Food for thought the school lunch warning. Does your kid even have time to eat . How to prevent them from playing beat the clock. Caught on camera. To catch a thief, the female robber armed with a gun, loading up the jewels. Her multistate crime spree like something out of a movie. Hey, good morning. And lets get right to our top story now, a wildfire in california exploding in size overnight. Look at this picture out of middletown, california, the hills there ablazed as thousands of people are told to get out. Theyre calling it the valley fire, it has burned homes and schools. Highways have been shut down. Four firefighters are in the hospital this morning. More on their conditions in a moment. Meanwhile, sources on the ground say this intense fire is creating its own lightning and gusty winds. Check this out, a ro fegsal fire photographer posted this live video on periscope right from the front lines. Listen. Lets go, man. Theyre putting water on this particular house because its at a corner and they dont want to lose this corner. They dont want it to get on either side of the road on this corner, because that would just allow the progression of the fire to grow and grow and grow. My equipment keeps overheating. So, im coming and going. I really need to be aware of my surroundings at the present time. These guys are very limited on resources. They cant save everything. Theyre doing everything they can for the ones that they can help. Come on. Come on, i want to go. Lets go, man. Just incredible footage and we should say that cameraman is a former firefighter himself, he had full protective gear on when he shot that video. The proverbial dont try this at home situation. Bear in mind, meanwhile there are several wildfires burning right now in the american west. In a moment, well talk to rob about possible relief on the way. But now, lets get it out to aditi roy. In jackson, california. Aditi, good morning. Reporter good morning, dan. Take a look at this charred shell of a home, the foundation remains intact and remarkably so does this piece of pottery. Everything else turned to rubble. Everything destroyed by the butte fire, one of a dozen raging throughout the state. Overnight, two massive wildfires raging out of control in california. The valley fire exploding, getting 200 times larger in just 5 hours. The smoke was rolling across the plains. It was like flipping along. It was literally like rolling smoke. Reporter inside several hundred firefighters battling the flames, four of them rushed to the burn unit with serious injuries. Theyre going to get treated and theyre going to make it through. Reporter cal fire calling in all personnel statewide with at least 3,000 people evacuated. Many waiting here at this casino. The houses are burning up. Its awful. Were here and were safe. Reporter the fastmoving inferno quickly burning through an unconfirmed number of structures, reports saying a school also destroyed. A swing set eerily engulfed in flames. Southeast, the butte fire roaring through the brush in the foothills, chewing up nearly 65,000 acres and forcing 2700 people out of their homes. The inferno only 15 contained. Destroying 86 homes and 51 other structures with more than 6,000 still at risk. This red cross shelter, one of two housing hundreds of evacuees. My family is safe. And i have my pictures. So, thats whats important. Reporter they wait while the fire rages on, 3800 firefighters on the front lines, but the heavy smoke grounding aircraft, fighting the flames from above. The high heat and dry conditions have been the big challenge for firefighters. The temperatures are expected to drop starting tomorrow. Paula . And aditi, thank you. Want to bring in mike lopez right now, the president of cal fire, thank you for joining us this morning. I want to ask you specifically about the valley fire, it started with 50 acres, now burning 25,000, residents told to evacuate. How dire is this situation . The fire burned approximately 10,000 to 15,000 acres in one afternoon. So, the fuel is being totally consumed with very little time for reaction for the citizens. When cal fire told them to evacuate, they had to evacuate right now. It already hit a gas station, it destroyed a school. I know four firefighters were injured. You had a chance to visit them. These particular firefighters they deprived the fire shelter, something you dont do unless your life is on the line. Thats correct. The shelters a last resort and its very uncommon for the firefighters to do that during the fire fight. Because, remember, again, we dont like to deploy those shelters. Its a dire situation, its really life or death at the time. Can you give us an update on those four firefighters . Three of them were minor to moderate. While the captain was a little bit more severe in his injuries and as of last night, they were all three still admitted to the hospital seeking treatment. I have to ask you this, this has been a long, exhausting season for these firefighters, could exhaustion be playing a factor right now . Absolutely. Since the drought is in its fifth year, cal fire has been on the front lines, literally ten months out of the year, and now, were heading into september burn season, where the fuels are completely dry, the santa ana will start burning in Southern California the santa ana winds will start taking off in Southern California here real soon. Well be at it until december. Unless we get some significant rain. Mike lopez, we want to thank you for joining us. Thank you. Paula, thank you. Now the question is, will the exhausted people out there fighting the flames in blazing heat catch a break soon on the weather front . Lets get it over to rob. Soon, but not today. Its going to be another hot day and some of those fires, so hot creating their own weather, thunder and lightning being reported over that fire in the valley. As it exploded overnight. Redflag warnings out today. Relative humidity level very low again and the heat is going to be up there as we go through today. This front is going to drop down to the south a little bit. That will bring in a little bit of moisture come monday and tuesday. Today, temperatures well over 90 degrees in many of these spots. Here comes the cool air, monday, tuesday, wednesday, a significant dropoff in temperatures. Feast your eyes on these numbers they will be welcomed. Redding 101 today. By wednesday, into the mid60s, a 40degree drop. Some erratic winds. Paula. Thanks, rob and now to the race for president. Its your voice, your vote. Donald trump was out campaigning before a Big College Football rivalry game and just days before this weeks second republican debate. Abcs mary bruce is covering all of the action, she has the latest for the white house this morning. Hi, mary. Reporter good morning. It was all about football yesterday in iowa but the real spectacle was in watching those republican candidates at that tailgate, and it was clear from the second donald trump showed up who was the fan favorite. Donald trump packing in the fans at a tailgate in iowa. Leading the republican pack for president. Inside the stadium it was iowa versus iowa state. Outside, it was trump against the rest of the republican field. Carly is surging, shes got 3 . I hear ben, whos a nice guy, ben carson, a very nice man, hes surging but hes way behind me. Reporter the frontrunner heading out new hats. But the same, old zingers as he heads into this weeks debate. Somebody will attack. Somebody like a rand paul, whos down at 2 . He will attack. Reporter paul was there, taking shots. Went a little bit easy on donald trump, so i told him now hes a fake conservative. Reporter also tailgating in iowa, marco rubio, and scott walker, whos struggling to find a foothold. Once seen as a potential frontrunner walker is plunging in the key state. Meanwhile, ben carson rising quickly to second place, wooing voters in south carolina. All i have to do is tell the truth and takes the pressure off of you. Nearby, democratic Bernie Sanders courted africanamerican voters whose support hell need to compete with Hillary Clinton. We need an economy that works for all of us and not just a handle of billionaires. Thats what this campaign is about. Reporter the vermont senator, still in second, but gaining fast. Now, in just three days the republican candidates will face off in their second debate and after 24 Million Viewers tuned in for the first one, this will likely be a make or break moment. Dan. Its going to be a big night. Mary, thank you. For much more on this, lets bring in Martha Raddatz whos also in washington who will be hosting this week later this morning. Martha good morning. What can we expect from trumps opponents . Whats their strategy likely to be, attack or ignore trump . Dan, i think someone is bound to attack just as donald trump predikts. Trump is goading them into attacking. That appears to be part of his strategy. Ben carson has already apologized for questioning trumps faith, saying that was out of line, and frankly, ben carsons appeal has nothing to do with being aggressive or in your face. He as the number two behind trump will play to his strength. Although hell probably want to speak up a bit more, and then the newcomer to the stage, carly fiina, will need to stand out as president ial, as a strong voice, who knows what shes talking about. Most will challenge trumps policies, not try to take on the personality. Right, lot of people will be watching Carly Fiorina in particular. I also want to ask about Hillary Clinton. The Washington Post with a headline this morning, the company who managed her private email server has quote no knowledge of the server being wiped. Many of her private emails she claimed to have deleted could be recoverable. What does that mean for her campaign potentially . If they get more off that server and even one email is workrelated, that could start a whole new round of trouble for Hillary Clinton. But even if they dont, even though Hillary Clinton has now apologized for having that personal server, this is not going away. There are thousands more emails being released over the next few months, the story is what is on those emails and the fact that hundreds have now been deemed classified or sensitive. Two of them with a topsecret classification. Dan, this is not going away. The drip, drip, drip continues. Apology notwithstanding. Martha, thank you. A reminder, martha will have much more on the race to the white house. And shes going oneonone with the rising republican president ial candidate ben carson who we just saw in marys piece. All coming up on this week later this morning right here on abc. We want to turn things over to abcs tom llamas. Once again in for ron. Youre leading this morning with an update on the phoenix sniper. Good morning guys. We begin in arizona, allout manhunt is on the way. Authorities say that a 19yearold is still a person of interest but not the prime suspect. There have been 11 confirmed shootings on the interstate. This morning, football fans urged to take caution to the head opener. Officials suggesting alternate routes. To avoid i10 the main highway to the stadium now, to europe, struggling to deal with the massive wave of refugees. Eu leaders will meet monday to come up with a plan to cope with this escalating crisis. This, as thousands of people across europe rally in support of the refugees who are primarily from syria. German police say 12,000 arrived in munich on saturday alone. And during a soccer game, in munich, soccer players took to the field hand in hand with several refugee children. Back here in the states, former tennis star james blake said the new York City Police officer who tackled him to the ground should be fired. Calling on nypd to take the cops badge, one day after this video of the takedown was released. The officer, you see him there, has been named in several internal complaints. And a wild bus ride for dozens of kids in tulsa, oklahoma. The driver ended up lost after a field trip, unfamiliar to the kids, the kids calling their parents who took matters into their own hands, tracking down the bus. One mother pulling up in front of the bus, forcing it to stop. The driver is blaming what he called unruly kids. The bus company says the driver has been disciplined and wont say exactly what happened. And it was the first allitalian final at the womens u. S. Open, Flavia Pennetta beating her childhood friend, Roberta Vinci in straight sets. After the match, Flavia Pennetta announcing her retirement after this year. The men of course take the court in flushing meadows. Novak djokovic takes on roger federer. Coverage begins today at 3 30 on espn and streaming live on espn. Com. Finally, if youre checking your social media page, you might see this guy, this uva fan, for his reaction to his beloved team losing saturday in the last seconds of the game against notre dame with this incredible pass. The man has yet to be identified. His name could be joe or bill or corey, but hell be known as the sad virginia fan. Thats a mood. Horrible. The guys night is ruined. Maybe overserved . Maybe overserved. Could have been a combination. When your team wins, when they score points, unlike colby did the white mules. My college, not a great Football Team back in the day. Now, to a onewoman crime spree down south. Police in three states are trying to catch this armed jewelry thief before she strikes again. They do have these Security Camera shots of her to go on and abcs phillip mena is here with story. Good morning, fip lip. Reporter good morning. This morning, that jewelry thief remains on the run. Her heist all happening over the past month. And in each case, she pulls out a gun to get what she wants. Im afraid i cant let you take those. Reporter it sounds like a plot of a heist movie, a female thief walks into a store without disguise and walks out 400,000 richer. But its not a movie. Police looking for this woman seen here in newlyreleased surveillance stills, shes already hit up at least three Jewelry Stores across the south. These are brazen, street robberies. These are more on the outskirts. Reporter first robbing a zales in dawsonville, georgia. She stole an estimated 13,000 worth of goods. Her next stop, panama city beach, florida, a week later, robbing a reed store. Tying up em moiis. Minutes before an u. P. S. Delivery man walked in. They were tied up. I started removing the ties from them. Reporter and earlier this month in south carolina, this time brandishing a black handgun, ordering workers into the back and restraining them with a zip tie. Authorities say, while the unidentified woman is the only one seen on camera, its possible shes not working alone. There are definitely accomplices, theyre going to do it again and theyre going to get caught. The fbi is reportedly assisting in the hunt for the thief. And this morning the Jeweller Security Alliance is now offering a 10,000 award to try to get her caught. All right, phillip, appreciate it lets send things back over to rob. Good to be here, tommy. Thanks so much, rob. Check this shot out of long beach, long island. A waterspout, 5 30 yesterday afternoon. This is very close to new york city. Just down the road from jones beach. Just down the road from coney island. Crazy stuff there with a shower firing up that water fountain. Nobody hurt, thankfully. Another one off of lake michigan. Nobody hurt thankfully, several reports out of chicago, of this and many more funnel clouds and waterspouts being spotted off of lake michigan. The waters are relatively warm, when we get our first cool shot like were getting now, that creates some instabilities and we can get some showers and thunderstorms. We have this unsettled weather to deal with. This is punch number two, kind of sporadic showers across the i95 corridor. The backside toward wufl low will get more. Eastern parts of new england will see a better chance of some rain. Behind this, theres your cold air, frost advisories in effect. Look at some of these morning temperatures, kind of chilly there in minneapolis. 38 degrees. Tomorrow, this cool air begins to shift off to the east. Well be in the 50s potentially in new york, we havent seen these numbers since the beginning of june. Certainly fallike temperatures. Were in hurricane season, this is the peak, you wouldnt know it with el nino, this is just off the coast of africa, the next chance of seeing a Tropical Storm into a cyclone 92 degrees in denver. Thats a quick check of that cool front getting all of the way down to the south, where our southern friends are saying, ooh, man, it feels good. Well talk more about how far south that was actually a ver bbat quote. Oh, man, that feels good. Rob marciano, speak italian and cajun this morning. He is en fuego this morning. Coming up on Good Morning America dramatic texts that reveal the disappearance of a married couple. And there she is, Vanessa Williams back tonight to judge the miss america pageant. Her first appearance at the pageant since her scandal back in the 80s. And the new study about lunch in school, how one change may may get your kids to eat healthier. We can only hope. Good morning america is brought to you by trivago. Com. The hotel search. Hotel. 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