Reporter rahel, constant flow of people going into Bensalem High School for the past hour and a half while weve been here, many well aware of the fact that bucks county a crucial count nay crucial state for this election, not just the white house but also for congress, the senate you have pat toomey versus Katie Mcginty eighth district, steve, and just little while ago we went into the gym so could you take a look, women over 100 people, standing in line, in the gym or cafeteria where we were, and it is interesting here, bucks county near lay equal split among registered voters, 43 democrats, 41 republicans, but here is why National Politicians are still lazer focused on bucks county. 16 of voters arent registered with either of the Major Political parties so they could be up for grabs. Heres what a couple vote hers to say when they said whats important to vote today . Im so excited to vote today. Did i vote for the republican party. I believe that we need to preserve the life of the b
Rules but its like Everything Else, its really up to the airline. Karen Castro Metro says the passenger will not face criminal charges. Frontier Airlines Says the incident is being reviewed by their safety team. Which is protocol. But as of now, the man is free to fly with the airline again. karen castro we also spoke to tsa. They tell us they scan for drugs, weapons, and bombs. Tsa does not require documentatior but agents will interfere if a passenger smuggles an illegal animal through security. Reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. Christianne Klein karen, do we know anything else about the passenger . karen castro little is known about who the man is. And whether he lives here or is visiting. Frontier airlines would not release his identity. paul joncich grounded for the thrid day in a row. This follows a power outage monday. Georgia power confirmed it was a switchgear problem. Switchgear manages multiple electric sources, to keep equipment safe from power surges. The airline h
Us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce im Kirsten Joyce. Sherry Swensk and im Sherry Swensk. The skies are looking a little hazy this morning a haboob blew through arizona and is now making its way to the valley. Sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk a little on the bumpy side this gusty southwest winds again. The lake also has gusty winds again like yesterday at this hour. Some haze pushed into the valley thanks to a big dust storm way down in arizona yesterday. There was a dust advisory through the afternoon in central with thundestorms firing off from. Well check the flash flood watches in effect close to our area. But first a look at temps in the valley right now. Plenty of 80s out there after hitting highs up to 106 around town yesterday. Sticking to the upper 90s for us today and tomorrow for a nice change. Back to you to discus potentially reorganizing the Clark County School district. Kirsten Joyce it starts at 6 pm at the winchest
Want to be here. That cant. We cant afford to be here. brian loftus the Advisory Committee says the plan is not about eliminating jobs. Another topic discussed was questions regarding diversity initiatives. Tonights final meeting will be at sixpm. At the winchester cultural center. Once everything is done, the committee will finalize plans by next week. Before it heads to the state board for approval. brian loftus Big Questions this getting loose on a plane. Kirsten Joyce initial reports say a passenger smuggled the animal on the flight to mccarran and at some point it escaped. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is in studio this morning. To clear everything up. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. Its not a story you hear everyday. But its getting a lot of attention on social media. And from passengers who learned about what happened shortly after the plane landed Melissa Mcclaran passenger i dont know. We saw a monkey, and it may have gotten loose on the plane. hap
Cost of gun ownership for law abiding citizens and limits their freedoms. Adding these next few months are critical for opposers as its a chance to show the public that you can fight back. robert uithoven, campaign manager, nra nevadans for freedom we wont be silenced even though Michael Bloomberg will have plenty of money, hell outspend us in this campaign, well do our best to stay competitive. Having a field office where nevadans can come in, sign up, volunteer and call other voters, and educate them on this i think is very important. if passed, certain transfers would be exempy from the requirement like guns inherited from family members, or lending a friend a gun while hunting together and also for immediate self defense. Kirsten Joyce donald trump is in hot water yet again. This time for making what some view as an assassination threat against opponent Hillary Clinton during a rally in north carolina. The unscripted comment comes as trump continues to trail clinton in the polls. A