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the massive blue cut wildfire continues to threaten communties in the dry mountainous area about 60 miles east of los angeles. the fire raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. its just devastating. and it looks like its just all around us and i live that way won t let me go home. strong winds and dry brush fueled flames shooting thick black smoke 80 feet into the air. this is the area where those firefighters were overcome by flames and a couple were injured. more than a thousand fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack the monster blaze from the air. (glenn barley, so cal fire) we re really struggling to keep up wit it. evacuation orders have been refusing to leave the mountain town of wrightwood. the area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. (sot sheriff john mcmahon, san bernardino county) we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside and not have a way ou ....
here across the street, that s when i noticed all the cops and emergency vehicles on the block. it sucks what happened . sad. sad it happened to a little kid like that. )) ((shakala alvaranga)) our sources tell us the child who died was also 9. police say they are still investigating but it is a heartbreaking story to bring to you tonight .all around. back to you. ((paul joncich)) shakala, thank you. do you do with the dog? ((shakala alvaranga)) paul, we are told that animal control has taken custody of the dog. however, they are not releasing any more information other than that. back to you./// ((paul joncich)) all-new details tonight at 11. police and health officials are on alert for hazardous, nuclear material stolen from a northwest home. ((christianne klein)) gauges stolen from his house thursday morning. that still haven t been found. he s speaking exclusively to 8 news now reporter nia wong. she s here with the story. nia? ((nia wong)) this is a com ....
dewpoints remaining high. there s plenty of moisture in the atmosphere but no sunshine to fire it up. expect temps to stay warm and sticky tonight. we ll be in the 90 s through the evening and warm late night. since the skies are opening up a little we could see slight stray they should be isolated for now. we ll keep our eyes on the next week and late weekend where showers chances they return. that s coming up there s still police tape in front of the window where it appears the burglar made his way into a vacant retail space. then somehow made his way through the wall into the gun store. we ve just learned 27 guns were stolen. the owner of new frontier armory tells us.surveillance video shows one person inside the store at around 4 this morning. security cameras may have also caught the possible getaway vehicle which could help north las vegas police track down the suspect much faster. business owners is those guns potentially getting into the wrong hands around t ....
the crash remains under investigation. as soon as we learn more about what happened and the victim, we will let you know. reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. ((sharie johnson)) mandatory evacuations have been lifted for all communities affected by the blue cut fire. that means people near the san bernardino national forest are now returning to their homes. the fire has charred more than 37 thousand acres. it s now 83 percent contained. the blaze destroyed more other structures. more than 80 thousand people we re forced to leave their homes. (( eric johnston returning home it s really nice to come home and know that eveything is standing and all of our friends homes and that they re safe and their homes are still standing: thank you firefighters absolutley )) ((sharie johnson)) while people are returning home they are urged to use caution as firefighters are still patrolling hot spots in the area./// ((sharie johnson)) katie boer gives us a look at what th ....
8 news now s shakala alvaranga talked to the department spearheading the effort. it s the same department that has already saved more than a hundred juveniles from human trafficking this year. ((shakala alvaranga)) dave and denise, this department recovers around 150 juveniles from sex trafficking every single year here in the valley. this latest arrest is a big win for them, especially because they believe this case is a lot worse than they previously thought. rescued from sex trafficking this year in las vegas. (( in 2015, our youngest victim was 11, and i do believe this year is 13. )) this under ground operation brings in billions. it is scary because some of these traffickers are extremely dangerous and some believe that their lives are literally in danger if they were to speak to the police. police.. she told us how her team, captured david coil. she says a victim came forward about the allegations. if no one comes forward and tells us there story, other peop ....