And im Michelle Mortensen. The blue cut fire exploded in size in San Bernardinos cajon pass Tuesday Morning. And is nowhere near contained. Erica nochlin has the latest from phelan, feelan california. The raging flames tore through parts of San Bernardino county overnight. Scorching acres of land. And reducing structures to rubble. Fire crews worked into the night. To keep the blaze from reaching more homes. Ordering residents in the area to evacuate immediately eric sherwin San Bernardino county fire this fires weve seen some erratic fire behavior. Get out so that we can focus on this fire instead of rescuing citizens the socalled blue cut fire ignited Tuesday Morning near interstate 15 in the cajon pass. Despite efforts to contain the blaze from the air and ground. The fire expanded in size and intensity in a matter of hours. As night fell the historic summit inn, a popular diner, was among structures that burned to the ground. Erica Nochlin phelan, ca cbs news here in the high desert town of phelan along highway 138 Laura Anderson was driven from her home in the area yesterday. And is still unsure if its Still Standing Laura Anderson evacuee you can imagine, terror and sadness and concern. The fire caused traffic backups for miles. As the areas main highway was shutdown. Many drivers were left sweltering in their cars. In triple digit temps sam le driver we need cold water and a little bit of food and i dont know how long we can go home you know hot and dry california has months. Fire officials are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help them get the blue cut fire under control. Erica nochlin for cbs news phelan, california. brian loftus in northern california, fire crews have gained ground against the clayton fire saying it is has burned 4,000 acres and is now 35 percent contained. The fire started over the weekend and destroyed 175 homes and businesses. sherry hows the Sherry Swensk those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. The winds will continue today. There have been fire weather. That area is so prone to fire danger. Here at home we have lighter winds and somewhat cooler this morning. But hot triple digits iwll continue for us. brian loftus the blue cutfire is having widespread effects. Michelle Mortensen the fire cut off the i15 artery between las vegas and southern california. And thats grounded hundreds of drivers thrying to get to califnornia like andrew ong. He told us he was vacationing in utah and wanted to get back home to calfornia but couldnt make it through. Because of the massive blaze. andrew ong, traveler ive never seen the sun like this before. Its crazy to see the amount of smoke thats being caused by this fire. nigel mcafee, our first reaction was oh, its not that bad so lets find an alternate route so we were looking at that but theres so many road closures and so much traffic that now were just looking for any place to stay. Michelle Mortensen they quickly found nearby hotels were booked. So they ended up driving two hours back to vegas to stay until conditions changed. They told us it wasnt an ideal situation to add on another 4 hours to their trip home. But it was far better than the five hours ago, chps inland Division Posted that there will be no access to i15 and sr 138 anticipated for today. We will be waiting for those updates this morning. Us california. Unanimously approved their reorganization plan last night. Under this proposal each school would be designated as a precinct. And in charge of its own budget and staff hiring. weve spoken to the superintendent in a public format. The School District believes they can absorb the extra cost that might be incurred from increased professional development, for the new School Associate Superintendent position, and to train principals for this new structure Michelle Mortensen theres still a chance more for now. These plans will be looked over by the state board of education on september 1st. Then sent to the legislative commission. brian loftus a coal fired power plant next to the moapa band of paiutes indian reservation could be totally shut down sooner than planned. Nv energy announced plans to shut down the fourth unit of the reidgardner generating station at the end of february. That is ten months sooner than originally planned. The other three units have already been shut down. The paiutes have complained for years of Health Problems they to build a solar farm in boulder city today. Michelle Mortensen in the race for the white house. A major shakeup in one candidates campaign. brian loftus well see whos now leading the trump campaign. After some big changes. Next on good day. youre watching the valleys news leader. With brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and brian loftus welcome back to the valleys news leader. Today Hillary Clinton talks about tax fairness at a stop in ohio. And this morning a big shake up in Trumps Campaign team. The republican nominee is reportedly bringing in Breitbart News Stephen Bannon as ceo and promoting well known pollster Kellyanne Conway to Campaign Manager the changes come as trumps poll numbers are sliding in several Battle Ground states. Hena daniels has the latest on york. Donald trump will receive his first classified intelligence briefing in new york later today. But last night in wisconsin, the gop nominee focused on Law Enforcement and Race Relations accusing Hillary Clinton of bigotry and pandering to communities of color. sot tue0490 30 those peddling the narrative of cops as a racist force in our society, a narrative supported with a nod by my milwaukee and the many other places within our country. nats 1 24 tue0239 siren track the republican president ial nominee spoke just miles from milwaukee a city rocked by violent protests after a Fatal Police Shooting over the weekend. Trump vowed to restore law and order under a trump presidency. sot wed0046 1 10 the problem is not that there are too many police, its that there are not enough police. Wisconsin, the latest poll from Marquette Law School shows trump trailing by 15 points against clinton among likely voters. Despite rising poll numbers in several key battleground states. Hillary clintons email scandal continues to cast a shadow over her campaign. Yesterday the state department agreed to hand over undisclosed emails on her private server to a conservative Watchdog Group hours after congress recieved classified fbi documents the move sotclinton must font tue0241 1 09 i have nothing to say. track her Campaign Says they prefer treport be released to the public and not partisan lawmakers. brian loftus Clinton Campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri released a statement overnight on trumps comments saying, with each passing trump attack, it becomes clearer that his strategy is just to say about Hillary Clinton whats true of himself. Now hes accusing her of bigoted remarks when said we think the American People will know which candidate is guilty of the charge. and you could meet Donald Trumps running mate later today. As mike pense makes a stop in henderson this afternoon. Hes holding a townhall style rally at the Henderson Convention center. With doors opening at 2. Its free to the public. Though you are encouraged to get tickets from the campaign websites. This is pences second trip to nevada. He visited the northern part of the state earlier this month. Michelle Mortensen remember. 8 news now is your local election headquarters throughout the campaign season. On air and online at las vegas now dot com. fight week is here, but thats not the only thing fight fans are talking about. Michelle Mortensen coming up on good day well see how local boxer Jessie Vargas plans on taking Manny Pacquiao. Youre watching 8 news now good day. brian loftus brian thanks local high brian loftus brian thanks local high sch for seniors like barbara, but for the wall street types whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, Retirement Security gets risked on the stock market. And the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible yesterday during a tour at noon. sherry hows the the roads with demetria hot dry conditions continue for the desert and that wont help the fire in southern california. Dry winds will pick up speed again for us today. And the smoke and haze will spread across southern nevada. Temps will stay hot for us in las vegas. And then temps slightly drop into the the end ofthe week. Lets take a look at the roads with demetria of i15 at us 95 ih bowl. The us 95 south offramp to south rancho is closed. Well take a look at what else he had to say about his upcoming fight. youre watching 8 news now good day. Just head to our 8 news now facebook page. And upload a pic of you and your pet 8 lucky viewers will be chosen each week to win an 8 news now mug the winners will be announced every friday during the 6am newscast. brian loftus fight week is back in las vegas and everybody is talking about the rematch between Conor Mcgregor and nate diaz for ufc 202 the last time the two met by knockout. But mcgregor says this time he wants to prove a point by fighting diaz at the same weight. Conor mcgregor fighter hes more than a welterweight now, hes been enjoying himself. Hes about 200 pounds. But i wouldnt make it at any other weight then the weight i was defeated at. It wouldve raised questions and defeated the purpose of what this is all about. I feel i was in completely in control of the contest. brian loftus taking place at tmobile arena. The prices range from 215 for the cheapest to 13 thousand for the most expensive. Those seats are on row a, right next to the octagon. brian loftus fight week maybe the talk of the town for this week. But one local boxer has eyes on a very crucial match. Former Palo Verde High School grad Jessie Vargas will be fighting boxing legend Manny Pacman Pacquiao in the fall. Now vargas said that he initially wanted a rematch fight tim bradley,. But wont back down the opportunity to fight Manny Pacquiao Jessie Vargas boxer it doesnt matter who we fight we always prepare for victory. Hes one of the great fighters of this era. Its a great opportunity, im looking forward to. Bradley will always be there for the next couple of years. And we will be able to take him out as well. Brian Loftus Vargas meets the pacman november 5th at the thomas and mack. Theyre still working on a tv partner for the pay per view fight. well be right brian loftus pornography will be back in court today. The charges that hes facing and how this all started is coming up. Michelle Mortensen plus. The rain is drowning the south and wildfires are torching the west. We take a look at the Severe Weather thats holding this country hostage. brian loftus and. We take a look at our weather back here in the valley to see if any of those fires will affect us. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. news now good day. Michelle Mortensen natural disasters and Severe Weather are rocking communities from indiana to california and louisiana this week. Thanks for waking up with us im Michelle Mortensen brian loftus and im brian loftus in the west another massive wild fire. In the south, deadly flooding. And across the countrys midsection an onslaught of devastating tornadoes. Reid binion reports. shawn brady
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