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Some residents are refusing to leave the Mountain Town of wrightwood. The area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. sheriff john mcmahon, San Bernardino county we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside and not have a way out. Several other large fires are burning across the state. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Chris martinez, cbs news, phelan. California. Chris martinez fire Officials Say the blue cut fire has zero containment. paul joncich as the wildfire rages on forcing tens of thousands of evacuations in california. Its having a residual affect here in Southern Nevada. Here in Southern Nevada. Interstate15 is closed in victorville. With motorists having to find katie boer has been talking to impacted drivers. Shes east of barstow. Katie . Katie Boer Paul we spoke to california Highway Patrol today. Theyre rerouting drivers away from the massive blue cut fire as a precaution. But as a result its added lengthy commute times for drivers who are trying to get to and from las vegas and southern california. We drove part of the stretch ourselves and founin interstate 15 from las vegas to just east of barstow. Now. Chp tells us the real headache starts in victorville where theyve shut down i15. We talked to one family today who was visiting las vegas from hermosa beach. They said there was really no other choice then to follow the detours. 02 08 i got to get to work later on in the day. But othe than that its okay well just take the flow and the glow and see how it works out do the best we can hoping for everyone 23 they had the right attitude there. Course weve seen some devastating images out of this fire. Many folks we spoke to say waiting in traffic is a much smaller price to pay then losing their home and all their belongings. katie boer it really was a mix though while some drivers allowed extra time plenty others had no closed. I talked to several chp officers today one of them refered to this closure as a traffic nightmare. Reporting just east of barstow, california. Katie boer 8 news now. paul joncich katie did chp offer any alternative routes for drivers to take . katie boer youre trying to get to los angeles or the San Bernadino riverside area. Weve posted alternative routes to our website. They did however ask me to remind drivers to allow several hours extra for your commute. If you dont have to drive this stretch they ask you to plan your travel for a different day. Christianne Klein thanks guys. Issues here in the valley and now the county is under an air quality advisory. Tedd said it would happen. Hes here with more. tedd florendo another hot day in the region. Yesterday we tied a record with 111 for the high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 record high today. 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 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 Christianne Klein the governor ordered flags across the state to fly at half staff today. Justin beebe who died battling the strawberry fire in Great Basin National park. Christianne Klein a funeral procession for him was held earlier today. From davis funeral home on rainbow to the North Las Vegas airport. Dozens lined the street to pay tribute to beebe as he headed back to his home state. Vermont. So his family can lay him to rest. As for the fire. It hasnt grown much in the last few days and is now 90 percent contained. Fire officials believe the fire will be fully contained by friday. mate stopped off in Southern Nevada this afternoon. He just wrapped up a town hall that was followed with a whole lot of controversy. 8 news nows Mauricio Marin is live from the Henderson Convention center with the details. Mauricio Marin governor mike pence says donald trump will fix whats wrong with america when he becomes president. He talked to a packed room of supporters. Saying trump will cut taxes and told the cheering crowd hes proud to be trumps running mate who will repeal obama care they day he takes off. As well as build a wall and uphold laws of the country. This is pences first visit to Southern Nevada since accepting the job to run with trump. Pence got passionate talking about support for military and Law Enforcement. He met with Henderson Police today. And told the crowd that the country needs to come together to support those who wear the badgeamid recent violence towards officers. Candidate let me promise you as chief Law Enforcement offier of the United States, a President Donald Trump will support our Law Enforcement at every level. We will provide the resources so they can protect our families and come home safe to theirs. Mauricio Marin howeverright outside the town hallprotesters say trump and pence in the white house will do damage to america. Prochoice groups say trump would be no friend to nevadan their support for clinton. For a few minuteswe saw some shouting matches between both sides. Mauricio Marin pence says the next president will likely pick multiple Supreme Court justices. So at the end of todays town hall. He urged people to vote this november. Becau se theres a lot at stake. With only about 80 days until the election. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. paul joncich mauricio. Did pence lay out plans if Trump Takes Office . The republican candidate will he need . Mauricio Marin well pence told the crows that trump will work to end the status quo in dc. But at the same time said republicans need to stay in control of the senate. Even backing joe heck for us senate. Back to you. paul joncich over on the blue team today Hillary Clinton held what she called a Tax Fairness Campaign event in cleveland, ohio. if you look at what trump is proposing, and how he wants to give huge tax breaks to our economy 3. 4 million jobs. Now, this isnt me saying it, this is an independent analysis that is trying to look at both of us very objectively. the rally was held at John Marshall high school in cleveland. It was recently remodeled and reopened. Clinton used the location to help make her point by saying the money trump will s toward investing in schools. She also reacted to the trump campaigns new hires. paul joncich and were your local election headquarters keeping you updated on all the races that matter to you on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein with flood waters finally receding in louisiana. The recovery begins in hard hit areas. Don champion is there with the latest. paul joncich also. Getting ready for back to school. What new teachers are Learning School next week. im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but early treatment saved my life. Voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. Congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Tedd florendo. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich flood waters have mostly receded in baton rouge, leaving behind massive property damage. Christianne Klein at least 11 people died from the historic floods and thousands are still in shelters. Don champion has the latest from baton rouge. Its a common sight along once flooded streeo of debris outside of homes. Bernell boudreaux has been clearing out his home for a day now. bernell boudreaux flood victim really, it hasnt hit me in the sense of how long its going to take to get back together that was the water line inside, 25 years of memories and belongings are in disarray. More than 40thousand homes suffered damage in the flood. Even more troubling because areas that had never flooded before were inundated so few residents had east baton rouge, only about 1 in 8 residences and businesses are covered. don champion cbs news baton rouge, la in neighborhoods like this one in baton rouge some homeowners are just now getting the chance to clean out their damaged homes and start rebuilding their lives 51 right here is the kitchen we found it just like this Deidra Johnson considers herself one of the lucky ones. Her home was recently designated as being in a flood zone, so she was newly insured. Deidra Johnson flood victim i know its material things and you can always get them back but it crushey 20 louisiana parishes have now been declared federal disaster areas. Don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. Christianne Klein followings reports of scattered looting, louisiana gov. John bel edwards placed parishes with widespread damage under curfew. paul joncich more cones popping up across henderson driving some motorists crazy. Christianne Klein and just how long the traffic headache from it will last. announcer youre numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as we remain dry and hot. Winds have picked up as storms have been passing due north. Expecting to staho in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. Way to the east coast. 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 of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the grand 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 and there are numerous rivers exceeding their banks. 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 in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Slight chances of the monsoon returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Road, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor nikki asks when will gibson rd. Reopen between boulder hwy. And galleria dr. . The galleria gibson intersection is open, but lane restrictions are in effect because crews are working on the henderson hospital. Valley Health System is working to install a sewer on the north side of the road right now. By early next month, galleria and gibson should be mostly back to normal, with some minor lane closures. This is not a city of henderson project, but they have been hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich ribs showing. Malnourished. Abandoned. Were talking about five unfortunate horses in kansas. Christianne Klein now one fatherdaughter duo is teaming up to give the animals a Second Chance. announcer youre getting a new lease on life in southwest kansas. A fatherdaughter team has founded a horse rescue. paul joncich Brenda Carrasco explains how theyre caring for the animals while also keeping their own community safe. Protecting the defenseless is something felecia preston felecia preston daughter im a Police Officer in ulysses, kansas. And her father gene, a Stanton County sheriffs deputy, are used to doing. Together, they founded Second Chance horse rescue to give neglected horses a shot at living happy lives. felecia preston daughter i dont like seeing an animal abused, its not worth it for them. You know. Show them that there are still good people of them. gene preston father shes really passionate about it, i mean, if it gets going for her shes going to give up her job she has now. They say many of these horses were saved from kill lots or were given up by neglectful owners. felecia preston daughter ill never forget when that horse trailer pulled up, how excited they got, they did everything but jump that fence to get to that horse trailer. Felecia says their goal is to rehome the horses once theyre healthy. felecia preston daughter any adoption fee that we get goes straight back into our kill s weve got on them, all that money just goes right back into it, we dont make anything off of this. With Monthly Expenses upwards of 500, the prestons say any help is welcome. felecia preston daughter hay, or alfalfa or panels or fencing, or tposts, anything like that, well take anything we dont just ask for money, thats not what were all about. Christianne Klein its a case thats been open for nearly 40 years paul joncich the iteams Vanessa Murphy joins us next with more info on the information they are now pursuing. paul joncich were learning about the iteams Vanessa Murphy has more on the Jane Doe Police are looking at. Vanessa . Vanessa Murphy detectives are trying to find out who jane sahara sue doe is. Here is her photo. Weve learned some new information reveals she may have gone by the name shauna. She was possibly between the ages of 16 and 21. Her body was found in august of 1979. Here at sahara and las vegas boulevard in a vacant parking lot. This area obviously has changed a now its unclear who is responsible for her death and what led to the murder. But according to the National Center for missing and exploited children, she may have lived in a Mobile Home Park Community Near east lake mead and worked at a holiday inn or motel on las vegas boulevard. But pollen from her clothing reveals she may have spent time in the napa valley or Central Valley areas of california. Another clue. Her jewelry which you see here. And weve learned this teenager Vanessa Murphy so some new information over the past nearly four decades and the National Center for missing and exploited children using this opportunity now that we are near the 37 year mark of the discovery of jane sahara sue doe to say no one has forgotten about her. And if you have any information, call police. Christianne Klein the bluecut fire has more than doubled in size since sparking yesterday. At last check there was zero containment. The fireha 80 thousand people to evacuate and has shutdown several portions of eye15. Right now Officials Say more than 34 thousand homes are threatened by this raging wildfire were told the fire has grown to more than 30thousand acres with 13hundred firefighters battling this massive blaze. many here in the valley feeling the effects of the blue cut fire as clark county remains under an airquality advisory. Some of you all offering dustin posted. Glad i work outside. Blank stare steve writes. Instead of limiting my outdoor time every other week, maybes its time to just find a decent place to move to lmao peegy says. I cant breathe well, got a pot of water on stove to put moisture in house. It helps. Bathe eyes with hot wash cloths. We would like to know what you think. Join in on the conversation over on our facebook page. Thats 8 news now. paul joncich the smoke from that fire is making its way into las vegas skies. Is in the Weather Center where tedd. tedd florendo another hot day in the region. Yesterday we tied a record with 111 for the high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 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 le 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 joncich more than one thousand new teachers were welcomed into the Clark County School district. The orientation took place inside the south point hotel and casino. Michael stevens was there and brings us the latest. Clark Mountain Town<\/a> of wrightwood. The area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. sheriff john mcmahon, San Bernardino<\/a> county we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside and not have a way out. Several other large fires are burning across the state. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Chris martinez, cbs news, phelan. California. Chris martinez fire Officials Say<\/a> the blue cut fire has zero containment. paul joncich as the wildfire rages on forcing tens of thousands of evacuations in california. Its having a residual affect here in Southern Nevada<\/a>. Here in Southern Nevada<\/a>. Interstate15 is closed in victorville. With motorists having to find katie boer has been talking to impacted drivers. Shes east of barstow. Katie . Katie Boer Paul<\/a> we spoke to california Highway Patrol<\/a> today. Theyre rerouting drivers away from the massive blue cut fire as a precaution. But as a result its added lengthy commute times for drivers who are trying to get to and from las vegas and southern california. We drove part of the stretch ourselves and founin interstate 15 from las vegas to just east of barstow. Now. Chp tells us the real headache starts in victorville where theyve shut down i15. We talked to one family today who was visiting las vegas from hermosa beach. They said there was really no other choice then to follow the detours. 02 08 i got to get to work later on in the day. But othe than that its okay well just take the flow and the glow and see how it works out do the best we can hoping for everyone 23 they had the right attitude there. Course weve seen some devastating images out of this fire. Many folks we spoke to say waiting in traffic is a much smaller price to pay then losing their home and all their belongings. katie boer it really was a mix though while some drivers allowed extra time plenty others had no closed. I talked to several chp officers today one of them refered to this closure as a traffic nightmare. Reporting just east of barstow, california. Katie boer 8 news now. paul joncich katie did chp offer any alternative routes for drivers to take . katie boer youre trying to get to los angeles or the San Bernadino<\/a> riverside area. Weve posted alternative routes to our website. They did however ask me to remind drivers to allow several hours extra for your commute. If you dont have to drive this stretch they ask you to plan your travel for a different day. Christianne Klein<\/a> thanks guys. Issues here in the valley and now the county is under an air quality advisory. Tedd said it would happen. Hes here with more. tedd florendo another hot day in the region. Yesterday we tied a record with 111 for the high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 record high today. 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 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 Christianne Klein<\/a> the governor ordered flags across the state to fly at half staff today. Justin beebe who died battling the strawberry fire in Great Basin National<\/a> park. Christianne Klein<\/a> a funeral procession for him was held earlier today. From davis funeral home on rainbow to the North Las Vegas<\/a> airport. Dozens lined the street to pay tribute to beebe as he headed back to his home state. Vermont. So his family can lay him to rest. As for the fire. It hasnt grown much in the last few days and is now 90 percent contained. Fire officials believe the fire will be fully contained by friday. mate stopped off in Southern Nevada<\/a> this afternoon. He just wrapped up a town hall that was followed with a whole lot of controversy. 8 news nows Mauricio Marin<\/a> is live from the Henderson Convention<\/a> center with the details. Mauricio Marin<\/a> governor mike pence says donald trump will fix whats wrong with america when he becomes president. He talked to a packed room of supporters. Saying trump will cut taxes and told the cheering crowd hes proud to be trumps running mate who will repeal obama care they day he takes off. As well as build a wall and uphold laws of the country. This is pences first visit to Southern Nevada<\/a> since accepting the job to run with trump. Pence got passionate talking about support for military and Law Enforcement<\/a>. He met with Henderson Police<\/a> today. And told the crowd that the country needs to come together to support those who wear the badgeamid recent violence towards officers. Candidate let me promise you as chief Law Enforcement<\/a> offier of the United States<\/a>, a President Donald Trump<\/a> will support our Law Enforcement<\/a> at every level. We will provide the resources so they can protect our families and come home safe to theirs. Mauricio Marin<\/a> howeverright outside the town hallprotesters say trump and pence in the white house will do damage to america. Prochoice groups say trump would be no friend to nevadan their support for clinton. For a few minuteswe saw some shouting matches between both sides. Mauricio Marin<\/a> pence says the next president will likely pick multiple Supreme Court<\/a> justices. So at the end of todays town hall. He urged people to vote this november. Becau se theres a lot at stake. With only about 80 days until the election. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. paul joncich mauricio. Did pence lay out plans if Trump Takes Office<\/a> . The republican candidate will he need . Mauricio Marin<\/a> well pence told the crows that trump will work to end the status quo in dc. But at the same time said republicans need to stay in control of the senate. Even backing joe heck for us senate. Back to you. paul joncich over on the blue team today Hillary Clinton<\/a> held what she called a Tax Fairness Campaign<\/a> event in cleveland, ohio. if you look at what trump is proposing, and how he wants to give huge tax breaks to our economy 3. 4 million jobs. Now, this isnt me saying it, this is an independent analysis that is trying to look at both of us very objectively. the rally was held at John Marshall<\/a> high school in cleveland. It was recently remodeled and reopened. Clinton used the location to help make her point by saying the money trump will s toward investing in schools. She also reacted to the trump campaigns new hires. paul joncich and were your local election headquarters keeping you updated on all the races that matter to you on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein<\/a> with flood waters finally receding in louisiana. The recovery begins in hard hit areas. Don champion is there with the latest. paul joncich also. Getting ready for back to school. What new teachers are Learning School<\/a> next week. im Catherine Cortez<\/a> masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer<\/a> but early treatment saved my life. Voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. Congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Tedd florendo. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich flood waters have mostly receded in baton rouge, leaving behind massive property damage. Christianne Klein<\/a> at least 11 people died from the historic floods and thousands are still in shelters. Don champion has the latest from baton rouge. Its a common sight along once flooded streeo of debris outside of homes. Bernell boudreaux has been clearing out his home for a day now. bernell boudreaux flood victim really, it hasnt hit me in the sense of how long its going to take to get back together that was the water line inside, 25 years of memories and belongings are in disarray. More than 40thousand homes suffered damage in the flood. Even more troubling because areas that had never flooded before were inundated so few residents had east baton rouge, only about 1 in 8 residences and businesses are covered. don champion cbs news baton rouge, la in neighborhoods like this one in baton rouge some homeowners are just now getting the chance to clean out their damaged homes and start rebuilding their lives 51 right here is the kitchen we found it just like this Deidra Johnson<\/a> considers herself one of the lucky ones. Her home was recently designated as being in a flood zone, so she was newly insured. Deidra Johnson<\/a> flood victim i know its material things and you can always get them back but it crushey 20 louisiana parishes have now been declared federal disaster areas. Don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. Christianne Klein<\/a> followings reports of scattered looting, louisiana gov. John bel edwards placed parishes with widespread damage under curfew. paul joncich more cones popping up across henderson driving some motorists crazy. Christianne Klein<\/a> and just how long the traffic headache from it will last. announcer youre numbers again. The monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as we remain dry and hot. Winds have picked up as storms have been passing due north. Expecting to staho in our temperatures as we make it through the week. U. S. Temps have been hot all over. Way to the east coast. 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 of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the grand 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 and there are numerous rivers exceeding their banks. 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 in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Slight chances of the monsoon returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. Road, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor<\/a> nikki asks when will gibson rd. Reopen between boulder hwy. And galleria dr. . The galleria gibson intersection is open, but lane restrictions are in effect because crews are working on the henderson hospital. Valley Health System<\/a> is working to install a sewer on the north side of the road right now. By early next month, galleria and gibson should be mostly back to normal, with some minor lane closures. This is not a city of henderson project, but they have been hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich ribs showing. Malnourished. Abandoned. Were talking about five unfortunate horses in kansas. Christianne Klein<\/a> now one fatherdaughter duo is teaming up to give the animals a Second Chance<\/a>. announcer youre getting a new lease on life in southwest kansas. A fatherdaughter team has founded a horse rescue. paul joncich Brenda Carrasco<\/a> explains how theyre caring for the animals while also keeping their own community safe. Protecting the defenseless is something felecia preston felecia preston daughter im a Police Officer<\/a> in ulysses, kansas. And her father gene, a Stanton County<\/a> sheriffs deputy, are used to doing. Together, they founded Second Chance<\/a> horse rescue to give neglected horses a shot at living happy lives. felecia preston daughter i dont like seeing an animal abused, its not worth it for them. You know. Show them that there are still good people of them. gene preston father shes really passionate about it, i mean, if it gets going for her shes going to give up her job she has now. They say many of these horses were saved from kill lots or were given up by neglectful owners. felecia preston daughter ill never forget when that horse trailer pulled up, how excited they got, they did everything but jump that fence to get to that horse trailer. Felecia says their goal is to rehome the horses once theyre healthy. felecia preston daughter any adoption fee that we get goes straight back into our kill s weve got on them, all that money just goes right back into it, we dont make anything off of this. With Monthly Expenses<\/a> upwards of 500, the prestons say any help is welcome. felecia preston daughter hay, or alfalfa or panels or fencing, or tposts, anything like that, well take anything we dont just ask for money, thats not what were all about. Christianne Klein<\/a> its a case thats been open for nearly 40 years paul joncich the iteams Vanessa Murphy<\/a> joins us next with more info on the information they are now pursuing. paul joncich were learning about the iteams Vanessa Murphy<\/a> has more on the Jane Doe Police<\/a> are looking at. Vanessa . Vanessa Murphy<\/a> detectives are trying to find out who jane sahara sue doe is. Here is her photo. Weve learned some new information reveals she may have gone by the name shauna. She was possibly between the ages of 16 and 21. Her body was found in august of 1979. Here at sahara and las vegas boulevard in a vacant parking lot. This area obviously has changed a now its unclear who is responsible for her death and what led to the murder. But according to the National Center<\/a> for missing and exploited children, she may have lived in a Mobile Home Park<\/a> Community Near<\/a> east lake mead and worked at a holiday inn or motel on las vegas boulevard. But pollen from her clothing reveals she may have spent time in the napa valley or Central Valley<\/a> areas of california. Another clue. Her jewelry which you see here. And weve learned this teenager Vanessa Murphy<\/a> so some new information over the past nearly four decades and the National Center<\/a> for missing and exploited children using this opportunity now that we are near the 37 year mark of the discovery of jane sahara sue doe to say no one has forgotten about her. And if you have any information, call police. Christianne Klein<\/a> the bluecut fire has more than doubled in size since sparking yesterday. At last check there was zero containment. The fireha 80 thousand people to evacuate and has shutdown several portions of eye15. Right now Officials Say<\/a> more than 34 thousand homes are threatened by this raging wildfire were told the fire has grown to more than 30thousand acres with 13hundred firefighters battling this massive blaze. many here in the valley feeling the effects of the blue cut fire as clark county remains under an airquality advisory. Some of you all offering dustin posted. Glad i work outside. Blank stare steve writes. Instead of limiting my outdoor time every other week, maybes its time to just find a decent place to move to lmao peegy says. I cant breathe well, got a pot of water on stove to put moisture in house. It helps. Bathe eyes with hot wash cloths. We would like to know what you think. Join in on the conversation over on our facebook page. Thats 8 news now. paul joncich the smoke from that fire is making its way into las vegas skies. Is in the Weather Center<\/a> where tedd. tedd florendo another hot day in the region. Yesterday we tied a record with 111 for the high and we may be on track to getting close to the 111 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 le 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 joncich more than one thousand new teachers were welcomed into the Clark County School<\/a> district. The orientation took place inside the south point hotel and casino. Michael stevens was there and brings us the latest. Clark County School<\/a> district superintendent Pat Skorkowsky<\/a> called it the first day of school for these teachers. He greeted all of the 15hundred this morning. The event kickedoff with cheer leaders. And a marching band. Followed by opening remarks from the superintendent. And members from the board of the trustees. Of the 15hundred. At least 600 were new teachers from out of state. The superintendent praised his recruiting team. And says they were the ones responsible for bringing them to the state Pat Skorkowsky<\/a> ccsd superintendent our state only produces about 1,200 teachers. We have over 1,500 here. We didnt get to hire everyone in the state. There are other districts across the state who hired as well. So we had to g will be a couple International People<\/a> here who have their licenses now in the state of nevada so its an amazing opportunity for us to bring in diversity from across the United States<\/a> and expose our students to the best and brightest. the superintendent says the district still faces a Teacher Shortage<\/a> with about 3hundred and 50 openings. He says the biggest challenge is the amount of teachers resigning. Skorkowsky says they will continue to hire throughout the school year. And thats not the only issue theyre facing ahead. The superintendent made it a point that there are a number of students with a diverse set of needs. And these new teachers here today will have to adapt Christianne Klein<\/a> we now know the names of the two People Killed<\/a> outside a North Las Vegas<\/a> casino over the weekend. According to the coroner. 41 and 45 year old deandre orlandis taylor were killed early sunday morning outside the silver nugget casino. Police still dont have a good description of a suspect in the shooting. So if you know anything about this. Call police or crimestoppers. Christianne Klein<\/a> bail was set for 300 thousand dollars today. For the metro officer facing child porn charges. Officer Ruben Delgadillo<\/a> faces five different counts of possessing the pornography. And one count of distributing the officer admitted to struggling with his interests in illegal porn. Hes now on paid administrative leave. paul joncich Hillary Clinton<\/a> is talking about investments and taxes in the key battleground state of ohio. Christianne Klein<\/a> it is not stopping the discussion of her emails on capitol hill where republicans are looking deeper into the fbi investigation of the democratic nominee. paul joncich donald trump is overhauling his Campaign Staff<\/a> and going behind closed doors with government officials for his first intelligence briefing. Craig boswell is following the action from tw donald trump attended his first classified intelligence briefing at the fbi offices in new york wednesday. He also talked about his plans to take on terrorists with advisors and congressional leaders in trump tower. But trump is shaking up his Campaign Staff<\/a> with less than 90 days until the election. Stephen bannon who runs breitbart dot com now joins the campaign as its ceo. And Kellyanne Conway<\/a> joins as the new campaign manager. Paul manafort will frank luntz republican pollster you dont have a shakeup like this. You dont take the top person and kind of push them to the side like they did with paul manafort. Craig Boswell<\/a> cbs news the white house Hillary Clinton<\/a> mocked the shuffle saying trump is going to be trump no matter who he has running the campaign. sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee he is still the same man who insults gold star families, demeans women, mocks people with disabilities and thinks he knows more about isis than our generals. There is no new donald trump. This is it. Clinton did not talk the fbi has handed over notes from its investigation of her private email server to congress. Republicans are dissecting the notes to see if she perjured herself when she testified before the House Select Committee<\/a> on benghazi. Clinton maintains she told the truth to congress and the fbi. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. paul joncich Quinnipiac University<\/a> released new polls showing colorado and virginia. But she and trump are in a virtual tie in iowa. paul joncich and were your local election headquarters keeping you updated on all the races that matter to you on air and online at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich its a professors best friend. Christianne Klein<\/a> coming up on the valleys news leader. Christianne Klein<\/a> the new app thats transforming the way tests are graded. And giving new insight to the way students answer questions. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. Learn, shop and more with fast inhome wifi. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. paul joncich a tulsa man is trying to change the way students take tests. And help teachers grade them at the same time. Christianne Klein<\/a> annie chang check out the app he invented. That calculates test scores instantly. It all started. With a scantron. I saw a 1970s scantron machine. 25yearold grant burke saw the frustration his professors had. So he came up with to grade tests in seconds. All you do is hold this window over the exam and it grades it instantly as you can see, got my score, and my score is posted online as well. Not only is the students score calculated instantly. The app also analyzes which question was missed, how many students missed it, and the type of question. Prof Jeffrey Schmidt<\/a> univ of oklahoma ive since come to think this is the greatest thing ever. Jeffrey schmidt is a marketing professor at ou. Whos not only watched gradedeck grow hes been using it from the i and created gradedeck for a homework assignment. Prof Jeffrey Schmidt<\/a> univ of oklahoma i was blown away when i got to see it. Ive been using it now for three semesters, its changed the way i write exams, its changed the way i give feedback to my students. Schmidt says this technology also saves thousands of dollars amidst statewide budget cuts. Instead of having to buy individual scantron sheets gradedeck sheets can be printed on any regular copy paper, much cheaper. Dozens of teachers are already using it. Around the world. Grant burke gradedeck founder, ceo if we can make any meaningful impact on education, thats a good enough goal for us. Christianne Klein<\/a> olympians are already coming back home. paul joncich whats next for michael phelps. As he returns to phoenix with six new medals. Thats next on the valleys news leader. announcer youre watching 8 news now at four. tedd florendo the heat continues as temperatures soar near record numbers again. For now as we remain dry and hot. Winds have 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 the way to the east coast. 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 of the state and some shower activitty to the east in the 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 and exceeding their banks. Heres the forecast. Tonight dropping to the 80s again by 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 recr. Looking ahead at the next 7 days we see a downward trend in temperatures with around numbers getting close to normal late week. Slight chances of the monsoon returning but this time staying mainly north and east of the area. Breezy winds early week with winds relaxing more late week. And will join his coach bob bowman at Arizona State<\/a> university as a volunteer assistant coach. paul joncich also spotted in her hometown airport. Breakout olympic star katie ledecky. She grabbed four gold medals and one silver in rio. Even setting a new world record for the 800 meter free style. Christianne Klein<\/a> also arriving back home in houston today. Simone intercontinental airport Simone Manuel<\/a> olympic swimmer i dont have any words. I would like to say thank you to everyone here and who has supported, whos watching me on tv, and well wishes. It means the lot to me. And im completely humbled by the fact that yall think im an inspiration. And im just happy to be back in texas. the 20 year old swimmer brought home two gold medals and two silver medals. Manuel admitted that two of her baggage because she only received two holders so far. The olympian says she had plans to get some donuts from houstonbased shipleys donuts. paul joncich from spotting out of state licenses. To sharing the burden of patrolling the strip. Christianne Klein<\/a> we sit down with sheriff joe lombardo. As he answer the questions channel 8 viewers wanted to ask. Announcer youre every wednesday. The 8 news now Good Day Team<\/a> sits down with sheriff joe lombardo. For our morning cup of joe segment to ask him things you want to know. paul joncich Kirsten Joyce<\/a> and bria previously recorded segment. brian loftus lets get right into our questions. First from enrique. Your dept has a huge responsibility keeping the strip and downtown safe. Why not establish Mutual Understanding<\/a> with other agencies . Sheriff joe lombardo i appreciate he understands its a huge responsibility. We do have an mou. We seek assistance from nlv, henderson, nhp. As a normal practice, we dont have an mou in place because they have tax base that supports police dept. They need to jurisdictions and we need to do the job in ours. Its a great idea but we cant do it on a daily basis. Kirsten Joyce<\/a> bill asks why do i see so many cars without license plates . Sheriff joe lombardo its a matter of business, car or they moved. Theres a plethera of reasons. But youre required by law to get your car registered in 30 days. We enforce it. We can pull you over and question it. Kirsten Joyce<\/a> when i moved here i got pulled over for that. I went like 5 or 6 weeks and got several different brian loftus question 3 is from linda. After has that ability. Sheriff joe lombardo no, theres a process going through the center. We dont go directly through vender, it has to be a reroute. Were probably by the end of the year well have that ability. brian loftus you can see the benefits of people being able to make the 911 for help without calling. Kirsten Joyce<\/a> thanks for coming in today sheriff. If you didnt get your question answered, just head to our website. paul joncich 8 news now at five starts after this. Dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and and no signs of slowing down were really struggling to keep up with it. paul joncich the blue cut fire is just one of many burning california. Where a state of emergency has been declared. Christianne Klein<\/a> a reorganization. Approved. The Clark County School<\/a> district will soon undergo some critical restructuring. And some parents say its a good thing. Nevada. This time its mike pence. But not everyone was happy to see the republican running mate in town. the blue cut fire started about 24 hours ago. But has alry we have Team Coverage<\/a> this evening. Tedd florendo will have more on the change in air quality around the valley. And katie boer spoke with drivers dealing with the closure of the i15 through cajon pass. paul joncich but we start with Chris Martinez<\/a> for an update on the efforts to contain the fire","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia802709.us.archive.org\/20\/items\/KLAS_20160817_230000_8_News_Now_at_4_PM\/KLAS_20160817_230000_8_News_Now_at_4_PM.thumbs\/KLAS_20160817_230000_8_News_Now_at_4_PM_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240625T12:35:10+00:00"}