>> breaking news now, quick and fierce, a massive wildfire dubbed the cut fire is waging through the pass. it started small around 10:30, spreading fast, more than 6500 acres. take a look at where this is at the cajon pass, right next to the 15 between las vegas and los angeles, very close to devore, in the san bernardino county. place. we have team coverage, bryan callahan, right on the edge of the fire. we get to him in a bit first, what do you see, gino? >> sorry about the wind. we pulled off north of victorville here and we have a pretty impressive view of what this fire is doing. i'm going to let my photographer show you. we'll start with, look at the sun. it is hot pink. you can tell from the flames, mixed with the smoke, and then if you pan over a little bit, you see much darker smoke and then the contrast of where there isn't any smoke anymore shows

are, how dark the smoke is. we pulled off just north of victorville. it's windy here, it's actually kind of chilly. my eyes are watering from the smoke. we are going to get back in the car after this and we're going to head to his -- a center where some people had to go. for now, back to >> we're out at 15 and ranchero road where the 15 is closed heading southbound. you see these three cars to my left? they were just let out by emergency crews from the burn area out here. you can still see some flames off in the distance. we've been out here for about 15 minutes. we've seen fire trucks, sheriff's patrol vehicles, everybody racing in there, emergency lights going. we've seen the chp turning a lot

around, telling them to head north because the wind is pushing north. so theoretically could be pushing the flames north towards us. so we're keeping a cautious eye out here as we're keeping an eye on the fire and the emergency situation here. we've talked about 700 plus firefighters, personnel being out here on this fire. it seems like more are coming in by the minute to try and battle these flames that keep licking up. at one point you see this gray plume of smoke to the left, we saw flames up almost those power lines are in height. so intense flames just licking up. you can see emergency crews are leading more people out of this burned area right now. so still very active, trying to get people to safety in this area. we're continuing to monitor the situation and we'll keep you updated throughout the night. for now, back to you. >> tricia: the 15 was shut down shortly after the fire started. drivers took to twitter. one person posting a picture of the traffic with the headline,

stopped you've been here, monitoring road conditions for more than three hours. what do you see? >> right now, like you said, the 15 is completely shut down, so crews are telling people to take highway 138 or the 215, but i have been seeing people online saying that the 138 looks like a parking lot. so if you do need to drive through the area, just anticipate that. but a parking lot is still going to be a better option than being now that governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency, we're probably just going to see even more emergency crews out here. as far as the closure goes, this is what you're looking at. northbound 15 is shut down right at kenwood avenue. southbound shut down at rain chair zero road. if you can avoid the 15 all it is together, that is your safest option. >> thank you. and the smoke from the fire is so thick, this video is taken

bizarre? the 138 runs right by -- right with california and the town has been evacuated. about 4500 people there. >> that's disgusting. >> that's unbelievable. >> this is extremely unhealthy, this kind of thick smoke, and are we going to see any of this coming here in our valley? >> bryan: i would say those are the unhealthful levels there. so far we're in the good quality. oftentimes when we do have fires in southwesterly flow that propels has smoke and soot our way, we get to t for sensitive groups helpful. i suspect that's more unhealthful for a widespread group. we'll be tracking throughout the evening. still good air quality but we have fairly stock winds in various areas, gusts out of the southwest, 24, 27 miles per hour. there's your air quality around the area. we'll be watching it closely. ozone is up but smoke and soot not so much. for tonight, we're anticipating some winds sticking around to a lesser is extent, maybe dropping down to about 10 miles per hour later on. but tomorrow they'll be up again

and soot to our valley. we'll be watching that closely. >> back out to the fire, 13 action news is watching this closely. we'll have more in just a bit. our coverage continues on ktnv.com and on the ktnv mobile palm. another big story happening right here in las vegas, a suspected armed man shuts down an entire valley mall. 13 action news anchor leslie is live from the scene. she has more for us. >> reporter: you can see things hours earlier, that's when s.w.a.t. actually surrounded this t.j. maxx, right here, and we caught the moments when customers were actually told to run outside. look at this video. you see women and children evacuating from inside that t.j. maxx. metro telling us this all started after a man was what are everything a -- harassing a woman inside the store, he followed her to the parking lot and pulled out a gun and attempted to rob the woman. they're not sure if they knew each other.

store within minutes, arresting the man. witnesses tell us then that they had told police there was possibly another suspect that then prompted this standoff. moat row does tell us when they got inside, they found no one. the man they had arrested earlier was taken into custody and will be charged with one count of robbery with a deadly weapon, and at this point you can see the store remains closed, but they do say they believe they have their person in custody. reporting live, 13 action news. >> the wildfire burning through the cajon pass shows no signs of stopping. thousands of people already evacuated. and it just keeps going. plus, banking on las vegas business, a small town is hoping a new attraction will draw a specific group of tourists from

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>> in tonight's financial focus, stocks are down across the board, the s&p 500 lost 12. and not a good day for gaming.

ending on a positive note, red rock resort. a record loss today, bhp says it lost more than $6 billion in the last year. that is the worst annual performance in the company's history. earlier this year, bhp actually took a $2.2 billion hit related to november's dam accident, the disaster killing 19 people and causing one of the worst environmental disassers tears in brazil's history. >> the justice department has found evidence of criminal misconduct by volkswagen during the handling of its diesel emissions fiasco. prosecutors have not specified what the criminal charges will be, but they do hope to reach a settlement with the every man automaker. volkswagen has agreed to pay more than $17 billion for civil settlements but will face a

of the criminal case. a new tourist attraction is hoping folks will travel more than an hour from the valley for an experience that you won't find anywhere else. 13 action news reporter takes us inside camel is safari. >> good boy. good boy. >> >> you can kiss them all behind the ears. they're very affectionate. it's how you raise them and how you treat them. >> reporter: the 14 animals at camel safari get the vip treatment from their owner, so they'll be ready to ride around tourists. guy says that sound means i want something. >> he's looking forward to his bottle right now. >> camels out in the wild can conserve enough water for up to two weeks, but here on the farm, camels get as much water as they need, unrestricted access, so they're well taken care of.

show why it's worth making the trip. >> do you care about the distance? yasu no. something like that is an experience. >> it's not as interesting as everyone makes it seem to be. >> not everyone is convinced yet but the county commissioner is excited for the new attraction in her districts. she told us camel safari is part of an effort to bring outdoor activities to international tourists. guy thinks the business will hit its stride once we're out of the summer heat. >> today not everyone is up for a trip to the middle et whatever reason, some people may not be enthusiastic about going to ride a camel. you can do it here. >> to make sure riders can safely get on, the guys have constructed a platform so what you do is just swing your leg over and you sit in front of the hump and then they strap you in to make sure you don't fall out. and the last step, take in the view from seven and a half feet up. in bunkerville, 13 action news. >> breaking right now, the

a fast-moving wildfire in california is growing. 750 people are trying to get this fire under control. two firefighters have already been injured. we have team coverage right after the for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retirement. but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated

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>> we are continuing to follow breaking news out of southern california, a fire official is saying 82,000 people have been told to leave their communities because they are being threatened by the bluecut fire that has just exploded in size. a spokesperson for san bernardino county fire says the evacuation orders were given to about 34,000 homes. some structures have already been burned and the fire has now grown to 14 square miles.

declared a state of emergency for san bernardino county. >> and the bluecut fire as we just talked about, is just one of about a dozen wildfires burning around california. the clayton fire in the north just reached 4,000 acres. and it's only 20% contained. california police arrested this man on suspicion of starting the wildfire, and several others around lake county. the fire has destroyed 175 structures and has forced thousands of folks to people living in indiana are still cleaning up after a slew of severe storms swept through the state monday night. trees are on top of homes, as you can see. boats are flipped upside-down. experts are concerning six tornados hit several counties. there are no reports of injuries. locals forced from their homes by severe flooding in louisiana are going home. many of them are finding nothing but heartbreak there. their homes destroyed by the water. >> like the end of your life,

start over like that. we worked so hard for it. >> further south, it's a race against time. people are filling sandbags along bloated rivers and creeks, bracing for more flooding as the water works its way towards them. >> in milwaukee, a team of experts is leaning up what is left of a bp gas station torched during saturday night's riot. it's one of at least six buildings and several cars destroyed. the violence erupted saturday night after a black police officer shot an armed after a traffic stop. today the city is enforcing a new curfew. teenagers must be off the street by 10:00 p.m. moving to your voice, your vote and the race for the white house. 79 days to election day and hillary clinton is holding tight to her lead over donald trump. according to a new poll, clinton is six points ahead of her republican competitor. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence will be stumping for trump here in southern nevada this week. the governor of indiana is

tomorrow. he's holding a town hall at the convention center. it's free and open to the public. you can register to get tickets on trump's campaign website. nevada will get a lot of attention come november, especially when it comes to our state's senate race. today we caught up with one man who could have a lot to say about the out come here. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston joins us in studio with more. i wonder who you talked to. >> seats in the country, could be the one that determines control of the and today three ads started running in that race. three ads. two by outside groups trying to help cortez, both of the outsider groups are attacking congressman joe hecht for gambling on seniors futures and being in wall street's pocket. the more things change, the more they stay the same. he's up with his own ad, talking

physician, his commitment to social security and medicare. really, old people, i love you. this could be the race that determines control of the senate, and the one that the current occupant doesn't want to lose to the other party. schneider caught up with read today. the senator already is in battle mode. >> congressman has voted against our attempts reform, he could have gone to house leadership and said, let's have a vote this. we passed it in the senate. had he done that and others had done the same thing, we could have had a vote. if a vote has been allowed by the republican house, it would have passed overwhelmingly. because all the democrats would go for it. and enough republicans would vote for it. so i want the committee to know that joe heck is a fraud with the hispanic community. >> a gift for understatement. fraud. of course he's exaggerating, but

is important. and this is just the beginning for the ads and for harry reed. >> he does not hold back. we know that about him. thank you so much. we'll take a look at this. some rough conditions for the commuters in kalamazoo, michigan. you can see the streets flooded there after a bout of heavy rain, and at least one car got stuck, which is a reminder to never attempt to drive in flooded streets. we want to check in with latest on the conditions. we have the cut fire, and that's really bad conditions there near the cajon pass. but this looks pretty nice. >> i'm showing two different views, of the valley, stratton valley view. so far it looks like we're okay. we're relatively clear right now. relatively. but that could change tomorrow. we saw stronger winds today and we'll likely see winds that will probably resemble this for tomorrow. out of the southwest, the exact

of those particulates really get here, the smoke and soot. we'll watch and see if the air quality changes. it's good right now. las vegas, 104 degrees. twelve mile per hour sustained wind, feels like 97. that's a good temperature. not bad at all. that means we're dry. 100 -- i think it feels warmer than that. 108. we're not in competition with any of these other very warm areas, thankfully so. as warm as we are, there's plenty of areas that are much warmer. these are the end of the day highs. flagstaff, love to be there with that number. desert doppler, dry now. i'll show you a computer model, and it's putting in chances for rain that are now far off to the east but moving them more westward so we'll be watching them. not anticipating really anything of any significance until maybe next week. but you can see ever present storms in mojave county. through thursday as well. out toward the east but once again close enough for us to keep our eyes on them and we'll

definitely looking at your day planner, 80s overnight. afternoon highs pretty nice for tomorrow, a little warm but still relatively dry. here's the setup for the next seven days. the weekend first. we cool down. drop those numbers down. that's not bad. very nice. and you see as we lower the temperatures down, we'll also drop some of that wind out. that will be good. 80s overnight. another warm day before we start

>> today's top stories trending with 13 action news. >> say it justin bieber has quit instagram and it is now trending. the drama started when he began posting photos of himself and his gal pal sophia. she's a 17-year-old and the daughter of singer lionel richie. the pictures didn't go over too well, and he did not take kindly to their comments. that's when he threatened to block access to his social media accounts. then his ex, celina gomez weighed in, and then he decided

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fresh off the boat. we'll see you for action news live at 11:00. that's 13 action news for now. we want to thank you for joining us. we're leaving you with live pictures of the bluecut fire that is now burning in san bernardino county, which has grown to 9,000 acres. it's led to mass evacuations and shut down interstate 15 in both directions into southern california and into southern nevada.

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