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last year at this time, in the beginning of the school year, the first full week. Our traffic officers responded to 25 collisions in school zones. 14 of them involving a pedestrian, and 11 involving bicyclists. Michael Stevens the most recent complete data shows in the 20142015 school year, from september 1st through june 15th, there were three pedestrian deaths and two bicyclists. Involving kids between the ages of 6 and 18 years old. Also on the rise. 35percent higher than the same time last year. As weve been saying all morning. Police and Safety Advocates are really taking this time to tell parents to be aware. Slow down. And leave yourself plenty of time so youre not in a rush. Christianne Klein meantime. Other agencies around the valley are teaming up to make sure parents and students are staying safe on the road. Nhp. Commission have partnered in an effort to raise awareness for bus safety. Police want drivers to be aware that they must stop when a school bus has its flashing lights on. But not all kids will be on the bus. And Law Enforcement want drivers to be on the lookout for those walking robert mayer Clark County School District Police kids get to school in many different fashions. We need to make sure that the kids that are walking are taking their pedestrian responsibility. We need parents to talk to them about that. That they cross where drivers are expected to see them, and crossi at an intersection if possible. Christianne Klein fines for not yielding to a stopped bus start at 250dollars. And goes up to 1thousand dollars for the third offense. With the possibility of getting a suspended license. Dave Courvoisier we now know the name of the man killed in a construction 30 year olf Ricardo Bautista of north las vegas. Fell to his death when a scaffolding collapsed on the site. Osha is investigating. Tivoli village stopped all construction on the site, and says it will only resume once its been deemed safe. Dave Courvoisier lightning put on quite a show in the valley skies last night. But on the roads. The rain caused a mess for drivers. Heavy rain flooded intersections like this one at lake mead and civic center. It was a similar scene at durango and ann. Both flooded just minutes after the rain started to fal and we all know the classic saying turn around dont drown. But many drivers decided to roll the dice crossing flooded streets. Leading to 12 swift water rescues. In the area. Christianne Klein and we may not be in the clear when it comes to rainfall ion the valley. Dave Courvoisier tedd florendo breaks down what we can expect for the rest of the week. tedd florendo cooler than yesterday but still humid and sunny. Big storms yesterday produced over an inch of rain in some neighborhoods to the north and everything is quiet for now but could be primed for more storms in the isolated variety around the region. Winds remain light and humidity and dewpoints are still living large at this hour. Evening forecast calls for mostly to partly clear skies. Still a little humid through the evening with only very slight chances to the mountains as the were now in the backside of the system pushing east. Well have temps in the 80s this evening and as we barely even reached 90 degrees today thanks to all that rain cooled air. Christianne Klein the Southern Nevada Health District has confirmed the first local human west nile case in the valley this year. A woman over the age of 50 was hospitalized with a serious form of the illness which is transmitted through mosquito bites. She has since been treated and released. The Health District reminds residents to wear bug spray and breeding ground for mosquitos. In 2015, there was one reported human case of west nile virus in Southern Nevada. Dave Courvoisier we are learning more about the son of a las vegas city councilman. Charged in a string of armed robberies. 27yearold shane ross was arrested friday morning after police say he robbed two fast food restaurants and a walgreens in just 15 minutes. A few hundred dollars was taken during those heists. Metro says he is responsible for at least 7 other robberies as well. Police he needed the money to pay his hoa fees and he was behind on his bills. He also asked to call his father. Councilman steve ross. For advice. The ross family released a statement saying shane has been battling addiction problems and they encouraged him to fully cooperate with police. Christianne Klein donald trump is looking to mend some burned bridges. Dave Courvoisier also Hillary Clinton is on the hot seat over her email controversy. How the president ial candidate is laughing off the accusation and why her republican rival doesnt think announcer youre watching the valleys news leader with paul joncich, Christianne Klein and tedd in football going for two can be risky. In pizza . Its a sure thing. Thats right just 6. 99 each. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Papa johns. For seniors like barbara, Social Security makes a difference every month. But for the wall street types whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, and the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible this is 8 news now at four. Dave Courvoisier a us soldier was killed in afghanistan today during a nato mission to fight the taliban. The us military says its troops were working with the afghan army in southern afghanistan when they triggered a roadside bomb. One american soldier died and six Afghan Soldiers were also hurt in the blast. It happened west of kandahar just a day after 100 us troops were deployed to the city of lashkar gah to help push back the taliban. Its the first major american deployment in Helmand Province since Foreign Forces withdrew two years ago. Afghan officals say the taliban still controls about 80 percent of the region. Christianne Klein a federal judges ruling ensures Hillary Clinton will be answering questions about her emails until election day. And donald trump looks to win been reluctant to support him. Weijia jiang has the latest from the white house. Hillary clinton went to Justin Timberlakes santa monica home. Its part of a starstudded california fundraising trip that included an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. sot sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee courtesy abc Jimmy Kimmel Live i do feel sometimes like this campaign has entered into an alternative universe. Clinton talked about debating donald trump, her health, and the latest twist in her email controversy. The state department is previously undisclosed messages the fbi uncovered during its investigation. sot sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee courtesy abc Jimmy Kimmel Live my emails are so boring. And im embarrassed about that. Theyre so boring. So weve already released, i dont know, 30,000 plus so whats a few more. standup weijia jiang cbs news the white house but trump isnt laughing. He wants a new look into clintons email server and the access Clinton Foundation donors got to her while she was secretary of state. sot donald trump r president ial nominee prosecutor, immediately, immediately, immediately. applause and cheers speaking to a mostly white audience trump said democrats have let down minorities. sot donald trump r president ial nominee to the African Americans who i employ so many so many people. To the hispanics, tremendous people what the hell do you have to lose . Give me a chance. Trump is no longer talking about deporting all undocumented immigrants living in the us. H a wall. Isnt going anywhere. Weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. Christianne Klein trump is fundraising in texas today before holding a rally in austin later this evening. Dont forget 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Dave Courvoisier a ray of sunshine after some gray skies take over the south. Christianne Klein the promise president flooding in louisiana. Thats coming up next on the valleys news leader. announcer youre in cut fire is now 100 percent contained this afternoon. The fire first sparked last week near the cajon pass west of i15 and charred more than 36thousand acres. More than 80 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. The blaze destroyed more than 300 buildings and homes. There were no serious injuries from the fire. Christianne Klein a rise in wildfires caused by Climate Change could mean an increase in health r thats according to a new study by yale and harvard. Researchers estimated air pollution from previous and projected wildfires across the us. They found that by midcentury, more than 80 Million People will experience consecutive days with high air pollution caused by wildfires. Researchers say the findings point to the need for changes in wildfire management and evacuation programs in those highrisk regions. Dave Courvoisier today president obama got a firsthand look at the victims of the historic and deadly flooding wont be forgotten. More than 106thousand people have registered for emergency federal aid. The president says the government is beginning to distribute 127 Million Dollars in federal Disaster Relief to those who had to flee their homes. i need all americans to stay focused odn this if your watching this today make sure that you know how to help you can go to voulunteers lousiana dot gov Dave Courvoisier follows one by donald trump on friday. The republican nominee criticized the president for not cutting short his 2week vacation on marthas vineyard. Hillary clinton says shell visit region when her presence wouldnt disrupt Emergency Response efforts. Dave Courvoisier Las Vegas Strip headliner britney spears. Is helping out her home state of louisiana. She has teamed up with the American Red Cross and crowd funding website crowdrise to raffle off the outfit shell wear at the upcoming mtv video music awards. The money raised will go to every 10dollar donation is a chance to win the outfit or a trip to nyc to meet the star in person. Spears grew up in the city of kentwood. toss to weather tedd florendo looking outside it looks like seattle with the cloud shield. Temps remain warm but muggy do to the humidity. Also stay light and the smoke plume from the blue cut fire has drifted way more west and away from the area. Dewpoint remain high enough for the risk of more tstorms maybe this evening, but should be isolated in nature. Temps around the valley in the 90s through many neighborhoods with the warmest temps typically over to the east side of the valley and southeast sections. Not as warm for the foothills and the northwest part of the but not much. The clouds also helped keep a lid on any daytime warming from the sun. Regional temps also stayed warm but still hot over in death valley where they had more sunshine. Warm down the Colorado River valley from mesquite all the way down to laughlin. More tolerable temps in the central great basin with those areas inthe 80s to low 90s. Radar showv a shield of clouds helped keep a tight lid on any Storm Development this morning and afternoon. Now with clearing and us getting to the hottest part of the day, there is still slight chances for tstorms mainly east of i15 and better chances for southern clark county. Mostly in mohave county. Futurecast shows we get a better break from those storms chances tomorrow but its sunday we see the return of showers and storms chances due to an area of low pressure that will drift in tuesday as well before we see a drying trend by wednesday and more sunshine. So the forecast is calling for temps in the 80s by morning with clouds and some clearing. Expect muggy condtions this evening with slight hit and miss shower chances as well. Tomorrow expecting temps near 100 and partly to mostly sunny through the day. Very slim chances for showers but the possibility is out there more points east of the valley. Extended forecast calls for temps to drop even more by late in the 90s still. Showers chances return by sunday and through early week with sunday and monday being our best shot for some rain. Drier mid to late week next week as temps climb back to near average ramps are riddled with potholes. Demetria obilor called up the county and found out if there are plans to smooth things out. Peggy says the onramp at Eastern Avenue and i215 east is in bad shape; its full of holes. The ramps at eastern and 215 have been the subject of a few of these segments. I have some good news though. The county plans to fix the pavement along the eastern ramps to 21 some time soon. The offramp to south eastern will be widened, and eastern from wigwam to warm springs will also be addressed. The county says there will be Public Outreach with this after thats all done, the county will turn its attention to the portion of eastern between desert inn and warm springs. An Improvement Project will be designed this fall, and then construction will begin when funding is available. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein down with homework. Dave Courvoisier the new lesson plan shes rolling out. Thats throwing the old rules out the window all with the goal to bring families closer together. students in a secondgrade class in texas are being liberated from the shackles of homework. Brandy young sent a letter home to the parents announcing her new homework policy. She says research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance so she said she would not be assigning homework this year. Young wrote that instead of spend their evenings eating dinner as a family, reading together, playing outside and getting your child to bed early. Dave Courvoisier what would you do with an extra 10 Million Dollars in your pocket . Thats what only lucky person is deciding after hitting big at the wynn. A person visiting from oahu, hawaii placed a 3 dollar bet on a penny slot and ended up hitting the jackpot of more than 10. 7 million. It was won on the megabucks wynn wheel which features steve wynns portrait. casino is celebrating 2 years on the strip today. The resort transformed the old sahara into a brand new establishment on the north end of the strip. It ran into some trouble after opening. The president left after two months, the buffet closed, fred segal closed its stores inside. It also cut ties with the Hilton Hotels Loyalty Program and lost tens of millions last year. The sls 289 room lux tower is now bet like a hotel within a hotel. The other two towers will be operated by the sls. Dave Courvoisier the push to bring fantasy football back to nevada. Christianne Klein to proposed bill that would speed up the process for fans to get back in the game and just how soon that could happen. Thats coming up on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at switch to centurylink and get o 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. . . Heard the latest pitch from daily Fantasy Sports Companies Like draft kings and fan dual. To operate in nevada. Christianne Klein lobbyists presented a proposed bill for the upcoming legislative session to allow those sites. Patrick walker is here to explain whats in the bill. And whats not. Patrick Walker heres the proposed bill. Daily Fantasy Sports companies. That would allow them to skip the normal gaming licensing process currently in law. The gaming policy committee. Chaired by governor Michael Stevens<\/a> the most recent complete data shows in the 20142015 school year, from september 1st through june 15th, there were three pedestrian deaths and two bicyclists. Involving kids between the ages of 6 and 18 years old. Also on the rise. 35percent higher than the same time last year. As weve been saying all morning. Police and Safety Advocates<\/a> are really taking this time to tell parents to be aware. Slow down. And leave yourself plenty of time so youre not in a rush. Christianne Klein<\/a> meantime. Other agencies around the valley are teaming up to make sure parents and students are staying safe on the road. Nhp. Commission have partnered in an effort to raise awareness for bus safety. Police want drivers to be aware that they must stop when a school bus has its flashing lights on. But not all kids will be on the bus. And Law Enforcement<\/a> want drivers to be on the lookout for those walking robert mayer Clark County School<\/a> District Police<\/a> kids get to school in many different fashions. We need to make sure that the kids that are walking are taking their pedestrian responsibility. We need parents to talk to them about that. That they cross where drivers are expected to see them, and crossi at an intersection if possible. Christianne Klein<\/a> fines for not yielding to a stopped bus start at 250dollars. And goes up to 1thousand dollars for the third offense. With the possibility of getting a suspended license. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> we now know the name of the man killed in a construction 30 year olf Ricardo Bautista<\/a> of north las vegas. Fell to his death when a scaffolding collapsed on the site. Osha is investigating. Tivoli village stopped all construction on the site, and says it will only resume once its been deemed safe. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> lightning put on quite a show in the valley skies last night. But on the roads. The rain caused a mess for drivers. Heavy rain flooded intersections like this one at lake mead and civic center. It was a similar scene at durango and ann. Both flooded just minutes after the rain started to fal and we all know the classic saying turn around dont drown. But many drivers decided to roll the dice crossing flooded streets. Leading to 12 swift water rescues. In the area. Christianne Klein<\/a> and we may not be in the clear when it comes to rainfall ion the valley. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> tedd florendo breaks down what we can expect for the rest of the week. tedd florendo cooler than yesterday but still humid and sunny. Big storms yesterday produced over an inch of rain in some neighborhoods to the north and everything is quiet for now but could be primed for more storms in the isolated variety around the region. Winds remain light and humidity and dewpoints are still living large at this hour. Evening forecast calls for mostly to partly clear skies. Still a little humid through the evening with only very slight chances to the mountains as the were now in the backside of the system pushing east. Well have temps in the 80s this evening and as we barely even reached 90 degrees today thanks to all that rain cooled air. Christianne Klein<\/a> the Southern Nevada<\/a> Health District<\/a> has confirmed the first local human west nile case in the valley this year. A woman over the age of 50 was hospitalized with a serious form of the illness which is transmitted through mosquito bites. She has since been treated and released. The Health District<\/a> reminds residents to wear bug spray and breeding ground for mosquitos. In 2015, there was one reported human case of west nile virus in Southern Nevada<\/a>. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> we are learning more about the son of a las vegas city councilman. Charged in a string of armed robberies. 27yearold shane ross was arrested friday morning after police say he robbed two fast food restaurants and a walgreens in just 15 minutes. A few hundred dollars was taken during those heists. Metro says he is responsible for at least 7 other robberies as well. Police he needed the money to pay his hoa fees and he was behind on his bills. He also asked to call his father. Councilman steve ross. For advice. The ross family released a statement saying shane has been battling addiction problems and they encouraged him to fully cooperate with police. Christianne Klein<\/a> donald trump is looking to mend some burned bridges. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> also Hillary Clinton<\/a> is on the hot seat over her email controversy. How the president ial candidate is laughing off the accusation and why her republican rival doesnt think announcer youre watching the valleys news leader with paul joncich, Christianne Klein<\/a> and tedd in football going for two can be risky. In pizza . Its a sure thing. Thats right just 6. 99 each. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Papa johns. For seniors like barbara, Social Security<\/a> makes a difference every month. But for the wall street types whove given congressman joe hecks campaigns over 500,000, Social Security<\/a> could mean billions of dollars in fees. Thats what privatizing Social Security<\/a> means and why joe heck and wall street support it. Under hecks privatization plan, and the wall street types supporting joe heck make billions. Whose side are you on . Senate majority pac is responsible this is 8 news now at four. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> a us soldier was killed in afghanistan today during a nato mission to fight the taliban. The us military says its troops were working with the afghan army in southern afghanistan when they triggered a roadside bomb. One american soldier died and six Afghan Soldiers<\/a> were also hurt in the blast. It happened west of kandahar just a day after 100 us troops were deployed to the city of lashkar gah to help push back the taliban. Its the first major american deployment in Helmand Province<\/a> since Foreign Forces<\/a> withdrew two years ago. Afghan officals say the taliban still controls about 80 percent of the region. Christianne Klein<\/a> a federal judges ruling ensures Hillary Clinton<\/a> will be answering questions about her emails until election day. And donald trump looks to win been reluctant to support him. Weijia jiang has the latest from the white house. Hillary clinton went to Justin Timberlakes<\/a> santa monica home. Its part of a starstudded california fundraising trip that included an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>. sot sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee courtesy abc Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a> i do feel sometimes like this campaign has entered into an alternative universe. Clinton talked about debating donald trump, her health, and the latest twist in her email controversy. The state department is previously undisclosed messages the fbi uncovered during its investigation. sot sec. Hillary clinton d president ial nominee courtesy abc Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a> my emails are so boring. And im embarrassed about that. Theyre so boring. So weve already released, i dont know, 30,000 plus so whats a few more. standup weijia jiang cbs news the white house but trump isnt laughing. He wants a new look into clintons email server and the access Clinton Foundation<\/a> donors got to her while she was secretary of state. sot donald trump r president ial nominee prosecutor, immediately, immediately, immediately. applause and cheers speaking to a mostly white audience trump said democrats have let down minorities. sot donald trump r president ial nominee to the African Americans<\/a> who i employ so many so many people. To the hispanics, tremendous people what the hell do you have to lose . Give me a chance. Trump is no longer talking about deporting all undocumented immigrants living in the us. H a wall. Isnt going anywhere. Weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. Christianne Klein<\/a> trump is fundraising in texas today before holding a rally in austin later this evening. Dont forget 8 news now is your local election headquarters for all the races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> a ray of sunshine after some gray skies take over the south. Christianne Klein<\/a> the promise president flooding in louisiana. Thats coming up next on the valleys news leader. announcer youre in cut fire is now 100 percent contained this afternoon. The fire first sparked last week near the cajon pass west of i15 and charred more than 36thousand acres. More than 80 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. The blaze destroyed more than 300 buildings and homes. There were no serious injuries from the fire. Christianne Klein<\/a> a rise in wildfires caused by Climate Change<\/a> could mean an increase in health r thats according to a new study by yale and harvard. Researchers estimated air pollution from previous and projected wildfires across the us. They found that by midcentury, more than 80 Million People<\/a> will experience consecutive days with high air pollution caused by wildfires. Researchers say the findings point to the need for changes in wildfire management and evacuation programs in those highrisk regions. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> today president obama got a firsthand look at the victims of the historic and deadly flooding wont be forgotten. More than 106thousand people have registered for emergency federal aid. The president says the government is beginning to distribute 127 Million Dollars<\/a> in federal Disaster Relief<\/a> to those who had to flee their homes. i need all americans to stay focused odn this if your watching this today make sure that you know how to help you can go to voulunteers lousiana dot gov Dave Courvoisier<\/a> follows one by donald trump on friday. The republican nominee criticized the president for not cutting short his 2week vacation on marthas vineyard. Hillary clinton says shell visit region when her presence wouldnt disrupt Emergency Response<\/a> efforts. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> Las Vegas Strip<\/a> headliner britney spears. Is helping out her home state of louisiana. She has teamed up with the American Red Cross<\/a> and crowd funding website crowdrise to raffle off the outfit shell wear at the upcoming mtv video music awards. The money raised will go to every 10dollar donation is a chance to win the outfit or a trip to nyc to meet the star in person. Spears grew up in the city of kentwood. toss to weather tedd florendo looking outside it looks like seattle with the cloud shield. Temps remain warm but muggy do to the humidity. Also stay light and the smoke plume from the blue cut fire has drifted way more west and away from the area. Dewpoint remain high enough for the risk of more tstorms maybe this evening, but should be isolated in nature. Temps around the valley in the 90s through many neighborhoods with the warmest temps typically over to the east side of the valley and southeast sections. Not as warm for the foothills and the northwest part of the but not much. The clouds also helped keep a lid on any daytime warming from the sun. Regional temps also stayed warm but still hot over in death valley where they had more sunshine. Warm down the Colorado River<\/a> valley from mesquite all the way down to laughlin. More tolerable temps in the central great basin with those areas inthe 80s to low 90s. Radar showv a shield of clouds helped keep a tight lid on any Storm Development<\/a> this morning and afternoon. Now with clearing and us getting to the hottest part of the day, there is still slight chances for tstorms mainly east of i15 and better chances for southern clark county. Mostly in mohave county. Futurecast shows we get a better break from those storms chances tomorrow but its sunday we see the return of showers and storms chances due to an area of low pressure that will drift in tuesday as well before we see a drying trend by wednesday and more sunshine. So the forecast is calling for temps in the 80s by morning with clouds and some clearing. Expect muggy condtions this evening with slight hit and miss shower chances as well. Tomorrow expecting temps near 100 and partly to mostly sunny through the day. Very slim chances for showers but the possibility is out there more points east of the valley. Extended forecast calls for temps to drop even more by late in the 90s still. Showers chances return by sunday and through early week with sunday and monday being our best shot for some rain. Drier mid to late week next week as temps climb back to near average ramps are riddled with potholes. Demetria obilor called up the county and found out if there are plans to smooth things out. Peggy says the onramp at Eastern Avenue<\/a> and i215 east is in bad shape; its full of holes. The ramps at eastern and 215 have been the subject of a few of these segments. I have some good news though. The county plans to fix the pavement along the eastern ramps to 21 some time soon. The offramp to south eastern will be widened, and eastern from wigwam to warm springs will also be addressed. The county says there will be Public Outreach<\/a> with this after thats all done, the county will turn its attention to the portion of eastern between desert inn and warm springs. An Improvement Project<\/a> will be designed this fall, and then construction will begin when funding is available. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein<\/a> down with homework. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> the new lesson plan shes rolling out. Thats throwing the old rules out the window all with the goal to bring families closer together. students in a secondgrade class in texas are being liberated from the shackles of homework. Brandy young sent a letter home to the parents announcing her new homework policy. She says research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance so she said she would not be assigning homework this year. Young wrote that instead of spend their evenings eating dinner as a family, reading together, playing outside and getting your child to bed early. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> what would you do with an extra 10 Million Dollars<\/a> in your pocket . Thats what only lucky person is deciding after hitting big at the wynn. A person visiting from oahu, hawaii placed a 3 dollar bet on a penny slot and ended up hitting the jackpot of more than 10. 7 million. It was won on the megabucks wynn wheel which features steve wynns portrait. casino is celebrating 2 years on the strip today. The resort transformed the old sahara into a brand new establishment on the north end of the strip. It ran into some trouble after opening. The president left after two months, the buffet closed, fred segal closed its stores inside. It also cut ties with the Hilton Hotels<\/a> Loyalty Program<\/a> and lost tens of millions last year. The sls 289 room lux tower is now bet like a hotel within a hotel. The other two towers will be operated by the sls. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> the push to bring fantasy football back to nevada. Christianne Klein<\/a> to proposed bill that would speed up the process for fans to get back in the game and just how soon that could happen. Thats coming up on the valleys news leader. announcer now, live. This is 8 news now at switch to centurylink and get o 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. . . Heard the latest pitch from daily Fantasy Sports<\/a> Companies Like<\/a> draft kings and fan dual. To operate in nevada. Christianne Klein<\/a> lobbyists presented a proposed bill for the upcoming legislative session to allow those sites. Patrick walker is here to explain whats in the bill. And whats not. Patrick Walker<\/a> heres the proposed bill. Daily Fantasy Sports<\/a> companies. That would allow them to skip the normal gaming licensing process currently in law. The gaming policy committee. Chaired by governor Brian Sandoval<\/a> and whose members include gaming control board regulators and big wigs from the casino industry. Heard the draft today. It would define what a fantasy game. Saying it does not constitute a sports pool, gambling game or lottery. That would have the effect of exempting fantasy games from prohibitions or fees those classes of gaming face. Governor sandoval called light. gov. Brian sandoval r nevada this proposal wouldnt require a suitability license, it would require a 500 application fee and a maximum amount of revenue to the state of only 10,000, so i think the collective wisdom of the panel is theres a lot more work to do. Patrick Walker<\/a> in a statement after the meeting. Fan dual and draft kings attorney gave me this statement we welcomed the conversation it was clear that there is a desire by all involved to find a way for daily Fantasy Sports<\/a> to return to nevada. We look forward to working with the members of the committee and other stakeholders to find a regulatory and legislative solution that works for nevada and recognizes the unique nature of Fantasy Sports<\/a>. Patrick Walker<\/a> the committee will meet one more time before the end of the year. And then make any further recommendations on the matter for consideration by the governor and gaming regulators. Christianne Klein<\/a> is there any precident that regulators can follow . That regulators can follow . Patrick Walker<\/a> a few states. Noteably new york and mississippi. Have legalized these games. Federal government is investigating it. But the Nevada Attorney<\/a> general gave an opinion on it. Calling them illegal without a license. Because his office also say they could be a lottery. Which is illegal under the states constitution. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> Christianne Klein<\/a> tedd florendo cooler than yesterday but still humid and sunny. Big storms yesterday produced over an inch of rain in some neighborhoods to the north and northeast sections of the valley. Everything is quiet for now but could be primed for more storms in the isolated variety around the region. Winds remain light and humidity and dewpoints are still living large at this hor. Evening forecast calls for mostly to partly clear skies. Still a little humid through the evening to the mountains as the were now in the backside of the system pushing east. Well have temps in the 80s this evening and as we barely even reached 90 degrees today thanks to all that rain cooled air. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> according to recent court documents. The Charleston Church<\/a> shooter wrote two manifestos detailing his reasons for the attack. Federal Authorities Say<\/a> they have obtained handwritten documents from dylann roof listing churches and his reasons for selecting certain victims. Investigators say the documents show roof specifically attended bible study, to magnify the impact of the murders. The 22 year old is accused of killing nine people at an African American<\/a> church in charleston, South Carolina<\/a> in 2015. Roof faces 33 federal charges and his Death Penalty<\/a> trial begins on november seventh. Christianne Klein<\/a> the tsa says theyve confiscated a recordbreaking number of guns from airports around the nation. In just one week agents found 81guns from people trying to board planes. 70 of them were loaded. Officials say they also confiscated swords. Throwing knives. And even a machete during searches. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> a 16 yearold boy infected by a typically fatal amoeba is beating the odds with his incredible story of survival. The braineating amoeba has a 97 percent fatality rate, making Sebastian Gonzales<\/a> one of the few survivors of this infection. He was treated with the drug miltefosine then put in an a medically induced a hes still in the hospital, but doctors say hes doing really well, is walking, talking and ready to go home. His mother is calling it a miracle. Brunilda Gonzalez<\/a> deleons mother they were so open with us with everything that was happening, and we are so thankful that god has given us the miracle through this medical team and this hospital for having our son back and having him full of life. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> sebastian is now one of four people in the last 50 years known to have survived the undergraduates can no longer drink hard liquor on the campus of stanford university. The ban includes hard alcohol that has more than 20percent alcohol by volume or 40 proof. Beer and wine are still allowed. The decision comes after former stanford swimmer brock turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman after a party. Both turner and the victim had been drinking that night. Turners light sentence sparked national outrage. And highlighted the drinking culture at the university. Was not directly related to the turner case. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> today were saying happy birthday to the World Wide Web<\/a>. It went public 25yearsago today. Tim bernerslee a british scientist granted the general Public Access<\/a> to the web for the first time on august 23rd 1991. It allowed nontechnical computer experts to use the internet in a simple way. Paving the way for the information age. And get this. Many people think the internet and the World Wide Web<\/a> but the internet is a network of computers that are connected. The World Wide Web<\/a> refers to the web pages found on the network of computers. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> controversy over a cake. Christianne Klein<\/a> the mixed reactions one bakery is dealing with. After making a cake featuring a ken doll. In a dress. this is 8 nw a cake controversy at a california bakery. Christianne Klein<\/a> images of the creation stirred up more than a thousand reactions on social media. Kathy park reports. Marlene Goetzeler<\/a> coowner so they start with the buttermilk. Its here at the freeport bakery kitchen where carefully crafted cakes and desserts are made every day. Except a special birthday request for a ken doll cake came with a slice of controversy on social media. Marlene Goetzeler<\/a> coowner i deleted a lot of the want the Facebook Page<\/a> to become a big drama. Those comments turned critical based on this post by bakery owner Marlene Goetzeler<\/a> she said some people took this playful image and turned it into a real life lgbt debate. Marlene Goetzeler<\/a> coowner first i was shocked, and then i was surprised, and then i thought well you cant make everyone happy. The person who bought the cake who asked not to be on camera said it was for her friend never imagining a Sweet Surprise<\/a> would turn sour. hawea per a cake laughter today Ashley Nelson<\/a> came to pick a cake of her own and added another layer to this conversation. Ashley Nelson<\/a> customer i dont know, i feel that people should be free to be who they are without having to worry about what other people think and i think its awesome. Goetzler says the controversy is now generating a nationwide response, with some customers even stopping by to applaud the bakery. Marlene Goetzeler<\/a> coowner im really grateful that people have supported us Christianne Klein<\/a> the bakery owner says she did lose some followers on facebook due to the ken doll cake, but she says overall the response has been positive. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> a pennsylvania man is free after being trapped between two buildings for more than four hours. Police say the man was trying to impress a woman by jumping from one roof to the next. But they say he missed and ended up wedged in between the bui brick wall of a nearby restaurant to rescue him. The man was put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. No word on his condition. Christianne Klein<\/a> he may be the nations most loved mayor and he just won his reelection bid. Meet duke. And yes. He is actually the mayor of this small town in minnesota. The nineyearold great pyrenees peer uh knees was first elected to be mayor of cormorant three years ago with a writein vote. But it looks like the towns residents are pretty pleased with dukes leadership. Weekend. karen nelson, resident i dont know who would run against him because hes done such great things for the community. Christianne Klein<\/a> duke will be up for reelection next year as well for his fourth consecutive term. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> uber is taking the driver out of driving. Christianne Klein<\/a> up next on the valleys news leader. We hop in for a ride. As the company tests drives its new automated cars. uber is putting fast track. The ondemand car pioneer recently bought a Company Called<\/a> otto thats designing autonomous big rigs and itll soon be testing selfdriving passenger cars. John blackstone took a test drive. At 55 miles an hour, with no one behind the wheel, otto has tested its technology on closed roads. For test runs like the one we took on a busy freeway matt driver now we are engaged. john with that, the truck is driving itself. matt currently driving itself. A safety driver sits lior ron is cofounder of otto. Lior Ron Otto<\/a> cofounder jb your goal here is to build equipment that can be put onto any truck, to make any truck a selfdriving truck . lr correct. The announcement last week that uber is buying otto for an estimated 680 Million Dollars<\/a> gives the ride sharing giant access to ottos advanced technology. Lior Ron Otto<\/a> cofounder that will allow us to really get to that future sooner than in pittsburg where uber is introducing a fleet of new cars equipped to drive themselves. For now those uber cars will have a safety driver. But millions of uber drivers around the world may be seeing a future where they are no longer needed. karl brauer senior analyst, Kelley Blue Book<\/a> i think selfdriving technology will be similar to Cell Phone Technology<\/a> of the last ten years. Meaning, its going to show up quickly and change things dramatically John Blackstone<\/a> cbs news San Francisco<\/a> Truck Drivers<\/a> may ottos selfdriving trucks are designed to operate only on highways. Truckers will still be needed for everything off the highway. John blackstone, cbs news, San Francisco<\/a>. Christianne Klein<\/a> uber isnt the only company developing selfdriving cars. Its competitor lyft is working with General Motors<\/a> on selfdriving taxis. Google, ford and most other Major Car Companies<\/a> are also pursuing the technology. toss to weather tedd florendo shield. Temps remain warm but muggy do to the humidity. Wind also stay light and the smoke plume from the blue cut fire has drifted way more west and away from the area. Dewpoint remain high enough for the risk of more tstorms maybe this evening, but should be isolated in nature. Temps around the valley in the 90s the warmest temps typically over to the east side of the valley and southeast sections. Not as warm for the foothills and the northwest part of the region. Were below normal for temps but not much. The clouds also helped keep a lid on any daytime warming from the sun. Regional temps also stayed warm but still hot over in death valley where they had more valley from mesquite all the way down to laughlin. More tolerable temps in the central great basin with those areas inthe 80s to low 90s. Radar shows very little convective tstorm occurring. A shield of clouds helped keep a tight lid on any Storm Development<\/a> this morning and afternoon. Now with clearing and us getting to the hottest part of the day, there is still slight chances for tstorms mainly east of i15 and better chances for southern clark county. Mostly in mohave county. Futurecast shows we get a better break from those storms chances tomorrow but its sunday we see the return of showers and storms chances due to an area of low pressure that will drift in some rain from the south. Shower and Storm Chances<\/a> also return for monday through tuesday as well before we see a drying trend by wednesday and more sunshine. So the forecast is calling for temps in the 80s by morning with clouds and some clearing. Expect muggy condtions this evening with slight hit and miss shower chances as well. Tomorrow expecting temps near 100 and partly to mostly sunny through the day. Very slim chances for showers but the possibility is out there more points east of the valley. Extended forecast calls for temps to drop even more by late weekend and early week with high in the 90s still. Showers chances return by sunday and through early weew shot for some rain. Drier mid to late week next week as temps climb back to near average contact with its long lost spacecraft, stereob. Nasa made the announcement on sunday. Communications were lost in october 2014 during a test of one of its timers. Now that contact has been restored. Nasa says the stereo team will continue monitoring the spacecraft to see what kind of condition its in. The spacecras matter from the sun to earth. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> and while were out in outer space it was 50years ago today the world received its first view of earth. This picture was taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the moon. Back in 1966 the space agency launched the first of five lunar orbiters to photograph the surface of the moon. Astronomers were looking for smooth areas to serve as landing sites for the surveyor and apollo missions. The moons cratered surface takes up most of the photo. The five orbiters eventually sent back a total of 3,062 photos. Showing 99 of the moon surface. Christianne Klein<\/a> what a difference a year makes Dave Courvoisier<\/a> coming up on the valleys news leader. We check back in with the worlds first double hand transplant recipient. To see how much his life has improved. Christianne Klein<\/a> plus. An app designed to alert drivers of flooded areas. Falls flat. Coming up at 5. Hear why county leaders say the list of dangerous spots was nonexistan storm. announcer youre the worlds highest and open in hunan province, located in southern china. The sixmeter wide bridge stretches 430 meters, over a 300meter deep valley between two cliffs. Visitors are reportedly lining up for hours just to cross. Christianne Klein<\/a> and the hunt is on for crocodile dumping vandals in humpty doo, australia. Australian Police Released<\/a> this Surveillance Video<\/a> in a call for public assistance. You can see three saltwater crocodiles pushed through a then four shirtless men barge in to steal computer equipment. Parks and wildlife rangers had to be sent in to safely remove the reptiles. Christianne Klein<\/a> its been just over one year since surgeons performed the first double hand transplant on a child. Zion harvey can now wiggle his fingers and throw a football. Brook silvabraga is at the Childrens Hospital<\/a> of philadelphia where harvey had his surgery last summer. Its been a busy year for nine year old zion harvey and his mom pattie ray as they both adjust to their new life with his new hands. pattie ray zions i still feel im living my dream, its his dream but its my dream too. Last summer, zion became the first child to undergo a double hand transplant. dr. Ben chang Childrens Hospital<\/a> of philadelphia could not have asked for a better first patient for this first transplant. His rapid recovery has allowed him to write in his journal and zip his clothes. He even threw out the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles<\/a> game. The only limits now seem to come from his mom. She wont let me try out for football. Why not . Its too dangerous. Brook silva braga cbs news philadelphia, pa zion lost his hands and feet due to an infection when he was a two years old. The new hands transplanted from another boy in a 10 hour procedure hereare designed to grow as he does. The team of doctors and therapists saythrough rigorous physical therapyhes trained his brain to communicate with his new hands after not having any for 6 years. lindsey five days a week, three hours a day, for 10 months. squeeze, squeeze he learned to bake, play with toyshe even passed out the cake at his 9th birthday party. Whats left on his bucket list my next goal. To get my mom to let me play football bsb, for cbs news, philadelphia. Christianne Klein<\/a> the donors family issued a statement saying they are blessing to another little boy. Christianne Klein<\/a> thats all for us at 4. 8 news now at five starts after this. Dont forget. Were always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and flooded streets. Came up empty during mondays storm. But theres a simple explanation as to how the community can change that fast. Dave Courvoisier<\/a> as we inch closer to the first day of school. Some parents are worried about dangerous roads. So whats being done to make sure kids get to and from School Safely<\/a> . Denise Valdez<\/a> plus. Concern is growing over nevadas in the silver state. The department of corrections says its not prepared to follow through just yet.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia800507.us.archive.org\/21\/items\/KLAS_20160823_230000_8_News_Now_at_4_PM\/KLAS_20160823_230000_8_News_Now_at_4_PM.thumbs\/KLAS_20160823_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"}