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do tell us. more. you already thought that miss iowa was going to win. was she your favorite? >> i didn't really care. >> i did watch with the sound down which you should. >> whoa, come on. there were a lot of smart women who were incredibly talented. >> there were. >> i have to say as someone who is under pressure to do a news show, it's not always easy and what you think doesn't necessarily come out of your mouth at the moment. i feel for these women under the pressure because we know what it's like. >> absolutely. i thank the lord every day for the prompter. >> he would be up there with a prompter telling you what your response would be. >> exactly. we'll get started on the west coast. >> serious news. we're of course, talking about the northern california area up in flames. 50,000 acres scorched and more than a thousand homes and businesses burned to the ground. >> the wildfire has prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency in lake and napa counties, home to many of the

country's wineries. more from abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: explosive video of a new wildfire racing through northern california. the valley fire, getting 200 times larger in just five hours overnight and now consuming at least 50,000 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: watch the flames decimate the community of middletown. a retired firefighter and fire photographer live streaming the fiery rampage on prry periscope. >> these guys are very limited on resources. you just can't save everything. >> reporter: and look at this dramatic video of one res deny's daring escape through this fire-riddled route. officials saying the fast-moving fire has destroyed hundreds of homes. up to 1,000 homes burned to the ground.

those 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: firefighter richard reef giving a thumbs up from his hospital room. 160 miles southeast, the butte fire, destroying more than 80 homes, burning more than 65,000 acres and now 20% contained. >> probably not a bad idea for you guys to get on the road. >> reporter: we met eric and kim ruthrauff as they evacuated friday. forced to leave their birds behind. >> we'll take care of them. >> reporter: kim telling us those birds and their home are safe. >> they survived, and they really seem unscathed. >> reporter: but so many 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. aditi roy, abc news, middletown, california. so devastating. thank you so much. firefighters are hoping today's weather will give them a little bit of relief. today's temperatures expected to be about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday's highs. as the week progresses, there is some possible rain in the forecast. but tough to say how much for the region is affected by the fires. a small plane has crashed narrowly missing nearby homes in virginia. witnesses say the pilot sheered the tops of trees but was able to avoid power lines. neighbors helped a woman and man escape the burning plane. they smothered the flames on the pilot who was on fire at the time. the pilot and passenger were airlifted to the hospital. the cause of the crash unknown right now. now to the latest in the sniper shooting, keeping the phoenix area on edge. police are now coping with copycats.

three 18-year-olds now under arrest. the real shooter or shooters still out there. here's more from abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: four 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 from a car. but police say their chief suspect or suspects armed with a gun still on the loose. >> i think there's different people doing different things, i would tell you 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. >> this isn't, in my opinion, it's not a professional. so it's not someone that seems

to be following a plan. >> reporter: football fans heading to the cardinal game on edge. many avoiding the highway. >> hopefully whoever this is, is caught soon. >> reporter: officials say someone is targeting the innocence of the general public for no apparently reason. while fans had to use the i-10 to get here for the game, an dps officials say they have a heavy footprint along that dps corridor. kayna whitworth, glendale, ease. >> european leaders meet today in belgium over the growing refugee crisis. germany took the brass tick step yesterday of closing its boarders and stopping all train traffic with austria. the government said it could no longer cope with the influx of refugees, nearly half a million so far this year and 13,000 on saturday alone. the u.s. has disrupted a terror plot against pope francis ahead of his visit next week. congressman michael mccaul did not provide details on the incident during an appearance on

abc's "this week." the papal visit to new york, washington and philadelphia has prompted unprecedented security operations. mccaul has previously expressed concern about a lone wolf style attack. to the presidential po ticks now and the results of a new abc news poll spelling trouble for hillary clinton. clinton's support has dropped by one-third amid growing concern about her empathy and honestity. she's still the clear front-runner at 42%, sanders at 24% and joe biden yet undeclared at 21%. as for her main republican rival, clinton and donald trump essentially even in the presidential race. trump and ben carson have surged on the gop side commanding more than half the vote between them in a crowded field. trump 33%, carson 20%, jeb bush a distant third at 8%. the head of the republican national committee is expecting more aggressive performances at wednesday's debate with a preview, who else but jon karl. >> i'm a reagan conservative. >> reporter: republicans will no doubt pay tribute to the gipper

when they assemble at the reagan library for this week's debate. but these candidates have shredded reagan's 11th commandment. thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow republican. speak ill? what do you call this? front-runner donald trump on carly fiorina in "rolling stone" magazine. look at that face! would anyone vote for that and the backlash that provoked. >> maybe, just maybe i'm getting under his skin a little bit because i am climbing in the polls. >> this disparaging of women is deeply troubling. >> reporter: bobby jindal languishing at the back of the pack threw the book at trump. a thesaurus. >> trump is a narcissist and egomaniac insecure and weak. >> reporter: even dr. ben carson who has soared in the polls to become a close second to trump got into the act, questioning trump's commitment to god. >> that's a very big part of who i am. humility and the fear of the lord. i don't get that impression with him. >> reporter: trump then went

nuclear on carson calling him boring, heavily involved in abortion which is not true and even questioning the renowned brain surgeon's medical record. >> he's overrated as a doctor. >> reporter: one republican did try embracing trump this week, ted cruz inviting the donald to the rally against the iran nuclear deal in d.c. but cruz told us the real reason. >> why did you have donald trump in this rally? >> it's not complicated. number one, i like donald. but number two every where donald goes, he brings 100 television cameras with him. >> reporter: and on friday, trump made his late night debut as a presidential candidate. >> it's really going to be a big debate, but i'm always ready. >> it's not just big. it's huge. >> reporter: how huge? once again, it will be donald trump at center stage. jonathan carl, abc news, washington. >> former tennis star james

blake calling for the firing of the new york city police officer who tackled him. blake was shoved to the ground and handcuffed in a case of mistaken identity. the officer mistook him for a suspect in a credit card scam. blake says the officer failed to identify or explain himself. the officer has been placed on desk duty as you know. at least seven people accused him of using excessive force in the past. tennis fans disappointed that serena wasn't in saturday's u.s. open. you were one of them. >> yeah, many. >> but let me tell you, it was a fantastic saturday afternoon. they really got a treat if you were there. >> we were there. >> it was fantastic. >> but let's talk about the men first because after a three-hour rain delay, novak djokovic and roger federer, djokovic won the first set 6-4 after federer missed a backhand into the net. and k-fed came back or roger federer came back. >> k-fed. you're mixing britney spears. let me take over sports here. wait a minute.

djokovic would take the third set though taking it to a fourth championship. and federer misses the forehand serve return long, you know, you see what happens here, novak wins. >> novak wins. >> it was fantastic. getting back to my favorite moment on the weekend. saturday. it was just amazing. these two women face to face. the two italian women were roommates before. neither of them thought they would make it and emotional. robin was there. she was did this fantastic interview. >> serena wasn't in it. >> but you know what, we wanted -- i think a lot of people wanted this woman who beat serena to finally move on. the woman who won, she tells robin roberts live on television, i have news, i decided a month ago, i'm quitting my tennis career. stunned the whole entire stadium. we just couldn't believe it. we were crying. this was the embrace. i mean talk about sportsmanship, talk about sisterhood and love,

talk about fantastic tennis. i was so excited i went out and bought my daughter a dora racket. robin looked amazing. >> would have been better if serena was there. >> i wanted to know how she maintained her composure. it was so great when she did that interview. these women were fantastic. >> we had tickets. my mom said no, let them go to stubhub. >> opportunity missed. >> coming up in "the skinny," whitney houston back in concert plus a new miss america crowned despite some trouble with a question and answer session. you'll hear it. >> plus, the major state delaying payouts to new lottery winners. the outrage aimed at lawmakers. but first, a look at today's weather. "world news now" weather, brought to you by febreze. matt's gotten used to the funk in his man-cave. yup, he's gone noseblind. he thinks it smells fine, but his wife smells this... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics

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good luck has turned into tough luck for some lottery winners in illinois. >> they were expecting to cash in quickly. instead being forced to wait indefinitely to get their hands on what is rightfully theirs. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: rhonda rasche said she couldn't believe her luck winning $50,000 from a scratch off lottery ticket. but that good luck quickly turning bad. >> my best friend's mother passed and i wanted to take her and her sister on a girl trip. now i can't. >> reporter: the illinois lotto suspending all payouts of $25,000 and more after state lawmakers failed to agree on a new budget. >> they are all going to have to wait in line till we get a budget. ze are fighting back. filing a class action lawsuit

against the state representing dozens of other big winners, including two people who are splitting a mega millions jackpot worth $262 million. they're demanding immediate payment, including any interest earned on money. >> i've gone from like really high emotions in winning to really low emotions and i can't do what i wanted to do with the money. >> reporter: the illinois lottery says all the winners will be paid in full just as soon as it gets the authority to cut those checks. reena and kendis? >> thank you so much. when we come back, it's skinny time. there she is coming up soon. miss america. meet the woman who wears the crown in 2016. >> "skinny" is next. "world news now" continues

♪ skinny, so skinny >> it is time for the skinny and, of course, first up the miss america pageant coming full circle. >> and vanessa williams the first african-american miss america from 1984 judge and per well. >> pageant ceo sam haskell stepping in. >> i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the

miss america you are and the miss america you always will be. >> very emotional moment there. great moment there. >> meanwhile back at the pageant, there was the swimsuit contest, the talent questions and also from the judges, there was this answer from miss georgia. she was asked whether tom brady had cheated in the deflategate scandal. >> that's a really good question. i'm not sure. i think i'd have to be there to see the ball and make sure it was deflated or not deflated. if there was question there, then yes, i think he cheated. if there was any question to be had, i think that he definitely cheated and that he should have been suspended for that. that's not fair. >> what? >> thank you. >> what? i have no idea what she said. whatever you think of that answer though, 15 minutes later the judges weighed in. >> miss georgia. betty cantrell. >> yes, miss georgia, the same

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okay, this is going to be good. a new daytime show hosted by two top models, tyra banks and krissy teigen and their cast of styles who want to help you be fabulous. >> absolutely. we sent nick watt for our behind the scenes preview to see what they could do for him. >> reporter: oh! tyra banks pouring white wine all over chrissy teigen. entertaining obviously. educational? >> white wine. getting out red wine is a -- >> the idea teaching us how to live a fab life. that's fun and beautiful. >> a lot of education. a lot of take away. we call ta take away. >> reporter: take away.

we're behind the scenes and chrissy, john's better half, is in the kitchen for you. >> let me make it classy for you. >> deep fried mac and cheese rolled in cheese. >> welcome to america, baby. >> reporter: that is awesome. >> lauren mack is interior design. >> i feel like everybody deserves to have a fun and beautiful life. >> reporter: how to enfabben my blue blazer lifestyle. i need help. i need celebrity secrets. first up, fashion with josie from yahoo! style. >> i'm a big fan of the mix. i mix patterns, mixing textures. so you can keep your suit but use something like a patterned tie with a striped shirt. or you can do a colored shirt with a knit tie. >> reporter: i love a knit tie. >> next, business with tyra. >> reporter: i'm interviewing somebody important. yourself. i'm nervous. what do i do to not show that? >> you don't want to be averting your eyes in a sexy way and like

i can't handle it and don't have the chops. the secret is to look at that person's forehead. i'm looking at your forehead and you can't tell. >> i think you're looking at my eyes. >> reporter: and with tyra banks, you're never possibly tell you. >> what are you scared to say? >> reporter: a lot. a lot. nick watt, abc news. los angeles. >> and you can catch "the fab life" when it premieres later today right after "the chew" here on abc. it's going to be fantastic. i'm looking forward to that. i didn't know about the forehead thing. >> i'm looking at your forehead right now. >> it looks like you're looking at my forehead. >> seriously my eyes are up here. >> oh, boy, i'm looking forward to that show. >> tyra looked great in the duct tape dress. it looked like it had duct tape all over it. >> don't miss our updates on facebook, wnnfans.com. we'll be right back. >> more news. >> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. c's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning -- breakingover night. a mass i have wildfire turning deadly. the flames wiping out homes and businesses. forcing people to evacuate. dramatic new video just in. losen ground. a new poll showing hillary clinton's fading support. and donald trump doing even better than before. new this morning, parts of a plane raining down on a neighborhood. smashing through a car window. new details about how it happened. and crowning moment. a new miss america. her talent that wowed the crowd. the question she received about deflategate. and vanessa williams' triumphant return.