and is rapidly growing in the cajon pass area of southern california. fire continues to race in several directions and it's burning fast. as you mentioned... so far, the 18-thousand-acre fire has prompted evacuation orders for about 34-thousand homes and 82-thousand people: ((andrew ong // traveler: the conditions are very dry, like my eyes are really dry. it's crazy, i've never seen the sun like this before. it's crazy to see the amount of smoke that's being caused by this fire. it's crazy, i've never seen the sun like this before. it's crazy to see the amount of smoke that's being caused by this fire.) >> the fire is shooting flames 80 to 100 feet high. it has closed interstate 15... and as we know that's the main route between los angeles and las vegas leaving people stranded: ((nigel mcafee // traveler: our first reaction was oh, it's not that bad so let's find an alternate route so we were looking at that but there's so many road closures and so much traffic that now we're just looking for any place to stay.)) ((michael stevens)) >> six firefighter

southern california wilfire with some smoke and haze today... but if the winds keep the air stirred up. ................ our temps will stay hot - above 105 again today. ...................... those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. ...... the winds will continue today... there have been fire weather warnings and hot temps across danger. .... rain continues to plague texas and reaches all the way to the northeast again today. here at home we have breezy winds and somewhat cooler this morning. . but hot triple digits iwll >>> back to you./// ((brian loftus)) >>> tomorrow, libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson... will hold a rally here in las vegas. the former new mexico governor is headlining the event at the s-l-s casino. the rally starts at 6 p-m... and johnson needs to reach a 15-percent average in polls to join hillary clinton and donald trump on the presidential debate stage./// ((brian loftus)) >>> meanwhile, indiana governor mike pence will be here today in southern nevada. he'll be in henderson

cloud cover in arizona is not making it to southern california. over by the coast, yeah, they're dealing with fog. inland they're not and it's going to be very hot again today. no help there as well down towards san bernardino county. for us a live picture shows cool coasts and hot inland today and fog there. not much change tomorrow, fog, sun, cool to warm as we head into the weekend. looks a little cooler for inland areas. today looks to be slightly warmer for inland areas, although there's an okay breeze to the delta, but there's hardly anything else for most locations. 50s, 60s on the temps, especially around santa clara, and saratoga. gilroy at 52 degrees. boulder creek's at 53. 43 in truckee, thunderstorms blew up yesterday over tahoe truckee. it looks like though that little low that was responsible for it, 43 truckee, 46 south lake tahoe has moved off. there it was yesterday afternoon. that's been a rare occurrence this summer. they had some in june, then after that july was very quiet, but that system has moved east so it looks a little b

if you must drive to southern california tonight... take note of the alternative routes we have mapped out on fox five vegas dot com. th on when the blue cut fire will be contained. more than 13- hundred firefighters are working hard... in harsh weather firefighters are working hard... in harsh weather conditions. two of them suffered minor injuries - but accordinig to san bernardino fire - injuries - but accordinig to san bernardino fire - are already out of the hospital - and back on duty. fox five has team coverage of this story... live from southern california. we'll check in with eric hilt in just a moment... join abb theodros... with the latest in the effort to battle the blue cut 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. road closures from i 15 all the way up to ranchero road and 173...causing a lot of problems for commuters in both las vegas and southern california. centers

the blue cut fire continues to rip through southern california... a couple caught this terrifying video while they were trying to escape the flames. they did manage to make it out safely. however, this fire is still threatening homes...with 80- thousand people told to evacuate . it's also affecting us here in the valley... we have the whole team tracking this... greg bennett is tracking our air quality here in the valley... yasmeen hassan is watching i- 15...where the northbound lanes are back open...but southbound lanes are still closed at cajon pass. let's get started with her... blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is now at with only 4% containment as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs 10pm tonight. the chance rain percentage is between 10% and 20%; for the m

we begin with breaking new developments in southern california. we have team coverage of the blue cut fire at this hour. tracking how the fire and smoke could impact us in our valley. and keeping an eye on the roads as part of interstate 15 is shut down. let's get straight to megan. >> the blue cut fire is burning rapidly in devore, in southern california, has turned 2,000 acres. you're looking at 2,500 acres. pass. we are familiar with that part of southern california, where people go up and down every day. it is about 3:00 right now. that commute time will be picking up very shortly. mandatory evacuations are in order for people living in the area of west cajun valley between highway 2 and the i-15. at least one elementary school has been closed with kids evacuated. we're looking at a live picture, this is from our in los angeles. the cajon pass up in flames. lots of smoke right now. it is white. we were seeing black smoke a minute ago. you can see from the aerial views just how insane this area is in terms of agricultural. how quick the flames

blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is now at 25,626 with only 4% containment as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs dropping to between 102 to 106 mountains, rain chances are up southern nevada. if the moisture flow can push more west, rain chances may increase over the fire area which would help fire fighters out! thanks greg. as dayna mentioned, northbound lanes of the 15 are back open on the california side. but southbound lanes remain closed. yasmeen has a look at any delays and a view of traffic good morning, yasmeen. our crews were able to get a first hand look at the located at the summitt of the cajon pass. it was once a historic establishment...elvis and clint eastwood even ate there once more than a pile of rubble. our crews also got an upclose l

hot dry conditions continue for the desert and that won't help the fire in southern california. ........... dry winds will pick up speed again for us today... and the smoke and haze will spread across southern nevada. .......... the blue cut fire is in the area where fire weather warnings are still in place in southern california. temps will stay hot for us in las drop into the the end of the week. .......... down to 102 by the weekend. let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) ((demetria obil) on southbound 95 around lv blvd. i'm not seeing major slow downs, but keep an eye out for something. typically nhp gets these things cleared up pretty fast. things are quiet through the convention corridor, but expect more traffic in the area later today for magic, the fashion tradeshow. <<< back to you!/// ((michelle t >>> some families have to epi-pen has gone up. ((brian loftus)) >> the reason why the drug is becoming so expensive.. that story and more coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader./// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> gordon gecko famously a mont

the same hot, dry conditions as southern california. their winds are bigger though. ................... those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california.... and those winds will kick up for us again through the afternoon. ...... the winds will continue today... there have been fire weather warnings and hot temps across that area. .......... danger.... and the steep terrain and erratic winds are hard to fight. ..... but hot triple digits will continue for us. ((brian loftus)) valley who were trying to get home. andrew ong was on his way back to california from utah... but is now here waiting it out: ((andrew ong, traveler "i've never seen the sun like this before. it's crazy to see the amount of smoke that's being caused by this fire." )) ((nigel mcafee, traveler "our first reaction was oh, it's not that bad so let's find an alternate route so we were looking at that but there's so many road closures and so much traffic that now we're just looking for any place to stay.")) ((brian loftus)) >> they quickly found ne

. >>> and more live pictures from southern california. you can see the air attack well underway as the blue cut fire is still raging there north of downtown san bernardino. multiple structures have been destroyed. we continue to monitor this wildfire burning in southern california.

((brian loftus)) >>> firefighters in southern california are trying to get the upper hand against a fast moving wildfire that has chased more than 82-thousand people from their homes. thanks you for waking up with us >> and i'm michelle mortensen... the blue cut fire exploded in size in san bernardino's cajon pass tuesday morning...and is nowhere near contained. erica nochlin has the latest from phelan, (fee-lan) california. the raging flames tore through parts of san bernardino county overnight ...scorching acres of land...and reducing structures to rubble. fire crews worked into the night...to keep the blaze from reaching more homes...ordering residents in the area to evacuate immediately: (eric sherwin/ san bernardino county fire) this fires we've seen some erratic fire behavior. get out so that we can focus on this fire instead of rescuing citizens the so-called blue cut fire ignited tuesday morning near interstate 15 in the cajon pass. despite efforts to contain the blaze from the air and ground....the fire expanded in size and intensity in a matter of hours. as night fell -- the hi

we'll continue to monitor the fire that will be burning out of control in southern california. they have devoured many acres as you can see the flames there. the firefighters have their hands full. >> we are just getting word that thousands of people have been evacuated from the fire. it is called the blue cut fire. it is about 60 miles from los angeles. authorities say that the eight square-mile fire is moving north towards the town. it's about 4,500 people living in the area. they've been told to get out. >> in the weather center, the winds, the big problem here, rosemary for the firefighters and the people living in the area. >> you're right. very hot and very dry. definitely the flames are pushing the fire just that much faster as they mentioned. but already the evacuations are being ordered for the wrightwood community. 100 degrees out there. down into the single digits. the winds are sustained at 30 and gusting even faster than that. definitely that it will be a fire out there that has just exploded over the last couple of hours as it will be a tough fight. that the red f

.>>> live pictures of southern california and the blue caught fire has burned over one day but consumed 46 mi.2 of land, almost the size of the city of san francisco. homes have been destroyed in tens of thousands of people forced out. crews struggled to get it out. welcome to the 4 on 2 i am heather homes. they are now threatening thousands of homes north of sand -- san bernardino. 1300 firefighters are on the front lines battling the braves just the blaze and it started yesterday morning and exploded quickly raging across 30,000 acres. it's a big area and san francisco and 80,000 communities have been forced to flee and numerous structures have been lost. right now there is zero containment. >>> veteran firefighters say this is one of the fastest and most dangerous they will see. they said the dry conditions are making the firefight extremely difficult. >>reporter: the blue cut brush fire burning in southern california is forcing 80,000 people from their homes and the rapidly expanding blaze triggered a state of emergency in san bernardino county. >> i have never seen fire behavior so

folks in las vegas going to southern california. let's check in with bryan callahan right now, on live drive. what are you seeing on your way down to the san bernardino county? >> traffic is not too bad -- not too much of an issue, trying to gather as much as we can while we're on the road, the forest service in the last 10 minutes provided an update on the fire. 10:30 this morning. two firefighters have suffered minor injuries in the fire. fire imminent threat to rail traffic, railroads in that area as well as homes. firefighters in the initial attack phase on this fire. they've already assigned 500 people to work this fire. right now they're saying their main concerns is the continued hot weather and the winds in this area. we can tell in this area that there are lots of gusty winds, as we've been heading down the road, as we're trying to make our way to this fire. as we've seen in the live pictures from abc7, it is burning in heavy brush, thick greenery that can burn for a long time there. firefighters are still in the initial at

we continue to monitor the division there in southern california and we will bring you up to speed ife get new details through the newscast. >>> back home here in northern california, the clayton fire burning in lake county is now 40% contained. >> yeah. that means that some residents are being allowed back to see what's left of their homes. today on "mornings on 2" ktvu's alex savidge spoke to one homeowner who returned to look for her cats that she was forced to leave behind when she evacuated. >> reporter: your main priority when you came back in here was to tried to find all of your cats that you had to leave behind? >> correct. >> reporter: you have found some of them? >> correct. >> reporter: how many more are you looking for? >> two more. i am looking for two more. and then i can carry on. then i will be able to heal and rebuild my life. but until then, all of this stuff has to wait. >> reporter: why did you have to leave them behind? >> there was no time. the fire was already here in the backyard. the flames were huge. i do have four alive. >> reporter: after you find your pet

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 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 with breast cancer i'm cather

blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is over 30,000 acres with only 4% containment as of this morning. smoke might billow into the valley in the morning creating unhealthy levels of air quality if the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by if the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by the afternoon. weather on friday will be pretty typical for the date. high in las vegas will be at 103 with an early morning temperature sitting at 82. skies will remain sunny with a few clouds in the afternoon popping up. rain chances will be just to the east of town, mainly across the state line. winds will be ai through out the day. and about when weather hits. cesar morales. this wide shot shows the rain moving through the valley. those dark clouds show it all. --- another viewer sent us this image of the clouds moving. when you see weather happening-- let us know. tweet us-- post it to our facebook page-- or shoot us an email. chopper 13 fast and first over

fire in southern california will begin in just a couple minutes. here's a look at a map to show you where it's burning.. the fire is in the cajon pass area. the blue cut fire ignited yesterday and we now know it charred several thousand more acres overnight... it's now up to 30- thousand acres and it's still zero percent contained. the fire has forced officials to close the i-15 .. which is the main route between las vegas and southern california./// now we want to get a check on your commute <<< >>> from the valley to the high desert: interstate 10e to highway 62n to highway 247n to highway 18w from high desert to the valley: highway 18e to highway 247s to highway 62s to interstate 10w >>> <<< <<< the smoke is making its way into the valley and you can really see it as we look out across the valley this morning. ........... those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. ...... the winds will continue today... that area. we'll have some gusty winds and somewhat cooler this morning. but we are seeing some smoke and haze. .

stand up close: we're just learning a major roadway for southern california to las vegas, the i- 15 through the cajon pass has now reopened to california, danya bacchus, abc news. time/initial: (mar) chopper 13 fast and first over the scene-- in a desert area -- just outside of nelli that is where a fighter jet -- came crashing down. we know the pilot -- a civilian contractor -- ejected just in time. he's doing okay. people there -- are used to hearing the jets -- but not like this. 13 action news reporter -- parker collins speaks with people -- who saw it happen. 16:35:28-16:35:54 take vo at 16:35:34 we were stationed right on this ridge up over there we could see a little bit field they're looking for that in this area if they didn't see it they for sure heard it a loud explosion when the crash happened then thick black smoke even flames a lot of people are also telling me they saw two parachutes that is likely because this is a two- seater. takes sot leon utterback, witness 15:28:08-15:28:18 at what point did you realize something was wrong? when we heard the explosion. we hear planes ev

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 evacuati

we'll start with the breaking news from southern california. a fashion moving wildfire forcing more than 80,000 people from their homes. >> it just started yesterday and already burned more than 18,000 acres and despite their best efforts firefighters say it's still zero percent contained. dry brush and wind gusts caused the flames to race through the hillsides and are making them very hard to control. just watch how engulfed this cross during that onslaught. >> look at that. >> destroying just about everything. >> you see how fast the winds were whipping up there. humidity very low. that cross is gone just like that the fire's burning along interstate 15 outside los angeles. people are familiar with this. it's the main route between southern california and las vegas. that route parts of it shut down. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning to you. the winds are still strong. around me they're pushing flames up hillsides. the mountains are glowing a fluorescent orange, the air thick with heavy smoke. every now and then the sound of ammuniti

blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is over 30,000 acres with only 4% containment as of this morning. smoke might billow into the valley in the morning creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. if the smoke does settle in the weather on friday will be pretty typical for the date. high in las vegas will be at 103 with an early morning temperature sitting at 82. skies will remain sunny with a few clouds in the afternoon winds will be fairly light through out the day. right now...a civilian pilot is recovering after a terrifying desert area...just outside of nellis air force base. chopper 13 fast and first over the scene. we know the pilot...a civilian contractor...had just finished a training exercise. he was just about to land when something went wrong...the plane crashing through a brick wall. the pilot was able to eject and and safely parachute to the ground. right now the n-t-s-b is investigating what went wrong. southern california. right

." >>> this time the fire storm burning in southern california. these are actually live chopper aerials we're just getting in from the blue cut fire. here's the latest on that. it is burning 60 miles east of los angeles. it is skyrocketed to 18,000 acres in just 24 hours. rapidly moving. it's continues to spiral out of control early this morning dozens of homes and businesses just completely gone and thousands more in the past of these plains. 82,000 people in the san bernardino county area are fleeing their homes. the flames sparked yesterday and quickly exploded. the evacuations happened so fast, in fact, many had to literally run from their homes. right now a portion of interstate 15 is also closed. >>> lawyfeels like the state of california son fire right now, we have seen wildfires all over. here in northern california as well as firefighters continue to race to douse the destructive flames burning in lake county. this is the man authorities say is behind the clayton fire who is going to be in court later today. damin pashilk faces 17 arson c

. >> breaking now, the monster wildfire tearing across southern california. consuming 40 square miles so far. now closing in on >>> new flooding overnight as severe storms hit the east coast. but plus the destruction left behind in the south and midwest. >>> back in rio, clean sweep. the americans own the 100-meter hurdles as the hoops team loaded with nba stars, they move on and our golden girl simone biles rewards herself, yes, she'll you. we begin with breaking news. an investigation that may become olympic size. >> this new video in showing two american swimmers shortly after they were detained at the airport in rio pulled off their planes moments before takeoff to the u.s. now, brazilian authorities questioning whether they along with gold medalist ryan lochte and another teammate were really robbed at gunpoint. >> there's this video obtained by dailymail.com showing them ar sunday morning, roughly 2 1/2 hours after they say they were attacked. now, the judge questioned that time gap and also wondered why they seemed so upbeat if they really had just bee

southern california getting closer. southern nevada into arizona and now over towards barstow.s close. that cloud cover has been drifting back towards southern california and closer to the coast. plenty of low clouds and fog and a robust delta breeze which has been mia this whole week. 50s and 60s on the temps. mid 50s in santa cruz. west and north west in place and there's a southeast breeze of san jose. water temps in oakland airport are 61. a lot of temps around there in the low 60s this morning. look at the upper atmosphere, up around 15-20,000 feet you can find an easterly direction east to west and that's bringing back cloud cover and also a little southeast at times is bringing up smoke. so a combination of these working their way around giving us hazy skies. 67 and unless you're really under the blanket of fog you can't see anything but gray. you're getting closer to september and there have been breaks on the coast this week for a few but it does look like a cooler for inland temps the next few days. >> thank you, steve. >>> coming up on 5:52. an ocean explorer who loc

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

high winds in southern california. this time of year. this isn't uncommon. these wildfires are not uncommon this time of year. it is that commute that becomes so daunting this time of day. we are reaching that 5:00 rush hour along people working down the pass, you need to come up the hill to victorville to come home, they may not be able to tonight. and vice versa for the people at the top of the hill. they need to come down to san bernardino county. this is an intense scene. we are looking at video from our sister station in los angeles. the smoke has definitely increased since around 1:00 when we hit the air. you see right there, we have a going down, all that red stuff. the smoke, we have the black smoke. all right, we're going to go ahead and send it back out to live drive with brian callaghan. you are in route, what are you seeing? >> yeah. we're out here at 15 now, just getting here. it's still traffic moving fairly smoothly. not seeing much northbound traffic though. we are starting to see some of the closure of 15. people not being able north there t

to filter in off the southern california coast today. as this occurs, temperatures will fall. thursday highs range between 98 and 103 degrees with the weekend yielding mid and upper 90s! the chance for rain only holds for thursday and mainly sunny skies return for the rest of the weekend into next monday. what does hold are the winds. hold onto your hats with friday and saturday due to gusts potentially getting up between

health is on the way to southern california and all of california is determinedded "state of emergencynd interstate 15 is shut down between los angeles and las vegas and i am been watching social media with reports of power poles burning along interrogate 15 and that situation does not look like it is getting better. >> this is scary. the man accused of intentionally setting the clayton fire will appear in court today for the first time. damin anthony pashilk faces 17 downtowns of arson in connection with several fires in lake county offer the past year. he is slated to apier in court at 1:15. he worked in construction in san francisco at one point. damin anthony pashilk's cousin said he is not surprised by the arrest. he cannot fathom be though, how it could happen. >> it is hard to think about. how could someone do that? >> a source with the department of corrections told us that pashilk learn to be a firefighter while a inmate in 2007 >> the fire destroyed more than 100 homes and 75 other buildings, and now, some of the fire victims are running home for see what is left behind. >> a

the east as dry air continues to filter in off the southern california coast today. as this occurs, temperatures will fall. thursday highs range between 98 and 103 degrees with the weekend yielding mid and upper 90s! the chance for rain only holds for thursday and mainly sunny skies return for the rest of the weekend into next monday. the winds. hold onto your hats with friday and saturday due to gusts potentially getting up between 35 and 45 mph. fire-v breaking overnight.... parkway. we're just getting this video in from the scene there. firefighters say it was just smoke damage. right now we're waiting on an update from clark county fire department. we'll bring you that as soon as higway near twain was evacuated overnight after reports of a flammable substance inside. around 9:30 last night employees found an item they thought was flammable in a hotel room. security evacuated the building and called police. they checked it out, and eventually gave t investigators are still looking into this...no one has been arrested. right now-- congressman cresent hardy is in th

we just want you to see this, the fire down southern california now.s area, we are on the story, but just moments ago that we would have what looks to be a neighborhood that is having some significant problems with structures on fire. and you would have people living in this area, this fire that is growing rapidly, well over 4,000 acres now. winds are strong. i mean look at that smoke plume that we're seeing the funneling. but i'm pretty sure what's happening here that the surface winds are actually stronger than the upper level winds perhaps because you will get a little wind that will be racing down. i mean the pictures are very come e pelling that they are still very compelling, but a live story that's happening now that if you zoom in that you'll notice that people are living in this area with structures on fire at this hour. i don't know if we'll see them here, but we have firefighters on the ground. you can just see it. listen, this is the wind, right? the fire is jumping, moving very rapidly. we'll have more on this obviously as we will head int

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

a reese civilian find off the coast of southern california is cute according to some. this purple squid is related to the cuttlefish. people were live streaming an expedition off the ocean floor off the california coast. the scientists discovered a few other interesting specious but stubby the squid stole the show. >> i want to see it move because it looks like a toy plopped down in the ocean. >> looks like a little rubber thing you get in like -- one of those happy meals or something, right? >> it's freaky. >> it's staring at us. >> googly eyes. [ inaudible ] >>> let's take a bridge check here in the bay area. first carquinez bridge to the maze, westbound about 20 minutes. the toll plaza looking good. metering lights come on the bay bridge at 5:30. hayward to the peninsula will take you 15. your golden gate looking clear, 580 to golden gate toll plaza southbound will take you about 15 minutes into the city. and then here's your altamont pass. coming out of tracy you see some red there. 30 miles per hour cars are driving, 205 to altamont pass will take but 15 to 20. an

whether youre heading into southern into california... or heading into the valley there are a few routes drivers are being pushed to. one is the 247... which will take you south through big bear... or south through palm spings. there are at least three different crashes being reported rigth now along the 247... some parts are moving at less than ten miles an hour. you can also head east to the 62 near palm springs... where the 62 and 247 meet near joshua tree. we spoke to a truck driver caught in this traffic mess.... he left la at one... and it took him ten hours to get home. "its pretty interesting especialy when youre wanting to get back home and you got to loo at your alternate rutes im still 192 miles away " according to the california department of transportation... of the 15 are expected to open back up tomorrow morning ... southbound lanes are expected to open around midnight. the last update from caltrans says the southbound lanes would open up tonight at midnight... northbound lanes.. arent expected to open up until 11am for a f

some 30s in truckee. 59 ukiah. 87, 88, 87 and monsoon moisture continues to work its way into southern californiath just some puffy cues. stronger ones will dig in. that's going to usher in a significant cooling trend that does not kick in tomorrow, it will be on thursday for sure as temperatures will go below average. even that 100 up in clear lake and ukiah will disyou a peer as we. low 90s for a few. slightly cooler on the coast. but 60s, 70s on the pensla. big change on thursday and try day. that's where a major cooling for the area will be. >>> when it comes to flossing, my dentist says only floss the teeth that you want to keep. so i floss them all. >> there you go. >> a new study appears to debunk the advice that so many of us have been get ang and following for decades. >>> how much your average bill will be going up. >>> the chp is investigating yet another shooting on the highway 80. a man is in critical condition after being shot in the head. the passenger of his car was found walking on the freeway. this is the 36th shooting on an east pay shooting since last november. >>> an independ

within southern california. with only 4% containment as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along today. mainly sunny skies common along with highs dropping to between 102 to 106 degrees but a small chance for rain actually enters the valley by 11am and will last until 10pm tonight. the chance rain percentage is between 10% and 20%; for the mountains, rain chances are up between 30% and 40%. this is mostly a small surge in monsoon moisture with support from a trough just north of more west, rain chances may increase over the fire area which would help fire fighters out! out rain chances will pick up again, though small, into tomorrow morning and afternoon with highs dropping to normal values for this time of year. as we move into the weekend, highs continue to slowly drop degrees by sunday and monday. this is due to cooler air m

this time in southern california where there is a state of emergency. out of control wildfire burning about 60 miles east of los angeles. 82,000 people remain out of their homes this morning. that is more than the population of redwood city. so far there's no numbers on the amount of structures destroyed but we have seen video of homes just completely up in flames. the blue cut fire started yesterday morning. quickly exploding as i mentioned earlier to 18,000 acres. burning in the cajon pass, that's west of interstate 5 between the san bernardino and santa gabriel mountains. 34,000 homes in the san bernardino area are in danger at this hour. the governor declared that state of emergency for that area. >>> now, stay with "today in the bay" for the very latest on this breaking news. we'll update you throughout this newscast and on nbcbayarea.com. >>> the other major file we were following a developing story out of northern california. the man accused of starting the massive clayton wildfire that destroyed almost 200 homes and businesses in lower lake over

they didn't have much rain in southern california. 67degrees already. 18% humidity. t's just tough. 60s and 70s for some. and palm springs at 87. is there any monsoon moisture? some of that drifts to the california border. low clouds and fog continue to greet us nights and mornings the delta breeze is just not there. 50s and 60s on the temps, and they are cooling off and that's the activity over the sierra which has erupted finally. and also down in arizona and a little system, a little spin in the atmosphere might enhance the fog bank just enough to take one or 2 degrees off the inland temperatures. ofs and 70s coast and bay. and this pattern is here. and it does -- i'm banking on this one forecast model which does tend to bring temps down as we go to the weekend. but nothing would surprise me here in august. >> i'm sure the inland people are saying a little bit down and we'll take any of it. >> i hear from people who love the weather. >> remember nelson wong who used to work here. he wasn't happy until he did 105. he loved it. >> playing golf. >> nelson too hot. >>>

. >>> the danger and evacuations continue in southern california. right now, zero containment of the so-called blue cut fire. this was about 60 miles east of l.a. it's in san bernardino county. now, this fire is about the size of san francisco. more than 80,000 people are evacuating as smoke and ash smother entire neighborhoods. an unknown number of homes have been destroyed and this could be obl the beginning. many bay area fire crews are being reassigned to help battle flames. a man and woman drove through the heart of this fire on highway 38 capturing cell phone video. authorities have since closed the highway and also, interstate 15 is closed, the main route between l.a. and las vegas. >>> in lake county tonight, more progress in the battle against the clayton fire and more evacuations lifted. meantime, the man accused of setting the devastating fire made his first appearance in court. charged with multiple counts of arson. jodi hernandez is live in lake port with more and you obtained documents detailing what led to his arrest. >> that's right.

especially in southern california. >> and also one at home. we will bring you a report from lake county in a few moments. good morning, i am natasha zouves. we will have a check of weather and traffic. mike? >> good morning. we cannot get a break. we have a nice winter, all the moisture, and it created all of this fuel for all of the fires. at home we do not have much going on. live doppler hd is showing it is much more dry this morning than it was yesterday. we still have fog out there as you can see on the camera. 50 at 60. by noon, sunshine and 59 at the coast and 83 inland and hot inland at 94 but 60 at the coast. we will look at the microclimate next. no major blocking issues on the roads to start wednesday morning drive. looking at light volumes here westbound on the san mateo bridge fur crossing 92 this morning. a check of our drive time, westbound 580, tracy to dublin is the only slow spot. 37 minutes. we are in the green westbound four and southbound 101. we will check on the traffic maps in a few. >> new this morning the c.h.p. inves