Their life jackets. Shakala Alvaranga what youll also want to keep a look out for is the wind. Though it is calm now, when it picks up. It can form waves up to 10 feet tall. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. paul joncich a huge wildfire in Northern California has now charred more than 25thousand acres. The gap fire in the Klamath National forest is still only 30percent contained. The blaze has been burn new evacuations in some areas near happy camp over the weekend. More than 18hundred firefighters are working to put the fire out. Investigators are still trying to figure out what started it. paul joncich the gap fire is just of one several wildfires burning in california. This was how it looked yesterday in the valley as smoke from fires burning in the southern part of the state drifted into Southern Nevada. Its promted an air quality advisory for clark county until the end of today. The county air quality problems to limit their time outdoors. Christianne Klein in parts of the valley yesterday we couldnt even see the mountains but its a much clearer site outside in the valley today paul joncich tedd is here with how Mother Nature is getting rid of all this gunk in the air. tedd florendo winds have actually helped. We have seen less smoke today than over the weekend. Still a slight haze in the air, but the winds also not as strong as temps this morning dropped as low as 69 at mccarran. We havent seen that temps since may, so the unofficial end to summer felt like it this morning. Plenty of sunshiine and cooler today than yesterday. Lets take you through the the eveing with your planner. Temps stay warm tonight but not hot. We have light breezes but not windy. Looking at clear skies again with only a slight haze in the air for this evening. We have a detailed look at what to expect the rest of the week, Christianne Klein a murder suspect who escaped from Police Custody remains on the run this afternoon. North Las Vegas Police say 25yearold alonso perez was alone in an interview room. When he somehow broke free of his handcuffs and left the station. Truck. On saturday police found the truck. But perez is still on the loose. He is accused of killing Mohammed Robinson on august 27th after robinson did not hold the door for a woman at a mcdonalds. Perez has an air jordan tattoo. Police say he is armed and dangerous. If you know of his whereabouts, call crimestoppers. paul joncich former clark county commissioner Thalia Dondero passed away over the weekend. According to the clark county coroners officer she died dondero was the first woman to serve as a commissioner. She was elected in 1974. And she served on the commission for 20 years. During her tenure, she oversaw a great number of issues including Mccarran International airport expansion and Flood Control projects. She was 96. Christianne Klein president obama is leaving the g20 economic summit with no peace deal in syria and under the cloud of north koreas latest missile test. President obama had hoped to with Vladimir Putin to coordinate air strikes against isis and alqaeda linked terrorists in syria but at the last minute, russia pulled back. The proposed deal would have stopped their ally dictator Bashar Al Assad from bombing civilians and usbacked rebels. President obama said they needed the russians if theyre to make progress in syria. obama sot if we do not get some of buyin from the russians on reducing the violence and easing the humanitarian crisis, then its difficult to see how we get to a senior white house official says president obama and russian president putin have agreed to keep trying to negotiate a ceasefire for syria. The official says the two leaders directed their teams to meet again quickly, possibly as soon as later this week. paul joncich Hillary Clinton and donald trump spent labor day on the campaign trail. The democrat and republican nominees are focusing on the battleground state of ohio. Mark albert has the latest on the president ial campaign from the white house. You with me. Hillary clinton welcomed reporters aboard her campaigns new airplane as she headed to a labor day rally in cleveland. sot Hillary Clinton d president ial nominee donald trump is also in cleveland, meeting voters at a diner, and talking with labor leaders. From moving overseas. sot donald trump r president ial nominee well get our jobs back, and were going to stop companies from leaving. Its going to be so easy. standup bridge there are just two months left in this grueling campaign. And both candidates are trying to shake off controversies to win over voters. gfx the latest cbs news Battleground Tracker polls shows clinton leading by eight points in pennsylvania, and four points in north carolina. But the survey of all 13 battleground states finds her lead just two points. gfx than nine in ten voters feel the same or worse about clintons explanations for her email server. And trump is still drawing fire for his shifting plans on immigration. sot Mark LeibovichNew York Times magazine whoever wins in november is going to face a very challenging landscape not only politically because theyre come in very, very damaged. The first president ial debate is three weeks away. Mark albert, for cbs news, the white paul joncich the final debate will be right here in las vegas at the thomas and mack arena on october 19. Dont forget 8 news now is your local election headquarters where we have you covered for all the local races and issues that matter to you both on air and online at las vegas now dot com. Christianne Klein this sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. And new york city announced some of their plans for the day of rememberance. A Memorial Ceremony will take place at the World Trade Center site startg afternoon. The event is not open to the public but it will be televised. The ceremony will recognize six moments of silence. The four plane crashes and the collapse of each twin tower. The event is open only to families who lost loved ones in the terror attacks. Be sure to watch our 9 11 hour long special here on 8 news now. Sunday at 530am. paul joncich has one Community Rallying behind the victims family Christianne Klein up next on the valleys news leader how authorities were able to give closure to the family of a child who had been missing for nearly 30 years. in football going for two can be risky. In pizza . Its a sure thing. Now get two medium two toppings pizzas for just 6. 99 each. Thats right just 6. 99 each. Better ingredients. Better pizza. This is 8 news now at four. paul joncich it has been an emotional weekend for a Small Community found the remains of an 11year old boy abducted in 1989. On saturday Jacob Wetterlings remains were discovered in a field in paynesville, minnesota. Jacob was last seen on the night of october 22nd, 1989. According to court documents, a masked gunman approached wetterling, his brother and a friend as they rode their bikes home from a convenience store. Jacob was abducted, and the two other boys were let go. Danny heinrich was questioned by was never charged. But last week, heinrich told the fbi where wetterlings remains were located as part of an ongoing plea agreement. darlene bechold mother of course from that moment on life changed because you were afraid to let your kids go for a bike ride alone, you were afraid to let your kids go out of your sight. paul joncich a statement from the Jacob WetterlingResource Center expressed deep grief adding, we didnt want jacobs story to end this way. Nearby neighbors have offered love and support to the wetterling family during these past few days. Christianne Klein tomorrow marks five years since a deadly shooting at an ihop in carson city. 32year old Eduardo Sencion walked into the ihop and opened fire. 4 people were killed including three members of nevadas national guard. Sencion also took his own life. Soldiers and airmen are planning a Memorial Walk and run from the ihop to the guard complex currently stationed in kuwait. Theyre also planning a memorial run there as well. paul joncich the Tropical Storm hermine continues to churn off the jersey shore Christianne Klein coming up on the valleys news leader. How residents arent letting the Severe Weather ruin their labor day plans and why forecasters say the storms bark is worse than its bite. paul joncich to prove how authentic my new brewhouse bacon burger is im going undercover, at an actual brewhouse. Its awesome. Amazing rom jack in the box. Not this one. Absolutely lying. And what if i told you. That im jack. Whaaaat . no way no didnt see that coming, did you . Porter ale cheese sauce, grilled onions, and bacon on a artisan potato bun. Jacks new brewhouse bacon burger, new from jack in the box. Northeast coast with dangerous rip currents and storm surges. Christianne Klein the storm made landfall friday, causing widespread damage in several southern states. Jericka duncan reports from seaside heights, new jersey where folks who are no are once again concerned about flooding. Waves along the jersey shore overnight, hermine whipped up strong waves. At sea, the rough waters rocked this Royal Caribbean cruise ship, headed from new jersey to bermuda. derek biedermann cruise ship passenger when you see the crew on the cruise ship starting to get dizzy and sick then you know its gotten pretty bad derek biedermann beedurman is one of around 6 thousand people onboard the ship trying biedermann cruise ship passenger the whole boat started rocking people started getting sick, they started distributing vomit bags around. Hermine the deadly storm made landfall last friday as a category 1 hurricane. Its already hammered coastal areas stretching from florida to virginia, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands and causing widespread damage. Its now targeting the eastern seaboard from maryland to massachusetts. David Hufnagel massachusetts resident weve been doing this almost 30 rs day no matter what. This hurricane is nothing. Christie Sandy broll governor Chris Christie says hermine wont come close to having the same destructive power as Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Still, hes urging everyone not to take any chances. Chris Christie we dont want to see people. Have injuries or loss of life because of going into the ocean in dangerous conditions. Hermine may regain hurricane strength but the worst of the storm is pretty much over and continues to move off shore. News, seaside heights, new jersey. Christianne Klein hermine is blamed for the deaths of two people. One in florida and another in north carolina. tedd florendo stayed warm today but below our 98 degree average high for this time of year. Stayed dry and morning. Looking at clear blue skies with just a light haze in the air as the air quality advisory comes to a close tonight. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps in the low 90s for many locales, with the east side of the valley seeing warmest temps since theyre lower in elevation. Not as hot for those areas to the west and northwest sections of the valley. Coolest up in kyle canyon this afternoon and we have freeze warnings in the central to northern part of. Regional temps also stayed extra warm today especially down in laughlin and of course the hottest spot in death valley. Still warm down the Colorado River valley and coolest in the central part of the state. Expecting those freeze warnings up there to kick in by 11 pm tonight and overnight as those areas could see temps between 28 32 by morning. Air quality remains moderate for ozone due to lingering smoke. But the smoke is now down to good and mostly just a light haze outside right now. Advisory to expire tonight. Radar showing clear and dry conditions with no precip here only in the midwest right now. That could change though the mid to second half of the week for the Desert Southwest as we expect moisture from hurricane newton to move up the gulf of califorina into arizona and new mexico as of now. This could change and will need watching. Tonight expect temps dropping to comfortable 70s by morning again under clear skies. Winthe stay under clear skies. Tomorrow expect a high of 96 and just a little below average. Still plenty of sunshine with mainly light winds. Neighborhood by neighborhood temps with mostly be in the upper 90s for your tuesday with some areas close to 100 on the east side of town where were lower in elevation and typically are warmest. Not as bad as the west sid eof town where we should be in the mid 90s and warmer than yesterday. Extended forecast calls fo gradually getting warmer through the week. Looking at clouds to develop midweek due to moisture from hurricane newton which should stay south east for now. Highs will return back to the 100s the weekend. Major construction project. Some alternates to get around it all, in whats driving you crazy . Demetria Obilor early tomorrow morning, the mlk onramp to northbound us 95 will close down through november 15. Ndot says the closure is needed to make room for a hov flyover that will connect us 95 and i15. This closure is part of project neon, the states nearly 1 billion solution to the spaghetti bowl. You can use rancho to get to northbound us 95 as an alternate. Tomorrow night, the southbound 95 exit to south rancho will close again. Ndot reopened e for the labor day holiday. You can either exit at mlk and use bonanza to connect to rancho, or get off the freeway early and exit at valley view. From there, you can use alta or washington to get to rancho. Hey whats driving you crazy . Send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. paul joncich fill of cute panda videos. We have you covered Christianne Klein coming up on the valleys news leader. The new editions to zoo atlanta and whats make these two cubs birth extra special. Christianne Klein december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. In the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. Heck voted no. 23 times. Individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. Its not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. Its that hes voted to let them keep doing it. 23 times. Senate majority pac is responsible for the content the National Buffalo wingeating champion has defended his title. Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won the competition at the National Buffalo chicken wing festival in buffalo, new york sunday. Joey Chestnut, wing contest winner i felt good, i have an awesome technique and im just happy to be back here and able to have fun and get the win. Christianne Klein chestnut devoured 188 wings in just 12 minutes. slices of pizza to go with those wings . Today september fifth is National Cheese pizza day a guiltfree day to have a cheese pie. Other pizzas dont count though just the one without toppings. Some believe the origins can be traced to ancient greece , which may be true, but pizza as we know it originated in italy. Christianne Klein zoo atlanta is celebrating a special deliver panda mom lunlun gave birth to twin cubs saturday. The cubs arrived less than an hour apart. They are the first giant pandas born in the United States this year. And the second set of twins for 19yearold lun lun. Giant panda cubs are born blind, almost hairless, and about the size of a cell phone. The zoo says its focus now is making sure they have the best opportunity to succeed. paul joncich coming up on the valleys news leader. Neighbor hood. Christianne Klein how this this is adding to the list of concerns residents have been experiencing related to a construction project right behind their homes. announcer now, story weve been tracking for the past week. Residents in the Southern Highlands neighborhoods are fighting recent construction just behind their homes paul joncich but. This weekend a new concern popped up when one resident made a startling discovery. Katie boer has been tracking the latest. 00 22 21 katie the concern that neighbors have is that not only is the construction blasting causing structural damage to their homes. They think it presnts a new safety hazard to kids who might be walking by on this virtually open site 34 exclusive video with channel 8 nat pop of him narrating what he found he was walking his dog over the weekend around the site and notice wires attached to what he believes are charges. Left behind after the most recent construction blasting this past wednesday. 00 02 54 howard