A lot more to come as eventually theyre going to let evacuees back in. That day has not yet arrived. Its still the case that these roads are dangerous. There are downed power lines. The roads are not navigable to some point. We had to hike a 3mile roundtrip to get up to that neighborhood where the woman died this weekend. Im just thinking as fast as this thing got started on saturday especially, it seemed like the emergency crews just like the homeowners were pretty overwhelmed by this thing. Absolutely. It happened so quickly. We just heard it from fire officials, from people who evacuated, theyre watching those flames come over the hill. Theyre going, theyre not going to get here that quickly, then bang. They raced down the hill right in to this community and people grabbed what they could and left. In the case of this women, they had people calling in to the sheriffs department, there were so many calls and they were helping as many as 20,000 people evacuate. They just couldnt get to everybody. And you saw what happened. Theyre worried there might be more. Theyre still going door to door. Theres still some areas they havent been able to get to. Just cannot underestimate the power. Joe vazquez in middletown for us. We want to show you whats left of the resort at harbin hot springs. Doesnt look anything like the tranquil retreat it once was. The pool is now filled with debris instead of the Crystal Clear springwater that attracted so many people to that town in northern california. The fire left behind blackened piles of rubble and ash. Many forced out of their homes are at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. Anne makovec is there tonight. There are 500 people at least right now. You can see some of their tents, vehicles, containing basically everything they now own. Somebody kindly set up a phone charging station and behind that is the kitchen eating area. These evacuees dont know how long theyll be here or where theyll go next. Its devastating and overwhelming and all at once. Reporter Angela Stanley doesnt know if her home is standing or not. Others do. Our houses are gone. Its gone. Reporter for now they live at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. Its a mini city that literally popped up overnight. You start seeing people and youre like thank god, its so good to see you because we didnt know if people were going to get out of there. Everyone has a tale to tell, frantically leaving their homes behind. Some of the paint melted on tim craigs car down the way. You try to stay centered and keep it 60, 70, 80 Miles Per Hour and the tires wont melt. Reporter now theyre sifting through donated goods in a make shift city run mainly by volunteers. We mobilized really quick. I just want to be apart of it too. Reporter the gratitude and goodwill is humbling. These people, they lost their homes and theyre still out here smiling and helping people. I cannot believe, its just youre in awe. Back out here live, Authorities Say they will start opening up some of the roadways in the evacuation zones so people can go and check on their homes, check on their pets, but they cant stay long. Theres no power or Water Service in most of that area. Anne makovec, kpix 5. We got word this afternoon eight firefighters have lost their homes to the valley fire. Sadly many of them got word that their residences were in danger as they battled flames in other communities. We talked to one firefighter whose home was spared. He talks about seeing his house still standing. Just frozen probably for about an hour. Just glad its still here. Lopez home was one of only a few homes in the neighborhood left standing. The governor has declared a state of emergency for lake and napa counties, calling the wildfires deadly and costly. He detailed his long and shortterm goals. We need our shortterm which is to deal with the forest with preventative fires. Its to build up our fire personnel and the equipment that is needed and be ready to pull in resources from all over and of course we need the longerterm goals to be try to minimize the buildup of drought and global warming. How about this, one driver showed just what it took to get away from the valley fire. The man who posted this on youtube said he was leaving Anderson Springs about 8 30 saturday night. The fire had been burning for about seven hours. Trees and fences were burning on both sides of the road, kind of like running the gauntlet. Luckily the man behind the wheel did make it out safely. Were learning the va clinic has canceled all nonurgent medical appointments scheduled for tomorrow because of the fire. It will be open and some walkins should be expected but veterans should only go in case of emergency. Certainly a different weather pattern over the past 24 hours and some of those weather changes are helping the thousands of firefighters currently battling the wildfire. Whats helping, cooler temperatures. Relative humidity increases. Thats a good gain there and there have been rain showers in lake county. Whats not helping, the wind direction changed but those winds are still gusty. 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour if not stronger and the fire itself enhances those winds. What we really need to minimize the fire danger is a soaking rainfall and we dont have that in the immediate future. We did see some rain in gilroy earlier today. It has rained in parts of the bay area today including the south bay along highway 101. And kpix 5 high def doppler shows showers in sonoma, napa, and lake county this afternoon. Well talk about our best chance of rain coming up in about 10 minutes. The butte fire, which is burning in the sierra foothills, tonight firefighters there are making progress. They have it 30 contained. 135 homes are destroyed. Another 6400 still threatened. Some evacuation orders have been lifted but there are other mandatory evacuations still in effect. Kpix 5s Leigh Martinez shows us why. Reporter this is active fire. Firefighters are not here. Instead theyre guarding the houses above it. They say in minutes the fire will climb up the hill. The Engine Companies that just left a moment ago have been repositioned to do structure protection on top of this ridge because of the potential for the rapid fire growth moving uphill and there you go. Reporter within seconds the fire climbed the tree, consuming it. The fire safety manager grabbed us and drew our crew out fast. Its fast running fire still through Calaveras County and fair crews say they havent contained it yet. East of fresno cooler temperatures and light rain are helping firefighters battle the rough fire like you just heard paul say. They now have a line around 40 of it. At 138,000 acres, the rough fire is now the largest ever recorded in fresno county. 6,000 homes as well as giant sequoia trees and sequoia and Kings National parks are still threatened. A Lightning Strike sparked the fire on july 31st. They certainly have been long days and nights for crews on the fire lines. They often spend up to 30 hours working straight before they end up in camps like this one. This is the staging area at the lake county fairgrounds. Camps like this set up by cal fire for crews to get their meals, a shower, maybe a little sleep. Its exhausting. The first few days youre working on adrenaline by the time, if were here for two weeks, by the time we get to the end of this thing, everybody is pretty tired and ready to recharge a little bit. One thing that weighs on their minds during the downtime, they could be called at any minute to help with the flareups. Its sparked a pouring of support for the victims of the valley fire, but a state senator who toured the burn zone today made it clear more help is needed. Lake county is the poorest county in the state of california. Now more than ever lake county needs californias help. Officials say at this point the best way to help is donating money to the red cross. You can designate your gift to victims of the valley fire at redcross. Org. Also you can now donate at the register at all lucky and Save Mart Stores in northern california. Stay with kpix 5 for continuing coverage of the valley fire and other wildfires burning in california. You can also find more information on how to donate for fire relief. We have developing news out of mississippi. A College Campus is evacuated after a Deadly School shooting. Tonight that killer still on the loose. A cruise ship is transformed in to a Floating Hotel for thousands of bay area visitors. Tonight were going to take you onboard. Im Juliette Goodrich live at levis stadium. Weve got tailgating in action. Coming up, a live report from our 9er headquarters. ,,, in Mississippi Police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a history professor at delta state university. The professor was killed in his office this morning. The university was put on lockdown while officers comb the campus for the shooter. Officers believe a School Employee pulled the trigger. Theyre searching for a man named shannon lamb. Officers say lamb likely fled the campus in a Dodge Avenger and could still be armed. Here in the bay area, forget the 5star hotels. People attending sales forces annual conference have a rather unusual place to stay this year. Check out the dream boat. Salesforce partnered with Celebrity Cruises to offer guests a oneofakind experience. This after thousands of registered conference goers got stuck paying a premium for hotels last year. Rooms here are going for 250 a night. Its an excellent experience being onboard because we are able to offer more than 5star service as a Floating Hotel. We have jacuzzi, swimming pools, Specialty Restaurants onboard, penthouse suites, royal suites. Its absolutely fantastic. Thats an interesting idea. As soon as they announced they were going to do it, i immediately wanted to stay on the ship, new experience, first time. Give it a shot. The dream boat is going to stick around till friday. Not too shabby. Just about two hours away from the 49ers home opener. Were live in santa clara tonight. And the big question right now is how is that traffic . Former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new job tonight. Why hes getting paid to tell,,,,,,, heres a live look from chopper 5 as a crowded levis stadium getting ready for the kickoff of the season opener. Game starts at 7 15 and airs here on kpix 5. Traffic computer showing slower traffic than normal. Southbound 101 leading up to the stadium. Kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich is at levis stadium for us tonight. Hows it looking . No one is in the stands quite yet because theyre all out here in the parking lot. Take a look at this. Is this symbolic of whats going to happen tonight . Are these kind of the vikings right here . This is Adrian Peterson right here and were going to boil them tonight. Give it a whirl and enjoy your fine dining here at the first home opener where a lot of people today are saying its a rain, win and shine. Reporter tail gaters set up hours before the game. I like your headband. Oh, thank you. We made home made chili. Were ready to go. You know its four hours before game time. I know, its all right. Look at the parking lot. Were already full. Reporter this group came with a high tech setup. Weve got a nice little 9er tailgater, barbecue pit. We got a direct tv set up and a little dj speaker in the back. Reporter others were content with a football and food. No pressure but were watching. Reporter a little visit from Mother Nature didnt dampen the spirits. In fact, it was uplifting. As long as we get a win, it could snow. I wouldnt care. Reporter how about this family of 9er and vikings fans united. Vikings, 9ers. Divided yet united. There you go. And yes, this family filled with season Ticket Holders and theyre ready for the game. Im outside. But inside its vern glenn with all of the excitement there. Hi, vern. When those fans come in here, this will be waiting for them. And i hope they like black because theres going to be a sea of it at every single one of these seats. Almost 69,000 will be wearing these black shirts. Thats to honor the debut of the 49ers all black uniforms. Those will be unveiled tonight for the viking game. 49ers pulling out all the stops on this one. When those guys come out, this place is going to explode. Head coach jim tomsula was talking about this new look. Youre a guy who wears black a lot and it looks like swimming. I know the guys make fun of me. Its neat. Its cool. The guys like it. Im trying to keep my connection to the younger generation. Theyre trying to appeal to the younger demographic. I can tell you i saw jared hanes black jersey and that jersey is flying off the shelves. Well see if he can get in to the game tonight. That will do it from the field. Before the game, hall of Famer Charles haley will be honored for this one and veronica, i know youll be looking for that one. Im waiting for that jersey. Dennis said he was going to bring me one. Its your turn, vern. You can catch the 49ers home opener against the vikings here on kpix 5. Our coverage begins at 7 00 followed by the 5th quarter. Good night for football. Hope fully they wont get any sprinkles or drizzles. A tailgater tweeted me and said there are a few showers. Its football weather. Its fall. And maybe were turning the corner here to a little cooler, a little bit wetter, and we can get that fire danger down. Look at the temperatures outside. 80s, 90s, huhuh. 60s and 70s. The hot spot is livermore. San francisco, 66 degrees. San jose, 70, right by the stadium there. Oakland 67. It is mostly cloudy, cooler, and we have scattered showers on the radar. North bay mountains, wonderful news, valley fire being helped out a bit by the weather today. Well see scattered showers for the next couple days because we look upstream, scattered showers from seattle south to eureka, shasta. The pattern temporarily will be changing. Concord tonight cloudy, 58. Oakland down to 60. Breezy in Mount Ain View tonight. Its a Pretty Simple equation. The ridge of High Pressure is gone, replaced by a large strong area of low pressure. You can see the counterclockwise flow. Right now that line of cloud cover is heading in our direction. Over the course of the next 36 hours, scattered shower here. Scattered shower there. The best shot of rainfall will be overnight wednesday to about lunchtime wednesday. The drive to work not tomorrow but the day after well see our best chance of scattered showers. That low will be gone by thursday, replaced by an area of High Pressure. Thats going to warm us up. Lets talk about the good stuff, the rainfall that we need. Futurecast over the next couple days, yes. Santa rosa, ukiah,. 2 of an inch of rainfall. Its not going to end the drought but it will begin to reduce the fire danger as we see rainfall in the bay area. A passing shower for the next couple of days. The best rain chance, Morning Hours of tuesday. Concord, 73 degrees. 12 degrees below normal. Breezy and chilly in san ramon. San francisco, only 65 tomorrow. Novato, 71. And lakeport, 72 degrees. Wednesday morning, scattered showers. By the weekend were back to where we were last week which is sunny and warm. Its amazing how quickly everything changes around here. Going to feel a bit like fall the next couple of days. Turned the corner and went back around. A former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new gig. Hes terminating the dreams of job applicants. Hes going to replace gop candidate donald trump on the apprentice. Why schwarzenegger . According to the network he was selected based on his expertise on global branding and entertainment. Coming up, more on the valley fire. There is a state of emergency. Tonight were asking what does that mean for the victims . , a quick update on the valley fire. It is up to 61,000 acres but firefighters are starting to make a little progress. Its now about 5 contained. Thousands of homes remain threatened by the flames. 13,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. As we mentioned earlier, the governor has declared a state of emergency in fire ravaged lake county. Julie watts joining us now. Does it mean theyre going to get Financial Assistance as a homeowner . Not exactly, not with the state declaration. The president would need to declare a state of emergency. But it does have some benefits especially dealing with insurers. It helps get money to peoples hands a little quicker. Insurers will be more flexible in the kind of proof theyll require. Theyll also expedite the claim process and people have breathing room. Theres a week where no one can come and solicit you for business. Thats important to protect fire victims from unscrupulous contractors or private Insurance Adjusters who might prey on their emotions. Disaster victims should always get three quotes and make sure any contractor or adjuster is licensed by the state. It also provides insurers from canceling a victims policy for at least one year after that claim. Insurers have been opting not to renew policies in lake county and other fire prone areas. Theyre dropping policies in areas that they think might have wildfires partly because theyre nervous about climate change, the drought. And because theyre sophisticated gamblers. When they get spooked theyre going to fold and walk away from the table. Some insurers are using fire risk Mapping Systems that equate topography and wind patterns. Than stopped renewing policies in some areas citing unacceptable risk for wildfire. Many of the victims from another fire in lake county this year, they were uninsured. Its too soon to know how many of the victims affected by this fire are uninsured. While there are what are called fair plan policies where insurers are required to cover you despite the risk, many of the uninsured are either unaware of them or they cant afford them. They are a little bit more expensive and they offer less coverage. So this has been a state disaster declaration. If it were a national declaration, would that help these folks . They would bring in money but i think its important to note anyone whos relying on fema, the average fema payout is only about 5,000. Thats certainly not going to rebuild your home. In some of these cases they were vacation homes. They said well, the house is paid off, we dont need insurance. Now theyll have to figure out how to rebuild it. A lot of folks definitely going to nee,,,, grow old with me let us share what we see just you and i grow old with me let us share what we see and oh the best it could be just you and i new at 6 00 tonight, fires burning up and down california. We take you inside the nerve center that gets help to those who need it most. Plus these burglars werent after cell phones or computers. They wanted drones. Those stories and much more straight ahead at 6 00. Pelley running for their lives. The race against a fastmoving wildfire thats destroyed hundreds of homes. Its chaos. Its just utter chaos. Pelley also tonight, out of jail, the clerk remains defiant. Any marriage license issued by my office will not be issued or authorized by me. Pelley lottery winners not getting paid. I feel like my balloon was kind of deflated. Pelley and what makes a Supreme Court justice emotional. This is my fathers watch. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. 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