battle the flames - including both planes and helicopters. the san bernardino county fire department says mountain roads are gridlocked.... as people leave their homes. these are some of the pictures being shared on social media-- showing the effects of the fire across southern california. the smoke appears orange in some places, with the sun barely visible through the ash. you can share your pictures with us on our facebook or twitter page. more heat on the way with 106 on wednesday, then 104 on thursday. we'll stay around 103 on friday and through the weekend. we'll also see afternoon gusts around 20 mph each day. more clouds arrive on monday and tuesday with monsoon moisture staying east of us. average highs for the next week are at 101 & police respond to reports of a gunman at a shopping center... it happened at about 1-30 this afternoon near durango and elkhorn... metro says they have one suspect in custody police say the incident started inside a t-j maxx when a customer was being harassed by a man inside... then she left the store and while she was walking in police say that man pulled a gun and robbed her police say other customers saw the robber and ran and called 911. some barricaded themselves inside stores. i spoke with people shopping in nearby stores and barricaded themselves inside for a short time they say it was scary "closed captioning police say there was such a late response because there was confusion among the shoppers who called 911... those shoppers thought there may be a second gunman. police say at this point they believe there was one gunman and that suspect is in custody. officers are not sure how many people were in tj maxx during the investigation or after the shooting the search contiinues for suspects - after two shootings within two days. last night - a man was shot near arville and flamingo - around seven. metro says two people got into an argument - before the shooter went to his car - and fired several shots at the victim. the person shot was taken to u-m- c. no word on the victim's condition.... or the identity of the suspect. still no word on any arrests - after two people were shot and casino. the victims have been identifed by the coroner as 41 year old delven rasberry and 45 year old deandre taylor. both were shot several times. north las vegas police say the two were part of a large group that gathered in the parking lot of the casino around 4 a-m sunday morning. if you have information on either one of these shootings... call police or crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. the "bratalian" restaurant in be closed for at least two weeks - after a truck crashed into it. that's according to a facebook post from "bratalian" - which is the latest las vegas venture from celebrity chef carla pellegrino. it's near eastern and horizon ridge. henderson police say just before two p-m monday... the truck failed to follow a curve in the road - and crashed deep into the restaurant. it was closed at the time - so no one was hurt. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries - and police say a medical issue may have caused the crash. called in to make sure the building was structurally sound. "bratalian" says it should know an exact re-opening date in within five days. a horse was killed... when it was hit by a truck in the northeast valley. metro says it happened around 9-30.... near nellis and owens. no other injuries were reported. we're still learning the circumstances of the crash. clark county says animal control is part of the investigation. a youth director arrested last week on charges of lewdness.... says the girls at the club where he worked - are always pushing the envelope with their clothing attire. that's according to an arrest report on willis brown... who faces three counts of lewdness involving girls under the age of 16. the report cites interviews with girls at the southern highlands "boys and girls club" who said brown often hugged them inappropriately - groped their legs and other body parts - and asked inappropriate questions about sexual behavior - boyfriends - and their virginity status. brown denied the allegations to police - but according to the report - used words like "promiscuous" and "provocative" to a problem with the telephone system at the veteran affairs hospital in north las vegas has been fixed. people trying to call the va southern nevada healthcare system had been getting a busy signal on monday. the v-a says the agency's phone service provider sent technicians to the hospital and the problem was resolved by the afternoon. a v-a spokesperson apologized on behalf of the va for any inconvenience the technical issues may have caused veterans. the hospital's phone system handles about 106-thousand calls each month. early th vegas said goodbye... to what was left of the old riviera hotel and casino. " " at around 2-30 a- m.... the monte carlo tower... and other parts of the property came tumbling down in a controlled implosion. the monaco tower was demolished in june. a stretch of las the dust settled and crews cleaned up the area. the riviera was bought by the convention and visitors authority last year - and shut down in may. the property will be part of a convention center expansion that stretches out to the strip. is the mess worth the money? what many in the laughlin area want changed - after the bullhead river regatta. plus... how new teachers are getting ready for the first day of school in clark county... with a visi closed captioning will resume shortly treasure at bullheads city's river regatta over the weekend. locals are so upset with how to not bring the event back next year. fox5s vince sapienza is live in a bullhead city with reaction today. thanks guys, after ten years of the worlds largest river tube float, locals i spoke too said they've had enough... over 31 hundred have signed a petition to remove the river regatta for good and this is why....these are pictures of what it looked like hours after the event, trash littered up and down the banks of the colorado river. city staff told me they had 20 dumpsters, 150 trash cans, and over 120 people focused on picking up trash. they said it was all cleaned up in a matter of hours, but people i spoke with say they have had enough " this is our river and the only one we're going to get we need to take care of it no one else is going to." "when people stay indoors not doing much it doesn't generate a lot of economic impact we have this event at this time of year so we can generate some awesome think it does just that." now as you can see crystal clear water, we haven't seen any huge quantities of trash here today the city tells me this event had its highest number of attendees over 30thousand and it is just too valuable to lose... the economic impact of this event is around 20 million between laughlin and bullhead city vince sapienza fox 5 local las vegas what's next for city council on this matter? city council will review and hear locals opinions on next years event starting tonight at 5:30 ... but a decision if it stays or goes on wont come until september 20 weeks - classes will be back in session... for another school year. an orientation was held for 14 hundred new teachers today - at mandalay bay. it was hosted by the clark county education association. the association's president says a lot of new hires are coming from out of state... among them... tiffany anderson from southern california... who says the orientations are very valuable. "as a first year teacher you are kind of walking in with a lot of naivity. you think you know what you are talking about. you just came out of your teaching program. yeah. i've got this maybe those older teachers don't know all the new tricks but there's still a lot that new teachers don't know as well." clark county students will head back to school august 29th. sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." fox five is helping valley kids get the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. it's the second day of our s-o-s drive to raise school supplies. fox five's christine maddela is live at n-v energy - near sahara and jones - where the donations have been coming in today. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning today, we are live at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas closed captioning will resume shortly one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas dot com. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty more heat on the way with 1 wednesday, then 104 on thursday. we'll stay around 103 on friday and through the weekend. we'll also see afternoon gusts around 20 mph each day. more clouds arrive on with monsoon moisture staying east of us. average highs for the next week are at 101 & 102. more heat on the way with 106 on wednesday, then 104 on thursday. we'll stay around 103 on friday and through the weekend. we'll also see afternoon gusts around 20 mph each day. more clouds arrive on monday and tuesday with monsoon highs for the next week are at 101 & 102. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly a fire breaks out... on a garbage truck. the flames are caught on video. now - republic services is offering an explanation for what happened. and another live look at the blue cutt fire... monitor the i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. d they're doing great.? letterman: ?where are the shirts made?? off-camera voice: ?bangladesh.? letterman: ?bangladesh.? trump: ?well, it's good. we employ people in bangladesh." letterman: ?ties? where are the ties made?" they have to work, too. these are beautiful ties. they are great ties. the ties are made in where? china? off-camera voice: ?china.? letterman: ?the ties are made in china." [ audience laughter ] shows a fire involving a garbage truck. it was posted to our fox five facebook page by a viewer - who says it was taken near russell and boulder highway. republic services says it was some contents collected by a customer yesterday - not the truck itself - that caught fire. the company says the driver responded quickly and the fire was extinguished. the truck wasn't damage. no word on what set off the flames. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. we're continuing to follow some dangerous wildfires in calfornia. now - one of them involves and charges of arson. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. it's a simple question. in washington, has congressman joe heck been standing up for you? heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood. he even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. and heck's against a woman's right to choose and supports overturning roe v wade ich would allow states to criminalize abortion. joe heck. part of the problem in washington.