Deadly wildfires race through southern california. Two people are under arrest, accused of trying to start a new fire in the san diego area. Carlsbad and san marcos are the hardest hit area. A lot of destruction going on here. The l. A. Clipper season came to an end but the new battle is just getting under way. Donald sterlings lawyer told the nba he will not pay his fine and he will sue. Flooding, downed power lines reported all over miami. And in raleigh durham. Veterans Affairs SecretaryEric Shinseki faced tough questions on capitol hill from lawmakers angry over reports of a coverup at v. A. Hospitals. Would you explain to me after knowing all this information why you should not resign. The charges are piling up for aaron hernandez, indicted for a double homicide in 2012. Rare videos showing president Franklin Delano roosevelt walking. And footage of a car crashing and hitting an 8yearold girl. Shes going to be okay. And all that matters. When it comes to an entertaining debate, nothing will top what happened as candidates for governor of idaho squared off as it says on my jacket, hey diddle, diddling right up the middle. Im only going to be here a little longer. I swear to god, im never doing jay leno again. Welcome to cbs this morning. Good morning, norah. Good morning, charlie. As you wake up in the west, fast moving wildfires are threatening thousands of homes in southern california. Over the last four days, officials have told 125,000 people to leave their neighborhoods near san diego. A badly burned body was found in carlsbad, california. Firefighters face extremely dangerous conditions but this morning winds are dying down and temperatures are cooling. Carter evans is reporting from san marcos this morning. Carter, good morning. Reporter good morning. Yesterday was supposed to be the day when firefighters would make significant progress against this fire here burning in san marcos. As can you see, that did not happen. This is one of several homes that were destroyed and with the fire still burning strong, the battle continued through the night. Flames lit up the night sky as firefighters tried to contain the most stubborn wildfire burning in San Diego County. The winds turned erratic and unpredictable, making Fire Fighting more dangerous and unpredictable. Once the winds picked up, the fire jumped our containment line and really took off. We had a number of fire whirl winds going on, pushing the winds very erratically. I suggest we move because we have a fire moving up behind us. This time lapsed video shows just how quickly the winddriven fire grew on thursday. Over a two and a half hour period, what started as a few puffs of smoke blackened the sky. Workers at the company that set up this camera were forced to evacuate. More than 16,000 new evacuation orders were issued in nearby escondido yesterday. 2,600 firefighters are working across the county, aided by water dropping helicopters. Reporter this helicopter just dropped water on top of us, trying to keep this fire from spreading to this home. More luxury hopes burned to the ground on thursday. The ever changing wind would force them to rethink their battle plan. Reporter in just the last few minutes, the fire has rushed up the hillside behind me. I can feel the heat as the flames race up and begin to ungulf this home. Every one of these embers in the fire thats going to force you to start running is the reason why the fires continue to take off and go from home to home. Reporter ill tell you, we had to move really quickly when those flames were closing in yesterday. By the way, two teens have been arrested for setting two small brush fires that were quickly put out last night. At this point its still unclear if they had anything to do with the other fires that are burning in San Diego County. Carter, thanks. This nasa satellite photo shows the scope of the wildfire zone, from San Diego County out to the pacific. But relief is coming. Megan glaros is tracking todays conditions. Good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. San diego hit 97 degrees, the warmest may temperature since 1896. And today the 90s again. Were talking triple digit heat if you head farther inland from the coast. And there are still red flag warnings up today for fire danger. Those things will get better into the weekend. Were concerned about the fires burning north of san diego because an onshore flow could make the fires unpredictable. Fires could move closer to escondido coming into the second half of the day today. In the east, flooding is the main concern as we go into the weekend. This morning the faa is investigating a close call. It could have been the deadliest midair disaster in history. A passenger said his plane almost ran into another jet in mid flight over hawaii. Jeff pueges has the story. Reporter this near miss may have been a lot closer than reported and the documents also reveal an air Traffic Controller did not notice that the planes were on a collision course. At 11 16 in the evening, the United Airlines flight 1205 pilot can be heard initiating an abrupt emergency dive. The plane fbs cruising at 3,000 feet. It made the drop to avoid a headon collision with a flight traveling the same altitude. According to reports, the plane came within 2. 2 miles of each other. It was a scary and violent experience. Reporter Kevin Townsend was on the plane. It felt like the play had died and started dropping. When close calls occur, the ticas system alerts pilots. In this case the system gave the instructions to both pilots. One would descend his aircraft, the other would climb and that got away from a situation where potentially you could create a midair collision. Reporter ticus alerted the pilot of flight 1205. In the initial report conducted by honolulu air traffic control, the tower navigating the two planes involved, indications of human error were found, a controller did not notice the condition. We were cleared at the river back there. What happened . Reporter rosenker points out that human error might be responsible but the systems are working. Weve seen a reduction of midair collisions since weve adopted this technology. Reporter the faa have a team on the ground and are working with authorities trying to figure out what happened. Norah . Jeff, thank you. Secretary Eric Shinseki said hes mad as hell about the purported coverup. Wyatt andrews is on capitol hill where congress is losing patience. Reporter good morning. The allegation is that veterans are waiting far too long to get their health care but the system can be rigged by professionals to hide that fact. Shinseki came to ask for more time for the investigation but the senators pressed him to take action now. The secretary came under pressure from republicans and democrats but almost. Asked when shinseki would crack down. Shinseki asked for three weeks to hear from investigators looking into allegations of secret wait lists nationwide and said he wants the answers more than anyone. Any allegation, any adverse incident like this makes me as makes me mad as hell. Reporter in phoenix where the investigation of hidden wait times is focused, Cindy Bordeaux lost her husband, jerry, to liver cancer last year. She said he waited six weeks for treatment when he should have been seen immediately. My husbands last call to the v. A. Doctor, and i quote him, i just want to know am i going to die today or am i going to die tomorrow . Reporter shinseki argues that he needs more time to learn if falsified wait times are a local or national problem. Is it across the system or are these isolated locations . But several senators confronted him with a list of several previous investigations and one internal memo exposing what were called gaming strategies in the appointment system, inaccurate reporting of clinic wait times and how patients were suffering unnecessary delays. Would you explain to me after knowing all this information why you should not resign . I came here to make things better for veterans. This is not a job. Im here to accomplish a mission that i think they critically deserve and need. Reporter at this hearing two major revelations came from the office of inspector general. The first is that criminal charges may be considered in phoenix, but the other is that none of the deaths being investigated in phoenix so far was the result of the long wait times. Charlie . Wyatt, thanks. The Los Angeles Clippers are out of the nba playoffs this morning but for owner Donald Sterling the fight is just starting. He was banned for life from the nba for racist comments. Sports illustrated reports sterling is prepared to sue in order to block the sale of a team in a 2. 5 million fine. Legal analyst jack ford is joining us. Good morning. Can the nba for him to pay the fine . They say they can force him to pay the fine and they say they can force him to sell the team. Are they right . Thats the interesting thing. Everybody agrees theres no specific clause in the nbas constitution or bylaws that says if you engage in reprehensible comments in private that get out in the public, thats a basis for us to fine you and to ban you and to take your team away. So the nba is saying its not specifically there, but within the parameters of those documents, there is a clause that says youre prohibited from violating contractual obligations, from engaging in unethical conduct and taking positions that are deemed adverse to the nba. The nba says thats sort of an umbrella clause that allows them to go after him saying those comments fit within those parameters. So sterling says hes probably going to sue the nba. On what grounds . Hes saying if you dont say is specifically in that document, then we didnt agree as owners saying you can take my business because of that. He says it has to be more than just a general provision here and their claim is basically, you know, you can be a terrible person and say awful things. If it doesnt say in the document that i signed that thats a basis for getting rid of me, you cant get rid of me. Its going to be a long and hardfought piece of litigation. Thank you. This morning the controversy over the firing of New York Times editor Jill Abramson goes all the way to congress. Jan crawford is in washington. Jan, good morning. Reporter good morning. And good morning to our viewers in the west. Abramsons allies are saying the times paid her significantly less than her male counterpart. That is an explosive allegation, especially for a newspaper that supported equal pay, and the times is denying it. A day after ousting its first female executive editor, the New York Times found itself under siege from all sides. The times could be in legal trouble, as well as having a p. R. Nightmare on its hands. If thats not the cigar room in the country club, i dont know what is. Reporter it was reported jim abramson was fired after she complained of being paid less than her former counterpart. He told the staff it is simply not true that jills compensation was significantly less than her predecessors. In fact, in 2013, her total compensation package was more than 10 higher than that of bill keller. Regarding her dismissal, he went on to say the only reason for that decision was concerns i had about some aspects of jills management of our newsroom. Theyre saying, if it proves to be true, that they actually pay fairly and thats the whole argument. Reporter still, the controversy reverberated all the way to capitol hill where Senate Majority lead are harry reid used it to argue for equal pay legislation. The woman that ran that newspaper was fired yesterday. Why . Its now in the press because she complained she was doing the same work as men and two different jobs and made a lot less money than they did. Reporter so far abramson hasnt spoke publicly but her daughter apaired to make fun, putting this picture with her mom sporting boxing gloves with the quote pushy. Jan, thanks. The internet has always treated every customer the same, but this morning the Net Neutrality principle faces an historic change. The fcc is endorsing new rules that could clear the way for a twotier system. It would allow web sites to buy faster service. Nancy cordes is in washington wb politicians for both parties are blasting the proposal. Reporter think of it like this, in the internet is a highway, all information is going at the same speed. But if it changes, some may be able to go faster if it pays a toll. They voted 32 to release the rules. The rules would open the door for the first time for internet providers like comcast and verizon to charge Tech Companies to send content to consumers more quickly. Netflix might pay a premium to ensure its customers can stream movies more reliably at a cost a startup competitor might not be able to afford. I dont like the idea that the internet could be divided in haves and havenotes. I will work to see that does not happen. Verizon successfully sued over longtime regulation requiring internet providers to treat all customers the same. We cannot have a twotiered internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind. Tech Companies Like amazon, google and facebook, which already dominate the internet without paying extra oppose the new rules and called them a grave threat in a letter to the s. E. C. Last week. I think it could be the end of the free and open internet as we know it. Reporter craig aaron is the president of free press, a group that advocates for Net Neutrality. For most americans they have at best two choices for highspeed internet and many only have one company that offers that in their town. As a consumer, if your Internet Service provider decides to start blocking or slowing down the service, youre at their mercy. Reporter after a period of public comment, the fcc chairman says he wants to make these new rules final by the end of the year, norah. Nancy, thank you. Ahead on cbs this morning, well look at headlines from around the , the sea breeze is back, clouds moved in, cooler temperatures on the way for friday and much cooler throughout the weekend. Out the door we go. Fog onshore right now at alcatraz. Cooler temperatures especially approaching the coastline. A few high clouds moving overhead but High Pressure really starting to weaken now so the temperatures coming down quite a bit. About 76 in oakland, 66 breezy in pacifica. Over the weekend much cooler partly cloudy on monday. Announcer this National Weather report sponsored by kohls. Find your yes. Kohls. Ahead, the Gubernatorial Debate thatur ahead the Gubernatorial Debate that turned into surreal political theater. You have your choice, a cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker or a normal guy. Take your pick. 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A woman was stabbed inside this house on canyon ridge drive last night. A few hours later a man was shot and killed on gridley street. A chihauhau found on 680 in walnut creek has been reunited with her family an officer plucked the tiny dog from the meanian last week. He took her to a shelter in martinez and her owners found her shortly thereafter. Got your traffic and the weather for the weekend coming up right after the break. ,,,, good morning. Checking road conditions, if you are heading to the bay bridge, once again they turned on the metering lights on the earlier side. So once again it was stacked up into the macarthur maze earlier, as well. Its been jammed there since before 7 00. Heres a live look now in the south bay 101 our sensors, there was an accident approaching capitol expressway another one on 280 at bird. Both of those are cleared to the shoulder. But we are seeing some delays just behind it. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Heres lawrence. All right. We have some sunshine coming our way but also some patchy fog and a sea breeze kicking in that will cool down the temperatures outside. So still warm in the valleys though well see some 80s there a lot of 70s around the bay and some 60s toward the coast. Cooler weather throughout the weekend. Partly cloudy and much cooler on monday. ,,,, trucks righthand allowed on some highways along new yorks long island and a driver found out why. The top of his trail are slammed into an overpass causing a cloud of dust. Debris littered the road. The driver is okay this morning. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Coming up in this half hour, 60 minutes goes inside i