year killed four people and burned 1300 homes. hena daniels has the latest a fast moving wildfire has destroyed several homes and businesses in lower lake, california. and forced thousands of people to flee. that s our house right there some people are just starting to see the devastation around them. this is where we grew up. our whole lives and now aof to come home to. its cruel absolutely horrible emergency crews are trying to contain the blaze - that has already destroyed 3 thousand acres - from the ground and the air. we are seeing everything burn up right now. grass, vegetation, homes, cars, we are experiencing propane tanks explosions. we are throwing everything we have at it on sunday the clayton fire jumped the containment lines spreading in several directions became ground zero after dozens of cars, the post office, winery and a habitat for humanity went up in flames. all of these fires are erupting so fast. people cant even think a second wildfire near lake nacimie
we re coming and plucked from louisiana submerged under flood waters from heavy rains that began late last week. roadways littered with cars abandoned after passengers had to evacuate. thousands of people rescuev the rising waters the neighbors started knocking & i started hearing all kinds of noise so i walked outside & i saw water coming up the street they were trapped in cars. oh my god i m drowning we re coming. we re coming and plucked from rooftops of homes it may be some time before the floodwater levels will dissipate. i want to stress the fact that this is still a significant flood event so nothing has changed from that. and you re in a safe location, that is the best place you should be right now. stay in that location. louisiana governor edwards issuing a state of emergency and receiving federal assistance promises from president obama. this an ongoing event, we still have hundreds of road closures around south louisiana. roads that had been open are now impassa
we re following breaking news this morning.. ((brian loftus)) we ve learned one person was killed in an overnight house fire. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live on scene near sahara and lamb with the latest. michael? ((brian loftus)) demetria, how are the roads? building fire on jimmy durante and harmon. watch out for a crash at charleston and lamb. southbound traffic is still running slowly in the spaghetti bowl. the northbound i-15 ramp to northbound 95 should be open after closing overnight for work on project neon. and there s more rain on the way to the devastated region again this morning. don champion has the latest from baton rouge. flood waters have shown little mercy on south louisiana. torrential rains over the weekend, left entire neighborhoods, under water. from the air, the coast guard plucked people from the tops of their houses on the ground, the national guard picked up people stranded in high water in all the governor says emergency workers resc
firefighters using saws to get through the roof of a second floor condo. wife and i woke up to hear alarms and i was in the bathroom and smoke started coming through the wall. randall grabbed his wife and dog .and thought . i m gonna lose everything.and i did. while the smell of smoke and screams woke many this morning, it was janice s furry friend that alerted her. she ran to the condos and was barkin b yelling for people to get out. if it hadn t been for her, i probably wouldn t have called 911 as promptly as i did. one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. a firefighter was also transported to u-m-c with minor injuries after a tile fell off the roof and hit him on the head. you kind of get that shaky jitters and intenseness, what not in situations like that. some watched as flames shot through the roof. trying to get downstairs is hard for me was not easy and i use a cane full time. while others helped their neighbors escape. right away, ju
valley s news leader. i m brian loftus. ((michelle mortensen)) and i m michelle mortensen, in for kirsten. a wildfire ignited in southern california yesterday.. and is burning out of control.. ((brian loftus)) here s a look at the map so you can see exactly where the blue cut fire is burning.. it s in the cajon pass area .. it s already charred about 18- thousand acres . forcing more than 80- thousand people to evacuate .. ((michelle mortensen)) the fire jumped the interstate .. and i-15 remains closed.. stranding drivers. ((brian loftus)) we have team coverage this mo sherry is monitoring the air quality to see if smoke is rolling into the valley . demetria is keeping her eye on the traffic mess . and michael stevens is tracking the fire .. lets start with him.. michael? ((michael stevens)) brian, michelle. so far, we know the fire has burned at least a dozens buildings. including some homes. and has spread to about 18-thousand- acres. the blue cut fire started yeste