welcome to "world news tonight." state of emergency. up to 1,000 homes gone. fast-moving wildfires exploding overnight. some say the most dangerous in 30 years. tonight, we take you inside the firefight. round-up. police hunting shooters targeting drivers. 11 vehicles hit. the new suspects brought in for questioning. wrong plane. halfway from l.a. to hawaii, an airline realizes a big mistake. their plane has no certification to make long flights over water. were passengers in danger? mauled. a vicious attack caught on camera. a woman out walking her dogs when they suddenly lunge at a man on his way to work. the good samaritans who saved his life. and, tough luck. lottery winners denied their jackpots. given ious instead of cash.

why their payouts are being held hostage. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we have been reporting on california's wildfires all summer, but nothing like this. the valley wildfire, erupting in a matter of hours. losing as many as 1,000 homes. listen to this video from inside the fire. that's the sound of homes and trees burning. tonight, much of the town of middleton, california, looks just like this. only ashes left. aditi roy, tonight. >> reporter: explosive video of a new wildfire racing through california. the valley fire, getting 200

times larger in five hours overnight and consuming more than 40,000 acres. forcing at least 17,000 people out of their homes. >> we're putting water on this particular house because it's in the corner. and they don't want to lose that corner. >> reporter: a retired firefighter live-streaming on periscope. >> every engine has multiple structures to try to protect. you just can't save everything. >> reporter: and look at this video of a daring escape. officials saying the fast-moving fire has destroyed hundreds of homes. up to 1,000 homes burned to the ground. today, the ashes still smoldering. birds tweeting, the only sound. just north of town, four firefighters saved by their fire shelters. when flames overtook them. now in stable condition.

at the hospital burn unit. >> they're going to get treated and make it through. >> reporter: richard reef giving a thumbs-up. 160 miles southeast, the butte fire, destroying more than 80 homes, burning more than 60,000 acres, and 20% contained. we met eric and kim rothrauff as they evacuated friday. forced to leave their birds tonight. >> we'll take care of them. >> reporter: telling us today they're safe. >> they survived, and they really seem unscathed. >> reporter: but so many tonight coping with loss. >> we've lost all of our homes. and some pets. and we're just devastated. >> reporter: what hits you is the sheer scope of the devastation. it goes on and on. homes, cars, precious mementos. in this neighborhood alone, 36 homes gone.

tom? >> unbelievable. thank you. and rob marciano is here. will the weather help or hurt the firefighters? >> it is going to help them. that fire is still burning very, very hot. it will be cooler. we'll look for a shift in the weather pattern. but 9 to 10 degrees cooler tomorrow. and a little bit more humidity, that's the key. not a ton of rain, but we'll take the higher humidity and cooler weather. and cooler across the northeast. 38 degrees in parts of west virginia. some of the coolest air since may. a little taste of fall. >> thank you. we want to turn to phoenix where a sniper or snipers have drivers living in fear. 11 vehicles targeted around one popular stretch of highway. cameras monitoring the roads. and several suspects are under arrest, but authorities say the investigation goes on. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, four new

arrests but no break in the case of the freeway shootings. >> they admitted to shooting at six pedestrians. we feel that this is probably a copycat. >> reporter: those suspects allegedly hurling rocks and stones. but tonight, police say their chief suspect or suspects using guns, still on the loose. >> i think there's different people doing different things, at this point, i'm not ruling anything out. >> reporter: the first arrest friday. 19-year-old oscar de la torre munoz remains in custody on unrelated charges. he remains a person of interest. residents here have been terrorized by 11 confirmed shootings in two weeks along this short eight-mile stretch of heavily-traveled i-10. police believe there could be more than one shooter. mark spicer, a former british army sniper, says it could just be a matter of time till the real shooter fires again. >> it's not a professional. so not someone following a plan. >> reporter: football fans

heading to the cardinal game today, on edge. many avoiding the highway. >> hopefully whoever this is is caught soon. >> lots of people heading to the game. tonight, police keeping a heavy presence along that corridor. tom? >> thank you. we want to turn to politics now. not much rest this weekend for presidential candidates. hillary clinton, visiting the church her family attended while in the white house. her husband bill making a surprise appearance. and donald trump, with cheering tailgaters at the big iowa football game. and the republican debate could be a game-changer. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, with her poll numbers slipping, hillary clinton is testing out a new game plan. hoping to show voters more heart. clinton lifting up her voice at a methodist church in washington. hoping also to lift her authenticity with voters. >> if only there was some way we could get a glimpse into the private side of hillary clinton.

i don't know, read her e-mails or something. >> reporter: the "washington post" now reporting clinton's private e-mail server may not have been wiped clean. adding yet another wrinkle to the controversy that continues to dog the democratic frontrunner. all this as clinton is now running neck-and-neck with donald trump. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll, the candidates separated by just three points in a general election matchup. >> donald trump! donald trump! >> reporter: trump's blunt, what you see is what you get style, continuing to catapult him ahead of the republican pack. but former neurosurgeon ben carson is quietly gaining on trump. >> i don't think ben has the energy. >> reporter: also accused of lacking oomph, jeb bush. who's showing off a different side, literally. unveiling his inner gop superman. all that energy will be on full display as the republican candidates face off in their second debate on wednesday. the challenge now, for carson, bush and the other candidates, how to steal some of the spotlight back from trump.

tom? >> mary, thank you. kentucky county clerk kim davis is back at work tomorrow. a condition of her release, she will have to release marriage licenses to same-sex couples. now her lawyers have filed another appeal. saying she has the right to deny them because of her religious beliefs. and germany, now taxed to the limit. welcoming tens of thousands more just this weekend. but tonight, germany is saying it's overwhelmed, imposing temporary border controls. terry moran, traveling with some of those refugees tonight. >> reporter: soldiers with assault rifles, attack dogs patrolling the hungarian border. the new reality. starting tuesday, refugees caught in hungary will be prosecuted as criminals. the gates of europe are closing. even in germany, where 15,000 have arrived here in munich this weekend alone, warmly greeted. there will be no more open door.

the trains from austria, halted. passport controls reinstated. for those already here, the relief, the gratitude is profound. like mohamed hilel and his family, whom we know so well. "in germany, we felt like human beings," he tells me, after they made it here yesterday. 18 days, we have been with them. from turkey to the dreaded boat crossing, through the balkans, then a traumatizing week in a hungarian camp. crossing into austria with them. and finally here today, a quiet park in dusseldorf, near their temporary home. baby fahed, safe at last. but as we talk, mohammed startles me. if the war ended in syria, would you go home to syria? would you go back? "yes, of course," he says. "if the war ends today in syria, i'll go home tomorrow." but so many more are still coming. as this crisis deepens, they can't go forward, they won't go back, and the nights are getting colder.

terry moran, abc news, munich. back here at home, to an alarming airplane mix-up. american airlines accidentally deloying an airbus passenger jet that was not certified to make long flights over water. from los angeles to hawaii, more than 2,500 miles. midway, the airline caught the mistake, but decided it was safe to go on. saying we've notified the faa and revised our software. aviation analyst colonel steve ganyard is here. was it safe? >>? sho short, yes. but it is disconcerting that the airplane was allowed to make this long-distance flight. but there were people along the line, somebody could have caught it. the good news is, they fixed it,

and i think every other airline in america will make sure they don't make the same mistake. >> steve, thank you. next, ten of the world's auto makers making a commitment to safety. every 17 seconds, in there's a rear-end collision like this. the changes could save tens of thousands of lives every year. here's david kerley. >> reporter: it's called automatic braking. i'm going to play the distracted driver. if you aren't paying attention, a series of cameras and sensors are. and the car will automatically apply the brakes if you don't. we tested the technology when it was first being added to cars. and so i'm getting really close to this obstacle and it just takes over everything. that is striking. just amazing. technology that could be a game-changer in a common crash, the rear-ender. nearly one out of every three collisions. which is why tonight the government is applauding. ten auto makers, who make nearly 60% percent of all cars, they've announced they will make auto

braking standard equipment in new cars. >> it could take us seven or eight years if we did this by regulation. they made the commitment today. anytime, a year, five years, those translate to lives saved. >> reporter: if every car had auto braking, it's estimated 200,000 accidents could be eliminated each year. new technology, taking us a step closer to driverless cars. david kerley, abc news, washington. former tennis star james blake wants the police officer who tackled him to be fired. mistaking him for a suspect in a credit card scam. you see the video here, the takedown. blake said he didn't explain himself. >> it's debatable whether or not

he should have been out there. not debatable if he should be out there ever again. >> he has been placed on desk duty, but blake says it's not enough. now, to a one-woman jewelry robbery. casually dressed, no disguise. tonight, the fbi has joined the investigation hoping to stop her before she strikes again. phillip mena has the details. >> reporter: take a close look. authorities now trying to figure out if the woman seen in these surveillance photos is responsible for robbing three jewelry stores in three different states, all within the past month. >> these are brazen street robberies. >> reporter: the first heist coming on august 5th in dawsonville, georgia. authorities say she forced employees to the back of the store, zip-tying their hands before stealing about $13,000 worth of jewelry. august 11th, she strikes again. this time robbing a reeds store in panama city beach, florida. she swiped $400,000 worth of goods before getting away in this vehicle. a ups driver showing up minutes later to find employees tied up. >> they were lying flat on the floor of the bathroom.

when i see them, they were very terrified. >> reporter: the most recent hit happening earlier this week in south carolina. wearing a cowboy hat and brandishing a gun, investigators say she once again forced employees to the back before tying them up, escaping with the jewels. phillip mena, abc news, new york. still ahead tonight, they won the lottery, but then their luck ran out. where are the checks? why aren't they getting the jackpots they won? and this scary scene caught on camera. a woman walking her dogs when they suddenly attack a man. why it took nearly a dozen good samaritans to save his life. coming up. look like this.

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finally tonight, it's one of the most revealing side effects as patients go through chemotherapy. dealing with hair loss. but here's john donvan with a new treatment, giving patients a fighting edge. >> this picture of us. >> reporter: this mom remembers what it was like for her kids the first time she got breast cancer and they saw her looking like this. >> she said, "mom, it was very scary for me to see you bald." >> reporter: her daughter rebecca was only 8 back then. >> i wanted my project to make a difference. >> reporter: the credit may be owed in part to rebecca, now 13, who learned about and encouraged her mom to try this. it's called a cold cap. during chemo treatment, marjorie bundled up in blankets while the device sat on her head. >> like you pulled your hat out of the snow and put it right on your head. >> reporter: here's what some scientists think might be going on. by constricting the blood vessels, the dose of cold basically puts the hair

follicles to sleep, so they're not susceptible to the chemotherapy. even marjorie's doctor had to wonder. >> i was skeptical, to tell you the truth. >> reporter: but now she's one of those working to get the fda to approve the cold cap, which as this point costs thousands of dollars. while rebecca, that project she mentioned, it's to raise funds for cancer patients who cannot pay that price. >> not many women can afford it. but it's really useful. >> my son said to me, you know, i forget that you have cancer because you have hair. and that's great. >> reporter: true, it's not a cure. but this family feels it's made a big difference. john donvan, abc news, washington. thank you for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning and david muir will be back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night.

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