cnn's stephanie elam with a better look. >> reporter: good morning, christine and alison. we get a better look of the valley fire. you can see just how hot and scary this fire was as it raged through the community. as we were driving around, we saw the telephone polls burning. the wires in the trees or across the roads. we saw one house just starting to burn and able to alert a fire crew that this house was about to light up. we were able to help out there. that's just how raw and tender the situation is here. for many people able to evacuate, they are still living in tent cities across the area. evacuated to fairgrounds like the napa county fairgrounds. we met people wondering what their houses looked like. we learned an elderly woman got a call in requesting for help. they were not able to rescue this woman because the flames got too big and she was not able to self evacuate. overall, this is a situation as you look behind me that obviously will take a really long time for the people to bounce back. >> thanks, stephanie. the fires are devastating and hard to control. met

let's get more from stephanie elam in middleton, california. >> reporter: good morning. we want to give you an idea of how intense the valley fire has been. it exploded in size over the weekend. look what it did to this community. this neighborhood just flattened by this wildfire. this is one home that is completely destroyed. you see it is still smoldering a bit. the air quality here is still strong and pungent. this is an active fire that they do not have a handle on at any point right now. you see the fire is getting so hot. it not only took out the home, but cars as well. there is nothing left inside. it melted the windows out of the windshield. this is not the only wildfire. the butte fire is burning due east of here. it is burning thousands of acres. when you take a look at the picture across california, several wildfires are burning. you look at the drought here and it is really dry and hot. you put that all together and resources are spread thin as far as firefighting is concerned. a lot of displaced people and loss as well. alison and christine. >> incredible. >

stephanie elam joins us with the latest. what do you know, stephanie? >> when you look at this.ng 11 incidents in 11 days, anderson. we know eight have happened on an eight-block stretch on interstate 10 which runs right through the heart of phoenix. in that downtown area this has happened. amazingly no one has been majorly hurt or is dead. which is unbelievable when you see they're randomly shooting at cars just driving down this highway. there was one 13-year-old girl saturday hurt when the windshield broke. she had a cut on her right ear. treated at the scene. that is it. we know of the 11, eight of them have been on interstate 10. another three right nearby on two other related highways. still they're looking at this area. and trying to figure out who might be behind this. because the timing of all the shootings has been random. not happening at the same time every day. anderson. >> do we know if the same wecapn was used do they have any lead who might have done this? >> they do say they have evidence. they're keeping some card close to the vest. they've don't want to give o

cnn's stephanie elam has the look at what the wildfire has left behind. >> reporter: good morning, christinen. as we are getting a better look at the devastation from the valley fire. you can see how hot and scary this fire was as it raged through the community. we were driving around and across many places where the telephone poles are burning or wires in the streets. we saw one house that was just starting to burn and we were able to alert a fire crew that this house was about to light up. we were able to help out there. that's just how raw and tender this situation is here. for many people who were able to evacuate, they are still living in tent cities across the area. evacuated to fairgrounds like the napa county fairgrounds where we met people wondering what their houses look like. we know one person who did not make it. an elderly woman who they say they got a call in requesting help. they were not able to rescue the woman because the flames were too big and she was not able to evacuate. overall, this is a situation where you are able to look behind me this situation is going to take a

stephanie elam joins us now from middletown, california. how are these families doing now? have somewhere else to live? >> right now, anderson, they were living at the napa county fairgrounds, basically a tent city at this point like a bunch of other people throughout the region. there are thousands of people who have been displaced by this fire, so they're sleeping outside with lots of resources, tents, blankets, shirts, clothes, what they need, but still, no homes because, for many of these people, it's going to be a long time before they're able to get back. >> just awful. stephanie, thanks so much for the report. we'll be right back. ut to refinance her home. her daughter lilly is about to spell the word "scary" for the first time. neither is afraid. buy in. quickenloans/home buy. refi. power. where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions

stephanie elam joins us now from middletown, california. how are these families doing now?somewhere else to live? >> right now, anderson, they were living at the napa county fairgrounds, basically a tent city at this point like a bunch of other people throughout the region. there are thousands of people who have been displaced by this fire, so they're sleeping outside with lots of resources, tents, blankets, shirts, clothes, what they need, but still, no homes because, for many of these people, it's going to be a long time before they're able to get back. >> just awful. stephanie, thanks so much for the report. we'll be right back. with my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the possibility of a flare was almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications haven't worked well enough. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis.

let's get more from cnn's stephanie elam in middleton, california. >> reporter: good morning. how intense the valley fire has been. it exploded in size over the weekend. look what it did to the community. this neighborhood just flattened by the wildfire. this is one home here. you can see it is smoldering a bit out there. the air quality here is still strong and pungent. this is still a very active fire. they do not have a handle on at any point right now. as you can see, this fire is getting so hot. not only did it take out the homes, but the cars as well. this car just gutted here by the wildfire. there's nothing left inside. even melted the windows out of the windshield. this is not the only wildfire. the butte fire east of here that is burning thousands of acres and homes lost there as well. when you take a look at the picture across california, there are several wildfires burning and you look at the drought we have had out here, it is really dry. it has been very hot. you put that all together and resources are spread very thin as far as firefighting is concerned as they

stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >> incredible. there is a lot more happening. gary tuchman?collapsed at islam's holiest site, grand mosque in mecca. 200 injured. the world's largest mosque it was packed when the crane fell. saudi officials say severe storms are to blame. >> released surveillance video shows tennis great, james blake tackled by an undercover new york city police officer. blake was handcuffed and detained after mistaken for a suspect in a sting operation. the officer is now on desk duty. nypd apologized. black was on his way to the u.s. open earlier this week when all this happened. today in a statement he called on city to make a significant financial commitment to improving the relationship between police and the public. today, at the u.s. open, a major upset involving serena williams, her attempt to win a calendar year grand slam derailed bay an unseeded italian. it was her first grand slam, semifinal appearance. an amazing debut. in her own words, entirely unexpected. >> when you woke up this morning, what gave you the belief that this moment was possible?

stephanie elam is covering this story. let's set the scene.ittle sister home alone, right? >> that's what we are hearing. an 11-year-old boy home with his 4-year-old sister, the only two in the house. what we understand from police, there were two other attempts to break into the house that same day. this was yesterday. on the third attempt, they believe the 16-year-old gained entry to the house because police are telling cnn they see no forced entry. they believe the 16-year-old came in through the front door and the 11-year-old fired one shot and hit him in the head and they believe the 16-year-old had an accomplice and fled when that shot was fired, and they took inning a 22-year-old person that lives on the same block for suspected burglary. one neighbor that lives on the street was telling one of our affiliates, the 16-year-old was not trying to gain entry into the house, and it was outside and they were arguing back and forth a bit, but police say there was evidence that this 16-year-old did get inside the house and that's where the shoo

stephanie elam has more about the story. what do we know?it was riveting to a lot of people here in los angeles. as you look at the story, there was so much going on, and many of those hostages thought they were actually going to get shot. close call after close cal, as a man leads police on a car chase near los angeles. his driving is erratic as he barely miss other cars. the pursuit begins around 6:30 p.m. after deputies are alerted to a carjacking. the suspect takes law enforcement through several jurisdictions. california highway patrol pulse what's called a pit maneuv.i.t.. he takes off on foot and with a handgun fires off a shot. >> he's running no more than maybe ten feet from me. i thought he shot somebody, took off, and an officer took off and chased him. i was getting ready to dig a hole. >> reporter: the suspect takes recover in this restaurant reportedly filled with about 80 people. >> he ended up grabbing one of our managers. he was really afraid. he was holding a hostage. >> a guy, blue shirt, bald just rushed in, very panicked

stephanie elam reporting from the front line of the fire there.y much. >>> to arizona this evening where three teenagers have been arrested after a witness spotted them using a slingshot to aim at cars. maricopa county sheriff said they are charged with conspiracy and criminal damage accused of using the slingshots to it is six or seven passenger cars. i want to note the arizona department of public safety says there is no reason to think this incident connected with that recent string of ten shootings along i-10 in phoenix. >>> coming up next, dramatic images from one of the holiest sites in jerusalem. we'll be right back. i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. it's tough, but i've managed. but managing my symptoms was all i was doing. so when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira ca

stephanie elam is out front tonight. what do we know about these latest shootings?t's three now just in the last 24 hours. >> right, and two of them today. the most recent one happening three hours ago. this is happening on a stretch of i-10, which runs through the heart of downtown phoenix. an eight-block area. they said there was a passenger-side front window that was hit around 1:30 local time. another shooting around 11:00 a.m. as well. keep in mind there have been about eight shootings that they are investigating that have been happening around i-10 and another three right off of the 10 on other nearby highways, so they're investigating those as well. amazingly, no one has been killed and the one injury on saturday morning was a 13-year-old girl who had a cut on her right ear. that's because the projectile or bullet came through the windshield and the glass cut her ear. but she was treated on the scene. at this point, police are saying that they do have evidence that they're looking into ballistics. they're looking at what they can find, but they're still askin

cnn's stephanie elam has the details. >> save 20, 25 homes from i understand that are gone. >> reporterhear your neighborhood was burned down by a wildfire. >> my house is up here to the left, or was. >> reporter: it's another thing to see it. >> there's nothing there. >> reporter: tammy moore was working saturday night when the valley fire exploded. devastating the communities of middletown and cobb. the people in the small, rural towns had to scramble to get out safely. moore has owned this home for is a years. it's where she and her ex-husband chose to raise their daughter. the. burnt out swing, years gone by. >> what is it like to actually see it with your own eyes? >> so much worse than i thought. i expected it to be bad. i didn't expect to see everything gone. >> i wouldn't want to come back. i don't want to rebuild here. after seeing everything like this, maybe other people would feel differently, i don't. i feel lick this is -- there should be like a zombie coming out from the tree. >> what comes next? >> what's next? i don't know. tomorrow. >> the fire didn't discriminate. taki

cnn's stephanie elam is in middletown, one of the hardest hit communities. she joins us live.n this fire? >> well, wolf, when you take a look at it, you can see where i am. this has been a total loss for the people who lived here in middletown. but that doesn't mean the battle to stop this valley fire is over. raging fires sweeping across california. the valley fire devouring 600 homes and threatening another 9,000. now, the first death. a 72-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis under able to get out of her house. >> i'm just driving around, i'm in shock. and i'm a fireman. what do you do? you have to keep working. >> reporter: 67,000 acres scorched so far. in this fire west of sacramento. which sent 13,000 people looking for shelter. east of the city, the butte fire has scorched 71,000 acres, forcing another 11,000 residents to flee. that fire has destroyed more than 160 homes. >> this is my street. make a left. and there's nothing there. so my house was right there. >> reporter: heading back home to check on her family's property, tammy moore isn't prepared for what she se

the fire is at least 15% contain 37d stephanie elam is in middletown, which was nearly obliterated byving flames. >> evacuation orders are still in place for thousands of residents. and let me show you why. if you take a look right here, you've got telephone cables, just dangling. and if you look up, you'll see that this entire contraption is just hanging off of power cords. it makes you wonder, what happened to the telephone pole? well, take a look at this. days after the fire raged through here, this telephone pole is still on fire, and so are those cables. and that's the thing about wildfire. just because a fire went through here a couple of days ago doesn't mean the situation and the drama is done. as you get deeper inside the fire line, you'll find there are still hot spots smoldering and blowing off smoke in an eerie light. as you can see this part of the forest has just been burned out by the fire that raged through here. but what's most important is how close this area here is to this house. take a look at this. somebody was working to save this house because this hoes is righ