Firefighters are finally making some progress. Many victims of the valley fire are sleeping in tents and campers. Sky7hd shows what its like at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga, many businesses have showed up to help the people there, so good news, but now they have to worry about a change in the weather coming. Wayne friedman has been talking to evacuees today and joins us live. Reporter good afternoon, 11, its certainly not all the comforts of home but all the volunteers you talked about are trying to make it that way and the people here are making the best of their situation. Is it possible that a tragedy hundreds of people might describe as rock bottom could also feel so warm and hopeful . I am seeing this is humanity at its finest. Humanity intense, humanity on cots, humanity fighting off confusion with only the possessions they could carry or wear or cram into a car. These are the fairgrounds in calistoga tonight where much of burnedout and evacuated middletown has moved in. Kind of a forced camping trip. We had about ten minutes. Christine mccabe and her son and father are victims of a fire so devastating it burned down their house and yet they feel fortunate they had this rv left to call home. So many people didnt expect this to happen and even then once it started, you thought, oh, no, no, this isnt real. And it just i mean, you know, you had to run or die. So, we ran. Reporter so now this is life for an estimated 1,200 people with 1,200 sets of problems ranging from needing clothes, prescription drugs or formula for their babies. Amazingly the red cross and so many people from nearby communities like napa have met most of those needs. People didnt turn their backs on me. Im not going to turn their backs on them. Reporter that would be the calistoga fairgrounds, part heartbreak and heart inspiration and, the forecast of rain, it might be wet and cold but residents say if the rain comes it will put out the fire and then they can get back to their homes or at least get back to rebuilding their lives. In calistoga, wayne friedman, abc7 news. Thank you. Class will resume in several schools tomorrow that includes Upper Lake Union ElementarySchool District and upper lake high School District, lakeport unified district and lucerne Elementary School, kelsey unified schools and others will remain closed through the week and for now its unknown when middletown unified schools or pope valley Elementary School will reopen. Hundreds of people are waiting in lake county this afternoon for authorities to deem their neighborhoods safe to return. Right now fire officials have to escort most homeowners into the fire zone. And its been an anxious at times heartbreaking few days for residents. Everything we had is gone. And im just happy that were all safe and together. Three days now its been its too scary like that, living like this. I wouldnt wish this on anybody. Nobody. For many residents who havent yet gotten a look at their homes frustration is reaching a boiling point. Abc7 reporter Cornell Bernard spent the day talking with homeowners and hell be live with lower lake coming up at 5 00. Officials say the valley fire started as a vegetation fire at 8040 high valley road. Heres video at a house at that location in 2006 that we found on youtube. We havent been able to find out what has happened to that house. We flew over that area and spotted the general location where the fire started. Heres what it looked like. We couldnt locate the exact house but we did see a home that didnt appear damaged at all. Want to show you more of the video of damage we got from sky7hd this is Anderson Springs outside of middletown where 72yearold Barbara Mcwilliams lived shes the only known fatality of the fire. Mcwilliams was a retired schoolteacher with multiple sclerosis she needed help to get around. Authorities say the intense flames prevented them from reaching her home. Heres a look at the town of middletown where 1,300 people live. Buildings just across the street somehow went unscathed. The town of cobb was one of the hardesthit communities only about 1,700 people lived here but as you can see nothing was left standing. We counted nearly two dozen structures destroyed in a threeblock area and youre looking at what used to be a historic resort and spa and it first opened in the late 1800s and it was once owned by the yogi that popularized transcendental meditation and this was a clothing option facility known for its communal soaking pools. The Sacramento Fire Department released video of its crews working to save a home in middletown on sunday. Firefighters were able to briea through a fence that had just started to burn the buildings awnings and rooftop. Heres a photo of the home a few hours later as you can see they saved it. The valley fire is the third major fire to burn in lake county in the last three months. Its burned 104 square miles making it the second largest of those fires. The rocky fire was the largest at least so far burning 108 square miles. The jerusalem fire burned 30,000 square miles. How much land has burned this fire season at 250 square miles its the size of santa clara, cupertino, Mountain View and milpitas combined nearly a quarter of all santa clara county. Its astonishing when you put it in that context. Wayne was talking about possible rain coming very important in terms of conditions for the firefighters. We had a little bit of drizzle yesterday so whats it like out there today . Lets get our acuweather update. Rain is on the way to the area of the fire but right now gusty winds are the biggest concerns. Lets look at live doppler 7 hd and ill show you conditions in this area right now. This is the area of the fife. Temperatures 66 degrees right now and relative humidity 32 and winds gusting to about 16 miles per hour. The area of green you saw was smoke its not rainfall now. As you can see in the last hour no measurable rain has fallen in that area although you can see Little Pockets of moisture on the way. But also accompanied by strong gusty winds so the wind forecasts for the next 24 hours indicates gusty winds through the evening and overnight hours and into tomorrow. But there will be rain accompanying the wind at some point. Theres a forecast animation starting 5 00 tomorrow morning by about, oh, noon tomorrow well see rain pushing into the ukiah area through the afternoon hours rain will begin falling in the area of the fires and will sweep on through and end tomorrow night. By 11 00 tomorrow night our rainfall projection is that there will be totals of quarter of an inch to half an inch of rain in the area of the fire that certainly should be helpful but it may not be enough to end the fire because the wins will continue to be strong for a while. All right, thank you so much for that update. The red cross says financial donations are the quickest and best way to get help to the people who need it most. You can visit our website for more information on how you can give where you live or if you want to donate 10 text red cross to 90999. Another major wildfire is burning in california, the butte fire is 37 contained. Its burning near jackson southeast of sacramento. Some evacuation orders are being lifted as crews gain ground on what is a 71,000 acre fire. More than 160 homes have been lost. Two dogs threatened by butte fire are safe tonight. Take a look. All thanks to a california Highway Patrol officer. Officer sara joiner was checking on a home that was completely burned. One of the dogs had burned paws. The other appears to uninjured and animal control is working to locate the dogs owner. Coming up at 4 00 flash floods take a deadly toll in the southwest. People in a Small Community had no idea it was coming. 19 an hour the bay area city considering a huge jump in the minimum wage. New at 4 30. Back to the fire zone for a look at the massive cleanup and repair effort that lies ahead for pge crews. And were checking your Golden Gate Bridge traffic and its moving in both directions and possibly heavier on the righthand side and thats your pretty powerful. Flash flooding in southern utah has killed 12 people at least one person is still missing. The floodwaters swept through a small town near the utah arizona border sweeping away two cars carrying women and children. Officials worried that many residents there were not aware of the Flash Flood Warning and today crews worked to clear thousands of tons of mud and debris. Flash floodwaters in Zion National park killed three people and the search continues for four others who are missing. In Southern California heavy rains swept three people and a dog into the los angeles river. One man says he climbed up into a tree after getting caught offguard by the rushing water. All three people rescued are expected to be okay. The rain snarled the morning commute across los angeles and more scattered showers are expected this afternoon. Pilots were forced to divert an American Airlines flight last night after a passenger became violent hitting another passenger and the Flight Attendant. Abc News ReporterMarcie Gonzalez has more. Reporter a craw mdramatic ea bizarre scene on an American Airlines flight yesterday. A passenger escorted off the plane in handcuffs following one unruly outburst after another. She was disoriented through the entire flight. She started kicking the seat of the passenger in front of her. And apparently he turned around to complain and she hit him. Reporter the drama continuing when a Flight Attendant intervened. She was trying to talk the girl down and she seemed calm and all of a sudden she grabbed her by the face kissed her and then punched her in the face. Reporter the pilot getting on the intercom asking passengers to help restrain the woman. Later identified by Authority Authorities as Daniela Velez reyes. She kept hollering. Reporter one passenger calling it the most scared ive been in my life. The flight diverted landing in indianapolis. Velezreyes reportedly putting up a fight until the end. Authorities saying she even kicked a police officer. Ow reporter before finally being put in the back of a patrol car. Velezreyes faces charges including battery and disorde y ly conduct and she could face tens of thousands of fines from the faa. Marcie gonzalez, abc news new york. With you believe a minimum wage of 19 an hour . The stecity of berkeley is considering it. Last year the council became one of the first in the bay area to adopt steep minimum wage increases. We are live in berkeley now with the story, leanne . Reporter well, lets jump to the year 2020, shall we . Now, if you work here in oakland, the minimum wage will be close to 15 an hour more or less depending on inflation. But if you step just a little bit back, you will be in berkeley making 19 an hour. Clearly this will affect businesses on both sides of the border, thats if the Berkeley City Council approves it tonight. This woman has owned the coffee shop on University Avenue in berkeley for three decades. A minimum wage of 19 in five years is not sustainable he says. I dont want to be negative about it but i cant foresee how you could do that without jacking up all the other prices around us to move with it. Reporter just last year the city Council Voted to increase the minimum wage to 12. 53 an hour by october 2015. And now the Labor Commission says that hike may not have been enough. Its telling City Council Members to raise the minimum wage 1. 50 every year until 2020. By then it will be up to 19 an hour. Were looking at trying to raise people out of poverty, you know, as a registered nurse i know that you cant have a Healthy Community unless you have a living wage. You can pay your bills. You can pay your rent and we know housing isnt affordable in the bay area. Reporter the council may approve it tonight. Modify it or simply reject it. Thats what the Berkeley Chamber of commerce is proposing they do. Businesses here, at least, have not recovered from 2009. The rental market on fire. But small businesses, you know, theyre still dealing with the online phenomenon. Reporter if it approves it, the council will have to vote a second time on the proposal. Momandpop shops are also hoping the Council Takes into account they are mainly seasonal businesses making most of their profits while uc berkeley is in session. In berkeley, leanne melendez, abc7 news. Dream force is in full force in San Francisco. Abc7 was at the Moscone Center at sales forces global gathering which kicked off today. The San Franciscobased company user and developer conference on Cloud Computing continues through friday. The major tech Event Features topname performers and speakers like San Francisco giants ceo larry baird and the foo fighters playing thursday night. Warriors president unveiled the tees dream arena at the dream force conference. This is the first animated view of the teams proposed mission bay arena. The warriors say right now the goal is to open the 1 billion project prior to the 201819 nba season. It has the support of San Francisco mayor ed lee but opponents say the 200 or more events per year will lead to traffic and gridlock. Steve nash will soon be joining golden state as a parttime coach. Our Sister Network espn reports that nash is in advanced negotiations to be a parttime Development Player or Development Consultant with the team. The deal would make nash an occasional tutor to golden state guards as if steph curry needs more help learning how to play. Hes originally from canada ask went to college in santa clara before blossoming as a star in the nba. Nash has been plagued by injuries in recent years and retired back in march. Spencer christian is checking on our acuweather forecast which is much different this week than last year. It feels like a cold snap compared to last week. Its pleasantly cool. Heres a look at the live doppler 7 hd and a few clouds thickening in the sky and a cool breeze blowing across much of the bay area right now but to the south much more serious weather. The past 12 hours theres been record rainfall in the los angeles area, as a matter of fact, 2. 39 inches of rain to be precise in downtown l. A. A new record for this date this is the third wettest september on record for l. A. Already just halfway through the month. We also have reports of debris flow near Portola Hills and flowing up to two feet deep in some spots and its calm here except for a small breeze. Its 62 degrees in San Francisco, and Mountain View 71 and morgan hill 73 and 61 at half moon bay. This is the view looking westward from emeryville, its currently 71 in santa rosa and novato 66. Low to mid70s fairfield, concord and livermore. Heres a look at cloudy sky over sfo and these are the forecast features. Well see areas of rain tomorrow mainly in north bay but other areas will see wet weather. Showers may linger into early thursday morning and well have sunnier, warmer weather beginning on friday. Satellite and radar composite image shows the system that will bring the bay area wet weather so lets animate the maps starting at 5 00 tomorrow morning. Wednesday morning. Notice the Little Pockets of light rain well to the north up around ukiah, moving towards cloverdale and by about midday 12 00 noon or so well see more concentrated rainfall pushing towards cloverdale and santa rosa and into the Late Afternoon hours it looks wet across most of the north bay and maybe a little shower activity around the golden gate or points southward and then into the evening hours well see the rain sweeping southward and eastward but tapering off into the evening hours but maybe a shower or two lingering into thursday morning. Rainfall projections totals, across the bay area, generally just a few hundredths of an inch although some places like santa rosa projecting a quarter of an inch but most locations will get a few hundredths of an inch. Overnight partly to mostly cloudy skies and lows will be generally in the upper 50s. Tomorrow showers up north, perhaps advancing south and east. Certainly partly to mostly cloudy skies in the southern and eastern parts of the viewing area. Highs will range from low to mid60s at the coast to low to mid70s inland. Heres the sevenday forecast, sunny and warmer on thursday. Certainly warmer on friday. And over the weekend, and into monday, look for high temperatures inland reaching in the mid to upper 90s. Low 90s around the bay on sunday and mid70s on the coast. So its going to be quite a warmup over the weekend but it will last only a few days. All right, summers not done. Thank you, spencer. Up next, pink your ride. 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