thought it was information. dozens of jobs every hour. four helicopters have been making drops here all day long, hammering this hill with water but the blaze is still on the move. this is it where the fire is burning, steep canians yons and the perfect fuel and typography for this to grow. and these are among 40 families who lost it all. >> i had a lot of stuff and stuff wasn't that important. some things, my grand pu's porch swing, i can't ever replace that. >> and north of los angeles, this entire community threatened. and 7,000,000 acres up in smoke, more land than the entire state

of vermont and help from as far as new york arriving. cash strapd california paying for 4,000 inmates, low level offenders to help, while in idaho, the conditions are unpredictable. this firenado erupting. and firefighters brave for more daechgerous dangerous days ahead. and rosy o'donnell says her missing daughter, chelsea, has been found. he said her daughter had last been seen august 11th and that she had stopped taking her medication and in need of medication attention and then she tweeted an update that chelsea had been found alive. it took time and a whole lot

of loblobbying. and the fda has approved the so-called viagra pill and it's designed to help women with a severe lack of sexual desire. opponents say it has a few benefits but the fda is making it tough to get. they want doctors to be trained to dispence it and keep track of pa patients. back in july, we first reported that ashley madison, the marital infedealt site was hacked hacked. they reportedly posted the stolen customer data online. some 22,000,000 users going back to 2007 and even included people who paid $19 to have their personal information scrubbed from the site.

and those calling themselves the impact team said time is up. we have explained the stupidity of them and their members, and everyone gets to see their data. it was said to be posted on the dark web which is only acceptable through what is called a toure browser. and they spoke to three sources that say this data dump is quote the real deal. and a close encounter caught on camera. a seal jumped out of the water, followed closely by a great white shark and the little guy manages to get away. entire incident was filmed by the conservancy. speaking of activity, tropical storm danny, becoming a hurricane later this week, what?

>> it's that time. >> we haven't said hurricane in a while. >> no, we've had a relatively quiet season as far as land impacts. and this storm is well out in the atlantic. so, that's the good news. we have about seven days to watch this before it approaches any land areas. and approaches the lesser sometime monday. if there's any threat to portau au porto rico we won't know. and as far as the radar goes, this morning, we had bad storms yesterday, illinois was the target area and wrigly field saw quite the storm blow through and look at this scene. in the upper deck of a baseball stadium when the strong thunderstorm rolls through with strong gusty winds like that.

they were protected but an interesting vantage point of the storm. st. louis is all clear. now we're watching oklahoma, arkansas and as this front moves east, lot of rain, little rock, texas, and tennessee. everyone has a chance of isolated shower or storms s storms. that's your national weather, now a look closer. the air mast is very soupy out there. and if we get any severe weather today,mic michigan is the most likely place. the humidity remains but the extreme heat in the east, for now, appears to be over. kids of parents going back to grammar school, we have a frightening story for you. and after violence at movie

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he's 90. 91. i love that smile on hiss face. great attitude. run. so, if you're a golfer, you might want to see this, this golf board is designed to take the place of the classic golf cart and speed up the game. the scooter-like vehicle allows you to hop on and ride quicker than the golf cart. the golf board will allow you to play two rounds in five hours. i think that is pretty cool. i think that's a great invention. i don't know ow much they cost, of course. it could solve a lot of problems on the golf course. >> and former jimmy carter will discuss his cancer. and we want to say happy

birthday to matthew parry, aka chandler and john stamos and former president bill clinton, turns 69. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." . right now, a search for a

man caught on camera in a violent attack this harlem. plus, where was rosie o'donnell's teenage daughter finally found after her mom filed a missing person's report. aur first look at the wreckage from a passenger plane that crashed in indonesia. "today in new york" start a s now. >> > good morning everybody. 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday, august 19th. i'm michael gargiulo. i'm pat battle in for darlene now who is taking the week off. in for you last week. hope you had a good vacation. >>hi did. we're calling the rest of this week pat battle rising. what do you tnk of that title, chris snoo. >> i like it. we're going with it. >> falling is more like it. always rising. alarways rising the mood around here, pat. the temperatures this morning are up there too. they were rising towards 90 degrees. we continued our heat wave. i think we falftshort of that today. ge erallery o the mid-70s across

long island. hudson valley, upper 60s well to the north and west. the day planner, may be isolated thunderstorms, mainly north and west by noon. a high shy of 90 at 87 degrees. >> thank you, chris. we have problems for path commuters. siergnal failure means service suspended on the exchange place to -- overnight track work on the ones listed here. fastrack on the 1, 2, 3. expect delays and service changes. more weather nd traffic ahead on the 4s. a search for a man targeting senior citizens. katherine creag is in coney island this morning with more on the suspect. >> reporter: michael, they are some of the most vulnerable victims.

as you said, senior citizens but also the elderly. this video, image you're about to see is getting away quickly because he's on a bicycle. these are images released of the suspect. this young man, a or ang to police, has been stealing jewelry from his older victims. sometimes riding by and snatching the jewelry, necklaces, gold chains off their next and bracelets. he's robbed six people between 63 a and 81 years of age since july 3rd. the latest robbery happening just days ago. here is a map as well of where the thief has struck. he's really all over the place. west 29th street. west 5th street and neptune avenue. a couple of times on west 32nd street. that's where we are. a lot of senior citizens who live around here. he's getting away so quicklyf because according to police, he's on a bicycle.

back to you. >> sca