chris martinez is in wrightwood, california.. where firefighters say they have never seen anything like this one: <<< (nats of flames) the massive "blue cut" fire creeps ever closer to wrightwood---a community east of los angeles. the wildfire has forced the but some like josh owens and regan irwin have - for now - stayed behind. (sot regan irwin/wrightwood resident) 22:07:44 our whole life is here. everything that we own is in this place. ((josh owens/ wrightwood 22:09:10)) we're packed up and ready to go. fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air... but have struggled to keep it from growing. (nats) on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan... destroying a number of homes. strong winds have helped spread the flames, making it tough for fire crews to ep ctm)) this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. ((chris martinez/ wrightwood ca)) more than 15 hundred fire

and chris martinez leads us off with the latest on the wildfires plauguing california... chris... chris martinez the massive "blue cut" wildfire has exploded to 30-thousand acres about 60 miles east of los angeles. the wildfire raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. its just devastatin around us and i live that way and they won't let me go home. strong winds and dry brush fueled flames shooting thick black smoke 80 feet into the air. this is the area where those firefighters were overcome by flames and a couple were injured. more than a thousand fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack the monster blaze from the air. (glenn barley, so cal fire) we're really struggling to keep up wit it. bridge: evacuation orders have been issued for more some residents are refusing to leave the mountain town of wrightwood. the area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. (sheriff john mcmahon, san bernardino county) we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside and not have a way out. sever

((chris martinez)) ((paul joncich)) ((chris martinez)) ((christianne klein)) >>> as we've been mentioning... the i-15 is closed for several miles through the area... which is causing some delays for folks leaving and coming into las vegas. as for some alternates... we have a few for you. 18... and take that through apple valley... and back around through big bear... to reconnect with state route 330. another work around for those coming out of california... taking the i-5 north to state route 14.... from there you can head east on state route 58 which will bring you back on the i-15. these detours have made what's usually a four or five hour drive... into a much longer one. so how are drivers taking to it? kate boer hit the road to find out... katie?/// ((katie boer)) christianne...i-15 is the main angeles. so this massive blue cut fire is impacting a lot of drivers! half the drivers we spoke to said they left las vegas early... the other half...knew there was a fire... but had no idea a portion of i-15 was even closed! now we drove this stretch from las vegas to just east of barstow ours

but first let's kick things off with chris martinez... he's got the latest on the massive firefight. ((chris martinez)) the massive "blue cut" wildfire continues to threaten communties in the dry mountainous area about 60 miles east of los angeles. the fire raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. its just devastating. and it looks like its just all around us and i live that way and they won't let me go home. black smoke 80 feet into the air. this is the area where those firefighters were overcome by flames and a couple were injured. more than a thousand fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack the monster blaze from the air. (glenn barley, so cal fire) we're really struggling to keep up wit it. evacuation orders have been issued for more than 80-thousand people but some residents are refusing to leave the mountain the area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. (sot sheriff john mcmahon, san bernardino county) we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood

chris martinez has your eye on entertainment. for the first time ever, mtv hosted its music video awards show in and the top names in music showed up to celebrate the night's big winners, including the winner for best music video. jimmy fallon nat: beyonce formation! (beyonce ) i dedicate this award to the people of new orleans. rihanna was presented with the michael jackson video vanguard award, which is mtv's honor for lifetime achievement. the singer/ songwriter thanked her fans with a performance. (nats from rihanna's performance) britney spears also performed at the mtv vmas for the first time this week"the 9th life of louis drax." aiden longworth plays 9-year-old louis who has survived 8 near-death experiences including plunging from a steep cliff. "we're not supposed to use the word miracle but this might call for an exception. actor jamie dornan plays a neurologist who tries some unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy's unconscious to determine if louis fell or was pushed. (jamie dornan/actor "the 9th life of lo

chris martinez, cbs news, lower lake, california. ((brian loftus)) >>> the fire is only 5 percent contained. 16-hundred fire personnel are fighting the blaze. sherry how's the those dry windy conditions wreak havoc with wildfires and fire danger across the west. ........ fire weather warnings are posted in southern california again today. ...... r suspended dust in the air after the implosion of the riviera tower overnight. .......... here at home....winds they were gusting to over 35 mph at times. and calm for the implosion. ................ temps hit 108 yesterday - so not quite as hot as we first thought, but still very hot. ............ today will be very close again at 106 to 107. ((michelle mortensen)) hotel emplyee at the hooters this weekend. according to police ... two men pulled a gun on the employee and demanded cash sunday morning. once they got the money they ran. no word how much they got. police now need your help finding the two suspects. the first man is described as five-foot-nine to to five-11... and about 200 poun

chris martinez has your eye on entertainment. the stars of pete's monday for the film's world premiere in hollywood. (show old film) the film is loosely based on the 1977 disney classic about a boy named pete and his best friend elliot the dragon. (show new film) the film reimagined for 2016 stars robert redford, bryce dallas howard and oakes fegley as pete. (sot: oakes fegley/actor) howard and oakes fegley as pete. (sot: oakes fegley/actor) we had worked on it for four months so it was kinda sad to see it all leave. pete's dragon flies robert de niro is about to drop some major star power on a film festival in sarajevo. he'll attend the opening night of the 22nd sarajevo film festival to present martin scorsese's restored film "taxi driver." (nats "taxi driver"/columbia pictures) de niro will also receive the festival's first lifetime achievement award. --- (wipe vo) and lifestyle icon martha stewart is getting her grove on in the kitchen. (nats) "i can't wait to get snoop in the kitchen." she's teaming upit new cooking show on

chris martinez explains the new technology that's to blame. everyday, los angeles tow truck driver ed rostamian comes to the rescue of dozens... (( ed rostamian/ carmel tow and transport )) "70 to 80 calls a day." his first call on this shift: a dead battery in a hybrid toyota. ((ed rost tow and transport )) "very common very common." triple a rescued a record 32 million drivers in 2015 commonly with battery or tire issues. and its newer vehicles that are having problems. aaa says about 40 percent of new cars don't come with a spare tire. when michelle stevens got a flat on her way to work last year she only had an inflator kit in her trunk. ((michelle stevens/ no spare tire )) "there was too big of a ((chris martinez/ cbs news/ los angeles)) triple a says newer technologies in cars are contributing to breakdowns. keyless ignition systems in some vehicles can put a major strain on the battery. ((john townsend/ aaa spokesperson )) "that along with all the electronics on cars today will drain the battery more quickly // 08:18 the life expectancy

cbs news correspondent chris martinez reports. heidi coffee will never forget the moment she learned her husband was gone."the state ol hadn't made it he hadn't survived."gavin coffee was killed in a highway crash... after swerving to avoid a shelving unit that fell off the back of a truck - on to the road. "just taking a few more minutes to secure the load, i'd be in a very different position than i am today."a new study from triple-a finds stories like heidi's are all too common.between 2011 and 2014, debris on u-s roads caused more than 200 thousand 39 thousand injuries - and more than 500 deaths. the majority of that debris came from ?other that debris came from ?other vehicles."that properly secure theirload or a part actually fell off a vehicle while they were on he r" road."trip-a say debris-related crashes are more common on interstates... because driving at higher speeds increases the risk for loose parts or cargo to fall. experts say it's crical drivers maintain their vehicles and properly secure reduce road debris. they

cbs' chris martinez explains why some new car technology could be to blame. everyday, los angeles tow truck driver ed rostamian comes to the rescue of dozens..."70 to 80 calls a day."his first call on this shift: a ad battery in a hybrid toyota."very common ery common."triple a rescued a record 32 million 2015 commonly with battery or tire issues.and its newer vehies that are having problems.aaa says about 40 percent of new cars don't come wisparth a tire.when michelle stevens got a flat on her way to work last year she only had an inflator kit in her trunk. trunk."there was too big of a hole even to use that so i had to call for a tow truck." truck."triple a says newer technologies in cars are contributing to breakdowns. keyless ignition systems in strain on the battery. battery."that along with all the electronics on cars today will drain the battery more quickly // 08:18 the life expectancy rate of a battery is only three years and if you have that battery for more than 3 years you're living on borrowed time."on this call - ed found his customer's battery

. >>> chris martin haezez has your eye -- chris martinez has your eye on entertainment. >> it raked in $5 set a record for an august opening after getting panned by critics. the cast includes jared letto as the joker and will smith as dead shot. jaime and murphy star in the new film anthropod to assassinate hitler. him with a grenade. >> you have admiration. >> hitler retaliated and thousands of check citizens were killed. >> the impact and it infected -- it was huge. >> it opens friday. >>> also in theaters friday, pete's dragon. and the fear stars bryce howard. they try to help a 10-year old boy who lives in the woods with his dragon. it's a remake o film. howard says as a child she adored the original. >> it's a different story and it didn't kind of step on the -- on the memories of the other than i had. >> that's your eye on entertainment, chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> tatum is going to be back on the screen. the writer on the movie -- they compared it to dead pool. pointing out that surprised hit came out of >>> brittany spear dance in lingerie i her music video, but t

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. >> chris martinez has a closer look. >> the battle line against northern california's clayton fire has been drawn in tinder dry terrain. red fire retardant should keep thfrom spreading while airplanes and helicopters douse them from above. so much has been lost. 20sinesss been destroyed. police say they know who started it. >> it's my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony -- age 40, of clear lake on 17 counts of arson. [ cheering ] >> news of the arrest was welcomed by some of the thousands of residents displaced by the fire. >> i'm excited that he is now >> he's charged with start thanksgiving fire and several others that have burned through lake county over the past year. >> i lost a collection of california history. >> reporter: his family has been living here for more than a century. he tried in vain to save valuable musical instruments. >> my grandfather started a boys band and my whole life was in that building. >> reporter: he's left with chris martinez, cbs evening news, lower lake, california. >>> back here at home, a super hero sighting. massachusetts native ch

chris martinez explains how it works. >>reporter: mosquito control teams in this california neighborhood are trying a new tactic to battle the bugs the carry the zika virus. the mosquito is called jeopardy. >> 80s and is a vector of some very serious diseases. historically, yellow fever and now more recently zika. >> scientists are releasing hundreds of thousands of scientifically altered male mosquitoes to mail -- to meet with females. the altered males carry a bacteria which prevents the females from reproducing. the females are the only ones who play people and spread disease. and ship them to california. >> are these the same species? >> these are. >>reporter: researchers say the mosquito population could plummet and they could use it strategically against zika if it appears. >> maybe you see disease transmission in an area and you can go with these mosquitoes and release them. >>reporter: researchers say the project results are promising with tens of thousands more altered mosquitoes left to deploy. chris martinez, c

as chris martinez shows us, entire communities have been wiped out. >> reporter: the massive bluecut wildfire has to 30,000 acres. it raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. >> just devastating and it looks like it's all the way around us. i live that way, and they won't let me go home. >> reporter: strong winds and dry brush shot smoke and flames 80 feet into the air. >> more than a thousand fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack burning so aggressively that we're struggling to keep up with it. >> reporter: evaluation orders have been issued but some residents are refusing to leave wrightwood. >> wrightwood is right in the middle of the smoke. >> we want hate for you to be stuck inside without a way out. >> reporter: the governor has declared a state of emergency chris martinez, cbs news, phelan, californ. hundreds of people on a ferry near puerto rico, the caribbean fantasy. the fire spread to other parts of the ship and more than 500 people had to be evacuated. the coast guard brought in a reask you craft to get the

and as chris martinez learned, many of those motorists have failed in new cars. >> reporter: every day, this los angeles tow truck driver comes to rescue of dozens. his first car on this shift, a hybrid toyota that wouldn't start is because of problems with batteries both under the hood and in the trunk. >> very common, very common. >> reporter: aaa rescued a record 32 million drivers in 2015, commonly with battery or tire issues, and it's newer vehicles that are having problems. aaa says about 40% of new cars don't come with a spare tire. when michelle stevens got a flat on her way to work last year, even do that. i had to call a tow truck. >> reporter: aaa says newer technology in cars are contributing to breakdowns. systems can put a major strain on the battery. >> that, with all of the additional electronic devices on vehicles today, it will drain the battery more quickly. the life expectancy of a battery is only three years. and if batteries have more than three years, you're living on borrowed time. >> reporter: on this car, ed found his customer's battery was a goner. >> 100%. b

cbs's chris martinez explains why new technology could be to blame. >> reporter: every day, los angeles tow truck driver comes to the rescue of >> 70 to 80 calls a day. >> reporter: his first on this shift, a hybrid toyota that wouldn't start because of problems with the battery under the hood and in the trunk. >> very common. >> reporter: aaa rescued a record 32 million drivers in 2015 commonly with battery or tire issues and it's newer vehicles that are having problems. aaa says about 40% of new cars don't come with a spare tire. when michelle stevens got a flat on her way to work last >> there was too big of a hole to use that, so i had to call for a tow truck. >> reporter: aaa says newer technologies in cars are contributing to break downs, keyless ignition systems in some vehicles can put a major strain on the battery. >> that with all the additional electronic devices on vehicles today will drain the battery more quickly. the life expectancy rate of a battery is only 3 years. and if you have that battery you're living on borrowed time. >> reporter: on this call, ed found his custo

chris martinez, cbs news. >>> it is friday, everybody. let's get a quick look of your forecast showing just a few stray shower starting to pop up and we could see showers off and on again this evening. you can see the pinpoint doppler radar with rain starting to form south of us and a lot of the storms are starting to push to the north, north of gila bend so we will watch the progression just south of buckeye throughout the evening. take a look at our forecast europe if you're heading out and about on a friday night, temperatures are actually cooler. the average time this time of i want to show you the satellite and radar across the country. around of showers across louisiana and texas but we have a heat wave going on across areas of oregon and wouldn't you know, if the hortons plan a trip to escape the heat here in arizona to oregon, my home state here can look, it is 108 in medford, oregon. here is the satellite and radar and you can see some high, thin clouds pushing into our area. that threat of showers and storms this evening will se

as chris martinez shows us, the flames are still on the move. >> reporter: the massive blue cut fire creeps ever closer to wrightwood, east of los angeles. it has forced the evacuation of stayed behind. >> we're packed up and ready to go. >> our whole life is here. everything that we own is in the place report fire crews are attacking from the ground and heavily from the air but have struggled to keep it from growing. on tuesday, flames ripped through phelan, destroying homes and strong winds is making it difficult to keep up. >> this fire ran up canyon and carried this fire into of different directions. >> reporter: more than 1500 firefighters are battling this fire that is burning in an area larger than the city of san francisco. >> i don't want to have to start over again with nothing. >> reporter: the blue cut is one of nine major fires burning in california and the governor has declared a state of emergency. chris martinez, wrightwood, louisiana could be the worst crisis since hurricane katrina. 14 people have died and 30,000 homes in southern louisiana are damaged and only a sm

chris martinez explains why. >> reporter: every day los angeles tow truck driver comes to the rescue of dozens. >> 70 280 calls today. >> reporter: the first was a hybrid toyota that would not start with problems in the batteries. >> very common. >> reporter: aaa rescued a record $32 million -- 32 million drivers in 2013 with battery or tire issues. it is newer vehicles that are having problems. about 40% of new cars do not come with a spare tire. when michelle stevens got a flat on her way to work she only had an inflator kit in her trunk.'s director was too big of a whole to use that so i had to call for a tow truck. newer technology in cars are continuing to breakdance. keyless ignition systems can put a major strain on the battery. >> that with all the additional electronic devices available today would drain the battery more quickly. the life expectancy rate of a battery is only three years. if you have that battery for more than three years you are living on borrowed time. >> reporter: testing your battery once it reaches three years old can help you ensure that you face fewer

chris martinez takes a look. >> reporter: mosquito controllers are trying a new tactic to prevent the zika virus. the mosquito is called "aedes aegypti." >> "aedes aegypti" is a vector of serious diseases historically yellow fever and now more recently zika virus. >> reporter: scientists are releasing hundreds of thousands of scientifically altered male mosquitoes to mate with females, which can carry the zika virus. the altered males carry a bacteria which prevents the females from preproducing. the females are the only ones who bite people and spread disease. >> so the eggs won't hatch. >> reporter: a kentucky lab injected the male mosquitoes with the bacteria and shipped them to california. are these all the same species? >> these are. >> reporter: researchers expect the mosquito population will plummet and they could use this army of mosquitoes strategically against zika if it appears. >> maybe you start to see disease transmission in a certain area and you can go to the area with these mosquitoes and release them. >> reporter: researchers say so far, the project's results are pro

cbs news correspondent chris martinez explains how it all works. >> reporter: mosquito control teams in this california neighborhood are trying a new tactic to battle the bugs that carry the zika virus. the mosquito is called. >> this is a vector of some very serious diseases. historically, yellow fever, and now more recently, the zika virus. >> reporter: scientists are releasing hundreds of thousands of scientifically altered male mosquitoes to mate with female which can carry the zika virus. they carry a bacteria, which prevents the female from reproducing. females are only ones that bite people and spread disease. >> so the eggs are not viable. they won't hatch. >> reporter: lab in kentucky inject males with the bacteria and shipped them to california. are these all of the search species. >> these are. >> reporter: researchers expect the mosquito population will plumet and they could use this army of mosquitoes strategically against zika if it appears. >> interesting to go see disease transmission in the certain area. you can go there and release them. >> reporter: researchers say

the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> that was chris martinez reporting there. >>> a silicon valley powerhouse announcing a major restructuring. cisco says it's laying off 5500 employees. that's 7% of its workforce. kpix 5's kiet do says the cuts are part of a wave of layoffs as tech companies refocus on the next big thing. >> reporter: what's the largest employer in silicon valley going to do with the piles of cash they will save by cutting all the jobs? cisco says they will reinvest in what they think is the next big thing, cyber security, the clouted, and the internet of things. >> this is a classic silicon valley death and rebirth. >> reporter: this tech analyst says silicon valley is shifting and morphing again. hp is laying off 3,000 people by year's end and microsoft is eliminating 4700 jobs over the next year. enderly says we are in the middle of the cloud wave now and after that it's artificial intelligence and self-driving cars. >> there's emphasis on technology isn't going away. we are just shifting from one technology to another. >> people who look at this and say

chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> be careful when you hit the road this morning, accord goes to a new study worst drivers in the the country are right here in the delaware valley. new jersey mote vice are rang fourth worse drivers in the country and drivers in delaware right behind them at number five according to financial tech firm smart assets. rankings are based on deaths on the road and dui arrests. in case you are wondering florida finished on top of the list in pennsylvania, they did not even close in the top 25. >>> the time is now 5:37. in business news this morning your pet could soon be rocking to its favorite songs like the stray cats or the pet shop boys. >>> awe will also find out what prompted yesterday's down turn on wall street. money watch's hena daniels joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning block and joe. stocks finish lowering following sell off in energy companies. traders will be watching tomorrow's inly retail sales number. dow jones lost 37 points and nasdaq lost 20 points. >>> snap chat remo

but first let's kick things off with chris martinez... he's got the latest on the massive firefight. ((chris martinez)) the massive "blue cut" wildfire continues to threaten communties in the dry mountainous area about 60 miles east of los angeles. the fire raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. its just devastating. and it looks like its just all around us and i live that way and they won't let me go home.

as chris martinez tells us, some evacuees are now just starting to come home. >> reporter: with some of the evacuations now lifted out here a lot of folks are getting back into their neighborhoods for the first time to see up close the damage caused by this fire. and at this hour there are many families who are still not allowed to return home at all. firefighters doused smoldering hot spots in the blackened hills around san bernardino, california. the "bluecut fire" has consumed more than 59 square miles of this hilly woodland community since tuesday and destroyed at least 96 homes and more than 200 other structures. those on the front lines blame the state's withering drought. >> i have never seen fire conditions that were so explosive. >> reporter: the fire is slowly being contained, but continued high temperatures and strong winds could change that in an instant. these two people have lived here 10 years. their house was spared. they credit the heroic efforts of firefighters. >> three houses behind us all the nearest ones they all burned, unfortunately. but thank god for those gu

i'm chris martinez, in california. coming up: the latest on the efforts to contain this massive blaze. >> and who doesn't love a great deal? but be careful what you click on. some on-line deals come with hidden costs. the sneaky waste some retailers are getting your money, and what to look for, that's coming up next. >> an investigation is now underway, into the dead lid crash involving two new jersey transit buses, in newark eyewitnesses say one bus, t bones another bus, caring about 20 people. the force crushed the middle of that bus, and knocked it onto it side, trapping passengers, the driver of the empty bus died at the scene, a passenger on the other bus died at the hospital. seventeen others were injured. >> firefighters in southern california are slowly gaining grounds, on a wild fire that has been burning for four straight days. the blaze is 26% contained, and now, as chris martinez report, some resident who have had to leave their homes, are now going back to see the damage. >> around san bernardino, californ

chris martinez is in phelan, california with efforts to get it under control: <<< sky... as the blue cut wildfire continued its relentless advance. nats it only took a matter of hours for the fire to explode to thousands of acres tuesday afternoon... burning entire neighborhoods to the ground... and destroying the legendary summit inn... (dissolve to photo) a local landmark since 1952. stu mundel) firefighters can't make their way here, the flame's just too intense. (track) thick smoke filled the skies above san bernardino county. the wildfire grew quickly... temperatures. (sot stu mundel) this is a huge firefight out here. (firefighter with carter) (marc peebles battalion chief / pio for san bernardino county fire) it spots ahead of itself, gets established, keeps moving, keeps jumping, keeps leapfrogging up because of the spots. (sot ronnie moore) our motor home just blew up, probably seven of my cars just caught on fire. (track) six firefighters were briefly trapped by the flames... two of (sot cody anderson, san bernardino county fire) just because of the wind directi

cbs news correspondent chris martinez has the latest. the massive "blue cut" fire creeps ever closer to wrightwood---a community east of los angeles.the wildfire has forced the evacuation of thousands since it flared up tuesday morning. but some like josh owens and regan irwin have - for now - stayed behind. we're packed up and ready to go. our whole life is here. everything that we own is in this place. fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air... but have struggled to keep it from growing. on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan... destroying a number of homes.strong winds have helped spread the flames, making it tough for fire crews to keep up. this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. more than 15 hundred firefighters that's burning in an area uncertain when they'll be able to return home. and what will be left. i don't want to have to start over again with noth

back to the dealer to get a new battery. >> reporter: chris martinez. >>> aaa says testing the battery once it reaches the three year mark and checking tire pressure regularly can ensure you facing fewer problems on the road. >> good advice. >>> an unusual search in starke county. be on the lookout for a missing llama. picture. the llama is someone's pet about 15-years-old and answers to the name of jewells. he escaped a week ago from his pen in marlboro township. don't chase jewels if you see him, call police and let them know where you spotted him. >> chris: hard to confuse jewels for a missing beagle. someone has got to find him. >> denise: you don't see that very often a llama strutting down the street. >>> coming up on cleveland 19 down in southern louisiana. some places are still not reachable by recovery crews >>> live from cleveland's newscenter driven by don joseph toyota in kent, this is cleveland 19 news. >>> ?[ music ] ? >> denise: look at this bringing beauty amid flooding and chaos in louisiana. this video of 16-year-old mark is going viral now. the teen w house and saw t

chris martinez has our report. >> reporter: there are signs fire crews are making progress to contain the blue cut fire east of los angeles. the wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate since it erupted tuesday morning. but now some of the evacuation orders have been lifted. interstate 15, which links los reopened. some, like josh owens and reagan irwin, who live in the community of wrightwood defied evacuation orders. >> we are packed up and ready to go. >> our whole life is here. like, everything we own is in this place. >> reporter: fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air, but have struggled to keep it from growing. on wednesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan, destroying a number of homes. strong winds have helped spread it ran up canyon and established itself into all of these canyons and carried this fire into a bunch of different >> reporter: more than 1,500 firefighters are battling this fire that is burning in an area larger than san francisco. many residents are uncertain what they will find when they return

chris martinez is on the fire line with >> the battle line against the clayton fire has been drawn in the tinder dry terrain. red fire retardant dropped from aircraft should keep flames from spreading while helicopters doused them from above. so much has been lost. almost 200 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed since the fire started saturday. now police say they know who started it. the arrest of diamond anthony paschel age 40 of clear lake on 17 counts of arson. news of the arrest was welcomed by some of the thousands of residents displayed by the fire. >> i am excited that he is now in jail because now it won't happen anymore. >> he is charged with this fire and others that burned throu >> i lost a collection of california history. >> mark's family has been living here more than a century. he tried in vain to save valuable musical instruments. >> my grandfather started a sacramento boy's band in 1917. >> pretty much my whole life was inside the building there. >> now like many of his neighbors he is left with just ashes and memories. >> reporter: chris martine

chris martinez has the latest on efforts to extinguish the blue cut fire. there are signs fire crews are making progress to contain the the "blue cut" fire -- east of los angeles. the wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate since it erupted tuesday morning.,,,but now have been lifted. interstate 15 which links los angeles and las vegas has fully reopened. some like josh owens and regan irwin who live in the community of wrightwood defied evacuation orders. ((josh owens/wrightwood resident)) we're packed up and ready to go. (regan irwin/wrightwood resident) our whole life is here. everything that we own is in this place. fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air... but have struggled to keep it from growing. (nats) on wednesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in of homes. strong winds have helped spread the flames. ((eric sherwin, sb county fire/ ctm)) this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. ((chris mar

chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >>> every state has laws about lost loads and here in colorado >>> breaking news this colorado avalanche -- -- roy. in a statement he said that he was thinking this summer he decided his vision does not meet the teams so he's stepping down. we will continue to follow this and have more at 5:00. >>> also how people in broomfield are accidentally inviting burglars into their home and why the dea won't recognize possible of marijuana. >>> and why where two african lions are making a home for themselves in colorado. >>> britt, look here. we had a cool front slip in today. this is a weak front but it has shifted winds out of the north and we get a slightly cooler batch of air compared to yesterday and this afternoon we'll crop up showers and thunderstorms. the big deal tonight after midnight the showers peak and tomorrow is just 81 degrees. >> really nice. thank you so much. >> thanks for being with us here on cbs4. have a great afternoon. >> are you back tomorrow morning? >> yes. >> we'll be here 4:30 to 7:00. y22xqy yi0y ? >> liam: katie wants your

chris martinez, cbs, los angeles. >> there are not too many people that have seen this commercial. creating ads takes a lot of strategy. the guy didn't think his idea would take off the way it did. >> they said we have a weird name. that kind of stuck in my brain. now he is a spokes lizard. >> he just moved here to the valley. here more from him and gibson's interview today at 5:00. >>> the electrical parade is returning to disneyland, at least temporarily. the electrical parade will its run in october. the parade will be shipped west where it -- i love the electrical parade. >> i took my niece there last week. they are doing something for their 16th anniversary. they had some sort of light show down the street and it was awesome. >> yes. >> i thought it was better than the rides. it was like a pink light show. pink floyd light show. [ laughter ] you have to check it out. >>> speaking of light shows -- now there you go. >> that is not from wallet disney. >> this is 60 strikes in 30 minutes. so they are kind of stitched together. awesome picture. matthew sent this to facebook page.

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chris martinez, cbs news, wrightwood, california. >>> today, donald trump is in louisiana to tour the destruction from histoc flooding in that state. at least 13 people have died in the flooding that has damaged some 40,000 homes. there is more rain on the way today and flood alerts continue to stretch across southern louisiana. omar villafranca reports. >> what can you do? you just have to keep going. >> reporter: the emotions came flooding back when janice harold saw the damage that two and a half feet of water did to her house and it was dry the day before. >> reporter: so you thought you were okay? >> i thought i was okay. >> reporter: she has insurance to cover flood damage and the contents of her home but says it's still not enough. >> we are just going through to try to tear the walls up to allow the water to come out. >> reporter: 17,000 residents have submitted insurance claims in louisiana but only 20% of residents here have flood insurance. so far, more than 80,000 residents have registered with fema for federal disaster assistance. the maximum amount given by fema is $32,0

chris martinez, kpix 5 extract more than 1600 firefighters are now working on the fire. reinforcements keep coming in to limit destruction beyond the 175 buildings that have already burned. reporter jessica florez is in lake county to show us the firefighting effort. jessica? >> reporter: veronica, as the sun begins to set, you can see behind me the firefight continues in the distance. you can see where some of the hotspots are and where helicopter is now headed to drop some water. basically, cal fire has been aggressively attacking this fire from the air using fire retardant, helicopters making constant water drops and right now we aren't seeing huge flames like earlier today. if you take a look at video from earlier, you can see the black, thick smoke and huge flames. from the vantage point where we are now, we don't see those huge flames anymore but it's good news for surrounding communities. hellfire does say they feel like they have the upper hand tonight. take a listen. >> even though we are not seeing the same amount of smoke and fire intensity right around the ci

chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> one e-cigarette industry group says it supports a nationl age rule on the sale of vapor products and maintain the products are safe. the group cites that science proves they are less harmful thn cigarettes. >> don't cut yourselves off from 'pokemon go' just yet. many school. the researchers tested 15-year-olds and they scored higher in math, reading and science. while teens who scan their facebook feeds or chatted with friends more than others every day scored 20 points lower than average in math. one professor says kids who are smart are looking for a challene and don't find it on social media, but perhaps they do find it in video games. >> live from the first alert weather center, your hour-by-hor fo right now, and hour by hour coming up this evening, it stays that way. along the lakeshore a little breezy however. but by 9:00 you can see temperatures starting to fall into the upper 60 and is overnight temperatures will continue to drop down as long as you're away from the lakeshore, down into the -- look at this, mansfield down to 63 now is wh

chris martinez, cbs news, clovis, california. >> fresno county's mosquito control is so far the only program in the nation to use the modified mosquitoes. if it's successful, they will probably go to other areas like florida where zika cases are growing. >>> speaking of insects, a pest is killing the buzz of many peaceful lake tahoe vacations. yellow jackets are all over the area. many people mistake them for bees but experts say they are much more yellow than bees and a lot more aggressive. there's no repellent that works on yellow jackets. so the best thing to do is keep traps nearby and if you think you have come across a nest, they say don't try to get rid of it yourself. call vector control to come and take a look. >> run! just run the other way! [ laughter ] >>> at what age would you say you were happiest in life? 5, 20, 30? >> when i wasn't working and paying bills. whenever that was. [ laughter ] >> it turns out the older people get, the happier they are. even if their physical health isn't great. >> i can believe this. >> yeah. i can, too. researchers at uc-san diego surveye

chris martinez is live in wrightwood for us, and this fire is still growing >> reporter: it is growing a bit. there are some areas where firefighters have been able to stop the forward progress of in fire. but look at the flames homes up there. this is all just really thick, dry brush. in spots, firefighters are camped out making sure they don't lose anymore houses. there are signs fire krurs making process -- crews are making progress. the wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate since is erupted tuesday morning. some of the evacuation rsd have been lifted -- orders have been lifted. interstate reopened. some who live in wrightwood deified evacuation orders. >> we're packed up and ready to go. >> our whole life is here. >> reporter: fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air but have struggled it keep it from growing. on wednesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of direction, up-canyon, and carried this fire in a bunch of different directions >> reporter: 1,500 firefighters are battling this fire burning in an area larger than the