sot they said man you got 2 minutes to get out of here. I got into the truck grabbed the dogs, grabbed her saw the fire jumping our road the flames moved so fast in some areas, there was little crews could do to slow the pace. s u bridge at this point the flames continue to ferociously spread and Fire Fighters say they dont even know how many homes and buildings have burned down one fire chief just in this spot along 138 near wrightwood were destroyed. Complicating matters crews had no major water source. Their engines can only carry 500 gallons of water. sot i live on 138 where the fire is right this minute mary gress home is in this area. She believes its possible she lost almost everything. sot i know that were safe and our dogs are safe thats what i know not far from the this horrific scene in wrightwood people they streamed out of town. Its not worht risking your life so were out of here. Christianne Klein tom wait reporting, thank you. The fire is having widespread effects. Even extending here to las vegas. Tedds just ahead with the smoke over southern nevada. But first, this fire has cut off the i15 artery between las vegas and Southern California. Dave Courvoisier b where shes been talking with drivers conflicted over what to do to get through. Brittany . Brittany Edney over the past few hours a lot of travelers have been coming up to me, asking when vital sections of 115 are going to reopen unfortunately, theres still no word yet on how long major roads are going to stay closed leaving a lot of commuters in limbo. Brittany Edney andrew ong and seven of his friends are returning to california after vacationing in utah. Very dry, like my eyes are really dry. Brittany Edney but the blue cut fire as its being called cut off their path home. Its crazy, ive never seen the sun like this before. Its crazy to see the amount of smoke thats being caused by this fire. nigel mcafee, traveler our first reaction was oh, its not that bad so lets find an alternate route so we were looking at that but theres so many road closures and so much traffic that now were just looking for any place to stay. Brittany Edney and theyre not alone. They quickly found that nearby hotels were already completely booked by 7pm. nigel mcafee, tomorrow so we definitely have to call in sick for that. Luckily, were here as a group so we can still have a good time and make the best of the situation. Brittany Edney the group of friends i spoke with ended up driving two hours back to vegas to stay for the night saying, its not ideal to add on another 4 hours to their trip home but they didnt want to get stranded along the roadway. Reporting in barstow, Brittany Edney. Dave Courvoisier thank you, brittany. As weve seen before. Christianne Klein and thats just whats happening tonight. Tedd, we got a good look at the smoke coming over the mountains to the west this evening. Have we received any air advisories yet . tedd florendo another hot day in the region. Yesterday we tied a record with 111 for the high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 record high today. Temps certainly above average for this time of year as well. Conditions remain dry with single digit humidity readings, but we did see the increase of wind as forecasted. Gusts have been up to 30 in many neighborhoods today. Evening forecast ss evening and hot at 11 oclock. Well start off the morning extra warm again under clear skies. Winds expecting to decrease a little and then return to some breezes again tomorrow again. Dave Courvoisier School District going through the evening. Have produced a major outcome tonight. Nia wong has been in that meeting since it started this afternoon. And joins us now with some latebreaking news. Nia . nia wong after 12 hours of public commentary. De bate. And 3 hours inbetween to add in last minute revisions. The Advisory Committee unanimously approved this plan and changes made last week and tonight. This is the 5th largest talking about here. Tonight. Senato r Michael Roberson who chairs the Advisory Committee on this plan says its a historic decision for southern nevada. Under this proposal. Each school would be designated as a precinct. Led be an Organizational Team in charge of budgets and hiring. When it comes to how much this transition will cost. Still no concrete answer. But the committee expects this to put the heat on the state. Michael Roberson nv state senator, dist. 20 it will put pressure on the legislature to address inadequate funding for the School System next session. We do need to invest more in education in southern nevada. Pat Skorkowsky ccsd superintendent theres some schools to make decisions about students in those schools. So, its important for us to understand how these regulations will impact schools and support teachers and students in classrooms. nia wong theres still a chance more changes could be made. The state department of education is holding a workshop on august 22nd. Where regulations could be altered. For now. These plans will be looked over by the state board legislative commission. nia wong and if all goes to plan. Senator roberson says this plan will become law one month from today. Reporting live. Nia wong 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier nia, what are some of these recommendations for revisions to this plan . nia wong some of these 11th hour revisions included letting parents know. That if they choose to join this team, they wouldnt be protected from lawsuits. Also, only middle school and High School Students would be allowed to join Organizational Teams. But would only be able to give input. They wouldnt have any say in the budget. Back to you. Christianne Klein tr pursued a woman at gunpoint from inside a northwest las vegas tj maxx store. Into the parking lot this afternoon. Multiple witnesses called 911. And statements made created uncertainty as to weather this was a street robbery or a commercial robbery. Out of precaution, metros Tactical Team took over as it was a terrifying ordeal i didnt think it was real at first, but i mean, im still shaking, but i had two of them on me. And i was thinking i was going to hide in the bathroom because i thought they had the harder doors, steel doors, but then another girl with her twoyearold daughter saw that there was an emergency exit, so we just all ran out and hid basically. Christianne Klein after conducting a sweep, police determined there was only one suspect. He was detaineby scene. At this time, police dont know why the suspect singled out the victim. They are also investigating whether the suspects gun was real or a toy. No injuries were reported. Dave Courvoisier Hillary Clintons email scandal continues to cast a shadow over her on the campaign trail. But donald trump has his work cut out to reverse his falling poll numbers. Speaking in milwaukee tonight, trump told voters he is the candidate to bring law and order across the country. Of a suspect. The latest poll shows trump trailing clinton by 15 points in wisconsin a state president obama won by about seven points in 2012. Trump says that wont alter his approach donald trump i dont want to change if you start pivoting, youre not being honest with people. Dave Courvoisier clinton campaigned in philadelphia today. Where she avoided questions about her private email server telling reporters she has nothing to say. Congressional republicans sent a letter to the us attorney in outlining evidence of what they call perjury and false statements by clinton when she testified last october. Dave Courvoisier libertarian president ial candidate gary johnson will take your questions at a rally thursday in las vegas. The former new mexico governor is headlining the event at the sls casino. The rally starts at 6 pm. You dont need a ticket. Johnson needs to reach a 15 average in polls to join Hillary Clinton and donald trump on the president ial debate stage. election headquarters for all the races that matter to you. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein at least 11 people have died and 40thousand homes have been impacted by record flooding in louisiana. A federal emergency has been declared after parts of the state have received nearly 20 inches of rain since last wednesday. The states governor says 30thousand people at onethousand pets have been rescued. 30 of louisianas 64 parishes have been declared disasters. Many homes and total losses. Even though the storm wasnt a hurricane, its presenting similar challenges gov. John bel edwards we asked people to evacuate as soon as we knew we were going to see record levels of water. Ov was it too late by then . Gov you cant give the warning before you have it. Christianne Klein the federal Emergency Management agency is assisting. Thousands are filling shelters. Another threat facing residents down the line. Spread to the gulf region. Christianne Klein a new strategy is being employed in fresno, california to combat the zika virus. Male mosquitoes with a germ that prevents zika from spreading have been released in the area. The mosquitoes were flown in from kentucky. If the mosquito with the germ fertilizes mosquito eggs that can carry zika, they wont hatch. Legislators stress the need for action rep. Jim costa Congress Must come back and put the politics aside and provide the 1. 8 billion dollars that the administratih deal with the multiple strategies to combat the zika virus. Christianne Klein a new cbs poll shows more than half of americans dont think the government is doing enough to prevent a large outbreak. Dave Courvoisier las vegan Jessie Vargas will prepare for the fight of his life his november date with Manny Pacquiao is one that could help define his boxing future. Chris maathuis will have more with the wbo champ. Christianne Klein a popular las vegas it. Well explain the controvery surrounding this sculpture. Dave Courvoisier and we continue to monitor the raging bluecut wildfire. Weve learned a popular structure has been destroyed. An update right after this. Christianne Klein for seniors like barbara, Social Security makes a difference every month. But for the wall street types over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, Retirement Security gets risked on the stock market. And the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible were continuing to monitor the bluecut fire in Southern California. Which has grown to more than 15 thousand acres tonight. And forced r Dave Courvoisier weve now learned that the fire has completely destroyed the summit inn restaurant off i15. The inn was a popular stopoff for travelers in hesperia between la and las vegas its just one of multiple casualties were learning of. The fire remains zeropercent contained tonight. An estimated 700 firefighters are on the ground. Working on a plan to save as many homes as possible. Christianne Klein and these are just a few of the photos of the blue cut anona gasca and steve gasca also known as my aunts and uncle. These first photos are from my aunt nona and uncle steves home in phelan these photos were taken this afternoon right before mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the area. Shes a teacher at kimbark elementary in devore which was also evacuated this afternoon. This is the caravan of school buses making their way down the mountain. Im told the evacuation went very smoothly to another school out of danger. This is yet ant late this afternoon. We have a slideshow at las vegas now dot com. Also, check out photos weve tweeted at hashtag blue cut fire. the heat continues as numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as we remain dry and hot. Winds have picked up as storms have been passing due north. Expecting to stay hot before we see a downward trend in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. What an august it has been with heat from the west coast all the the midwest all the way to the midatlantic where feels like temps this afternoon have been in the hundreds with the humidity. Radar showing the showers and a few storms to the central part of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the grand canyon and flagstaff again. Thats where theyre staying for now. Keeping our eye on the storms that continue through louisiana. We have numerous flood watches in effec still through lafayette and baton rouge still with the rain continuing. That have seen up to 2 feet of totall rainn days and there are numerous rivers exceeding their banks. Heres the forecast. Tonight dropping to the 80s again by morning under clear and breezy winds at times. Staying warm through the evening and overnight. Tomorrow expect a hig still in the 80s and above average again. Were typically around 102 this time of year and we are well above that. Well also come close to record warm lows again. Looking ahead at the next 7 days we see a downward trend in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Theres las vegas. And then theres everyone else. Theres a bit of a controversy brewing over a statue thats being built in california. When you see it, it will look familiar. And you might even wonder what the fuss is all about. The san leandro tech campus near San Francisco is getting a 55 foot tall statue of a woman, much like the one we have standing in the park outside the new tmobile arena. Now, some californians think the sculpture is a bit too racy because the woman isnt clothed. The concept for the sculpture burning man. San leandros city manager says supporters have outnumbered opponents two to one. Dave Courvoisier in case you missed it. The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and casino came down in a controlled demolition early this morning. We carried the implosion of the monte carlo tower live at 2 30 am. This was the second part of the twostage demolition to bring down the riv. Making room for the new Convention Center expansion. The property closed in may of last year after 60 years of around the world. The dust mostly settled by morning. Dave Courvoisier Jessie Vargas is putting this welterweight belt on the line this fall. Christianne Klein and i held the belt that Jessie Vargas owns. If he wants tokeep it, hes got a big challenge ahead Chris Maathuis hes got to beat Manny Pacquiao in order to stay on track. We visited with the las vegas champion. He talks about meeting manny. Plus. A rare me ill explain whats up. Coming up. Here on channel 8. Chris Maathuis for over 300,000 nevadans, Social Security means a secure retirement. E heck supports privatizing it. Turning our savings over to wall street. And risking it on the stock market. Hecks plan means billions more in fees for wall street. And theyve donated over half a Million Dollars to his campaigns. Those numbers speak for themselves. Joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because hes part of the problem in washington. Afscme people is responsible pretty cool. Rebs hanging out nassau for the summer of thunder hoops tourney. Remember they lost to the university of toronto the other day. Tonight the rebs taking on the club team called ctg knights none of these games are on tv. So weve got some primitive going on in the bahamas. Rebels in the dark unis and five finished in double figures. Led by kris clyburns 21 in 22 minutes. Unlv was 725 from three, which isnt good, but overall shot 59 percent from the field. Jaylen poyser pitched in with 17. Rebels with 10 steals and scored 16 points off the knights 14 turnovers. Unlv wins going away 10685. Theyll take a day off tomorrow and be back thursday against the providence sto. Ready for fight week. Ufc 202 is on tap this weekend. Conor mcgregor is back in vegas. He headlines the card with nate diaz. This is a rematch of their fight in march which diaz won. Conor landed some big blows but couldnt put the bigger guy down. But he wants to prove a point, so hell fight diaz at the same weight. Conor mcgregor fighter hes more than a welterweight now, hes been enjoying himself. Hes about 200 pounds. But i wouldnt make it at any other weight then the weight i was defeated at. It wouldve raised questions and defeated the purpose of what this is all about. I feel i was in completely in control that fight is taking place at tmobile arena. The prices range from 215 for the cheapest to 13 thousand for the most expensive. Those seats are on row a, right next to the octagon. Chris Maathuis former Palo Verde High School grad Jessie Vargas hit the jackpot. He wanted a rematch fight tim bradley, but instead gets the former pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao Jessie Vargas boxer it doesnt matter who we fight w of this era. Its a great opportunity, im looking forward to. Bradley will always be there for the next couple of years. And we will be able to take him out as well. We will have to train hard, manny is not easy, but its a fight to show the world what we can do and beating manny will put me on the pound for pound list, thats where i want to be and thats my goal. Chris Maathuis vargas meets the pacman november partner for the pay per view fight. Chris Maathuis there are less than 3 weeks left for the 51s. Just two more home series. Salt lake will be here next week. But tonight round rock rolls into vegas. And if the express is here, that means las vegan joey gallo is also back home. Nice to see gallo here. But better if he were in the bigs. This is the team owned by the great pitcher nolan ryan. Lots of hits tonight. Las vegas jumped out to a 50 lead, but that evaporated and in 12 innings brandon nimo cracks the game winning two run homer. 51s 75 in 12. Chris Maathuis heres something you never see in pro sports. A standing ovation and a curtain call for an opposing player who just hurt the home team. It happened tonight for chase utley twice the longtime phillie, now a dodger, hit a home run in his first game back in philadelphia. That brought the crowd to its feet for a 90 second ovation. Later, he hit a grand slam and they gave him a second curtain call utley was a six time all old team. Who looked old. 155 the final. Christianne Klein thank you, chris. We have another update on the bluecut fire. Right after this. in 1803, as the greatest deal ever. Until i made this one. Now you can get my jumbo breakfast platter for just 2. 99. Take that history. Scrambled eggs, eight mini pancakes, a hash brown, and your choice of bacon or sausage. Its the greatest deal since the louisiana purchase. Sort of. The jumbo breakfast platter just 2. 99 for a limited time. Tonight. I15 connecting las vegas and Southern California remains closed because of the fire and smoke at cajon pass. Theres a detour at the california 18 around and 138 around but that area is also very close to the fire and not a sure thing. Christianne Klein the fire now spans over 15thousand acres with no containment. Tune in to 8 news now good day from 4 to 7 am for the latest developments. And were always on at las vegas now dot com. Dave Courvoisier thats all for us live at eleven. Christianne Klein the late show with Bryan Cranston and las vegan kris bryant with his cubs teammates. Well see you back here tomorrow night. whoo cubs win again, what a season for the cubs, will they be lucky enough to end their 100year championship draught . Stephen yes, they will. As long as i keep rubbing my lucky horseshoe, rubbing my lura my lucky threelegged rabbit. And keep rubbing my lucky three chicago cubs. Come on, fellas its rubbing time whooo whooo were going to do it whooo whooo tonight, stephen welcomes
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.