It looks beautiful. It is calm right now, but it could change in the overnight hours. A tsunami could reach hawaii, could reach hawaii, at about 3 00. We will continue to follow this breaking news story and bring you the latest as soon as we get it. You can also get updates on your smartphone via our nbc bay area app. Steady rainfall falling all day but making things worse for evacuees. Jessica aguirres live. It could get tougher with the mud. Reporter its a tent city, but today they could call it soggy city. The tents now have tarps all over them. People are trying to get gear, things to keep them warm, dry clothes. It has helped firefighters significantly, because theyve been able to get to areas that they werent able to access before. Heres where the val owe fire stands right now. 70,000 acres charred. 30 containment and 580 homes destroyed. So they are making some head way, and they want to be able to use these next 48 hours in which conditions might be like this to get as much head way as possible. 24 strike teams are being sent to the area. They want to get ahead of this fire. They want to see how much they can knock it down before the weather changes again over the weekend. Lets bring in meteorologist jeff ranieri who joins us now live. And were talking about temperatures going from this type of rain to 90plus, maybe 100 degree temperatures, so a huge swing. Yeah, certainly that 20, to 30degree swing in temperatures is expected. We havent seen anything like that in the forecast. That is very unfortunate. Some of the head way they are making today may actually get setback a little bit as we head through the next couple of days. But lets go ahead and get a look at the Doppler Radar. The storm is starting to break up. At least we squeezed out enough rainfall in the north bay to ep had out the fire zone. And miraculously enough, the Doppler Radar is showing the most consistent rainfall near middletown where they picked up. 4 of an inch today. At least six hours of that steady rainfall. I think we have maybe two or three hours to go of this consistent rain. By 7 00 tonight were still tracking showers across calistoga, middletown, but once we hit 10 30, also 11 00 at night, that rainfall pushes out, and we will have some drier weather in the forecast. There is no sign of any raindrops not only wednesday but right up into the upcoming weekend. Well have temperatures increased tomorrow to about 78 degrees. Winds could gust about 25 miles per hours. Humidity levels will drop to 35 . Jessica, were tracking that heat that will get close to the triple digits. And well have more on that about 15 minutes. Reporter its not just the rain but quite chilly here. You dont see many people ot at all. This is very much a family environment. Lots of children running around, lots of pets. But we keep hearing of people who werent able to save their animals and had to abandon them. Youve been seeing a veterinarian who has seen a lot of these animals. Reporter firefighters, rescue teams were bringing all kinds of animals that they have found. Everything from sheep to donkeys to dogs, and sadly, many of them were burned. This is one of three sheep that came in today to middletown Animal Hospital with singed fleece. Since the valley fire roared through the town, veterinarians have been working nonstop, taking care of more than 160 animals rs including this dog with burned paws. This kitten survived the fire and now has no whiskers and a singed face. And these four donkeys and two pygmy goats were rescued from a burned field. Were in search and rescue mode. Its still dangerous. All right animals brought here are the lucky ones. Weve seen one that was hit by a car on the highway, a horse. Three dead horses in a pasture close by here, several reports of dead cattle. Reporter the hospital is also taking care of animal evacuees like this cockatoo whose family has nowhere to keep him. They want to reunite the evacuees with their recovered animals. Theyre trying to take pictures of all the animals that have come in and post them on their Facebook Page in hopes they will reunite the pets with their owners, who are so worried about them, and so far its been working. All theyve been saying i need to go back and see my dog, i need to find my cat. In those moments of vulnerability, you want your loved ones, and animals are loved ones too. Reporter only one of the pets was meek row ch microchipp. On the site here there are two animal shelters here helping provide food and nur earnment or whatever the other animals here on site may need. Now coming up a little later in the show were going to talk a little bit about all the school kids rung around here, some 150 kids are here. No class. So whats the plan . When do they get back to the classroom . Well have that coming up in just a bit. They were delayed by the jerusalem fire. Now the valley fire. So thanks for keeping us posted. This was a concern beginning on sunday, and still an issue now. Looters taking advantage of evacuated homes. This is part of the valley fire. Lake county sheriffs arrested this man, royce moore. He was inside his car in kelseyville with burglary tools and a pipe used for smoking meth. Sheriffs deputies continued to patrol the evacuated towns, including middletown, hoping to find and stop any looters. Members of other agencies like napa county, marin and sausalito are helping. We are posting photos right on our front page at nbcbayarea. Com. Change already. And it comes three weeks after jail guards allegedly killed a mentally ill inmate. A new kind of training was launched. Robert honda is live and was with a group of special trainees during their sessions on how to deal with the mechbtsly ill. Reporter it was very unique training. The alleged beating showed the need for specialized instruction. Todays class, a courtroom, the teacher . A judge. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Reporter judge steven manly conducts the Mental Health courtroom. Today 30 cadets from the academy filed in to watch how the Justice System and a stern but compassionate judge deals with cases involving the mentally ill and their circumstances, whether it be drugs or homelessness. That doesnt make them lesser or worse. That doesnt mean theyre not going to get out of jail. We recognize that we have a different inmate population now. Its changing in terms of more Mental Health. Reporter at one time, cadets got about four hours of training. But that was before the alleged beating death of an inmate by three deputies. Now they go through a 40hour program once reserved for deputies. What theyll be able to do is recognize the differences, know better how to handle people that have Mental Health issues. So its very crucial that they get the training before they go into the jails. Reporter one thing judge manly wanted them to see was the pit falls for the mentally ill. Stay in the treatment program, dont leave it. If you leave it, you all know one thing this this program, you always end up back in jail. Reporter well, normally cadets would have graduated friday, but the new program has added hours and now they will drad wait next week after learning how to deal with Mental Health situations first, not on the job later. Live in san jose, robert honda, nbc bay area news. Still ahead, what happens to the kids . When can they return to school . We have more answers from the valley fire. He swore to protect and serve us. Now he finds himself on the other side of the law. Im Damian Trujillo with disturbing accusations next. You fifteen percent or more on huh, fiftcar insurance. Uld save yeah, Everybody Knows that. 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This is Sergeant James mason back in july during a pot raid in the park. He was the supervisor in charge of evacuating the mark that day. Today his booking photo was released after being charged with indecent exposure and committing a lewd act in public. He was masturbating in the vehicle while making eye contact with a woman who was passing by. Reporter that was allegedly in his personal car on september 4th. He is on administrative leave. And they say this is an unfortunate situation and we are saddened to hear this. Masons attorney also issued a statement, writing, yoet, i havent seen any reports, and so we are still in the process of evaluating the incident. Jay has been a terrific cop for many years and is a great person. This sort of allegation is totally out of character. If convicted. Sergeant mason faces up to one year in county jail. And were told that the witness in this case allegedly took pictures of Sergeant Mason doing whatever he was doing on that day. Sergeant mason will keep his post on the retirement board. For now hes due back in Court Next Month for his arraignment. Live in san jose, im Damian Trujillo. Lets get back to our coverage of the valley fire. Weve talked about the destruction of property, the weather and the firefight, but one thing we havent really discussed is the schools. The schools are in tact, but the schools still of course arent allowed to go back to school. And thats the big question going forward. They were delayed one week from the jerusalem fire. Theyve missed school again. Jessica, you talked to School Officials in lake county today . Reporter we did. They were in a big meeting all day long trying to figure out how to fast track getting these kids back in school. The issue is whether the schools are safe. Inspectors will be going up there on friday to go through and see the infrastructure, how to get to school, how many houses are surrounding it and figure out a game plan for getting the kids back in school. On friday, theres also supposed to be a meeting with parents, this camp has about 150 kids not in school. And those are just schoolage kids. Theyre going to have a meeting to determine what happens next in terms of the school. In the meantime, kids have just been playing, hanging out. There have been balloon makers, magicians. They say they really miss school. They want to see their friends. And parents are getting worried. One said i took his pictures on friday and doesnt know what happened to his pictures. By friday we should have some answers. Technically, theyre allowed to go to school in calistoga because they are homeless, and they havent done that and thats left some frustrated. Some are stepping up to help the kids here. Were talking about High Schoolers from the Football Team and kids have heard about the fire and devastation, so they have been collecting all sorts of good and keeping them at the house of one of the football players, taking in bags of donations, anything they might need, and the plan is to bring it up here on friday as well, because one of those teams is playing against napa high school. They say its going to be a very special friday night lights. Theyre going to be bringing their donations and show what the team spirit really means, and theyre going to do that by bringing their donations up here, and hopefully they might meet some of the other kids that play football as well. Nice way to bond. Thank you, jessica. Lets get a check of the forecast. Its been reining oaining out t calistoga. 45 in sebastopol. Close that an accumulating in middletown, and right towards sonoma,. 08 of an inch. Weve already seen the heaviest of the rainfall. That we will get move on through. So i know you didnt get much down here in the south bay. Little to nothing and not a whole lot expected as we continue through tonight. Lets take you to the fire zone where weve seen jessica reporting through the night. And we still have those areas o showers continuing throughout middletown, calistoga, and once again well likely see spotty showers for the next two hours. And after that well be on the clearing side, so these firefighters have several hours of some wet weather. The east sbabay is a zone continuing to get some wet weather. From san ramon down to dublin, hayward and union city also getting spotty showers, thats pretty much it for tonight when it comes to accumulating rainfall. Tomorrow will offer hotter temperatures. Well see about a tendegree increase, 7 the in t 79 in th north bay. The next biggest thing we are tracking is that heat. By saturday, 93 degrees in the south bay. 96 in the tri valley and 94 in the north bay. Everyone is looking towards el nino to possibly help us out with this drought and the fire danger. Everyones wanting to know when can we see those impacts. Looks like january, february, and march could be the best chance to get rainy el nino impact. Coming up now at 6 00, we know the wind and drought fueled this fire in lake county, but theres another problem that may contribute to this firestorm. Vandals have been cutting fiber optic cables throughout the bay area, and its happened again. Coming up, how theyre doing it and whats being done to stop them. Its happened more than a dozen times this year. Vandals climbing into manholes and cutting fiber optic cables. It has happened more than a dozen teams this year, vandals climbing into manholes and cutting fiber optic cables. Many people were without internet and phone service after cords were severed. We have more on the investigation. Michelle . Reporter two spots were hit on monday night. Where im standing and just around the corner. Now on monday, this manhole was opened. You could just lift off the edge and climb right down. Theyve welded it shut now, another step to protect these fiber optic cables. At t rushed to the scene after two fiber optic cables were cut leaving many without internet and phone service. Today power was restored and sealed the access to two manholes. Now at t is offering a 250,000 to anyone who knows who cut the lines. The individuals may appear to be normal telecommunications workers, or they could possess tools consistent with that job. Reporter fbi spokesperson Michelle Ernst says since february, 16 fiber optic cables have been stolen throughout the area. Why would someone do this . Someone may harber a grudge. Perhaps someone has bragged about doing this. So we want to know so we can investigate further or rule it out. Reporter the majority of these incidents are all happening in the middle of the night. So if you do see a suspicious scene, a clue that something doesnt look right, youre are asked to call police. Michelle robertroberts, nbc bay news. The rain is certainly giving firefighters a respite tonight. A new concern, search for the missing. Well have more on the live report coming up. People have a way to lie. There are other ways of controlling that kind of misbehavior, but people have the right to lie. Youve seep them. People standing in front of Grocery Stores asking for your money. They might not even represent a real charity. Well explain why its legal. Stay with us. Tonight rains should slow the droughtfueled fire in lake well, this will help. Tonights rain should slow down our fire. Were at 30 containment, but it could get better in the next few hours. Jessica aguirre, rain good news for firefighters but problematic for evacuees. Reporter first they had to run for their lives to get away from the fire. Now they had to figure out if they have a house. Now the little homes they have, these makeshift tents, theyre getting soaked in them. The only people enjoying what they have right thousand are the 150 kids who are calling this campground home. When youre stuck here and cant go to school, the only thing you can do is play in the rain. A game of pass the ball in the rain is how Kimberly Morales and her friends are spending the day. The friends are craving the comfort of their classroom. Im worried about if the house caught on fire or if theyre okay. This school is still standing, but the Apartment Building where kimberly lives with her mom, brother and dad has burned to the ground. Theyve been left with nothing, and now shows worried about the kids falling behind in school. I feel kind of sad, because i want to see my friends. Reporter school is the least of her worries for sonya and her two daughters. I miss my room. I cried a bunch the first couple days. Now im just trying to go with it. Reporter theyve been camping at the fairgrounds since saturday. And while their home in Hidden Valley is still standing, not much else is. My mother lost her house, my motherinlaw lost her house. My brother lost his as well as his business, i believe. He had a welding business. And then it got all of those places. So were all here. Together. Just reporter how are you holding it together like this . I dont know. Reporter in the mean time, they find comfort in a few donated trinkets and some happy thoughts about getting back to school. What do you miss most about school . Recess reporter now School Officials are hoping to end this kind of a recess soon. There have been meetings about how to get these kids back in school as soon as possible. The first step is to get up there on friday to middletown and assess what kind of state those schools are in to begin with. Them theyre going to have a meeting here with the parents and try to figure out how to get the kids back in school. For a lot of people, the more immediate concern is finding people that are missing. Weve had one death so far, but now several people are unaccounted for, and there is huge concern that they may have been victims of this fire. Jodi hernandez joins us live from middletown.