Really going . It explains this smile. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the growing olympic scandal. Late today, Brazilian Police are now recommending that u. S. Olympic swimmer ryan lochte, and another swimmer, james feigen, be indicted. That word comes a short time after brazilian authorities stood before the cameras and said that the u. S. Swimmers lied about being robbed at gunpoint in rio. Brazilian authorities released station where the swimmers say the robbery took place. Ryan lochte originally said the cab they were riding in was pulled over, a gun held to his head. Overnight, authorities pulling two of those swimmers off their planes before they could leave rio. Gold medal winner ryan lochte is already back home here in the u. S. So, we answer all the questions tonight, what comes next . And we begin here with abcs matt gutman in rio. Reporter as first reported by abc news, tonight, brazilian robbery was fictional. Police claiming these new Surveillance Videos fill in t
Moving into the end of the week, smoke looks to subside but that is dependent on the firefighters controlling the fire. Temperatures will fall back to normal values for this time of year between 102 and 106 degrees along with lighter winds and mainly sunny skies through sunday. By monday and tuesday clouds build to partly sunny with humidity slightly rising but no chance for rain is expected. There are now 26 wildfires burning in the west. The largest burning so intensely. The governor declared a state of emergency for parts of Southern California north of los angeles. The blue cut fire is affecting a number of communties and leaving some residents suddenly looking for a place to stay. Abcs Adrienne Bankert has the latest. Royce bordes evacuee 2730 eric sherwin Public Information officer San Bernardino county fire 5053 don gordon cal fire lead arson investigator burned. Homes reduced to rubble. Some narrowly escaping with their lives. Watching everything they own burn. Burn. Mos we had
Announced the arrest a few days ago and are hundred 75 to order pounds skate be back in court september 7th. Alecia his bail set at 5 million could face up to life in prison. Vicki the fire has destroyed 175 structures. And 380 homes remain at risk. The fire currently sits at 40 percent containment. Fire evacuations orders have been lifted for a porting of lower lake. And evacuees are being allowed to return their neighborhoods. To see what is left of their properties. Other fire victims are learning that they have nothing to return home to. The devistation was too great. Kron4s Haaziq Madyun spoke with evacuees experiencing both sides of this disaster. Reporter inside the clayton fire disaster area you will find homes destroyed right next to homes Still Standing with no signs of any fire damage. The same can be said among evacuees here at the red cross shelter in middletown. Some folks, like eric webb, lost everything my place, a lot of my clothes, i barely got out of there, the fire
Take a look around there is now a smoke advisory that has been issued and you can see why smoke everywhere its hard to see too far in to the distance but the sky is an eerie sight it looks like something from an apocalypse movie. The fire is causing some major disruptions to travel as you can see im surrounded by cars. It forced a Freight Train to make an emergency stop and has closedown parts of highway 138 interstate 15 which is where i am right now is also closed near the fire in both directions heading to and from vegas and its causing some major back ups so officials are encouraging people to stay off the highways and maybe hold off on already facing traffic back ups. Getting back to the fire. Nearly 700 firefighters and other emergency workers fighting to put it out and get it under control. Theyre using 102 engines, 15 crews 8 hellicopters, 8 air tankers, and have about 750 more people on the way so far we know two firefighters received minor injuries, according to the u. S. For
Sharie, that crash happened this morning just before 7 30. Witnesses say the man who died was traveling on a yamaha banshee atv by himself. When his atv became airborne. The man was thrown from his vehicle when it landed. Police found his body this morning. He was pronounced dead on scene. This is the second atv related death this month near jean. If you remember, on july 22nd a 30 year old man was killed at his atv hit dirt mounds, causing his four wheeler to crash. Shakala Alvaranga the crash remains under investigation. As soon as we learn more about what happened and the victim, we will let you know. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Sharie Johnson shakala, thank you. Any word yet on the identity of the man who died . Shakala Alvaranga other information other than he is a 39 year old man. Once his family is notified, his identitly will be released. Sharie Johnson metro police are investigating an overnight crash that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. This happened at