioning its validity. >> kim davis has made it clear that she cannot and does not authorize the issuance of any marriage license out of her office. her deputy clerks have no authority therefore to issue any marriage license. >> reporter: her supporters gathered outside. >> for two women who claim that they're married is utterly

dishonest. >> reporter: alongside those celebrating. >> this is about love. we love each other. >> reporter: call ong davis to do the job she was elected and court ordered to do. kentucky's governor says the licenses issued today and while davis was in jail are valid. davis mean highway sill has several appeals pending. reena and kendis? >> marcy gonzales, thank you. coming up, hidden money. there's cash in your closet. we'll show you how to find it. the new generation of hi-tech second hand shops online. and ahead in our next half hour, "dancing with the stars." a first look at the new. >> mario: ball winner wannabes. you're w

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it though. speaking of adorable, take a look at roxy the raccoon. she's pregnant. that's why pregnant women know how desperate times, desperate measures. we know when we need to eat and feed our young. >> yes. >> roxy goes, grabs the rock and throws it up against that sliding glass door to tell the owner that cat food is out and i want more. >> demanding. >> demanding. we know how to get our way. senator raccoons need seamless. >> clearly she hasn't heard delivery.com. this is what the owner of the house says they've been going through with roxy. she's now trained to tap tap on the door. >> for hours i guess. so this is the most awesome dog out there. it's probably in new jersey. this dog named ryder, the owner has taught the dog to get him beer. he says, the magic words. it's miller time. and the pooch goes to the

fridge, grabs the beer, and brings it back to him. >> how did they do that? look at that. >> how brilliant is this dogging? >> and a big giants fan, huh? >> he's a giants fan. obviously he has no taste in beer or teams. beyond that. >> whoa, below the belt. >> did you see sunday's game. >> even jack over there is -- even deb turned around and picked up her head when we said that. >> the game on sunday. >> all right. our last video, people get stuck in traffic all the time. ever thought about getting stuck in traffic because of minions? this is a real mignon fight that held up traffic. two people dressed up in mignon costumes fighting in the middle of the street. can you imagine? >> is this in jolly owed england? it's not in america. >> you know what i'm surprised by? 4.3 million people have watched this on

this morning on "world news now," trump takes texas. the donald gathers a huge crowd in a dallas arena. the trump faithful showing their support as he delivers a familiar message. his tough talk at the top of the gop pack. >> breaking news. deadly flooding in the west. multiple people killed overnight as flash floods overtake residents. crews working to stop cars from being washed away. the latest just ahead. >> and new this half hour. a bizarre incident on a plane causing the flight to be diverted. >> a passenger taken away by police after kissing and then punching a flight attendant. the pilot even asking for large volunteers to help restrain the woman. and it was a ballroom blitz on last night's season premiere of "dancing with the stars." all the contestants strutted their stuff but who really shined and who didn't?