In the coming days causing even more floods. nat airboat this morning, airboats were still being used to rescue stranded residents. Since the water started rising volunteers have even pitched in. sot lady and volunteer l i am so glad you are doing this. Are you firemen or something . V no maam. L just good guys. V my wife might disagree with that statement. More than 40,000 homes and businesses here are without power. Don champion, cbs news, baton rouge o the day in shelters. Christianne Klein don what kind of concerns are there tonight for the areas south paul joncich out west. paul joncich out west. Its not water. Its fire. A wildfire has burned homes along with more than three california. Almost 200 homes and buildings have been destroyed as winds push the flames in a town called lower lake. The fire started burning on saturday. And the hundred degree heat and fierce winds made it difficult to control from the air and on the ground. So far, prelimnary damage estimates total more than ten Million Dollars. Christianne Klein we tied a record high yesterday. And it didnt feel any cooler today tedd florendo has a first look at your forecast. tedd florendo 111 for the 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. Evening forecast shows temps in tripledigits even through the evening and hat extra warm again under clear skies. Winds expecting to decrease a little and then return to some breezes again tomorrow again. paul joncich more than 50 firefighters were called to a condo fire this morning near twain and valley view. Christianne Klein the fire on melonies drive destroyed four units at the shadow wood condominiums leaving twelve people homeless. Thats where 8 news now reporter Shakala Alvaranga joins us live. Shakala where are those residents right now . Shakala Alvaranga paul and christianne, the red cross is helping with shelter, food and clothing. Displaced. The smell of smoke and screams woke them this morning. While others watched as flames shot through the roof. Within an hour, both clark county and las vegas fire crews were able to knock down the twoalarm blaze. One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. A firefighter was also transported to umc with minor injuries after a tile fell off the roof and hit him on the head. Clark county deputy chief of operationro and two underneath had water damage. One woman that we talked to today, said it was her dog that alerted her to the fire. i actually thought someone was cooking, lets go the other way. And she would not. She pulled me towards the building and started making the strangest yelping noise. So i realized something was wrong i actually called 911. eight adults and four children were displaced. Several other residents were evacuated from nearby condos as a precaution. Afternoon. Shakala Alvaranga no word yet on what caused this fire or the cost of damage. However, the homeowners say they believe it is a total loss. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Christianne Klein a man is dead after an Early Morning house fire. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens has the latest on the investigation. Michael Stevens cell phone video shows. The moments after fire crews first showed up to this early first showed up to this Early Morning house fire on the 41hundred block of boston avenue. Just northwest of lamb and sahara. edward myles witness it was pretty big. Literally almost as tall as the palm trees. Francisco Martinez witness we just saw a house on fire like from far away and we were like lets go check it out. Michael StevensFrancisco Martinez got it all on camera. Francisco Martinez it was kind of hard to breathe. It got to the point where i thought the neighbors house was going to catch on fire too. Michael Stevens the Clark County Fire Department says the it started in the back of the house. And grew quickly. Neighbors in the area described waking up to heavy smoke. And fire crews running inside. edward myles witness they hurried up and rushed to see whats going on. Hurried up got all the fire hoses out went inside to see what happened and basically put out the fire. Michael Stevens homicide detectives. And arson investigators were also called out. After a man was found dead inside the front room of the empty house. Detectives believe the man was a sqt determine if he is the one who started it . lt. Dan mcgrath metro police we want to know about squatters. We have an initiative to address the squatters. Its becoming a bigger and bigger problem especially when Something Like this happens in a relatively quiet neighborhood. It could have caused more damage to this area. we are still waiting to hear from the coroner for the mans id and if any foul play was involved in his death. Michael stevens, 8 news now. Christianne Klein another fire broke out just before two this hotel just east of the las vegas strip. According to the Clark County Fire Department. Crews were able to put out the flames in the two story rumor hotel within ten minutes of arriving on scene. Everyone was able to make it out safely. And the fire is now under investigation. paul joncich donald trump details his plan to fight terrorism. Christianne Klein how he wants the us to go after isis. And what Hillary Clinton thinks of her rivals plan. paul joncich monument. Why the tourist attraction had to be shut down briefly. Thats coming up on the valleys news leader. this is 8 news now at four. paul joncich republican president ial nominee donald trump is offering details on plan to fight terrorism. While he didnt repeat his call for a ban on muslims. He did say the us needs to fight isis at home and abroad donald trump r president ial nominee terrorism. paul joncich trump wants to implement a new test for immigrants coming to the us from countries with ties to terrorism. He also wants to stop nation building. Like removing dictators to put in american friendly government. S and he wants Law Enforcement to focus on signs of radicalization within the us. Hillary clinton says trump is all over the map in his plan to fight terrorism sec. Nominee hes talked about sending ground troops, american ground troops. Well that is off the table as far as i am concerned. paul joncich on the campaign trail for the first time with Hillary Clinton. Vice President Joe Biden joined her in scranton, pennsylvania. paul joncich and were your local election headquarters keeping you up to date on all things politics on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein rod stewart is adding more shows. When you can buy tickets to the news leader. announcer youre heavily in the popular Netflix Documentary making a murderer. Could soon be freed from prison. Last week. A federal judge overturned the conviction of brendan dassey. He was found guilty of helping his uncle, steven avery, sexually assault and kill a woman in 2005. In the netflix series. Interrogation footage was used. Showing dassey seeming confused and vulnerable. It was enough for a judge to be highly critical of the interrogation tactics used steven drizin, Northwestern Law School clinical professor yo he was going to get out of that room was to tell these Police Officers what they wanted to hear. earlier this month netflix confirmed it was bringing making a murderer back for another season. And now it seems this latest news will likely be a part of it. Christianne Klein the Washington Monument reopened to visitors today. After some problems over the weekend with the elevator. Officials say the elevator had two back to back mishaps. At one point. About 40 minutes. Then another employee was trapped when the door wouldnt open. Officials blamed the problem on a tripped breaker. But again. Things seemed to work smoothly today. paul joncich channel 8s food drive just got underway today. Were teaming up with Findlay Acura and sudden impact auto body to benefit las vegas rescue mission. Christianne Klein tedd florendo is live at sudden impact. tedd florendo near record numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as picked up as storms have been passing due 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 the way to the east coast. Oppressive heat continues from the midwest all the way to the mi temps this afternoon have been in the hundreds with the humidity. Radar showing the showers and a few storms to the central part of the state and some shower 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 watches in effec still through 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. 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 returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. For at least one driver in the northwest. Demetria obilor calls on the state for help, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor jeanne says there are three lanes at the ann road intersection as you exit southbo there are drivers who are in the center lane and choose to turn left, but its not a turn lane are there plans to make this clearer . I reached out to ndot on your behalf jeanne. State engineers evaluated the intersection, and at this time, wont take any action. Ndot says there are pavement markings, signs on the mast arm of the signals and overhead lanes. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein saying farewell to the riv. Once again paul joncich the history that will go down with the tower. From a man who rubbed elbows with some of this citys most for over 300,000 nevadans, Social Security means a secure retirement. But in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it. Turning our savings over to wall street. And risking it on the stock market. Hecks plan means billions more in fees for wall street. And theyve donated over half a Million Dollars to his campaigns. Those numbers speak for themselves. Joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, because hes part of the problem in washington. Afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. Afscme people is responsible 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. Rsary. Life is mucho, and grande. Life is eating, laughing, loving Christianne Klein people just cant get enough of rod stewart according to the people at caesars palace. He just added new shows to his extra shows set for march 15th through april first of 2017. Since 2011. Nearly half a million fans have made their way to the colosseum to see him perform hits like you wear it well and do ya think im sexy. Tickets for the added shows will go on sale this friday at noon. Christianne Klein the nfl is looking for their next big performer at the super bowl. But one singer has already said no thanks. adele told her fans at a concert in los angeles over the weekend. That performing slot. She said she declined because the halftime show is not about the music. And that shes not beyonce and cant dance like her. Super bowl organizers say they havent made any formal offers yet. Super bowl 51 will be held in houston next february. paul joncich lackluster reviews didnt keep fans away from the new movie suicide squad. For the second weekend in a row. The movie was on top with 44 Million Dollars. With about 34 million. Parents. Just because its animated doesnt mean its kid friendly. Sausage party is rated r. And finally in the number three spot was newcomer petes dragon. The tale about a dragon being a childs best pal brought in more than 21 Million Dollars. paul joncich and if you havent seen this trailer yet. You just might be living under a rock the latest preview for rogue one a star wars story is really going viral online. In fact. Its outpacing u according to deadline. The new star wars trailer has been viewed on average one million times per hour once it hit the web. The new star wars movie launches in theaters december 16th. Christianne Klein 30 thousand people floated the colorado river. Everyone thought it was a success paul joncich we show you the mess left behind after the 10th annual river regatta. Coming up on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at its been just over two months since the rivieras monaco tower was imploded in the middle of the night. With lots of fireworks and fanfare. Christianne Klein in just a few more hours. The second tower will be imploded. But this time there wont be live music and fireworks. The riv is being replaced by a massive parking lot for the short term. But will eventually be the home of an expanded Las Vegas Convention center. The last tower standing will be brought down at two this morning. Well be live on air and you can also stream it on las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein going down with the tower are decades of las vegas history. Recently i had the chance to sit down with a man who has plenty of stories to share about our city. Thomas payne survived World War Two in london, and traveled the world as a first class waiter on the cruise ships queen mary, and queen elizabeth. It was that training that led him here to las vegas. On the strip. Thomas Payne Las Vegas you live in the fast lane all the time when you do this job Christianne Klein for more than two decades beginning in the late 1960s thomas payne worked as a captain and maitre d at the strips hottest hotels of the day. The sands, mgm, caesars, ballys. And the riviera. Thomas Payne Las Vegas ive had a good life really. And i worked with sammy davis and jerry lewis christianne whered you work with them . Thomas all over that one was at the bally hotel thats me in the middle inside thomas home a series of photos document his life Thomas Payne Las Vegas dean martin he wouldnt go above the 5th floor. Christianne why . Thomas scared of heights Christianne Klein a minishrine of personal anecdotes of the famous men and women of las vegas past. Thomas Payne Las Vegas this one is Debbie Reynolds and i and then this one is bob hope this is bob crosby, mel torme, and this is me at the end and frank sent me Christianne Klein frank as in Frank Sinatra. Thomas Payne Las Vegas years ago, sammy davis wasnt allowed in the sands hotel because of his color. But who put a stop to that was Frank SinatraChristianne Klein thomas worked with nearly all the members of the rat pack. Occassionally venturing into their inner circle. One night thomas went out with Sammy Davis Jrs manager to a club in sammys limo. While the entertainer was sleeping. Sammy davis junior woke up, tracked his limo to a club down the street. And decided to have a little fun with the group. Valets. Thomas Payne Las Vegas they all recognize sammy davis. Can you get my limo up here for me . And he says what about when they come down . He said tell them you cant find it we dont know about this were dancing having a good time. Christianne Klein sammy brought the limo back to his hotel without letting his manager or thomas know. Leaving them to figure out how to get back to the