things presented by secretary lahood as well as congratulate the secretary,@@@@i@ @ @ @ >> in san bernadino california. it is on its way to creating 2000 jobs in its first year. it is also noted that it received an $0.9 million as a part of the transit investment for greenhouse gas. it will renovate a bus maintenance facility with a solar powered cells, creating energy savings, better distance for employees and many new jobs. another success story is the federal maritime administration. it is an agency that falls under our jurisdiction which i sit and a chair. as part of the stimulus program, it is already issuing grants for $90 million of its total one runner million dollars allocated . of its total $100 million allocated for dry docks, steel working machinery and other infrastructure improvements. finally, though not part of the stimulus, the carlisle rebate system, better known as cash for clunkers has saved 40,000 and 120,000 jobs in the second half of 2009. not just the auto dealership jobs but the whole united states economy was given a boost by nearly 700,000 cars showing being sold at 21,000 d

san bernadino national forest. is nature slowing down the flames? finally, in southern california. >>> just released government reports shows autism cases are on the rise. what's behind these higher numbers? >>> and will the man accused of stalking espn reporter erin andrews and secretly videotaping her in the nude stay in jail? we're expecting a decision on bail. welcome to hln "news and views," i'm richelle carey. hope we're having a great day. mild winds and cooler temperatures are expected to help crews on the scene of a fast moving wild fire, so-called sheet fire, burning 7,000 acres already, threatening dozens of homes in san bernadino county. officials say between 4 and 6,000 people were told to leave. can you imagine? the resort town of wrightwood is under a mandatory evacuation order still. residents quickly gathered what they could, threw it in their cars, and just got out. >> about everything we could think of. clothes, computers, pictures, family albums. >> mostly just clothes and valuables. this is stuff from my wife's family. >> we evacuated from my ranch last night.

california, take a look at these live pictures. governor arnold schwarzenegger declaring a state of emergency for san bernadino county, and they're fighting hard, this fire destroying three homes already. close to 6,000 people evacuated. about five and a half square miles totally scorched and that number is expected to climb because high winds up to 45 miles per hour are fueling these flames right now. that's not all. because over in arizona, take a look. this is about 120 miles north of phoenix. a third fire that started out as an out of control or controlled burn, rather, continues to burn out of control. more than a thousand acres have already gone up in flames, forcing people around the town of williams to evacuate. >> i'm going to my son's house in phoenix and they have swine flu in their house right now. i'm kind of caught between a rock and a hard place. >> reporter: people like kathy are packing up their pets and leaving their homes. the scenic town of williams is known as the gateway to the grand canyon. >>> from fires to the south to wicked weather to the north, ready or not, here comes a winter storm. depending on where you liv

california firefighters some relief this morning. mandatory evacuation remain in certain areas. more than 7,500 acres in the san bernadinol forest had been destroyed. let's take a look at the weather. steve: they are not going to be getting much help to date in the form of brain. however, from the mid-atlantic frodown to florida, we have some thunderstorms. current temperatures, chilly in the northern plains. 53 in new york city. temperatures in the 50's through the plains states. meanwhile, a beautiful day in store for this first monday in october. 72 in dallas. brian: is going to be a big week on capitol hill. the finance committee will be approving the baucus plan and then bring it to the house floor. michael steele is with us from washington to talk about health care. we know that doctors will be meeting with the president today. he has the ama in his pocket. what is the symbolism today? >> i do not really know the purpose of the meeting. i hope the president listens to these doctors, if they are talking about creating an environment where we can do a couple of things portability, small business pools, increasing acc