In the coming days causing even more floods. nat airboat this morning, airboats were still being used to rescue stranded residents. Since the water started rising volunteers have even pitched in. sot lady and volunteer l i am so glad you are doing this. Are you firemen or something . V no maam. L just good guys. V my wife might disagree with that statement. More than 40,000 homes and businesses here are without power. Don champion, cbs news, baton rouge o the day in shelters. Christianne Klein don what kind of concerns are there tonight for the areas south paul joncich out west. paul joncich out west. Its not water. Its fire. A wildfire has burned homes along with more than three california. Almost 200 homes and buildings have been destroyed as winds push the flames in a town called lower lake. The fire started burning on saturday. And the hundred degree heat and fierce winds made it difficult to control from the air and on the ground. So far, prelimnary damage estimates total more tha
Retirement, sick leave and vacation. Sharie Johnson ccsd issued a response saying quote, we understand the concerns and needs of our support staff members. We plan to meet with them to further bargain. You also have time to make it out to tonights board meeting. It started a couple minutes ago. Revisions to the plan to reorganize ccsd. Reporting live, Sharie Johnson, 8news now. paul joncich hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed property is waiting to be claimed. The Treasurers Office released its annual ad in the paper with thousands of names of people who are due money. Everyone who may have real or personal property reported to the Unclaimed Property Division weve had people submit claims for a penny. And weve had people submit claims for over 500 thousand dollars. So really you never know whats out there. paul joncich the Treasurers Office says the unclaimed property ranges from old paychecks. Stocks and mutual funds. Expired cashiers checks really all sorts of stuff. All you
Christianne Klein for an update on conditions for firefighters. And whats happening here in the valley. Lets turn it to tedd. 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 shows temps in 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. Christianne Klein the other big breaking news story. An armed gunman. Leads to a scary scene at the tj maxx on north durango. We have new developments on the swat situation. And how it all unfolded. Christianne Klein our kati Dave Courvoisier she joins us live with the
Near nellis. Against a dont walk signal. The man died at the scene. And then early this morning a man in his fifties was killed when crossing sahara near burnham avenue. He also died on the scene. The driver in that case fled. Before returning an hour later and now faces a felony hitandrun charge. Mauricio Marin metro expects to have this corner of sahara and eastern blocked off for several hours. The coroner will release the name of the victim once family is notified. Reporting live Mauricio Marin 8 news now. The peak time to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower is almost upon us. Christianne Klein no special equipment is required to enjoy the show. Which will be most active between midnight and 5 am. Dave Courvoisier you could see up to 200 meteors an hour. Which is about double the normal rate. Lets start with katie boer in for tedd tonight. katie boer another nice but cooler day across the valley. We did briefly climb to 102 but that very brief with most of our afternoon spent in the up
Cameras as part of the case nhp troopers timing was impeccable speaks of great communication cooperation valleywide of multiple Law Enforcement agencies not clear if gun is real or toy gun detectives will do criminal history check on suspect call went out as a robbery reacted as if it was a barricade because of uncertainty thus the huge response paul joncich also happening today. Multiple wildfires burning in california. The latest is burning about 3 hours from the valley. In the cajon pass. Christianne Klein youre looking at live pictures of the flames. Weve seen multiple buildings burn in the area. It all started just before 11 this morning. And quickly grew to about 55 hundred acres. paul joncich water and fire retardant drops are being e there have been reports of injuries from this fire. But so far they do not seem to be life threatening. Evacuations are underway for areas around the fire. Christianne Klein this fire comes as a california man was arrested. In connection with a Mas