monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> that's monte francis who just arrived on the scene. the bottom heine in terms of this, no injuries. firefighters have contained this. and i-80 remains open near fairfield high school. once again, this is a seven alarm fire. at least five homes were engulfed and five others threatened. it started around 3:30, 3:40 this afternoon. thankfully it's coming to an end from what we can see and what we've been told. we'll stay on the story. >>> now the newest developments in the rim fire. tonight we have new video of the massive inferno. more than 3700 fire personnel are in tuolumne county right now trying to keep those flames from spreading. at last check, the fire is 20% contained. that's good. they've held that sense yesterday. it's burned nearly 180,000 acres. that's almost the size of san jose, san francisco, and oakland combined. and firefighters not just in the mount tapes fighting on the front lines. they've also set up a perimeter around the city of tuolumne. that's where we find marianne favro. what are we hearing from firefighters as

nbc's monte francis has spent the weekend on the front lines of the fire. and it doesn't seem to be slowing down at this point. >> reporter: well, diane, that's right. several camps are threatened by this fire. we're told that one has been destroyed. that is the berkley tawall me camp. it has been owned and operated since 1922. we found these photos taken before the fire on the website. thankfully the camp and staffers were evacuated before hand and no one was hurt. almost 3,000 firefighters are across this state fighting this blaze. more than half of them are here in tawall me sitting hoping to hold back the flames from this small community. a big change in tactics in the last 24 hours as the rim fire edges closer to the normally sleepy down of tawall me city. they set up a new base camp with a pop haitian of just under 2,000. the city is under an evacuation order, but only about half of the residents have left town. >> you can see that it's not imminent yet, but we haven't gotten a knock on our door. >> reporter: today strong winds pushed the fire now cov

he sand down with monte francis today about why he is suing the city. >> lester chambers is 73 years old and says he has not been the same since the attack. his doctor tells him he cannot perform for at least eight months. a woman jumped on stage and attacked her just after he dedicated a song to trayvon martin. the woman of barstow was charged with two felonies. she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and the repeat of the rhythm caused the attack. he suffered bruised ribs and a hip injury and he has had to cancel a series of performances. >> you know. >> he is suffering from significant injuries. he is an elderly man, he does not recover as fast and he has not. so his income is suffering and his physical well-being have been physically altered. >> and since the attack, he walks with a cane. he hopes to perform again, but doctors say it will be a long and slow recovery. the concert promoter and those in charge have reached out to the city attorney but there has been no word back yet. they plan to hold a news conference and at that time they will announce the amount of mone

today in the bay's monte francis is there and joins us now with the latest. this has been a very tough fight. >> well, good morning. this may look like a foggy day in the bay area, but it's actually smoke from the fire. there are 2600 firefighters here and more than half of them have been sent to the community of tuwallomy city, that's because today, strong winds could push this fire farther northwest. four homes have been destroyed by the fire so far, but thousands more are threatened. evacuation orders are in effect for several small cities here. the fire is also threatening san francisco's water and power fly because it's burning so close to hedge hetchy reservoir where the city gets most of its water. pg&e had to shut down two hydroelectric plants at risk and the governor declared a state of emergency warning it could cause an interruption of the water service. however, that could change. an official told us last night the fire is burning less than four miles away from the water and it's headed that direction. >> it's quite possible it could reach it with

nbc bay area monte francis is at the scene and joins us with the latest. monte? >> good evening. according to police, four people were shot at about 4:00 this afternoon. we do not know their exact conditions. we can tell you there were no fatalities and that children were not involved. you can see police are here at the scene investigating. the shooting happened here on telegraph avenue in front of a sal loan and next door to oaksterdam university. we are told the call came in at 4:08. less than two hours ago. this crime scene is just around the corner from the 19th street b.a.r.t. station and just a few blocks from city hall. we do not have word of any arrests. we short on details as to the events. the shooting is connected to a purse snatching and bystanders were caught in the cross fire. one man that was shot had just come out of the uptown studios, asa l a salon, after getting his hair cut. telegraph avenue between 16th and 18th streets has been shut down. that's something to be aware of if you happen to be driving in this area. we are still gathering information on what happ

monte francis is live in menlo park city hall. 500 being the amount that a red light ticket will cost you. >> that's right. menlo park has red light cameras at four intersections and city officials want to add a fifth. it's controversial and at this hour, the city council is still meeting here, trying to make a decision. >> in the past five months, hayward, red wood city, and belmont have all opted out of their contracts with red flex holdings, an australian based company that provides red light camera technology. all of those cities decided the cameras did not improve safety and did so after a public outcry from angry drivers who received the $480 ticket. but tonight the city council considered a recommendation to renew its contract with red flex,im cla -- claiming that accidents had decreased since they were installed. >> i think they're working. we know they're there. >> that's where the money. it's a money grab. >> reporter: but roger sdwrons, who heads the red light camera protest group, says menlo park's figures are flawed and don't focus on accidents caused by red light running

. >> and that was monte francis reporting. investigators are sifting through more than 1,000 images of potential victims and expect more girls to come forward. >> 16-year-old hannah anderson made her first public appearance since she was rescued in the idaho wilderness. they attended a car wash fund-raiser for his family in san diego county yesterday. the fund-raiser was organized to help cover funeral expenses for her mother and brother. their bodies were discovkofrcov earlier this month at the burned out property of kidnap and murder suspect james lee dimaggio. her father thanks the public for their support. >> right now, like i said, she wanted to come out and thank these people personally. >> it's difficult. every moment is difficult for her. thank you very much. >> funeral services set for next saturday. the suspect right here, james dimaggio, fled with hannah anderson after allegedly killing her mother and brother. that sparked an amber alert that spanned across six states until authorities found her alive in idaho and s