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crazy day for you. >> it has. i came up about four hours ago to help a friend of mine move some exotic animals. and get them out of harm's way. come up from norco, been here about four, five hours. and everything went along as planned, everything worked, everything is good. >> well, that's a very upbeat attitude. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> a very -- it's a very fast-moving situation. we'll have another update for you soon. we'll take it back to you in studio. >> in cajon pass, we realize many of you may not be familiar with the area in southern california, and how something like this could actually affect air quality and traffic here in las vegas. 13 action news reporter, breaking it down for us. >> reporter: let's give you a better idea of the area we're talking about. right now the fire is burning just over 200 miles southwest of us right here in las vegas.
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victorville. the orange area you see on your screen, this is a fire perimeter. the yellow area, this is all under mandatory evacuation. as far as the traffic is concerned right now, that is the blue area, the 15 shut down in both directions. it starts up here at oak hill near the cajon junction, all the way down until the 15 meets the 215. so if you do need to travel through this area right now, your best option is to head south until the 10, as if you're traveling to palm springs and then connect over that way because we are anticipating the 15 to stay shut down at least through the end of the night. >> the fire has anyone traveling between here and los angeles in a bind as they're forced to driver around the area. bryan callahan headed out earlier this afternoon, going directly toward the blaze. he joins us live from barstow, where the wall of smoke begins.
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there? >> reporter: back in vegas, it's just a haze, but i wanted to give you an idea of this wall. you can see the diverse between the blue sky on the left of your screen, all the smoke that gusty on the right, and if you take a look a little to the right, you can see the sun is just a red/orange ball because of the smoke. the smoke continues north. it appears the smoke is mostly heading directly north from this fire. the heaviest part of the smoke, i should say. the smoke is surrounding the area. it's a fairly clear drive from vegas to this we're about 50 miles from where the fire is burning. we're going to continue to head down the road in live drive, keep you updated through the necessary cast as well as on ktnv.com. reporting live. >> and you saw the smoke and the haze as he gets closer to the fire. taking a live look outside, you can see some of that haze making its way into our valley. let's head over to 13 first alert chief meteorologist bryan scofield to find out more about
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look from what we had this morning. it was just an enormous cloud of that haze hanging over the valley. we don't obviously have the issues they have in california but nevertheless we have haze that has pushed into the valley and maize a pretty good trek through barstow last night, plenty of that still hanging there, through sandy valley, into our valley. dan is upstairs, taking a look at things. let's check on the air quality now. things have thinned out but has that changed the air quality? >> it has slightly changed the air quality thisft compared to this morning. things much more improved than what we saw earlier. if you take a look at the graphic, it shows you most air qualities around the metro, currently in the good or moderate. that smoke this morning, we had the unhealthy category this morning, so if you were sensitive to smoke, pollens, anything out there, a sensitive person when it comes to breathing, asthma, elderly persons, you might have noticed it. now things definitely have improved and just taking a look outside, this afternoon, as we
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see the mountains much clearer than we saw this morning. that is definitely the first sign that that smoke settled. the winds mixed the air a little bit, kind of pushed everything out of there. as we go through the night, we're going to have to watch that air quality because it could once again settle, those winds could die off a little bit and that smoke could once again move back into the las vegas valley. we're not out of the woods yet. just because it's clear outside doesn't mean it's safe. we're going to keep an eye on that and let you know if that smoke will move back in. right now the stream. on our roof at ktnv studios right now. >> bryan: the wind has mixed it up but the wind is still propelling a lot of those particulates our way. we're talking out of the southwest. 20, 27 miles per hour, 25 miles per hour. we still have a pretty strong southwesterly flow. lightening up for this evening and even turning south, that's good news. that will push a lot of that stuff to the north. i think we'll have another chance to really throw down more
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haze coming up in your 13 first alert forecast just ahead. >> your voice, your vote, in the race for the white house. vice presidential candidate and indiana governor mike pence in henderson today as part of a tour through the southwest. 13 action news political analyst jon ralston is on top of that story. he joins us live from the henderson convention center with more on what pence had to say. >> pence had a pretty standard speech, didn't say anything new. hillary clinton is bad, donald trp standard stuff. but afterwards, our own riley schneider wanted to know about donald trump's taxes. hillary clinton has released her tax returns. showed she and bill clinton made about $10 million last year. not bad. people asked about some of their charitable contributions. trump has refused to release his tax return, saying that he's under audit and he can't. even though that doesn't prevent him from doing it. schneider asked mike pence about that. >> i think i'd just recommend
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the timing on that, but i know he's under an audit at this time. and given the -- i think i saw a photograph of his tax returns. it was out of about a year ago, and his tax returns are considerably longer than mine, than most americans. as he works through that audit, i know they'll be making that available at the appropriate time. >> you almost have to feel sorry for mike pence, who has had to say many times during this campaign, you'll have to ask the campaign. you know, the campaign that he is a part of. that's what he told us. they're counting on not many people caring whether donald trump is really worth all the billion dollars he says he is or not. they don't really care, if he releases his tax returns. the voters. at least trump voters. that is the gamble that mike pence and donald trump are taking in this campaign. jon ralston, live in beautiful downtown henderson, 13 action news. >> all roads in the race to the white house lead right here to
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place at unlv in october, while some say the debate will serve as a learning opportunity for students, many say the hurdle unlv will have to jump through to get ready is having the opposite effect. >> as we approach the first day of school for students, we're learning more about some unorthodox recruiting methods to hire new teachers. looking towards the new generation to teach the next generation. >> another live look at the bluecut we are continuing to follow its rapid growth and we'll stay on top of it and keep checking in throughout this i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer
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right near rainbow and warm springs. police say he held employees at gunpoint, robbing them before taking off on a motorcycle. >> we are a little more than 90 days to the presidential election and unlv will host the two candidates in october for their final debate. the organizers are focused on education. others say it could cause some on-campus issues, 13 action news reporter marty glaziers explains. >> with the presidential just months away, students are weighing on the educational cost of the disruption. >> i prefer they'd work around our schedule instead. >> some university officials are already anticipating the night in october, when hillary clinton and donald trump will take the stage at unlv on the 19th. >> we are the primary population here. we're here for a reason. and that is to go to school and do well on exams. >> more than 28,000 students,
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be impacted by the influx of traffic, security measures, and preparations put in place for the debate. >> i'm really happy that unlv is getting the opportunity for hosting this event, and i am really enthusiastic to just attend it, hear from the presidential candidates. >> while the event is centered around education, some education could be disrupted. one unlv faculty member sent an e-mail last week, warning his issues. and even suggesting some classes not be held during the event. >> that's very, very inconvenient. >> while some are working out the potential issues, others are excited. >> who win, who is doing what, so, the inconvenience is just a subtopic. >> families living in one apartment complex say they have had nothing but problems for years, but when they try to get
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heading past the 58 turnoff now, which is one of the ways people can cut around to go to southern california. look out the front window. you can see all of that smoke as we're getting closer to the fire at this point. we didn't hit this type of smoke yesterday until we got to victorville, which is still 25, 30 miles down the road at this point. so we're going to continue to monitor the smoke situation as we get closer to the fire, have full updates throughout the newscast, on ktn at 11:00 tonight. bryan callahan, 13 action news. >> as your students head back to school, they may see some new faces in the classroom. over 1500 new teachers are joining the district this year. according to the superintendent, they filled about 60% of the open positions in the classrooms, and they've done some of that with nontraditional methods of recruiting. more and more classrooms are using technology as a way to learn and millennials are in high demand in those classrooms.
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them, through social media. >> we are using so much more technology in the classroom, and so bringing in these young individuals who literally have grown up with it and reach those students of day who literally have been born with it. >> the district still has hundreds of positions to fill, but they say they'll continue to fill it throughout the law school. people at a las vegas apartment complex scrambled to find somewhere to go after they say the management told them they had to be out in 72 hours, but that all changed after we went when you ask, we investigate. >> reporter: most people here at the fremont palms apartments are on fixed income, which makes management's demand to be out in 72 hours all the more difficult. >> it took every penny that we had to move in here. we paid $750. >> olivia came from california to help her sick father. they moved in august 4th and were told tuesday afternoon they'd have to move out.
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i have no resources from here. i have no family here. i'm my father's only daughter. he has no family here. and i don't know what to do. i don't know where to go from here. >> and her story is similar to so many others in this complex. >> i don't have anywhere else to go. i'll be homeless. >> jessie moved here four years ago and said it's been rife with problems. >> normal for no hot water or sewage backs up or no water at all. >> and that's where the problem started. olivia said she called city cold enforcement when the landlord would not provide hot water. the city said when code enforcement got there, they found out there was no gas and therefore no hot water, which is a code violation. they put up this sign, saying the complex was substandard and would have to close. we went to find out more from the manager. >> don't put me on camera.
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>> she clearly was unwilling to talk with us. her actions got more than a door slammed in our face. after our visit, the city said the apartments will no longer have to close. they're working with southwest gas to fix the issue by day's end. 13 action news. >> a live look out at the bluecut fire, more than 30,000 acres burned and more than 80,000 people forbesed from their homes. the fire burning out of control, sending the smoke here to valley, and that's got us under an air quality advisory. how is the air quality out there now? >> bryan: in some areas, moderate, some areas good. hard to believe especially if you saw it this morning, a blanket across the valley. things have thinned out. i think we'll have the same trend for tomorrow. take a look outdoors now. high atop the stratosphere, a bird's-eye view. that's above the valley shot -- about the valley shot you saw yesterday at the same time. it took a while for the smoke to
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the folks in california. we want to keep our eyes on it. we've got heat to contend with. they have heat to contend with there as well. low 100s right now. 109 loughlin. that's not a fun temperature. you folks, it seems like you've had 109 all season long. soon we'll get back to normal. it will take a few more days. just a few more, the weekend. if you're thinking about that, not really nearing records. that one we almost want those to stand. a little moisture banking up against and pushing out. and you get a little thunderstorm, a heavier shower. maybe you folks in boulder city saw a little shower, a clap of thunder as well. look at where the moisture is, out to the east. that's likely where it will stay. can you tell it's coming from the southwest, pushing everything out of the way? it is still summer because we're staying warm, even with temperatures coming down. a little pitch in the jet stream will do that, weaken high
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way. that'll make the difference in how it feels. we're still going to be warm no matter how you slice it. maybe just not as hot. 82 degrees, some haze, breezy. i think we'll bring in more haze for tomorrow because that smoke is not letting up and neither are the winds for tomorrow out of the southwest, 5 to 15, with gusts a little stronger. for the weekend, temperatures come down. everyone needs to pray for some rain, really, around the southwest, and we as well. we have a better chance at it than southern california, getting moisture in the picture. most of that summer monsoon flow, all the way out through california but it, looks like for us early next week is the best opportunity. keeping the breezes for tomorrow. warm but slowly chipping away at those temperatures, dropping back to normal by the weekend. back to you guys. >> have you looked at your bank statement closely? the wrong checking account can be costing you hundreds of dollars a year. where you can put your money to keep it from coming out of your account. >> and a new social media craze that even celebrities are getting in on, how the 22
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raise awareness for one group of people in our military, next. and don't forget to download all the new 13 action news app, featuring livestreaming video on demand and incredible weather radar. it is free in the app store, and in google play. >> we continue to monitor the breaking news of the bluecut fire, now burning more than 30,000 acres. we're taking a live look now. 80,000 people forced to leave
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(702)368-2255. >> have you been challenged yet? the 22 push-up challenge is making its rounds on social media right now. even celebrities are getting in on it. and the videos are going rural. the purpose? raise awareness about the 22 veterans suicide that happen every day in the u.s. and to let vets know there are resources to help. dayna finds out it's working. >> reporter: celebrities are doing it, and so a folks like you and me. forget drop and give me 20. this is the 22 push-up challenge. and those who specialize in mental health with the v.a. hospital say it's exactly the type of viral video they like to see. >> we follow it on twitter, it's really great. whenever we can raise public awareness about suicide prevention, we're always really excited because we know that's really what makes a difference. >> the education director at the mental illness research, education and clinical center in
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helps the v.a. reach veterans who need help faster. >> we know that community awareness around it will help veterans engage in care and we know that when they engage in care, their rates of suicide go down. >> the v.a. released a report on the nation's largest analysis of veteran suicide. reviewing 55 million records. over a 35-year period from every state. it found 18% of suicides in the u.s. were veterans. 65% were 50 years or older. the risk of suicide among veterans veterans but they are 30% more likely to take their own life if they're not using v.a. services. >> we have teams here, we've just enhanced and largened the teams. we're trying to figure out different ways to approach this. how can we improve mental health and treatment engagement in general. >> doctors say help is available around the clock. and anything that spreads the
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>> some encouraging news out of the study, the number of suicides is down slightly, to 20 per day, but that still is too many. if you want to get involved in raising awareness, the social media campaign is hashtag 22 push-up challenge. for 13 action news. >> right now our entire news team is on top of breaking news in southern california. next on 13 action news, live at 6:30, we have team coverage of the bluecut fire, now threatening thousands of people. it spread to more than 30,000 acres. team coverage with the latest, only on 13 action news. >> and uber is in a major legal battle with the city of london. what the city required and what
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>> continuing to follow breaking news, tens of thousands forced to evacuate as the bluecut fire burns out of control. and just in, we've learned the acreage burned that's been the forest service that's because of more detailed mapping. >> california governor jerry brown declaring a state of emergency. we have team coverage of this massive blaze. bryan callahan is in barstow now, but first let's go live in the cajon pass. >> reporter: the big drought in california, forestry officials tell me this is one of the
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