Meteorologist ted pretty shows us how the fire will be affecting our air quality in the valley. But first Miguel Martinez valle show us the damage the fire has already caused. The out of control brush fire has prompted a state of emergency, massive evacuations, and many road closures. Were about a half mile away from where Fire Fighters are still combating the growing flames. We were there earlier and as your about to see the fire destroyed everything in its path. The devastation continues in Southern California as the blue cut fire spreads rapidly over cajon pass. Gary sigler, retired fire fighter one of the largest fires ive 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
With scott pelley. Pelley it hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadnt seen before. Those are the word of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in San Bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. The runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. Nearly 83,000 people have been evacuated, 34,000 homes are in e path of the fire. Tonight, carter s is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. Reporter massive flameses tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. This is the nightmare wildfir chiemike wakoski has alway feared. In my 40 years o fighting fire, i never seen fire reporter unprecedented, they say, t result of five powerful winds are driving the fire directly into desert communities, csuming local landed marks and homes. That building totally gone. Reporter after home after home. It looks like it just incinerated everything here. Correct. It was very nondiscriminate in t cwhat
Some progress to report from the fire fight in Southern California tonight tourists can get here on i15. But locals cant take the freewaal clues that can help detectives solve our valleys oldest murder mystery. Also, the heroin epidemic is getting worse. The Staggering Number of lives lost to the devastating addiction. The battle continues to put out california. Thanks for stays up late with us. Officials reopened northbound i15 letting drivers get here to las vegas from l. A. Southbound lanes remain closed until further notice. The fire is still burning west of the pass. Its only 4 contained. Lets take a live look at the fire. You can see flames still intense. Officials map it at 30,000 acres, which is lower than previous estimates. More than 82,000 people have been forced from their homes. 34,000 homes are in danger. In my 40 years of fighting fire, i have never seen it so extreme. Weather and dry brush only help the fire spread. Aggressively, we are struggling to keep up with it. Th
Concern. Our upper level low of calnevari is holding onto some monsoonal moisture and whipping it up into Southern Nevada today. Timing changes every hour but so far the common window looks to be between 1pm to 5pm this afternoon. The rain chances are small just like yesterday; ranging around 10 with mainly sunny skies being common for the valley. Highs will range around normal values which is close to 100. Ase weekend, partly cloudy skies take over. Highs will drop a little though as we are going to see temperatures climb but only for whoever stole 27 guns from a North Las Vegas store. Police are searching for the guns and the suspect. Who apparently got into the store. Through a Vacant Office next door. In these pictures which were taken while repair crews were patching up the Vacant Office you can see the burglar busted through the drywall. Those at neighboring businesses were shocked by the crime. Sot transcription Giselle Gonzalez salon owner 11 out the place and they realized nob
Our upper level low of calnevari is holding onto some monsoonal moisture and whipping it up into Southern Nevada today. Timing changes every hour but so far the common window looks 10 with mainly sunny skies being common for the valley. Highs will range around normal values which is close to 100. As we are going to see temperatures below 100 degrees. However, monsoon moisture by wednesday, mainly sunny skies return and high temperatures climb but only back to our normal 100 to 105 degree range. This morning the search is on a North Las Vegas store. Police are searching for the guns and the suspect. Who apparently got into the store. Through a Vacant Office next door. In these pictures which were taken while repair crews were patching up the Vacant Office you can see the burglar busted through the were shocked by the crime. Sot transcription Giselle Gonzalez salon owner 11 thats why they kind of scoped out the place and they realized nobody was working there, so there is no alarms. It u