making news in america this morning -- california infer know. homes destroyed at the state's biggest wildfire grows. where this blaze is headed now? plus, more rain in the southwest. bracing for a deluge again. new clue in the massive manhunt for the man who killed a state trooper. the nightmare for a community not over yet. as police find a rifle and ammunition. on the prowl in a city. a moup tan lion caught on camera overnight. and a seahawk celebrates a dramatic win over the broncoing with a moment he'll remember forever. and a good monday morning,

everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with the raging wildfires in the west. 17 still burning out of control in five states. a monster fire in northern california has attracted thousands of firefighters from as far away as alaska and florida. >> reporter: the king fire is the biggest one. raging about 60 miles east of sacramento, california. for days, an army of 5,000 personnel from across the country have struggled against the blaze. overnight, they appeared to make progress. the fire is about 17% contained. >> they're making excellent progress. i expect some containment to go up over the next few days. >> reporter: but this is a monster. you can see the plumes of smoke from space. >> people are worried. >> reporter: the king fire has scorched 82,000 acres, from grass and brush to dry, tall timber. fig that hasn't burned has

melted. officials worry the blaze could spread to lake tahoe. >> we're assessing all the buildings in the area, whether they have burned or not, how badly they've burned. >> reporter: at this farm, firefighters and forest rangers are looking after animals that were left behind. there's an air war battling the blaze. the most ever fire retardant used on a wildfire. the water, fertilizer mix has left many homes in a pink dust. the man accused of setting this blaze is being held on $10 million bail. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. to the other weather extreme. the flood-weary southwest is in for yet another punch from mother nature. >> after nearly a week of deluges from the remnants of hurricane odile. they're facing another day of

heavy rains. some areas could get three more inches. thunderstorms farther north triggered rivers and hail. this was the scene in minnesota yesterday. that's where storms left piles of ice everywhere. high winds tearing through the town of wisecs with gusts of 44 miles an hour. toppling a church tent during sunday mass, injuring at least three people. the midwest will catch a break. the storm-ravaged southwest in for another round of heavy rain. thunderstorms will stretch across the gulf and carolina coast. and down into florida. and showers will erupt across parts of colorado, wyoming, idaho, and oregon. frightening moments for more than 200 passengers taking off from the dallas-ft. worth airport. the american airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after having a problem with cabin pressure. the 777 returned safely to

dallas four hours after takeoff. the passengers will be put on another plane this morning. police in pennsylvania say they're closing in on the survivalist suspected in the deadly ambush of state troopers. after nine days of searching, they've recovered several items from the woodses where eric frein is believed to be hiding. they believe he's carefully prepared. his escape. the tables may be turning. >> up until now his advantage is that this is his backyard. he knows this rugged terrain. our tactical operations people now also know his backyard. the area he once felt safe in. >> as many as 7,000 residents are being told to lock doors and windows and keep outdoor lights on throughout the night. president obama is taking his anti-isis message to the united nations this week. he'll lead a meeting of the

security counscil on wednesday. it comes as he nears a decision to launch air strikes inside syria. congress has approved a plan to train and arm militants. the top military advisers are questioning whether the job can be down without american combat troops. the man who climbed the white house fence and reason through an unlocked door is set for a hearing today. he made into it one of the most secure buildings in the world with a knife in his pocket. he may have mental problems. the secret service has increased its presence at the white house and is promising a full investigation into why they didn't stop him before he got that far. to delaware, where a tour bus overturned on a highway killing two people. the bus was returning to new york after a three-day sightseeing trip to washington. one of the passengers died at the scene and another at a hospital. the ntsb is investigating.

the only witnesses are the passengers on the bus. all five inmate who is escaped from a correntral california jail are back in custody. police were tipped off before catching the other four inmates on saturday. the men were being held on various charges including attempted murder. it's still not clear how they escaped. health authorities in texas are scrambling to inform hundreds of patients that their newborns may have been put at risk for tuberculosis. an employee tested positive and may have exkoezed 700 infants. doctors are urging that they get their babies tested. overseas, the west african nation of sierra leone has

declared its curfew a success. most of the country's 6 million residents did come ply with the order to stay indoors for 72 hours. some 30,000 health care workers and volunteers went door to door, visiting every household in the country. after a long journey, a nasa spacecraft is now in orbit around mars. the maven arrived last night. >> they're aboard a space-x dragon capsule. it's expected to arrive tomorrow. >> a big moment for nasa there. coming up, in the market for a car. why this may be the perfect time to buy. plus, police issue an arrest warrant linked to the search for a missing college student. are they any closer to finding hannah graham? and the incredible rescue. teams trapped inside a submerged suv as a crowd rushes to help.

and welcome back on this monday morning, everyone. there's more evidence this morning that gas prices are headed down significantly. the lundberg survey says the average the nine cents less than two weeks ago. much of that is because crude oil prices are lower. and ethanol is much cheaper now, too. the average price is $3.37 a gallon, 34 cent less than 13 weeks ago. used car prices are also falling. the improving economy and auto

industry increasing supply. we started buying cars again and many of those vehicles are coming off leases now. a glut of used cars could hurt sales of new ones. the ali baba ipo jus got bigger. the shares did so well, in fact, when they first went on sale friday, more shares were issued. the initial public offering is now the biggest ever. at $25 billion. alibaba is a colike a combinati of ebay and amazon. a new design for the air bus 320 has 10% more room for carryon but less room in the bath rooms. it's popular if i short and medium-range flights. you won't see the design change right way. an airbus spokewoman says every inch in an airplane cabin counts. >> sure does. >> i agree. especially for the leg room.

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new york. and more than 150 country ts across the globe. it coin sides with the u.n. climate summit when leaders get together to push for a global climate treaty by next year. flooding conditions will again be plaguing the southwest. rain stretching up through colorado, wyoming, utah, oregon. roads west along the gulf coast, down into florida and up to south carolina. if you're flying, flight delays possible in albuquerque, new mexico. police in is a have a are looking for a university student missing for a week. >> 18-year-old hannah graham was last seen in the early hours of saturday morning. she left a bar with man named jesse matthew. he has a warrant out for reckless driving. they stress he's not a suspect. >> i believe hannah graham left

the restaurant with jesse matthew. i believe that. in fact, i believe that jesse math queue was the last person she was seen with before she vanished off the face of the the earth. >> this is every parent's worst nightmare. i'm certain that nerve the room and those watching knows that what happened to hannah could happen to their child. >> nearly 1,000 volunteers turned out this week end to help search for graham. at least three other women have disappeared in that area in the last five years, but police don't believe those are connected. one of new york's finest lived up to that tight until a moment caught by the dashboard camera. the police officer saw a driver holding her throat and had her blinkers on. he asked if she was choking. he turned her around, after a

couple of chest compressions, a sof drop popped out of her throat. saved an relieved. tragedy averted in salt lake city, all thanks to an amazing rescue by a group of samaritans. three teens were in an suv that land upside down. strangers jumped into the water and freed two of the boys. the driver was still stuck. they flipped the suv over with their bare hands. the driver was pulled out alive. police and wild life officials chased down a mountain lion around salt lake city. the big cat spent the day prowling around lawns and driveways. around 8:00 p.m. they were able to hit it with a tranquilizer gun. the big cat will be relocated. hackers have stolen a new batch of celebrity nude photos according to tmz. among them, rihanna.

pictures of her that appear to be from a wardrobe fitting were posted on reddit. and gabrielle union had photos stolen and posted. other stars had some stolen as well. to the ray rice case. the former baltimore ravens star says the widely circulated video of him and his now wife is not accurate. >> sources say that he feels he was let go because of an unfairly edited version of the video. rice was reels released by the after the tmz website put an edited video online. is the steelers visited the the carolina panthers. >> pittsburgh broke it open in the third quarter. ben roethlisberger finding antonio brown on both of them.

>> then in the fourth. the panthers did pittsburgh a big favor. their punt runner has a little trouble handling it. before the play was over, the the steelers recovered the ball in the end zone. pit wins, 37-19. next up, the cowboys and the rams. st. louis went up 21-0 when they ran back an interception for a touchdown. >> that's when dallas got started. quarterback tony romo found dez bryant wide, and we mean wide open for a 68-yard touchdown. >> the cowboys took the lead for good in the fourth. on the next snap, they ran in an interception for a touchdown of their own. they held on, 34-31 the win there, coming back from 21 down to win, matching the cowboys' biggest every comeback for victory. the broncos taking on the seahawks in seattle. the champs looked like they had this one this the bag until

peyton manning his tight end in the end zone to close with two points. >> an acrobatic catch on that two-point con vegs. put the game into overtime. seattle won the coin toss. lynch gets in for a touchdown. seattle wins the game. >> do you think the boys of espn are nervous? >> i think they ought to be very nervous for their livelihoods, yeah. >> i'm very nervous for us. i hope we don't have to do this again. did they have a long weekend? >> i don't know what it was. but hey, we got through it. coming up next in "the pulse," if you think you saw all the action, think again. and time to take the plunge into the world's deepest indoor pool. stay was. "the pulse" is next. i hait's tough, but severi've managed.ease.

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>> lynch picked it up. kept on playing after the game, seattle's deshawn shed proposed to his girlfriend right on the field. jessica martinez surprised but said yes. a big congratulations to them. >> beautiful couple there. >> very nice. even though summer is ending tonight, we're ready for a dip in the world's deepest indoor pool. it's near venice in italy. >> it's the equivalent of a 14-story building. the water is always between 89 and 92 degrees. >> and there is a practical use for a 137 foot deep pool. it's used for training in scuba diving and free diving. there's an underwater tunnel you can walk through. >> i would do this. >> it seems, yeah, 0 feet is a good length. 137, think you just get into dangerous territory. but any way. >> though the temperature is

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>> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell, 4:27 monday, september 22. we're following developing stories, the death toll rose from the tragic crash of the tourist bus in delaware. we're live with the investigation. hundreds of local nurses are on strike in delaware valley. the eagles score a victory over a key nfc east rival. we'll have traffic updates and bus stop forecast all coming up on "action new heavy rain, up to three inches in some places. and finally on this monday morning, that eternal argument, dogs or cats? whose side are you on? >> we know what side our friend dan harris is on. he loves his cats.

thanks to a new documentary that just aired on nat geo, he has plenty to argue. >> you want to say hello to the camera? come on? >> reporter: as a dude who loves cats, i spend a lot of times defending myself against hate prps this new documentary provides me with useful ammunition. think cats don't care about anybody other than themselves. sue's cat may have saved her life. one night she accidentally left the stove on, flooding the house can gas. but basil smelled trouble and woke his owner up. >> he patted my face like that. and one little claw. my hero. >> reporter: the documentary is filled with fascinating factoids about cats. what are those whiskers for? they're supersensitive navigation tools. even blind cats can find their way around using whiskers the way people use their stick. here we are with a barely compliant gus harris.

his ears are back. he's look displeased. nat geo sent this veterinarian to my house to meet the cat. once in awhile, one of the cats rub against me. i always thought that was a sign of affection. >> but it's not? >> they're saying, you're mine. i'm marking you. >> reporter: they have to mark wempb their scent so that the world stays familiar with them. we're going into the closet. while 2 out of 3 of my cats spent the entire time in the closet. why do they like being in little spaces? >> i think they feel secure. >> reporter: this new film may play its part in eroding the p.r. problem that faces cats. >> they're not going to love like a dog. but when you bring them into a house, it's for life. >> reporter: this is dan harris. in my parmt. >> i find cats are like teenage peppers they never listen to authority and no

his. >> we are following several developing stories on this monday september 22. we have tragic new developments in that deadly bus crash in delaware. a live report is coming up. a group of people who were the targets of a barrage of bullets overnight, now three people are nursing gunshots wounds, details ahead. eagles pull off a comeback win and the game featured fist to cuf