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

southern california. eric hilt will join us in just a moment from an evacuation center... but first let's check in with abby theodros.... from the outskirts of the fire. this fire has been moving rapidly. two hours ago we were sitting in a thick layer of smoke- now things have cleared enough that we can show you some of the damage done here along highway 138. this fire has been moving rapidly. two hours ago we were sitting in a thick layer of smoke- now things have cleared enough that we can show you some of the damage done here along highway 138. weve wind gusts of up to seen up to 25 miles per hour.

drought has made for really dry brush that easily burns. and embers flying away and causing new fires is also an issue ff are up against. road closures from i 15 all the ranchero road and 173...causing a lot of problems for commuters in both las vegas and southern california. many of the

many of the thousands who were forced to evacuate... have nowhere to go. some are finding resources and help - at evacuation centers set up throughout the area. fox five's eric hilt continues our team coverage from one of them... in hesperia. workers here at this red cross shelter told me last night they had about 200 people stop by this shelter and 140 stayed the night and that's actually a smaller number than they expected... but they say as this fire grows the number of people needing help will grow too nats: "we'll do whatever we can to help" all day workers have been checking in some of the 80 thousand evacuated from their homes because of the blue cut fire... compared to the one we just had the pilot fire, we had almost 9 population

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... elaine bowden evacuated her house last night voluntarily... "it's only a couple miles from us, which is kind of scary" this morning that voluntary evacuation became a mandatory one "t neighbor told us they went door to door and told everybody to leave... it's very scary knowing it's so close and i had to leave one of my animals behind so i'm upset about that, i just couldn't catch her" and while elaine and many of the other people staying at the shelter say they can't help but worry about their homes, they're thankful they're

"we'll be okay" no estimate on how many people will be here tonight some of the most powerful images of the blue cut fire.... have been seen in photos and video... posted on social media> from the flames to the smoke--

california to southern nevada are feeling the effects of the wildfire. "we're right on the freeway 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. "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: trying to get you guys a good view of this smoke man, it's a officer rob loaded this video from his motorcycle on youtube... the billowing smoke was more like a blanket in many places. https: i am outside of my house if you could see that blue area. let me enlarge here. there's that blue area, that is the sky and up above it is smoke. this is coming from my front yard. patricia henry says this is yet another fire burning on her mountain.

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. we've been sharing videos of the blue cut fire on our fox five facebook page. you can also stay up to date... with alternative driving routes on fox five vegas- dot-com. that's where you can also download our mobile app for breaking news... weather...and road conditions. it's available for both i-phone and toss to weather more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to 25 mph from the southwest. there's a good chance more

move into the las vegas area over the next few days. we'll have 103 on friday with 102 expected both 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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southern nevada. what mike pence had to say to voters... as he took question at a town hall event... in henderson. closed captioning will resume shortly you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas

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now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty more heat for us on thursday with 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 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms will be with us on

week. with highs around 100. more heat for us on thursday with 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 expected both saturday and sunday. slight chances of showers and thunderstorms

wednesday of next week. with highs around 100.

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season is heating... and unlv is playing a big role in the presidential election. coming up... how the university is making some changes... as it prepares to host

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nevada is shaping up to be a battleground state in the presidential election... once again. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence... paid a visit to henderson today. "we're restless for change, aren't we? we're tired of the same old failed leadership that we've been getting from both politcal parties for far too long" " the indiana governor was at the henderson convention center on water street. he gave a spch and took questions from the audience in a town hall-style format. pence also backed joe heck for senate... and came down hard on hillary clinton. "just about everyday the national media latches onto some issue about my running mate. they're so busy parson every word that donald trump said in the last 30 minutes they dont apparently have time to talk about what the clinton's have been doing for the past 30 years!" pence also toured the henderson police department... and later encouraged a round of applause for local law enforcement

the upcoming presidential debate could mean some u-n-l-v students will be spending time off campus. the university has advised professors to not hold classes on site during the event. students can also expect parking to be affected. u-n-l-v is considering different options to have as little disruptions as possible. classes requiring students be on campus will continue as scheduled. there's much more coming up in the second half of fox5 news at 5. the blue cut fire continues to burn in southern california. we'll take a closer look at the damage... left in its

david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." then why would anyone in america think he would respect them.

live from las vegas. your only choice for live local news right now. with emmy award winner john huck. christine maddela. and weather 24/7 with fox5 news at 5:30. local las vegas. we're continuing to keep a close eye on the blue cut wildfire in southern nevada. it erupted tuesday morning... and has already grown to more than 34-thousand acres... with nearly 83- thousand people affected by evacuation