Valley in the morning creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. If the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by the afternoon. Right now. 30 wildfires are burning up and down. The west coast. About a dozen are scorching and down. The west coast. About a dozen are scorching california. Abcs danya bacchus. Is in San Bernardino county. Where extreme heat and wind. Is making it hard. To get the fires under script the blue cut fire still out of control. Sot major adrien leon, San Bernardino county firefighter the conditions have been brutal. Theyve been extremely hot. The weather has been over 100 degrees although today has been the first day weve had temps below 100. Containment is lowthe gusty winds and heatmaking it hard for firefighters to keep the fast moving flames from destroying more land. Sot mark hartwig its not santa anna wind season for us. That doesnt come until october. So really thats fire season for us. This isnt supposed to be fire season evacuation orders still in place for more than this morning, the fire, once again coming dangerously close to homes and a major freeway. Nats kabc helicopter reporter scott reiff this is biggest flareup weve seen so far this morning. But to the north and southa different scene. The clayton fire slowing down 4,000 people in the lake county area are finally returning home. Nats of helicopter in san diego, a wildfire that started yesterday is under control. Back in San Bernardino county, even with the extreme conditions . Firefighte rs doing whatever it takes to slow this fire down. Major adrien leon, san i know for the majority of the guys here, the firefighetrsd, the fire service, its just a job that we do and well fight this fire to the end. Stand up close were just learning a major roadway for Southern California to las vegas, the i 15 through the cajon pass has now reopened to california, danya bacchus, abc news. Time initial mar chopper 13 fast and first over the scene in a desert area just outside of nelli that is where a fighter jet came crashing down. We know the pilot a civilian contractor ejected just in time. Hes doing okay. People there are used to hearing the jets but not like this. 13 action News ReporterParker Collins speaks with people who saw it happen. 16 35 2816 35 54 take vo at 16 35 34 we were stationed right on this ridge up over there we could see a little bit field theyre looking for that in this area if they didnt see it they for sure heard it a loud explosion when the crash happened then thick black smoke even flames a lot of people are also telling me they saw two parachutes that is likely because this is a two seater. Takes sot leon utterback, witness 15 28 0815 28 18 at what point did you realize something was wrong . When we heard the explosion. We hear planes every day but to hear an explosion like that we looked up and saw the black smoke a off on social media in North Las VegasParker Collins 13 action news. When it comes to legalizing pot. It seems alot of folks. Have an opinion. But. As 13 action news. Political expert. Jon ralston found out. Dina titus isnt taking a stand. Dina titus is not known for being a shrinking violet. And she is beloved in some progressive circles. So imagine my surprise today when i asked her if she supported legalizing pot, especially because she calls i pressed her repeatedly and titus would not take a position. Play bite 11 20 im very strongly in support of medical marijuana. 11 45 . Want us to do it right. I cant imagine either side will be happy with this. Her close friend and former colleague, state senator tick segerblom, is leading the legalization fight. Former colleague, state senator tick segerblom, is leading the legalization fight. Why inst titus choosing a side . Mark your calender 14 days the unlv rebels kick off the 2016 collegefootball season against jacko september first seven pm at sam boyd stadium. Tickets are on sale now. And you can check out how the boys are doing tomorrow morning at their last preseason scrimmage. It starts at 8 10 am at rebel park. The sordid tale of olympic swimmers being robbed at gunpoint in rio just gets stranger and stranger. New allegations tonight that the enitre incident was made up. What Surveillance Video from the scene is now revealing. Serious cash. Before they say. I do. And remember, chopper 13 brings you breaking news fast and first. Im deborah norville. Coming up, the millionaires son accused of drowning his the dow up 24 nasdaq up 11 the s p500 up 5. And gaming stocks have a mixed ending. Boyd gaming is up nearly one percent. Wynn resorts with the toughest loss down almost two precent. The Federal Reserve appears to be inching closer to a hike in shortterm interest rates. Federal minutes from a july meeting indicate an increase could come as early as there still seems to be a split among fed officials however about the overall strength of the economy. Eddie bauer is warning customers of a possible security breach. The company saying malware earlier this year possibly gave hackers access to customers payment information. Eddie bauer is offering Free Identity Protection Services for a year to all customers who shopped between januray and july. The perfect wedding. But growing number of brides are saving money. By moving their wedding from saturday. To thursday. Some venues and hotels. Offer special deals. For couples saying. I do. On non traditional days. This just in. Firefighters are finally starting to get a handle. On the blue cut fire. Burning in cajon pass. In Southern California. A spokesperson for cal fire says. The fire is now 22percent contained. A big jump from the last update of just 4 percent. They also say the fire has now burned more than 35thousand acres. Gun shots out of chicago. Tonight. Police officers. Involved in a shoot out and. One of the officers hit. Is known for doing incredible things. Around the city of chicago devastation in the deep south. The historic and deadly flooding across louisiana is getting worse. Dash cam video shows. Police in a shootout with the suspect. Leading them. Through the streets of chicago. One officer is hit. The bullet. Grazing his face. The injured officer is well known and respected. This picture of officer brandon woman. He bought groceries for. In june. Mcdonald is doing okay. Tonight. Its the biggest methamphetamine bust. In utahs history. Police arrested a canadian man. In salt lake city. With 68 pounds of meth. In a suitcase. They believe. The drugs have an estimated street value of at least. 2 Million Dollars. The suspect is facing at least. 10 years in federal prison. Team usa swimmers insist they were robbed at gunpoint. Tonight those claims are brazilian officials releasing Surveillance Video of what really happened. The four olympic swimmers including ryan lochte are caught on camera breaking down a bathroom door at a gas station then getting into a fight with a security guard. Lochte quickly changed his story. Tonight hes back in the us. Three of his teammates however are stuck in brazil. The International Olympic committee is investigating. Your voice, your vote. In the race for the white house. The tv ad war. Over nevadas highly competitive open senate millions. In the race to replace. Senator harry reid. Action news anchor. Todd quinones and politifact. Look at some new ads. And seperate. Fact from fiction. For you. The National RepublicanSenatorial Committee is hitting democrat Catherine Cortez masto hard. Their focus. Her eight years as the states attorney general. Sot nrsc 0 02 in Catherine Cortez mastos last term as attorney general, nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 the numbers are technically accurate but dont tell the whole story. Crime overall decreased over Cortez Mastos time in the attorney generals office, with rates of murder, robbery and rape still below when she took office. Experts say its almost impossible to say how much influence attorneys generals have on crime rates, leading politifact to rate this ad. Mostly false. Politifact wipe on the other employees. Is spending more than a Million Dollars on ads claiming Republican Senate candidate joe heck wants to radicaly change Social Security. Sot afscme 0 05 in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it, turning our savings over to wall street and risking it on the stock market. Its a bold claim, and politifact says its inaccurate. Heck has said hes open to creating Optional Private savings accounts for younger workers as a way to prolong the life of the entitlement program. Thats different than what te heck has never said he wants to change the current Social Security system for retirees already in the program or about to enter it. Politifact giving this ad. Mostly false. pkg end recent polling by 13 action news and rasmussreporw one point lead over cortez masto im todd quinones, well see you next time for another politifact fact check. A family in texas is recovering the whole thing caught on camera. Tim powell blacked out. In the Surveillance Video you see him on the ground his wife trying to drag him inside. The family is doing okay. To the east louisianas flood waters are heading south. The rising waters barrelling through causing more devastation and more evacuations near baton rouge. 30thousand people rescued. 40thousand homes damaged. And thousands more are at risk. Homeland security and fema are on the ground surveying the damage. Sot jeh johnson homeland government is here. Help this Community Recover nearly 90thousand people have registered for federal help. Rain. Thunder and hail. Parts of southern nevada. Got hit today. With a storm. 13 first alert. Chief meteorologist. Bryan scofield is in the weather center. Bryan. Is more on the way . Blue cut fire continues to burn within Southern California. Current acres burned is over smoke might billow into the valley in the morning creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. If the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by the afternoon. Weather on friday will be pretty typical for the date. High in las vegas will be at 103 with an Early Morning temperature sitting at 82. Skies will remain sunny with a few clouds in the afternoon popping up. Rain chances will be just to the east the state line. Winds will be fairly light through out the day. Our rain chances will pick up again, though small, into the weekend with highs staying near normal values for this time of year. This is due to cooler air moving in from the north and moisture developing out of the south. Partly cloudy skies will be common saturday and sunday and by monday, rain chances return and look to range between 15 and 25 for the valley. This forecast holds into tuesday and by wednesday; we now. Heres a look at whos Las Vegas Strip is looking for more than. 4hundred actors to fill the halls at fright dome. Inside circus circus. The first job fair is tomorrow. From 2 to 6. Inside circus circus. You need to be over the age of 18. And. Youll want to bring multiple forms of id. In case. Halloween is 11. Fridays away. Harry potter fans this ones for you. Harry is back jk rowlings returning to the Wizarding World conjouring up three new books. How you can get your hands on them. Tmobiles new plan to score customers is like a flash back. In time. What they are offering now. Coming up. Case. With hulk hogan. You may remember. Gawker shared a sextape of hogan. And his former. Friends wife. Univision is reportedly buying gawkers parent company. For 1 hundred 35 Million Dollars. Now. Heres todays top stories now trending. With 13 action news anchor. Dayna roselli. Thousand accounts for promoting terrorism in the last six months. They announced this today on their blog and its now trending. The social Media Company didnt identify the terrorist groups or specific accounts, although its likely many are affiliated with isis, which has been particularly active on twitter and other social networks to spread propaganda and attract new recruits. Facebook and youtube have also reportedly taken steps in recent months to suspend accounts or block violent content shared by isis supporters. Harry potter series ended. J. K. Rowling is apparently not finished with the world of wizardry. Rowling says shell be releasing three short ebooks on her digital platform pottermore. Priced at 3dollars each. The books are available for pre order now and will be published on september 6. Just a few weeks ago. Rowling announced the script release of the play harry potter and the cursed child. today tmobile announced that all of its data plans moving forward will be unlimited plans. Tmobile will no longer offer Service Plans with tiered data, day after at t announced a shakeup that would see it do away with service overages on its new plans. For more stories now trending go to our website ktnv dotcom. Join us tomorrow for good morning las vegas from 4 30 to 7 coming up later. In tonights abc primetime lineup. 8 battlebots 9 the 100thousand dollar pyramid 10 match game 11 13 action we hope to see you again. Later tonight for 13 action news. But. We hope to see you again. Later tonight for 13 action but. 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