and take a look at this video from matt sawicki's instagram.. right up against the fire line... the images are unbelievable... and so is the impact. we have team coverage from here at home and into southern california. we begin with fox5's abby theodros near hesperia with a look at what crews are up against. this fire has been couple dozen people at this shelter right now, but workers say that was not the case last night when more than 200 pele by... the red cross says about 150 of those people stayed the night here... directors say they expected even more people to show up because of the size of this fire... so far more than 80 thousand people have been evacuated because of the blue cut fire... and workers and people looking for shelter both

nothing they've seen before. "compared to the one we just had the pilot fire, we had almost 9 population and this is huge compared to that it's unbelievable i've lived down here for 30 plus years and i've never seen this" "this is a lot worse, this is bad, it's close and it's fast and it's not contained..." as the fire grows, this shelter is expecting more people to come by and say last night may end up being its calmest night i spoke to some

get away from the smoke - as you can wanted to evacuate just to get away from the smoke - as you can imagine there is a lot of smoke in this area and some of that is making its way into las vegas... i'll send it back to chief meteorologist ted pretty with more

thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to more heat for us on thursday with a more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and no way in and no

i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer but early treatment saved my life. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood

to eliminate funding for planned parenthood.

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i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. it's ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macy's and they're doing great.? letterman: ?where are the shirts made?? off-camera voice: ?bangladesh.? letterman: ?bangladesh.? trump: ?well, it's good. letterman: ?ties? where are the ties made?" they have to work, too. these are beautiful ties. they are great ties. the ties are made in where? china? off-camera voice: ?china.? letterman: ?the ties are made in china."

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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.

live from las vegas. with emmy award winner john huck. cyndi lundeberg. and weather 24/7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. this is fox5 vegas. we are watching several fires burn across california. several fires burn across california. take a look at this map. this is from the cal fire website. you can see a number of active fires... the blue cut fire is the largest at 30-thousand acres.

chimney fire in san luis obispo and the clayton fire in lake county. all three of those fires are forcing evacuations. the destruction is unbelievable in san bernardino county. we have team coverage. fox5's eric hilt is with evacuees in hesperia-- but we begin with fox5's abby theodros where the fire has torched cars and houses... up and get out of

evacuees

continue to pack

the path of the flames. fox5's eric hilt continues our team coverage live from the evacuation center where many people slept last night and where they plan on staying tonight as well.

no way in and no

no way in and no way out. it seems to be the theme for travelers and evacuees alike. we spoke to several people in the hesperia area this morning-- drivers were still trying to work... gassing up to get a load and make their way around a detour. some of the

camped out in their cars. one evacuee who lives west of oak hills spent the night in a walmart parking lot. she's worried about what her family will return home to find. "has our house burned down? i left pictures there, honestly we don't really have much." those evacuees were waiting to go back to get their trailer from their home-- and stay down the hill closer to home to monitor the situation. since i-15 is closed in the cajon pass- the more than 100-thousand cars that use that stretch per day... are having to find a different route. nearly half of that traffic is from those heading into nevada. so here's a look at the detour. if you have to head that way you will find the closure at main street in hesperia. to get to the east side of the l-a area-- you'll want to take i-15 to highway 247 in barstow, then south to yucca valley. from there you'll connect with highway 62 west into the palm springs area and connect with the 10 west. for those going to the west side of the la basin,

to highway 18 in victorville. use the 18 westbound all the way to palmdale. then connect with the 14 freeway south of i-5. from the flames to the smoke-- people from southern california to southern nevada are seeing, smelling and feeling the effects of the blue cut fire. burn courtesy: laren pak/twitter lauren pak fire 2 sot: "we're right on the freeway and the flames are literally right and the flames are literally right next to us." ((make sure you beep out profanity after that)) student journalist lauren pak posted these videos on twitter-- driving right past the flames off the cajon pass tuesday. lauren pak fire1 sot: "did you feel that? we can feel the heat and the smoke is coming up..." the i-15 has since shut down in that area because of how close those flames were getting to drivers. https: 5:15 trying to get you guys a good view of this smoke man, it's a big fire. officer rob loaded this video from his motorcycle on youtube... the billowing smoke was more like a blanket in many places. https: :06 i am outside of my house if you could see that blue area. let me enlarge here. there's that

above it is smoke. this is coming from my front yard. patricia henry says this is yet another fire burning on her mountain. these three pics in shared/news/edito rs= orange sunrise, smoke over pahrump, smoke shade sunrise and viewers here in las vegas captured these pictures this morning... an orange sunrise snapped by das snyder while out walking this morning... and smoke over pahrump was shared by craig bohannon showing the haze there... and the smoke providing a shade to the sunrise from this picture by anthony aguilera. you can see more pictures and videos of the fire on the home page of our website fox5 vegas dot com... or through our mobile app. extra weight isn't just bad for the heart... how researchers are finding exactly how it also hurts the brain. plus-- not just toys and characters. what mcdonald's is throwing in with

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social security makes a difference every month. but for the wall street types who've given congressman joe heck's campaigns over $500,000, social security could mean billions of dollars in fees. that's what privatizing social security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. under heck's privatization plan, retirement security gets risked on the stock market. and the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. whose side are you on? senate majority pac is responsible

diet could be helping your brain. a new study published by the university of cambridge says there may be a link between obesity and brain degeneration. the study looked at brains of hundreds of people between ages 20 and 87. scientists found brains of people who were over weight aged faster than those who were in shape. researchers say it's too early to tell if this means anything but they want to do more studies. mcdonald's happy meals are getting a little more work-out

able to find a fitness tracker in them. the food chain is often criticized for encouraging people to be unhealthy but as one the main sponsors of the olympics... they wanted to change that rep. the tracker is called a "step-it" it looks like a wrist band and comes in six different colors. it blinks at different speeds depending on the activity level. they will be available for four weeks. the countdown is on... two hours left! your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs.

energy, subaru of las vegas and henderson hospital." preparations are underway as thousands of kids in the valley are headed back to school. the new year starts in just a week and a half and we want to make sure every child in the valley has what they need in class. fox five's christine maddela - is outside the fox5 studio on sunset near mountain vista greeting our viewers-- and she's waiting for you to come by and donate! closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly

at nv energy collecting school supplies for some of the valley's most vulnerable students. the drive runs through wednesday. we are looking for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, crayons... anything you can think of to help these kids be successful in the classroom. keep in mind...backpacks are always the number one need. you can find a full list on our website at fox five vegas

more heat for us

a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more wildfire smoke will move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on monday through wednesday of next week. with highs around 100.

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more ahead on fox5 news coming up at 5 o'clock. we're continuing to keep a close eye... on blue cut wildfire in southern california. the latest on the battle to contain the flames... and re-open the main route... between las vegas and l-a. and... mike pence pays a visit to henderson... why he says the media... has things all mixed up. plus - a cold case murder dating back to 1979. now... metro is trying to sort out some new clues... to the mystery. two babies make a surprise entrance. where a panda is nurturing not one... but two babies... and why zookeepers are keeping a close eye on them both. a panda in austria has two brand new fur babies to i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message.

so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. i hope the women of nevada remember that when it's time to vote. i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib

i took warfarin for over 15 years until i learned more about once-daily xarelto... a latest generation blood thinner. then i made the switch. xarelto? significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. it has similar effectiveness to warfarin. warfarin interferes with vitamin k and at least six blood clotting factors. xarelto? is selective targeting one critical factor of your body's natural clotting function. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, relto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking you may bruise more easily, and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. xarelto can cause serious, and in rare cases fatal bleeding. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising or tingling. if you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto

or symptoms. do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. before starting xarelto tell your doctor about any conditions, such as kidney, liver or bleeding problems. to help protect yourself from a stroke, ask your doctor about xarelto. there's more to know.

love on. they surprised zo keepers at the schonbrunn ( ) zoo in vienna. the giant panda mother gave birth and is rearing her babies in the breeding box behind the scenes. keepers thought they heard two babies squeaking -- but they weren't certain until friday when they saw the twins on camera for the first time. quite often when giant pandas give birth to twins, the mother usually only rears the two-- so zoo keepers will be keeping a close eye on them-- but they say, so far both

live from las vegas, its time for fox5 news at 5. in my forty years of fighting fire, i've never seen fire behavior so extreme. interstate 15... shut down between las vegas and los angeles... as the blue cut fire continues to threaten families - and their homes. last i heard, they

them since. roads are closed... and tens of thousands ordered to leave their homes... as flames destory buildings - houses - and businesses. "there will be a lot of families that will come home to nothing." we have team coverage - live from southern california. fox five news at five.... starts now. more than 13- hundred firefighters - on duty - in harsh conditions - as they battle those flames. i'm cyndi lundebrg - in for christine. i'm john huck. the blue broke out yesterday morning - and already - it has grown to more than 30-thousand acres. the fire is burning about 200 miles southwest of las vegas - across the state line in the cajon pass area of san bernardino county. it's right by interstate 15... where all lanes have been closed between hesperia - just south of victorville... and where the interstate splits off from the 215 near san bernardino. that's a stretch of about 20 miles. to give you an idea of how close - and dangerous- the flames are.... take a look at this

a car... that was posted on twitter. as you can see... the flames are right by the highway.... as the person taking the video comments on how strongly the heat can be felt fire crews are using both helicopters and planes.... in an effort to extinguish the flames. officials report that at one point... six firefighters were trapped by the flames while defending homes - and assisting evacuations in swarthout canyon. they found shelter in a building - but two suffered minor injuries. the san bernardino county fire says treated at hospital - released - and returned to the fire line to continue the fight. "when we're at home we're in our own little separate cocoons, but when we're drawn together the wonderfulness of people just comes out." the blue cut fire is growing quickly... affecting more than 82-thousand people... and threatnening nearly 35- thousand homes. govenor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency in san bernardino county. fox five has team