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We have breaking news tonight. were keeping an eye on a southern california wild fire which very dramatically and dangerously jumped interstate 15 at the beginning of rush hour this earning. i-15 is the highway connects southern california to the las vegas area. people had to abandon their vehicles and flee for safety as the fire crossed the interstate and set on fire the cars and trucks that were trapped in its path. this wild fire has burned through more than 500 acres, crews enlisted helicopt...

Injuries so far. can you see right there the smoke is very thick. the highway shut down in both directions and we have got at least a dozen vehicles involved in this thing. again, we are talking about the main artery that goes from southern california in to nevada on in to las vegas. interstate 15, this is san bernardino mountains. the cajon pass going over the mountains there fire crews and first responders and all kinds of people. people are abandoning their vehicles as can you imagine on the ...

The coverage from knbc. this is interstate 15 in southern california. we are going back to hallie jackson, live in los angeles. what is the latest you can tell us? >> quick wrap. wind gusts are 35 to 40 miles an hour. no confirmed number of burn victims, but some victims are being treated for that and smoke inhilation. 15 cars burned. 2,000 acres burning from the north fire, this wildfire that is out by the ka hone pass. that is up from 500 when we started talking less than a half hour ago. we a...

Windy. its quite rugged. there arent a lot of houses right around the freeway. it is unpredictable. all of us here in the l.a. bureau have covered fires here. it is very easy for this fire to jump and to change direction. firefighters do the best they can to predict which way a wildfire will go. with all the winds shifting with all the heat in that area its very difficult to predict. here is what we have never seen before. i have never seen vehicles stuck on a freeway, especially on interstate 1...

Burning in there. all the other cars were filled with gasoline presumably. thats very difficult to control. finally, what we do have is firefighters in place with hose lines to prevent the fire from spreading. that is something we did not have a couple hours ago, when this fire started. >> their main issue right here is trying to get the fire out to cool down some of the adjacent cars and move them off the freeway. we are concentrating on the i-15, but we want to mention that this fire has sprea...

News out of california. i want to show you live pictures. a massive wildfire burning near the san bernardino national forest. it jumped highway 15. you see cars burning. at least 50 acres on fire. first responders tending to burn victims. stephanie, these pictures are stunning. they were on their commute. fire bursting across the highway into the cars. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the video is absolutely stunning when you see it. those of us who live in southern california have been rivete...

We have our local affiliate out there, knbc covering this wildfire that has jumped interstate 15 in southern california. our affiliate has been providing coverage of this since it happened. lets go back and listen to them. >> that large big rig, a complete loss. chuck? >> its going to be interesting to see if they use the big ten tanker on the freeway portion of the fire or the brush portion of the fire. as you know it drops so much water, its extremely dangerous for anyone on the ground if they...

Winds, the clouds of smoke, the black smoke and in between all of that, trying to drop water on to the very, sort of specific, almost pinpoints of fire along interstate 15. again, this fire we have been told has spread to 2,000 acres, a wildfire that jumped on the interstate outside los angeles and southern california. it is now 5:00 on almost 5:00 on the west coast. we are basically talking rush hour here in one of the most heavily congested parts of the country, southern california. all these ...

News, it was a wild night for millions as severe storms raked over the midwest and plains. omaha, a pounding, large hail, rising waters, trapping families and their cars. the southwest will finally get a chance to dry out after the latest round of deadly flash floods. heres abcs ginger zee. >> reporter: a stretch of highway is gone. flash floods monday night gnawing away at interstate 15, immobilizing dozens of vehicles. >> after the water got down below the surface of the roadway, i started dig...

Morning. >> its so hard to say. when you talk two twin tornadoes, such a rare sight. they moved through the area yesterday. im standing on interstate 15 year. you can see behind me is where the tornadoes wiped the town out. we are talking six or seven blocks look like this. this morning, 50 to 75% of the town is completely leveled. behind me, so hard to tell this was a two-story structure, likely a wooden structure. you can see a refrigerator well into the distance there. its dark right now, but...