thousands flee their homes a huge wall of fire burns in shasta county the damage done and what firefighters face tonight caught in a tight spot a man's life say defense l initiative riders caught the petaluma little league il solenodon in action today they're second game in the tournament on national television ec as he arrived anne mackovic the choses the little leaguers police are indeed >>> his second game of the little league world series petaluma packed two movie theaters with enthusiastic fans >>> it is amazing home town feel >>> hundreds of people watch their hometown heroes on the big screen from williamsport, pennsylvania. the boys represents the western u.s. went head-to-head with the team from tennessee there were high moments. but the other guys hit a few homers. ultimately the game was a loss. >>> if they did not have a few mistakes in the first inning they would of had the game >>> they will play again and come back >>> double elimination means they have one more chance tomorrow to win or lose tens will keep purchasing $10 tickets and team memorabilia all proceeds go for the t

in shasta county. about 3000 homes consider a friend proping prompting evacuation's with no reports of serious injuries so far but some evacuees said the close calls will try to get out. >>> i was on the road and there was flames on the road and other side and looked up the everything was black and was like i was in a black box hedges drove through it and it could brief and then there was fire everywhere every direction of all sides of you. greta they believe the fire was sparked for a lightning over the weekend of the latest word from the fire department is only 5 percent contained. in the bay area approve of fires a spread with an 5,000 a. in northern inducing a county. this is an image showing some of the smoke when out building was destroyed the third are note evacuation's at this time. >>> a man that ran across the east bay freeway overnight was killed and an ambulance with him. a highway patrol said it happened around 1130 last night where driver stopped his car the right shoulder of highway 4 an

californians urge to leave their homes state of emergency declared as a wild fire burns through shasta county the bond rose a fire was sparked by lightning yesterday. 3500 homes in danger are and world towns scattered throughout shasta and trinity counties. more than 1000 firefighters are trying to get a handle 12,000 a. burned. no reports of serious injuries sunday that we sat close calls. >>> i was on the road and flames on the road on either side i looked up everything was black, i drove through it, i could not brief, there was fire everywhere on all sides of you >>> the fire burns and a rugged mountain area with lake forest making it difficult for firefighters to battle, at last check only 5 percent contained. fires burned beyond california's borders, dru levenson on the strain that the summer drought has caused >>> helicopter water drops along with better weather are helping firefighters and the battle against the taylor bridge fire in central washington. firefighters stood on the lawn 20 yds apart looking for spot fires. >>> we're holding the line to make sure nothing jumps across >>> n

. >>> fire crews are trying to get a handle the ponderosa fired in shasta county. it threatens 30 500 homes and has destroyed seven homes in this 5% contained now. the fire started saturday >>> @ is a tough job for these firefighters there are 1400 firefighters from around the state and battle the blaze was it that is unpredictable. the ponderosa fire started with a lightning strike saturday morning and continued to grow and intensify. the area is row and rugged a challenge for firefighters carried their battling several enemies it is surrounded by thick brush and going against the wind. the wind is gusting at times spreading flames in several directions at once. the folks along ponderosa way took the brunt of the fire some homes burned beyond recognition except for the occasional kitchen appliance. >>> the fire has moved on but you can still feels the intense heat the wheels of this tractor melted off you can see the root of that home shriveled up on itself. >>> in >>> town there's apprehension a couple thousand folks have been evaluated the bulk of them from here

in shasta and to have a county. about 3000 homes are considered threatened and prompting evacuations in the communities. the reports of any serious injuries but some of fact we say is very close calls with to try to get out. >>> a was on the road and the flames on the road on either side. i looked up and everything was black. as a cousin of black box. a stroll through it and cannot read and it was fire everywhere like where the turnaround saw all sides to you. >>> to believe the fire was sparked by lightning of the weekend carried the latest word from cal fire is this about 5 percent contained. >>> in northern minnesota county welfare has burned one 5,000 a. as one out building was destroyed. dear no evacuation's at this point. and elsewhere in the western estimates the crews are making some progress now on a destructive 23,000 a. wildfire in central washington. is now 47 percent contained with hopes of the full containment sometime tomorrow. it earned 63 homes and other buildings >>> at a house house. it just a who

of course the time to care some of fire since shasta county. of six non-core weather on the way for next couple days. a lot more moisture in the atmosphere. and a high pressure is sliding in and means way along the west coast. the book gives the numbers all down below average. so with that and lot of mind, we as low clouds and fog this morning. the minister's back on shore later before tomorrow morning. most of the more side with some patchy fog at half moon bay carried with if interest in moving into the 80s most spots. the key to numbers down about 70 degrees. and looking at 69 the hon. and next couple days we continue to cool tempers down before start wanting spect out next weekend. >>> the closing arguments today in federal court between apple and samsung. it expects to go the jury and some say this afternoon. an apple claims that samsung copied its technology and because of that, it wants billions of dollars. they can technology was developed by others. an apple by the way is the most viable company ever. shares with a six under $65 a shar

totally their home a state of emergency declared as wild fire burns through dozens of acres in shasta county upon rows of fires park yesterday by lightning. the 3500 homes in danger and small rural towns scattered throughout chest and 20 counties. 900 firefighters tried 12,000 a. have burned and zero containment. seven houses destroyed no reports of serious injury some evacuees had close calls trying to get out >>> there were flames on the road i looked up everything was black like alice in the black box a drove throw it to cole i could not breathe, and fire everywhere on all sides of you >>> 50 people remain at the evacuation center the fire is burning in a rugged mountain area with thick forest making it difficult for firefighters to battle. that fire was sparked by lightning let's check in with brian hackney >>> this began 48 hours ago as a collection of showers and thundershowers over desert southwest. it came across the gulf and texas through arizona and southern california and rated flash flooding yesterday afternoon it poured in victorville. 80 mi. east of los angeles an inch of rain

in vieferredz county, 35055-acre fire 90% contained in shasta county, evacuations are underway for a fear, and in plumb crass county, a fire pushed more than 10 acres can use the superman ride should re-open. last sunday the ride malfunctioned and stranded a dozen people in mid-air. they were up there for close to two hours before workers got the ride to coast back down. tests have not shown anything structurally wrong with that ride. >> ama: still to come, the new plan to tighten pans on assault weapons in california. >> alan: the search for suspects after a controversial war memorial is vandalized. >> nasa's mission to mars and how you can >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: police in san jose are investigating the city's 24th 24th homicide of the year. it happenedder in clover oak drive and cedar vail park. a man was shot to death. they have not identified suspects and the motive is under investigation. >> ama: in the wake of the shooting mat kerr in colorado a california bill seeks to close a loophole in the nation's assault weapon law. they're

in shasta county seven homes have been destroyed. thousands of residents have been evacuated. joining us is from a hotel fire. daniel, thank you for your time what can you tell us about this from -- hellfire, daniel. >>caller: it is continuing to burn it has continued to issue evacuation warnings near highway 36. in terms of evacuations. we are talking about 3000. there are a lot of people that are on the immediate path. that is why we worked so closely to get those people out of harm's way. >> what areas are most at risk right now? >>caller: shhingle town and viola are in the path of this fire. >> >> 7 homes have been destroyed or the number is higher? >> this is a very fast moving fire. they have worked feverishly. >>caller: many have worked very fast and feverishly to put out this fire and extinguish the path. >>pam: is this please more difficulty than the recent weeks. >>caller: white this is so challenging is this --- blaze ... is more challenging because the grass and timber is extremely dry. it is ready to drive that is why this is so challenging this blaze... >>pam: da

joe vasquez has been in shasta county all day. >>> among the 1400 firefighters in the area which spoke to some they are focused on the fire because of the intensity and the fact it is unpredictable. >>> a ponderosa fire started with lightning strikes saturday morning and grows and intensifies the area is rural and rugged a challenge for firefighters. inside the fires on the battle several enemies it is a wooded area surrounded by brush and going against the wind. the wind gusts the at times spreading the flames >>> devastating and said >>> the folks along ponderosa way to the brunt of the fire some homes burned beyond recognition save the occasional kitchen appliance >>> some are over 100 years old the what went up >>> the fire moved on but i can still the still feel the intense heat you can see the damage along ponderosa way this tractor, the wheels from the tractor melted off you can see the roof of the home shriveled >>> we are a tight-knit community we help each other out living up here you prepare for the most part for something like this to happen but when it happens devastating

the flames consumed more than 28,000 acres in tehama and shasta countyings. 64 home versus been destroyed. the fire was sparked by lightning almost a week ago. >>> an $8 million federal grant is coming to the rescue of the contra costa county fire district. it will make way for the rehiring of 15 laid off firefighters as well as 12 new ones. the grant must be officially accepted by the district's board before hiring can start and it expires in two years. we have good news for electric car drivers looking to charge up in santa clara county. there are new charges stations at the county civic center in san jose. despite being an employee parking lot, the 12 new charging stations are open to the public. >>> and welcome back. we've got a little bit of fog out there. that fog is going to push its way inland late tonight and early tomorrow morning. as you go into tonight, the fog pushes inland. it does a lot of what it did yesterday and today. there's going to be in most bay areas in the morning fog. highs tomorrow, they cool just a little bit. then they cool a little bit more on sunday. so temp

in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county line. and governor brown sent troops to battle the shasta blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> another developing story, this one near seattle. the secret service says a man sent an e-mail threatening the president to a general fbi mailbox. agents claim the man .ed .ed a shotgun at them when they went to his home to talk with

in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county line. and governor brown sent troops to battle the shasta blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> another developing story, this one near seattle. the secret service says a man sent an e-mail threatening the president to a general fbi mailbox. agents claim the man .ed .ed a shotgun at them when they went to his home to talk with

the ponderous of fire straddles the home and shasta county. is threatening 35 her home. started this chorus of least seven homes and 16,000 a. encouraging news it's now 30 percent contained up from just 5% yesterday. >>> it's really over hundred seven years old. >>> dozens of its factories to take a shelter and sports complex in redding. in central washington, they're close to falling containing a wildfire that part of a dozen homes as a fire broke out a week ago and a bridge construction project in scorched almost 36 square miles of crash, brush and trees. and in central idaho they're battling to prevent to renting fall from reaching the town of federal. the people there have been evacuated from vista couple of days now. this fire has charged 91,000 a. in the boise national forest. >>> militants fire rockets into a u.s.-based in afghanistan. in his file footage of a similar plane carried he was not there to tell attack. he left on another plane. to me as workers were the plane with were slightly injured by shrapnel. and there's some big deadlock in missouri that could b

. >>> firefighters battling a growing wildfire in shasta county near reading hope to have a handle on the fire by sunday. right now it is 20% contained. 300 firefighters continuing an all-out assault since it broke out wednesday it shutdown the freeway almost 12 hours. flames are threatening 100 homes. investigators the fire has destroyed one building and appears to be human caused. >>> let's check in with mike for a look at the forecast. it is ironic that st. louis has been as hot as phoenix. >> same amount of humidity too. corn not sprouting ears almost like the dust bowl days, for us cooler, more humid this morning you may notice when you step out and a little breezier gas mileage was less driving from east to west into that sea breeze as came into work. as far as conditions now you can see quiet here in the embarcadero down towards the bay bridge at one point you couldn't see the top of the bay bridge gives you an idea of the ebb and flow of what we are dealing with. we have very quiet conditions with live doppler, just sitting there and spinning, waiting for the precipitation to

. >> it wild fire sparked by lightning in shasta county as burned nearly 20,000 a. so far and firefighters are making some progress with containment now at 35%. but more than 3000 homes are still being threatened. here is an update now on the pawn derosa a fire >> fire gutted this home only leaving brick wall and if you appliances. the shutters were young recognition and tyrus multiples of this car. the fires burning very hot and strong structures. >> from a distance it looks like an atomic bomb went off. >> crews are getting the upper hand thanks to better weather but the 3500 homes in this rural part of california are still threatened. residence that evacuate hope that they have a home to return to. >> we will be ok. i promise. everything will be fine. >> it has been overwhelming. i pray every night that it is not going to take my home to read >> authorities told people in 3,000 t to evacuate, some are coming to shelters like this one about an hour from the fire lines. >> they can wipe out a community in a very short time, no one can predict what the fire will do.

shasta county has declared a state of emergency. right now a fire is only 5 percent contained and helicopters are dropping water from the air while ground crews are clearing brush. the goal is to keep the fire from reaching more homes. cal fire says that 3500 homes are threatened along with 300 other structures. >> the path of the fire is headed towards many of these homes, the number one goal is to get them out. >> there are people that already lost. although we can do is pray. >> the fire is burning in thick forests, it started in an area hit by a series of lightning strikes over the weekend and now those dry conditions are fueling the flames. 1400 people are involved in the firefighting efforts including units from the bay area. and closer to home another pair of wildfires have burned more than 5,000 a. in northern and a single county. you're looking at a nasa aerial image showing the smoke. one out building was destroyed but so far there are no evacuation's. currently there are 35 large on contain fires across the country, 13 in

firefighters are making significant progress, but the ponderosa fire consumed about 28,000 acres in shasta county. it destroyed 80 homes and buildings since it broke outlast saturday with lightning sparked. >> >>> a walnut creek man with indecent exposure. it shows 39-year-old darrell alan committing a lewd act in front of students -- or a student at walnut creek christian academy. the child quickly ran away and got some help. he was being held on $145,000 bail. >>> two east bay children had the scare of their lives. they were home alone w burglars broke into the house. they were playing video games when they heard someone knocking and ringing the door bell repeatedly. when no one came to the door they took that as a sign that the house was empty. they used a crowbar to break in. once inside they knew almost immediately somebody was there. >> they were going to the back. we walked into the closet and hid. i heard come out or we are coming in. >> help arrived in less than two minutes. all three suspects were captured and they were charged with home invasion robbery, possession of stolen property a

the area of most concern is in shasta county or seven homes are destroyed in a sheriff has declared astate of emergency. the ponderous a fire is burning is more than 12,000 a.. about three dozen homes are considered threatened. it's prompting the evacuation of the committee's and they're no reports of serious injury but some evacuate is sitting tight close calls will try to make it out. >>> i was on the road and there is flames on the road and looked up and everything was black. let's go to the black box and i drove through it. cannot read. there was fire everywhere. doris fire on all sides of you. >>> they believe the fire was sparked by lightning over the weekend. it's only 5 percent contained. >>> below the closer to the bay area appear fall fares is burned one of 5,000 a. in northern madison county. one alpinist destroyed. but no evacuations at this point. the west taeniasis the groups are making progress on the district of 23,000 a. wildfire in central washington. is now 47 percent contained. it earned 63 homes and other buildings between the towns. >>> a house as a house. the wh

. >>> firefighters gaining ground against that huge wildfire in shasta county.the ponderosa fire full containment is expected monday. it has destroyed 64 homes and 20 otbuildings. more than 300 homes remain threatened. calfire says as of yesterday they have not seen the fire grow past any containment lines. >>> to our continuing coverage of the chevron refinery fire in richmond, ann rubin tells us that a number of people seeking action against chevron is growing. >> reporter: many who showed up had been to a doctor and filed a claim with chevron. now they were looking for answers about what happens next. they lined up to sign on. many richmond residents hoping to be part of a lawsuit against chevron. attorneys say though they started with just a handful of plaintiffs, about 3,000 have expressed interest now. >> i feel that i should be participating in it with everybody else, because we were all affected about this. >> reporter: the august 5 h-6th fire sent a plume of black smoke into the area and thousand to the hospital for treatment. >> well, it's not about mo

california started by a lightning strike over the weekend brought a state of emergency declaration in shasta county today. several homes and buildings have been burned as this fire has moved through 23 square miles of heavily wooded land near redding about 170 miles north of sacramento. >>> overseas in afghanistan the u.s. top generals including the chairman of the joint chiefs general dempsey met today on the issue of so-called green on blue attacks. afghan security forces supposedly friendly forces turning on americans as they have in the past few weeks. ten american service members have been killed recently in these so-called insider attacks. >>> still ahead on "nbc nightly news" new hope for a woman who wanted to put life back to the way it was before she had parkinson's. we'll show you her brave decision and the results. >>> rosie o'donnell announces she has survived a near fatal health scare, something doctors worry about with women across the country in fact. >>> in health news tonight we're going to talk about the 40,000 people diagnosed with parkinson's disease every year in this country.

firefighters are making significant progress, but the ponderosa fire consumed about 28,000 acres in shasta county. it destroyed 80 homes and buildings since it broke outlast saturday with lightning sparked. >> >>> a walnut creek man with indecent exposure. it shows 39-year-old darrell alan committing a lewd act in front of students -- or a student at walnut creek christian academy. the child quickly ran away and got some help. he was being held on $145,000 bail. >>> two east bay children had the scare of their lives. they were home alone when burglars broke into the house. they were playing video games when they heard someone knocking and ringing the door bell repeatedly. when no one came to the door they took that as a sign that the house was empty. they used a crowbar to break in. once inside they knew almost immediately somebody was there. >> they were going to the back. we walked into the closet and hid. i heard come out or we are coming in. >> help arrived in less than two minutes. all three suspects were captured and they were charged with home invasion robbery, possession of stolen propert

. >> the hardest hit area was in shasta county where more than a dozen fires broke out. right now the biggest fire is eat of redding. it has burned about 250 acres, but so far there are no reports of damage or any evacuations. >>> lightning hit parts of the bay area early this morning, coming up in ten minutes meteorologist mark tamayo tells us if we can expect more lightning in forecast. it could be game over for a silicon company once heralded as the future of on-line gaming. yesterday onlive laid off much of its staff and apparently ducked bankruptcy when an unnamed buyer acquired. it the palo alto-based company says it plans to rehire manufacture those manufacture -- many of those workers. >>> the complaint says some features on iphones and ipads, such as digital assistance series infringe on motorola patents. the company is asking the international trade commission to ban import of those products. apple has not commented on the claims. you can watch ktvu mus cast by down loading the ktvu app and be connected anytime, anywhere. >>> in election 2012 news a war of ward

slaughter house cooperating with the government investigation dangerous wildfire burning along the shasta county line just 30 percent contained tonight. lightning sparked ponderosa fire broke out saturday and now grown to more than 16,000 acres. about 19 scary miles. so far 7 homes lost. cal fire says 3000 more are threatened. the pictures just in show the intensity of this fire. these towns have all been evacuated. warnings now being posted along highway 36. state highway 44 is among the roads already closed. >> missouri congressman todd aiken under growing pressure to end the senate campaign following his controversial statement yesterday about rape and abortion. listen. >> if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> he apologized but the national republican senate committee and the republican super pack cross roads today dropped the support. mitt romney is asking aiken to consider dropping out to give the republicans a better chance of win ago senate seat. they desperately desire. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't def

slaughter house cooperating with the government investigation dangerous wildfire burning along the shasta county line just 30 percent contained tonight. lightning sparked ponderosa fire broke out saturday and now grown to more than 16,000 acres. about 19 scary miles. so far 7 homes lost. cal fire says 3000 more are threatened. the pictures just in show the intensity of this fire. these towns have all been evacuated. warnings now being posted along highway 36. state highway 44 is among the roads already closed. >> missouri congressman todd aiken under growing pressure to end the senate campaign following his controversial statement yesterday about rape and abortion. listen. >> if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> he apologized but the national republican senate committee and the republican super pack cross roads today dropped the support. mitt romney is asking aiken to consider dropping out to give the republicans a better chance of win ago senate seat. they desperately desire. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't def

in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> another developing story, this one near seattle. the secret service says a man sent an e-mail threatening the president to a general fbi mailbox. agents claim the man .ed .ed a shotgun at them when they went to his home to talk with him. a search of his home turned up two weapons authoritie

slaughter house cooperating with the government investigation dangerous wildfire burning along the shasta countyd tonight. lightning sparked ponderosa fire broke out saturday and now grown to more than 16,000 acres. about 19 scary miles. so far 7 homes lost. cal fire says 3000 more are threatened. the pictures just in show the intensity of this fire towns have towns have all been evacuated. warnings now being posted along highway 36. state highway 44 is among the roads already closed. >> missouri congressman todd aiken under growing pressure to end the senate campaign following his controversial statement yesterday about rape and abortion. listen. >> if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. he apologized but the national republican senate committee and the republican super pack cross roads today dropped the support. mitt romney is asking aiken to consider dropping out to give the republicans a better chance of win ago senate seat. they desperately desire. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't defend what he said. i can't def

>>> well, this morning dozens of build rgs now destroyed as a wildfire rages on in tahama and shasta counties. 50 buildings have been wiped out. but to this point it's unclear how many of those buildings were actually homes. this blaze, which was spark by lightning on saturday, is now about 50% contained. it just ripped through more than 33 square miles of land and is still threatening hundreds of homes. >>> still ahead, a promise broken? a former apple employee is turn ong that company all because he says steve jobs broke a promise. >>> and more than just a paycheck. the added benefits for mother who is work outside the home. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. fiber beyond recognition. >>> hewlett-packard continues to suffer, and a new way to pay for all thos

latest in wild fires. 89 pblth% contained and the governor has declared a state of emergency in shasta county it has destroyed 142 structures. more earthquakes, 4.2 quake rattled the community. you are watching when one hit and it was caught on camera in the city of brawly. they seem to be slowing down and getting smaller in size. >>> it is 4:17 and we will find out what our forecast has in store. erica is standing by for us. >> we will see similar situation from yesterday. it is a little cloudy but any fog we see for the most part will hang on to the coast line. and temperatures in the 60s-80s. and it is looks like the fog is slow to return and it could deliver into the late hours. 50s and 60s when you step out the door. into the afternoon, we will take all these numbers and see 70s-80s. san jose could reach 80 and 90 in some areas. turn our attention to the east bay shore line, mid-70s. and 63 at ocean beach. temperatures could slide a little as we head into torm. -- tomorrow -- you will see low 70s around the bay and 60s for the coast. the marine layers will deepen, and past that a cooling

. >>> several homes have burned and the fire is only 5% contained on the border of shasta county. here is george warren on the fire lines with the latest there. >> they say lightning started this fire and it has burned in two counties. we want to show you video here on highway 36 on the southeast side of the small community that is one of several threatened by the fire and under orders. official damage toll is seven structures burned. we've watched bull dozers cutting breaks and trying to save homes. and there is one man lost his house before the bulk of the equipment got here. >> and this is fires there, nothing like this this, is evil. evil. >> and it doesn't look like it's over, yet. >> about 3:30 in the morning we heard thunder. and the next morning just a small fire with a crew on it. and this is just exploding and took off. >> there are miles of burned fine. one gentleman talked about it being a evil force. he says it was one half hour between the time that he heard it would be a good idea and the time his home was destroyed by flames. wind has been light and is allowing clea

. >> alan: fire crews expect to have a huge wildfire in shasta county contained by mondamore te burn near redding. 64 homes and 20 other buildings have been destroyed. the pond rosa fire is now more than 74% contained. another major fire burning the the plumas national forest is 55% contained. >> ama: community groups held a resources fair for richmond residents affected by the chevron refinely fire. attorneys and medical professionals offered sessions. on monday a series of meetings will update residents. the meeting is 10:00 a.m. at the richmond city kohl chambers. >> alan: tonight we are getting our first look at the facebook men low park expansion designed by a world famous architect. the ten acre, one room building, is designed to be ecofriendly and includes a rooftop garden. mark zuckerberg describes is at the largest open floor plan in the world. the building will connect to the existing campus through an underground tunnel. face brooke plans to break ground early next year. >> ama: leigh is her checking the forecast. >> leigh: chilly today and we're going to repeat that head

the fifr is about 60% contained and burned 27,000 acres in shasta county. >> and australian tourist plead nod contest in the death of a vacaville girl on vacation in hawaii. the charge was negligent homicide. the 20-year-old tourist posing for pictures and not paying attention when the jet ski he was riding on collided with the one vacaville girl that was on. she died sadly the next day. felony animal abuse charges filed in monterey county mother and daughter accused of hoarding 100 cats. some dead or sick in their home in seaside. these are nearly 50 -- there are nearly 50 survivors. the spca says most are doing well. and right now, they're considered evidence in the case against the women and willwill not be available for adoption until the case is closed. >> you better stash your ledgic gadgets. the warning from police after a recent increase in robberies. oakland pd reports robberies up 24% in the western part of the city. lease say they've seen more robberies including phones and computers. >> sometimes, people watch you. they wait for a crime of opportunity. when you're not paying a

. >> alan: fire crews expect to have a huge wildfire in shasta county contained by monday.ore than 43 square mys have burn near redding. 64 homes and 20 other buildings have been destroyed. the pond rosa fire is now more than 74% contained. another major fire burning the the plumas national forest is 55% contained. >> ama: community groups held a resources fair for richmond residents affected by the chevron refinely fire. attorneys and medical professionals offered sessions. on monday a series of meetings will update residents. the meeting is 10:00 a.m. at the richmond city kohl chambers. >> alan: tonight we are getting our first look at the facebook men low park expansion designed by a world famous architect. the ten acre, one room building, is designed to be ecofriendly and includes a rooftop garden. mark zuckerberg describes is at the largest open floor plan in the world. the building will connect to the existing campus through an underground tunnel. face brooke plans to break ground early next year. >> ama: leigh is her checking the forecast. >> leigh: chilly today and

. >> an uphill battle for hundreds of firefighters in shasta county >> the cause behind oakland's glitch the radio system >> devastating. very sad >> thousands of homes have been evacuated as the ponderosa fire grows larger >> inside the fire zone they're battling several enemies. it would area surrounded by thick brush >> we don't know what to do because this is all we have >> all i want no such thing >> to views expressed were offensive. rape is rape >> the world of comedy has lost a legend. >> serve the food clear the table and bury the dead >> and outlandish phyllis diller has died. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on the eyewitness news is morning. >> san jose police are adding yet another murder to a streak of violence in their city. >> lisa washington is in san jose where police are pointing to gains >> we're at the san jose police department and police are looking into one of those two shootings last night are related. the happened less than an hour apart, both in east san jose and both of the victims are men. it happened on the 1900 block of ta

the governor has declared a state of emergency shasta county. among most destructive burning is a ponderous a fire. it began with the lightning strike. that fire has now burned more than 24,000 a.. it is destroyed least 64 homes and is now 55 percent contained. talmudic of mineral is been warned to evacuate. that proposal that more concerned right now. we will hold tight. the evacuations have been lifted. it stretches of highway 36 and 44 will be open to yesterday. >>> firefighters got a break with the cooler weather. >>> i think really the next five or six days to get a nice break in the weather. and around the bay area the temperatures are running below the average. you could see the clouds or% of cisco right now. it will take some time to break up. the numbers are running in the '50s right now. as we head towards the afternoon, these temperatures stayed down below the average. we're couple degrees below the average. we're seven degrees below the average in san francisco. we'll check out the roads with elizabeth. >>> we have a freeway closure

. >> that big fire burning in shasta counties is now 5% contained. this is officials expecting full containment by tomorrow, all closures have been lifted and a lightning sparked fire charred just 27,000 acres. >> the east bay commute will change in the next few hours, caltrans will begin demolishing the new roadway. the work scheduled between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. tonight. the lane closures winning at 7:00 in the evening. there are no detours but expect traffic. >> and in san francisco one four entrances to the skbart muni stations will be started as a project. >> another top story developing now. oakland loves it's sports teams and it's dedicating a week to prove it. >> oakland mayor said today that september 10th will be oakland loves its sports team week, honoring raidors and a's. this comes on the heels of yesterday's statement from the warriors naming a designer of the stadium in san francisco. >> and in petaluma, happening now a hero's welcome, a return for little league team that got close to the world championship. talk about a sense of c

the area of most concern is up in shasta county were seven homes a been destroyed upon the rest of firere that gutted a home in oakland hills early this morning. firefighters arrived michigan avenue to fifth see the house fully engulfed and it's believed the house was vacant. one firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and not much is left of the house. traffic and weather coming up. >>> lights coming out of south downtown san jose northbound to 80 approaching will fax the doctor the right-hand shoulder. westbound to the seven in silicon valley drive times showing some slowing in natomas between 880 and the one a one. without a fee has to pass the coliseum is not too bad but slowly towards the downtown oakland accents. another great start. >>> the low, cover and fog this extending alongshore looking toward good toward mount diablo and more sunshine brought the bay area this afternoon the temperature is warm it up nicely. a little bit woman and yesterday some 80s and low 90s inland and '60s and '70s around the bay and lower 80s and the san jose area. next couple of days high- pressure it

. >>> huge wildfire out of control in shasta county, 30% contained still aiming at thousands of homes. >>> good morning i'm frances dinglasan starting off with a fatal crash on north 101 in novato, i'll have details coming up. >>> good morning i'm mike nicco, check out this picture, you can see clouds are hanging low, live doppler has been watching drizzle along the coast and mist for the rest of us as we head into the afternoon hours it will be mostly cloudy around the bay temperatures at the coast near 60 inland in the self-ties to 80. >>> -- in the 70s to 80. >>> 5:01, thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. oakland police pin pointing their cause for their radio systemy+ww getting knocked offe air during the president's visit last month. >> reporter: city of oakland and at&t pinpointing the problem, the problem is cell phone towers. now they know the problem, what is the solution? take a look at the problem, cell phone towers interfering with police radio communications. if you are saying i've heard that before, you are right. it is not a new problem f

northeast of reading has grown to -- 3,000 people are evacuated state of emergency declared in shasta countymber four, put up or shut up day for the petaluma all in the little league world series after a heartbreaking loss yesterday they are still alive in the double elimination tournament in pennsylvania. 1 p.m. pacific time they face the champion team from new jersey you can watch it on espn. >>> number few, you can see robin roberts in a couple of minutes on "good morning america," she returns after a two-week vacation in italy she will talk about that and reveal more her ongoing treatment for blood and bone marrow disease. she set to go on medical leave later this month. >>> final check on your forecast. >>> we start with live doppler, dry this morning other than mit in the air, drizzle for tomorrow's morning commute. flight arrival delays of an hour into sfo because of the low clouds. oakland and san jose on time. coast pockets of sun upper 50s to low 60s, sunny around the bay, mid 70s to near 90 inland. >>> bay bridge toll you can tell school is back in session a lot of folks back at w

meanwhile the ponder as the fire continues to rage in shasta help county shifting winds rugged conditions making it difficult for crews to make any progress that fire that started saturday is already destroyed 64 homes and 20 other buildings 900 homes are still threatens the flames jumped containment lines and almost 28,000 a. cal fire does report at 61 percent containment. could action by contra costa counties night to limit the damage at walnut creek, no, that complex. the call then the alarm the building on industrial valley road crews arrive did put out the fifth floor fire at a nearby 7 minutes. on the matter rest preparation is unnecessary. u.s. kitcat and a dog's we didn't have any other injuries but a female was overcome just with emotions medical care was attended to i don't believe she is transported. >>> unit with the fire started is uninhabitable tonight's 7 joining union suffered slight smoke and water damage. it was a tragedy that tory family and community apart a teenager accused of running down and killing it father and daughter of a bike along the boulevard in concord a l

. >>> fire crews expect to have a huge wildfire in shasta county contained by tomorrow. more than 43 square miles have burned near reading. 64 homes and 20 other buildings have been destroyed. the ponderosa fire is now more than 74% contained. another major fire burning in the natural forrest is now 55% contained. so far it's burned 100 square miles. >>> this morning we are getting our first look at facebook's new menlo park campus expansion. it was designed by world famous architect frank gary. the ten-acre, one-room place is friendly. the building will connect to the existing portion of the menlo park campus through an underground tunnel. facebook plans to break ground early next year >> the america's cup world series continues on san francisco bay today with two oracle team usa boats racing against each other in the finals. it's pretty exciting so far! >> the collision happened yesterday. this one. it temporarily put one of the oracle boats out of the race. the vessel got banged up pretty bad at the beginning of race number three when it cut the race committee boat. i

the massive fire is on the border of shasta county near the town of mint. fire now 30 percent contained. more than 16,000 ache versus burned. evacuation in place. 7000 -- 7 homes destroyed and more than 3000 others are still threat evenly. so the evacuation continue in that part of northern california. >> there are finally answers tonight in what is causing ongoing problem with the police radio system in oakland. one of the recent miscue happened when the president was in town and got a lot of attention. when vick lae got the exclusive on this story, the city issued a news media statement. >> system is a train wreck. doesn't work. >>reporter: oakland police officers began experiencing sporadic problems july 23rd. the day president obama was in oakland speaking to an overflow crowd at the fox theater. outside protestors roam the streets. 100 officers were assigned to handle problems that could arise. many said they had problems communicating on the 2 way radios. chief howard jordan told reporters the next day the cause of the problem was a cooling system tha

governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency for plumas county and shasta county. 50 buildings have been destroyed, the good news is the fire is now 50 percent contained. and the ponderosa fire is one of several burning hundreds of thousands of acres in northern california. we're using mobile technology to get right into the fire lines. >> we're here in a stretch of the forest where the fire has already burned through, completely charring the base of tree trunks. and with the ash now cool, hot spots are still popping up around here. even with the fire long gone, that only adds to the list of concerns for more than 2100 people trying to battle the blaze from the front lines. >> firefighters say that they're making progress, containing a wildfire burning in northern california. building 30 ft. buffers around nearly 200 homes and better still threatened. >> we're treating it with flame retardant, air tankers have reinforced the flame retardant and crews have removed the legislation from the houses. >> the fire has charred more than 1/4 thousand acres, destroying 50 structures and

. >> new details on the ponderosa fire in shasta county. shifting winds and dry rugged conditions are making it difficult for crews to make progress. the blaze that started saturday has since destroyed 84 structures. 900 homes are still threatened, the fines have jumped containment lines and almost 28,000 a. have burned so far. cal fire reports that the blaze is now 57 percent contained. >> i am juliet good rich live in petaluma, can use a grand slam. this town is on fire, watching their team on the field of dreams, we will have a live report and the score when you come back. >> university officials open up about the cash crunch at cal, how much will it hit students and their wallets? >> it is one of the world's most iconic spots but this is not part of the marine sanctuary.,,, big news ! verizon wireless is teaming up with xfinity from comcast. now you get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless plus a great offer. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and you'll get up to a $300 visa prepaid card by mail. verizon wireless and xfinity. it's tv

homes in the national forest, 3500 homes if lie in the path of the ponderosa fire along the shasta tehama county line. it has claimed 50 buildings, including seven homes. calfire got a break when winds changed directions yesterday giving firefighters a chance to reinforce lines. he that fire is 40% contained more than 21,000 acres. >> governor brown is taking steps to eliminate some of the red tape in fighting fires. he has won approval from washington for a new fighting chain of command allows him to appoint a single commander from the california national guard to coordinate the military when they are called in to fight a fire. right now the military operates independently. defense secretary panetta has signed off on the idea. >>> police in oakland warning women to lock car doors while driving after a sexual assault. s have say a 25-year-old man was attacked last saturday stopped at a stop sign. a man opened her door, took her cell phone and drove her to an isolated area where he assaulted her. there's a $5,000 reward. anyone with information is being asked to call oakland police. >>> jury deli

it has burned more than 28,000 acres in shasta counties and. and destroyed 64 homes and 3 other buildings. >>> other fire stations in contra costa county could reopen. the east why:county fire district just learned it will receive $8 million in federal funding. that's enough to reopen stations in brenwood, bethel island and nicen which were shut down. it also makes it possible to rehire 27 firefighters. the district's board must officially accept the two-year grant before the stations can reopen and start hiring. >>> if you plan to travel to the city, be prepared for packed trains this weekend. between the giants' game and the america's cup world series, they plan to operate more services for the game. however, if you are planning to go to the boat races, plan accordingly. remember, the last train leaves at midnight tonightant 9:15 tomorrow night. muni is going to add extra waterfront -- waterfront bus lines. >>> last night, the giants tied the game at 2 in the third and then they took the lead right here in the 4th when a run scored to give th

an emergency has been declared in shasta county, california.firefighters get the fire under control. >> gretchen: earlier this month, we told but an atlantic city casino suing its own players for winning too much money. now we know ha caused the $1.5 million mistake. the golden nugget casino now planning to sue its playing card manufacturer as well. the casino claims it provided preshuffled decks that weren't shuffled at all. that explains the 14 players who won that money fair and square during a hot streak at one of the tables. the lawsuit filed against the players will proceed as well. attorneys for the casinos say the big winners must have known the cards am in order and they should have spoken up. come on! would do you that? if you started knowing that here comes four aces, here comes four kings, would you speak up? or would you just take the dough? >> steve: i'm winning too much. >> eric: here comes all my black chips. >> gretchen: the bets started going way up. >> eric: check this out. some good samaritans accidentally helped a robber ge