Caused its closure is not even close to being out. In fact firefighters say theyve never seen a wiildfire grow so fast and with such strength. 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 were 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 Martinez wrightwood ca more than 15 hundred firefighters are now battling this fire thats burning in an area larger than the city of san francisco. Many residents are uncertain what theyll find when they return home. regan irwin wrightwood resident 22 08 20 i dont want to have to start over again with nothing. Nothing. The governor has declared a state of emergency. R news, wrightwood california Christianne Klein a las vegas boy is dead after metro police say he was attacked by a pit bull. Family say 9 year old Derion Stevenson was heading to a friends for candy when the dog got spooked and attacked. The boys uncle tells us the dog bite little derion on the head and neck. Neighbors we spoke with are devastated about the tragedy. leeann skonski neighbor incredibly sad. It still breaks me up inside. It breaks me up. I think when youve been a mother you kind of think all kids are your kids in a way weve learned the dogs owner surrendered the pitbull over to clark county animal control and it has since been euthanized. Metro police are still working to collect evidence to see if the dogs owner could face criminal charges. paul joncich this story gaining a lot of traction on our facebook page. Many sharing their opinions on br bad. Brandt writes. Sorry but time and time again this breed hurts and kills people and kids and other animals. Not a good bread at all just looking at there eyes you can see the unpredictable disposition they have. Christianne Klein heather responded. For all you pit bull defenders, i had a dog for a year and one day it turned on my child and me unprovoked. Grabbed my arm, latched on and wouldnt let go. I had to fight it off in front of my 5 kids. I still thought, i can fix this responsible pet owner. On the flipside tracy writes. I have a pit and she is the biggest baby in the world. Nicer than most people on this earth. I also have a 1. 5 year old little girl and they are best friends. I know that nothing would ever happen to either of them. Its disgusting how certain people think nowaday. Just because of a breed name. Lastly, val says. I cannot understand why people always blame the dog but although they can be a dangerous breed in the hands of idiot owners if they are trained nice dogs paul joncich an aircraft crashed in the northeast part of the valley this morning. It happened near Nellis Air Force base. At sloan and las vegas boulevard north. Michael stevens was out near the scene as police investigated the incident. Michael Stevens officials out here say the pilot suffered only minor injuries after ejecting from the plane. And no one on the ground was hurt. One thing i want to point your attention to is the metro police car blocking the street. Its been like that all morning long. Anywhere close to the crash site. But we did get some photos sent to our newsroom. Take a look. A viewer snapped these photos after hearing a pop. And watched the pilot parachute to the ground. Officials out here tell us the a4 skyhawk. A type of fighter jet went down shortly after 730. It was a contracted airplane. And was returning from a mission at the air forces weapons school. Right now, its not exactly clear what happened midflight to make the pilot do what he did scott poteet drakan international i him to pull the ejection handle but when you do theres a sequence of events that will occur to get you safely on the ground. we dont know much about the pilot other than he has nearly 30 years of experience flying. Again, he was the only person in the jet at the time. And only suffered minor injuries. Investigators will be out here for several hours. Down today. paul joncich police in brazil say us olympic Gold Medalist ryan lochte did not tell the truth about getting robbed at gunpoint in rio. And today were seeing surviellance video that shows the story may have been made up. Christianne Klein authorities are questioning three americans swimmers who were with lochte the night of the incident. Rio. Surveillance footage shows four olympic swimmers early sunday morning at a rio gas station. At one point the men are seen leaving their taxi and are made to sit on the ground with their hands in the air. But a Brazilian Police official says this is a confrontation with a Security Guard over damage to a bathroom not an armed robbery. This new information contradicts what swimmer ryan lochte claimed earlier this week. ryan lochte olympic swimmer the guy pulled out his gun. He cocked it, put it to my i was like, whatever. Lochte has already left brazil but jack conger, gunnar bentz and jimmy feigen are still in rio. Conger and bentz were pulled off a plane wednesday night after a judge ruled she wanted to hands up. I was like, whatever. Lochte has already left brazil but jack conger, gunnar bentz and jimmy feigen are still in rio. Conger and bentz were pulled off a plane wednesday night after a judge ruled she wanted to hear from them again. Brazilian authorities began doubting the athletes report when their stories did not match. Lochte first feigen said there were several. And on wednesday lochte changed his story to say there were two gunmen. One olympic official is defending the swimmers. Mario Andrada rio games spokesman sometimes you take actions you later regret. they had fun, they made a mistake, its part of life. A spokesperson for team usa says the american athletes are cooperating with the investigation. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, Rio De JaneiroChristianne Klein the swimmers did not call police after the incident. Lochte told his mother he was robbed. She then told reporters and the story took off. paul joncich to the men and women in blue. Christianne Klein what they had to say to Law Enforcement regarding the latest police violence. paul joncich the race for the white candidate gary johnson is scheduled to hold a rally tonight. It will be at the sls on the strip. Doors open at 6, and the rally starts at 7. His running mate william weld will be there as well. You do not need a ticket. paul joncich Hillary Clinton and donald trump are both appealing to law enforement today. They are a critical voting group. Their endorsement is important. Craig boswell has the latest from the white house. Hillary clinton held a roundtable discussion with Law Enforcement leaders from across the country to address the discord between police and the communities they serve sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee i believe supporting our Police Officers and improving policing go hand in hand. Everyone is safer when there is respect for the law and everyone is respected by the law. Donald trump also met with officers thursday when he visited a fraternal order of police lodge in north carolina. We just went down to advocated a tougher approach to take on people who protest against police by rioting. donald trump r president ial nominee august 16, 2016 theres no compassion in tolerating lawless conduct for anyone. Craig Boswell cbs news the White House Trump will rally with supporters in charlotte thursday evening. Its his first event since shuffling his campaign staff. Stephen bannon and Kellyanne Conway now join Paul Manafort as the leaders of trumps campaign. Conway told cbs this morning shes there to steer trump away from atck conway Trump Campaign manager weve to get away from the contentfree campaign and on to the substance and talk to the people who are struggling and even talk to people who are doing well, how do they protect that, how do they feel secure moving forward . Trump will go onair with his first ads of the general election in four battleground states friday. Clinton has a new ad out focused on trumps refusal to release his tax returns. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. Christianne Klein carolina and pennsylvania. Christianne Klein 8 news now is your local election headquarters. You can find all things politics both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein coming up were looking at whats driving metro officers crazy about the way were driving. paul joncich the bad habit many las vegas drivers have thats making things more dangerous on our roads. Coming up on the valleys news leader. announcer youre its been five years in the making. But the massive federal justice tower in downtown las vegas. Is finally finished. For the tower at las vegas boulevard and clark street. Christianne Klein construction for the nearly 160 thousand square foot building created about 450 jobs. And it will now be home to more than 300 full time positions. Dignitaries like senator harry reid and congresswoman dina titus were on hand for todays ceremony. Where mayor Carolyn Goodman said the towers completion is a sign of the times we are out of our slowing down recession and this is proof of it to have this wonderful facility here as part continues on. Christianne Klein the new federal tower houses offices for Us Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as the Us Attorneys Office for nevada. And the department of Labors Office of the Inspector General. toss to weather tedd florendo the heat continues as tedd florendo the heat continues as temperatures soar near record numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as we remain dry and hot. North. Expecting to stay hot before we see a downward trend in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. What an august it has been with heat from the west coast all oppressive heat continues from the midwest all the way to the midatlantic where feels like temps this afternoon have been in the hundreds with the humidity. Radar showing the showers and a few storms to the central part activitty to the east in the grand canyon and flagstaff again. Thats where theyre staying for now. Keeping our eye on the storms that continue through louisiana. We have numerous flood lafayette and baton rouge still with the rain continuing. That have seen up to 2 feet of totall rain in just the past few days and there are numerous rivers exceeding their banks. Heres the forecast. Tonight dropping to the 80s again by morning under clear and breezy winds at times. Staying warm through the evening and overnight. Tomorrow expect a hig still in the 80s and above average again. Were typically around 102 this time of year and we are well above that. Well also come close to record warm lows again. Looking ahead at the next 7 days we see a downward trend in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Now you look at anywhere throughout the las vegas valley, speed limits are posted very clearly, regularly throughout the roadway whether its 35, 45 miles an hour. And we regularly see people doing 50, 60, 70 miles an hour even. 00 08 04;25 if youve got someone thats coming up behind you speeding, and you decide to make a lane change, be aware of what youre turning into. 00 08 44;25 dont engage in any kind of confrontation with these folks. Thats kind of what eggs the situation and makes it worse. As frustrating as it may be, slow down, give some distance and let them go about their way. 00 09 17;29 next week well metro again to find out whats driving its Traffic Department crazy hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich a teen is literally getting a new lease on life. Need to pay it forward and give the boy a used car. announcer youre hey mom, i could use some basil. Oh, sure thing, sweetie. Life is eating out of a flower pot. Wait wheres the . Right. Its being a food paparazzi. Honey, your rump roast just broke the internet. As it should. And a takeout romantic. Versary. Life is mucho, and grande. Life is eating, laughing, loving and a place to enjoy it together. A philadelphia man is going well outside of pennsylvania to help a teen in need. paul joncich as pat gallen explains one mechanic drove hune south for a special car delivery. Oc all you have done for me 800 miles away, a College Student in conyers, georgia packed his things and headed to school. On his brothers bike6 hours in 100 degree heat. Headed to school. On his brothers bike6 hours in 100 degree heat. 19 year old fred barley arrived early looking for a job, but was forced to sleep in a tent because the college had not yet opened for the semester. Thats where local auto mechanic Andrew Ungaro comes in. sot Andrew Ungaro, northeast philadelphia mechanic bel air automotive in 3 20 when the story hit facebook was track andrew had a 2003 hyundai that needed a home. So he drove from philadelphia to georgia to give the car torle northeast philadelphia auto mechanic in 4 47 we got together thursday night out 5 00 a lot of drive and moxie track ungaro, who ive known since childhood, just felt it was a great time to do a nice thing. So he told barley that ungaro, who ive known since childhood, just felt it was a great time to do a nice thing. So he told barley that when hes donw sot Andrew Ungaro in 6 39 i look at this as a pay it forward thing out 6 47 it really is what makes the world go round track as for barley; hes attending Gordon State College as a biology major and aspires to be a doctor. He was also aided by many other strangers with nearly 184,000 through a gofund me page. He cant believe the outpouring of support. fb video clip of fred barley in 2 14 timing on counter i just wanted to tell you guys personally, thank have done for me paul joncich firefighters are still struggling to contain a Massive Wildfire burning near the cahon pass. Christianne Klein we bring you the very latest on the massive blaze thats already consumed tens of thousands of acres next. announcer now, live. This is 8 ne im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Its a simple question. In washington, has congressman joe heck been standing up for you . He even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. And hecks against a womans right to choose and supports overturning roe v wade which would allow states to criminalize abortion. Joe heck. Part of the problem in washington. Christianne Klein youre looking at a live picture of the blue cut fire burning near cajon pass in california. Officials say its one of the worst fires theyve ever seen. Fire from the ground and heavily from the air. But have struggled to keep it from growing. paul joncich it has now creeped closer to wrightwooda Mountain Community east of the Greater Los Angeles area. At last check the blue cut fire has grown to nearly 32 thousand acres and Officials Say its only 4percent contained. paul joncich local firefighters havent been called to assist with the bluecut fire. But resources are being used at the strawberry fire in Great Basin National park near ely. And at the box canyon fire in ready in this dangerous drought season ray johnson, u. S. Forest service, Fire Prevention officer in the finer fuels, which is grass and bushes, the fires burn very very quickly, they move very very quickly. So when were responding to those were certainly aware of that and we try to stay out of the way. paul joncich were still in the middle of fire season, so hikers and campers need to take caution and pay respect to fire restrictions, like no wood or charcoal fires on Mount Charleston except in exempted recreation areas. High and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 record high today. Temps certainly above average for this time of year as well. Conditions remain dry with single digit humidity readings, but we did see the increase of wind as forecasted. Gusts have been up to 30 in many neighborhoods today. Tripledigits even through the evening and hot at 11 oclock. Well start off the morning extra warm again under clear skies. Winds expecting to decrease a little and then return to some breezes again tomorrow again. paul