fox5 news at 10 starts now closed captioning with resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly tense moments in a mall... when a man pointed his gun at customers and employees. we hear from a customer who was there this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. a fire burning in southern california... shut down part of interstate 15. i'm chrisitne maddela. i'm john huck. the blue cut fire.... is creating a wide path of destruction... and forced thousands from their homes. we have live team coverage tonight. if you must travel that way fox5's cyndi lundeberg has your alternate routes.

meteorologist ted pretty shows us how the fire will be affecting our air quality in the valley. but first miguel martinez valle show us the damage the fire has already caused. the out of control brush fire has prompted a state of emergency, massive evacuations, and many road closures ... we're about a half mile away from where fire fighters are still combating the growing flames ... we were there earlier and as your about to see the fire destroyed everything in its path. > > > the devastation continues in southern california as the blue cut fire spreads rapidly over cajon pass... > > gary sigler, retired fire fighter > "one of the largest fires i've

lot of fires down on cajon pass when i was with the department" > > for those living in the area the way the flames spread from a few acres to more than 15 thousand in a matter of hours caught them off guard... > > jason akins, lives in the area > > "the smoke just got more and more intensive the wind unfortunately blowing straight at us it just kind of worked its way up" > > and as the roaring fire continued to spread, it devoured everything in its path, including businesses like historic summit inn and many homes > > this lead to more being evacuated from the area and placed in emergency shelters > > zachary tuman > "the cops came up to the door said you guys need to get evacuated the fire is getting closer and closer" > > the surrounding agencies banded together with more than 700 personnel, 102 engines, 15 crews and multiple air tankers... but that was not enough to contain the flames > > "oh it's insane when it came through earlier it was a huge wall of flames there's nothing you can

overwhelmed it was insane" > > with the fire roaring on, those affected know the damage to their community isn't over yet... > > "it was absolutely scary i was concerned for a lot of people it's major business here the fires are no joke they're called natural disasters for a reason" earlier today six firefighters did become in trapped by the fire two of them had minor injuries they were taken to the hospital but we're told there now all back fighting the flames mmv ffn ll

of 44-thousand cars coming into clark county from california daily... the fire caused major delays. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us now live in studio with more on the delays... and alternate routes for those who need to hit the road... are still fully cosed from main st near hesperia ... to route 215. the cajon pass where this fire began burning is about 60 miles east of los angeles... so cars are being diverted... lets take a look at a map to show you... these lit up areas are the routes people are being moved through... the 173, the 138 and the 18 will take you around that blue cut fire.... but these roads are are heavilly backed

drivers that need to head into the southern california area... youre going to be heading way east. california highway patrol suggest you take the 15 to the 247... thatll take you through apple valley... to the 62 which is near north palm springs. another route would be the 247... to the 18 through big bear. the latest traffic information... where the 18 and 247 meet north of big bear... traffic is moving at 10 miles an hour. opposite direction now... drivers coming in from san bernadino... take highway 18 east near big bear lake to highway 247... thats going to take you near yucca valley.... you can also take the 10east to the 62... this will take you near north palm springs.. and connect to the 247 . that route according to the latest maps does have some sticky spots... but is moving... the only part moving below speed limit is where the 62 and 247 meet near

we talked to a trucker whos stuck in this mess of traffic.... he left los angeles at 1pm today... i just checked in with him... and he was still not back to vegas. " im going to have to sto and probably shut down because of my hours for the day because im going to be out of hours " according to the california department of transportation... nothbound lanes of the 15 are expected to open back up tomorrow morning ... southbound lanes are expected to open around midnight im monitoring these traffic conditions for you... and ill bring you an update in a bit at 1030. for a full list of road closures... visit our website... fox5 vegas dot com.

through the affected area--- be sure to head over to our fox5 facebook page and share your photos. governor sandoval has ordered flags to half-staff tomorrow, wednesday august 17th, from sunrise to sunset in honor of united states forest service firefighter justin beebe... who was killed in reno over the weekend. all of that smoke will soon head our way... meaning hazy skies in the valley. we check in with chief meteorologist ted pretty for a look at the forecast. 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

moisture staying east of us. average highs for the next

an armed robber causes chaos in a local shopping center that led to a swat situation-- and ended his arrest. this happened in front of the tj maxx on durango and elkhorn in the centennial hills area. metro police say it began with a customer who was being harrassed by a man inside. then as she was walking out of the store, that man pulled a gun and robbed her. other customers saw this and ran back in the store yelling that someone had a gun. "i was going to hide in the bathroom, but then we bolted out the front door through the emergency exit and set an alarm off so then i was afraid he would follow us out there. so we hid behind a fence. it was scary." it's not clear how many people were in the store. no one was injured. confusion about a second suspect were cleared up as police say the gunman in custody is the only suspect. we're getting our first look at two of three suspects

hakim jones and malik watson are charged in the arson fire on sherrill circle last november. both men along with darrin wilder are facing kidnapping, murder, arson, robbery and burglary charges. two people died as a result of the crimes and two others were injured. a neighbor rescued a child inside the home at the time. a youth director accused of lewdness told police the young victims were quote promiscuous and provacative. that's according to an arrest report for willis brown. the 44-year-old known as coach is charged with 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 touched the inappropriately. a judge set brown's bail at 75- thousand dollars with house arrest. he cannot have any contact with minors if he gets out. he's due back in court at the end of the month. the riviera is now a piece of las vegas' past.

and casino came down in just a matter of seconds... " " with the press of a button... the monte carlo tower... and other parts of the property came tumbling down around 2:30 this morning. the monaco tower was demolished in june. the convention and visitors authority bought the riviera last year - and shut it down in may. the property will be part of a convention center expansion that stretches out to the strip. summ is over. back to school for new teachers in the clark county school district. where they were able to meet other educators ahead of the new school year. "for me it's really simple. i've been blessed to be in a position to give. so i give. nothing more. " students are still soaking up the last moments of summer.... and we need your help to send them with all of the supplies they need. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message.

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 which would allow states to criminalize abortion. joe heck. part of the problem in washington. he's not for nevada. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son,

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live from las vegas. you're watching fox5 news at 10, with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty. this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. new teachers in the clark county school district are getting geared up for the new school year... today was new teacher orientation. more than 14 hundred teachers getting a feel f and all the district has to offer. it was hosted by the clark county education assocation at the mandalay bay. many of the teachers say the day is a great way to get their feet wet. "as a first year teacher you're walking in. a lot of naivity- you think you know what you're talking about, you just came out of your teaching program and you're like i've got this. maybe all of those old teachers don't know the new tricks, but there is still a lot that new teachers don't know. " classes begin on monday, august

"take 5 to care is sponsored by nv energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." today we wrapped up day two of our three day school supply drive. with our partners, we set up shop at n-v energy. in addition to supplies, we also raised 25 hundred dollars. that money goes to buy more backpacks for students in need. b-m-x- er and t-v host t-j lavin stopped by to help us out, and even took over our reporting for a while. " as you can see, puah brought a bunch of stuff because she saw this on the news. here we have about 50 complete sets of what you asked for. we dropped some off today, have 25 coming tomorrow for me it's really simple, i've been blessed with a position to be able to give, so i give. nothing more. " baha, the owner of stacks and yolks restaurant stopped by with his daughters to make a donation. right now we have about one

goal is to get three thousand by the end of the drive tomorrow evening. we also need things like colored pencils, folders, pens, pencils, spiral notebooks... anything to help our students succeed in the classroom. you still have a chance to donate.... tomorrow we will be right here at fox5 studios in henderson from seven a-m through six thirty p-m. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted 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 &

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 & 102. more heat on the

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 week are at 101 & 102. closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly getting into gaming... on the collegiate level we have the details on a new course being offered to unlv students. come november, you can vote on whether recreational marijuana should be the law of the land in nevada... mary tells us why supporters are hypocrites.. one of the topics in the rant

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a month after 9/11, i got a call from david and he told me he was going into the national guard. he was sent to iraq to be a gunner on a humvee. a car pulled up in the driveway and three soldiers got out, and the sound of their boots as they came up those stairs will, will stay with me the rest of my life. you have moments when you really don't want to live anymore, it's a fate that i would not wish on anybody, not anybody. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. ...wife, she was standing there, she had nothing to say, she probably... i would like to tell donald trump what it feels like, the sense of emptiness, that only losing a child can bring. those people should be honored and treated with kindness for the rest of their life,

on the hunt for a new job? pt's and sierra gold are hiring for a new location opening next month. the fair will be held tomorrow at the golden entertainment employment center on south jones... between 2 pm and 6pm. they're looking for full and part time employees... everything from bartenders, servers, cooks and hostesses. be sure to bring a resume--- list of refereences and

unlv will be offering a new course in e-sports this fall.... that's according to "venture beat". the new course will focus on the growing gaming field centered around competitive gaming players... as part of its international gaming institute. they say research firm "superdata" expects the e- sports market to reach more than one-billion dollars by 2019. students will learn how to use e-sports to market to the millennial demographic. it also promises guests speakers... like g developers... executives... and tournament organizers. the university will also tie the course into the casino industry. the blue cut fire continues to burn out of control tonight... thousands have been evacuated from their homes.... closed captioning will resume shortly be sure to check out our fox5 mobile app... for all of your up to date news and

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the blue cut fire continues to burn out of control in southern california.... out of control in southern california.... you are looking live at the flames.... the fire started earlier today.... already it has burned 15 thousand acres. fox5's miguel martinez valle

us more on the efforts to gain ground on the blaze. the massive blue cut fire caused major evacuations all over the cahone pass it also prompted a state of emergency in california and road closures like this one right behind me interstate 15 has been closed near the fire in both directions heading to and from vegas and it's causing some major back ups this in or keep people safe since the fire has grown to over 15 thousand acres ... it's displaced more than 82 thousand people the red cross is providing shelters for those who need it. one is set up at the jessie turner community center in fontana. another in sultana high school,in hesperia. 34 thousand homes were affected and there's no saying how much property has been damaged by the fire but some locals say the flames were too much for even

"jason akins "oh it's insane when it came through earlier it was a huge wall of flames there's nothing you can do even the fire trucks were just overwhelmed it was insane" " nearly 700 firefighters and other emergency workers fighting to put it out and get it under control. they're using 102 engines, 15 crews 8 hellicopters, 8 air tankers, 6 firefighters the flames earlier today and 2 received minor injuries, according to the u.s. forest service but they were treated at the hospital and are back fighting the flames. officials say this wild fire shows no sign of slowing down. and we've been told to stay back here incase the fire jumps the road as it did earlier today. the fires still at zero percent

ffn ll with an average of 44-thousand cars coming into clark county from california daily... the fire has caused major delays. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg joins us now live in studio with more on the delays... and alternate routes to share with loved ones who need to hit the road... the 15 remains closed in both directions right now... and cars are being diverted through big bear... also near palm springs. so whether youre coming into.. or leaving las vegas... these are some of the routes youll likely take. one of them is the 247 which goes through barstow

moving pretty nicely... the 18 will take you south from the 15 near big bear... and that has some major back ups.. traffic is moving at less than ten miles an hour in some places... there are also multiple reports of crashes along the route. our own fox 5 reporter alyssa deitch caught herself in some of this traffic back up when she was drivin today... she said the smoke was so thick she had to pull over. . "it added two hours i was west of victorville the smoke from the fire the wind was blowing it was just hanging over that community the smoke was so thick in the air ive never seen anything like that"

eye on the traffic and how its moving... but if you are headed anywhere near the 15...expect delays. and speaking of the 15... at the beginning of the show we told you the northbound lanes would open up tomorrow morning... southbound lanes are expected to open up around midnight... we'll see how close those roads are to opening up at 11. for a complete list of the closures--- be sure to head over to fox5 vegas dot com federal agents are now investigating the weekend's racial violence in milwaukee. federal agents from the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms are trying to figure out who torched and damaged seven businesses in the milwaukee riots. a mandatory curfew implemented monday night seemed to work-- after weekend riots that saw 75 incidents of shots fired and a dozen

governor scott walker says this was more than angry protests gone bad. " i think you have people looking for an excuse to do this and they tried to do it under the guise of the protest...those people will be held accountable for the crimes they committed against that gas station and other businesses. " " the officer involved in the shooting was wearing a body camera-- that video will eventually be released a florida state univeristy student is hospitalized and undergoing drug testing after a homicide. police say a husband and wife are dead... and a neighbor seriously injured in the attack. police say 19- year-old austin harrouff stabbed a man and his wife in their garage... a neighbor was stabbed several times after trying to step in... when officers responded to the scene -- they found harrouff on top of the male victim -- biting off pieces of his face. " this is a young man, as far as we can tell, who was getting great grades at fsu, was

care of himself. i'm sure by now you all have looked at some of his youtube videos. he seems to have worked out. been a good kid. that's what makes this so difficult for all of us to process " there is no motive at this time... and no evidence the suspect knew the victims. republican presidential nominee donald trump-- will receive his first classified intellegence briefing tomorrow. the move-- a controversial one... as top democrats have argued that trumwo responsibly handle the sensitive information. for more than 60-years....the nominees of the two major parties have received classified intelligence briefings from top government officials. a decision aimed at facilitating a smooth transition from candidate to commander in chief. republican vice presidential nominee-- mike pence will be in henderson tomorrow. he is set to apprear at town hall-style event. pence was just in northern nevada two weeks ago.... holding rallies in both reno and carson city.

flooding ravaged parts of louisiana.... now search and rescue missions are in full effect... why the flood waters could cause even more damage..... your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next sad to see the last of the riviera brought down by an implosion... one caller says there is one more strip property

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louisiana ar entering recovery mode after deadly flooding... but officials say the threat is not over yet. new places downstream could still see heavy flooding. "i want everyone everyone to understand that we are still very much in an emergency search and response mode for much of the parishes - saving life is the most important priority that we have." the number of deaths has reached at least eleven. more than 24 inches of rain have been dumped over four days...

that damaged 40- thousand homes. more than 20- thousand people have been rescued since friday. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning

now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty 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

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 nd 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

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 & 102. closed captioning

closed captioning will resume shortly as we get closer to the election.. more of you are starting to make your feelings known on question 2 which would legalize recreational marijuana.. on the subject of mary jane for all... mary l is not sold. callers!

latest city to see unrest and rioting after a police shooting of a black man.. but there are differences.. in this case.. the man who was shot.. was armed... and the officer who shot him is black.. which brings us to this caller.. we have callers on the overnight implosion, the we have callers

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rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up... on fox five news at eleven. britney spears is making a comeback. which awards show she'll be taking the stage at... after nearly ten years. and greed is one of the seven deadly sins... and it may be scientifically proven that it's not good for your finances. why researchers say it could impact your savings and the riviera is now just a memory to the las vegas strip... but it will live on through the movies.... as more's rachel smith shows us-- hollywood loved putting the historic resort on the silver screen [music] from the wolf pack to the rat pack..... the riviera has a rich history with hollywood - appearing in dozens of movies,

classics like casino! [music] "we shot the hangover where th- where you shot casino." "oh, yeah yeah..." "same, uh, casino." "ri..." "riviera?" "it's where the old- the riviera. yeah, yeah." "yes." "showgirls, also another classic!" "oh, was that shot at the riviera?" the historic hotel has been the site for many films since opening in april of 1955. bond paid a visit - as did another international man of mystery! "allow myself to introduce.... myself." and from spys to showgirls - the riv welcomed all types of movie shoots - from serious drama like the card counting thriller "21" to an elvis extravaganza in 3,000 miles to graceland. "here we are at the riviera hotel and casino, and it's international elvis week." "it was a night. oh oh." [elvis presley- such a night] and other vegas legends once called the riveria home... "it's called 'the impossible dream'." a dream destination for

studios - and while the riviera won't host anymore headliners of welcome chevy chase for another vegas vacation... "would you look at this?" we'll always have those amazing movie memories... and the classic casino will end it's cinematic era with one more huge blockbuster this summer! [suspensful music] what a way to go out riv! [music] the first movie ever shot at the riviera was the original "oceans 11" in 1960. the last-- was jason bourne. we'll be right back. back. for seniors like barbara, social security makes a difference every month. but for the wall street types

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live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. closed captioning will resume shortly a scary moment at a shopping complex... after a man robs a woman at gunpoint. what other shoppers did to protect themselves. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. a powerful wildfire races near the cajon pass in southern california. fire officials say it's scorched more than 18-thousand acres. there are thousands of firefighters battling the flames. more than 82- thousand have been forced to evacuated.