coverage on the wildfire. christie wilcox is live to give us the latest on the firefighter and the evacuation. and kelsey thomas will detail how the fleas are impacting drivers across the state line. b3 let's start with jerry brown. at times he could smell the smoke in the air but it has cleared up quite a bit tonight. >> jerry: it has indeed went has picked up. this was of you this morning. this is looking east from over and at pahrump. and heis overlook. you can't even really see the mountains this morning down in henderson but you can see it clears out rather noticeably. wind speeds at top right now are 10 to 15 miles an hour. 11 miles an hour down in southeast las vegas. and generally blowing from the southwest although they are starting to swing west southwest. directions will play a part in this. is looking like we're talking overnight from this fire. here is a nasa image you can see the smoke headed in our general direction. it certainly impacted our air quality. moderate now for smoke and dust and of course ozone as you would expect. overnight we're looking at areas of smoke possible. otherwise mainly clear. chance for some smoke tomorrow morning. i think the big story will just be there temperatures. we will start to call the police going into the weekend. that is up at the school christie. in the cajon pass .the valley area here want to see what is going on behind us now. helicopters overheads go dropping on the blades. over the ridge, now it only took about 4 to 5 minutes with the wind to get over this 3000 foot ridge according to firefighters. they see the biggest problem is the fire gets on the other side, it will take out more homes in the town of wrightwood. it is a desolate path down the i-15 core door. simon mack it is blocked along where the blue cut fire has burned on both sides of the road. >> the sound from the previous night sounded like a jet airliner flying over but it was constant. >> christy: tens of thousands of locals living here evacuated. some like tom say they did not want to leave but the dangers surrounding residents left them with no choice. >> the sound the roar of the fire and when i started to hear it today, i said >> aggressive wind has helped the blazes spread through most canyons and the west for home -- cajon pass . firefighters fear that if it breaks the ridge and makes it to the other side more homes will be damaged and the city of wrightwood. they say most locals have left during the mandatory evacuation professionals are taking all precautions. >> no doubt that you see our protection group. we are attempting to protect instructors as well as we can yet with the aggressive fire behavior and as much heat at as it is putting off their certain areas were recently cannot engage due to safety. >> christy: for those who choose to stay, protecting people and getting a handle on the safety is top priority. >> wait i guess they're waiting it out also in some of them are older. and have physical problems and i guess their life's belongings are there. >> christy: we spoke to local firefighters who say they dug a trench over on the other side of this ridge that you're looking at. they said there on fire was swept up by the main fire near the lone pine canyon and that will at least prevent part of the fire from moving forward. reporting live, christie wilcox, news 3. continued coverage. fire crews continue to protect hundreds of structures there. the road between los angeles and nevada remains closed in both directions. >> jim: kelsey thomas (with more on the traffic headache that this is causing. >>. >> kelsey: highway patrol telling you to have no plans to reopen interstate 15 tonight. do not let these cars behind me for you. most of these drivers will be >> explosive and out-of-control, the so-called blue cut wildfire sweeping down through dry california canyons towards homes and interstate 15. leaving drivers to find another route between las vegas and southern california. >> without all my gosh we're going to have 4 and a half hours to los angeles, that is a long ride. >> kelsey: there longer i just to do this is my dog cash. he goes everywhere we go. >> kelsey: it is week two of caches cross country trip to california. billion rebecca need to get these items to the destination by don.>> you do you have to do right? >> kelsey: drivers like this man are stopped in print to fuel up and find another way to get where he is going. >> i'm in no hurry >> kelsey: wade lewis has tickets to tonight's angels baseball game. >> this is as close as we might make it we do have traffic jams in and so is not that bad. >> kelsey: it is a slow day for mad greek cafi were business depends on the interstate. like it's a numbers game. the more cars you see go by the more options to stop in. >> kelsey: across the state line, a desperate firefight tonight. leaving those like this family that's for sure. >> kelsey: you can see more of this tomorrow at the interstate is still shut down. a pain of course but a lot of the drivers on hearsay tonight there thoughts are with the firefighters and those who lost their homes. reporting your print, kelsey thomas, news 3. >> marie: authorities are asking that you stay away from those impacted areas. so many highways are shut down. ifu the drive to southern california, there is a detour. you can take it, head down the go to victorville and get on highway 18 w., take the 18 to the 14 s. which will lead you to interstate 5. that will take you to la. metro police are looking for a killer tonight connected to the house fire in the east valley.the body of 54-year-old carol lopez was found in a burned home monday. in the neighborhood near her body found a front bedroom but investigators say the fire started in the back of the house. police say the victim was dead before the fire began. >> jim: following breaking news out of rio de janeiro tonight. the united states olympic committee has now confirmed that brazilian authorities pulled two us swimmers from a flight that was headed back to the us tonight. the committee says they pulled jack conger and gunnar off of their flights. it came after those swimmers and to others lochte claimed they were robbed at gunpoint in rio earlier this week. brazilian officials say their stories do not add up. they wanted lucky's passport revoked so they can continue their investigation but this swimmer had already made it back to the us by the time he heard about it. >> marie: more than half 1 million tourists and athletes will find their way to rio de janeiro hotspots when they are brazil on one of rio throw right dangling from a wire all the way to the top of sugarloaf mountain.>> reed: well you often hear that phrase don't look down when you go to any place that is more than what, 10 or 25 feet high off of the ground? but at sugarloaf mountain they encourage you definitely to look down and to take pictures. and when we did, it was astounding. take a look. there are places in this world that call to you. places where sounds at the sites. here at where cores full of tourists write a single cable on wheels, this is where heavy things belong, on the ground. >> it is a feeling of exhilaration for me. i totally love flying and coming up on a cable car. it feels secure yet free. >> reed: this is more than a half-million tours that will step off a swinging cable car yourself open. birds fly as the moon looks close enough to touch. people in love share a kiss high on life. >> bring me more, more friends, more peace more time and in all the parts of the world. just bring me the joy that i love. >> the heart of the city, the heart of the people. you can feel the vibe of the people coming up the mountain. >> reed: the guard, armed guards on the platform as christ the redeemer looms large behind them. security cameras watching every move of everyone going to the top. still, visitors say the world need the olympics and the message of the games. >> it brings countries together. it shows you that we can all get along if we just work on coming together and putting our differences aside. >> reed: they say people are different, having caught a glimpse of things bigger, >> being on top of this mountain you just what god is able to create and it is amazing. >> reed: reed cowan, news 3. >> marie: beautiful sites, beautiful sentiments. otfrom harmful deposits.hmm... hey! ninjas! step away from my engine. kaaa! >> >> jim: check out this video. a couple of apparently hungry burglars are caught on camera breaking into a veteran home. this man and his family were in palm bay florida. the security video shows two shadowy figures making their way around the lawnmower here before they get into the house, oddly all it took was some sausage and beverages like milk and juice. police say they got some good leads from this very clear security video. they hope to arrest these crooks soon. it protects some of the most painful spots in our country and this year, and our anniversary. >> marie: quite a birthday. trouble is solitude may be hard to find with the parts being so packed. tonight's national report, needs ross takes a look at whether our national treasures are being loved to death. >> denise: it all washes out. good old american dart. a snapshot of summer in the national park. for the webster family from california a chance to skip rocks in the chilly waters of the virgin river. one last road trip before >> we've been very lucky to see lots of great places all over the world. it's time to be in our own backyard. >> denise: the backyard is feeling a little tight. >> visitation at many of the national parks is exploding, shuttlebus and, no parking the last clearly are not alone. connect we're breaking records every month and a lot of times it is every single week. said last year 3.6 million people visited and this year is already at the 11 percent. >> so they're working on a visitor use management plan. process expected to take 2 and a half years to figure out just how many people can fit in the canyon. connect i can never say we're loving it to death. >> denise: without damaging resources. overusing it? that is definitely a concern here. we are seeing more trash, more graffiti. we are seeing impacts on vegetation. so we really ask people to park in designated areas only. and stand trail. >> denise: they say in some areas, visitors need to wait their turn on the narrow path with a steep drop-off. meantime employees and interns work the crowd answering questions, helping visitors find their the better. >> rangers think there's a number of reason, the economy is good, gas prices are reasonable and here in zion at least the marketing campaign has certainly done the trick. the question now is what do we do with all of these folks?>> i don't know when i can just go easily. >> denise: zion is in one in 2015 the grand union surpassed the 5 million visitor mark for the rs welcoming 5.5 million people. at lake mead, 7.2 million guests. making it the fifth most visited park. still all of this tourism has its benefits. shelley cox owns this diner in springboro utah. the gateway to zion. if we just do a good old-fashioned home cooking. >> denise: she admits business gentleman and say that he waited an hour in mine in the park to get on the shuttle. and got so upset he just left. >> denise: there's a reason the park is so popular. >> peaceful, very peaceful. >> denise: a natural wonder, worth the crowds and the weight. back at the river, the webster's finish off their peace sign. >> i think the world is in need of a little peace now. >> denise: a message for the next family on their own summer road trip. to see what our national >> jim: beautiful once you fight the crowds to get in, yes? the one yes and the sounds of the natural sounds of the birds and the creeks and streams it is worth the trip but you know, pack your patients that day. >> jim: you know it has been a long hot summer when we see temperatures close to 100 degrees and that's on the great thing. >> marie: finally, maybe not tomorrow but eventually. 100 sounds pretty good right now. we were up 107 today. >> kevin: will drop a couple tomorrow i'll take by the end of the weekend you will like next week's forecast. today not so good, air quality and the unhelpful range so those with asthma. look at the same name this money can see the mountains behind the strip but in the clear pretty quickly. the wind picks up this afternoon and it wasn't too bad by afternoon. most certainly you can smell the this morning. if you are in the right part of the valley.100 degrees in the green way they had to 107 inch done in parts of henderson, far southeast. very quick rogue thunderstorms so to speak. 96 degrees on the west side at summerlin's northwest when just went up to six miles an hour, relative humidity single digits it is quite dry out there. over the mountain in pahrump, overnight county 97 degrees and eight percent. i showed you the view from looked to the east and all the smoke over the mountains.>> 101 98 in primm, i'm sure a lot of cars to hang out on there. 97 in pahrump, 109 in death valley. 101 the paradise core door in the valley.also 102 over in sunrise. that was a warm thermometer in the valley. currently 96 in henderson. there's your 109 in the northeast valley. 107 downtown henderson and 100 and summerlin mountains edge down in southwest. it got up to 102 degrees. all right the height, five above normal. our 13th day above normal this month. we are currently 102 officially out in mccarran. we're looking at 105 tomorrow. so one more day of above normal temperatures and then i think you'll see a noticeable decrease. there's a quick thunderstorm, isolated and separated cut off from the main flow in the atmosphere which is over here. would love to get some of this moisture for the firefighters. we could certainly use it to clear out the valley. it was a better view you can see the extent of it. we have low-pressure appear northern nevada and that is actually steering our wind. it is producing some showers and thunderstorms over the sierra unfortunately. they are staying to the north of the blue cut fire which would be great if we could get something down there to help those firefighters. 79 is the overnight low in boulder city, 59 weight -- in most areas. a little warmer over in eastern clark county. the usual suspects over 10 and about 107. there is always one of the warmer thermometers. overnight tonight areas of smoke possible but not a certainty. really clear, 81. it will be in the upper 70s and outlining areas, low 80s on the east side of the valley. one of five tomorrow with some smoke in his possible especially in the morning hours. still hot at 105 degrees. south southwest at five. the pickup just barely noon and swing south southeast. then go southwest noticeably stronger 13 miles an hour at 5:00 p.m. when it should be about one or two degrees. here's the good news, we start off the weekend at 104 but we ended sunday at 101. that means we will be in the 90s most of the day. then just hanging around the century mark. monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> we will definitely see some 99's on the west side of the valley. >> jim: 100 degrees! >> ce you don't really want to be and in the summer. >> it's true. an artist in dallas is adding >> >> jim: welcome back. mcdonald's are trying to encourage kids to be not active the next time they buy into a mad happy meal. for a limited time they'll come with one of six kid trackers. they're part of a campaign to get kids out and moving. the account steps and link according to how quickly or slowly the person wearing it is moving. the fast food chain says these will be available for the next four weeks. >> marie: airlines is introducing what it calls the world first all business class. -- the business class long-haul flights. mainly flights with the flying business class cabin to have a sliding door and offers them privacy with the residential feel. the seats are expected to debut next fall.>> jim: now we will give you look at some of the stories we are working on to bring you tonight right after the olympics. new developments in a decades-old murder mystery. tonight after the games were metro believes these new clues could finally crack this cold case. and we will show you th sailor surprises his family. those stories and breaking news if it happens tonight right after the olympics. >> marie: all right before we leave you we all know pokimon go is taking the world by storm. especially over there the weather authority office. they're all over it. in dallas artists now creating his own little twist to the game. >> jim: check this out. nicole handcrafts real pokimon characters and leaves find. that way the players have something to show for their efforts other than finding the digital characters. i don't know if you know this but they are not really there. >> is that how it works? >> tonight on the olympic 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