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. abc's adrienne bank-ert has the latest. royce bordes evacuee 27-30 eric sherwin public information officer san bernardino county fire 50-53 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 doonbuggies .. volkswagen doonbuggies..they flew like 25-30 feet in the air me and my son barely got out. times it's size in just 12 hours ...blazing as triple digit temperatures and wicked whirlwinds spark explosive flames and firenadoes. nats chopper this is a monster of a fire that is moving faster than any other fire i've retreating every 5 minutes. // that's how fast this thing was moving and how much heat the clayton fire now 35% contained ....claiming 175 homes and businesses -- and 4 thousand acres. arson investigators blaming this man -- 40 year old anthony pashilk. don gordon/cal fire lead arson investigator part of the puzzle that the investigators have to figure out when they're investigating these fires is to try and get inside the mind of the arsonist. the alleged arsonist due to be arraigned in court today. tag: as for the massive blue cut fire - two of the 750 firefighters battling this fire crews fighting the fire today are facing 100 degree temperatures and strong winds. we're going to keep monitoring live pictures.. your screen.... and...this fire is not only fire having an impact on our air quality... it's also causing problems on the roads. i-15 is closed at cajon pass... which is making it difficult to get from las vegas to the los angeles area. 13 action news reporter parker collins is live near primm parker, are you still seeing drivers waiting the i-15 closure out? traffic is moving... the closure is affecting a lot of people detours are there add a lot of time some drivers telling me there's so much smoke... it felt like the fire was closing in :18 "it got so hazy... pass right by it." :28 remain in effect all day... possibly longer reporting live parker collins thirteen action news. and... the procession for a fallen firefighter has begun. 26 year old justin beebe was killed over the weekend....after he was hit by great basin national park in northern nevada-- several agencies took part in the procession. they provided an escort to the north las vegas airport to get beebe's body home. he's from vermont.....but was living in montana-- vo we have breaking news about a house fire from earlier this week... police now say a person who was found dead in the house near lamb and sarah on monday---- was killed before the fire even started. investigators say the person appeared to have been beaten to a suspect description has not been released. also breaking at this hour... olympic gold medal swimmer ryan lochte has been ordered to turn over his passport to authorities in rio. but his father just told the associated press that lochte has already returned to the u-s. the brazilian judge that ordered lochte and another u-s wimmer to turn over their passports... wanted them to stay in the country while authorities investigated the claim that they were robbed at gunpoint. right now, police say they have little evidence that support "unprecedented"... that's how the governor of louisiana is describing the deluge that has swamped parts of his state. and....here's a shocking number: meteorologists estimate about six- point-nine-trillion gallons of rain have pummled the state over the last week... video of casket floating in the street gives you a picture of just how bad it is in south louisiana.... this comes as singer taylor swift says she's pitching in 1 million dollars for flood releif.... at least 11 people have died and the governor says at least 40-thousand homes are damaged... 12 parishes are now dem federal disaster areas. right now...officials are asking for volunteers to help clean out mud from homes. developing news out of puerto rico..... authorities say more than 500 passengers have been safely removed from a cruise ship that caught fire. a small fire erupted on the ship that runs between puerto rico and the dominican republic. police say smoke was spotted early this morning....aboard the caribbean fantasy. the ship has since docked safely in puerto rico. speaking at a tax fairness event in cleveland oh.. you're looking live at the event.... meanwhile......donald trump campaign is shaking up. the republican nominee has made some big changes to the management team of his campaign as controversy swirls around his one of his top staffer clinton continues to deal with the fallout from her private emails. trump has brought in breitbart news' stephen bannon as the campaign's ceo and he's promoting kellyanne conway to campaign manager.... trump said in a statement "they are extremely capable, highly qualified people who love to win and know how to win".... the trump campaign shake up came hours after he made this direct appeal to black voters. african-american citizen struggling in our country today who wants a different and much better future." the fbi also recovered thousands of hillary clinton's deleted emails. the state department says those work-related emails will now be made public and we should get a possible release date...next week. remember we told about the hepatitis outbreak in hawaii? well we now know what caused hundreds of people to get also.. an olympian gets to surprises a fan after he uses all of his vacation time to go to rio...but the story doesnt end there... in today's health report... the department of health says imported frozen scallops served at a sushi restaurant are to at a sushi restaurant are to outbreak. more than 160 people were sickened. . the scallops were distributed by koha oriental foods beginning in mid- april. the department of health indicates the scallops originated in the phillipines and were contaminated before being shipped to hawaii. the state has now embargoed all shipments of frozen scallops from the distributor. dr. sarah park-state epidemeologist clip0013 15:36-15:42 "we know that at least 70% of our cases at this point ate at a genki sushi. how many of them actually ingested scallops is still verify." [butted with] dr. ginny pressler /director - hawaii department of health "we notified genki sushi and asked them to close their oahu and kauai restaurants immediately. although no hep a cases have been linked to maui or big island locations.... the d-o-h says that could change, and that more cases are likely. he's nicknamed the 'forrest gump' of the olympics.... because of all the selfies he's getting with top athletes.....but... he says hes not leaving until particular athlete.. also... a family mourns the loss of their loved one after their neighbor shoots and kills a man because of his nationality.. now that family believes the judicial system failed them.... ((ad lib over live picture of fire)) looking to be another hot day for the valley. high temperatures ranging between 105 and 110 degree valley wide with a breezy out of the south/southwest between 10 and 20 mph. within the city that will last until the early evening. mainly sunny skies are expected but due to the wildfire near the cajon pass, smoke and haze will move into the valley. as it stands at 4am, air quality is good and is predicted to move into moderate levels this afternoon. depending on the strength of the winds and how large the smoke plumes becomes through the morning. mountains will be effect by the smoke the most; moving into unhealthy levels for children, the elderly and people with respiratory issues. moving into the end of the week, smoke looks to subside but that is dependent on 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. vo having child porn will be held on a 100 thousand dollar bond. ruben del-ga-dillo made his first court appearance this morning... and a preliminary hearing is vo the metro officer accused of 100 thousand dollar bond. ruben del-ga-dillo made his first court appearance this morning... and a preliminary hearing is now set for laterthis month. according to an arrest report, up and having child porn on his computers. he is currently on unpaid administrative leave while the investigation continues. he's a super fan of olympian athletes but he says he's not leaving rio until he gets one specific selfie..... but he may be packing up sooner than you think.... and we are closely monitoring the blue cut fire that has burned hundreds of homes and structures.. this is a live look at the blaze..... for seniors like barbara, social security makes a difference every month. but for the wall street types who've given congressman joe heck's campaigns over $500,000, social security could mean billions of dollars in fees. that's what privatizing social security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. under heck's privatization plan, on the stock market. and the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. whose side are you on? senate majority pac is responsible i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer but early treatment saved my life. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. i hope the women of nevada remember that when it's time to vote. team usa swimmer and gold and silver medalist simone manuel at the 2016 games in rio. her plane arrived early this morning arounf 5 a-m... she was greeted by city leaders and fans. the 20-year-old swimmer brought home two gold medals for the women's 100- meter freestyle and the 100-meter medley relay. she also earned two silver medals.... they're calling him the 'forrest gump' of the olympics.... all the biggest athletes.... except for one.... here's abc's tj holmes in rio with the story - and a surprise. ((music/montage - brent folan's selfies with various athletes)) [[1 second]] who is that guy?!?! [[3 seconds]] the final five were all smiles posing for a selfie with him. [[2.5 seconds]] here he is with u-s track star allyson felix. [[3.5 seconds]] and here: all buddy-buddy with gold medal swimmer ryan murphy. [[6.5 seconds]] so who is he: ((keyable blinking red arrow gfx)) popping up behind gymnast aly raisman (pr: rays-man) during her medal ceremony! per greg macek: nbc olympic footage of folan in the stands behind raisman ok to fair use if we write to it specifically - with upperleft: nbc olympics [sot] tj: ... you're some kind of selfie whiz, what is it? brent: just right place, right time. if they would give medals for brent describes himself as a sports superfan. selfies won't be complete without that one selfie he's sfx ((3 x keyable question mark gfxs popping out)) [[1 second]] michael phelps! ((keyable sparkle over teeth gfx)) [sot] brent: ... phelps is like my white buffalo. he's the reason i skipped my flight home. [[10 seconds]] that's right: brent had to call his boss to ask for more vacation time so he could stay in rio longer to pursue a coveted selfie with interview with him is just a front. [sot] tj: before i continue, i need you to come around here, we're going to do it from this angle bf - okay tj - and i want you to tell me the trick now to doing a selfie (at this point you see phelps in the background starting to run up) tj - let's see here (at this point you can clearly see it's phelps) bf - flip it around tj - flip it around for me bf - oh!!! (realizes mp is photobombing) no way! tj - yes! bf (to phelps) - what's up man mp - how are you? bf - so good mp - nice to meet you bf - this photobombed you tj - he just called you his white buffalo, been trying to track you down this whole time mp - here i am, ago, i skipped my flight to try to meet you and look it happened mp - it happened (laughs) in what seems like the summer of amusement ride this time....in connecticut... investigators are saying what might have happened.... also.. a young hunter is going viral on facebook.... why she says shes not giving up her hunting license.... have you downloaded the all new 13 action news app yet? it's simple to use and features live streaming, and video on demand get it free in the app store and in google play. sotvo --tiana thomas --lytle creek i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer but early treatment saved my life. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. our first time visi and our whole plan is messed up now." local tourists and residents living on the california/nevada state line are upset.... that's because taking a different route to escape the blue cut fire will take up to 7 hours... this was the scene last night as cars and 18 wheelers stood at a standstill in traffic... ((ad lib to live pictures)) ((ad lib and toss to wx)) for the valley. high temperatures ranging between 105 and 110 degree valley wide with a breezy out of the south/southwest between 10 and 20 mph. by this afternoon we should have gusts up to 30 within the city that will last until the early evening. mainly sunny skies are expected but due to the wildfire near the cajon pass, smoke and haze as it stands at 4am, air quality is good and is at 4am, air quality is good and is predicted to move into moderate levels this afternoon. this look may change depending on the strength of the winds and how large the smoke plumes becomes through the morning. mountains will be effect by the smoke the most; moving into unhealthy levels for children, the elderly and people respirat. moving into the end of the week, smoke looks to subside but that is dependent on the firefighters controlling the fire. 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 the road. i-15 is closed at cajon pass... which is making it difficult to get from las vegas to the los angeles area. 13 action news reporter parker parker, are you still seeing drivers waiting the i-15 closure out? traffic is moving... a lot of drivers are turning around and changing their plans the closure is affecting a lot of people detours are there add a lot of time some drivers telling me there's so much smoke... it felt like the fire was closing in we're told the closure could possibly longer reporting live parker collins thirteen action news. also this midday...we are learning more about the 40 year old california man....arrested for intentionally setting the clayton fire... officials say damin pashilk has been on t sometime..... he has had a lengthy pass with the law including a most recent case in 2007.... he was sent back to prison 6 times over the next 4 years for violating parol.... surprsingly during his last months in prison....he was an inmate firefighter working on the front lines cutting brush and clearing vegetation. daniel berlant/cal fire spokesman:"we believe that not only did this individual start this fire but actually 16 other fires over the past year....all so far....the fire has charred 400 acres and destroyed more than 175 homes.... businesses and other structures. now to that disturbing story out of tulsa, oklahoma... a man shot and killed by a neighbor..... the victim's family says the alleged shooter tormented them for years.... because they were middle eastern. abc's clayton sandell has the latest..... this morning one victim's family is reeling from a murder they believe is clearly sot - victoria jabara williams / victim's sister / (17:36:45) he just was a sweet, sweet soul. thirty-one year old khalid jabara was shot and killed in tulsa oklahoma friday? (gfx 1 - mug shot) allegedly at the hand of a neighbor who his family says terrorized them for years: 61-year old stanley majors. sot - victoria jabara williams / sister /(17:39:45) he would call us racial slurs: dirty lebanese, ay-rabs, muslims, even though my family's christian. // he was hateful, just hateful. (gfx 2 - old mug shot & court records) it got so bad? in 2013 the family got a protection majors ran down jabara's mother with his car? causing serious injuries. majors was arrested? but before his trial a judge allowed him to bond out of jail. sot - victoria jabara williams / sister /(17:39:32) how did this man, a repeated, with a cycle of violence against our family, get out of jail?! (gfx 3 - khalid ) then on friday khalid jabara called 9-1-1? reporting he'd seen majors with a gun. tulsa police showed up but say majors wouldn't answer his door. they say there was nothing more sot - sgt. dave walker / tulsa police dept. /(16:52:34) i don't think there was enough evidence but just eight minutes after police left? investigators say majors grabbed a handgun and murdered jabara on his own front porch. sot - areva martin / legal analyst / (17:33:05) i think this is the perfect case of a family doing everything right and the system failing the family. police? on the defensive? saying they're still not sure why majors allegedly killed his neighbor. sot - sgt. dave walker / tulsa police i just don't think the only he has not entered a plea. for gma? clayton sandell, abc ride.... now investigators are trying to figure out how.... yesterday....emergenc y personnel raced to the scene at the ocean beach park in new london connecticut. officials believe the wiring running underneath the ride may have been a factor... new london's deputy police chief peter reichard sot: "emergency services transported several children to the local hospital, received some type of electrical shock. the most serious injured had some small burns on the palms of his hands from when he touched the metal railing when this incident....the latest in a string of serious summer amusement incidents. a three year old boy rushed to the hopsital last week after falling from a wooden roller coaster in pennsylvania. 3 girls injured at a tennessee carnival after their ferris wheel basket flipped. and 10-year-old caleb schwab killed on a water the worlds tallest water slide last sunday in kansas. a 12 year old hunter is facing death threats after posting next to animals she's hunted. ayanna gourdin goes on frequent big game hunting trips with her dad. after a recent trip to africa she said her kill of a giraffe was a "dream hunt." the posts on social media have caused a firestorm of backlash. some calling the girl - sick. caused a firestorm of backlash. some calling the girl - sick. but the utah girl and her dad are not shying away. sot aryanna: its something i cherish and enjoy and i want other people to see what i experienced butt with sot l we're proud to be hunters and we'll never apologize for being a hunter the father daughter duo say the hunts have been legal and that the meat from the giraffe was donated to local villages. some online have defended the 12 year old... -writing "let the haters hate! hunt away aryanna" controversy over a restaurant billboard in indiana. hacienda mexican restaurants' latest billboard in south bend reads "the best mexican food this side of the wall." a ad. they say this isn't the first time hacienda has created a billboard that offended someone. the executive vice president hacienda restaurant says they're just trying to be funny. sot leslie: "we don't intend to upset anybody but, we do use humor. when you use humor, there's going to be some groups that are particularly sensitive to certain things." the la casa youth center's leader says that's not a good enough answer. he says the idea of a u.s.-mexico border wall has become a contentious political latino community. he says some people won't be offended by the ad, but that's not the point... it's about considering the feelings of others. a d-c police officer is now under investigation... because of a video.. showing him pinning a woman to his patrol s-u-v.. you can see the woman's feet are dangling.. off the ground. the woman says she was arguing with a man who was trying to she says she was yelling at the man when police showed up. "it's harassment, either way you look at it it's harassment ?" she was eventually let go and not charged with any crime. the woman says she plans to sue the police department. what started out as a day of shopping ended in fear...at a t-j maxx in centential hills.. a man with a gun, harrassing customers-- leading to a standoff. chopper 13 was fast and first over the store near durango and elkhorn. police say it started around 1- 30... when a man was harassing a woman in the store. we spoke to a 12-year old girl who says he pointed th i looked in the back of me and this guy was twirling and jumping, and he pointed the gun at me. and these two other kids woman he was harassing. n-h-p troppers quickly responded and arrested him. witnesses told police there was another person inside with a gun which prompted a brief standoff. after checking the store, a local restaurant is in need of some serious repairs... after a driver loses control of his truck and smashes right into it. thankfully the "bratalian restaurant" wasn't open. celebrity chef and owner carla pelligrino.. says luckily... her employee who was supposed to be inside-- was 5 minutes late to the restaurant near eastern and horizon ridge parkway 180628 she said there is a car inside bratalian , i could not believe,wasn't even nervous cause it sounds so unbelievable. 180632 the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. police say he may havea medical condition that led to the crash.... clark county school district is set to break into smaller precints. last night, lawmakers unanimously approved some revisions to the bill they passed last year which called for reorganzing the district. nevada succeeds tweeted out this picture of the revisions. on september first, the state board of education will meet to consider the regulations that were just passed. a victim is trying heal and patch up his wounds after the unthinkable happens...when he gets out to check his mail.... (terrence edge/ victim) "i turned around, looked back and he was grabbing the car door how did he became a victim of a carjacking...and the surveillance video...authorities are hoping will help catch that suspect.... also.... a heartbreaking story.... this dog is not able to walk anymore.... the plea from his owners.... and here's a live look at the new york stock exchange... for the valley. between 105 and 110 degree valley wide with a breezy out of the south/southwest between 10 and 20 mph. by this aft have gusts up to 30 within the city that will last until the early evening. mainly sunny skies are expected but due to the wildfire near the cajon pass, smoke and haze will move into the valley. as it stands at 4am, air quality is good and is predicted to move into moderate levels this afternoon. this look may change depending on the strength of the winds and how large the smoke plumes becomes through the morning. mountains will be effect by the smoke the most; moving into unhealthy levels for children, the elderly and people with 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. now let's take a look at today's top stories now newly released security video shows a man in texas being dragged as he tries to stop a now let's take a look at today's top stories now shows a man in texas being dragged as he tries to stop a car thief driving away in his car. two weeks ago, the driver stopped to pick up the mail. in the 20 seconds he left his car running...surveillanc e video shows a man on his phone stroll casually by....then jumping inside. when he re-appears in the video.... you can see the victim dragged to the ground.... the car's back tire barely (terrence edge/ victim) "i turned around, looked back and he was grabbing the car door and i tried to get to him, and [butted with] (kimberly edge/ wife) "i was petrified. i was petrified that he got hurt. he could have got hurt, he could have been run over." the couple says they won't be leaving the car with the keys inside anymore, even if they're standing only feet away. and....frightening moments tuesday afternoon in downtown scaffolding collapsed from a city skyscraper. people cheered- as those two workers made it across. firefighters and police officers made sure people watching- stood back- just in case the scaffolding fell. right now....federal inspectors are investigating what caused the scaffolding to collapse. a special wheelchair used for disabled pets... stolen off a porch in washington..... meet charlie. he is a six year old black lab. charlie uses the custom made chair to lost feeling in his hind legs. the wheelchair costs around 400- dollars. the family is hoping charlie will get a new one... you can check out all of the stories trending today... on our ktnv mobile app the lucky dragon hotel and casino will open later this year.... here at action news we visited the construction site about a month ago-- today, review journal columnist john katsilometes will visit the inside.. he's here to share more about that. lucky dragon will position itself as las vegas' first casino resort to deliver an authentic asian lifestyle experience. it will be a community gathering hotspot for asian visitors, locals and anyone looking for the best pan-asian food and excitement in town. the resort will feature details such as signage in chinese first and english second, a multilingual staff and the city's only indoor/outdoor high- end tea garden and all aspects of the hotel and casino's design have been influenced by the rich traditions of asian culture. designed by architects ed vance & associates, the project is located close to the north end of the las vegas strip at 300 w. sahara ave. lee cagley design designed the interior with consultation on cultural authenticity by feng shui master lin huang at qi gallery. we continue to monitor the blue cut fire burning in san county california. it's already burned 30 thousand acres... and more than 80 thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. the fire is still causing promblem for people wanting to and from nevada... from the los angeles area. i-15 remains closed at cajon pass 13 action news reporter parker collins is live in primm parker, are you still seeing drivers waiting the i-15 closure out? traffic is moving... a lot of drivers are turning around and changing their plans the closure is affecting a lot telling me there's so much smoke... it felt like the fire was closing in :18 "it got so hazy... pass right by it." :28 we're told the closure could remain in effect all day... possibly longer reporting live parker collins thirteen action news. and before we go, here's a look at tonight's primetime lineup-- news live at 3. but remember - we are always on at ktnv-dot-com, and on our ? >> carla: grab your shades. we're hitting the sand with easy delicious beach bites. i've got a fresh spin on a make-ahead summer salad perfect for seaside snaking. then, michael's showing you how to have a family clambake cleveland style. plus, mario's in the kitchen with the fabulous blake lively, and they're making a cheesy italian favorite you can sink your teeth into. it's all about catching waves and delicious flaves, right now, on "the chew." ? 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