Cut fire continues to grow out of control as firecrews work around the clock to contain it. We have Team Coverage for you this morning. And will be following the story all morning and will be following the story all morning long. Fox5s Miguel Martinez valle is up first. He shows us the damage the fire has already caused. The devastation continues in Southern California as the blue cut fire spreads rapidly over cajon pass. Gary sigler, one of the largest fires ive been here 18 years and i thought a lot of fires down on cajon pass when i was with the department for those living in the area the way the flames spread from a few acres to more than 15 thousand in a matter of hours caught them off guard. Jason akins, lives in the area the smoke just got more and more intensive the wind unfortunately blowing straight at us it just kind of worked its way up and as the roaring fire continued to spread, it devoured everything in its path, including businesses like historic summit inn and many homes from the area and placed in emergency shelters zachary tuman the cops came up to the door said you guys need to get evacuated the fire is getting closer and closer the surrounding agencies banded together with more than 700 personnel, 102 engines, 15 crews and multiple air tankers. But that was not enough to contain the flames oh its insane when it came through was a huge wall of flames theres nothing you can do even the fire trucks were just overwhelmed it was insane with the fire roaring on, those affected know the damage to their community isnt over yet. It was absolutely scary i was concerned for a lot of people its Major Business here the fires are no joke theyre called natural disasters for a reason earlier in the day some firefighters did become in trapped in the fire. Two of them had minor injuries and earlier in the day some firefighters did become in trapped in the fire. Two of them had hospital but were told theyre now all back fighting the flames executive director of the San Bernardino red cross, yvette baysinger. Joins us now to talk about response efforts in hesperia. Good morning yvette. Whats the situation looking like over there. Is there enough room to house all of the evacuees . What should the community know, or do in a situation like this . closed captioning will resume will resume closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume fires. You can donate over the phone at 1800redcross. Or online at red crossdotorg. You can also text the word red cross to 90999 to make a 10dollar donation. You can find all of this information on our website, fox5 vegas dot com. Now lets send it on over to ken smith. With what you need to know for this mornings good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk continuing our fox fives les krifaton tells us how the fire is affecting the weather here in the valley. Another hot day in las vegas as temperatures remain above normal. We are new to the mix wednesday, smoke drifting into the valley from the blue cut fire near the cajon pass. A seasonal air quality advisory for ground level ozone is already in place, adding the smoke will likely cause air quality to worsen through part of the day. Daytime temperatures will continue a downward trend the rest of the week. The uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. Now to the fox 5 top 5 morning now to the fox 5 top 5 Morning Headlines a Florida State univeristy student is hospitalized and undergoing drug testing after a bizarre double homicide. Police say a husband and wife are dead. And a neighbor was seriously injured in the attack. They say 19year old Austin Harrouff stabbed a man and his wife in their garage. A neighbor was stabbed several to step in. When officers responded to the scene they found harrouff on top of the male victim biting off pieces of his face. There is no motive at this time. And no evidence the suspect knew the victims. The family of three girls injured in a ferris wheel accident. Are speaking out about the incident. We could see their faces from the ground and you could tell that they were terrified. They knew something bad was getting ready to happen, just by how, because we seen it before it started. The girls ages 16, 10 and 6 fell and forty five feet from the ferris wheel at a county fair last week in tennessee. When the basket tipped over. The 6yearold remains hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury. Six people on an Amusement Park ride were electrically shocked in Ocean Beach Park in new london. The operator of the scrambler told police he felt a tingle sensation when he was pressing a button to bring up the ride to the stop. Police say one six people on an Amusement Park ride were electrically shocked in Ocean Beach Park in new london. The operator of the scrambler told police he felt a tingle sensation when he was pressing aut ride to the stop. Police say one young boy touched a metal fense as he was getting off the ride and suffered red marks and minor burns. All six were treated for minor injuries. Nearly a dozen people were kindnapped while celebrating at a restaurant in puerto vallarta. Now police in mexico say one of the people taken was the son of mexican drug lord el chapo mexican Officials Say six of the victims have been items found in vehicles and forensic work on the scene. The kidnappers appear to belong to the states dominant Jalisco New Generation Drug Cartel and the people kidnapped are from the rival sinaloa cartel. Nevada governor Brian Sandoval is ordering flags to fly at half staff today in honor of a firefighter who was killed while fighting a wildfire in the silver state. Helena battipaglia has more from justin beebes parents who open up about the loss of their son. Nat sigh betsy and sheldon where to begin. betsy beebe mother of victim how long do you have . On saturday, they lost their son justin. The hotshot firefighter with the u. S. Forest service died while battling a wild fire in nevada. betsy beebe mother of victim all of his life, his friends that he should be a firefighter, and it just fit him. They say the 26 yearold loved his job, and although they are mourning him, they dont have any regrets. betsy beebe mother actually, a local hero Sheldon Beebe father of victim and didnt wanna be. betsy beebe mother of victim yeah, and didnt wanna be. Thats because justin dedicated his life to helping others. Sheldon Beebe father of victim it was about saving houses and saving peoples lives and saving property, and thats what he was about. Thats what he wanted to be remembered for. They say he battled dyslexia much of his life, and the outdoors is where he was comfortable. betsy beebe mhe Spiritual Connection to the woods. One that his family says was always clear. Jessica Beebe sister of victim we have apple trees sprouting up like all over our property like in different places that we had no idea he planted. During their time of loss, his loved ones say they couldnt be more proud because he died doing what he was most passionate about. betsy beebe mother of victim and i think his legacy should be for people to strive to be the best that they can be. That would be what he wants. And they hope to continue his legacy, for years to come. To set something up for kids who are dyslexic and kids to get them into the woods, so that they can make a connection. In westminster, helena battipaglia, as floodwaters recede in parts of louisiana this morning. Their still rising in others. After the break. Well take you inside some of the hardest hit areas. For me its really simple. Ive been blessed to be in a position to give. So i give. Nothing more. And boy did you guys give the area recovers from the devastating effects of recent flooding. The flooding responsible for at least 11 deaths. And as the waters start to recede in some areas. Rescuers are now getting a better look at the extensive damage the storms left behind. Scott mclean has the latest. nathan teaford, baton rouge resident or Grocery Store manager its a mess. Record rainfall and historic flooding has overwhelmed the baton rouge, storms are expected to continue throughout the week col. Mike edmonson, la state Police Superintendent this one, it just came upon us and just started dumping mass amounts of water. We go back to our record books, 1983 was a record book, you know, throw those records out. Because weve surpassed them. nathan teaford, baton rouge resident or Grocery Store manager devastated for the community. Nathan teaford left his suburban baton rouge home in a truck, he came back in a boat. He is one of the lucky ones, the floodwater stopped at his foundation, but hundreds of his neighbors were not as lucky. nathan teaford, baton rouge resident or Grocery Store manager theres areas that are not in a flood plain. Theyve never required Flood Insurance and never thought that Something Like this would haen above elevation. Tens of thousands of people had to be rescued after rising flood waters forced them from their homes president obama signed an emergency disaster declaration, and though the floods havent yet gone down officials are already beginning to turn their sights to the challenges that lie ahead. col. Mike edmonson, la state Police Superintendent yeah, we have to go to every house now. Once the water recedes, all these homes that are completely covered with water, weve got to go to every single one of those and go inside of them and check for anybody that might be in those areas. As things dry out, progress is being made. Flooding has closed this road for days but using this massive aqua dam, crews managed to hold back the a small step forward in what will be a long road to recovery. In baton rouge, im scott mclean now fox weather 24 7 with Cassandra Jones another hot day in las vegas as temperatures remain above normal. We are adding something new to the mix wednesday, smoke drifting into the valley from the blue cut fire near the cajon pass. A seasonal air quality advisory for ground level ozone is already in place, adding the smoke will likely cause air quality to worsen through part of the day. Daytime temperatures will continue a downward trend the rest of the week. The uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. The Clark County School district are getting geared up for the new school year. More than 14 hundred teachers got a feel for their schools at teacher orientation on tuesday. It was hosted by the Clark County Education Assocation at the mandalay bay. Teachers say the day is a great way to get their feet wet. As a First Year Teacher youre walking in. A lot of naivity you think you know what youre talking about, you just came out of your Teaching Program and youre like ive got this. Maybe all of those old teachers dont know the new tricks, but there is still a lot that new teachers dont know. Classes begin on monday, august 29th. Take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital. Today is day 3 of the sos back to school supple drive. Today we will be outside our fox5 studios. But tuesday we were set up shop at nv energy all day long. Accepting donations from the community. In addition to supplies, we also raised 25 hundred dollars. That money goes to buy more backpacks for students in need. Bmx er and tv stopped by to help us out, and even took over our reporting for a while. As you can see, puah brought a bunch of stuff because she saw this on the news. Here we have about 50 complete sets of what you asked for. We dropped some off today, have 25 coming tomorrow for me its really simple, ive been blessed with a position to be able to give, so i give. Nothing more. Baha, the owner of stacks and yolks restaurant stopped by with his daughters to make a donation. Right now we have about one thousand backpacks. Our goal is to get three thousand we also need things like colored pencils, folders, pens, pencils, spiral notebooks. Anything to help our students succeed in the classroom. Again you still have a chance to donate. Today we will be right here at fox5 studios in henderson from seven am through six thirty pm. Forgotten. How the riviera will be immortalized in film for generations to come the las vegas strip. But it will live on through the movies. As mores rachel smith shows us hollywood loved putting the historic resort on the Silver Screen [music] from the wolf pack to the rat pack. The riviera has a rich history with hollywood appearing in dozens of movies, including many classics like casino [music] we shot the hangover where th where you shot casino. Oh, yeah yeah. Same, uh, casino. Ri. Riviera . Its where the old the riviera. Yeah, yeah. Yes. Showgirls, also another classic oh, was that shot at the riviera . The Historic Hotel has been the site for many films since opening in april of 1955. Bond paid a visit as did another International Man of mystery allow myself to introduce. Myself. And from spys to types of movie shoots from serious drama like the card counting thriller 21 to an elvis extravaganza in 3,000 miles to graceland. Here we are at the Riviera Hotel and casino, and its International Elvis week. It was a night. Oh oh. [elvis presley such a night] and other vegas legends once called the riveria home. Its called the impossible dream. A dream destination for stars and movies studios and while the riviera wont host anymore headliners of welcome chevy chase for another vegas vacation. Would you look at this . Well always have those amazing movie memories. And the classic casino will end its cinematic era with one more huge blockbuster this summer [suspensful music] with apologies to gordon gecko. Greed is maybe not good. And it may be scientifically proven that its not good for your finances. Why researchers say it could impact your savings and retirement plans. Getting into gaming. At the college leve details on a new course being offered to unlv students. The smoke just got